WORKSHOP REGISTRATION: 3 Dog Design Company

Fox Hole Pillow Workshop

June 9, 2019

9 am - 5 pm

at Journey Quilt Company

16516 N Pennsylvania Ave, Edmond, OK 73012

OKCMQG Members: $70.00

Non-Members: $80.00

TO REGISTER:

Fox Hole Pillow Workshop

OKCMQG Member $70.00 USD Non-member $80.00 USD

SUPPLY LIST:

Book:

BUY ON AMAZON - $19.00

BUY ON CONNECTING THREADS - $18.99

BUY ON CT PUBLISHING - $27.95

Fabrics:

• ASSORTED SOLIDS: 32 fat eighths
• LIGHT SOLID OR SMALL-SCALE PRINT: 1/2 yard
• MEDIUM-SCALE PRINT: 1/4 yard
• LARGE-SCALE PRINT: 1 fat quarter for center circle
• 3/8 yard for pillow sides
• BACKING: 5/8 yard
• POLYESTER FIBERFILL: 1 pound

Foundations and Patterns:

• ARC B: 4
• ARC F: 4
• Template: L
• Circle Pattern: J1

Cutting:

• From the 32 FAT EIGHTHS (from each):
• cut (1) 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" square
• cut (1) 3" x 4" rectangle
• From the LIGHT SOLID:
• cut (32) 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" squares
• From the MEDIUM-SCALE PRINT:
• cut (4) 4" x 8" rectangles

Other:

• Sewing Machine and general supplies

August Meeting with Sherri Lynn Wood

We were so fortunate to have Sherri Lynn Wood join us for a workshop and our August meeting!



Happy workshoppers!

Sherri shared with us about the different ways you can orchestrate an improvised quilt by giving yourself parameters and setting a "score" to follow. She even did a live demonstration with us at our guild meeting.

Thank you so much to everyone who participated, to Sew OK for helping us be able to have Sherri as our special guest, and to Journey Quilt Company for hosting the workshop.

Melissa Averinos Recap

We were so lucky to be able to host Melissa Averinos in October for a workshop and a lecture at our general meeting!



Participants learned about the ratios and structure of faces, sketching the first half of the workshop then getting to use fabric scraps to construct faces for the second half.



    

I'd say we all came a long way and were able to put together entirely unique and artistic faces. Melissa is a great teacher, and we all learned new ways to think about using fabric as color on a palette. If you get the chance to have Melissa as a teacher, do it!



Then at our monthly meeting, we had a special event with Melissa lecturing to us on her journey as an artist, including what it meant to her, what it has brought her through, and where it is leading her next.

It is good to be reminded that quilting is an art, and it can be deeply meaningful emotionally to us. Also Melissa reminded us to take time to throw caution to the wind, try new things, and take chances artistically and in technique.

Thank YOU for joining us, Melissa! I hope your journeys lead you back to us again soon!

Melissa Averinos Workshop- Coming October 9th

The Oklahoma City Modern Quilt Guild is happy to welcome Melissa Averinos to our guild to do her famous Faces workshop and also be at our October meeting.

We'd like to welcome members of the public to sign up for her workshop and attend our meeting as a visitor in October (cost to attend our meeting as a visitor in October will be $5. Most months it is free).

Click below to sign up for her workshop on October 9, 2016 from 9am - 4:30pm. There will be two three-hour sessions with lunch in between. Please arrive at 8:30 a.m. so you’ll have time to get settled in to your work area.

Class will be held at Journey Quilt Company at 16502 N. Pennsylvania in Edmond, just north of 164th/15th Street.

If you have registered/paid but cannot attend, please notify us as soon as possible. We will attempt to fill your spot from our waiting list and issue a refund only when ‘your’ place is sold. If there is no waiting list, we will notify you so you may attempt to fill the slot and transfer admission on your own. Please notify us so our class roll is accurate.

Melissa with her BEST IN SHOW winning Quilt- My Brother's Jeans- at Quiltcon 2016

If the class is SOLD OUT, you will be directed to a page with an email address to add your name to a waiting list should an already-registered student not be able to attend. Additionally, if for some reason PayPal accepts payments after class capacity of 16 is filled, only the first 16 registrations will be honored. Those erroneously charged will be refunded.

Further/revised details and materials list will be available to students closer to class date.

We are excited to host Melissa and offer the opportunity for members and the public to learn from her! 

Meeting Recap: September 2015

We had a fun and creative weekend. If you missed our meeting, please see ANNOUNCEMENTS at the bottom of this page.

We had the great opportunity to bring Shannon Brinkley up from Austin, Texas this weekend for a workshop and trunk show. She is a fabric and pattern designer, the author of the book Scrappy Bits Applique and an absolute delight.

Shannon Brinkley

WORKSHOP:

Saturday's workshop was held at Oklahoma Quiltworks and Shannon taught class members her scrappy applique technique.

Shannon Brinkley Workshop

Using Shannon's method, no two projects will be the same. Participants loved the opportunity to creatively express their own individuality.

Shannon Brinkley Workshop

Shannon Brinkley Workshop

 You can get varying effects by changing the shape of your scraps.

Shannon Brinkley Workshop

Shannon Brinkley Workshop

TRUNK SHOW:
At Sunday's Trunk Show, Shannon shared the details of her scrappy applique method. Ellen made a collage of scraps inside the shape of a heart to illustrate the process.

Shannon Brinkley Trunk Show 

Shannon Brinkley Trunk Show

Shannon shared amazing examples of her technique. I love this tree and see one in my future!

Shannon Brinkley Trunk Show

She uses several tonal fabrics and then adds a pop of contrasting color.

Shannon Brinkley Trunk Show

Oh Deer and additional patterns are available on Shannon's website.

Shannon Brinkley Trunk Show 

This fabric for this tree was cut in shapes to hint at woodgrain.

Shannon Brinkley Trunk Show

Shannon Brinkley Trunk Show

Workshop participants began work on their own Around the World quilt. I love Shannon's use of warm and cool colors to reflect the warm or cool nature of the various parts of the world.

Shannon Brinkley Trunk Show

And, of course, using the same colors throughout the world is beautiful as well!

Shannon Brinkley Trunk Show

Our many thanks to Shannon! We appreciate you sharing your designs and inspiring us! We hope to see you again wish you continued success! And a special thanks to Elizabeth for coordinating this weekends events!

This month's Show & Share started off with this wool table topper by Kathy. I love projects with flowers, stems and leaves...and one day I'll venture into applique.

Karen also shared this paper-pieced project.

And....Kathy is going to a retreat and made each participant a purse with her initial on it. We'd all like to participate in that retreat!

This next quilt is a charity quilt that was started by Shana and completed and quilted by Agnes. As we start to prepare for the 2016 Winter Quilt Show (details below) this is an excellent example of texture in quilting. I just wanted to touch and squeeze it!

Cathy made this cute baby quilt. I love how she brought in the pink!

Ann made this vibrant footstool/tuffet. I love the unexpected added shapes.

You can't help but want to rhyme when you see a tuffet, but I'll refrain from doing so.

Becca took Shannon's workshop and whipped this up in a day. Seriously, I need one of these trees.

Becca also completed her Tall Pine Tree. What fun!

Baby quilts are so versatile. Phyllis made this one for a Pittsburgh Pirates fan. I love the texture on the baseball diamond.

This is a sweet idea. Diane made a quilt using baby t-shirts from the client. The fabric for the back includes the child's old receiving blankets.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Next meeting is Tuesday, October 6th with Jen Eskridge. Check the sidebar for location details and our monthly newsletter.
• Charity Christmas Stocking Sew Day is Saturday, October 10th at Newchurch. 10 am until we finish! We'll be making 125 Christmas stockings for Anna's House and need all hands on deck. We have some fabric, but if you have additional fabric to bring to add variety, we welcome it!
• Call for quilts! The 2016 Winter Quilt Show is January 7-9 and we want to display an array of quilts using the 11 distinctions of Modern Quilting, which are: Alternate Gridwork, Asymmetry, Bright & Graphic, Exaggerated Scale, Improv Piecing, Low Volume, Minimalist, Modern Traditionalism, Negative Space, Pixelation and Texture in Quilting. Start planning now. A sign up will be on Facebook soon. For inspiration, view our Pinterest page.
• Raffle Quilt blocks due at October Meeting. If you haven't signed up to make a block, there is still time. Simply access the sign up on Facebook. If you have already signed up... thank you, thank you!