Workshops in Prior Years

Workshops for 2022 -2023 

September 18, 2022: Open Sew/ Pillowcase Kickoff

October 9, 2022: Mini-Workshops – Name Tags and 30 Minute Table Runner

October 2022 Mini Workshop Details

 

 

 

 

 

December 11, 2022: Finish up Your Holiday Creations

January 8, 2023: Open Sew

January 14, 2023: Machine Quilting with Christa Nee

February 12, 2023: Open Sew

March 12, 2023: Lone Star Quilt, Part 1 with Janice Boutotte – $20 for both Lone Star sessions

Lone Star Quilt Supply List 20123

March 18, 2023: Zoom Workshop” Create Your Own Barn Quilt with Suzi Parron – $35

April 23, 2023: Lone Star Quilt, Part 2 with Janice Boutotte

May 21, 2023: A Taste of Rulers Workshop with Adele Scott – $35

June 11, 2023: Open Sew

                             

Workshops for 2021 -2022

September 12:  Techniques Sampler – Live during Open Sew; Janice Boutotte,” Quilt Block technique update” Be prepared, as Janice Boutotte will be joining us at 10:00 to work on the next block of our Technique Sampler Quilt. If you have your fabric precut and your sewing machine set up you just might be able to complete the block today! And please bring ANY quilting projects you would like to be working on if you are not doing the Sampler…We would still love to see you!

October 10: Techniques Sampler Live during Open Sew; Janice Boutotte

November 7: Techniques Sampler Live during Open Sew; Janice Boutotte, Set-up 9:30, Workshop 10 – Noon (approximately)

December 12: Putting Together your Technique Blocks during Open Sew at church; Janice Boutotte, Set-up 9:30, Workshop 10 – Noon (approximately)

January 2022:New Mystery Quilt by Janice Boutotte 

Pepperell Patchwork Mountains Mystery Quilt Introduction and Fabric Requirements (1)

Pepperell Patchwork Mountains Mystery Quilt Part 1- Cutting Instructions (1)

Pepperell Patchwork Mountains Mystery Quilt Part 2 (1)

Pepperell Patchwork Mountains Mystery Quilt Part 3 (1)(pdf)     Pepperell Patchwork Mountains Mystery Quilt Part 3 (1)(docx)

Pepperell Patchwork Mountains Mystery Quilt Part 4(pdf)    Pepperell Patchwork Mountains Mystery Quilt Part 4(docx)

Pepperell Patchwork Mountains Mystery Quilt Part 5(pdf)    Pepperell Patchwork Mountains Mystery Quilt Part 5(docx)

Pepperell Patchwork Mountains Mystery Quilt Part 6(pdf)  Pepperell Patchwork Mountains Mystery Quilt Part 6(docx)

Pepperell Patchwork Mountains Mystery Quilt Part 7(pdf)  Pepperell Patchwork Mountains Mystery Quilt Part 7(docx)

Pepperell Patchwork Mountains Mystery Quilt Part 8(pdf)  Pepperell Patchwork Mountains Mystery Quilt Part 8(docx)

Pepperell Patchwork Mountains Mystery Quilt Part 9(pdf)   Pepperell Patchwork Mountains Mystery Quilt Part 9(docx)

Example of Fabric Selection

January 16: Stitched Mosaics Workshop Timna Tarr  (Lancaster)  9 am – 3 pm – Create photo-realistic quilts one square at a time.  Learn the techniques that make up Timna’s Barnyard Series of animal quilts and is the inspiration for her new fabric line.  Using a photo and purchased kit in class come to join in the process of making a fabric mosaic quilt. ($40.00 class fee and $45.00 kit fee, payable to Timna day of workshop)

Stitched Mosaics – supply list

February 5: One Block Wonder Workshop with Christa Nee (Saturday, Lunenburg) 9 am – 3 pm Christa  will  take us through the complexities of creating a  kaleidoscopic block using hexagons.   ($20.00 )

• 6 repeats of fabric with A to B being one repeat, extra for borders.  if repeat is 8” or less, get 12 repeats.
• If using panels, get 7, 6 for the hexies, and one extra to incorporate into the design.
• DO NOT WASH THE FABRIC.
• 60 degree ruler
• Cutting mat, ruler and cutter
• Sewing machine
• Iron

February 20, 9:30-3: Feathered Star and Adding Borders to Finish our Technique Sampler Quilt. During Open Sew. Janice Boutotte will join us to provide instructions on adding borders to finish our Technique Sampler quilt.Set-up 9:30, Workshop 10- finished  (approximately)

March 13: Carpenter’s Apprentice Workshop, Beth Helfter during Open Sew – Lancaster – This workshop will take the Accordion Sewn HST technique and up the ante just a bit as we sew all the HSTs needed for The Carpenter’s Apprentice pattern by EvaPaige Quilt Designs ALMOST at once, keeping it all scrappy and with no waste! Once you’ve learned the technique and seen firsthand how it creates this pattern in no time, you’ll want to adapt this HST sewing method to more quilts!  ($45 workshop fee and $12 pattern available in class (discounted price for workshop students)

Carpenters Apprentice class supply list and cutting

 

 

May 14: Fusibles Workshop, Janice Boutotte, (Saturday, Lunenburg) Janice Boutotte will help us to create a small landscape style wall hanging (approx 24″ wide), using at lease 3 different types of fusibles. The background will use a special piecing technique using fusible interfacing, and appliques on top of the background will take advantage of different types of fusible webbing, such as one-sided and double-sided webbing, and fusibles with and without paper.   ($20)

Covered Bridge Landscape(docx)  Covered Bridge Landscape(pdf)

 

June 12: Panel Play Workshop, Kate Wellen,  during Open Sew (Lancaster) 9:30 – 3:00  Using a panel and complementary fabric create a unique wall hanging ($20)

Panel Play Fabric Requirements

 

Workshops for 2020 -2021

October 11, 2020 – Barbara Perilli-Palmer – Small Perfect Project – Practice an On-Line Workshop – No Fee For Guild Members – Barbara  will demonstrate how to make a fabric covered pen holder.  Youtube videos coming soon. Instructions and Material List:  Freestanding Pen Holder    

November 8, 2020 – 10 am – Double Sided Placemats – Another Amazing Workshop with Barbara Perilli-Palmer. Instructions, material and Youtube videos coming in October. Thanks to POORHOUSE Quilt Designs – Inside Out Mats. Pattern available at Quilted Crow.

Double Sided Placement Material List and Cutting Instructions

 

January 11th – April 2021 – Mystery Quilt with clues twice/month – 8 sections – approximately 54″ x 72″ with Janice Boutotte!!

Mystery Quilt Part 1

Part 2 – Cutting Instructions

Part 3 – HST Instructions

Part 4 – Square in a Square

Part 5 – Diamond Blocks

Part 6 – Hourglass and 4 patch blocks

Part 7 – Whole and Half Hourglass Blocks

Part 8 – Quilt Top and Finishing

Workshops for 2019 -2020

October 13 – Janice Boutotte – Collage Class – $15 – A small wallhanging collaged and created on a fusible foundation. Quilt size: 22” x36″ Kit is $10, which will include 2 yards fusible, the foundation (Pattern Ease), and the pattern or either turtle or pig (additional if you with to do both). 

Collage Workshop Supply List

November 9 –David Sirota – Storm at Sea – $45 – In this one-day class we’ll take the mystery out of: the basics of paper piecing, the “No More Tears”© method, Storm at Sea basics, and precise block and quilt top construction. All levels. Printable cutting specs and quilt top assembly instructions are available on quiltmavendave.com.

January 12 – Christa Nee – One Block Wonder – $15 – learn how to create a kaleidoscopic block using hexagons. If you took the 4 Patch Posies class last year, let’s take it to the next level! 

SUPPLY LIST FOR ONE BLOCK WONDER WORKSHOP

February – Jody Koch – Art Quilt – $15/$30 – Learn Toni Whitney’s art quilt method using fabric and fusibles. Class fee is $15, but for $30 you’ll get the class, the pattern (which sells for $10), 3 pieces of “Steam a Seam” fusible pre-printed with all pattern pieces, a piece of non-stick parchment and a piece of clear vinyl for laying out pattern pieces.

Jody’s Workshop – Supply List

March 7, 2020 – Kathy Dugan – “Step Out of your Zone” Color Therapy – $15 Lunenburg – Anyone taking this class should bring basic sewing supplies, a sewing machine, and 144 2″ squares of fabric from their scrap bag (1/2 of these squares should be light-colored and 1/2 should be dark — and not too many duplicates).

April 26, 2020- CANCELLED – Kate Wellen – Panel Play – $15 Lancaster – Learn to make those panels into a quilt! We all have panels that we love but we don’t know how to use them. Get inspired and get started!

May 3rd – CANCELLED – Beth Helfter – Carpenter’s Apprentice – $45 – Lancaster – This workshop will take the Accordion Sewn HST technique and up the ante just a bit as we sew all the HSTs needed for The Carpenter’s Apprentice pattern by EvaPaige Quilt Designs ALMOST at once, keeping it all scrappy and with no waste! Once you’ve learned the technique and seen firsthand how it creates this pattern in no time, you’ll want to adapt this HST sewing method to more quilts! $10 Pattern cost not included.

Carpenters Apprentice class supply list and cutting

 

 

Workshops for 2018 -2019

January 12, 2019, Saturday: Christa Nee – Mystery in a day – $20

Here are the fabric selection and cutting instructions for the mystery quilt in a day workshop.  Please note on the fabric selection that it lists specific colors, but you do not have to use these, just follow the fabric selection instructions for value and print size.  

Please have the fabrics cut out for the workshop so that we can complete it in a day.  

mystery quilt fabric and cutting instructions

February 24, 2019, Sunday: Bonnie Broders – Hand Piecing – $15 – Learn the fundamentals of preparation and piecing a project by hand. Bonnie will touch on subjects such as block design, fabric choice, threads and suggestions for hand quilting your project. You may choose one of two offered patterns to sew, a basket of flowers or star center motif, surrounded by half square triangles and squares. You may purchase a kit of fabrics as shown below for $10.00 donation to the guild. Request for the kit must be made by February Guild meeting.

Workshop Supply List(pdf)  Workshop Supply List(docx)

 

March 9, 2019, Saturday: David Sirota – No More Tears Paper Piecing Card Trick quilt -$45 

If you love paper pieced project but find the process somewhat confusing and a bit tedious then check this out. You will be learning David Sirota’s “No More Tears” method. Although you won’t finish the entire project in class you should have at leave one, two or maybe even three completed 8″x8″ blocks.

Card Trick Details and Material List

CANCELLED – April 6, 2019, Saturday: Janice Boutotte – Machine Redwork – $15

Saltbox Homestead Redwork Workshop Supply LIst

May 18, 2019, Saturday: Elizabeth Sylvan – Landscape Collage – $40

Material List Landscape Collage

Workshops for 2018 -2019

November 4, Sunday: Veronica Rose – 4-Patch Stacked Posies – $15 (plus pattern cost) Make every block out of a single focal fabric! No fussy cutting needed!

Needed for class:

• 4-Patch Stacked Posies pattern (You should be able to pick this up at The Quilted Crow)
• Focal fabric – 4 repeats PLUS 2 yards. This fabric should have a repeat of 12 to 18 inches. I have done the math for you below.
• Inner border fabric – optional 1/3 yard (shown below in yellow)
• Sashing fabric – 1 yard (shown below in green)
• Setting stone fabric – 1/4 yard (shown below in pink but this could be the same as the yellow)

The larger the repeat, the more different your blocks will look. Click here for help choosing a focal fabric! If you want personal help, send a picture and text or call Veronica.

• 12″ repeat x 4 repeats = 1 3/8 yards (plus 2 more yards is 3 3/8 yards total)
• 14″ repeat x 4 repeats = 1 3/4 yards (plus 2 more yards is 3 3/4 yards total)
• 16″ repeat x 4 repeats = 2 yards (plus 2 more yards is 4 yards total)
• 18″ repeat x 4 repeats = 2 1/8 yards (plus 2 more yards is 4 1/8 yards total)

December 9, 2019, Sunday: Various Teachers – Mini holiday projects – $5

Christmas Ornament Pot Holder by Barbara Perilli

• Main potholder fabric – Fabric style that makes you think of a Christmas ornament. See the picture of potholder’s fabric example below. (This fabric has been seen in JoAnn’s in Shrewsbury)
  • 2 X 9 inches diameter ornament fabric. 
  • 9 inches diameter heat resistant batting (you can have two layers if you desire a thicker pot holder)
• Top potholder fabric – This fabric should have small lines or a checker pattern of a gold/yellow color to make you think of the top metal part of an ornament. See the picture of potholder’s fabric example below.
  • 1 X 6 1/2 inches by 2 3/8 inches rectangle fabric for the top of the ornament. 
• Hanging pot holder tab:
  • 1 X 4 1/2 inches by 1 3/4 inches rectangle fabric for the top of the ornament. This fabric is the same fabric as the top potholder fabric with small lines or a checker pattern of a gold/yellow color.
• Sewing machine and all the paraphernalia that goes with it
• Matching thread

 

Hot Dog Pillowcase by Lisa Boutotte

• Main Fabric – This is the body of your pillowcase. It’s where you put your noggin.
  • 3/4 yard, cut to 26 x 41
• Cuff Fabric – This is the part where the opening of the pillowcase is, it should coordinate with your main fabric.
  • 1/4 yard, cut to 9 x 41
• Accent Fabric – This is a small little decorative strip of fabric that sits between the main and cuff fabric.
  • 1/8 yard, cut to 2 x 41
• Basic sewing/cutting supplies
• machine
• iron

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Workshops for 2017 -2018

October 21, Saturday: Diane Charest – Crazy Quilting 9:00 set up, 9:30 start, (min of 6 participants) (Lunenburg) $15 for workshop

Materials to bring:

• Sewing machine
• fabric scraps – minimum size 5″ x 8″
• neutral/white thread for machine piecing
• small embroidery scissors
• embroidery floss, beads, buttons, silk ribbon for embellishing
• asst. needles, embroidery and deading
• 6″ embroidery hoop

Material provided by Diane

• iron and board
• muslin for the base of your square
• black velvet and various fabrics (limited)
• various needles
• beads, ribbon, buttons and various embellishments
• stitch charts with common CQ embroidery stitches

We are going to make an approx. 12″ Victorian era square.  If you prefer you may use cotton to make a more modern square.  Diane will only be ringing Victorian square fabrics such a velvet, brocade, etc. for the squares.  If you prefer cotton bring your own varied pieces.  Victoria squares typically start with a black velvet center piece.  Diane will provide the velvet.

November 5, Sunday: Kathy Graves – ¾ Log Cabin Workshop (Lancaster)  $35 for the workshop. $15 for a supplemental fabric kit

Three Quarter Log Cabin (pdf) Three Quarter Log Cabin (docx)

January 14, 2018 Sunday: Barbara Perilli-Palmer – Bag Workshop (Lancaster) $15 for workshop.  We will be making the Lazy Girl Candice Bag. Pattern can be purchased at The Quilted Crow for about $13. Lazy Girl Bag Information with Material List.

February 3, 2018 Saturday: Christa Nee – Beginner Free Motion/Doodle Quilting on your home sewing machine (Lunenburg) $15 for workshop –  In this class you will make samples of several free motion quilting designs.  Learn to feel comfortable doodling these designs on your quilts, becoming a confident quilter on your personal machine!

Items needed for class:

• Sewing machine with ability to drop feed dogs, instruction manual for your machine
• Free motion foot or darning foot.  If your machine has a spring action free motion foot, bring that.  Any of these are okay though.
• 6-8 15″ quilt sandwiches with batting and muslin, held together with whatever you normally use:  safety pins, glue spray
• Scrap paper or sketch pad  and pencil
• Fresh needle for your machine
• Thread 50 or 60 weight, darker color than the muslin

March 11, 2018 Sunday:  Janice Boutotte – Curves and Circles Workshop -$15 for workshop (Lancaster). This is a techniques workshop, focusing on four different techniques for machine sewing curves and circles: insetting circles (center medallion); improvisational curves, including cutting and sewing pieced gently curved blocks; gentle curves (Drunkard’s Path blocks); and faux scallop edges (borders).

Curves and Circles Workshop Supply List(pdf)   Curves and Circles Workshop Supply List(docx)

 

April 15, 2018 Sunday: Janice Boutotte & Vicky Haskell – Finishing Treatments a.k.a. Border Zone a.k.a. The Edge of Reason Workshop (Lancaster) $15 for workshop.  This workshop will focus on those last finishing touches that go into the borders and edges of a quilt. It is at that point that you have the main central section of a quilt done, you may even have a border attached, or have some ideas about that border and you are scratching your head asking yourself, “what next?”. This workshop will present some of those options you’ve seen, but may not have had the courage to try, like scalloped edges, prairie points, and flanges, as well as that bogey man we all avoid – the math and planning to make it work.  We will cover:

• Scalloped Edges
• Prairie Points
• Paper Pieced Projects – like hexagons with irregular edges
• Flanges – those cute little folded edges
• Mitered Corners vs. Corner Blocks
• How to Measure and attach the border without getting wonky borders
• Math! How to space and plan so everything fits. What to do when one side is a multiple of three and the other a multiple of two? Proportions of the border to the individual block and quilt as a whole. How to handle corners when you’ve added a fancy edging.
• Additional options for how to integrate those scallops, flanges or points into the work.

Borders Workshop Materials List(pdf)  Borders Workshop Material List(docx)

May 20, 2018 Sunday: Veronica  Rose – String Blocks!  (Lancaster) $15 for workshop    Learn how to use up those scraps and make an easy 9-patch quilt. Simple construction with stunning results.

     

Items needed for class:

• Sewing machine with a needle, thread, and full bobbins.
• Thin sheets of paper – Newsprint or an old phone book (I will have some for sale if you don’t have any available.)
• Scraps – 1″ or wider
• 1 yard of a solid/semi-solid fabric that will make those scraps pop! (Example uses Kona black)
• Ruler, cutting mat and rotary cutter for squaring up and scrap wrangling.
• small scissors
• a travel iron is handy for flatting the scraps that have been jammed in the bag too long! (one will be available to share if you don’t have one.) 

Workshops for 2016 -2017

October 15,2016, Saturday –  Hawaiian Applique with Janet Elia, Lunenburg, 9:00 set up, 9:30 start, $45 (min of 10 participants)

This class will feature all aspects of Hawaiian Quilting, pattern selection, needle turn applique, marking the design and hand quilting.  No Machines!  Janet will provide the Hawaiian Breadfruit quilt design for you at the class.

Hawaiian Quilting Supply List

November 13,2016, Sunday –  Large tote bag with Janice Boutotte, Lancaster 9:00 set up, 9:30 start, $15

Supply List and Cutting Instructions (pdf)   Supply List and Quilting Instructions (docx)

January 8, 2016, Sunday (same day as the Open Sew) – Service Your Machine  12:30 pm start in Lancaster with Cathy Racine owner of the Charleton Sewing Center.   Cost is 2 rolls of quarters.

Supply list: 

• Small toothbrush
• small paintbrush
• screwdrivers used for your machine
• exact matching thread for top and bobbin, piece of fabric
• optional supplemental lighting if you need it

CANCELED – February 12, 2017, Sunday –  Crazy Quilting with Diane Charest, Lancaster, 9:00 set up, 9:30 start, $15 (min of 6 participants)

March 11, 2017, Saturday – Mini Landscape collage with Patty Sawyer, Lunenburg, 10:30 set up, 11:00 start, 1/2 day workshop. $45 (min of 10 participants)

Participants will learn to use the basic principles of color blending by arranging small squares of fabric to create a landscape image.  A finished and framed 5×7 collage will help inspire future color decisions.  A $10 kit fee payable to the instructor will be required by each student.  Kits will include all materials needed to develop the collage, however, students will be required to supply a frame and other necessary tools. Supply list available 3 weeks prior to class. 

CANCELED – April 15, 2017, Saturday – Miniature sampling of history, hand piecing  with Froncie Hoffhine Quinn , Lunenburg, 9:00 set up, 9:30 start , $52 and $5 materials fee payable to the instructor (min of 10 participants)

This class can be geared for the student who enjoys working in a group setting, but on an independent project. Based on the concept of the 4-inch blocks in the charming Sarah’s Medallion, a mini-sampler quilt will be designed from an array of four-inch block patterns provided for the students and which have been miniaturized from the antique quilts. The sampler will be planned and begun under teacher supervision, but designed by each student. A booklet of settings and sashings is included, along with templates to be used in class (they are available for purchase, if desired).  Basic skills will be first reviewed and then everyone will explore and create! It’s a lot of fun!

May 13, 2017, Saturday – Celtic knot with Bobbie Bergquist, Lunenburg, 9:00 set up, 9:30 start, cost $60 (includes kit cost) (min of 10 participants)

Workshops for 2015 -2016

October 18, 2015 9:30 – 3:30 – $35 in Lancaster

Round Robin in a Day Beth Helfter

Beth has develop this workshop to go along with her Program lecture.  Participants work on three other quilts in a six hour period to create a finished quilt top for every participant.
Working in three “rounds” or blocks of 1.5 hours per border, participants will design, create, and add each round’s border to a quilt belonging to a different class participant, working on three other quilts in all. At the end of the workshop, each participant should have a completed 36″ square quilt that reflects not only themselves but the unique ideas and approaches to quilt making of his/her fellow workshop participants. (min of 10, max of 15 participants)  

Round Robin in a Day Supply List Oct 2015

December 13, 2015 at Open Sew in Lancaster – Mini-Workshops (approximately 1 hour each)

$5 for one or all workshops.  Sign- up at December meeting – payable day of the workshop

• 10-11 am Fabric Bowl – Lisa B
• 11-12 pm Bowl Shaped Pot Holder – Veronica
• 1-2 pm Fabric Origami Boxes – Debby
• 2-3 pm Ten-Minute Table Runner – Veronica

Mini Workshops Material List

February 13,2016, Saturday  9:00-3:30 PM  $ 15  in Lunenburg

Log Cabin/Flower Paper Piecing with Janice Boutotte 

Learn the art and tricks of paper piecing with Janice. (min of 8, max of 20 participants)(deadline February 11, 2016)

Flower Baskets Sampler Workshop Supply List

March 13,2016, Sunday  10-3:30 PM  $25 in Lancaster

Learn the art of hand applique with Maureen Blanchard from Cobblestone Quilts.  Estimated Kit Cost $10.00 (min of 10, max of 20 participants)(Deadline February 28, 2016)

Beginner Applique Supply List

April 30, 2016, Saturday 9-3:30 $55 (includes kit cost) in Lunenburg

Learn hand and machine Sashiko with Allison Wilbur (includes kit cost)

A thorough introduction to the art of Sashiko.  Learn two methods to do the traditional Japanese art of sashiko – white stitching on indigo fabric.  We will talk about the history of sashiko in Japan and traditional patterns, learn different methods of marking your fabric, and stitch both by hand and on your domestic sewing machine.   Even if you have some knowledge of Sashiko, you will benefit from this workshop.

You will make two small projects – a needle and thread holder and a small bag. The class calls for the needle case to be done in the morning, by hand and the drawstring bag in the afternoon, by machine.  If participants wish to do both projects by hand, they may do so. (min of 12, max of 20 participants) (deadline March 29, 2016)

Sashiko Workshop Supply List

May 14, 2016, Saturday 9-3:30 $15  in Lunenburg

Colorwash Hunter’s Star with Janice Boutotte (min of 6, max of 20 participants)(deadline May 12, 2016)

Colorwash Hunter Star Supply List

Workshops from 2014 -2015

October 5, 2014  9 – 3:30 PM  Birdie Sling Bag with Laura Sexton  Lancaster  $20 + $8 pattern fee

November 8, 2014 9 – 3:30 PM Hope Diamond Applique Quilt  lead by Sue Pelland   Lunenburg $35

December 14, 2014 10-4 PM   Open Sew for holiday projects Free

January 11, 2015 10 AM -4 PM  Disappearing Pinwheel/Hourglass Class Charm Pack Workshop with Veronica     Lancaster  $15