LEXINGTON, KY

   
This past week started by heading to Lexington Ky to teach the Quilters’ Guild of the Bluegrass.  Carol was a wonderful host who opened her home to Mother, June, Polly and I.



The class I taught was "Chinese Checkers"

These ladies were a blast.

I think I was making them work pretty hard.


In the next room my sister Polly was teaching my pattern "Spinning Pinwheels".


Polly was a wonderful teacher.


In the evening Polly and I gave a power point presentation.  Polly's   power point was called "Leaving a Legacy" and mine was called, "The How, When and Where of Quilting".


From Lexington we headed to the Knoxville AQS quilt show.  This is my sister Julia who is holding a mug with her quilt "Ezekiel Saw De Wheel".  AQS picked her quilt  from  this years book, "New Quilts from Old Favorites, Orange Peel".  She felt very honored to have this quilt printed on this years mug.

LEXINGTON, KY AND AQS KNOXVILLE SHOW

Come to Knoxville for the AQS show July 13-16.  There is room in my classes and lectures for you to join me in learning new techniques and meeting new friends.   Here are the class:
Lecture/Brunch Sat. July 16, "Three Mennonite Sisters Quilting Journey"  Three of the seven Heatwole sisters share how quilting has been and continues to be a special part of their lives.  This power point presentation of stunning quilts reflects their Mennonite heritage, and show many quilts and designs they have made.  See a trunk show of their work.  Hear their story and see the contemporary and traditional quilts.



Class: "Pinwheel Spin".  We will learn how to create triangle blocks with polygons.  If you have never learned to sew a “Y” seam. Now is the chance to learn.  We will sew the triangle blocks into rows and the rows into a wall quilt.  In the end you will have interlocking pinwheels.  This will challenge you in the world of quilting.

Class:  "Shenandoah Star"The goal of this class will be for each student to create a beautiful strip pieced star.  It is quick easy and fun.  No inset seams.  The techniques learned in this class are strip piecing, cutting triangles and diamonds and creating a zippy pinwheel in the center of the star.

Polly made a complete quilt from the "Shenandoah Star" pattern.

 

Class:  "Star Tricks II"  Bring your colored pencils and a creative mind.  Starting with a lone star layout we will create design within the diamond blocks. Learn key points in creating your own diamond blocks that are placed in a lone star layout.  We will discuss why designs will or will not work.  And how to give them some zip.

Lecture:  "Creating Designs in a Lone Star" Bring your colored pencils and a creative mind.  Starting with a lone star layout we will create design within the diamond blocks. Learn key points in creating your own diamond blocks that are placed in a lone star layout.  We will discuss why designs will or will not work.  And how to give them some zip.


For the "All Star Review".  I will be demonstrating  a strip method of how to make a diamond chain.


Check out the AQS Knoxville, Quilt Show .  Hope to see you there.

WHAT I LOVE TO DO

My day started with helping Terry take care of baby turkeys, garden work and a little house work.  Then came piecing.   Look at the two triangles.  The one on the right has a nylon netting over the right side.
 Why the netting?



The netting adds a darker shading, which makes the stars look 3-dimmentional. 



This class is part II of the "Desert Rose" pattern.  The class sample is in the background.



Here is one with a gold background...


...and a cream background.



Mother, Emily, and I eating at Xeina, a middle eastern restaurant.  We had a fun day in town together.