August 21 -All day borders class

August 22 All day background class

See Gammilll Machine quilting

 The following classes will be held at

Camp Mowana
2276 Fleming Falls Rd.
Mansfield, OH 44903
Sept 28th ~ Oct 1st 2009

Sept 29,09

Borders and Bindings O My ~ Cathy Franks
6 hr Hands On (Confident Beginner - Advanced)
Cathy is combining these two classes for one fantastic day!

Did you know that you can do more with your long arm than just quilt?  You can put the borders and bindings on too!  In this class we will do just that!  I'll talk about how to cut, press and apply the binding.  Did you know that all bindings are not cut 2 1/2" wide?  I'll show you samples with different battings to illustrate how wide you need to cut the binding fabric.  I'll share tons of tips on how to improve your work.

But wait, there are more than borders!

Can't think of what to put in the borders of that quilt?  Never fear, help is here! I'll show you several different kinds of feathers plus how to use straight lines, curves, arcs and circles to create stunning design to add sparkle to the quilt.  I'll show you how to easily

find correct spacing for your border designs and share lots of tips.

Sept 30th

I can do THAT on my Long arm ~ Cathy Franks
6 hr hands on (Intermediate-advanced)
Long arm machines are for more than just quilting!  Beautiful textures can be created quickly with a few simple fabrics and exciting yarns, ribbons and bits of leftover fabrics.  I'll show how to create fringing and flash and trash to cover up raw edges.  Create stunning textures with capturing bits and pieces with netting and pleating and floral designs with silk flowers and thread.  Make your own thread appliqués fabric and needle lace to add to your list of what you can do.  If I can, I'll even show you how to make the kitchen sink.
 

Oct 1st

Inks and Thread Painting ~ Cathy Franks
6 hr hands on/Demo (Confident Beginner-Advanced)
Fabric inks are a great way to add color and splash to your fabric.  I'll show you the easy way to use them.  But that's not the only thing I'll show you how to do in this class!  Let's toss in a little

thread painting to add details and texture to that design.  I'll show you how to make an object look real by how you blend thread colors and which direction you stitch the thread in.  lots of tips are given here so join in!

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Houston Fall Quilt Show

 Oct 14,09 -Inks and thread painting class on the long arm

    Fabrics inks are a great way to add color and splash to your fabric. I’ll show you the easy way to use them.  But that’s not the only thing I’ll show you how to do in this class! Let’s toss in a little thread painting to add details and texture to that design. I’ll show you how to make an object look real by how you blend thread colors and which direction you stitch the thread in. Lots of tips given here so join in!

I can do THAT on my long arm

 Long arm machines are for more than just quilting! Beautiful textures can be created quickly with a few simple fabrics and exciting Yarns, ribbons and bits of left over fabrics. I’ll show how to create fringing and flash and trash to cover up raw edges.  Create stunning textures with capturing bits and pieces with netting and pleating and floral designs with silk flowers and thread. Make your own thread appliqués fabric and needlelike to add to your list of what you can do. If I can, I’ll even show you how to make the kitchen sink.

Oct 15,09

But wait, there are more borders!

 Can’t think of what to put in the borders of that quilt? Never fear, help is here! I’ll show you several different kinds of feathers plus how to use straight lines, curves, arcs and circles to create stunning design to add sparkle to the quilt. I’ll show you how to easily find correct spacing for your border designs and share lots of tips.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  We’ve Only Just begun…

 To quilt that is. That big, wonderful long arm machine is sitting in your studio and you’re thinking “now what? “Have no fear, help is here! I’ll share my secrets on how to avoid the mistakes I made when I started out years ago on this quilting journey with the long arm. We will start with getting ready to quilt. That means proper pressing, measuring and squaring up the backing. How to float a top and stabilizing the top before you do all your detailed quilting that may cause the quilt to go out of square. We will be doing how to start and stop a line of quilting, how to do in the ditch quilting and free motion quilting. I’ll share tons of tips on what tools you need, how to mark a quilt and how to find quilting designs. I hope to have time to discuss how to come up with quilting ideas for your quilts so please bring a quilt top or a picture to share.  See you in class!

Oct16, 09 Lecture  on But wait … there are more Border

Hand-on  we’ve only just begun. Same as above

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