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July 10th, 2018 Doris Hruska
www.forever-quilting.com
www.facebook.com/forever.quilting
How to prepare & Machine quilt continuously lecture and trunk show at Riverwalk Quilt Guild- nonmembers welcome with a lecture admission fee or join the guild, we’d love to have you! Dorie comes to you with 16 years of experience quilting for customers. Efficiency (and customer satisfaction) is the key to a successful business and essential to completing as many quilts as our hearts desire. We will discuss the basics of preparing and loading your quilt, so that it finishes square, flat and balanced, or almost. Then you will learn some basic strategies for custom machine quilting continuously across your quilt top for fast finish. Please visit her website https://www.forever-quilting.com/, Instagram for Doris Hruska, and her Facebook account for more information or photos of her work.
Workshop: July 11th, 2018 Finding Your Path
In this drawing class you will learn the strategies Dorie uses to find the continuous path around pieced blocks. Then take it to the next level by connecting these free motion designs across the width of the quilt top. You will also learn how to quilt these designs in a square grid that has been marked with a stencil. Great for borders or sashing. Based on Dorie's book, Making Connections. Students are encouraged to bring quilt tops for design discussion. Fee is $45, supply list is pencil, notebook, erasure, unfinished quilt tops, disappearing pencil/chalk pencil, ruler, your creativity. Time is 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Woodridge, subject to space requirements of enrollment. Deliver checks to 640 Kendridge Ct, AURORA, IL 60502. You may pay up to two days prior to class for your spot.
August 14, 2018 Kathy Flowers
Please welcome Kathy Flowers, a Chicagoland quilter whose patriotic passion is palpable. Her lecture is “A Patriotic Journey” and her book, Oh Glory, is a funding source for military veterans in Illinois. As an Aurafil ambassador, some embroidery work with thicker threads are used in an artistic flare. Her quilting designs may help feature some items from the stash in the closet. Her work includes Quilts of Valor for veterans. https://www.piecesofdreams-kathy.com
September 11th, 2018 School House - You have heard of speed dating? School house tutorials is held in a similar rotating fashion through stations. Each station will provide a 15-20 minute learning opportunity to learn new techniques.
October 16th, 2018 Small Quilt Auction - See last year's page to see a sampling of the many creative items our guild members contribute to this event. It's an enjoyable evening and a wonderful opportunity to do some gift shopping!
November 13th, 2018 Karen K. Buckley
Karen is an award winning national speaker sharing her quilting journey. Karen also has developed an assortment of very handy tools such as adjustable rulers and squares to help minimize those brave moments we sometimes have to face during a project such as squaring blocks.
http://www.karenkaybuckley.com/classes.php.
Workshop: This workshop will be during the daytime on the 14th! Please check back for details on specific hours and location for the workshop.
December 11th, 2018 We are changing things up with “Not your Grandmother’s Quilt” by Cheryl Sleboda. Cheryl is a fiber artist who "loves to manipulate fabric and also light up her work with LED lights. Whether it’s heirloom, dimensional fabric manipulations like smocking, pleating, or tucking, or cutting edge technology like LEDs, microprocessors, or circuitry, Cheryl's work combines design and innovation for unique fabric art."http://muppin.com/wordpress/.
Workshop: December 12th. Please check back for workshop location and details.
January 8th, 2019 Holiday Party & Rummage Sale
February 12, 2019 Catherine Redford Our own Catherine Redford will share her eclectic style of quilting. Catherine is a member of the Fiber Art Divas, an art group that meets at Naperville Art League and of PAQA, the professional art quilt group. In 2012 Catherine co-founded the Naperville Modern Quilters Guild to further explore the modern quilt aesthetic.
Workshop: February 13th, 2019. Please check back for workshop location and details.
March 12th, 13th 2019 Christa Watson. Christa will share her lecture, “How do I Quilt It?” Christa is an author, fabric designer and avid quilter. Her passion is helping others discover the joy that comes from quilting.
Christa Quilts.
Workshop: March 13th: Modern Machine Quilting and Feet. Please check back for workshop location and details.
April 9th 2019 Philanthropy Sew-In
May 14, 2019 Kris Vierra,Lincoln, NE Quilter on the Run
Award winning quilter at Paducah 2018 Spring.
http://www.kcustomquilting.com quilterontherun
Workshop: “So I Have It Pieced Together, Now What?” 9:30a to 3:30p. Date TBD. Lunch can be ordered for an additional fee. Supply Fee max $40, Class fee $TBD
June 11, 2019 Pending
July, 2019 Pending
August 13th, 14th 2019 Rebecca Bryan @Bryan House Quilts
Bryan House Quilts – modern designs | classic inspiration | playful color
www.forever-quilting.com
www.facebook.com/forever.quilting
How to prepare & Machine quilt continuously lecture and trunk show at Riverwalk Quilt Guild- nonmembers welcome with a lecture admission fee or join the guild, we’d love to have you! Dorie comes to you with 16 years of experience quilting for customers. Efficiency (and customer satisfaction) is the key to a successful business and essential to completing as many quilts as our hearts desire. We will discuss the basics of preparing and loading your quilt, so that it finishes square, flat and balanced, or almost. Then you will learn some basic strategies for custom machine quilting continuously across your quilt top for fast finish. Please visit her website https://www.forever-quilting.com/, Instagram for Doris Hruska, and her Facebook account for more information or photos of her work.
Workshop: July 11th, 2018 Finding Your Path
In this drawing class you will learn the strategies Dorie uses to find the continuous path around pieced blocks. Then take it to the next level by connecting these free motion designs across the width of the quilt top. You will also learn how to quilt these designs in a square grid that has been marked with a stencil. Great for borders or sashing. Based on Dorie's book, Making Connections. Students are encouraged to bring quilt tops for design discussion. Fee is $45, supply list is pencil, notebook, erasure, unfinished quilt tops, disappearing pencil/chalk pencil, ruler, your creativity. Time is 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Woodridge, subject to space requirements of enrollment. Deliver checks to 640 Kendridge Ct, AURORA, IL 60502. You may pay up to two days prior to class for your spot.
August 14, 2018 Kathy Flowers
Please welcome Kathy Flowers, a Chicagoland quilter whose patriotic passion is palpable. Her lecture is “A Patriotic Journey” and her book, Oh Glory, is a funding source for military veterans in Illinois. As an Aurafil ambassador, some embroidery work with thicker threads are used in an artistic flare. Her quilting designs may help feature some items from the stash in the closet. Her work includes Quilts of Valor for veterans. https://www.piecesofdreams-kathy.com
September 11th, 2018 School House - You have heard of speed dating? School house tutorials is held in a similar rotating fashion through stations. Each station will provide a 15-20 minute learning opportunity to learn new techniques.
October 16th, 2018 Small Quilt Auction - See last year's page to see a sampling of the many creative items our guild members contribute to this event. It's an enjoyable evening and a wonderful opportunity to do some gift shopping!
November 13th, 2018 Karen K. Buckley
Karen is an award winning national speaker sharing her quilting journey. Karen also has developed an assortment of very handy tools such as adjustable rulers and squares to help minimize those brave moments we sometimes have to face during a project such as squaring blocks.
http://www.karenkaybuckley.com/classes.php.
Workshop: This workshop will be during the daytime on the 14th! Please check back for details on specific hours and location for the workshop.
December 11th, 2018 We are changing things up with “Not your Grandmother’s Quilt” by Cheryl Sleboda. Cheryl is a fiber artist who "loves to manipulate fabric and also light up her work with LED lights. Whether it’s heirloom, dimensional fabric manipulations like smocking, pleating, or tucking, or cutting edge technology like LEDs, microprocessors, or circuitry, Cheryl's work combines design and innovation for unique fabric art."http://muppin.com/wordpress/.
Workshop: December 12th. Please check back for workshop location and details.
January 8th, 2019 Holiday Party & Rummage Sale
February 12, 2019 Catherine Redford Our own Catherine Redford will share her eclectic style of quilting. Catherine is a member of the Fiber Art Divas, an art group that meets at Naperville Art League and of PAQA, the professional art quilt group. In 2012 Catherine co-founded the Naperville Modern Quilters Guild to further explore the modern quilt aesthetic.
Workshop: February 13th, 2019. Please check back for workshop location and details.
March 12th, 13th 2019 Christa Watson. Christa will share her lecture, “How do I Quilt It?” Christa is an author, fabric designer and avid quilter. Her passion is helping others discover the joy that comes from quilting.
Christa Quilts.
Workshop: March 13th: Modern Machine Quilting and Feet. Please check back for workshop location and details.
April 9th 2019 Philanthropy Sew-In
May 14, 2019 Kris Vierra,Lincoln, NE Quilter on the Run
Award winning quilter at Paducah 2018 Spring.
http://www.kcustomquilting.com quilterontherun
Workshop: “So I Have It Pieced Together, Now What?” 9:30a to 3:30p. Date TBD. Lunch can be ordered for an additional fee. Supply Fee max $40, Class fee $TBD
June 11, 2019 Pending
July, 2019 Pending
August 13th, 14th 2019 Rebecca Bryan @Bryan House Quilts
Bryan House Quilts – modern designs | classic inspiration | playful color