201 SCRAPPY MYSTERY WITH A NEW CUT OR TWO
Lawry Thorn
$65
Advanced Beginning - Advanced
54” x 54” (or Larger) Quilt *

Pick a theme for your quilt, select the fabrics (the more the scrappier), add some “blended” fabrics, and you are ready to start this project. There will be some pre-class cutting—but you’ll have to wait till you get to class to discover the “new cut or two,” to help you be further on the way to an almost finished project in class.

214 DOT TO DOT
June Jaeger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$65
Advanced Beginning – Intermediate
Lap Size Quilt * +

In this technique workshop, you will learn how to machine piece circles. That’s right–no appliqué! Using a black and white background, you will discover working with high and low contrasts to enhance this lap quilt, creating an intriguing eye-catcher. We will touch on keeping the viewer’s eye moving throughout the quilt by using color, value, and intensity.
Optional book: Pieced Curves So Simple by Dale Fleming.

202 MACHINE APPLIQUÉ FOR THE TERRIFIED QUILTER
Sharon Pederson
$65
All Levels
Technique Class – Samples Only *

Appliqué by machine doesn’t have to raise your blood pressure—and after this class you’ll feel confident enough to tackle any kind of machine appliqué. We will focus on the two main types —Invisible (or “Mock Hand Appliqué”), and Satin Stitch. In the first, your thread will disappear; and of course, with the satin stitch, the thread becomes an important part of your appliqué design. Trust Sharon, by the end of the day you’ll be starting that Baltimore Album Quilt!
Zig-zag sewing machine required.
Book purchase optional.

215/315 THE PEPPER DISH
Jan & Lou
$130
Advanced Beginning – Advanced
42” x 42” *

Designed by Brad & Judy Niemeyer, this quilt was created for foundation paper piecing. Curved piecing, traditional piecing, and appliqué skills are required to finish the quilt top after the foundation piecing is complete. Believe it or not, this absolutely stunning quilt pattern was written with beginners in mind.
Pattern purchase required: $18.50

203 COLOR FOR THE TERRIFIED QUILTER
Ionne McCauley
$65
All Levels
Technique Class – Samples Only

This is a “hands on” (with fabric) workshop. Learn how decisions about value affect your quilting projects. Work with various color combinations to create those special effects. Students will have a reference book when finished.
No sewing machine required.
Book purchase optional.

216 DISCOVERING FOUND OBJECTS
Jane Davila
$65
Advanced Beginning - Intermediate
Technique Class – Project Size Varies *

Learn to look at everyday objects as possible additions to your art quilts. Experiment with paper, metal, plastic, wire, man-made and natural objects. Design a small art quilt including any or all of these. Archival considerations and attachment methods will be covered.
Book purchase required: Art Quilt Workbook - $27.95

205 SUPER MACHINE STITCHING
Libby Lehman
$65
All Levels
Quilt Size Varies (Sample is 52” x 62”) *

Come explore the possibilities offered by decorative and utility stitches on today's incredible sewing machines. We will cover adjusting and combining stitches, satin stitching, foolproof anchoring, tapering, pivoting, free-motion styles, and double needle effects.
Required: Modern zigzag sewing machine, in good working order, with the ability to adjust the width in increments.
Optional: Threadplay book by Libby Lehman (out of print).

219/319 BANANA A-PEEL
Sarah Kaufman
$130
Advanced Beginning - Advanced
47” x 54” *+

A contemporary twist on log cabin piecing. Pick your favorite fruit or vegetable and gather a collection of low contrast fabrics in those tones. Then choose a contrasting fabric for the center of the blocks. You will learn Sarah’s method of “building” Folded Log Cabin blocks. On day two, her easy and accurate block assembly technique will be revealed.

207/307 MISS NETTIE’S GARDEN
Sally Frey
$130
Intermediate – Advanced
67” x 78” * +

A summer garden is one of Sally’s favorite things. Warm weather, sun hats, picnics, and lemonade go perfectly with this cute wall hanging. Using Linda Brannock’s pattern “Miss Jump’s ‘Those are Not Weeds!’” you will piece the folk art garden girls and add flowers in the sashing and borders.
Pattern purchase required: $9.50

220/320 LEAFING OUT
Gabrielle Swain
$130
All Levels (Basic Sewing Skills Required)
Technique Class – Samples Only

Design your own quilt with a variety of leaf patterns provided by Gabrielle and/or combined with leaf designs of your choosing. The focus of this class is color and design, however, a variety of techniques will be covered. Reverse and direct appliqué, colored pencil, and pen and ink are just a few of the techniques used in this class.
No sewing machine required.

209 AURORA AURA
Karla Alexander
$65
Beginning
56” x 75” * +

No duplications with this quilt – each will be an original! Choose a variety of your favorite colors and you are on your way. Karla chose her colors to remind her of the Aurora Borealis she used to watch when she lived on Kodiak Island in Alaska. No fussy cutting or difficult piecing – just easy “cut and sew as you go,” no-fail methods. Trim it to size in the end.
Book purchase required - New Cuts for New Quilts: $24.95

221/321 UNEXPECTED COMBINATIONS
Janet Fogg
$130
Intermediate - Advanced
Design Class – Project Size Varies *

Explore the creation of unexpected imagery, by juxtaposing two images which do not occur in reality—giving your quilts a concept and dimen-sion that they might not otherwise possess. Through group activities, you will formulate ideas for art quilts that are unique and visually arresting. Pattern drawing and curved machine piecing will be covered in class. Individual drawing skills are helpful, but not mandatory. Come prepared to explore and have fun.

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210 POTTED PLANTS – SIMPLE NEEDLE-TURN APPLIQUÉ
Tonye Belinda Phillips
$65
Advanced Beginning
Technique Class – Sample Size Varies

Have a great time recreating one of Tonye’s “potted plants” from her new book about hand-applique, due to be released in the spring of 2008. Using simple shapes and your favorite fabrics, Tonye will share with you the fun and creative energy you are sure to find when playing with hand appliqué. Once you get the hang of it you may find, like Tonye has, that it can be extremely relaxing.
No sewing machine required. Book purchase optional.

222/322 RECTANGLE PIZZAZZ ON POINT
Judy Sisneros
$130
All Levels (Basic Sewing Skills Required)
54” x 66” * +

From the cover of Judy’s new book Rectangle Pizzazz: choose a beautiful focus fabric, then pick three fabrics to coordinate with it. This project uses large rectangles, squares, and setting triangles, with colorful rectangle “boxes.” Great with large print or Asian fabrics.
Book purchase optional.

211 MOSTLY MONOCHROMATIC
Catherine Conkey
$65
Advanced Beginning - Advanced
Design class, project size varies (sample is 68” x 68”) * +

mon-o-chro-matic / 1. physics (of light or other radiation) of a single wavelength or frequency 2. Containing only one color 3. Fun to work with in a quilt!

What is your favorite color? Choose a color, gather your favorite fabrics and then the fun begins! You will use this monochromatic palette to construct circle-within-a-circle blocks that have gentle, easy-to-piece curves. You will also explore wonderful design options using these blocks, to create a one-of-a-kind work of art.
Lab Fee: $17.00 (Templates)

223 EGG DROP SOUP
Lee Fowler
$65
All Levels (Basic Sewing Skills Required)
60” x 60” *

Designed with the beginner in mind, Egg-Drop Soup is a color piecing romp that challenges the security of symmetry. Using “liberated” techniques, Lee Fowler combines her love of simple shapes with a palette of strong hues to create a lively quilt that, at first glance, would appear to be created from a complicated recipe. Come and learn a stress-free technique that lets you create exciting blocks for your own soup quilt.

212 SASSY CIRCLES WITH A TWIST
Judy Johnson
$65
All Levels
Quilt Size Varies (Sample is 52” x 62”) *

Feeling sassy? This quilt sparkles through the use of spirited fabrics, gradations in color and value, curved design elements, and rotational symmetry—and the whole construction process is much less complex than it looks! The block arcs are constructed using a simplified version of paper piecing, the inner and outer pieces are cut with templates, and patterns are provided for the curved borders. Judy will provide helpful tips for using color effectively, and will assist you throughout the design process.
Lab Fee: $17.00 (Templates).

224 MEMORIES OF SISTERS
Vivienne Moore
$65
Advanced Beginning - Advanced
29” x 38 1/2” * +

There is no better way to remember your visit to Quilter’s Affair in Sisters than to make this fun wall hanging featuring snow-capped mountains, ponderosa pine trees, and of course, quilts! Use scraps from your favorite quilts to create your own personal quilt show in miniature. All of the blocks are easy to sew using paper foundation piecing.
Pattern purchase required: $11.50

213/313 MARINER’S COMPASS
Brenda Henning
$130
Intermediate – Advanced
18” x 18” *

Let Brenda teach you how to be a Mariner’s Compass expert with her “Stitch–Press–Trim” approach to foundation paper piecing. You will be working on a block from Brenda’s book, Reach for the Stars, and she will bring the quilts from the book for show and tell. Come to class with your fabric starched & pre-cut, so you can begin sewing right away!
Book & CD purchase encouraged, but not required.

225 SIT N’ STITCH
Colleen Blackwood
$25
All Levels

We will have a room open where you can sit and stitch on any project you like. Colleen, one of our resident experts, will be on hand to answer your questions.