CVQG Programs 2009-2010

September 1: Hope Johnson

Hope Johnson has been a member of CVQG for 4 years and has been quilting for 27 years.   Hope’s quilt Honey, I’m Home  won a First Place Ribbon, Governor's Award for Best Vermont Quilt, and Judge's Choice at Vermont Quilt Festival 2009. She has certification in art education and has taught beginning quilt making to adults.  Hope has worked as a volunteer at the Shelburne Museum helping to conserve, photograph and catalog their quilt collection, as well as demonstrating hand quilting at special exhibits.

 Lecture - The Lady of the Lake: A Vermont Quilt Pattern Mystery

In preparation for the creation of this year’s raffle quilt Lady of the Lake, Hope did extensive research on the history of the Lady of the Lake quilts.  Hope will start off the year by sharing the information that she learned.  Please bring your Lady of the Lake quilts (excluding this year’s challenge quilts which will be shown at a later meeting) to show after the lecture.

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October 6-7 : Jane Davila

Jane Davila is a fiber and mixed-media artist who began her professional art career as a printmaker. Jane's work has been published in Quilting Arts and Cloth Paper Scissors magazines and she has appeared on The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims and on Quilting Arts TV. Jane and her mother, Claire Oehler, opened a quilt shop, The Country Quilter, in Somers NY in 1990.  They have designed over 200 patterns and 11 books specializing in whimsical contemporary children's' quilts, which are sold worldwide.

 Jane is also the co-author, with Elin Waterston, of Art Quilt Workbook and Art Quilts at Play for C&T Publishing. They also recorded a dvd Jane Davila & Elin Waterston Teach You Art Quilting Basics. Jane enjoys showing others how art design principles and techniques can be applied to quilts of all kinds - traditional, contemporary, innovative and art. Her books are like cookbooks for art quilters with lots of small projects on many different techniques.  http://www.janedavila.com/

 Review of the DVD

Reviews of Art Quilt Workbook

Youtube on Teaching Art Quilting Basics DVD

More reviews – scroll down

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Lecture – October 6 - Elements of Design

Good design starts with the basic elements, like color, texture, line & shape. Develop an understanding of what you see and what you like, and apply it to your quilts.

 Workshop – Project Patchwork

Date: Wednesday, October 7                                                                      Time: 9:00-3:30

Location: United Church of Colchester, 900 Main St., Colchester                         Cost: $35

If you've followed Project Runway® on Bravo TV and wished that something like that existed for quilters, then Project Patchwork is for you. Project Patchwork is kind of like a mystery quilt, except that everyone makes something different.  Every two hours Jane will issue a different challenge and the students create something based upon the challenge. Quilters running the spectrum from very traditional to art quilters and everyone in between make really interesting pieces and get a lot out of the class.! The goal of the challenges (besides having fun!) is to learn to think and create quickly, to work with outside inspiration and to try something different and out of your comfort zone.

 A couple of examples of past challenges - five minutes to find a source of inspiration in your purse (people in this challenge were inspired by stamps, the design on a checkbook cover, a keychain etc) another was a randomly chosen fortune cookie fortune plus a randomly chosen color. Jane brings all supplies needed to issue the challenges (and they're different for every class) and the students bring fabric, a machine, thread and sewing supplies. At the end of the day everyone has three small quilts either finished or very far along. To see examples of past challenges and quilts go to  http://www.countryquilter.com/project_patchwork.htm.

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November 3-5: Annie Smith

 Annie lectures and teaches quilting internationally. In 2005, she began Quilting Stash, the First Podcast for Quilters where she talks about all things related to quilting and interviews her quilting heroes. Annie’s technical expertise takes many forms, although fabric selection and fine machine appliqué are her specialties. Annie develops a quick rapport with the audience and immediately immerses herself in tales every quilter can relate to and provides valuable insight along the way.  She has been featured in Quilter's Newsletter, Professional Quilter magazine, Quilter's Home magazine and has appeared on The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims. You can watch a video of her new online quilting class at  Pickle Road Garden online class

Annie’s website:  http://simplearts.com/blogs/

Lecture (November 3) Understanding the Value of Color

**** The November meeting will be held at the North Avenue Alliance Church,  Burlington. 

Annie takes you through a journey of color and fabric, discussing what the KEY to your fabric choices really is. No matter what your skill level, learn how to enliven your quilts’ personality by choosing your fabric with a new eye to color. The keys to fabric selection are thoroughly discussed as well as how to make the color design rules work for you.

 Workshop (Two days): Exploring Fabric Choices

*As seen on Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims’ The Quilt Show (As an Artist in Residence, Annie will teach “Exploring Fabric Choices for Applique” at Elly Sienkiewicz Appliqué Academy this February.)

 Dates: Wednesday & Thursday, November 4 & 5           

Time: 9:00-3:30

Location Day 1: Yankee Pride Quilt Shop, Essex Junction (no sewing machines)

Location Day 2: United Church of Colchester, 900 Main St., Colchester (sewing machines)                       

Cost: $45 plus Kit fee payable to Annie on day of workshop: $16

 Traditionally, quilters often struggle making fabric choices when planning a quilt. Learn exactly what draws the eye to interesting blocks and give them life. Annie helps you select colors for your projects on purpose instead of by-gosh-and-by-golly. Keys to effective fabric selection are thoroughly discussed with hands-on exercises using fabric swatches, and helpful aids. Day 1 focuses on exercises that help a quilter choose a palette of fabrics for making a quilt. Participants will make a series of paste-up blocks and discover the many variations the palette offers when making these blocks.  On Day 2 participants will finish quilt top using the first day’s key block exercises, learning many of Annie’s finishing tips. (Sewing machines will only be needed on day 2.)

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