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Western Sew, Quilt & Textile Expo
Reno, NV
June 21 - 23, 2012
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Cancellation/Exchange Policy:
Absolutely NO refunds will be made for admission or class
tickets—NO exceptions.
However, a seminar ticket can be
exchanged at the show if your class is not sold out and has not
occurred. Lost or forgotten tickets cannot be replaced or
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Workshops & Seminars - Friday, June 22, 2012
Order Classes/Workshops for:
Wednesday -
Thursday - Friday
- Saturday
Complete Descriptions of
Seminars and Workshops (PDF)
Order Form only (PDF) for Fax and Mail Orders only -
(for more efficiency, please order online.)
Come early to the Expo to pick up your tickets at WILL CALL.
Please present your confirmation e-mail at the will-call window.
All tickets are held at will call
- NO TICKETS WILL BE MAILED
Your Admission ticket is required before
entering classes. However, it is NOT required to attend the
Wednesday pre-show workshops.
Kit Fees are payable to the instructor in classroom, while
Class Fees are paid in advance when you register.
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Admission
1-Day Admission Ticket: $8 with Coupon
or advance $7
Weekend Pass: $15.00 - Good for all 3 Days
Young Adults under 16 FREE
Please note: Wednesday's Workshops do not
require an Admission Ticket
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David Taylor
David Taylor Quilts
David been the recipient of the Fairfield Master Award
for Contemporary Quilt Artistry from the International
Quilt Association (2006), the Brother Machine
Workmanship Award from the American Quilters Society
(2008) and has twice received Best of Show honors at the
Spring International Quilt Festival in Chicago (2007,
2008).
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FEATURED
AWARD WINNING CONTEMPORARY QUILT ARTIST |
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 All Levels
This project workshop demonstrates my hand-appliqué
technique using my simple flower pattern of a Colorado
columbine flower! Choose to make a realistic flower, or
go crazy with fabrics of your choosing. The shape of the
columbine makes it ideal for this. The class will also
cover my "Yin-yang" hand-appliqué technique. Don't care
to hand appliqué? Bring your fusible web! A purchased
pattern is required for all students. The pattern may be
enlarged to any size!
Purchased pattern ($10): paid to David in the
classroom.
Each kit includes a pattern and papers to make a
Colorado columbine block.
Bring to class:
• Fabric scraps (various sizes) in the colors or
patterns of their choosing to complete the flower
• Pencil and eraser
• Paper scissor
• Fabric scissor
• Hand-sewing needle: I use John James Gold'n Glide #10
• Hand-sewing thread: I use Masterpiece by Superior
Threads
• Straight pins for appliqué
• Mini-iron (optional, but helpful) with small ironing
pad.
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9:00 am -
4:00 pm
$110 - # WFR-30
(Includes 3-Day Admission Pass)
LIMIT 25 STUDENTS
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Heather Thomas
Wild Heather Designs
I’m a mixed media fiber artist who got her start with
traditional quilt making. I designed my first pattern
more than 20 years ago and have published more than 100
designs. After more than 12 years of teaching color &
design I wrote my second book, A Fiber Artists Guide to
Color & Design which came on the hills of my wildly
popular first book, Fabric Embellishing; the basics and
beyond.
In 2011 I was a guest writer for Quilting Arts magazine
with a six part feature on Free Style Machine Quilting,
a technique that I think is the most fun you can have
with a sewing machine. I continue to create and design
and write about new and unusual fiber based techniques.
My greatest passion however is teaching. As an
instructor it is my goal to help each student realize
his or her potential as an artist. I think that
knowledge is freedom and
that freedom gives us wings.
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FEATURED FIBER ARTIST, WRITER, DESIGNER AND INSTRUCTOR |
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this class students will learn how to use some of
today’s hot new embellishment products and techniques to
spice up their quilts and mixed media art work. We will
explore the uses of painted Lutradur, and Peltex,
Angelina fibers and film, fabric foil and glitter,
fabric beads, tooled metal and found objects. Each
student will complete a small, layered, mixed media
quilt top ready for quilting. For anyone who is eager to
take their quilts and art work to the next level
Bring to class:
Sewing machine is optional
A fat quarter—solid, tone on tone, no prints, mottled
batiks work well
Temporary basting glue such as Roxanne’s and a glue
stick
Hand sewing kit to include embroidery needles and colors
of embroidery floss that you want to work with.
Kit fee: $20 The instructor will
provide all of the needed embellishment and the use of
her tools for a kit fee of $20.00 per person
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WORKSHOP
9:00 am -
4:00 pm
$110 - # WFR-31
(Includes 3-Day Admission Pass)
LIMIT 20
STUDENTS
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Bobbie Bergquist
Quilters Treasure
Bobbie Bergquist is a quilt maker who strives to keep
things simple quick and fun. She was the inspiration for
Quilters Treasure whose goal is to give quilters an
artist pallet.
She has taught in 40 states including Hawaii, and
conducts workshops and seminars at many quilt shows,
guilds & shops. Bobbie has judged quilts nationally for
more than 5 years.
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All Levels
Have you seen quilts that are colored after they are
quilted? Do you want to learn how this is done? Do you
want bright colors and still have a soft quilt? Learn to
color on quilts even after they have been quilted
without color bleeding into the batting & backing. Why
not join us and learn to color pre-quilted blocks?
We have now prepared a class which will teach you to
color quilts, or blocks that you have quilted with
digitized programs or created free hand. Quilters
Treasure offers blocks that are pre-quilted that you can
also use to create future quilts. You will also learn
how to use inks to color fabric and prevent bleeding,
add color and dimension to quilts that you previously
felt lacked color or shading. You can also repair quilts
that had been damaged and match colors flawlessly.
Bring to class: Wear old clothing.
Bring latex gloves if you don’t want to get ink on your
hands. (Ink is water based and cleans up with soap &
water) trash bag, paper towels, tooth picks, can of
shaving cream (lightly or unscented if possible, Dollar
Store works best) plastic coffee stirrer from fast food
restaurant, popsicle stick or similar tool, small paint
brushes, or any other tool you would like to experiment
with.
Kit fee: $40 paid to the teacher in the
classroom.
Kit includes: pre-quilted 12” x 12” block (68 designs to
choose from): Tsukineko Ink; work sheet & 6 pack of
fantastic applicators. Other colors can be purchased
after class @ $3.45 for colors & $4.20 for gold, copper,
silver, frost white, champagne mist & black pearl. There
are 45 colors available.
Full kits of remaining 39 colors can be ordered
prior to class at the show special price of $122.00.
Please e-mail joe@quilterstreasure.com requesting these
ink kits. These will not be available in class unless
previously ordered.
Contact Joel or Bobbie at Joe@QuiltersTreasure.com if
you have any questions regarding this class.
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WORKSHOP
5:30 pm -
8:30 pm
$45 - # WFR-36
LIMIT 20
STUDENTS
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Jan Bones
Lingerie Secrets Patterns
Jan has designed regular and plus sized
patterns for her pattern company, “Lingerie Secrets”
since 1995. She also produces sewing DVD’s and writes
sewing books and articles. Jan travels extensively
across Canada and the United States teaching seminars
and classes to share her methods for creating beautiful
Lingerie.
There are also over 850 Dress Forms in sewing spaces all
over Canada and the US made in one of Jan’s workshops.
At home in Winnipeg, Jan taught pattern making, garment
construction and fitting at the University of Manitoba
for over 30 years and now teaches part time at Red River
College and MC College.
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A basic pattern block or your pattern stash is a gold mine
for magic!
Jan will teach you to create new designs by adding style
lines, moving darts and making gathers, pleats or flare.
Pattern design methods may also be great tools to know
for changing existing patterns.
Come and learn the principles of pattern design and
leave this class with valuable knowledge you will use
again and again.
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SEMINAR
11:00 am -
12:00 pm
$8 - # SFR-23B
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Sleeves may be set in, flat, gathered or pleated. PJ’s,
kimonos, undershirts, night gowns all may have sleeves
of varying shapes and lengths in both knit and woven
fabrics.
This class will teach you the anatomy of sleeves…..how
to sew them, how to use their grain lines, when ‘to
ease’ and when ‘not to ease’, how they fit, how to use
sleeves in your lingerie, daywear and everywhere!
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SEMINAR
2:00 pm -
3:00 pm
$8 - # SFR-27B
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Pam Clarke
Designs With Lines
Pam Clarke has been quilting since the late 1960's and
sewing for 46 years. She lives in Spokane WA and grew up
in Sacramento CA. Pam has been machine quilting and
teaching machine quilting, piecing and appliqué classes
since 1988. She is the owner of Homes Stitches a
professional machine quilting business that was started
in 1988. Her work can be seen in several published
magazines and books. She quilts for Debbie Mumm, K-P
kids, Fiber Mosaics, Mary Lou and Company, Fabric Sales,
Kaufman, Bernantix, Retta Weirheim and Martingale.
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All Levels
 Pam
Clarke a long-arm quilter for 17 years shares her
knowledge on how to read a quilt and know what designs
will work best for different types of quilts.
This is a hands-on class, those students who wish to
participate in this can bring a quilt top to class and
will be given a number for that quilt and Pam will
discuss as many quilts as time permits. No quilt to
bring to class, no problem! Any and all quilters will
learn and gain valuable information that will give them
the confidence to tackle any quilt.
Dealing with problem quilts, wavy borders, pouchy or
plump blocks, poor piecing or just a difficult quilt
will be discussed. Problem quilts are welcomed in this
class.
Discover secrets on how to enhance any quilt with
choosing the correct design from background quilting to
negative blocks, when to do ditch quilting, all over
designs or custom quilting.
Hand out $5.00 paid to the teacher in the
classroom.
Bring to class: a quilt top to class
and will be given a number for that quilt and Pam will
discuss as many quilts as time permits. No quilt to
bring to class, no problem! Any and all quilters will
learn and gain valuable information that will give them
the confidence to tackle any quilt.
* Quilting Machines are being sponsored by
Quilter’s Paradise / Nolting Longarm Machines
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LECTURE / DEMO
9:00 am -
11:00 am
$40 - # WFR-32
LIMIT 30
STUDENTS
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Intermediate
 Half
square triangles and Flying Geese will be the topic of
discussion along with a workbook to draw along as Pam
Clarke shares with you her fun simple and ever so
beautiful designs.
Discover the secrets to free-motion design for set in
triangles, flying geese and different shape blocks and
borders. Some simple Designs with Lines technique will
be covered along with how to use the registration lines
to keep spacing even with very little marking.
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how to work with flying geese in a continuous motion
filling up the triangle and background with the least
amount of stops. Leave class with loads of ideas and
designs that are traditional along with fun and easy.
This class is for the confident beginner to the
experienced quilter.
Hand out $5.00 paid to the teacher in the
classroom.
* Quilting Machines are being sponsored by
Quilter’s Paradise / Nolting Longarm Machines
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LECTURE / DEMO
12:00 pm -
2:00 pm
$40 - # WFR-34
LIMIT 30 STUDENTS
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All Levels
 Confused
how to work with those traditional blocks and quilts?
Discover how to modify and combine the piecing of the
block when you add a line or fill in a space, then
combine two or three more shapes and see what happens.
Follow along with a workbook provided by Pam Clarke as
she guides you step by step in how to design around the
piecing of the block. Then see the results quilted in a
quilt using power-point; several different examples will
be shown of the following: Double Wedding Ring, Fan
Block, Log Cabin, Flying Geese, Ohio Star, 9-Patch,
Eight Pointed Star, Dresden Plate, along with several
more blocks will be the topic of discussion and design.
This class is for the serious quilter to gain confidence
and the skill to try out new ideas and develop new
techniques.
Hand out fee: $5.00 (workbook) paid to the
teacher in the classroom.
Door Prizes!
Bring to class: a clipboard and colored
pencils or pens, a pencil, a small sharpener and eraser.
* Quilting Machines are being sponsored by
Quilter’s Paradise / Nolting Longarm Machines
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LECTURE / DEMO
2:30 pm -
4:30 pm
$40 - # WFR-39
LIMIT 30 STUDENTS
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Carmen Geddes
Tensisters Handicraft
Carmen Geddes resides in Eagle Mountain, Utah. Together
with her husband Patrick, they have three sons and two daughters. They have
three darling grandsons; Parker, Caden, and Grant.
Being raised in a large family, she started quilting and sewing as a young girl,
and has been hooked ever since! She teaches many quilting and sewing classes all
around the country. She also specializes in teaching Husqvarna Viking Embroidery
Software. She has worked for Husqvarna Viking dealers for over 17 years,
included hiring, training, and teaching.
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 Sewing
traditionally-difficult quilts is not difficult anymore!
It is Easy, Fast, Smart!...And, FUN!
Take a deep breath and forget everything you know about
making a Lone Star quilt!
Now imagine a new method that has no angles to measure
and no templates! And imagine that this technique gives
you perfect corner matching and nice flat sections. Oh
yes, imagine fast and easy too!
Kit fee: $25
Kit includes, Quiltsmart Lone Star Pattern, Instructions
and Printed interfacing to make ONE 38” Lone Star.
Fabric: *This is fabric for the 38”
STAR and background. You can add borders to create any
size quilt.
Star Fabrics: ½ yd of FOUR to SEVEN
different fabrics. (The four colors can repeat or you
can choose them all to be different)
Star Background: 1 ½ yd.
Appliqué Pressing Sheet(some available at class to
purchase)
Bring to class: Sewing Machine in good
working order, basic sewing supplies: thread, scissors,
etc., Rotary Cutter and mat
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WORKSHOP
5:30 pm -
8:30 pm
$45 - # WFR-38
LIMIT 20
STUDENTS
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Lorraine Henry
Lorraine Henry for Conselle
Lorraine is a specialist in sewing, fitting and pattern
alteration for Conselle Institute of Image Management.
She has a degree in Clothing and Textiles and was a
university instructor.
With 30 years of experience as a custom
dressmaker/tailor and teacher, she has a wealth of
knowledge to share with you about sewing and fit.
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Who wins in the match-up? If the flat pattern has no
darts, it wins. If there are darts, curvy body wins!
Don’t let the pattern defeat the body. From rounded back
to larger buttocks, from bust to “belly”, curves change
in size. Darts need to change size to accommodate them.
Learn where darts are needed and how to create them if
they are not there. After all, just like sizes, one size
does not fit all!
Bring small scissors and tape for a hands-on
experience.
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SEMINAR
9:00 am -
10:00 am
$8 - # SFR-21
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Unlocking some of the mysteries of fit can come from the
floor!
Puzzlement turns to clarity of thought as the secret of
the floor is revealed. Taking measurements from the
floor up shows some “hither-to” hidden figure variations
that may have been the cause of many of our “fitting
fits”.
The use of a common notion will broaden your visual view
of your body proportions. It even helps in finding the
droop in the drooped buttocks syndrome.
An ah-ha moment indeed! Essential knowledge for fitting
pants will be given! Come, learn from a fun and factual
class.
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SEMINAR
12:30 pm -
1:30 pm
$8 - # SFR-25
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Roxanne
Langan
Roxanne's Ribbonry
Roxanne's quilting and
ribbonwork experience began over 25 years ago when she
discovered antique ribbon pieces and began to replicate
them. Victorian crazy quilting was the natural
progression. Now she incorporates the two arts, along
with historical photographs, vintage jewelry and other
mementos for embellishment.
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 Make
a special teacup into a pincushion using a favorite
heirloom, or a flea market find.
Create the pincushion with velvet Roxanne has hand-dyed
for you. Then use French ribbon to fashion a rose and
ruffle for embellishment. Add beadwork, cording, vintage
stamen, velvet leaves from Roxanne's collection and a
special jewelry memento for an inspiring piece. These
techniques are easy to master, with great results...and
no sewing machine is required. Your project will be
complete at evening's end, ready to hold your pins.
Techniques you'll master: Rose and ruffle making with
French wire-edge ribbons, assembling vintage velvet
leaves, stamen, beadwork and antique jewelry for
embellishment, and using velvet fabric and cording to
create a pincushion in a teacup
Kit fee: $20 payable to teacher at class.
Kit includes, hand-dyed velvet, French ribbons,
beadwork, velvet leaves, cording, gimp, antique stamen,
crinoline, glues, pincushion filler, colored photo of
project and illustrated hand out.
Bring to Class: Teacup, vintage jewelry
pieces (optional), basic sewing supplies: needles
(Milliners size 10 or 11~short beading needles work; and
Darner needles size 6/7), thread, needle threader and
grabber are helpful, scissors, ruler, pins, pencil for
notes.
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WORKSHOP
5:30 pm -
8:30 pm
$45 - # WFR-37
LIMIT 30 STUDENTS
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Lyla Messinger
L.J. Designs
Lyla J. Messinger is an internationally recognized
designer, speaker, author and teacher. She owns L.J.
Designs, a multi-faceted company including L.J. Designs,
À La Mode, and Eclectic Treasures pattern lines, Design
Plus® notions, and TheSewingPlace.com website for
fashion sewing enthusiasts.
Lyla retired from teaching to promote fashion sewing by
providing simple, stylish garment patterns, notions,
education and inspiration.
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Join Lyla for this brand new class!
She loves to play with fleece, and she has new
techniques, fabric combinations, joining and edging
techniques, embellishments, and more to take your
garments to the next level!
Fleece can be fashionable, yet still be functional.
Learn Lyla’s newest fleece techniques, and be ready to
say Wow! Simplicity is often the key. Knowing how, and
where, to apply decorative techniques is Lyla’s
specialty.
Share in the excitement of this wonderful fabric. From
garments to accessories, there is something for everyone
to learn.
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SEMINAR
9:00 am -
10:00 am
$8 - # SFR-21B
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Pressing is one of the most important aspects of sewing.
It can cover a multitude of sins and gives your garments
a professional look.
Successful pressing incorporates the proper use of
tools, irons, press cloths, fusible interfacing and
more. Pressing is a process, not something that is done
at the end of your project.
Learn how you can improve the appearance of your
garments as Lyla shows you the proper use of pressing
tools and techniques so you can achieve an elevated
look.
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SEMINAR
12:30 pm -
1:30 pm
$8 - # SFR-25B
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Sue Purdy
Sue's Studs & Laser-Cuts
Sue started sewing at the age of 10 in 4-H. Her first
project was a dress and got a white ribbon. Her mother
wouldn't let her wear it out of the house.
Luckily.....she's gotten better.
Embellishment has always been her passion; she is the
former owner of Sue's Sparklers. Having sold that
business, she got bored and started another.
'Green' is the name of the game, so she is using the sun
to print fabric and to create screen prints. Join her in
this new fascination.
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McKenna Ryan’s patterns are gorgeous, but a daunting task
when you consider all the little pieces. We’ve taken all
the work out of the process and have laser-cut all the
fabric with fusible attached. Learn the process of
pressing & getting the piece ready to quilt. Sue will
teach you the appliqué techniques so you will be able to
create your own appliqué designs. All of McKenna’s
batiks were used in the kits.
Kit fee: $30 paid to the teacher in the
classroom
Kit includes: pattern & laser cut fabric kit &
transparency.
Bring to class: Iron, iron pad,
appliqué pressing sheet, snippy scissors, pencil, clear
packing tape.
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WORKSHOP
1:00 pm -
3:00 pm
$30 - # WFR-35
LIMIT 20 STUDENTS
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Kathy Ruddy
Live Guides Inc.
Kathy is Vice President of Live Guides Inc., and
international sewing celebrity, educator, pattern
designer, serger and fitting expert.
Active in the sewing industry since 1962, Kathy is the
star of 10 serger and sewing videos and author of 12
serger and sewing booklets. She is a designer for Live Guides Inc..
Her specialty is “Comfortable Clothes That Camouflage”.
She is a contributing writer for Threads, Sew Beautiful
and her companies Newsletter and guest on “America Sews”
and “Sew Much More”. Her specialty is to show how to sew
and serge fast and easy without sacrificing quality, fit
or fashion details. Her fresh, fun classes are brimming
with surprises and ideas.
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Knit and woven fabrics that stretch make sewing and
fitting easier.
Learn how to pick the right patterns, adjust the fit to
adapt to the stretch factor, how to seam and control
distortion, when to interface, add details, finish edges
and hem.
Learn to make a new fabric combining a knit and a woven
creating two layer chenille.
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SEMINAR
11:00 am -
12:00 pm
$8 - # SFR-23
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A well-shaped jacket using the proper interfacing or
underlining can make droopy shoulders look more square,
and oversized arms, bust and hips look smaller.
Learn shortcuts for notched collars, interfacing,
underlining, shoulder shaping, sleeve installation,
lining and hemming.
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SEMINAR
2:00 pm -
3:00 pm
$8 - # SFR-27
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Connie Spurlock
Sew Wonderful Dreams
Connie is a teacher and designer who lives in Coeur
d’Alene, Idaho. Her pattern company for 19 years, Sew
Wonderful Dreams, specializes in paper piecing and
appliqué patterns. Don’t miss Connie’s fun-filled
workshops and seminars!
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Re-use, recycle and rejoice with this fun fabric!
We will show you lots of things that you can do to make
jackets, vests, Christmas stockings, advent calendars
and tree skirts with sweatshirts.
You'll love the creative opportunity, not to mention the
"budget" opportunity to do these fun projects. And even
better ~ there are very few rules and anyone can do it.
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SEMINAR
9:00 am -
10:00 am
$8 - # SFR-20
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Getting the top done seems like fun but getting to the
finish line often seems impossible.
Learn several ways to bind your projects including strip
binding, bias binding, continual bias binding, binding
with prairie points and several other options.
Plus learn to make perfectly mitered corners every time.
You’ll find that binding is fun!
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SEMINAR
12:30 pm -
1:30 pm
$8 - # SFR-24
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Cindy Walter
Cindy Walter
Hawaii's own Cindy Walter is an inspiring and innovative
author, teacher, lecturer, TV personality and fabric
designer. You'll recognize her as the hostess of the TV
show Quilt Central which airs to most of the mainland
PBS stations and also as a regular hostess for
www.Quilterstv.com, free internet TV for quilters.
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 This is the workshop you've all been asking for! Learn to
paint your own contemporary fabric from the author of
Fabric Painting with Cindy Walter! No mess, no hassle
and no complicated recipes with paints. You'll create
with several of the most popular paint application
methods Small kit class fee includes paint for the day,
brushes, a piece of special fabric, gloves and a silk
scarf.
Kit fee: $15 paid to the teacher in the
classroom
Kit includes: Paint for class, silk scarf 9" x 54",
Several brushes, gloves and fat quarter stabilized
cotton.
Bring to class:
1 yard white cotton
1 cheap drop cloth
1 small water spray bottle
6 disposable bowls (such as cottage cheese container)
Partial roll of freezer paper and of paper towels
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WORKSHOP
9:00 am -
12:00 pm
$45 - # WFR-33
LIMIT 20 STUDENTS
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The author of Fabric Painting with Cindy Walter will take
the mystery out of using paints on cloth.
Cindy explains the difference between dyes and paints
and when to use which. The only secret to painting on
fabric is how to apply it; she'll show you many
application methods and painted quilts.
This demonstration shows that coloring fabric is so easy
you'll soon be addicted.
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SEMINAR
2:00 pm -
3:00 pm
$8 - # SFR-26
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