CMQ Workshops

We have two workshops available this year. Both include a wonderful catered buffet lunch. The price for each is $40 for CMQ or Common Threads Quilt Guild members, and is $50 for non-members. The location for both is the Columbus School for the Blind, where we hold our regular monthly meetings. For more information, or to register, please contact Luci Gubbins.

"Using Photographs to Create Patterns: Appliqué Quilting With Fusible Web", with Kate Gorman

April 19, 2008, 9AM-3PM
(Kate is our April Meeting speaker, so check our calendar for more information on her.)

This class is designed for quilters who want to make the transition from working with traditional patterns into making quilts using their own personal imagery, but don’t know where to begin. Working with photographs, we will make patterns and transform your photos into fun works of fiber art. If you want to make a pictorial quilt, but are intimidated by the drawing process, this class is for you.

The goal of this workshop is to create a quilt top and learn stitching techniques to enhance and stabilize the appliqué.

Supplies:
Photograph(s)
Scissors - both fabric and paper
Iron - I will have a few extras, so don't bring your $100 Rowenta - it might get glue on it.
Cardboard surface about 20" x 24"
All the fabric you think you need *
Sewing machine **
Fusible Web such as Wonder-Under ***
Tracing Paper ***
Thread
Straight Pins
Embellishments (if you like that sort of thing)

We will not have access to a copy machine at the workshop so it is important that you enlarge your photograph on a copier before class begins. Photos of pets, plants, wildlife, and landscapes will work best. Start with a simple image: a chicken, a single vase of daffodils, a house. If the photo is too complex, you will need to do some editing. Enlarge the photo on a copier to a size that will work for a small wall hanging. I recommend between 200-400%. Make sure that the image is still fairly readable after enlarging. Don’t forget to bring your original photograph with you! You will need it for reference.

*If you are a traditionalist, choose fabrics close to the colors in the original photo. I recommend shaking things up a bit and trying the unexpected, say, all polka dots, or making your dog purple. (I will talk about that a lot.) I also recommend bringing more fabric than you think you need. My most successful workshops occur when people bring lots, but are also willing to share/trade. Sometimes your neighbor has just the right blue, or you may have just what they need.

**We may not get to the stitching so leave your sewing machine in the car until after lunch.

***Sometimes it is hard to gauge how much fusible web and tracing paper you will need. If you want to supply your own you should bring 5 yards of Wonder Under and 3-4 sheets of 24"x26" tracing paper. Kate will have tracing paper and Wonder Under and charge you by the piece/yard.
 

"Reverse Appliqué", with Teri Tope

May 24, 2008, 9AM–5PM
This class is designed for quilters who want to learn or improve their reverse appliqué techniques. Working with one of Teri’s patterns and your fabric, you will learn the best practices of reverse appliqué.

Teri is an award-winning quilter and a nationally recognized designer of quilts and quilt patterns. She owns Material Girl Designs. Teri is working on a book on reverse appliqué techniques.

Teri is a member of Quintessential Quilters Quilt Guild of Columbus, Ohio and The Appliqué Society® of Central Ohio (TASCO).