Category: Speakers’ Trunk Shows

Tips & Tricks – May 10, 2021

If you didn’t attend our May meeting, you missed an excellent presentation by five of our talented TBQ members.  They presented a “Tips and Tricks” Round Robin program.

Kathleen Bond showed us how to construct a quilt sleeve for hanging your quilt.  This is especially important to know if you are entering a quilt in the quilt show.  To find the instructions for the Quilt Sleeve, go to Quilt Sleeve.

 

Deb Johnson demonstrated the Creative Grids Ultimate Flying Geese Tool.  Deb made several samples to show us and by following the directions that come with the tool, Flying Geese are fast, easy and accurate.  The tool has eight different sizes you can use.

Dawnell Muecke did a coloring demo using crayons or pencils on quilts.  Most of the quilts she uses the technique on come from Crabapple Hill Studio by Meg Hawkey.  If you go to her website https://crabapplehillstudio.com/ and click on videos she has one video for using crayons and one for the pencils.  The only thing she doesn’t cover is Dawnell ALWAYS irons on pellon SF101 on the back of her stitching projects after she colors and before she starts stitching.  The product will hide your thread and give it enough body to not use a hoop.

Kristine White demonstrated quilting using the walking foot.  She learned the technique from the book ‘Foolproof Walking-foot Quilting Designs’.  She showed us how you can quilt your quilts by cutting your shapes out of contact paper.

Nan De Chant demonstrated the self-binding baby blanket as seen on the Missouri Star Website.  If you measure everything  accurately when sewing you end up with a quick and easy adorable baby blanket.  They are very soft and cozy if you use flannel.  There may still be kits available for you to make one if you check the Handmade Hugs table at our June meeting.  

 

Cindy Lohbeck

Cindy shared her beautiful ice dyeing and Shibori projects.

March 8, 2021 Ice Dyeing Workshop
March 9,  2021 – Shibori (indigo dyeing)

Andrea M. Brokenshire

In the half day workshop Andrea taught her confetti background technique using layers of small pieces of fabric which are fused onto a foundation.

On Tuesday Andrea taught her technique for painting applique flowers onto silk.

 

 

 

Rosemary Carr

By popular request, Rosemary brought back her Featherweight Maintenance workshop on Tuesday, November 12.  Eighteen participants completed this extensive “spa day” for their machines.  In addition to the very common black 221 model, a few very special models made appearances…the free-arm model 222, a tan model 221K, a white model 221K, and a very custom painted patriotic model.  Participants moved well out of their personal “comfort zones,” as Rosemary had them disassembling all aspects of their machines to complete their “deep cleans.”

Five by Five


Betty Foley joined the TBQ guild in 2008. After joining she realized she would need to start quilting so she took every stack and whack class that Joann offered. Surprise, she is most inspired by color and pattern.


After moving to Prescott 10 years ago, Shirlee joined the Thumb Butte Quilters’ Guild. Since then she has constantly been surprised and amazed at the talent, diversity of quilting styles, and the quality of workmanship of the members of this guild.

Carolyn has been quilting since 1976 ~ OMG, that’s 43 years!  Her Granny was a “Church Ladies quilter”–quilting to make money for the Zion Methodist Church in Pershing, Iowa.  Carolyn rarely straightens up her quilt studio…it doesn’t bother her to work in a mess–“this mess is a place!”  🙂

Husband and Wife team, David and Trish Charity are new the Thumb Butte.  Trish’s inspiration comes from nature, the beautiful shapes, mountains and colors of Prescott.   David’s inspiration comes from the Bible and is symbolic and realistic.  He often works in cartoon style to bring whimsey to his quilts.  Check out their blog at http://www.fromedge2edge.com/

 

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