Quilters of South Carolina Pieceable Retreat – October 19-21, 2012
ITEMS TO REMEMBER!
Note: The electrical system at White Oak Conference Center cannot support multiple electrical devices for every student. Individual Ott lights in the classroom are discouraged if you are also using a sewing machine. We ask that the students in each class share ironing stations. Please bring an iron and an ironing surface and follow your teacher’s instructions for setting up centralized, shared ironing stations in each classroom.
Basic Machine Sewing Supplies
Sewing machine in good working order with owner’s manual, power cord and foot control
Thread to match fabrics
Iron and ironing surface – only a few per class are needed and will be shared with all students
Extension cord and/or power strip
Extra needles in different sizes, bobbins, extra bulb, required machine feet
Rotary mat, rotary cutter, extra blades, ruler(s)
Fabric scissors, paper scissors, thread clippers, seam ripper, straight pins
Pencils and fabric markers for dark and light fabric, paper for taking notes
Small paper lunch bag and masking tape for trash
Portable design wall or board. White Oak has asked us NOT to use pins or tape on the walls
Chair or seat cushion for proper seating height
Basic Hand Sewing Supplies
Thimble and different size needles, thread to match fabric
Rotary mat, rotary cutter, extra blades, ruler(s)
Fabric scissors, paper scissors, thread clippers, seam ripper, straight pins
Pencils and fabric markers for light and dark fabric, paper for taking notes
Small paper lunch bag and masking tape for trash
Iron and ironing surface – only a few per class are needed and will be shared with all students
Ott light or small desk lamp and extension cord
Portable design wall or board. White Oak has asked us NOT to use pins or tape on the walls
Personal Items
Personal alarm clock (There are clocks in some rooms). Ott light, radio/CD player and favorite CD's
Drinks and snacks
Small cooler for drinks or snacks (Ice is available for purchase from the White Oak Cafe during regular hours)
Room freshener, personal hygiene items, favorite pillow and quilt for your bed
Cell phones (There are no phones in the rooms.)
Comfortable walking shoes and clothes for the variety of weather conditions expected in late October
Clothespins to hold drapes closed
Members Show 'n' Tell
Bring your quilts and wall hangings and wearables for the evening Show 'n' Tell. Help us move things along and just bring a total of 2 completed items.
Honor System Book, Magazine, and Pattern Exchange
Need to do a little cleaning? Bring your extra quilt-related books, magazines and patterns to our Pieceable Retreat. An honor system will be used to sell these items for a nominal amount and the money raised will be contributed to the Scholarship Fund. Please no items with patterns torn out!
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Quilters of South Carolina Pieceable Retreat – October 19 -21, 2012
CLASS OFFERINGS
Special Notes: B=Beginner Friendly T= Templates M= Machine Required K=Kit P=Pattern available $= Required Fee
12-Hour Classes
Friday 1:30pm - 4:30pm Saturday 9:00am - 4:30pm Sunday 9:00am – noon1. Quilt Soup! First You Take A Goose – Priscilla Hair M
2. Fanciful Faces and More – Barbara Gail Blate B
3. Looking Through Nature’s Window – Gail Sexton B, M, K, P, M, $
4. A Snowflake for All Seasons – Beth Karr B, M, $
5. Foundation-less New York Beauty; Mariner’s Compass – Jane Godshall M, T, P, $
6. “Anita”-nother Galaxy Star? Try a Miniature! – Amanda Brown B, M
7 Encrusted Beadwork Necklace – Dee Doebler B, K, $
8. Basic Bead Embellishment – JoAnn Amidon B, K, $
9. Tuffet: A Stool, Footrest, or Tray Table – Carolyn Harris B, M, K, P, $
10. Art Bag and Insert – Joan Derylak M, P, $
11. Bring Your Own Project – BYOP
3, 6 and 9-Hour Classes
Friday 1:30 – 4:30pm / Saturday 9:00am – 4:30pm / Sunday 9:00am – 12:00pm12. Learning to Listen to Your Quilt – Karen Kendo B / 23. Fabulous Fantastic Feathers – Karen Kendo K, $
13. Make it Today – Wear It Tonight - Paula Brown B,K,$ / 24. Quilt Noir Trois! (a.k.a Mystery Quilt III) – Nancy Miller B, M, P
14. Pattern Instruction Writing - Joyce Lytle B / 25. Sunset Quilt – Terri Jarrett M, P, $
15. Machine Applique Confidence – Pat Kerko B,M,$ / 26. Machine Quilting Confidence – Pat Kerko B, M, $
16. Ready For Fall Wall Hanging – Pat Whittle B,M,K,P,$ / 21. Mastering the Penny Rug –
Cathi Gainey B, K, $ / 27. Rightie Holiday Wall Hanging – Pat Whittle B, M, K, P, $
17. Twisted Pinwheel Table or Bed Runner – Teresa Justice B,M,T,K,P,$ / 28. Back Basting Applique –
Teresa Justice B,M,K,P,$
18. Quilt As you Go Lap Quilt – Donna Royson B,M,P,$ / 29. Hawaiian Style Hand Applique – Virginia Schrenker B, K, $
19. Peek-A-Boo Garden – Judy Lilly M,K,P,$ / 30. Discovering Zentangles –
Joni Fedderson B, K, P, $
20. Scrap Happy Quilt – Marolyn Floyd B,M,P / 31. The Laboratory of Fanciful Creatures – Sandra Baker B
32. BYOP – Friday only / 22. Scrapology – Trees and Houses – Liz Florom B, M, P , $ / 34. BYOP – Sunday Only
33. BYOP – Saturday only
35. Free Time – Friday / 36. Free Time - Saturday / 37. Free Time - Sunday
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Quilters of South Carolina Pieceable Retreat – October 19-21, 2012
All Weekend Classes
Friday 1:30 – 4:30pm Saturday 9:00am – 4:30pm Sunday 9:00am – Noon --- 12 hours total
Course #: 1 / Instructor: Priscilla Hair / Title: Quilt Soup – First You Take A GooseContact Info: / 864-859-0092 /
“Quilt Soup – First You Take a Goose” helps you to learn the principles of design in a very fun way. Simply using a rectangle and a square, you will piece wild geese units – twisting and turning to create new shapes – ending up with a truly original piece!
Supplies Needed:
¬You may want to think of a mood for your piece and bring fabrics that will “work.” Helpful pieces could be your favorite fabric, batik panels, a picture. Fat quarters or half yards will work well. The amount of fabric will relate to how large you wish your piece to be. Bring a variety of values in your color scheme. Be daring!!
¬Design board
Course #: 2 / Instructor: Barbara Gail Blate / Title: Fanciful Faces and More
Contact Info: / 828-863-4660 /
A face might be the starting point for learning the process explored in this workshop, but you can choose anything...a flower…a tree...a bird...a building...a doodle. Your original idea can begin and finish as realistic or abstract as you wish. Play with the design elements (space, line, shape, texture, and color) with a variety of materials to discover a practical, step-by-step approach that you can use again and again to develop your own original quilt designs. Then combine these concepts into a unique expression of your individual personality, preferences and passions to create your own unique quilt project. Your fused project may take form as a wall hanging, pillow cover, pages of a fabric book, focal piece for a larger project, etc.
Supplies Needed:
A handout will be sent before class to help with questions and fabric decisions.
¬Paper and small fabric scissors (I prefer Fiskar’s Spring Action Scissors)
¬Pencil and black Sharpie permanent markers, with fine and medium points
¬Colored pencils and markers
¬Glue stick and Aileen’s fabric glue or equivalent
¬Magazines, calendars, catalogs with colorful pictures to cut out
¬1 ¬2 yards fusible web (Lite Steam-A-Seam will be on hand for purchase, if not available from vendors)
¬Cutting mat (18”x 24”), rotary cutter and ruler (24”)
¬Teflon pressing sheet or parchment paper and a sponge with a scouring surface
¬A piece of cardboard, a little larger than a fat quarter
¬Embellishments: glitter, leftover trims, ribbons, yarn, beads, buttons, baubles
¬Color wheel or chart
(Two irons and ironing surfaces will be available)
Fabrics:
¬ ¬Smaller scraps, in all kinds, colors and textures (cottons, synthetics, blends, glitzy, upholstery, lace, tulle, etc.), the more to choose from, the better.
¬Large fabric scraps or fat quarters:
· 1 fat quarter of white or white-on-white fabric
· 1 fat quarter of black (or appears black) fabric
· 2-4 large scraps of black and white prints—small and medium prints
· 4 large scraps with warm colors—3 from the red, orange, &/or yellow families with some texture/pattern, and one coordinating combination of those warm colors Cont’t next page
· 4 large scraps with cool colors—3 from the blue, green, &/or purple families with some texture/pattern, and one coordinating combination of those cool colors
· 2 large scraps with a mixture of warm and cool colors (one mix to coordinate with the warm colors and one for the cool colors from above)
· A couple of possible background fabrics, light, medium and dark values of colors coordinating with your color choices above
· Fabrics for the final project will depend on your choice of one of your designs from the initial multimedia exercises. Most fabrics are included in the list above, but if you need additional fabrics and fusible web, they can be purchased from our wonderful vendors.
Course #: 3 / Instructor: Gail Sexton / Title: Looking Through Nature’s Window
Contact Info: / 864-868-2326 /
“Looking Through Nature’s Window” paper-pieced landscape. This class will create a paper-pieced landscape using an original pattern provided by the teacher. We will also learn how to add embellishments to the landscape with fabric markers and fusible cutouts such as trees, birds, rocks, etc…
Class pattern is available for free but additional patterns are available for $10.00 per pattern package.
Fabric kits are available for class pattern at additional charge of $10.00. Kits only include the landscape fabric. Purchase of a kit of landscape fabric is not required but you must bring your own landscape fabric if a kit is not purchased.
Supplies Needed:
¬Landscape Fabric - Fat quarters to ¼ yard pieces work well, except where larger size is specified.
Optional kit with these fabrics can be purchased for $10.
¬Keep in mind landscape fabric does not mean that the fabric will have an actual landscape on it. We are building landscapes out of regular fabric.
o ¬Fabric that looks like grass in small scale
o ¬Fabric that looks like grass in medium scale.
o ¬Fabric that is a deep dark green color to be used for pine trees.
o ¬Fabric that will be used for mountains in three different shades of green colors.
o ¬Fabric that looks like sky, preferably a very light blue.
o ¬Fabric that looks like a lake, preferably medium blue or blue green.
o ¬Fabric that looks like tree bark.
o ¬Fabric that looks like a dirt road or has multiple shades of brown.
o ¬Flower fabric on a green background that looks realistic, small-scale flowers.
o ¬Flower fabric on a green background that looks realistic, medium/large scale flowers.
· ¬Brick or Rock Fabric for outer boarder/window ½ yard.
· ¬Fabrico Pens by Tsukineko, found in fabric stores as well as the venders at the retreat.
o Brown Pen
o Green Pen
o Blue Pen
o Black Pen
· ¬1 Yard of fusible webbing.
o Your choice of Heatbond Lite, Steam A Seam 2, or Wonder Under.
Ø ¬Small sharp scissors for cutting small detailed pieces.
Course #: 4 / Instructor: Beth Karr / Title: A Snowflake For All Seasons
Contact Info: / 803-699-6577 /
In creating this striking crystalline design (74” square), you will learn to: make multiple, accurate half square triangle units, use simple organizational skills adaptable to all your quilting projects, make easy triple mitered borders, and love the advantages of accurate pinning, pressing and power chain piecing.
Supplies Needed:
¬Quilt in a Day Triangle Square Up ruler (6.5” or 9.5” size)
¬Rotary cutter with new blade
¬Cutting mat: 18” x 24” or larger for precutting (**smaller for class)
¬Rotary ruler : 22”+ by 6”+ for precutting, (**smaller for class)
¬One-gallon size zip type plastic bags
¬Chain ripper**
¬Tray, or lid from a plastic box, about 14” square**
¬36” to 40” square of vinyl tablecloth with reverse side fuzzy**
¬Pins: fine patchwork pins or similar**
¬¼” machine foot (also, if you already have one, ¼” machine foot with guide blade)
¬Fabric**
Dark: 2 yards
Med dark: 1.25 yards
Med light:1.5 yards
Light/background: 3 yards
Outer border (can be the same as the Dark or Med. Dark): 1.25 yards
¬Precutting is required.
**More details on these items will be sent to you along with the fabric precutting directions.
Course #: 5 / Instructor: Jane Godshall / Title: Foundation-less New York Beauty, Mariner’s Compass, Double Wedding Ring
Contact Info: / 980-939-1202 /
In this class you will use freezer paper as your pattern to create accurate points, arcs and seams-no more pulling off paper. You’ll have reusable patterns pieces for the Mariner’s Compass and New York Beauty- traditional blocks that are thought of as a bit intimidating.
With my method of foundation-less piecing those perfect points, arcs and spires are conquered. We’ll take this traditional block and add even more points, spires and arcs. Best of all, with this technique you won’t be sewing through the paper, so there is no fighting to tear off the paper in the end. From there we’ll explore the variations in the pattern and each quilt will be an original. This is a great technique to add to your toolbox.