Classes, Schedule, and Registration Information

July 22 – 25, 2010 Sandhills Convention Center North Platte, Nebraska

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WELCOME TO

“25 Years of Friendship”

QUILT NEBRASKA 2010

25 years, where has the time gone? It doesn‟t seem possible that we have been enjoying this wonderful weekend for a quarter century. So many memories and lifetime friends have been made and are continuing to be made. Those of us on the Quilt Nebraska 2010 committee want to encourage all of you to come and join us as we remember the past 25 years of not only Quilt Nebraska, but also the Nebraska State Quilt Guild.

When we looked back at all of the classes and lectures that have been held at Quilt Nebraska and all of the wonderful guest and member teachers who presented them, we wondered who we could bring to this year‟s Quilt Nebraska that would entice you to come once again. It was decided that fresh faces, for the guest teachers, and those that we have come to love and some new, for the member teachers, would be the perfect mix. The following guest teachers will be featured: Frieda Anderson, Marci Baker of Alicia‟s Attic, Elsie Campbell, Melody Crust, Penny Haren, Sue Riech and Sue Spargo. Yvonne Hollenbeck, a national award winning cowboy poet and a quilter will be entertaining us at the Friday evening banquet. After the banquet you will have the entire evening to shop in the merchant mall or to simply sit and enjoy visiting with the attendees of Quilt Nebraska. The Saturday evening banquet will feature the Awards Ceremony, drawing of the winner of the raffle quilt and the unveiling of the 2011 raffle quilt. Instead of having a dress theme for the banquet we decided to go back to the way it used to be and encourage everyone to dress up for the Saturday banquet. We would like to have everyone wear their Sunday best, please no blue jeans or shorts. Show & Tell: Projects of Quilt Nebraska Past will follow the festivities.

Quilt History Day on Thursday will be featuring Sue Reich from Connecticut. She will be spanning the years of quilting from 1880 to 1945 with stories and slides of Crazy Quilts and World War II era quilts.

This registration packet is your guide to Quilt Nebraska 2010. Most of you will be getting the packet via the internet and the NSQG website. Since some of you have expressed that you would like to receive a printed copy of the registration packet, we are making a copy available for $6.00. Send your check made out to Quilt Nebraska to: Fay Kliewer, 105 South T Rd, Aurora NE 68818.

The registration packet contains a schedule of events, class information, your registration form and special events information. Registration is by mail only so print the registration form and submit with your payment. All forms postmarked by May 15, 2010 or earlier will be placed in the lottery pool for class assignments. You should receive your class selection notice by June 15, 2010.

Come and join us and start making your own Quilt Nebraska history.

QNE 2010 Co-Chairmen: Fay Kliewer, Shirley LaVene and Barb Hinrichs 2

Quilt Nebraska 2010 – General Information

Location: The Sandhills Convention Center and Mid-Plains Community College will be hosting our event. All of the classrooms are air-conditioned. You will need to provide your own transportation if you have classes at the college. The Quality Inn & Suites room rate is $75.95. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel at (308) 532-9090. Please be sure to request the Quilt Nebraska conference rate. Parking is free.

All of the classes requiring the use of a sewing machine will be held at the Sandhills Convention Center. A ground floor room (Hospitality Suite) will be available for sewing machine storage.

If you take a morning class or lecture scheduled at Mid Plains Community College we ask that you eat your noon meal there. Meals will be delivered from the Convention Center; they will be the same as if you were eating at the Convention Center.

Fees: The registration rate for NSQG member’s full package is $185.00. Non-member full package rate is $200.00 (includes membership fee). The fee includes four units of classes/lectures, four meals and a tote bag. Breakfast for all days is included in the motel room rate. If you stay somewhere other than Quality Inn & Suites you may pay for your breakfast at the convention center or eat elsewhere.

One day package pricing is $110.00 for NSQG members and $125.00 for non-members. This includes two units of classes/lectures and two meals. Guest tickets for the banquets are available for $30.00 per banquet.

Registration: The registration booklets are available online. Printed copies are available for $6.00. Please print the registration form, fill it out and mail it to the address on the form. Registrations will NOT be accepted by phone or FAX. Registrations postmarked by May 15 or earlier will be in the first pool drawing for class assignments. No registrations will be accepted after June 22nd. Class assignments should be received by June 15th.

Refund Policy: Refunds minus $25.00 fee will be given if cancellation is made by July 1, 2010. No refunds will be made after July 1st. Registration may be transferred to other NSQG members after July 1st.

Supplies: Supply lists are included with class descriptions. Kits and fees for classes are paid to the teachers at the beginning of class. Please keep this list as your reference.

Cellular Phones, PDA’s, Blackberries, etc. and Children: We all love our mobile devices and particularly love our children; however, NSQG has established a policy of no children in the classrooms during class times. Mobile devices must be turned off or in silent mode to respect the rights of your quilting friends. If a cellular phone rings during a class/lecture you will be asked to turn the phone off. If you must take a call, please leave the room as not to disrupt the class/lecture.

Special Needs: Please notify us if you have special health needs or dietary requirements due to health or other issues. (Please be sure to note on the registration form also.) We will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Smoking: Quilt Nebraska is a smoke-free conference as are the facilities. Please request designated smoking areas from the hotel staff.

Sunday Morning Services: Due to the earlier time for the NSQG Business Meeting, there will be no organized Sunday services. 3

Quick View – Schedule of Events

Thursday, July 22

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Early Registration – Sandhills Convention Center Atrium 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Quilt History Day – Sandhills Convention Center 4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Registration – Sandhills Convention Center Atrium 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Merchant Mall – Suites around Atrium

Friday, July 23

6:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Breakfast – Sandhills Convention Center Atrium 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration – Sandhills Convention Center Atrium 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Morning Classes/Lectures 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. Merchant Mall (merchants may choose to close during evening meal) 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch – Ballroom and Mid-Plains Community College 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Afternoon Classes/Lectures 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Registration – Sandhills Convention Center Atrium 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Social Hour/Cash Bar – Atrium 6:00 p.m. Banquet – Ballroom – Yvonne Hollenbeck, Speaker After Program Merchant Mall and Socializing

Saturday, July 24

6:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Breakfast – Sandhills Convention Center Atrium 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration – Sandhills Convention Center Atrium 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Morning Classes/Lectures 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Merchant Mall 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch – Ballroom and Mid-Plains Community College 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Afternoon Classes/Lectures 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Social Hour/Cash Bar – Atrium 6:00 p.m. Banquet – Ballroom Awards 2010 Raffle Quilt Drawing/Unveiling of 2011 Raffle Quilt After Banquet Show & Tell

Sunday, July 25

6:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast – Served in Atrium, but eaten in Ballroom 8:30 a.m. Annual Meeting - Ballroom

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Friday Night Banquet

Patchwork of the Prairie by Yvonne Hollenbeck

Yvonne Hollenbeck is a Western South Dakota rancher‟s wife and whenever she is not helping with the many duties required, she is busy making quilts or writing and performing poetry. Yvonne is not only from a long line of quilters, but her grandmothers were also poets and she apparently inherited both skills from them. Both hobbies have taken her to National levels, as her quilts have won local, state, and national competition, and she is now the number one award-winning cowgirl poet in the Nation as well as one of the most published poets in America.

Reflections of our lives occur as one sees the quilts made by loving hands at a time when there was no running water, electricity or modern conveniences that we enjoy today. Her poetry, mostly of humorous nature, sheds light on today‟s little problems while being ever mindful of the hardships faced by the women of yesterday.

Yvonne unfolds five generations of quilts made by herself, her mother, grandmother, great- grandmother and great-great grandmother on the prairies of South Dakota and Nebraska, as she recites poems about quilts and quilters. By the presentation, one will be able to see the progression of style, fabric, and methods of quilting through the last one hundred fifty years. This is a very heart-warming and entertaining presentation that has become one of the most requested programs in the Heartland.

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Show & Tell

Saturday Night “Projects of QNE Past”

Remember when you attended your first QNE and how excited you were to take the offered classes? We would enjoy seeing what you made at your first QNE.

Please limit yourself to two projects. You may show something new also.

Bring an index card with a brief description about your items and hand it in when you check in at registration on Thursday or Friday. Please include your name, town and what QNE your item was inspired from. We are looking forward to see what you made.

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Charity Challenge

As a thank you to North Platte for hosing our 25th Quilt Nebraska, we want to give our charity quilts to two very deserving organizations.

The North Platte Police Department gives comfort quilts to children when they have to be questioned or when they are involved in a stressful situation.

The Rape and Domestic Abuse Shelter often receive people at the shelter who have had to leave home with nothing but the clothes on their backs. They give quilts to the children who come there.

Please make your quilts 45” x 60”. We will have a drop spot at the registration table.

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Islander Jacket

Quilt Nebraska 2010 will be offering an Islander Jacket for sale this year. It is a wind and water- resistant Softex Polyester, unlined, full zip design. It has an open hem with shockcord drawstring. Also, there are front pockets with snap closures, elasticized cuffs and a mesh lined hood. The jacket is unisex, so the sizes run large. Most women who have tried on the jacket have found that if they wear a large the medium was big enough. NSQG 25 Years will be embroidered in tone on tone thread. Cost of jacket is $35.00. Unisex sizes are XS – 3XL.

Colors are Royal Blue, Red, and Pink

******************************************************************************************************************** To order the Islander Jacket, please complete the form below with your name, address and phone number. Be sure to circle the correct size and check color option. Orders will be picked up at the registration desk when you check in at QNE 2010. Cost: $35.00

Circle correct size: XS Small Medium Large XL XXL XXXL

Name ______Royal Blue ____ Address ______Red ______Pink ______Phone ______Total Enclosed: ______Make checks out to: Quilt Nebraska

Enclose check or money order for total amount. Orders must be received by June 10, 2010

Send Order form and check or money order to: Fay Kliewer 105 South T Road Aurora NE 68818

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Friendship Block Exchange

This year's exchange block is the Friendship Block that can be made in any of three finished sizes, 9”, 6”, or 3”. Make as many blocks as you wish, in any of the sizes. The more you enter, the better your chances of winning but you can only win one set of blocks. Please safety pin a piece of paper with your name and address to each of your blocks. If you have questions contact Lynn Greer 402-224-4175 or Janet Kugler 308-995-2728

The sizes to cut will follow this format; 9" (6") [3"] so make sure you are cutting the correct size piece for the block size you want to make.

Colors Black Background Star - White, Grey or Silver, your choice

Cut Cut 4 black squares 3 ½" (2 ½") [1 ½"] Cut 1 star fabric square 3 ½" (2 ½") [1 ½"] Cut 2 black squares 4 " (3 ") [2 "] Cut 2 star fabric squares 4 " (3 ") [2 "]

Assemble the Block Use a pencil to mark a diagonal line between two opposite points on the wrong side of each 4" (3") [2"] star fabric square and layer them right sides together with the 4" (3") [2"] black square. Sew each pair together with two lines of stitching that are ¼" on each side of the drawn line. Cut each pair apart on the pencil line and press to the black fabric. Square up each unit to measure 3 ½" (2 ½ ") [1½ "].

Lay out the block following the diagram and stitch the 3 rows together with ¼ " seams. Press all seams towards the un-pieced squares. Stitch the rows together with ¼" seams and press the seams towards the inside row.

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Friendship Exchange Cupcake

USE THIS PATTERN OR YOUR FAVORITE ONE.

MAKE SURE YOU PUT YOUR NAME ON THE CUPCAKE

DESIGNED BY JANET KUGLER (308) 995-2728 [email protected]

„PAPER CUP‟ – Two pieces of fabric 2 ¼” by 4” and one 2” circle „CAKE‟ – Two 3 ½” circles „FROSTING‟ – one 2” finished circle Poly pellets or sand for weight Some type of stuffing SEW WITH ¼” SEAMS. Layer the two „paper cup‟ pieces with right sides together. Measure in ½”on one of the 4” sides from each corner. This is the bottom of the cupcake. Cut an angle from the top corner to that ½” mark. Sew with a ¼” seam along the 2 ¼” sides. Mark the center of the top and bottom of each of these pieces. Using the 2” circle of the „paper cup‟ mark the ¼ points of the circle. Line up a mark of the circle with the side seams and the center of the piece and pin. Also pin between these pins. It works best to have the pins and sew with the side piece up. If you end up with a pucker don‟t sweat it as it just adds to the character.

On one of the „cake‟ pieces draw a 2” circle in the middle. Cut out and throw away the 2” circle. Mark the ¼ points of the inside circle. With right sides together again match centers and side seams of „paper cup‟ to the inside marks of the circle of the „cake‟. With the pins on the „cake‟ side again pin between the four pins so you have eight pins in this piece. Sew with „cake‟ side up. Again puckers don‟t matter!

With the other „cake‟ piece cut a small „x‟ in the center that will be used for turning the cupcake and the „frosting‟ will cover the „x‟. Put the right sides of the „cake‟ together and pin all the way around as this will stretch, then sew. Turn through the „x‟ and push out the seams so they are flat. Fill the cupcake with poly pellets or sand about ½ full. Finish stuffing with stuffing so bottom is pretty full but cake part is softer. Make sure you push some stuffing into outside edge of cake, but don‟t get tight as looks more like a cupcake if not tight.

Sew the „x‟ shut. It doesn‟t have to be real tight or neat as „frosting‟ will cover it. Decide what you will do with your frosting. If you want a raw edge or pinked edge - cut the circle at 8

2”; or if you want a finished edge – cut at 2 ½” or make a yo-yo. The Clover yellow yo-yo maker works just right.

Embellish before you attach the „frosting‟. You can embroider, bead, buttons, small yo-yo or whatever you wish to do. Once you have embellished the „frosting‟ attach it to „cake‟ using either appliqué stitch or decorative stitches.

Don‟t forget to sign the bottom or attach your name. If you have any questions, please contact me.

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Quilt History Day with Sue Reich

Sue Reich is a quilt historian and lecturer who has been the head of the Connecticut Quilt Search Project. She is a co-author for “Quilts and Quiltmakers Covering Connecticut”. In 2007, she compiled two books “Quilting News of Yesteryear: 1,000 Pieces and Counting” and “Quilting News of Yesteryear: Crazy as a Bed-Quilt”. She lectures widely on World War II quilts, Connecticut quilts, Crazy quilts, Multitudinous Pieced quilts, and floral quilts. Her extensive collection of World War II quilts has been exhibited at the Quilter‟s Hall of Fame, the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and the New England Quilt Museum.

The $40.00 registration fee includes the noon meal. To attend be sure and mark Quilt History Day on your registration form.

Quilt History Day Schedule

9:30 – 10:00 Registration 10:00 – 11:30 Crazy as a Bed-Quilt: Hear the hilarious stories of women making Crazy quilts from 1880 – 1940 combined with hundreds of close-up visions of decorative stitching. This presentation includes a PowerPoint show and hands-on examples of the most exquisite needlework and painted motifs that make these quilts unique. 11:20 – 12:00 Sharing your Crazy Quilts 12:00 – 1:30 Lunch 1:30 – 3:00 Quiltmaking That Saw Us Through The War Years: Between 1941 – 1945, the years of America‟s direct involvement in World War II, women were keeping the home fires burning, working in the defense industry, and planting victory gardens as their men fought on the battlefront. This PowerPoint presentation strongly anchored in history will also show that women were Quiltmaking for the Red Cross, Bundles for Britain, and their own families. Learn how the women of “The Greatest Generation” distinguished themselves through their Quiltmaking. 3:00 – 3:30 Sharing your War Quilts

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CLASSES AND LECTURES

TWO DAY CLASS Qtools Corner Cut (optional but recommended), available at class FAD/SAD20 2‟ x 3‟ piece of flannel or batting for a design wall (optional) Diane Harris Fabric Requirements: Table runner – 14” x 50” UFO: CONQUER OR BUST Finished size All Levels number of fabrics – 4 Bring to this class a quilting UFO (unfinished A: Center – 1/4 yard object) and get the help, ideas and inspiration you B: Inside Flower Fabric – 1/2 yard need to complete it. Whether the problem is with C: Outside Flower Fabric – 3/4 yard the technique, poor instructions, losing your place, D: Floral Print – 1 1/4 yard color disaster, boredom, inertia or whatever, this Binding, 1/4” Finished – 3/8 yard class will get you going again. Lots of Backing, 1 5/8 yard brainstorming and fun! Be prepared to think Homework: outside the box and finish a dynamite project! If From your fabric please cut the following: you just need time to work, that‟s fine, too. Bonus Center fabric – One 3” strip info: best-ever binding hints, tips and tricks to Inside flower – Four 3” strips finish with a flourish. Outside – Seven 3” strips Floral – Ten 3” strips ********** ********** FRIDAY ALL DAY CLASSES FAD02 FAD01 Paula Grotelueschen and Marci Baker Sharon Bohmont

Fabulously Easy Flower Little Log Cabin Star Garden Very confident beginner to advanced All Levels This miniature quilt uses traditional construction Throw away those templates and find another use methods to make an approximately 12” log cabin for your scissors. With Marci‟s easy methods you star with 1 1/2” blocks and 1/4” logs. Student may will learn how to create this beautiful quilt in a also opt to make more blocks for a different setting fraction of the time! Explore the creative options by style. Finished quilt is suitable for framing. choosing one of four sizes of hexagons. Even beginners will find these flowers within their reach! Supplies: Sewing machine with a Schmetz Microtex Supplies: 60/8 machine needle Basic Machine Sewing Kit (includes Basic sewing kit machine, scissors, thread, machine needles, Cutting mat, rotary cutter, 6” x 12” ruler, pins, wound bobbins, seam ripper) 6”x6” or 4”x4” ruler Rotary Cutter, Ruler & Mat Marking pencil – preferably white 60° Clearview Triangle, 8” (Not the Super Silk pins 60.) Available at class. Scraps – 25-30 pieces of both darks and The book, “Not Your Grandmother‟s lights 3/4” x 12” long to get a good Flower Garden, Too”, available at class assortment of colors and patterns. The best Qtools Cutting Edge and Sewing Edge fabrics will have small prints closely spaced (optional, highly recommended), available or almost a solid look. It is very important at class that these strips be cut very precisely. 11

Binding 2 x 42” strip FAD04

Backing – at least a 12” square Penny Haren Batting – at least a 15” square of a very thin batting such as Dream Cotton Request Perfect Points & Curves Aurifil, DMC or other size 50 thread for All Levels piecing and quilting Create perfect results by ********** combining piecing with layered appliqués that make it possible to sew perfect points and curves – FAD03 by eliminating them! Don‟t let the “A” word intimidate you! In this freezer paper method, Frieda Anderson straight sides and gentle curves can be turned by Autumn Glory even a beginner after a five minute demonstration. Learn tricks to make it possible to piece perfect All Levels four-patches, nine-patches, pinwheels – and the Brighten your walls with this correct way to set a block on point. Then learn how gift of fall color. Raw-edge to add pieced appliqué to these blocks to turn fusing makes this class fun ordinary into extraordinary! and easy, and you‟ll learn new Cutting appliqués from a four-patch makes a techniques to make it fast. A kit takes the worry Hummingbird block a piece of cake – or actually a out of fabric selection, and Frieda shows you “piece of four-patch”! Set a square on point and machine-quilting tricks to complete this colorful learn how to avoid bias edges. Then cut a curved wallhanging at home. appliqué from one of the pieced blocks and turn a simple curve – without ever having to sew it on the Supplies: sewing machine – or clip the curve. Trip up half- Pattern and Fabric Kit $30 or suitable square triangles – the easy way – and guarantee fabrics to make your choice in pattern that the center of your pinwheel matches every Iron and large bath towel for ironing time. surface/plain muslin or fabric for smooth In this six hour class, make four different 6” blocks surface (Hummingbird; Boston Uncommon; Sarah‟s Really sharp small embroidery scissors for Choice; and Whirligigs) to learn four different fabric techniques – and a multitude of quick piecing Rotary cutting mat and ruler methods. All of the fabric and templates will be Rotary cutter plain blade - fancy rotary provided so you can begin sewing immediately! blades optional Supplies: 2 yards of Wonder Under fusible web (no Penny Haren‟s Pieced Appliqué Book substitutes please) 6 ½” Creative Grids Square It Up & Fussy Crib size batting (optional) Hobbs Cut Ruler Heirloom 80/20, or Fairfield cotton classic A 6 ½” Square Ruler to Square up Half- BOOKS (optional): Fun, Fast, Fusies by Square Triangles Frieda Anderson Water Soluble Glue Stick Other hand-dyed fabric and threads will be Water Erasable Marker available for purchase

Pencil ********** Paper & Fabric Scissors Rotary Cutter Rotary Mat big enough to cut a 9” square Sewing Machine treaded with a neutral thread and equipped with a 1/4” foot Iron and Ironing Board Kit includes pre-cut fabrics for four blocks;

templates; freezer paper; and table runner pattern – available from the instructor for $10.00 12

running inches of these strips (not of each ********** width, but total for both widths combined). (Don’t be overwhelmed, that is about the equivalent of 14 – 42” strips of fabric.) The FAD05 strips need not be cut from a full 42” width Peg Pennell of fabric, just cut from what you have. Crazy Stars Again, use a good range of values in your chosen color. The more, the merrier! All Levels Block Centers: In this class the student Bring the scraps from your cuttings and will be creating a 52” square quilt unique to the assorted other pieces to total approximately maker. Pre-cutting some pieces will allow for ½ yard of fabric. These will be used to more time in class for piecing the blocks. It is easy foundation piece the centers of your star to make more blocks later to make a larger piece. block. Other Supplies: Supplies: Sewing Machine – with an extension cord This quilt is a good opportunity to use up some and power strip (if you have them) of your scraps. The background and the stars are Thread to blend with your fabrics most interesting when made from many assorted Paper for foundation piecing – you can use fabrics. When choosing your fabrics, be certain that computer paper, notebook paper or the “background” and the “star” fabrics have high newsprint, whatever you have on hand; cut contrast for the best effect. One color option the following sizes: might be the background cut from all different tans 9 – 4 ½” squares with assorted blue fabrics for stars. Another color 16 – 2 ½” squares choice might be blacks for the background with red Fabric scissors stars. Just remember, HIGH contrast! Rotary supplies – cutter, medium sized mat When selecting the fabrics for your project, and ruler keep in mind that fabric choices should be from the Iron and Pressing surface entire spectrum of each color. For example, “reds” Basic Sewing Supplies – whatever you need should include pinks, oranges, orange-reds, and to make you a happy quilter purple-reds. “Blues” should include turquoise, Display “wall” – this can be a piece of royal, navy and purples. flannel or a sheet of Styrofoam While it is not mandatory to pre-cut the pieces, To complete this quilt you will need (not in class): it is advisable. It will maximize your class time for Batting – 58” square sewing and design. Backing – fabrics pieced together to total a OK? Now for the fun part! Dig into your stash 58” square and pre-cut the following pieces. Careful cutting is Thread – your choice for quilting the piece important, as these pieces are the building blocks Binding – your choice to complete the piece for the entire quilt. Background Fabrics: ********** Blocks: Cut 72 – 4 ½” squares (assorted FAD06 fabrics) Bonnie Kucera Sashes and Borders: Cut 24 – 2 ½” x 12 ½” rectangles Wind in the Trees Cut 16 – 2 ½” x 4 ½” rectangles All Levels Cut 12 – 4 ½” x 12 ½” rectangles Cut 4 – 4 ½” x 4 ½” squares A pattern that is perfect (all from assorted fabrics) for Nickel Squares. The placement of color creates Star Fabrics: TREES within the star block. The border is also For stars points cut an assortment of 2” and composed of the tree blocks. You can do scrappy or 3” wide strips of contrasting fabrics a controlled color scheme, you can do 4 blocks or 44 (contrasting to the background that is). blocks. In class you learn how to keep your nine You will need approximately 500”-600” 13 patches square, what makes points, points and the FAD07 Before value of consistency and magic numbers. Sherrill Lewis Finished quilt size as shown – 56 inches square – can be only 4 blocks or full size quilt Bare-Butt Orphans and Half-Dressed Waifs! Supplies: Definition: Nickel block – 5” square Beginner/Intermediate Double Nickel – two 5” squares same After fabric FABRIC for set of four blocks: Mercy! You have a naked CQ Point material – 4 sets double nickels – (crazy quilting) block and no Dark clue where to start or what to do Tree tops – 4 sets double nickels – medium if you did? Fret no more! This Background – 1/3 yard class will jump-start your Pinwheels – Minimum 4 nickels – best 16 creativity and kick that cranky nickels muse up a notch. We will cover Finished quilt has 16 blocks – one yard of all aspects of embroidery, from background fabric will do 16 blocks fiber, ribbon, beads, rocks (yes, stone!), and more! Fabric for Inside Border: Trees – minimum – 14 double nickel Supplies: Students need one or two CQ blocks to squares; best – double or triple that – darks embellish, or a work-in-progress art quilt that is and mediums stalled. Please bring the embellishments that you Background – 3/4 yard think you would like to incorporate as well as Fabric for Outside Border – the border can extras to share with others. Oh, yes, enthusiasm, be 1 5/8” squares or strips too, please! I will bring some of my own “stash” For strips – 250 inches of dark strips for students to play with as well. Grand 100 inches of light strips Embellishment Kit is $45.00 purchased from For squares – 372 dark and medium – instructor. the more the better 112 lighter – and of course – the ********** more the better In class you should be able to finish the first FAD08 four blocks. Bring material for a least two sets Elsie Campbell of 4 blocks. When everyone has one set of Seeing Stars! blocks done, we will start the border. Additional Supplies: Intermediate to Advanced Sewing Machine – check for good needle Neutral Thread Piece perfect stars without belly-button centers or Scissors pin wheeling points. Elsie shares her secrets, from Pins cutting and stitching the star points, to blocking the Rotary Cutter and Mat points, and setting in triangles and squares. Rotary Cutter Ruler – at least 14 inches long Supplies: 6 – 8 inch square up ruler – can be bigger, Sewing machine, clean and in good but the smaller is easier to use. working order with several filled bobbins Ripper (unless you are brave) Rotary cutter and mat Iron and Ironing board Two rotary cutting rulers, at least one with Homework: a 45° line, or Elsie‟s Star Ruler Wash and iron all fabric Glass-head pins Cut all needed 5 inch squares 18” square piece of freezer paper Pencil and/or Sharpie marker ********** Scissors Fabrics: Fat quarter of 5 different fabrics 14

1 1/2 yards light print, for the background Optional, but nice: and backing Apron 3/4 yard dark print for the borders and Fancy cut paper scissors binding (not needed for class) Rubber-stamps Homework: Stencils Prewash and heavily starch or re-size AND fabrics before cutting strips. To re-size the Kit Fee: $33.00, Includes foil, adhesive and paint fabric, Elsie suggests diluting a liquid sticks. starch such as Stay-flo one-to-one with water in a plant mister bottle and spray the ********** solution on the fabric, then iron it until smooth and dry. Before class, make a FAD10 reference card by cutting a 1” square from Kriss Moulds each fabric and tape it to an index card. Label it with its number as listed in the Basics of Broderie Perse cutting directions below. Intermediate Cut: Two 2”x22” strips, print #1 Often called “broderie perse” or “cut-out chintz”, Four 2”x22” strips, print #2 we‟ll learn to make the best of pre-printed fabric Six 2”x22” strips, print #3 flowers which will be cut and arranged for Four 2”x22” strips, print #4 beautiful historically-inspired wall hangings. We‟ll Two 2x22” strips, print #5 get a feel for American life in the early 1800‟s while learning/reviewing the basics of hand-appliqué ********** techniques, and hearing some old-fashioned advice FAD09 and wisdom. Embellishment and finishing Melody Crust techniques will be discussed, including appliquéd shark teeth and trapunto quilting. Simple Surfaces All Levels Supplies: Basic sewing supplies that include sharp Learn all about paint sticks and foiling on fabric. fabric scissors and a thimble Applying foil or paint sticks to silk or cotton is Black or neutral thread for appliqué (silk, easy, fun and permanent. This informative hands- or 60 wt. cotton are the best, but bring what on workshop is for both traditional and non- you have) traditional quilt and clothing makers. Quilt 16”-18” square of cream-colored or off- Toppings: Fun and Fancy Embellishment white cotton fabric Techniques Kit Fee: $2.50 for a fat quarter of provided reproduction fabric. Supplies: Fabric for experimentation: manageable ********** sizes like fat quarters, four to six: some dark and light solids, and some with a little FAD11 visual texture. Sue Spargo Paper scissors Fabric scissors Birdsong Needle Keeper Freezer paper: about two yards All Levels Paper and pencil for note taking Masking tape This needle keeper will keep A rag all your needles safe in one place. It is made from a 1” foam brush combination of hand dyed wool with cotton and X-acto knife wool appliqué and finished with beading and a 3 stencil brushes, stiff ones work best hand stamped label. Size 5 1/2” x 3 3/4” Paper Plate 15

Supplies: FAD13 Cover: Beige wool – 8”x6” Judy Woodworth Fun cotton lining - 8” x 6” Batting – 8”x6” How to Design an Original Pages: 15”x6” beige wool Quilt Scraps of aqua, green and lilac wool Scrap of brown dot fabric for hill All Levels 10 medium heishi beads This class could have been 20 small purple beads called “Get into my mind or Mind Warp with an 6 small black seed beads Art Quilter.” Sometimes people say to me, “I Sewing Machine would like to get inside your brain.” Without General sewing supplies cutting my brain open, I‟ll try to help you get a Freezer paper peak into the inner workings of my mind. Maybe

Paper scissors we‟ll actually be looking into your own brain.

Pencil You‟ll watch me through the struggling and Pinking Shears decision making process. I‟ve taken lots of pictures #11 straw needles as I work through a quilt. I hope to help you open Cotton thread to match cotton appliqué your right brain and let out all those ideas you have #24 Chenille needles festering just under the surface. When you design 50/50 wool thread to match the wool with freedom it opens up a whole new world that appliqué many of you didn‟t think you could do. When you Cotton fabric for Label and a 05 Pigma pen open up creativity it is the most satisfying feeling in Kits available - $24.50 the world. Some people say it has given their life new meaning. ********** I‟ll be showing you about Comp and design, and FAD12 some color theory. Different techniques that you Wendy Ray can use to design an original quilt including using Sulky Iron on Stabilizer in place of freezer paper Wool Heart Appliqué (which I‟ll bring to class.) We‟ll go into designing All Levels medallion quilts. In class we‟ll work on the different types of composition through some fun In class you will learn to do non-project exercises. No UFOs in this class. Lots ten different embroidery stitches and two different of this class is lecture and demonstration. knots. You will use these stitches to embellish and appliqué the wool hearts to a pieced background to I‟ll answer as many questions as you can throw at make a small wall hanging (approx. 10”x10”). The me about how to take your work to the next level. stitches that you will be learning can also be used in crazy quilting and other quilt related projects. Supplies: 2 yards of white fabric (can be muslin) Supplies: 2 yards of black fabric, or whatever dark Favorite Thimble fabric you want to use up from your stash, Fabric scissors with Steam a Seam2 on the back Small scissors or snips Scissors Pins Rotary Cutter and Ruler Neutral colored thread (to be used for Sketch book for designing a medallion quilt basting) Small iron and ironing pad Kit - $18.00 (includes fabrics, floss, ribbon, beads, Pencil, eraser and Sharpie marker Needles, Needle threader and template plastic Compass and 360 degree protractor Small ruler (maybe 6”x12” or even a metal ********** ruler)

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FRIDAY MORNING CLASSES FAM15 Donna Friebertshauser FAM14 Bluework with Jacobean Peg Spradlin Theme Quilt Block Calendar Holder All Levels All Levels The Jacobean design, Blue colored thread and This calendar holder, which seven different stitches differentiate this holds a standard embroidery from a traditional Redwork. The 6 8 1/2”x11” calendar is a perfect use for those class 1/2”x7 1/2” design is suitable for a quilt square, samples and block of the month quilt blocks before pillow, etc. they are made into a quilt. 12 1/2” (12” finished size) quilt blocks are the focal point for 2 types of Kit Fee: $10.00 – Contains: holders the student will complete in class; one in Fabric which the quilt block is permanent and one in Threads – Prescensia Cotton floss, full which the quilt block can be changed seasonally or skein monthly. Needle – Embroidery #7 Pins Supplies: Illustrated Instructions with Full Size Sewing machine and basic sewing supplies Pattern Rotary cutter, mat, and ruler Supplies: Permanent calendar holder fabric requirements: Scissors 12 1/2”x12 1/2” quilt block. This block Water Soluble Pen should be sandwiched and quilted but no binding. ********** 12 1/2”x10 1/2” piece of fabric, an 84”x 2 1/2” strip of fabric for binding, and two FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLASSES pieces of fabric measuring 2”x3”. Fabrics should match or coordinate with the quilt FPM16 block. Peg Spradlin 12 1/2”x 10 1/2” piece of stiff, heavy one- Beyond Stippling sided fusible interfacing. 12 1/2”x19 1/2” piece and two 3 1/2”x3 All Levels 1/2” squares of lightweight canvas or twill. Changeable calendar holder fabric requirements: If you are tired of using stippling as background 13 1/4”x13 1/4” piece of flannel filler for your quilt, this is the class for you. A large 13 1/4”x10 1/2” piece of fabric, two pieces variety of background stitches will be of fabric measuring 2”x3”, four strips of demonstrated and practiced, including grid work. fabric 13 1/4”x11 1/2”, and an 84”x2 1/2” Students will be encouraged to create their own strip of fabric for binding. These fabrics background stitches. Students should be should be neutral to coordinate with a comfortable with free motion quilting.

variety of quilt blocks. Supplies: 13 1/4”x13 1/4” piece, and 13 1/4”x10 Sewing machine with free motion sewing 1/2” piece of stiff, heavy one-sided fusible capabilities and a free motion foot. interfacing. 18”x18” practice sandwich – muslin top is 13 1/4”x19 1/2” piece, and two 3 1/2”x3 best 1/2” squares of lightweight canvas or 18”x18” practice sandwich (muslin) with twill. 1/2” grid pattern marked on the top

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characteristics of Red and Green quilts across the ********** United States. A trunk show will present both commonly seen and unusual examples of both FPM17 appliqué and pieced Red and Green quilts. Stephanie Grace Whitson Carol Kusek Write Your Own Quilt Story Teaching Children to Sew All Levels After many years of teaching children, I realized A hands-on half-day workshop designed to help that to keep the tradition and skill of quilting alive, attendees move past “I wish I could write” and into we need to be teaching and inspiring our children the process of creating their own story, be that a and grandchildren. Where to start? I will present journal, a bit of fiction, or a serious research project. many tips, ideas for patterns and just plain “How This workshop includes time for Q & A as well as to Begin” to teach that special someone. Guidelines tips & tools from a bestselling author. on how to start a “Camp” will also be given. These ideas can easily be adapted for all age groups – yes, ********** even for adults if they are beginning sewers. There will be time for questions at the conclusion or FRIDAY MORNING LECTURES during the program.

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Stephanie Grace Whitson SATURDAY ALL DAY CLASSES Sod House Homemakers and their Quilts SAD01 The result of several years of research, this lecture presents (via PowerPoint) quilts known to have Marci Baker been used by sod house homemakers. Enhanced Oh, My Stars! archival photographs and the women‟s own words gleaned from diaries, letters, and reminiscences All Levels further celebrate their exceptional creativity. When you wish upon a star!

Sue Reich Now you can do more than dream about making a The Quilting Blues sensational stars quilt. Learn how traditional designs come The color blue has always been a favorite choice for together using rotary cutting quiltmaking. Through a PowerPoint presentation and strip-piecing method without set-in seams to and trunk show, the use of the blue in quiltmaking make dazzling star quilts! The possibilities for this for over 150 years will be presented. Attendees will quilt are endless just by changing the layout and be able to identify Lafayette blue, indigo blue, color selections. Come to the class and see how Prussian blue and the blues of the 20th century. easy it is and soon you‟ll be snuggling under the stars! ********** Project Selection: Choose either First Stars shown FRIDAY AFTERNOON LECTURES at top or Seven Sisters (My Hero) shown at bottom. In each star two fabrics are used and these should FPMLectures19 be relatively close in value. For background, Sue Reich choose a fabric with high contrast compared to the stars. For example, to make the stars pop you want The Story of Red and Green the dark stars to be on a light background OR light stars on a dark background. The use of Red and Green has been a popular color combination in quiltmaking since the middle of the nineteenth century. This lecture will cover regional 18

Supplies: projects of your choice when you get home from “Oh My Stars” book, available at class class. In class you will be learning to set in Rotary cutter, ruler (6”x12”), and mat rounded shapes without pins, how to insert “pick- 60 degree, 8” Clearview™ Triangle, up sticks” into a finished block or quilt and how to recommended, available at class foundation piece without sewing through the Sewing machine with basic accessories paper. No need to go out and buy any new fabric Thread (medium gray or beige) or gadgets. Use things you already have on hand Qtools Cutting Edge, Sewing Edge, Corner to expand the possibilities for your own work. Cut, optional-highly recommended Come ready for a fun, relaxed class filled with tips Piece of flannel or batting for design wall and tricks to help make your quilting more 2‟x3‟, optional interesting and effortless!

First Stars Fabric: Supplies – Setting in circles: S1 Star – 3/8 yard Fabric – four 11” squares for background S2 Star (slightly darker) – 3/8 yard and four 8” squares for circle (oval, ellipse, Bk Background – 3/8 yard circle) Binding – 1/4 yard Pencil and a marker to show on your fabric Backing – 5/8 yard Pins (optional) Homework: Poster board 12” square Cut Strips - 3”x width of fabric – one each Supplies – Pick-up Sticks: for S1, S2 & Bk Fabric – an assortment (approximately 12 Cut Strips – 2 1/2” x width of fabric – one strips) of one inch wide fabric strips each for S1, S2 & Bk approximately 15” long (you can just bring Cut all of these strips into 1/4 x width of some coordinating or contrasting fabrics fabric (approximately 10”) and cut these in class if you wish) Rotary supplies, cutter, mat, ruler (at least My Hero Fabric: 18” long) S* Stars – four pieces 1 1/4 yard each Pencil or marker to show on your fabric Bk* Background – 2 yards Supplies – Foundation Piecing: F* Focus Stamps – 2 3/4 yards One yard of freezer paper Binding – 3/4 yards Pencil – a mechanical pencil is best – you Backing – 5 yards need to maintain a sharp point *This includes enough for all 6 borders, including Fine tipped black Sharpie lengthwise cuts for outermost border only. Straight edge (I use a thin drafting ruler – Homework: with care you can use a rotary ruler) This quilt required 2 width of fabric star Optional – Colored pencils to represent sets, one of reds and one of blues. Cut the your chosen fabric colors. These are not strips as follows: necessary, but can be helpful. Cheap is OK 2 1/2”x width of fabric – 2 strips of each S Fabric – The following will be enough for fabric and 4 strips of Bk all four foundation pieced sections – all the 2” x width of fabric – 4 strips of each fabric “background” is made with one fabric, 3/4 and 8 strips of Bk yard is needed. For the “points” the sample uses strips cut from my stash. For ********** the center strip you will need one strip 2 1/2” wide and at least 36” long. Each of SAD02 the seven other colors requires two 1 1/2” Peg Pennell strips that are at least 36” long. You may combine and use fewer fabrics if you wish, Terrific Techniques keeping in mind you will need two strips All Levels for each “point”. Basic class supplies: Want to take a class that will teach you some useful Sewing machine, extension cords, power techniques? This is the one! Learn helpful skills to strip add to your “bag of tricks” and use them on the 19

Thread, I used a mid tone gray for all ********** sewing Scissors – paper and fabric SAD04 Masking tape Frieda Anderson Iron and pressing surface – we can share, 2 – 3 to an iron Small Autumn Mums Basic sewing supplies – anything you need Beginner to Advanced to make you a happy quilter! Additional supplies needed to complete a quilt Autumn flowers treat our eyes. In this fusing class top similar to the class sample: Frieda will teach you new easy ways to make these A center panel, feature piece of fabric or bright autumn flowers. Using collage techniques block that is 17 1/2” square including seam and raw edge fusing you will achieve beautiful allowance effects. This is the quilt you want hanging on your Inner border – 4” by width of fabric wall to cheer you through the winter. No sewing Inner border corner stones, 2 sided borders machine required. on corner blocks, and outer corner stones – 1/4 yard or a fat quarter of each color (four Supplies: used on sample quilt – you may use fewer Fabric Kit required $35.00 ( 1 1/2 yard of if desired) fabric, 1 yard of background, 1/4 yard of 6” by width of fabric for the middle border greens and 3 different 1/8 yards for flower – the one attached to the pointy foundation heads) pieced section 3 yards of Wonder Under (no substitutes Outer border – 10” by width of fabric please) 45mm rotary cutter with straight blades + ********** deckle blade (teacher will have deckle blades to use in class as well as for sale) SAD03 Very sharp embroidery scissors Peg Spradlin Rotary mat and ruler Iron and Ironing surface (towel or mat) Christmas Appliqué Instructor will make available to purchase, Sampler decorative rotary blades, hand dyed cotton and silk fabrics All Levels

********** Learn different methods of appliqué including turn under invisible machine appliqué, various raw SAD05 edge appliqués, and reverse appliqué. Students will make four Christmas poinsettia blocks (see Judy Woodworth picture) which can then be used to construct a table Partridge Delight runner or small wall hanging. All Levels Supplies: Sewing machine and basic sewing supplies Not only will you receive a 1 yard background fabric free pattern for the Partridge but you will learn to Various red and green scraps for the do improvisational appliqué or piecing. I will teach appliqué you several techniques and you will be able to do A piece of red felt at least 6”x6” the one that appeal to you most. Creativity is strongly encouraged in this class. Just get a bag of Red and green threads – size 50 and 60 your scraps so it can be a scrap quilt. I‟ll bring work best for appliqué stabilizer and freezer paper for you, but if you are a 1/2 yard fusible webbing (do not use heat fusible gal, bring two yards of your favorite fusible. and bond ultra) Call me or email me if you have any questions Pen and pencil [email protected] or (308) 436-2728. We‟ll have Scissors to cut out appliqué patches so much fun. Pinking shears (optional) 20

Large Crib Quilt, 4 stars, 56”x56”: Red Supplies: (swallows 1, narrow border .25, binding 2 yards of favorite fusible (if your choice) .75) 2 yards; light blue (stars .75, wide 1 yard of background border unpieced 1.75) 1.75 yards; medium At least 12 or more different scraps with blue (background) 1.75 yards; backing 3.5 values from light to dark. yards 4 Elmer‟s Children‟s washable glue sticks Queen-sized Quilt, 9 stars, 90”x90”: Dark Arlene‟s Glue Baste It blue (swallows 2, sashing .75, binding 1.75) 2 cuticle sticks 4.5 yards; Yellow (stars) 1.5 yards; medium Normal sewing machine supplies blue (background) 3 yards; yellow-orange Sewing machine (border, unpieced) 2.75 yards; backing 8 Rotary cutter and mat yards Small travel iron and ironing mat Tools: Monofilament thread Sewing machine Regular fine sewing machine thread Rotary cutting equipment Scissors for paper and fabric Iron and board Basic sewing supplies ********** Mechanical pencil Scissors 8”x10” minimum scrap of Mylar template SAD06 material to make rotary cutting and seam Barb Gorges intersection marking guides (Blue) long-mask masking tape that doesn‟t Flying Swallows leave gunk behind when removed. Intermediate ********** Patchwork birds circle through the 8-pointed star in this traditional pattern. Set in seams are simple, SAD07 following Barb‟s technique – no sewing backwards Sharon Bohmont over previous stitching. Patches are rotary cut. All and Paula Grotelueschen four projects use the same 24-inch block. Choose to make one block (Wall hanging 26”x40” or Small Cathedral Windows Revisited Crib (35”x35”), four blocks (Large Crib/Nap 56”x56”) or nine blocks (Queen 90”x90”), each with Beginner to Advanced their respective borders. An illustrated pattern is provided for all four projects. Cathedral window quilts are non-traditional quilting in that Supplies: they contain no batting or surface stitching. In this For each quilt, each star of 8 birds is the class the student will create a small table topper same size, 24” square. Yardage for using the popular machine/hand stitching method individual components from the same during the morning portion of the class. In the fabric have been added together and afternoon we will have fun with a totally machine rounded up to the next 1/4 yard increment constructed block utilizing both straight and fancy Wall hanging, 1 star, 25”x39”: Yellow- machine stitches to give a crazy quilt look to the orange (swallows .33, border .33, binding cathedral window. Students will use these blocks .5) 1.25 yards; light blue (star .33, 2nd border to construct a wall hanging.

.33) 3/4 yard; dark blue (background) 3/4 Supplies – traditional method: yard; backing 1 yard 2 yards Kona Crème (located with the Aunt

Small Crib Quilt, 1 star, 35”x35”: Dark Grace fabrics) pink (swallows .33, middle border .33) 3/4 24 – 3” fabric squares to be used for the yard; light pink (star) 1/2 yard; green window part (background .75, border .75) 1. 5 yards; White or crème thread to be used for both medium pink (narrow border .25, wide machine and hand sewing. binding .75) 1 yard; backing 2.5 yards 21

Supplies – new method: SAD09 This project is elegant in batiks with Donna Friebertshauser metallic threads, sweet in cream and 30‟s fabrics, charming in reproduction fabrics, Brazilian Embroidery/Silk cute in fussy cut kid‟s fabrics or holiday Ribbon Floral Ring fabrics 1 yard window frame fabric – should be a All Levels solid or marble any color EdMar rayon threads and Silk Ease Ribbons are 30 – 7” squares for the windows used to create 6 Flowers, Textured Bow, Tiny Snail Sewing machine with straight stitch, and a delicate Butterfly framed in a 5” Flexi- blanket stitch and a few decorative stitches Hoop™. Basic sewing kit with cutting mat, rotary cutter and rulers Kit Fee: $30.00 – contains: Marking pencil – white Fabric Freezer paper Threads – EdMar rayon threads, Silk Ease Thread to match or contrast for decorative silk-like ribbons stitching Needles – Milliner‟s #3 and Chenille #20 Pins ********** Illustrated Instructions with Full Size Pattern SAD08 Supplies: Vi Colombe Scissors Water Soluble Pen New York Beauty Intermediate to Advanced **********

SAD10 This unique and fun class will teach the novice to the expert quilter on how to Sue Spargo “simply” create a paper-pieced New York Beauty. Peony Bloom Pin Keeper This one-day class will include paper piecing in a simplified method that is easy to understand and All Levels fun to do. Paper piecing without the stress and all the fun and enjoyment. This pin keeper was designed especially for a class I taught at The Supplies: Primitives of the Midwest in Missouri. It is made Any and all – scraps to large pieces! from a combination of hand dyed wool and cotton Thread (Blending Color) fabrics and embellished with beads, buttons and Cutting Board 18”x24” roving balls. It sits on an antiqued tin base and was Rotary cutter completed with a velvet bird. Size – 11” tall.

Rulers 6”x24” and Add-a-Quarter 6” or 12” Supplies:

A good working sewing machine (of Sewing machine course) General sewing supplies

Freezer paper ********** Paper scissors

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Bloom – 3 assorted red wool pieces 12”x8” Bottom petals: 1 mustard wool piece 16”x9” 1 mustard plaid wool piece 16”x9” 3 assorted gold wool pieces - 3 1/2”x9 1/2” 3 assorted pink cotton prints 6”x8” 1 black floral print 9”x15” 22

Appliqué – assorted scraps mustard, turquoise, black and pink wool ********** Base – 1 piece of mustard cotton 6”x12” Cotton batting – 8”x36” SAD12 Bird – mustard velvet 3 1/4”x11” Gigi Asselin Black, mustard, red and turquoise hand dyed roving Tulip & Star Thimble Pouch Stuffing and hemostats for stuffing All Levels Freezer paper #24 Chenille needles and a long doll needle Students will learn the ladder 50/50 wool thread to match the wool for stitch and the herringbone the appliqués stitch in needle bead weaving and be well on their Optional wire for the petals way to having an amulet bag or thimble pouch at Beads, buttons and black Cebelia thread for the end of the day. Also, students will learn about the embellishments seed beads. 2”x3” piece over dyed cotton fabric and a 02 Pigma Pen for the label Supplies: Handmade antique tin base and bird wings Scissors – available at [email protected] OR other Thread conditioner or beeswax found base Pencil and notepad for notes or ideas E6000 glue to attach the bloom to the base Table top light and/or magnifier (optional) Kits Available - $65.00 Kit fee: $27.00 includes: Needles ********** Thread Beads, and bead mat SAD11 Pattern Sherrill Lewis ********** Front Porch Pretties Beginner/Intermediate SATURDAY MORNING CLASSES

This design incorporates several basic bead SAM13 embroidery and silk ribbon embroidery stitches. Penny Haren Beading backstitch, picot, tiny flower, and star flower bead stitches. Web rose, leaf stitch, plume Back to Basics flower, and daisy ribbon stitches. All Levels

Supplies: Many of us are self-taught which Size 11/o seed beads: assorted flower and means some of the basics just fell leaf colors (pinks, white, blues, greens) through the cracks! Learn the Size #3 bugle beads, brown iris and green fastest, easiest and most fun ways iris to sew traditional blocks. This Butterfly sequin “Hints from Heloise” type class 4mm silk ribbon in flower colors and green, will teach you all of the tricks that the experts have 7mm green been using for years – and #11 straw needles, silk ribbon needles some I‟ve made up! Silamide thread Medium weight sturdy fabric, color of In class, the blocks will be choice, about 8”x8” precut so we can start sewing immediately! Learn Scissors a fast, fun way to sew a Four-Patch. And, learn Beading mat how to butt those seams perfectly and painlessly – Kit Fee - $25.00, includes everything (except every time. But while you are learning, receive a scissors), and full instructions. 23 pattern that only requires you to be “perfect” half Supplies: the time. Bring a shoe box full of fabric scraps, threads, and some of your favorite things. A “buffet” table of Sew in-set seams in a Bright Hopes block – without other goodies will be available for you to use. ever stitching an in-set seam! Then learn how to Bring your own pressing sheet and basic sewing make prairie points that can be inserted in the supplies. Sewing machine optional (class held at seams to create a riddle quilt – yes the pattern is college) included too! Material fee - $12.00

Make Half-Square triangles two different ways – ********** the traditional method and using Triangle Paper on a Roll. Learn how to square them up, and when SAM15 each method is appropriate. You‟ll want to go Elsie Campbell home and cut out this quilt immediately – pattern provided. Very Portable Patchwork All Levels Create a quarter-square triangle and learn how to make coordinating prairie points in the mantle Can you make a whole bed-sized quilt entirely by cover pattern. hand? Yes, you really can! Learn traditional hand piecing techniques, including tips for packaging Supplies: blocks, stitching while traveling, and ideas for Sewing Machine with Neutral Thread making handwork fit in with busy lifestyles. Learn 6 1/2” square ruler to square up Half- all this while making a small one-patch wonder Square triangles suitable for framing or finishing as a miniature Creative Grids® 6 1/2” Square It Up and quilt. Pattern and template provided. Technique Fussy Cut Ruler workshop – no sewing machine required. Fabric Glue Stick Rotary Mat that is large enough to cut a 9” Supplies: square 4 to 6 Fat Quarters (18”x22”) gradated Rotary cutter shades of a single color, for blocks and A ruler long enough to cut a 9” strip outer border (a limited selection will be Fabric scissors available for purchase on a first-come; first- Water Erasable marker serve basis for $25.00 for 1 1/2 yards – 6 fat Iron and Ironing Board quarters) Kit fee - $10.00 includes: Mechanical pencil Pre-Cut Fabric for four sample blocks plus four Medium shade thread to match the block patterns that utilize these blocks color Thimble to fit the middle finger of your ********** preferred hand Sharp scissors for fabric SAM14 Hand sewing needles (I prefer John James Roxanne O’Hare Gold‟n Glide Appliqué needles, size 10 or 11. Packets will be available for purchase Mixed Media Collage Quilt 10 needles for $2.75) All Levels Optional, but Useful: 1/4 yard black solid, for inner border (Not Have fun while you create a needed for class, but you will want this for small quilt using found objects, finishing your project later.) buttons, threads, fabrics, recycled garments, or Sand paper board or other work surface anything else you can think of. We will “play” Pins with paints, lutradur, felt, and make an “easy” Extra light (I found that a bicyclist‟s head image transfer using packaging tape. lamp works great for this. Strap it on your head, aim it at your work, and you can really see what you are doing, and best of 24

all, it doesn‟t have to be plugged in. You SPM17 can find one at most sports departments, or Melody Crust outdoor stores.) Eye Candy Quilts ********** All Levels

SATURDAY AFTERNOON CLASSES Eye Candy quilts are stunning mini-quilts that are so much fun to make they SPM16 should be illegal! They can be finished in Diana Honerman practically no time and adding beads, buttons, ribbons, paint, feathers and a myriad of other Faux Chenille Snowman commonly available materials is so fun and easy Pillow that ANY quilter will be dazzled. (EYE CANDY QUILTS: Adding Sparkle and Fun, Breckling Press) All Levels Finished quilt will be 2 1/2”x3”

Make this cute snowman pillow using the faux Supplies: chenille technique. This is fast and easy. Once you Basic sewing supplies (scissors, needles, know the technique, to get your creative juices thread, etc.) Needle – I prefer a #8 Large flowing, many other projects using faux chenille eyed „between‟ quilting needle will be show in class. Rotary cutter, ruler and mat (Wavy edge

cutter too, if you own one) Supplies: 3”x 4” fusible web – Steam-A-Seam Lite 4 – 23”x23” squares natural muslin works best 4 – 23”x23” squares muslin 3”x4” batting 2 – 23”x23” squares natural osnaburg 2 – 3”x4” fabric 1/8 yard plain flannel or homespun for 6” Embroidery hoop with muslin scarf Embellishments: You do not need to bring all of White or ecru thread for sewing plus 2 the following; I recommend that you pick a filled bobbins container (a gallon zip lock bag works well) and fill Paper scissors for pattern and very sharp it with your favorites. It is hard to know in fabric scissors (A chenille slasher or omni advance what you will need, so remember that strips plus rotary cutter are optional). there will be lots of extra stuff. Marking pen or a pencil for light fabrics Thread – Embroidery floss, pearl cotton or Quilting safety pins and straight pins whatever; in assorted colors Seam ripper Beads 6”x24” rotary ruler (do not need a mat) Nymo thread (beading thread) Sewing machine (don‟t forget presser foot) Buttons Black buttons for eyes, mouth and body Ribbon – scraps (approximately (2) 3/4”, (5) 3/8” or 1/2”, Doilies, Lace or lace motifs and (3) 1”; 16 oz Polyfil – do not bring to Ribbon roses class, but these will be needed to finish Cording project at home Optional, but nice: Kit fee - $1.00, includes large detailed pattern and Lamp, if you need one wool felt (pre-shrunk) for nose. No sewing machine necessary Homework:

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SPM18 Melody Crust Kriss Moulds Borders: The Final Chapter

Vine Design: Basics of Borders add something special! They can change Border Appliqué the look of a quilt and add that perfect finishing All Levels touch. Learn how to create beautifully framed quilts by planning successful borders with the use Ever wonder how to design and apply an of repeating fabrics, color and motifs. Melody will appliquéd vine to a border? It may be just the show lots of examples of traditional and innovative original touch your prize-winning quilt needs. In quilts. Tips and examples for quilting borders this workshop, we‟ll discuss design principles, complete the final chapter. corner treatments, and color choices, reviewing design transfer, bias stems and repeat motifs. We‟ll ********** get hands-on practice with a small (potential) project. Class emphasis is on handwork, but SATURDAY AFTERNOON LECTURES principles also apply to machine appliqué. Participants are invited to bring any Show and Tell SAM20 with appliqué in a border. Elsie Campbell

Supplies: Tweaking Tradition

12” fabric square or orphan block (cut 12 Today‟s quiltmakers have discovered a variety of 1/2”) with 3” (cut 3 1/2”) borders attached ways to make stunning quilts based on traditional – use light/medium color for border patterns by adding their own unique twists. Elsie‟s (corner squares optional) multi-media lecture includes photos of quilts made Marking pen/pencil that will show up on by internationally-acclaimed artists Ricky Tims, your border; Ann Fahl, and Jenny Bowker, among others, and a Green thread for basting and a basting trunk show from her personal collection. Enjoy this needle visual smorgasbord of colorful quilts. Ultra-fine Sharpie permanent marker

Once in class, you will receive a kit that includes Penny Haren graph paper, pencil, freezer paper, and a pre-cut green bias strip (no extra fee). It’s All About the Details – Fudge Factors

********** Learn how to take your quilting to the next level by incorporating a “fudge factor” into your next SATURDAY MORNING LECTURES project! By looking at the whole quilt, adjustments can be made so that your entire project will “fit”

together beautifully! Learn the tricks that the SAM19 experts know – and why you should have listened Sue Reich in those basic geometry classes!

Is It Scrap Happy or Waste Not, Want Not? We‟ve all done it – made a sampler quilt or joined a

block swap – and realized that all of those 6 1/2” Around the time of our country‟s Centennial blocks are NOT 6 1/2”. In the past, these projects celebration, quilters began making quilts with have been relegated to a bottom drawer in our thousands of pieces. The textile mills of the sewing room – never to see the light of day! Not Northeast provided fabric for these scrappy quilts. anymore! Learn settings with “fudge factors” that Come meet the original fabric hounds and learn make it possible to combine blocks slightly about their popular pattern choices through lecture different sizes to make striking quilts. and a trunk show of multitudinous quilts. By adding pieced setting blocks, 24 six-inch blocks can be made into a 74” square throw. See how setting your quilt blocks on point can add more bang to your piecing bucks! Forty-eight six-inch 26 blocks can be turned into a king size quilt! With a simple sashing treatment, 72 six-inch are all that is ATTENTION: Quilt Guilds bringing needed to make a queen size quilt. Raffle Quilts to QNE 2010 Come see how you can “fudge” your way to success – and not gain a pound! You will need to provide someone to sell tickets, provide your own money bag and ********** change and tickets for your quilt raffle.

You will not need to bring a stand for your VENDORS quilt.

Bead Ranch – Stillwater OK

Bernina Sewing Studio – Lincoln NE

Cosmic Cow – Lincoln NE

Cottage Inspirations – Cambridge NE

Pat‟s Creative – Hemingford NE Friendship Star Pin Picket Fence Quilt Shop – Aurora NE Prairie Point Junction – Cozad NE Quilt Cabin – Colby KS Ruth‟s Stitchery – Colorado CO Sunflower Basket Weaver‟s – Topeka KS The Quilt Basket – York NE Wagner‟s Quilts & Conversations – Arapahoe NE

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National Teachers

take common problems quilters encounter, and Frieda Anderson provide easy-to-understand solutions.

Frieda made her first quilt Marci spends much of the year traveling, teaching when she was in high classes for quilting guilds and trade shows as well school. She has always as teaching in her workshop, Alicia‟s Attic. made things, and she Enthusiasm and inspiration for quilting can be seen loves the process of throughout her lectures, workshops and books. creating. In college Frieda majored in Art History Marci lives in Fort Collins, Colorado. and minored in ceramics, but she returned to fiber because it was more satisfying. Frieda can‟t www.aliciasattic.com remember when she didn‟t sew. For years her focus was designing and making clothing. All that changed in 1992, however, when she was in fashion Elsie Campbell design and realized that all she wanted to do was make quilts. She has been designing and making Elsie follows her passion. She original quilts ever since. Frieda finds each step of travels and teaches across the quilt making, from the beginning to the end, a real nation, teaching hand quilting, challenge. It is hard to say what part she likes best. precision piecing, and hand and She loves the pure creativity involved in conceiving machine appliqué techniques and and designing a new quilt. Frieda loves to piece quilt design. Elsie grew up with and to fuse. She has found that by fusing smaller quilts on every bed. Her mother, grandmothers, pieces, she can work out design issues. Most of her and aunts all made quilts. They were made to be work is machine quilted and nature inspired. used and most of them were „loved to death.‟ Elsie Frieda discovered hand dyeing fabric 16 years ago, just thought everyone know how to quilt. and now works almost exclusively with her own hand dyed cottons and silks. After graduating from college with a Bachelor‟s www.friestyle.com Degree in Home Economics, she taught in public schools until the birth of her first son. A variety of career experiences followed, including that of Marci Baker insurance agent, piano teacher, and custom framer. She then returned to school to earn her Master‟s Recognized internationally for Degree in Special Education. It was during her 13- her expertise in quilting, Marci year career as a special education teacher that she enjoys sharing ideas that simplify rekindled her love of quilting. Since that time, Elsie the process of quilting. A native has produced many award-winning hand-quilted of Dallas, Texas, Marci has loved sewing for years, quilts in addition to constructing many more as making her first quilt at age 9 and sewing her own gifts for family and friends. clothes in high school and college. She began www.elsiemcampbell.com teaching quilting in 1989 for her local quilting guild and shops. In 1993 she started Alicia‟s Attic with the concepts that combine her love of math with her Penny Haren love of quilting. For more than 20 years as a quilter, As an admirer of traditional quilts, Marci was and several years as a shop owner, inspired to author books on Not Your Ohio-based Penny Haren has been Grandmother‟s™ Quilts. This series uses the developing and teaching techniques traditional patterns people associate with their that make it quick, easy and fun for grandmother and simplifies the technique. She has quilters – even beginners – to create intricate blocks invented several tools to help make quilting easier with stunning results. Her technique, Pieced for all. Her Know Before You Sew™ solution cards Appliqué™, eliminates inset points and curves 28 from even the most complicated blocks. Quilts and Throughout Sue‟s life the United States beckoned blocks that you might never have considered are and in 1989 that dream was fulfilled and she moved now not only possible but a breeze. to Connecticut and subsequently to Tennessee, Utah and Ohio. Each new State presented sharp Penny introduced her innovative, new Pieced contrasts and stirred new ideas. With each move Appliqué™ technique at Spring Market in Portland she met many new and wonderful quilt enthusiasts in the Spring of 2008. She has also designed the and through them added abundantly to her new “Square It Up and Fussy Cut” rulers for knowledge and creativity. Creative Grids that help save time and make www.suespargo.com quilting easier. Her technique has been featured in American Patchwork and Quilting and Love of Quilting in 2008. And, she is currently working on Sue Reich an article that will appear in American Quilter this fall. Sue Reich is a quilt historian and lecturer who has been the head of In her “spare time”, Penny consults with and writes the Connecticut Quilt Search the newsletter for Checker Distributors, the largest Project for the past 10 years. She is a co-author for distributor of books, patterns, notions and fabrics “Quilts and Quiltmakers Covering Connecticut,” serving the independent quilting, sewing and the documentation book of Connecticut quilts. In needle arts retailer worldwide. She also writes a 2007, she compiled two books “Quilting News of column on notions for the trade publication – Yesteryear: 1,000 Pieces and Counting” and FabShop News. “Quilting News of Yesteryear: Crazy as a Bed- Quilt”. She lectures widely on World War II quilts, Since the introduction of Pieced Appliqué™, Penny Connecticut quilts, Crazy quilts, Multitudinous has been in demand for teaching and workshops Pieced quilts, and floral quilts. Her extensive around the country. collection of World War II quilts has been exhibited at the Quilter‟s Hall of Fame, the American On the home front, Penny is a mother of four sons, Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge TN one daughter, and two “bonus” daughters. and the New England Quilt Museum. www.pennyharen.com www.suereichquilts.com

Sue Spargo

Southern Africa has had a considerable influence on Sue‟s life and creativity. She was born in Zambia and then, in the nearby country of South Africa, she received her education and trained to be a nurse. Sue soon moved to England; this shift between two very different environments and cultures inspired many of her designs. The stark contrasts between the arid beige and browns of the African bushveld and the lush greens of the rolling hills of Southern England have continued to be a rich source of ideas.

Sue is influenced especially by the energy and color of traditional African designs. All these early experiences combined to stir her love of “primitive” arts and crafts and grew into her focus on folk-art.

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QNE10 State & Regional Teachers Donna owns the mail order business “Crafts by Donna”. If you have any needlework questions Gigi Asselin contact Donna at [email protected]. Originally from Western Nebraska, I have been sewing for as long as I can remember. I have been ********** avidly quilting for over twenty years and have been beading for the last six years. I come from a family Barb Gorges of craft and hobby enthusiasts, so this comes Barb has been making quilts for 30 years now and naturally to me. teaching quilting most of the last 25, including 13 years at Laramie County Community College. She ********** uses Electric Quilt to prepare directions for classes

as well as to design quilts and marketing materials Sharon Bohmont for her company, Gorges Quilt Labels, I live in Schuyler NE and have been sewing since www.GorgesQuiltLabels.com, which specializes in age five. After doing clothing construction for quilt care labels. Barb had two quilts selected by years, I discovered quilting in the 80‟s. I the Original Sewing and Quilt Expo for an eight- thoroughly enjoy all aspects of quilting, but city tour this last year and her Salamander quilt especially appliqué. During the day I work with was juried into American Quilters Society‟s Des Paula Grotelueschen, my teaching partner, at a Moines show. Barb is an active member of the veterinary clinic and at night I enjoy quilting, Cheyenne (Wyoming) Heritage Quilters and is a gardening, cooking and spending time with my bird watcher in her spare time. husband, children and grandchildren. One of the best rewards of quilting is teaching others to enjoy ********** the craft. Paula Grotelueschen ********** I received my first real sewing machine when I was

eight and haven‟t stopped sewing since. Doll Vi Colombe clothes, my clothes and outfits for my children Vi Colombe lives on a ranch on the beautiful wore out that first machine. Then I discovered Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, quilting and three machines later it is still fun! My where she creates unique and beautiful star quilts husband and I farm outside of Schuyler. I love to using the colors of nature as her inspiration. read, garden and teach quilting classes when not Winner of a Bush Grants for the Arts, she is fast working with my teaching partner, Sharon becoming one of the most sought after instructors Bohmont. in the Midwest and has been featured in many leading publications. Her quilts have been ********** exhibited in a number of museums and traveling exhibits. Vi‟s workshops are inspiring, educational Diane Volk Harris and entertaining and brings a whole new Nebraska native and avid quilter, Diane Harris, is perspective to the construction of a star quilt and now an editor of Quiltmaker magazine. Her UFO paper piecing. class was a huge hit at the Stuhr Museum in February 2008, so we have invited her to present an ********** encore performance. Diane lives in Littleton CO.

Donna Friebertshauser ********** Donna Friebertshauser, a Needle & Fiber Arts professor emeritus from Coastline College in Diana Honerman California, now resides and teaches in Bayard NE. Diana has always loved to sew. As a little girl she designed and made doll clothes. In college she Her publications include the book All About majored in art and fashion design. After the birth Trapunto, numerous designs and articles for of her two children, she designed and made clothes multiple needlework magazines and books. She for them, and now sews for her grandchildren. also has written a series of diversified needle Diana took her first quilting class in the mid-90‟s techniques and design books. and another quilt addict was born! She teaches 30 classes at quilt shops and quilt guilds. This will be Tulsa Dolling Dames, Stillwater Art Guild, her fifth year teaching at Quilt Nebraska. Diana Stillwater Writers‟ Group, Oklahoma Writers‟ lives in North Platte NE. Federation, Inc., and Friends of Multi Arts Center.

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Bonnie Kucera Kriss Moulds Bonnie started her quilting career with the Nimble "I love to encourage any creative passions that come Thimble Quilt Guild at Aurora in 1985. After years through quilting!" A National Quilting Association of sewing clothes she thought quilting would be a Certified Teacher since 2008, Kriss enjoys all phases good way to use up scraps. WRONG! She found of the quilting process, including both hand and through quilting you actually acquire MORE machine work, though she's most proficient in all scraps. Bonnie is an active member of the Lincoln kinds of handwork. Quilters Guild and NSQG. She won Best of Show awards at the Nebraska State Fair in 1994 and 2000, Originally from California, Kriss also lived in with numerous other first place ribbons throughout Baltimore, MD for 12 years before moving to the the years. Bonnie and her husband Doug live in beautiful wide-open spaces of Nebraska, where she Hickman NE. has been teaching quilting classes since 1999. Kriss now lives in Seward NE. Having survived ********** motherhood (3 daughters), and now working on

grandmotherhood, Kriss appreciates the many Carol Kusek phases of life that can be nourished through Carol began sewing as a child and never stopped! quilting. All quilters are welcome to visit her class She has taught both adults and children for more website at www.quiltsforlunch.com than 20 years. She is a past president of NSQG and an avid supporter of all things quilting and lives in ********** Albion NE. Her husband and three children are all supportive of this skill and so are rewarded with Roxanne O’Hare their own quilted bed coverings. Roxanne calls herself a “pack rat” quilter with scrap quilts being her favorite. In her own work she ********** incorporates many fabrics, recycled fabric and non-

traditional items. Most often she builds a pile of Sherrill Lewis stuff – then the challenge is to make it all work Sherrill is the owner of The Bead Ranch in together. Roxanne lives in Lincoln and she owns Stillwater OK. She is an award-winning designer of the Cosmic Cow quilt shop. bead-embellished items, bead-woven tapestries, distinctive beaded jewelry and artwork, and cloth ********** dolls. She has been beading since the 1980‟s, and beading professionally since 1994. Sherrill has Peg Pennell worked as a Bead Elf (pattern proofing and model After a number of years in dressmaking, I began making) for Suzanne Cooper in Second Looks and quilting in 1974. Eventually quilting took over my Far Away Places and Valerie Hixson in Blooming life!! Beads. Her work has also appeared in Fire Mountain Gems catalogs (1999, 2000), Beadwork magazine, and Making quilts has led me to join three guilds and The Crafts Report (July 2003). Since 2003, when she several small quilt groups. I enjoy making quilts, began following the quilt show circuit, Sherrill has attending workshops, and teaching whenever spoken to and given beading demonstrations at possible. shows in OK, TX, KS, AR, CO, and LA, and she has taught workshops in OK, TX, AR and now NE! After requests from students, I started an ever Sherrill teaches at Multi Arts Center and at her growing pattern line that I self publish under my home-based studio in Stillwater OK. Sherrill is a quilt pseudonym, ISOQLTS. member of the Colorado Quilting Council, NQA, Oklahoma State Quilters Organization, Crazy Quilt I have two great daughters Amanda and Courtney, Society, Central Oklahoma Quilt Guild, Cimarron one terrific son-in-law Jeff, and a wonderful, fabric- Valley Quilters Guild, Edmond Quilters Guild, friendly husband Craig, and reside in Ashland NE. 31

Stephanie has never lost her passionate interest in I cherish the friendships that I have made through antique quilts and textiles. Since her first novel quilting and hope to continue to learn and grow release in 1995, she has gone on to author seventeen through my quilt experiences. more novels, many of which have appeared on best-seller lists and been finalists for prestigious ********** awards. She has been an antique quilt and sewing tools dealer and has taken several quilt appraisal Wendy Ray and textile dating classes. She volunteers at the Wendy is a quilter, designer, teacher and author International Quilt Study Center and Museum in who has taught classes on surface design and Lincoln NE, and is a frequent lecturer/guest quilting techniques for over almost thirty years. speaker/workshop leader for various organizations Skilled both in traditional and contemporary including quilt guilds. 2011 promises the quilting techniques, she also restores and collects publication of a yet-to-be-titled book co-authored antique quilts. with Kathy Moore that pays tribute to Nebraska‟s sod houses. Whitson is a full time writer and She is currently pursing a BFA in fiber arts and speaker, an incurable quilt enthusiast, a student textile design at the University of Nebraska, working on her Master‟s Degree in history, a Lincoln. Her work, which is inspired from nature grandmother, and a biker who enjoys motorcycle and found objects, incorporates innovative surface trips with her blended family (widowed in 2001 she design techniques and unusual materials. Her re-married in 2003) and church friends. For more work has been shown at numerous exhibits, local information see www.stephaniewhitson.com. and national. ********** ********** Judy Woodworth Peg Spradlin Judy is an International Award winning quilter and Peg has been quilting out of her home in rural professional Longarm quilter. She teaches and has Cozad NE on her domestic Bernina sewing machine written many articles for Longarm magazines. for close to 20 years, most of that time she has been Being a mother of five grown children, with six a home sewer for Quiltmaker, Quilter’s Newsletter, grandchildren, and loving wife of 40+years, she and Quit It magazines. She enjoys all aspects of says she has it all. She also works hand in hand quilting including piecing and appliqué, but her with her husband, Bill Woodworth (who is a full true love is quilting the top after it‟s been pieced. time banker and part time painter.) He paints Peg teaches these techniques to classes in Nebraska, much of the wonderful fabric for her quilts. She has and in Arizona where she spends the winter two Boston Terriers and a spoiled Lab. Her life is months. Peg has had quilts and articles published centered on her family and quilting. in Quiltmaker, Quilt It, Quilter’s Newsletter, and Machine Quilting Unlimited. She has also won Judy and her piecing partner, Mary Sue Suit, were awards for her quilts on the State level. finalists in the AQS New Quilts from and Old Favorite contest and are in their 2009 book. Their ********** Hoffman challenge for 2008 won the Best Machine Quilting in the pieced category. Mary Sue and Judy Stephanie Grace Whitson won First place in 2007 and in 2008 at the A native of southern Illinois, Stephanie Grace International Quilt Festival in Houston. Judy has Whitson‟s earliest memories include her mother – won several dozen awards at the Machine Quilter‟s and truck-driver father – quilting. Her own Showcase. She brings lots of ideas and inspiration quilting experience began when her children were to her students. young and a group of women gathered in the basement of her Lincoln NE home to help her finish She has just signed a contract with AQS to publish a a quilt she‟d begun as a teenager. A friendship book on Free Motion Quilting which is due to be begun then resulted in the co-founding of Mulberry published in 2010. Lane, a quilt pattern design company that also marketed sewing related pewter jewelry to quilt ********** shops and gift vendors. Offered a publishing contract for her first historical novel in 1994, 32

Registration Form for QNE 2010 PLEASE PRINT:

Please mail the registration form and your check Name ______payable to NSQG to: Address ______Quilt Nebraska c/o Bonnie Kucera City, State, Zip ______

905 Goldenrod Circle Home Phone ( ) ______Hickman NE 68372 Alternate phone (optional) ______There are four time periods to schedule: Friday AM, Friday PM, Saturday AM, and E-mail address ______Saturday PM. If you choose not to attend a workshop/lecture during a time period, please All Fees and prices are Per Person: check No Class Wanted. Please indicate your 1st, REGISTRATION CHOICES: 2nd, and 3rd choice for EACH TIME PERIOD. If you choose an all day class, please write it as the PLEASE CIRCLE ONE same choice morning and afternoon. Full Pkg. (4 units – 4 meals) NSQG Member $185

Example – Saturday Full Pkg. (4 units – 4 meals) non-member $200 Morning Afternoon One Day (2 units – 2 meals) NSQG Member $110 ___ No Class Wanted ___ No Class Wanted One Day (2 units – 2 meals) non-member $125 1st Choice SAD01 1st Choice SAD01 Registration Subtotal $______2nd Choice SAM19 2nd Choice SPM20 Options – Circle Please 3rd Choice SAD05 3rd Choice SAD05 Quilt History Day (includes meal) $40 Friday Guest Banquet (No. ____ X $30) ______Friday Saturday Guest Banquet Morning Afternoon (No. ____ X $30) ______No Class Wanted ___ No Class Wanted Registration Total $______1st Choice ______1st Choice ______Special Event Opportunities 2nd Choice ______2nd Choice ______I would like to be a teacher‟s aide ______3rd Choice ______3rd Choice ______I am bringing: Saturday Charity Challenge Quilt ______Friendship Block Exchange ______No Class Wanted ___ No Class Wanted Friendship Cupcake Exchange ______1st Choice ______1st Choice ______Show „n Tell ______2nd Choice ______2nd Choice ______Our guild is bringing a raffle quilt ______3rd Choice ______3rd Choice ______Name of Guild ______

Person to deliver & pick up quilt TOP THREE Most Wanted Classes (Regardless of time slot) ______

______/______/______Special Dietary Needs: Please specify ______Every effort will be made to select from your most wanted classes. If this isn‟t possible, we will try to give you at least one of your first choices. See You in North Platte – July 22-25! 33