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Dimensional Cotton and Wool Appliqué Designs
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We are honored to be a part of the illustrious faculty of the Academy of Appliqué in Williamsburg, Virginia in March, 2024! We are excited about our class offerings and hope you will be as well. The Class Catalog is now available for you to peruse, and registration opened on Labor Day. There are so many wonderful choices of classes from which to select. We hope to see you there!
Class, Session 2—
Woodland Reverie:
Frogs and Lily Pads OR
Woodland Bouquet
Academy of Appliqué
Kingsmill Resort
1010 Kingsmill Rd.
Williamsburg, VA 23185
March 7–9, 2024
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TO REGISTER, CLICK HERE​!
Our woodland journey continues with two new blocks from our Woodland Reverie quilt. Both of these dimensional blocks are filled with many different fibers and stitching techniques. The Frogs and Lily Pads surround a wired-ribbon water lily, bordered by pickerel weed and dimensional silk and velvet cattails. The beautiful Woodland Bouquet includes a variety of creatively stitched stems with embroidered, appliquéd, and dimensional ribbon flowers tied with a lovely stitched bow. All skills for both blocks will be covered in this class—and some will overlap—so you will be able to increase your appliqué and embellishment skills. Multiple methods of appliqué will be taught, along with ribbon work and embroidery. We will explore back-basting, off-block appliqué, and even a bit of broderie perse. Traditional materials worked in new ways will add dimension and interest to our appliqué.
Which block will you choose? Or perhaps you will venture into our Woodland Reverie and choose both!
Lecture
Cotton and Wool Appliqué Designs
Apple Valley Needle Threaders
VFW Post 9760
425 S. Buckmarsh St.
Berryville, VA 22611
March 14, 2024
10:30 AM
We are thrilled to be able to share our stitching journey in our Trunk Show. From Baltimore Appliqué to crazy quilts to wool appliqué, our love for texture and dimension is evident through our appliqué, embroidered embellishments, and ribbon work.
Lecture
The Texture Lecture
Inland Empire Quilters Guild
Corona, CA 92878
Via ZOOM
April 22, 2024
6:30 PM Pacific Time
Adding texture to our quilts adds a wonderful, new dimension to them whether they are appliquéd or pieced. In this lecture, we will share the many different ways to add texture through embroidery, fibers, and embellishment. We invite you to join us as we explore techniques to bring your quilts to life with texture.
We are most excited to again be joining the faculty of Baltimore on the Prairie in Nebraska in 2024! We have a lot of fun planned for our Prairie appliqué classes next year. Registration for this event is now open, and if you have never attended, it is one to put on your bucket list. Lovely surroundings, fabulous people, and stitching galore! You will want to be there!!
Class, Session A—
Vintage Belle
Baltimore on the Prairie
Lied Lodge and Convention Center
Nebraska City, NE
Session A:
Wed., Sept. 4–Thurs., Sept. 5, 2024
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TO REGISTER, CLICK HERE​!
Do you have a drawer full of vintage linens and lady’s handkerchiefs that you don’t want to throw away, but you don’t know what to do with them? Well, pull that drawer open, as we have the perfect project! Vintage hankies are used to create these graceful ladies holding a bouquet of embroidered flowers. In class, we will learn how to manipulate the handkerchief into a beautiful skirt, with enough left over to create a bodice and/or bonnet—or you can create your own dress combination with other fabrics for the bodice. There will be lots of design choices based on one beautiful hanky. As an added bonus, we will also learn how to play with doilies and lace trims to create a beautiful frame around your design. You may decide to make multiple ladies and turn them into a quilt. These gals are addicting to make, and you might not be able to stop at just one! There is no kit fee, but we will have a few hanky/background combinations available for sale.
Class, Session B—
Zierblumen
Baltimore on the Prairie
Lied Lodge and Convention Center
Nebraska City, NE
Session B:
Fri., Sept. 6–Sat., Sept. 7, 2024
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TO REGISTER, CLICK HERE​!
Ribbon comes to life as beautiful blooms in this lovely bouquet. We were inspired by an antique chromolithograph print from Germany entitled “Zierblumen,” dated 1894. In this class, we will learn a variety of techniques for transforming ribbon into roses, carnations, fuchsia, pansies, geraniums, and forget-me-nots. We will use back-basting appliqué for most of the foliage, though we will create some leaves using ultrasuede and wired ribbon. Of course, if you have a favorite appliqué method, you are free to use it. You might even wish to create your greenery with wool appliqué. Basic embroidery stitches will add the finishing touches. Required kit includes all ribbon and special materials needed to complete the block. Come and join the fun!
