Workshops 2010

Sunday, September 12*

Laura Wasilowski

A well-placed embroidery stitch on the surface of fabric brings a quilt to life. It lends the surface additional color, pattern, definition, and texture. In this class you will make a small flower quilt from a pre-fused fabric kit. Basic embroidery stitches are reviewed using brilliantly colored pearl cotton threads (also part of the kit). Learn to entice the viewer closer to your art with free form, unfettered embroidery.

Reservations:
To make a reservation, go to the Registration Form below.
For information:
contact Kathy Miller at 831-649-1895, or workshops10@mpqg.org. Make check payable to MPQG and send to Workshop Reservation, MPQG, PO Box 1025, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Your reservation is secured when your check is received.
Lunch: You will find it most convenient to bring a lunch, beverages and snacks.
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Doors open at 9:40 a.m.
Location: Monterey Peninsula College Family and Consumer Science Building, Monterey, CA. http://www.mpc.edu/information/Pages/CampusMap.aspx

Monday, September 13, 7:15 p.m., Laura will be the guild’s featured speaker. For information, go to www.mpqg.org. To learn more about Laura, go to www.artfabrik.com

*Note: Date Change

Stitch After Fusing

Fee: $40 members, $50 nonmembers

Kit Fee: $25
Kit includes flower patterns, stitch handout, pre-fused hand-dyed fabrics, threads and embroidery needle.
Note: Sewing machine not needed for this class

Supply list
A copy of the supply list may also be picked up at the next meeting.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Pam Rocco

Inspired by African-American quilters and artists such as Nancy Crow, Pam turned to making quilts out of old clothes (britches quilts) when her children were teenagers. Now, her specialty is loud and peculiar fabrics, resulting in the unique and bold designs for which she’s known.

Rocco will share her secrets for all things corduroy from selecting thrift store garments to cutting up the garment and on to freehand curves. She’ll bring numerous corduroy garments and scraps to share, and to supplement your corduroy stash. In return, she asks participants to trade their scraps with one another. Her sewing tips are revealed along with her phone number and the phone number of a machine quilter. As she says, “I'm happy to answer questions from now to eternity for everyone who attends the workshop.”

Pam has yet to venture into the techie world of websites for herself. However, Workshop participants at PVQA, our neighbor guild to the north, enthusiastically showed off the quilts and wallhangings made earlier this Spring.

Corduroy & Britches Quilts

"Housetop"

Fee: $40 members, $50 nonmembers.

Supply List: or pick up a copy at the next meeting.

Registration Form

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Cathie Hoover

"Embellishments Beyond the Norm"