Annette Ornelas

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Southwind Designs features original designs and patterns by Annette Ornelas, a German-born quilt artist, teacher and designer. Annette lives in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Southwind Designs, which began in 2000, was developed to offer students unique quilting patterns that were easy, fun and could be done by any level of quilter. Owner Annette Ornelas wanted to teach quilting in a way that would put her students at ease in a relaxed atmosphere and provide a new spin on traditional patterns and quilts.

Since then, Annette has produced eighty patterns and two books one of which, Peeled-Back Patchwork: Curves without Piecing, was published through AQS in 2004. She also developed the Dimensional Curves technique to simplify the process of piecing curved quilt-block shapes for her students. In the last five years Southwind Designs has produced quilt patterns for Timeless Treasures Fabrics.

Lecture: Dimensional Curved Piecing or Peeled-Back Patchwork – (cancelled)
Friday morning

The lecture will transport you into another quilting dimension. Annette will bring numerous quilts and samples so everyone can see how it actually works.

Class: Turtle Tots – (cancelled)
(6 hours – Friday afternoon and Saturday morning)

The Turtle Tots pattern features 10.5″ turtle blocks, which are used to make a cute 40.5″ x 50.5″ children’s or baby quilt. Also includes: Art Quilt Scape – 19″ x 47″.

There is a pattern fee of $10.00.

Materials and Supplies:

  • Print (Turtle Shell) various 2-1/2” wide scraps total of 1/4 yard or less
  • Medium (Turtle Shell) various 2-1/2” wide scraps total of 1/4 yard or less
  • Dark (Turtle Head/Legs) 1/3 yard
  • Turtle Background (Light) 3/4 yards
  • Setting:
    • Medium (Ocean) 2/3 yards
    • Accent (insert) 1/4 yard
    • Large Background (Light) 1 yard
  • Sewing machine in good working order.
  • Bring standard sewing equipment.

Some pre-cutting is required.

Class: Whoo’s There? – (cancelled)
(6 hours – Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning)

Meet the Whoo’s. Three fun whimsical owls with an attitude. The owls are tucked inside and along the sides of a tree trunk. A variety of leaf blocks are arranged alternately on the tree and in columns on the right side of the wall hanging.
Size: 41″ x 42.

There is a pattern fee of $10.

Materials and Supplies:

  • Dark (head, wings) 1/4 yard
  • Accent (beak) 1/8 yard or scraps
  • Medium (belly) 1/8 yard
  • Bright (eyes) 1/8 yard
  • Light Background 1/3 yard
  • Green (leaves) 1/2 yard
  • Brown (trunk) 3/4 yards
  • Medium Background (green) 3/4 yards