How did you celebrate National Quilt Day on March 17th?
A group of Pieces and Patches Quilt Guild members met at Country Stitches for the School Bell Sew Day to learn some new techniques, share project ideas and to celebrate the National Quilt Day. Special thanks to Elizabeth Hewett, Marj Hobe, Connie Kress and Cheri Pickett for sharing their time, expertise and skills to show the group how to color quilt blocks, make silk ribbon roses and learn new ways to make bias binding.
April Koenig said" Thank you for organizing and giving us helpful hints. It was a great day of learning and fun!
April Koenig said" Thank you for organizing and giving us helpful hints. It was a great day of learning and fun!
April
March 17, 2018
Country
Stitches, Jackson, MI
9AM – 4 PM
It is time for the School Bell Quilt
In. As for previous School Bell’s the
cost will be $5.00. This covers the cost
of the facility and any handouts.
A
sign-up sheet
will be available at the February Guild Meeting. There is a limit of 35 people due to space
limitations and safety regulations.
There will be a pot luck luncheon from 12 PM – 1
PM. If you wish to leave and come back
that is fine too! Plates, silverware and
napkins will be provided. Please bring a
dish to pass and your own drink(s).
Set-up
time
will be from 9 AM – 9:15 AM. Clean-up
will be from 3:45 PM – 4 PM. And there
will be door prizes throughout the day!
There will be an
Open Sew, four classes and one demonstration going on throughout the day. You may participate in all of them or just
the ones of your choice. Please make
note of the times.
Open Sew: This will be going on all day. There are multiple reasons to have an open
sew. First, it is a wonderful way to
meet Guild members that you may not know or want to get to know better. Second, this is the place to work on those
UFO’s that are hiding in the closet, under the bed, in the garage… Additionally
there is always someone there who can help you with something if you don’t know
how to do it or you may the special person that can help someone else. It is always a good source for “what if…”
The other four classes are: Coloring
Quilt Blocks, Enhancing with Embroidery, Silk Ribbon Rose(s), Fabulous Fabric
Flowers and a demonstration on how to make and use Bias Tape. These were planned to build a sampler and not
necessarily to complete a project at the School Bell Quilt In. The center block
of this sampler will be your opportunity to learn how to use crayons and
another method called melted crayon applique.
Each border will be another technique or a combination of the
techniques.
Morning Classes: Coloring Quilt Blocks, with
Connie Kress, and Enhancing with Embroidery with Marj Hobe, will be during the
morning. We will break in to two groups
and half way through the morning will switch instructors.
Afternoon Classes: Silk Ribbon Rose(s), with Marj
Hobe, and Fabulous Fabric Flowers, with Cheri Pickett, will be during the afternoon. We will break in to two groups and half way
through the afternoon will switch instructors.
Please Note:
Please read all
of the information below very carefully.
It would be helpful if you would have at least two borders sewn onto
your center square.
Supply List
Coloring Quilt Blocks: Instructor
Connie Kress
Contact
Information: 517-990-7761 E-mail:
constancekress@gmail.com
Above are pictures from the internet of things you can do when coloring on
fabric. You will need:
Coloring Quilt Block
· A 12 ½” fabric
for the center square. It must be a
light color so that they can trace a design on it. Muslin works well. .
· Crayons – it
doesn’t matter who manufactures them. (Crayola has the least amount of wax but
Prang gives a brighter color.)
· A design of
their choice. However Connie will bring
several designs that you can use.
· A pigma pen to
trace the design. This would be a
permanent pen like Micron
· A light box if
you have one
Melted Crayon Applique
o
A
Lite Weight Heat and Bond
o
Applique
pressing sheet
Contact
Information: 517-917-6960 E-mail: hobemom@live.com
Above are pictures from the internet of things you can do when enhancing
your quilts with embroidery stitches.
You will need:
· Perel Cotton # 8 and #12 in colors of your choice
· A Chenille Needle (This is a size 22 neede)
· Tear away stabilizer
· Embellishemnts if desired (Pearls, buttons, beads, etc.)
Silk Ribbon
Rose(s): Instructor Marj Hobe
Contact
Information: 517-917-6960 E-mail: hobemom@live.com
Above are pictures from the internet of different silk ribbon roses. Marj will teach you how to make some silk
roses that you can use to enhance a special quilt or project. You will need:
·
There are three chenille needle
sizes that are commonly used in ribbon embroidery: Size 24 is for 2mm
wide silk ribbon. Size 18 is perfect for 4mm and 7mm wide silk
ribbon. Size 13 is for 13mm wide ribbon.
·
Silk ribbon – and yes silk ribbon
not a blend. You will need three colors:
o Yellow 2mm
o Color
of ribbon for your rose(s) 4mm
o Green 7mm
Silk ribbon can be purchased on line. You will want to look for either YLI or River Silk. They can be purchased at:
Fabulous Fabric
Flowers: Instructor Cheri Pickett
Contact
Information: 517-531-8140 E-mail: ricecreek7912@hotmail.com
Above are pictures from the internet of different fabric flowers. Cheri will teach you how to make some fabric
flowerss that you can use to enhance a special quilt or project. You will need:
· Various colors of fabric
· Basic sewing supplies (Needle,thread, scissors, ruler, etc.)
Demonstration: Instructor
Elizabeth Hewett
Contact
Information: 517-75-4313 E-mail: eahewett.3511@gmail.com
This is a demonstrationon how to make and use bias tape, fusible bias tape
and some of the ides that you can do when you know how to make your own bias
tape. The tools that will be used are:
· A 10” square of fabric
· Basic sewing supplies (Rotory cutter, scissors, cutting mat, ruler, etc.)
· Bias tape maker
· Fusible
· Applique sheet
Please
join us for a fund day. If you would
like to sign-up for the School Bell Quilt In before the February Guild meeting,
call Elizabeth Hewett at 517-750-4313 or e-mail her at eahewett.3511@gmail.com