SCHEDULE
UPDATE !!
Due
to family obligations the dates of our October Speaker's workshops have been
changed.
Please see the new schedule below.
Oct 4, 2014 Regular meeting at the PNC Bank, 250 E
Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton IL.
Zentangle
Skill Builder workshop on fabric. The
guild had Sue Jacobs teach a Zentangle ornament last year. Now is the time to transfer that skill to
fabric. During the Oct meeting, each
member should bring a 20 by 20 inch
piece of fabric and a marking tool that works for that fabric. (blue wash out
fabric, chalk pencil, etc.) Students will draw curvy lines directly onto their
fabric, the resulting areas can be filled with Zentangle doodle, or any other
type of quilting fill stitches. It is
suggested that you practice a few Zentalge designs on paper first. So
additional supplies would be a pen, paper, maybe some a ruler or a curved ruler
or a compass. Members will take their
fabric home to quilt and bring it back to the December meeting for show and
tell. For additional inspiration please
see Sue Jacobs web site http://suejacobs.blogspot.com/ and Marla's show and tell from the
June 2014 Meeting.
Remember
to bring the results of the coloring page skill builder,
Linda
is has won many blue ribbons at national shows for her machine quilting
artistry and wearable art. (Paducah, MQX, MQS, Lowell Quilt, HMQS just
to name a few) Her machine quilting skills are in demand by quilters from
all over the United States. She has been teaching quilting for over 15 years
and loves to share her knowledge in a fun, lively, no-rules style that will
provide inspiration and new ideas.
LOCATION: Holiday Inn, 150 S Gary Ave, Carol Stream, IL (630-665-3000)
We have a block of rooms set aside
for those that would like to stay overnight. Please contact the hotel directly to
make your reservation.
Oct 25 a.m. 9:30 – 12:30 Batting,
Thread & Needles ~ Decisions, decisions, decisions!
Lecture class The top is complete, you have an idea as to
the type of quilting but now you have to choose the batting, the thread and oh
yeah, those needles! How do you decide which combination is the best for your
project? In this class you will see firsthand the results of Linda's
batting testing project, where she tested nearly 100 different kinds/types of
batting. Learn how to choose the best batting for wall quilts, snuggly quilts,
bed quilts and how the battings can impact all of your quilts.
Thread, a major component of every quilt! Learn how to choose the right one and
the one that works well in your machine AND does not cause tension headaches!
Linda shares her time tested process for navigating the often difficult thread
and tension situation and shares her secrets that garner her "excellent
tension" remarks and scores on her award winning quilts in shows across
the country.
Needles, how to choose the proper needle for your project and the different
types available and why they matter are covered in this class. You will
never look at batting, thread and needles the same way after this class. FREE
to paid NILAG members, $40 for non members
Oct 25 p.m. 1:30 – 4:00 Borders Bonanza – Lecture class
This class will take you through a
bevy of border techniques you can add to your quilting repertoire. Wish you
knew an easy way to evenly space motifs in borders? Not sure how to adjust to
make a design fit the corners? Stumped on how to make borders look good without
taking hours and hours to complete them? Want to jazz up your quilting with
some new ideas? If so, this class is for you. Don't miss this opportunity to
learn a bevy of beautiful borders and corners!
Drawing paper and pencil with eraser
supplied with class fee. Bring standard office ruler (helpful but not
required). $30 to NILAG members, $40 to non members
WORKING LUNCH $15 offered by Holiday Inn (optional) Please be aware that the hotel does not allow
any outside food or drink in the meeting rooms or hallway. There are no other
eating establishments nearby that will work in the short lunch period. The
working lunch will be an assortment of
sandwiches, homemade seasoned potato chips, and a fresh-baked cookie.
Oct 26 a.m. 9:30 – 11:30 Fearless Feathers Fun - Drawing Class
Feathers, feathers, feathers!
The time honored quilting motif that is appropriate for many quilts. Join
in this class and learn to execute feathers freehand. Feathers in borders,
sashing, blocks and yes, even backgrounds are all covered in this lively and
inspiring lecture class. If you have never done a feather on any quilt or
perhaps are not happy with your feathers or maybe you are just looking to get a
better grasp on the technique, this class is the perfect place to learn to be
fearless with your feathers. If so, this class is for you! In this class you
will learn to draw different styles of feathers, as well as how to space and
size them properly to fit your quilt.
This class will take the student through all the steps necessary to be fearless
with those feathers. Using some time-tested techniques and tricks Linda
will help take the fear out of feathers. Get an up close look at some of
Linda's "just for fun quilts" and get ready for some
inspiration!
Drawing paper and pencil with eraser supplied with class fee. $30 to
NILAG members, $40 to non members.
WORKING LUNCH $15 offered by Holiday Inn (optional) Please be aware that the hotel does not allow
any outside food or drink in the meeting rooms or hallway. There are no other
eating establishments nearby that will work in the short lunch period. The
working lunch will be an assortment of
sandwiches, homemade seasoned potato chips, and a fresh-baked cookie.
Oct 26 p.m.12:30 – 3:00 More Fearless Feathers - Drawing Class You have taken Linda's Fearless Feather Fun class or you
have been doing feather work on your own and you are looking to kick things up
a notch! In this class you will learn some different styles of feathers and
many creative ways to execute them. Are you looking to improve your feathers or
the time it takes you to put them on a custom quilt? Not sure how to draw a
feather design to fit a specific shape on your quilt - let Linda show you how
she designs custom feathers for any quilt.
This class will take the student through all the steps necessary to be even
more fearless with those feathers. Using some time-tested techniques and tricks
Linda will help take the fear out of feathers. She will have lots of award
winning quilts for an up close and personal look at her feathers.
Drawing paper and pencil with eraser
supplied with class fee. $30 to NILAG members, $40 to non-members.
A registration form is REQUIRED for
all classes.
You can turn in your registration
and check at the August meeting
or -- you can use the U.S. Postal
service and mail it to the P.O Box on the form.
Registration for guild members (in
good standing as of July 1, 2014) is open now.
Registration for non guild members opens
after August 17th, 2014
The deadline for registration is Oct
11, 2014
Cancelation can be made up to Oct
11, 2014
Please contact our program chair Kin
if you have questions- kkh595@gmail.com
Please tell your friends and we hope
to see you at the workshops.
