MAQ www.maqonline.org Mid-Appalachian Quilters 24rd Annual Educational Seminar July 15-17, 2011 Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, MD 21727 It's time for MAQ! If you’re a first-timer, welcome! If you’re a veteran MAQer, welcome back! Registration opens April 1 and closes June 1. Registering for classes is easy: By Web: Go to the MAQ Web site at www.maqonline.org, pick your classes, and follow the instructions that will lead you through the registration process. By mail: Complete the registration form on www.maqonline.org and mail it with your check to Louise Harris, MAQ Treasurer, 2514 Poffenberger, Middletown, MD 21769. Please note: Mail-in registrations may take up to 2 weeks to be processed, so you might not get a seat in the classes you want. Highlights of MAQ 2011: Friday, Saturday, Sunday – Classes, classes, classes Friday evening – Shopping at the instructor Vendor Mall and a special speaker Saturday evening– Shopping at the instructor Vendor Mall; MAQ business meeting; Show and Tell, featuring projects from this and past year’s MAQ classes; door prizes; and Lottery Block winners MAQ members will elect a new board for the 2012-2103 term at the Saturday evening business meeting. We hope to see you in July for a weekend of quilting fun. If you have any questions, links to board members’ e-mail addresses are posted at www.maqonline.org. Toni, Betty, Louise, and Karen Your 2010-2011 MAQ Board MAQ 2010 – The Basics Location Mount Saint Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, MD. (US Route 15 north of Frederick, MD, and south of Gettysburg, PA.) Accessibility, Security All classrooms and dorms are handicapped accessible with 24-hour campus security. Housing Rooms will be in Bicentennial Hall. All rooms are single occupancy in suites that house 2 to 4 people per suite. Suites feature a shared bathroom with a shower, toilet, and a sink; a lounge area; refrigerator; and linens (but the pillows are really puny). The building has an elevator. Porters Students will help you load and unload during arrival and departure at classrooms and Bicentennial Hall. Meals Residents --All meals are included from Friday’s dinner through Sunday’s lunch in the cafeteria. Commuter students -- Meal cards are available for purchase during registration or students can pay cash for meals (average costs are $5 for breakfast, $7 for lunch, $10 for dinner). Classrooms Located about 200 yards from the dorms. Sidewalks between buildings enable the use of luggage carts to transport class supplies. An elevator is available in the classroom building. Lottery Block This year’s Lottery Block is “Split 9 Patch.” Turn in your blocks at MAQ to Linda August or Kim Jalette for a chance to win blocks during Saturday night’s program. Massages Massage therapists Cassie and Erika will offer on-site massage therapy. Sign-up sheets will be available in the lobby of Knott Academic Center. Bring cash or your checkbook to pay them for their services. Vendor Mall Instructors will sell fabric, patterns, books and other goodies Friday and Saturday evening. Supply Lists Supply lists for classes are posted on the MAQ Web site. Cancellations Cancellations before June 15 will receive an 80% refund. No refunds after June 15. You can find a substitute to take your place instead of forfeiting the fees. Helpful HintsFor All Students Bring a sweater just in case your classroom is chilly. Leave your iron at home. MAQ supplies them and we need to be careful not to overload the circuits. For Resident Students Bring: A quilt if you’re staying in the dorms. They can get a bit chilly. Your own pillow. The ones provided aren’t all that great. Hand soap for the bathroom. Classes Friday Morning Classes 9 a.m. to Noon 101 Friday Morning 9 a.m. to Noon Phatkats Skill Level: Confident Beginner Instructor: Erin Method: Machine Pieced Underwood Erin@ErinUnderwoodQu ilts.com Project Size: 61” by 73” Project Rating: Easy (20 Cats) or 49” by 71” (12 Cats) Love Cats? Constructing this adorable fan quilt with absolutely no curved piecing or appliqué will make you love them even more! Choose “kitty” colors or select a vibrant array of fabrics to spark it up a bit. The goal for this 1/2 day class is to finish two cat blocks, one left-facing and one right-facing. And when the quilt is finished, you can cuddle with all your favorite felines and not be covered in fur! Skills Taught: New technique for constructing fan blocks Supply List: Yes Pre-Class Prep: No Additional Class Fee: $10 for pattern 102 Friday Morning 9 a.m. to Noon Stained Glass Pickup Skill Level: Beginner Sticks© Instructor: Debby Kratovil Method: Machine [email protected] Piecing Project Size: 54” by 64” Project Rating: Easy Lap Quilt or 28” by 48” Table Runner This is a “no template” quilt using only pre-cut 10- 1/2” squares. (If you have a stack of 10” squares, they will also work with this particular pattern.) Beginning with stacks of squares and a rotary cutter, you will slice and shuffle your stacks, and sew them together with skinny strips to simulate stained glass. No bias edges, no funky cutting techniques – just straight cuts and easy sewing. A set of four squares will yield four blocks. Block size is approximately 10” finished. Skills Taught: No template rotary cutting Supply List: Yes Pre-Class Prep: No Additional Class Fee: No 103 Friday Morning Note: 4-hour Class 8 a.m. to Noon Border Patrol Skill Level: Intermediate Instructor: Deloa Jones Method: Hands-On [email protected] Longarm Project Size: Not Applicable Project Rating: Moderate As a longarm quilter, Deloa doesn’t turn her quilts to quilt side borders -- it is too much work, bother, and time -- so she developed many simple free- motion designs that can be done in the borders and in sashings. Learn how to space your borders and turn the corners. You will learn a very simple, easy, and fast way to do your sashings continuously with very few starts and stops. There are 25+ simple designs for the beginner to help you get started in your free-motion border adventure on a longarm quilting machine. Skills Taught: Free motion longarm quilting Supply List: No Pre-Class Prep: No Additional Class Fee: $100 hands-on longarm practice 127 Friday Morning 9 a.m. to Noon Studio Skill Level: All Instructor: Patsy Hartnett Method: Student’s Choice Project Size: NA Project Rating: NA Studio is designed for students who want time to do their own thing. You bring your own projects, and Patsy will be on hand to assist you with hints, tips, and techniques when you need a helping hand. Studio is also offered Saturday and Sunday. Skills Taught: Assistance available in a variety of skills. Supply List: No Pre-Class Prep: No Additional Class Fee: No Friday Afternoon Classes 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 104 Friday Afternoon 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Hand Appliqué by Machine Skill Level: Confident Beginner Instructor: Erin Underwood Method: Machine [email protected] Appliqué Project Size: 16” by 18” Project Rating: Moderate Love the look of hand appliqué but just don’t have the time for handwork? Try this technique that makes your machine appliqué look as if it was done by hand but only takes a fraction of the time. Learn all about the tricks and tools you need for success. Your quilt will look like you sat for hours and needle-turned each piece. Skills Taught: Blind hem stitch for machine appliqué, introduction to washable freezer paper Supply List: Yes Pre-Class Prep: No Additional Class Fee: $3 for pattern and freezer- paper templates 105 Friday Afternoon 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Coffee Filter Fans Skill Level: Beginner Instructor: Debby Kratovil Method: Machine, [email protected] Foundation Pieced Project Size: 6” blocks; Project Rating: Easy most students opt for a 12-20 block project No kidding! You really can paper piece on large coffee filters. They are just convenient circles, which we divide, mark and use as a paper foundation. The four-blade fan is finished NOT with a quarter circle base, but with an easy to sew triangle. And the best part is Debby’s EZ method for turning the curved edge of the fan under and attaching by machine. No handwork at all. Debby brings all coffee filters for students. Skills Taught: Accurate paper piecing with Debby’s EZ method, block base finishing with triangle instead of traditional 1/4 circle, no curved sewing to finish the curved edge (honest – you use a facing technique), simple machine zig zag stitch to secure the fan block to background fabric. Supply List: Yes Pre-Class Prep: Optional; if pre- cutting is done ahead of time, many blocks can be finished Additional Class Fee: $3 for patterns and coffee filters for 16 to 20 blocks 106 Friday Afternoon Note: 4-hour Class 1:30 to 5:30 Quilt Me a Garden Skill Level: Intermediate Instructor: DeLoa Jones Method: Hands-On [email protected] Longarm Project Size: NA Project Rating: Moderate Finally, flowers in my house that won’t die. Even if you don’t have a green thumb, with some very simple shapes and techniques, you can quilt beautiful flowers that you can use in motifs, wreaths, and overalls. Deloa will teach you several leaf vines for borders and sashings. Your flower arrangements will only be limited by your imagination. Skills Taught: Free motion longarm flowers Supply List: No Pre-Class Prep: No Additional Class Fee: $100 for hands-on longarm practice 128 Friday Afternoon 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.