International Quilt Festival part 2

Quilt Festival Houston
November 2-5, 2017
Preview Night November 1
Classes begin October 30
George R. Brown Convention Center
1001 Avenida de las Americas
Houston, Texas, USA 77010 

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More classes:
Thursday November 2, 2017
Morning (early 8-11)

Fantastic Fabric Foiling  

Bring your projects to life with instant (and permanent) glitz and shine. We will apply foil using a variety of adhesives and make use of a variety of ideas that make it easy. Traditional and non-traditional quilters will learn how to incorporate foil into real show-stoppers! 


 


Thursday November 2, 2017
Afternoon

Paint Stick Magic

Make elegant fabric with the look of airbrushing! Paint sticks applied to cotton or silk is fun, permanent and has an exceptionally short learning curve. Come play with paint sticks while learning the tricks the professionals use in this informative hands-on workshop for both quilt and clothing makers. 

Friday November 4, 2017

Morning 10AM-NOON

FRIDAY SAMPLER  

Stitching Through the Layers: The Art and Elegance of Straight Line Quilting

You’ve made a beautiful quilt top – now what? Melody will show you, step-by-easy-step, how to decide on the right quilting design - what works, what doesn’t and why. Perfect for hand and machine quilters, both traditional and art quilts. 

Friday November 4, 2017
Evening

Super-Fast Binding and Piping

Is binding the quilt your least favorite part? Tired of humdrum finishes? Come and learn piping and binding techniques to make your quilts stand out in a crowd. In class you will be making samples of finishing methods to take home and use on your own quilts. Bindings will never be boring again!

Saturday, November 4
Check out my lecture 11 AM-NOON

 A FINE LINE—CREATING THE QUILTING DESIGN  Do you have a project that could use help with the "what, why, & how" of quilting? Discover the elements of winning quilting designs and how to apply them to your tops. We will explore whether to hand or machine quilt; selecting, fitting, and marking quilting design; all about thread; and the basics of batting and basting. The emphasis of this lecture is the creative use of the quilted line. Learn to successfully finish all your projects—both traditional and non-traditional quilters.

Houston Here I Come! Quilt Festival Houston 2017!

Quilt Festival Houston
November 2-5, 2017
Preview Night November 1
Classes begin October 30
George R. Brown Convention Center
1001 Avenida de las Americas
Houston, Texas, USA 77010 

Sign up at International Quilt Festival

Tuesday - October 31, 2017

 Morning

Doily Delight

A Doily is a small, ornamental mat, of embroidery or lace. Take a doily and create a beautiful work of art, suitable for framing or adding to your quilt. Learn to make folded hexagons, and yoyo’s to produce dimension. Melody will help you with the simple embroidery stitches and beads to complete the transformation. 



Tuesday - October 31, 2017
Afternoon
Bead A Bag

Beads are a fun addition to many quilts and garments. Come learn how to use beads. Learn what to look for when you shop, how to sew those little beads that add so much to your designs. Melody will share with you design ideas, handling tips & sewing 
 techniques. 

Wednesday - November 1, 2017

 Morning

For the Love of Color

 

What you always wanted to know about color but were afraid to ask. Understand color concepts that quilters use – balance, pattern, texture, dominance and the many moods of color. We will play with a large variety of fabric samples, laying them out to experience for ourselves the magic we can create with glorious color.




 Wednesday - November 1, 2017
 Afternoon

Borders: The Final Chapter, featuring Pieced Borders

 Pieced borders add something special! Bring your unfinished quilt top and we will explore clever ways to add grace, spontaneity, sophistication or any effect you desire. Solve the mystery of designing and sewing borders to fit your own quilt. We will look at potential sources of inspiration, fabric choices, and lots and lots of tips for success!

  



More tomorrow.
 Sign up at International Quilt Festival

Check out my lecture 11 AM-NOON Saturday, November 1

 A FINE LINE—CREATING THE QUILTING DESIGN 
Do you have a project that could use help with the "what, why, & how" of quilting? Discover the elements of winning quilting designs and how to apply them to your tops. We will explore whether to hand or machine quilt; selecting, fitting, and marking quilting design; all about thread; and the basics of batting and basting. The emphasis of this lecture is the creative use of the quilted line. Learn to successfully finish all your projects—both traditional and non-traditional quilters.

Summer - and Another Road Trip

Annie's has heirloom quality fabrics and notions for quilters. A wide range of kits, books, patterns, tools, and sample quilts. Lots of unique patterns and fabric combinations into pre-assembled quilt kits that are exclusive to Annie's.

Located in beautiful, Shelton, WA, they have a welcoming shop, where customers can enjoy product demos, block of the month programs, and fun, interactive classes for quilters of all skill abilities.

High Quality! Low Price! $7.99 per yard!

• Phone: (360) 427-6164
• 2505 Olympic Hwy North #220
  Shelton, WA 98584
• Monday - Saturday -10:00am - 5:30pm
  Sunday: 11:00am to 2:00pm

The best selection of WonderFil Thread, I think I have ever seen!

Labels

I am making a label for a friends quilt. Thought I would share a few ideas.

This one is inked. I made a master with my computer and traced.

I used pretreated for printing fabric and ran it through the printer.

Here is the latest information regarding the Houston Quilt Festival - as of 8/30/2017

Dear Friends of Quilt Festival,

First, we would like to think all who have sent messages of support to us in response to the devastating flooding taking place in our home city of Houston. We are happy to report that all of our staff is safe, and that our office did not suffer any damages.

Many others have not been so lucky, and we ask that you keep Houston and all areas that have been devastated by Hurricane Harvey in your thoughts, and, if possible, consider making a contribution toward organizations involved in the ongoing relief efforts.

We have also heard from many people asking whether they should cancel their plans to attend this year’s International Quilt Festival in Houston. We want to assure you that there is no reason to cancel any travel plans, as the show is still scheduled to go on.

The show is still over two months away, and we have full confidence that our city will bounce back quickly, as it has always done. Also, neither the George R. Brown Convention Center nor the Downtown Houston hotels were damaged in the flooding.

At this time, our office remains closed, and will until it is safe for our staff to return to work. We will post an announcement to our website and social media when the office reopens. In the meantime, we ask that you be patient in receiving a response to any calls or emails.

Once again, Quilt Festival in Houston is still scheduled to take place November 2-5 at the George R. Brown Convention Center. We hope you will plan to be there to support our amazing city and enjoy the show!

Thank you!

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One more note...those who submitted quilts for our Houston shows are (understandably) concerned about their whereabouts. Please be assured that all of the quilts are in a secure and DRY location. This is always a top priority for us, and we take every possible measure to ensure their safety!
 

Labor Day

Labor Day in the United States is a public holiday celebrated on the first Monday in September. It honors the American labor movement and the contributions that workers have made to the strength, prosperity, laws and well-being of the country. It is the Monday of the long weekend known as Labor Day Weekend and it is considered the unofficial end of summer in the United States. The holiday is also a federal holiday.

Summer Inspirations

I am not a gardener, but I love flowers. These are from the Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Garden, located at the Ballard Locks, is the result of a gardener hired in 1931 to transform a graveled area of the grounds, to an English estate style garden. An expert horticulturist and botanist, Carl S. English Jr. traveled and corresponded with botanists around the world, and with the aid of the captains of ships passing through the locks, amassed a significant collection of plants.

Impatiens is a beautiful annual that makes an excellent houseplant or summer bedding plant. It is also known as "Busy Lizzie" and its name is a Latin word that describes the way its seeds shoot out of its pods when ripe (the slightest touch can make a ripe impatiens seed pod burst open and scatter its seeds). Impatiens like shade and moisture. Begonia is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family

Begoniaceae. The genus contains about 1,400 different plant species. The Begonias are native to moist subtropical and tropical climates. Some species are commonly grown indoors as ornamental houseplants in cooler climates. In cooler climates some species are cultivated outside in summertime for their bright colourful flowers, which have sepals but no petals.

Rudbeckia hirta, commonly called black-eyed Susan, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the Eastern and Central United States. It is one of a number of plants with the common name black-eyed Susan. The plant also is a traditional Native American medicinal herb in several tribal nations; believed in those cultures to be a remedy, among other things, for colds, flu, infection, swelling and (topically, by poultice) for snake bite (although not all parts of the plant are edible).

A Garden Tour, well sort of...

By now you all know I don't garden, but a trip to Mulback's was a real treat.I especially loved these small container gardens.


 Current Store Hours  
Daily 9am-6pm

13625 NE 175th St.
Woodinville, WA 98072
email:
    contact_us@molbaks.com
phone:
    (425) 483-5000
toll free:
    (866) 466-5225
plant info booth:
    (425) 398-5225

However I was not ready for this!!!

It takes them 12 weeks to set up for Christmas!

A Day at the Beach

Took a day off to spend the day at the beach with some friends. Great Day!

Guest Artist - Judi Bergsagel

Just finished my fast finishes piece from your class for QA this month. I am new to free motion quilting so had some fun preparing my rectangles. I loved your quilting using straight and satin so did that on the border piece. Think I will be using that often and it will always be the Melody stitch to me! Thanks so much for your instructions and help! 
Judi Bergsagel

Road Trip- Books and Art

BookTree is a vibrant gathering place for the exchange of ideas, and discussion of books and the literary arts.  It is a place where all are welcome to continue their journey, expand their knowledge, feed their interests and further their education through books and literature.  It is a place for families to find and enjoy the best of current literature.  A place where our customers can hear local and traveling writers, authors and poets present their work.

BookTree is one of the few remaining independent bookstores on the Eastside that will be an important part of our city’s identity.  
BookTree • 609 Market St, Kirkland, WA 98033 • (425) 202-7791
Store Hours-  M-F - 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.  Saturdays - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays - Noon to 5 p.m.

And the ART! All works done by my VERY talented sister HEATHER OSTERMAN