Workshop with Catherine Redford Workshop with Catherine RedfordSunday, February 18, 202410:00am – 4:00pm $50 DOQ Member $55 Non-Member Murphy School,3717 Murphy School Rd, Durham, NC Learn to make a beautiful bowl or table runner from clothesline and fabric on the sewing machine. Start with the basic no fuss techniques, then choose your project and start stitching. Go home with the skills necessary to start your next fabulous piece.
Tina has been quilting for 32 years. She specializes in precision piecing (foundation and English paper piecing) and domestic machine quilting. She enjoys learning new techniques and has been stretching her skills to try art quilting Her website is seaside-stitches.com Location: Murphy School, Room 33717 Murphy School Rd, Durham, NC 27705 English Paper Piecing for BeginnersMarch 19, 2023 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM$35 Member – $40 non-memberEnglish Paper Piecing (EPP) is growing in popularity once again as quilters embrace slow stitching, it is portable and offers a great opportunity for fussy cutting. Instruction will include printing your own templates, basting options, and invisible hand stitching. Templates will be provided to get you started. Once you’ve learned the basics in the morning join our afternoon class: Design Your Own English Paper Pieced BlockMarch 19, 2023, 1:00PM – 5:PM$40 Member – $45 non-MemberCreate your own unique 4″ hexagonal block. Instruction includes EPP geometry, color & design basics, basting options, various hand piecing stitches, curved piecing, finishing options. Class handout includes a bonus table runner pattern. Both Classes – Members $65 – Non-Members $70 Use these links to sign up English Paper Piecing for BeginnersMember $35Non-Member $40Design Your Own BlockMember $40Non-Member $45Both ClassesMember $65Non-Member …
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2020 has been nicknamed the year of perfect vision. Because it is also an election year we are hearing a lot about candidate’s visions for the future of our country. Your challenge for 2020, then, is to make a quilted representation of “Vision”, however you wish to interpret its meaning. Your interpretation must include 10 stars and 10 flying geese (no more, no less of each of these.)
Block-of-the-Month is a chance to try making some different blocks. Bring your completed block (or blocks) to the guild meeting for a chance to win them all. The more blocks you bring, the more chances to win! Even though meetings are canceled, keep making blocks — we will have a drawing for each month once we can all meet together again.
Our group donated quilts to Sleep in Heavenly Peace a non-profit group that builds and delivers bunk beds to children and families in need. The new Durham chapter was featured on WTVD. and included quilts that we donated.
My Initials The 2019 Guild Challenge is “My Initials.” Take the first letter of your first name, middle name, and last name and incorporate something beginning with each of those letters into your quilt. If two of the letters are the same, you must use something different for each. For example, if your initials are SPP (like Shawn), you could use star-purple-parrot, or sunset-pinwheel-paisley. See Shawn to sign up . It costs $2 to join. Quilts are due at the October guild meeting.
Bring your completed block(s) to the meeting. Enter your name in the drawing one time for each block you bring (if you make two blocks you can enter your name twice, etc.) The lucky person whose name is drawn wins all the blocks. September Block: Scrappy Pumpkin Colors:This block requires six orange fabrics, one brown, one green and one background. https://shop.mybluprint.com/quilting/article/pumpkin-quilt-block/ August Block: Scrappy Susannah Colors: Background – use a solid or tone on tone white background. Rest of Block – use scraps that are all the same color, as shown in the sample below. (So, all blues, all reds, all purples, etc.) http://www.abrightcorner.com/2014/09/quilt-block-tutorialthe-scrappy-susannah.html July Block: Sawtooth Star http://www.quilterscache.com/S/SawtoothBlock.html Colors: Star – use a white tone on tone or print.Background – use either a red or dark blue tone on tone or solid June Block: Sailboat Colors: Water – use a medium to dark blue fabric Sky – use blue that is lighter than water Sails – solid white or print Boat – use any color you wish Makes a 12 inch finished block https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/twelve-sailboats-quilt-block-pattern-2821213 May Block: Flower Basket (Cactus Pot) Colors: use a white fabric for the background, a medium to large floral print for inside the basket, and tone …
March 16 & 17 Chapel Hill Public Library – 100 Library Drive Explore and appreciate more than 50 quilts made by local crafters in recognition of their 40th anniversary. A special section of red and white quilts will mark the Ruby anniversary. All ages can learn the history of the craft and enjoy hands-on opportunities to learn conventional and novel quilting techniques.
February 18 – Nanette ZellerAn Artistic Journey, Finding Your Own Voice In this trunk-show style lecture and slideshow, Nanette shares her journey of discovering her own artistic voice. She describes learning how to quilt with traditional piecing and then switching to mixed-media art. Her journey of self-discovery will provide us with inspiration and confidence to seek our own quilting style. www.nanettesewz.com March 18 – Nicole Neblett (Mama Love Quilts)Less is More: Making Minimalists Modern Quilts Nicole is the mama behind Mama Love Quilts (www.mamalovequilts.com), an online resource for modern quilting enthusiasts. As a modern quilting designer, instructor, and blogger, she provides quilters with the inspiration and information to create their own modern quilts. April 8 – YouLet Your Ingenuity Shine! Bring Your Favorite Tool or Common Object that you use in making quilts or fabric art. Come to the meeting prepared to show and talk about your favorite tool or object. Bring a sample showing how you have used it. These “tools” can be anything – your favorite chair cushion, the ruler you couldn’t live without, the reminder you hang above your sewing machine, the gripper that prevents your foot pedal from leaving the room. We hope this program will not …
In keeping with our year long celebration of the guild’s 40th anniversary, this year’s challenge has two requirements. First, it should be your interpretation of the word Celebrate!, and second, it should incorporate something old and something new. Members are still welcome to join the challenge. The cost is $2 (see Shawn to pay) and the quilts are due at the October meeting.
DOQ’s 40th Birthday is in 2018! To celebrate, we have a number of new and retro events lined up: YOUR Birthday Month – at the Guild meeting during your birthday month, you get to pick a fat quarter bundle and 2 patterns. It’s the Guild’s birthday present to you! You must be a paid member and present at the meeting to select your bundle and patterns. Bi-Annual Silent Auction in January – A DOQ favorite event to clear out the old and bring in the new (new to you, at least)! The guild hosts this event that helps everyone shuffle their projects and start looking for new ways to inspire them. Bus Trip to Hampton Mid-Atlantic Show Feb 24th– Vicki Childers volunteered to coordinate this – Thank you! Please see her article in the newsletter for more details. National Quilt Day on March 17th – We will have a workshop or demonstration at a library with quilt related crafts for kids. We will definitely celebrate this special day! Workshop with Rosie Summers on April 28th – The Deb Tucker Studio 180 Design workshop will be limited to 8 – 15 people and the Guild will cover some of the cost for …
Rosie Summers, guild member and certified Studio 180 Design instructor, will teach the Marrakesh Quilt workshop. When: April 28 from 9am-3pm Where: Hillsborough Presbyterian Church Cost for DOQ members: $20 Cost for Non-members: $40 Sign up begins: DOQ January 22nd meeting You must purchase (or bring if you already own) the pattern and tools (Tucker Trimmer I and Wing Clipper I) for the class. You can purchase these when you sign-up and you will get them the day of class. Paid participants will receive cutting instructions when signing up. Questions? Ask Cynthia at cynthia.latta54@gmail.com
January 22: Silent Auction Out with the old and in with the new – at least new to you! Sort through your sewing room, closets and drawers for fabric, notions, rulers, patterns, orphan blocks, books, etc., for our auction. This is a great way to pass along those quilting items you don’t use or want and make room to bring home some things you do want! Money raised supports the guild. Bids start at $1, and increase in $1 increments, no cents! Bundle items so bids can start at $1. Print out your bid sheets and fill in a starting bid for each item before the meeting. February 19: Deb Johnson – “Journey as a Quilter: Trying to fit a square peg into a round hole and other life’s lessons learned along the way……. (Never say never in quilting!)” I started out in 1988, wanting to be a traditional quilter. I loved antique quilts especially of the civil war era and was a little too uppity in my convictions about color and form. I was never going to hand piece, do applique, do hexies, or anything abstract or modern. Life has a way of picking us up and shaking us out and several years ago, my eyes and …
When: Saturday February 24, 2018 Where: The bus will leave from and return to the St. Thomas Moore (STM) parking lot for the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival. Time: The bus will arrive at STM at 5:45 am and depart promptly at 6:00 am sharp – Planned arrival at Hampton is 10:00 am – Planned departure from Hampton 5:00 pm, sharp – Arrival back to STM is planned for 9:00 pm Cost: $36.00 per person for DOQ members (We have room for 55 people, so it is only open to members at this time) and your payment is your confirmed reservation, no reservations taken without payment. Please note: Checks (made out to the DOQ) are HIGHLY preferred over cash, so please bring your checkbook. ONE check per seat is accepted. Cost includes: Bus to and from the show Admission to the show Tip for the bus driver Snacks Door prizes Important Notice – There are no refunds once you make your reservation! You are welcome to sell your seat to a friend or other DOQ member, but Vicki can’t be involved in any of these transactions, she only needs to be notified of the name of the person sitting in the reserved seat if it is different from …
Update! Our guild had been making some blocks for the 100 count NC quilt. As of July 1st, we are only missing 13 counties. The coordinators have contacted guilds and shops in those counties to help us, so we don’t need any others from our guild. During World War II, more young men from North Carolina were rejected from serving in the military because of health reasons than any other state. Not surprisingly, the state’s number of doctors and hospitals ranked near the bottom. North Carolina needed a state hospital! Centralized Chapel Hill, where a two-year medical school, opened in 1879, was expanding to a four-year program, and was seen as the logical setting for the state hospital which would serve all of its people regardless of ability to pay. North Carolina Memorial Hospital opened for business on September 2, 1952, and has grown into five hospitals in the years since. Before celebrating the opening of the N.C. Women’s and N.C. Children’s Hospitals on September 8, 2001, Joy Javits was tapped to lead a project that would represent all 100 counties served by the Hospitals. The response was enthusiastic and along with drawings of their county flag by children, and writings by …
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June: “Sharp Points the Easy Way.” Trunk show by Rosemary Summers, Certified Instructor for Deb Tucker’s Studio 180 Design. The trunk show will feature quilts made with Studio 180 Design Tools and highlight how to use the tools with any quilt pattern. Selected tools and patterns will be available for purchase. Checks or cash only. July: “Every Quilt Tells a Story” Trunk show of mini quilts based on Civil War events, trips to historic places and family history, by Susan Pierce of High Point. Patterns will be available for purchase. Check her out on Facebook at Miss Susie Quilts. August: “Finishing UFOs” Lecture by Karen Comstock. Karen loves to come visit guilds to talk about quilting and finishing UFO’s. By showing samples of her work and discussing the creative process she poignantly and humorously illustrates with stories from her own life, emphasizing the role of her friends and family in her quilt design. http://www.quilttricks.com September: “A Behind the Scenes Look at Quilt Judging” Ever wonder what goes on behind closed doors when you submit a quilt for judging? Curious about what the judges are looking for? Want to know what makes a winning quilt? Evelyn Judson and Suzan DeSerres …
Our April program was on sewing machine maintenance and simple techniques to keep your machine clean and running smoothly. Adam (adard.5000@gmail.com) does sewing machine repair at: Studio Stitch in Greensboro 336-288-9200 and Sew Original in Winston Salem 336-760-1121 This site had a good review of the points Adam made at the meeting: Spring Cleaning for your Sewing Machine.
Lee has been creating since she first discovered crayons at age 2! She’s from a family of quilters and learned everything from her mother, affectionately known as The Guru. She loves all things fabric – from zippy pouch to queen size quilt – and everything in between. With a love of color and bold graphic shapes, Lee enjoys designing patterns and teaching all types of classes, while sharing her adventures on her blog, www.maychappell.com. She is a trained graphic designer which shows in her clean aesthetic. Her work has appeared in multiple publications, including Stitch, Quiltmaker & Modern Patchwork. She is an active member of the Triad Modern Quilt Guild. Lee lives in beautiful North Carolina with Mack the Chihuahua.
Author, teacher and fabric designer Nancy Mahoney has enjoyed making quilts for over twenty-five years. An impressive range of her beautiful quilts have been featured in many books and over 175 national and international quilt magazines, with more books and patterns in the works. She also has created over 100 quilt patterns for a number of fabric manufacturers. Nancy has designed 15 fabric collections for P&B Textiles and Clothworks. With the belief that making a quilt should be fun, Nancy’s goal is for her students to have a good time, learn something new, and make a quilt that they will enjoy for many years. Visit her website www.nancymahoney.com for more information and free patterns.
Nancy will be teaching “Feathered Star” – a wall hanging for one of her full day classes and the other full day class, she will teach “Round About”. Go to Nancy’s web site at www.nancymahoney.com to view the quilts and supply lists. Nancy is a national star and her use of tools and techniques can be applied to ALL your quilting projects. Her patterns are regularly seen in Fons and Porter and many other magazines. You can use your own color schemes to make brilliant patterns. The cost is only $40 for DOQ members or $60 for non-members. Please note that there will be no reimbursement if you sign up but are unable to attend. If you cannot attend, you may find a substitute to take your place. “Feathered Star” is a class that offers cutting and piecing techniques for making accurate triangle squares. Her methods make short work of tricky looking blocks. Design and color possibilities will be discussed. Pattern included for each student. Finished size: 44″ x 44″ Supply list “Round About” is easier to make than it looks. Class time begins with tips for sewing accurate patchwork blocks using strip piecing techniques. Then we’ll shift our focus to easy invisible …
This year’s mystery challenge celebrates the 16th year of the 21st century. Your challenge entry must: Include a 16 patch block in some way, shape or form in your quilt Use 16 fabrics (no more, no less) on the front of the quilt (so the binding counts, but not the backing) To get you started one of your 16 fabrics is provided for you Have fun! Quilts are due at the October DOQ meeting.
Mari de Moya is a former DOQ member who now lives in Fayetteville. Mari’s educational background is in art and anthropology, with a specialty in Asian art. Over the years she has held numerous positions relating to art teaching and management in museums, schools and even her own home art business. In addition to being a quilter, Mari is also a potter and painter. At the March meeting Mari will be speaking to us about incorporating Asian fusion motifs into our quilting.
This month, Gayle will be speaking to us about her 2015 quilt challenge: making one donation quilt per week! Gayle is a former DOQ member and is part of the Cherry Creek Lane Quilt Bee. Gayle began quilting 20 years ago, and quilting has been a joy in her life ever since. She designs and constructs both custom quilts and her show quilts, which have won her 1st place prizes at quilt shows. She is the proud owner of a Gammill Long Arm Machine, but her specialty is foundation applique. In addition to her involvement with CCLQB, Gayle also is a member of a donation group that meets at the Hillsborough Senior Center.
We will start collecting Mug Rugs at the February meeting. Enter your name in the drawing for each Mug Rug you turn in. We have some lovely prizes that you could win. How to Make a Mug Rug Finished mug rug is 9”x 6”. These instructions are for piecing the top which consists of a 6 ½” Friendship Star Block and a 3 ½ x 6 ½” Side Block. You need 2 fabrics for the Star Block: one for background and one for star. Cutting Background: Cut 4 squares, 2 ½” on each side. Cut 2 squares, 2 7/8” on each side. Draw diagonal line on wrong side of each. Star: Cut 1 square, 2 ½” on each side. Cut 2 squares, 2 7/8” on each side. Piecing Star Block Pair one 2 7/8” background square with one 2 7/8”star square, right sides together. Stitch ¼” seam on both sides of the diagonal line. Cut on diagonal line. Repeat for other pair of 2 7/8” squares. Finger press gently toward star fabric. Lay out in 9-patch form shown below. Note alignment of the half square triangles. Stitch squares together in each row. Press seams toward outside for rows 1 and 3 …
(Note: Date is 2nd Monday) Start of the new year right by cleaning out your sewing area to make room for cool new stuff. Help our guild by donating and purchasing at the Silent Auction; it’s a fundraiser for our guild’s operating expenses. This year we are asking you to bundle your treasures together so that that each bundle can have a starting bid of at least one dollar — NO COINS allowed – all bids will increase in even dollar amounts. Print out and label your Bid Sheet. Any items that are left at the end of the auction will be donated to the Scrap Exchange if you don’t want to take the home with you. – Bring items and bid sheets – Bring $1’s and checkbooks – Have Fun!