Quilting, Embroidery and Surface Design

Quilting, Embroidery and Surface Design Judy Brown "The Bare Necessities" Quilting 101 Want to quilt, overwhelmed with info or lack thereof? Find out just the basics, What supplies you must have to start. Basic tips to accomplish an almost perfect piece from the start (you need at least one mistake to get better). Advisable to bring a notebook and pen. Fri 10:30am – 11:30pm Room 102 Sat 1:30pm – 2:30pm Room 102 Irene Lafleche "Quilting BFFs" Bindings, Facings and Flanges Join us in discovering the exciting world of finishing your quilt to enhance its look. Discover the great variety of finishing techniques. How each is accomplished with perfection. Which one is best to use with your project? How to calculate just how much you need. Advisable to bring a notebook and pen. Fri 1:30pm – 2:30pm Room 102 Canadian Quilters’ Association/ACC Sat 11:30am – 12:30pm Room 102 Kingi Carpenter Silkscreen Fashions: Ain’t it a Peach! We all strive to be unique especially when fashion calls. And, there’s no better way than to start with unique fabric. Peach Beserk fashions are already being worn by celebrities such as Jennifer Love- Hewitt, Portia de Rossi and Paula Abdul and now it’s your turn. Come see a funky, edgy, inspiring collection that will leave you peachless! Fri 10:30am – 11:30am Fashion Arts Stage Sat 10:30am – 11:30am Fashion Arts Stage Fabric Goes Berserk! Peach Berserk Peach Berserk that is! Join Kingi to see and learn all the basics of screen printing. She’ll create artwork, ‘shooting’ silkscreens and As well as creating one of a kind printing while exploring different types of fabric designs and how to prints, Kingi offers screen printing "print create them. And, you’ll see how to set up your own inexpensive with a pint" workshops which include a and amazing screen print studio… the Peach Berserk way! beer, all supplies and instruction. Fri 12:30pm – 1:30pm Discovery Centre Contact Kingi at [email protected] Sat 2:30pm – 3:30pm Discovery Centre to book your print with a pint creative workshop! Quilting, Embroidery and Surface Design CUT TIME. QUILT MORE.™ AccuQuilt Presentation at The Quilt Store Join us for this fun and inspiring GO!® class! You’ll learn how to get accurate cuts everytime and how this innovative fabric cutting tool will save you time in your cutting process, too! In addition, you’ll learn tips and techniques to get the most use out of your fabric using the AccuQuilt GO!® Fabric Cutters. Come See & Learn More About: • All the exciting possibilities with the GO!® System • Get inspired by a GO! Trunk Show The Quilt Store • See the NEW and exciting GO! Qubes™ Sat 10:30am – 11:30am Room Discovery Centre Valerie Miller Create something “Truly your own” Using basic shapes draft a modern table runner pattern to take home. In this presentation Valerie will guide you through simple piecing and design techniques to aid you in successfully designing a piece that is truly your own. This simple “hands on” design project will introduce basic cutting and sewing concepts. Fri 10:30am – 11:30am Discovery Centre Sat 9:30am – 10:30am Discovery Centre “Back to Basics” Simple techniques that will ease and improve every quilter’s journey. Valerie will show interesting methods and approaches to aid you in Valerie Miller Quilted Covers the execution of your next project, demonstrating cutting, sewing, pressing and other valuable skills. She will explore new and interesting ways to use new tools and old. Fri 1:30pm – 2:30pm Discovery Centre Sat 11:30am – 12:30pm Discovery Centre Valerie Prideaux Fun with Tumbler Templates Valerie Prideaux, founder of "Quilts at the Creek", will demonstrate the use of tumbler templates to put together a wide variety of quilt tops from bed quilts to wall art and play mats. Fri 1:30pm – 2:30pm Room 104 York Heritage Quilters Guild Quilting, Embroidery and Surface Design Bernadette Kent Wool and Cotton Hand Appliqué Let’s learn the basic technique for wool appliqué. This class/demo will guide you through cutting simple shapes. How to stitch your shapes to a background Now let’s add some cotton appliqué for texture and interest. What’s the perfect thread for you to get that perfect invisible stitch? Come to class and find out. Fri 2:30pm – 3:30pm Room 102 Sat 9:30am – 10:30am Room 102 Wonderfil Specialty Threads English Paper Piecing Make this simple project in class and learn how easy it is to use English Paper piecing to create a design. Discover the amazing accuracy paper piecing gives when using wild angles. This is a great ‘take on the go’ project . Fri 11:30am –12:30pm Room 102 Sat 2:30pm – 3:30pm Room 102 Big Stitch and Visible Mending Big stitch quilting is a wonderful way to add texture and interest to any project. We are going to explore visible mending also known as boro stitching , sashiko, or kantha stitching, which make use of the continuous running stitch. Fri 12:30pm – 1:30pm Room 102 Sat 12:30pm – 1:30pm Room 102 Jo Gatenby Paper Embroidery Designer Jo Gatenby (X’s & Oh’s) introduces you to the easy, fun, and fascinating art of PAPER EMBROIDERY. Purchase a small card kit and try hands on as she walks you through the simple steps to create your project; or just enjoy the free lecture and receive a general technique handout for future reference! Sat 12:30pm – 1:30pm Room 105 X’s and Oh’s .

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