Workshops
Please email or call Terry Holt 515-287-6734, terryannholt@yahoo.com or Barb Anderson if you have any questions.
JUNE – GUDRUN ERLA
Wednesday, June 28, 9am to 4pm: Scandinavian Style
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Thursday, June 29, 9am to 4pm: Strip Your Stash
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You will have a choice of two different project and learn the methods for both projects while you work on either one of them during the class. You will need the book Big Blocks Bid Style which will be available to purchase in class.
The focus is on two different projects from her book. Strip Your Stash, Using the Stripology ruler to cut your fabrics fast and efficiently: You will learn the methods for two designs and have the opportunity to work on one in class.
JULY – PAT SPETH
Wednesday, July 26, 9am to 4pm: Small Wonders
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Thursday, July 27, 9am to 4pm: Combination Units
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8 Quilts to Make, Featuring: Tillie’s Treasure, All That Glitters, Butterfly Waltz, Star and Hourglass, Star and Crown, South Dakota Star, Flying X and Prairie Gems
7 Quilts to Make, Featuring: Labor Day Madness, Pinwheel, Labor Day Stars, Sugar Bowl, Minnesota Windmill, Liberty Star and Pinwheel Promenade.OCTOBER – Mickey DePre
Wednesday, October 25, 9am to 4pm: Sew on the Go! Hand Piecing Block/Castle Wall Quilt (Kit fee $25)Together we tackle a block that would cause you to pause at your machine but will become your go to for de-stressing. Hand Piecing Rocks! Join me for a slow speed workshop covering the tips and tricks of this much loved tradition. These versatile and complicated blocks become a joy to do when sewn by hand. Perfect points will happen! We will use traditional templates to cut out our shapes with hand scissors. This entire workshop is about easy peaceful quilting. A kit is required that will include a set of acrylic templates and other items (see supply list). All you need to bring is fabric (see supply list for amounts/detailed sizes), your favorite fabric scissors, two gel pens (light and dark), a thimble, and stories to share while we hand sew piecefully together. (yes a play on words there).
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Thursday, October 26, 9am to 4pm: Half-Scrap Quilts – Summer Carnival
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Half-Scrap, a few constant fabrics and a whole mess of scraps, is how I like to make my traditional pieced quilts. But if you taste runs to an even more constant fabric choice this pattern will still work for your palette. Of course we will never finish an entire quilt even in the 6HR format but we will get a few blocks done. A bonus table runner pattern based off each full quilt pattern will be provided for each workshop attendee. This pattern will use just a few blocks that can be achieved in a normal workshop day. So class blocks are just that, class blocks. There is no pressure to make the ultimate fabric choice for a quilt and buy/cut yardage. I encourage you to grab a bag of scraps and maybe 3-4 fat quarters and let’s just play with learning how to make these blocks and how to make color/fabric choices to make them sing.WORKSHOP LOCATION
All meetings and workshops will be held at the West Des Moines Christian Church at 4501 Mills Civic Parkway in West Des Moines. To get there from Interstate 35, exit at Mills Civic Parkway, exit 70. Turn east onto Mills Civic Parkway and drive about 0.9 mile. The West Des Moines Christian Church will be on the north side of Mills Civic Parkway. Meetings are in the Sanctuary in Building 2 and workshops are in Building 3 (Closest to PrairieLife).
REGISTER
Please email or call Terry Holt 515-287-6734, terryannholt@yahoo.com or Barb Anderson if you have any questions.
WORKSHOP POLICIES
- Registrations paid for at the time of registration are placed on the paid/confirmed list.
- Registrations not accompanied by payment are not confirmed and are put on a waiting list, subject to available space at time of payment. Once payment is received, if space is still available, class registration is confirmed. No one will be considered registered for a class until payment is received. Once a class is full, those on the waiting list need not make payment until space becomes available.
- 30 days prior to a class, any vacancies become available to non-guild members at an additional fee of $10 per full-day class or $5 per half-day class.
- Payment is refundable if cancelled at least 30 days prior to the day of the workshop.
- One check may be made out to DMAQG for all workshops chosen.
- *Some classes have additional fees, payable to the instructor, on the day of class.
- All classes will be held at the West Des Moines Christian Church, Building #3, 4501 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines