JANUARY JUMPSTART - 2024

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Join us for an in-person meeting where we’ll experience 10-minute “Class Tastings” presented by some of our NCQC teachers.  The DEMOs will be fast & fun and we’ll have time for about 9 rounds.  

While the 3-minute presentations at our April & July “MEET THE TEACHERS” programs give a FLAVOR of our NCQC Teachers, at our January 10th “Jumpstart” meeting you'll actually get a TASTE of their classroom methods.  

This a great way to experience the personalities & teaching styles that each teacher will bring to your store or guild!  

Bring a friend along to enjoy the program & drive home together in conversation about who you’ll want to book first!  You’ll have your workshops & programs for the upcoming year well in hand by the time you get home.

Presenting Teachers:

  • Arlene Arnold — Your Ruler Really Does Make a Difference 

(Facebook— Heritage Oaks Quilts )As we age, rulers are harder to keep steady and make your cuts. This ruler locks in place.

• Karen Bolan — How to cut curves with a straight ruler

 www.karenbolan.com Instead of buying a special curved template for every single size and shape, all you need is one square ruler! Learn how to safely cut precise or improvisational curves using only your square ruler, rotary cutter, and mat. Cutting good curves is the first step to making any curved pattern, and piecing curves is fun when your pieces fit together!

 • Kim Brownell — Easy Facing 

www.thewackydoodlequilter.com Learn how to face your small quilts the easy way. Tired of binding? Want to do an art quilt style? Try this quick easy way to finish your pieces. 

• Sarah Goer — Cutting Fabric for Improv Piecing 

www.sarahgoerquilts.com  Sarah will demonstrate her technique for cutting fabric for improvisational piecing. Demo will include a "formula" for making a particular style improv pieced block. Samples of finished (sewn) blocks will be on display.

• Pattie Klimek — Get Started Crazy Quilting

www.pattiehandquilts.net Start with a simple foundation block using the flip and sew method to attach the scraps. Then add simple embroidery stitches to make a good luck spider web. I teach the embroidery stitches along with the block assembly. 

• Colleen Pelfrey — Taking out the Dye

 www.colleenpelfreyquilts.com 

A demonstration of some ways to use decolourant to create on fabric.

• Yvonne Phenicie — Curves using the Sew Kind of Wonderful ruler

(Facebook— "Inspire Quilts") Will demo the 3 curved rulers from Sew Kind of Wonderful. No pins needed!

• Scarlett Rose — Bias and Beyond 

www.ScarlettRose.com Did you know there are many ways to make and attach bias tape for a quilt project? That bias tape is suitable for many styles, ranging from traditional to modern? See the possibilities through a collection of sample blocks and choose what will appeal to your guild. 

• Linda Wagner — Pieced Borders

www.lindawagnerquilts.com Discovering how a little extra piecing can add to the visual impact of your finished quilt. How to piece borders without doing math. Guild can choose between a lecture, workshop, or both.  

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