Upcoming Program: Frieda Anderson (September 21, 2010)

Frieda’s Fun Fast Fusing
One hour lecture and power point presentation. Frieda will walk you through the process making one of her fused quilts as well as showing you how her work has evolved.Along with all lectures Frieda will bring many of her quilts for display, as well as her patterns and fabrics for sale. See friestyle.com.

I made my first quilt when I was in high school. I have always made things, and I love the process of creating. I find each step of quilt making, from the beginning to the end, a challenge. It is hard to say what part I like best. I love the pure creativity involved in conceiving and designing a new quilt. I love to piece and I love to fuse. I have found that by fusing smaller pieces, I can work out design issues. Then I like to make a bigger, bolder statement and piece the same quilt in a large format. Most of my work is machine quilted and nature inspired. Every day I walk in a little wood near my home with my dog, George. Much of what I see there appears in my work. I discovered hand dyeing fabric 16 years ago, and I now work almost exclusively with my own hand dyed cottons and silks. I love the dye process, and I particularly enjoy seeing the colors emerge from the wet fabric.

Photographs

Check out some photos from recent guild meetings. Cathy Tucker is our official historian, but please feel free to send us your photographs, too. Contact the webmaster for more information.

Future Programs and Workshops

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September 21, 2010 - Frieda Anderson, Frieda’s Fun Fast Fusing
September 22, 2010 - Workshop: Frieda’s Fun Free Motion Machine Quilting

October 19, 2010 - Sue Nickels, lecture TBA
October 20, 2010 – Workshop: Machine Appliqué

November 16, 2010 - Wendy Butler Berns, I've been bitten by the Bug—The Quilting Bug That Is

December 21, 2010 – Holiday Dinner

January 18, 2011 - Ways and Means

February 15, 2011 - Edyta Sitar, Reasons for Quilting
February 16, 2011 - Workshop: On Eagle's Wings (paper foundation piecing)
February 17, 2011 - Workshop: Stars in Quilting

March 15, 2011 - Debbie Caffrey, Quilting from the Land of the Midday Moon
March 16, 2011 - Workshop: TBA

April 19, 2011 – Election/Installation of Officers and Annual Dinner

Past Programs

January 2010 - Norah McMeeking, Bella Bella Patchwork, bellabellaquilts.com
February 2010 - Robbi Joy Eklow, robbieklow.com
March 2010 - Brown Bag Auction
April 2010 - Election/Installation of Officers and Annual Dinner
May 18, 2010 - Jan Krueger, I Love Log Cabin
June 15, 2010 - Gayle Bong, Tips, Tops and Tales
July 20, 2010 - Barbara Vlack, Quilts My Grandmother Didn't Make
August 17, 2010 - Annie Smith, Life as a Podcaster


Past Workshops

January 2010 - Norah McMeeking, St Mark’s Wallhanging
February 2010 - Robbi Joy Eklow, Free Expression Buffet
May 19, 2010 - Jan Kreuger, Patchwork Borders
July 24, 2010 - Barbara Vlack, Piece and Peel
August 18-19, 2010 - Workshop: Exploring Fabric Choices


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Scene from the Bella, Bella workshop with Norah McMeeking.