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QuiltCampus
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2008-03 |
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Gallery
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Oh
... No pictures this month, but we will have
some for you next month. 8o) |
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We
are always adding pictures to our gallery.
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| Meet
Our New Teacher! |
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 Darlene
C. Christopherson has
been an accomplished quiltmaker since 1979 and
has had her work published in the books; More
Vertical Set Quilts with Style[AQS] by
Bobbie Aug & Sharon Newman. Sensational
Scrap Quilts by Darra Duffy Williamson,
Patchwork Portfolio by Jinny Beyer, Soft-Edge
Piecing by Jinny Beyer, Great American
Quilts Book 5 and Scrap Quilts fast
and fun by Oxmoor House.
Darlene
taught on the staff of the Jinny Beyer Hilton
Head Seminar for 5 years prior to moving from
northern Virginia to Sioux Falls, South Dakota
in 1992 and has been teaching and lecturing for
guilds and large events since about 1990. In 1997
she and her husband moved to China Spring, Texas
near Waco.
Darlene
teaches hand appliqué, piecing and quilting
as well as design classes. Fabric selection is
discussed in every class as the result of her
beautiful quilts. Attention and patient guidance
is given to all students. Years of experience
have developed time honored techniques and an
understanding of the elements of design and their
importance to quilt making.
Many
guilds have hosted Darlene’s programs and
workshops. Darlene has contributed to the success
of many events such as the International Quilt
Festival in Houston, AQS in Paducah, and Nashville,
Quilt America! in Indianapolis, the Pennsylvania
Extravaganza in Ft. Washington, PA, Road to California,
Quilter’s Heritage Celebration in Lancaster,
Minnesota Quilter's Inc. Shows, the NQA Show,
Georgia Quilt Council and Quilt Colorado.
To
see more of Darlene's work, visit her
web site.
Class
by Darlene is coming soon! - Cutwork Star
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 Fun
Classes! |
 Your
First Quilt by
Maria Hrabovsky (March
1st) - If you have never made a quilt,
this class is for you. It will take you step
by step from the tools and fabrics you will
need right through to a finished, labelled,
machine-quilted, small quilt. Students will
choose the size of quilt they wish to make:
doll quilt, wall hanging, crib quilt, baby
quilt, or child size. Each student’s
quilt will be different from the others. The
only prerequisite for this class is knowing
how to use your sewing machine. More
Information ... Register
Now |
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 Button,
Button, YOU'VE Got the Button!
by Eleanor Levie (March
1st) - We all know you've got a big
old jar or box--or maybe a treasure chest
chock-full of buttons. This class is sure
to unbutton and unleash your imagination
to think about buttons outside the box—and
onto quilts, and quilted accessories, and
wearables. After all, whether buttons are
functional or purely decorative, they're
the perfect accents for everything you make.
More
Information ... Register
Now
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 Apple
Blossoms Painting
by Vicki Johnson (March
22nd) - Make a small painting of a flowering
apple tree to use in a quilt, garment, wall
hanging or other small project. Instruction
for using fabric paint in each procedure
will be given along with a general description
of the type of fabric paint used. Everyone
should have a finished 9" x 9"
painting at the end of class. More
Information ... Register
Now
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 Basic
Celtic for Hand Applique
by Scarlett Rose (April
5th) - Learn an effective method for
making your own bias tape; with your choice
of fabric, your sewing machine and bias
bars. Take the first steps in learning how
to draw Celtic designs by using Scarlett's
new technique for creating knots - the Magic
Key series. This class also shows how to
hand appliqué for the right or left
handed. For the beginner, but with optional
suggestions for the intermediate and advanced,
who may be interested in learning what can
be done with designing your own Celtic knotwork.
More
Information ... Register
Now
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 Egg
Hunt! |
| CampusCop
(our chat bot) is going on an Egg Hunt.
When he finds an egg, he will tell everyone that
is in the chat channel that he found an egg. |
| CampusCop
will post a URL of a web page that has the egg on
it. There is a place on the web page for the chatters
to send a notice that they found the egg too. |
| The
ones that finds all the eggs will be in a drawing
to win a prize! |
| The
hunt starts March 9th and will run till March 21st. |
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will announce the winner of the hunt during our
party on March 22nd. |
| Come
on into chat and check out the great eggs that CampusCop
finds. |
| URLs
to the eggs will be randomly posted from 7am to
9pm (central time) every day. |
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Easter
Egg Hunt Party! |
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| This
is your invitation to party! |
| when: |
Saturday
March 22nd, 8pm to 9pm central time |
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| where:
QuiltCampus
chat room |
| Come
join us and have fun! |
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See
who found all the eggs! |
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Door
prizes! |
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Party
Music! (need to be on mIRC for music) |
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Fun
Fun and more Fun! |
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Penny
Rug Fun Party! |
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| This
is your invitation to party! |
| when: |
Tuesday
March 19th, 3pm to 4pm central time |
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Wednesday
March 20th, 8pm to 9pm central time |
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| where:
QuiltCampus
chat room |
| Come
join us and have fun! |
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See
the wonderful Bunny
penny rugs |
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Door
prizes! |
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Party
Music! (need to be on mIRC for music) |
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Fun
Fun and more Fun! |
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more! For every $25.00 you spend with us, you receive
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for all your quilting needs! |
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Crossword
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| ACROSS |
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Another
term for set-in seams. |
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Width
Of Fabric (from selvage to selvage) (abbreviation)
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_____
stitch. A handstitch used to temporarily sew
pieces together. This stitch can also be used
to baste turned-under seam allowances for
hand applique'. |
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stitch. A hand stitch used to secure applique'
pieces to the background fabric. The stitch
is used often for raw edge applique'. |
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A
small cut to help curved edges of fabric to
lay flat. You cut perpendicular to the seam
allowance edge and stop about 1/16" before
getting to the seam line. |
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_____
stitch. Another term for blindstitch. |
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_____
applique'. The process to use a sewing machine
to applique' pieces to a background fabric.
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_____
quilt. A quilt that is a collection of different
blocks. Blocks may or may not be the same
size. |
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_____
Print. Fabric with a distinct up and down
or side to side pattern. |
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_____
Up. This is when you use a square ruler to
assure all the corners of a block are right
angles. This also removes any fabric ears
that may be left over from making the block.
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On
Grain (abbreviation) |
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| DOWN |
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_____
points. Folded fabric triangles stitched around
the perimeter of the quilt as embellishment.
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_____
foot. A sewing machine attachment designed
to move the top fabric through the sewing
machine at the same rate that the feed dogs
move the bottom fabric. |
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Quarter
inch _____. A sewing machine attachment designed
to allow scant quarter-inch seams to make
a quilt. |
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Fat
_____. A piece of fabric (11" x 18") that
is half of a fat quarter (18" x 22"). |
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Quilt
_____. Piece of fabric with information printed
on it. Typically stitched to the back side
of the quilt as a way to preserve a quilt's
history for future generations. Information
usually include the quiltmaker's name, the
date it was made and any other important information
about the quilt. |
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_____
quilt. A quilt made by several people to be
given to one person. Each participant usually
signs the block they made. |
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Triangle. A block with a diagonal seam line.
Two different fabrics are on each side of
the line, usually forming a light/dark configuration.
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A
single fabric shape joined to other pieces
of fabric to make a block. |
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A
method for moving the quilting needle from
one point to another through the batting.
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This
is a problem that is associated with synthetic
battings. The loose fibers of the batting
can work their way out through the spaces
between the threads of the fabric. As more
fibers migrate out, they can join and twist
to forming little balls. |
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_____
knot. A knot used for most hand-sewing tasks.
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The
thickness of the batting. Low _____ would
be thinner than high _____. |
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Birthdays!
Here
are the birthdays for this month
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| Day |
Name
- nick |
| 3 |
Anne |
| 8 |
Judy |
| 9 |
Nancy - racygranny |
| 10 |
Soma |
| 10 |
Victory |
| 12 |
Gloria
- glo |
| 12 |
Sissy |
| 13 |
Bettie
- Bettie13 |
| 16 |
bloomingquilter |
| 14 |
Kathie
- quiltie |
| 18 |
Carol |
| 23 |
Sheli
- Crzycrftr |
| 24 |
Lisa
- sunflower` |
| 29 |
Charlene
- alibren |
| 29 |
Denise
- deni |
| 30 |
Kath |
| 31 |
Janet |
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you on our birthday
list?
If not, Let
us know when your birthday is. |
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