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NW QUILTING EXPO
September 2012
PHOTO: JAIME VALDEZ
Colorful quilts on displayare a big draw each year at the NW Quilting Expo.
CREATIVE HANDIWORK CLASSES — 2012 Class Schedule
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
Scrumptious Surface Design
Learn foiling, glittering, painting, inking, layering, fabric paper and generally making a big mess. You’ll
love it! Kit $30.
Thursday, September 20, 2012, 8:30-10:15 am
, RoomD101
Price: $10.00
Newest Notions Lecture
Free lecture: Come see the latest and greatest notions and tools to simplify your sewing tasks while
giving you professional results. Learn about the newest notions and sewing accessories on the market in
this free lecture. (Artograph LightPad shown here.)
Thursday, September 20, 2012, 10:30-11:15 am
,
RoomD101.
Price: $0.00
Beginning Brazilian Embroidery
Brazilian embroidery uses unique threads and stitches to add texture and dimension. Bonnie and Polly
will share the basic threads and stitches to get you started. In class, you will stitch a sample flower, like
one of the flowers pictured above. Kit $12. (Pincushion pattern available for purchase.)
Thursday,
September 20, 2012, 11:30 am-1:15 pm
, RoomD101
Price: $10.00
Sashiko Table Runner Sampler
Learn how to transfer and stitch traditional Sashiko motifs as you design your own table runner. A trunk
show of historical Sashiko garments and modern day quilts will be shared. Kit $20.
Thursday,
September 20, 2012, 1:30-3:15 pm
, RoomD101.
Price: $10.00
Hand Embroidery
Be ready for winter with this charming snowman! You’ll learn how to trace the pattern onto muslin, then
bring the snowman to life with basic embroidery stitches. Finish the pillow any way you choose once
class is over. Kit fee $25.
Thursday, September 20, 2012, 3:30-5:15 pm
, RoomD101
Price: $10.00
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
Beyond Beginning Brazilian Embroidery
Learn additional stitches and techniques of Brazilian embroidery as you create this delightful heart
block. Kit $23.
Friday, September 21, 2012, 8:30-10:15 am
, RoomD101.
Price: $10.00
Newest Notions Lecture
Free lecture: Come see the latest and greatest notions and tools to simplify your sewing tasks while
giving you professional results. Learn about the newest notions and sewing accessories on the market in
this free lecture. (Artograph LightPad shown here.)
Friday, September 21, 2012, 10:30-11:15 am
, Room
D101.
Price: $0.00
Hand Embroidery
Be ready for winter with this charming snowman. You’ll learn how to trace the pattern onto muslin, then
bring the snowman to life with basic embroidery stitches. Finish the pillow any way you choose once
class is over. Kit fee $25.
Friday, September 21, 2012, 11:30-1:15 pm
, RoomD101
Price: $10.00
Scrumptious Surface Design
Learn foiling, glittering, painting, inking, layering, fabric paper and generally making a big mess. You’ll
love it. Kit $30.
Friday, September 21, 2012, 1:30-3:15 pm
, RoomD101
Price: $10.00
Christmas in Baltimore, Simplified
Do you love the Baltimore Album style, but are afraid to try it? This class is for you! You will learn
applique techniques using “Lite Steam-a-Seam 2” which simplifies the applique process as you create a
Baltimore Album style block. You will also learn the history of Baltimore Album quilts. Kit $15.
Friday,
September 21, 2012, 3:30-5:15 pm
, RoomD101.
Price: $10.00
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012
Hand Embroidery
Be ready for winter with this charming snowman. You’ll learn how to trace the pattern onto muslin,
then bring the snowman to life with basic embroidery stitches. Finish the pillow any way you choose
once class is over. Kit fee $25.
Saturday, September 22, 2012, 8:30-10:15 am
, RoomD101
Price: $10.00
Newest Notions Lecture
Free lecture: Come see the latest and greatest notions and tools to simplify your sewing tasks while
giving you professional results. Learn about the newest notions and sewing accessories on the market
in this free lecture. (Artograph LightPad shown here.)
Saturday, September 22, 2012, 10:30-11:15 am
,
RoomD101.
Price: $0.00
Shibori Hand-Dyed Scarf
Create a unique silk scarf using non-toxic instant-set Color Hue dyes and Shibori techniques of tying,
folding, scrunching and wrapping. Kit $20.
Saturday, September 22, 2012, 11:30 am-1:15 pm
, Room
D101.
Price: $10.00
Beyond Beginning Brazilian Embroidery
Learn additional stitches and techniques of Brazilian embroidery as you create this delightful heart
block. Kit $23.
Saturday, September 22, 2012, 1:30-3:15 pm
, RoomD101.
Price: $10.00
Understanding the judging and categories
Prizes
Best in Show
- $1,500
Judge’s Choice
- $250 each
In each category:
First Prize $500
• Second Prize $250 • Third Prize $150
Viewer’s Choice Award
- Complete set of rulers
fromQuilter’s Rule
Founder’s Choice Award
- $250
The Next Generation of Quilters
This category helps to encourage the young quilters
you know to create something special. This year we
have a new category for young quilters ages 16 and
younger. They will be judged in their own group, and
these prizes awarded:
First Place
$75
2nd Place
- $50
3rd Place
- $25
Categories
Judges will look for originality, creativity and workmanship. Entries must have been
completed after January 1, 2010, and fit one of these categories:
Large Quilt –
perimeter 288-inches or more ( no more than 90-inches per side)
Intermediate Quilt
– perimeter greater than 180-inches but less than 288-inches
Small Quilt
– perimeter less than 160-inches
Pictorial Quilt –
any quilt depicting real life
Appliqué Quilt
– perimeter greater than 120-inches and 50 percent appliquéd
Art Quilt
- any quilt that extends beyond traditional disciplines, and exercises progressive
independence and originality in theory, color design and/or technique
Young Quilter
- any quilt made solely by a quilter age 16 and under (see above in “The
Next Generation of Quilters” for information and prizes)
Hand Quilted
– any quilt quilted entirely by hand
Machine Embroidered
– any quilt with at least 50 percent machine embroidery
Long Arm, Mid Arm, and Small Quilting Machine Categories:
Best Freehand Quilting
- quilted with a non-computerized machine
Best Computerized Quilting
- quilted with a computerized quilting system
Best Use of Thread in Quilting
- thread painting or the use of specialty threads in quilting
Winner of the 2011 Best in Show Catagory:
The Magical Mermaid’s Castle
by Claudia Pfeil
(original pattern)