GOOD HOPE QUILTERS’ GUILD FYNBOS QUILT-IN 2014
GOOD HOPE QUILTERS’ GUILD presents FYNBOS QUILT-IN 2014 9-11 October 2014 Paul Roos Gymnasium, Stellenbosch Workshops Vendors Quilt Exhibition - Japie Krige School Hall Good Hope Quilters’ Guild invites you to three quilt-filled days in Stellenbosch. Come and relax, learn something new, see wonderful quilts and spend time with your quilting friends. Teachers and Workshops at Fynbos Quilt-In 2014 Antoinette Greyling Antoinette has been teaching traditional and innovative patchwork and quilting for 30 years. She enjoys taking classes and teaching the quilters of tomorrow, believing that to grow, we need to keep learning. Antoinette 1 TWO FOR ONE No Kit 1 day R250 (All levels) Make twice the quilt in half the time with this reversible quilt-as-you-go table runner. The technique shows you how to break up a big quilt into smaller, manageable blocks. You will learn to adapt your free motion skills to the squares and also learn reverse binding. Students’ Requirements List: Fabric - Front: for the front, choose a bold design with good quilting lines. Cut 3 x 22 cm square blocks. Also cut 30 cm square fabric material for the background, half square triangles. Cut 3 x 22 cm cotton batting squares (cotton is the only batting that can be ironed) and another 31 cm sqaure cotton batting. - Front Sashing: choose a colour that will go with the fabric. Cut 2 x 4.5 cm strips. - Back: use a tone on tone fabric. Cut 3 x 22 cm squares and 1 x 30 cm square from the same fabric - Back Sashing: use the same colour as the blocks. Cut in 2 x 3 cm strips. - Front Binding: choose a colour that will go with your front sashing or a contrasting colour. Cut 2 x 3.5 cm strips. - Back Binding: use the same colour as your blocks and sashing. Cut 2 x 3 cm strips. Sewing machine with a free motion quilt foot, walking foot (optional), denim needle # 90 and universal needle # 14 Rotary cutter, ruler (cm/inches) square ruler and cutting mat Quilting thread to match the front and back fabrics Basic sewing supplies Bettie van Zyl “I strive to teach in such a way that the students will be empowered to experiment on their own. My great passion is that everyone will be inspired by all the wonderful variations in our land and portray that in their own original work.” Bettie 1 WRAP IT UP No kit 1 day R250 (All levels) Make exciting bags, bowls or boxes all of your scrap strips. The technique is easily mastered and the results are very satisfying, pretty and practical. Students’ Requirements List: Sewing machine and extension cord Used needles and suitable colour thread 1 inch strips cut on the straight (scraps) Cutting board, long ruler and rotary cutter Pritt stik glue Pins 30 m x 7 mm nylon rope 2 Bettie 2 NO-PAIN TESSELATIONS No kit 1 day R250 (All levels) This class will teach you an easy way of making tessellating windmills of any size with no fabric waste and 100% accurate corners. You can choose plaids/checks, batiks, floral, stripes or bold prints. Everything looks stunning. Students’ Requirements List: 12-16 fat quarter collection (checks/floral/batik/solids) 2 different colours for the borders, 1.5 m each Rulers: 9 1/2″ or 6″ square, depending on the size you want to make and an 18″ long ruler Masking tape and a permanent marker Rotary cutter with a new blade and a cutting mat Neutral colour thread Sewing machine with extension cord and multi-adaptor Carool Johnson Carool was introduced to patchwork and quilting in 1990 and has loved every minute of her journey to date. She loves learning and trying out new techniques. She ran Hilltop Quilt shop in Swellendam for 11 years and has since retired and closed shop. She is now trying to reduce the pile of UFOs in her cupboard. Carool 1 BOX WITHIN A BOX No kit 1 day R250 (All levels) Have fun making this 3-D illusion quilt “Box within a Box” the easy way! Students’ Requirements List: For a quilt approximately 95 x 80 cm (37 x 31 inches) you will need: Fabric: - 6 sets of 3 fat quarters per set – 1 light, 1 medium and 1 dark. OR - 6 sets of 3 widths of fabric, 10 cm (4″) – 1 light, 1 medium and 1 dark. The greater the value contrast the better. Each set of fabric should be of a similar colour. The 6 sets may all be different colours or move from one colour through to the next as in a colour-wash. Fabric for the borders, backing and binding is not necessary for the workshop. Straight quilters ruler, 60o triangle ruler (preferably a large one with a 9 inch vertical measurement), rotary cutter with a sharp blade and a cutting board Sewing machine with a foot, extension cord and adapter Thread for piecing – grey is a good colour Straight pins and scissors Iron and ironing board Large polystyrene board or sheet Carool 2 SMALL QUILTED PICTURE No kit ½ day R125 (All levels) Create your own small quilted picture of a South African flower. Students’ Requirements List: Fabric: - Approximately 9 different (more to give you choices) light greens, about 12 to 15 cm square for the background. I like to use hand-dyes 3 (Amafu marbleised hand-dyes, e.g., the Colour Rolls) and not patterned commercial fabrics - 20 cm square piece of medium purple for the geranium flower - Scrap of white fabric for the centre of the flower - Scrap of avocado fabric for the centre of the flower Medium weight Vilene, about 35 cm square (glue on one side only) Appliqué paper (magic appliqué), about 20 cm square Sewing machine, foot, extension cord and adaptor plug. Bring along a darning foot as you may get far enough to use it. Thread: grey for the background piecing and a variety of light and dark shades of purple (pinkish) for the flower details Rotary cutter, ruler and cutting board Iron, ironing board and Teflon sheet if you have one Embroidery scissors (small sharp scissors) Pencil, pen and notebook Fabric for the borders, backing and binding and batting is not necessary for the workshop Camera if you want to take photos Carol Minshall Carol has been quilting since 1989 and especially enjoys appliqué and small handwork projects. She sells a range of naive appliqué designs and the very popular sticky template plastic at her stall “Quilty Cards” at the Good Hope Quilters’ Guild. CarolM 1 A FABRIC BOOK ½ day R145 (includes kit) (All levels) An A3 sized piece of calico will be folded, cut, stitched by hand and edged with a naïve running stitch around each page to create a 4-page (8 sided) booklet that you can decorate at your leisure at home to your own style. It looks great decorated as a memento for a special friend – use meaningful sayings, images your friend will love or appliqué directly onto a page. This could be popped into an envelope and given as a card. I’ve used mine as a memory book for myself, filled with some of my favourite miniature blocks and small appliquéd pieces. Finished size 13 x 9.5 cm. Kit includes everything you’ll need to complete the book: Pattern and instructions A3 piece of calico Embroidery needle and pins Perlé thread – cream Fine sewing needle and white cotton thread Students’ Requirements List: Pair of fabric scissors to cut the calico and threads (small sharp scissors will be best) Doortjie Gersbach Doortjie has been quilting since 1980. She is a qualified home economics and needlework teacher, is crazy about scrap quilts and uses colour in a very unique way. Doortjie 1 CROCHET WORK No kit 1 day R250 (Students must have a basic knowledge of crochet and understand crochet terminology – Intermediate) Students can use double knit or 4-ply wool to crochet. For double knit, you will need a 3.5 mm hook and for 4-ply, a 3 mm hook. We will make a variety of different blocks in this class. Special attention will be given to joining new colours and ending off threads in 4 your blocks. Joining completed blocks will also be addressed. Bring a variety of different colours and your hook to this workshop. Doortjie 2 BROKEN 9-PATCH No kit 1 day R250 (All levels) This quilt has a theme of dots, stripes and big print fabrics. The block size is 12 cm square or 5″ square. The completed quilt is 152 cm square (60″ square) without borders. Students’ Requirements List: Before the workshop, you need to prepare the following: 75 blocks of one type of print, for example dotted fabrics 75 blocks of another type of print, for example stripy prints 75 blocks of a large print Don’t cut more than 3 blocks from any one fabric. Only cut 1, 2 or 3 blocks from each fabric. You can also make a completely scrappy quilt using any fabrics as long as they all are of the same texture, but again, don’t cut too many blocks from the same fabric. Please cut accurately! Sewing machine and needles Basic sewing kit 100% cotton thread in a neutral colour to match your selection of fabrics Mat, rotary cutter and ruler Hazelmay Duncan Hazelmay is a founder member of the Good Hope Quilters’ Guild. She is known for her immense knowledge and dedication to quilting in South Africa. Hazelmay 1 MINIATURE MESSAGES AND MEMORIES ½ day R215 (includes kit) (All levels) The “M and M” quilt idea was born from a need to give my son a quilt that he could carry with him when he started on his travels around the world in 1997 – I think all children need a quilt from home, wherever they are! I included pictures of things that I wanted him to remember from the past and things that he needed to remember for the future. The many other memory quilts which I have since made were developed from this one, which focuses on the use of novelty and picture prints. Students will stitch a miniature memory quilt to take home. The history and origin of picture and memory quilts will be discussed. Current trends and ways of using picture prints will be covered. A wide variety of ideas will be given for students to develop and use after the class. Students’ Requirements List: Basic sewing supplies Stationery - Pritt, scissors, etc. Sewing machine (cleaned and oiled) Neutral cotton sewing thread (grey or ecru) A selection of picture print fabrics with small designs, batting, backing and binding if the kit is not purchased. Squares will be 5.5 cm cut size. The kit is required. It contains a pack of fabric which includes picture prints, batting, backing and binding, and a printed instruction booklet. 5 Hazelmay 2 FABRIC TOYS ½ day R170 (includes kit) (All levels) Handwork This will be a half day class, during which students will complete one of the puzzle blocks and receive three more patterns to make at home. Two of the blocks are made by hand, the other requires hand and machine stitching. Students’ Requirements List: A4 size cardboard (the side of a cereal box is perfect) A glue stick Paper scissors Rotary cutter and small cutting board or a 2B pencil and fabric scissors Small quilters’ ruler if you have one. Pins and thimble Needles: Crewel ± 7 for tacking AND Between 9 for hand-stitching Thread: Mercerised (100%) cotton in a variety of colours to match the darker of your fabrics – to be used for tacking and hand-stitching. Fabric: For the Ball:12 cm square of each of 12 different picture prints OR 12 cm square of each of 12 solid colours or tone-on-tones OR 12 x 12 cm squares in a variety of stripes, checks, florals, etc. For the Blocks: Choose fabric with large individual motifs or an all-over pattern which will fit into a 6 cm square or 6 x 12 cm rectangle. Do not cut out any fabric at home! Window templates will be provided for you to use for placement and cutting. The kit contains foam blocks, Vilene, templates and a booklet. Heather Beckett Heather is a graphic designer who started quilting about 10 years ago. She is always looking for the newest, most innovative methods and design in quilting. Designing, stitching and free motion quilting is what she enjoys most. Heather 1 SASH THOSE SCRAPS No kit ½ day R125 (All levels) This fun-to-make scrap quilt makes successful use of narrow sashes. You will learn the technique in this half day workshop and can later make the quilt as large as you like. Students’ Requirements List: Multicoloured scraps: large prints, small prints, floral, geometric, light, dark, medium, and in every colour. Sized from 3” x 3” to 4” x 5”, ironed. The sashing needs to stand out so should be white, off white or very dark/black. Cutting board, rotary cutter, ±6” x 12” ruler Sharp fabric scissors Sewing machine in good working order and ¼” sewing machine foot Neutral thread Frixion pen for marking the fabric for free motion quilting. It disappears with heat or steam. It is made by Pilot and is available at Game (best price if they have stock) and most stationers Basic sewing requirements HERA marker Precuts strip ruler (optional @ R100). Please pre-order. This ruler makes cutting the scraps a doddle! S-curves set (optional @ R25), used to mark the quilting lines. The use of S curves (the new background fill, easier than meandering) will be demonstrated. 6 Heather 2 DRAFTING YOUR OWN FEATHERS 1 day R275 (includes kit) (Intermediate) Draft your own feathers, even if you cannot draw! This is a new, innovative course in which the student is taught how to construct feathers to fit spaces and borders for quilting free motion. Includes practical quilting. This course also includes my ‘S’-curve overall background fill demonstration with S-curve stencils available to buy. Students’ Requirements List: Propelling pencil, Artline fine marker and rubber ± 6″ x 12″ ruler 15 sheets A4 paper Magic tape Frixion pen Quilt sandwich ± 30″ x 30″ Sewing machine with dropped feed dogs Free motion quilting foot Mettler polysheen thread Medium cutting mat A few quilting safety pins Flexible ruler, if possible Quilting gloves Supreme slider, if you have one Basic sewing kit Please sandwich and baste a 30″ square before the workshop. This will be used to practice stitching your design. Use either spray basting or tacking. If you use tacking, make sure the top stitch is small. I suggest a very pale or white sandwich top and a matching thread colour. The kit contains a stencil and tissue paper. Hettie van Zyl Although Hettie teaches and does all kinds of quilting, her first loves are appliqué by hand or machine, free motion machine quilting and Tunisian crochet. She enjoys passing on skills and techniques. Hettie 1 A DANCE WITH THE MACHINE No kit 2 days R500 (All levels) Take the nightmare out of free motion quilting! Relax and enjoy making a whole cloth sampler with free motion quilting in this two-day class. Students’ Requirements List: Machine: Cleaned, oiled and in good working order. Check in your machine’s manual how to tighten and loose the top and bobbin tension. The feed dogs must be able to drop. Walking foot, masking tape, greaseproof paper (Pick & Pay) and tweezers Either a darning foot, quilting foot or embroidery foot. Needles: quilting needles #12/14 and topstitch needles #12/14 Thread: 100% cotton thread – colour to tone in on your material Bobbins: 2 filled bobbins with cotton – colour to tone in Fabric marker, scissors and hand gloves (optional). Extension cord and multi plug Cushion to elevate your seat 7 Please make the following before coming to the workshop: 5 x 30 cm square quilt sandwiches to practise on, either well safety-pinned or spray basted together: - Cotton on the top (calico/tone on tone) - batting in the middle - cotton on the bottom (calico/tone on tone) And / or A quilt sandwich ± 80 cm x 100 cm in calico or pale colours (100% cotton), also safety pinned or spray basted together, to make a sampler. Please do not tack with needle and thread. Hettie 2 TUNISIAN CROCHET No kit 1 day R250 (Intermediate) If you like the ease of working with a crochet hook but admire the look and feel of knitted fabric, you’ll love learning Tunisian crochet. Beware, you may get hooked! NB: you must know how to chain and have fundamental crochet skills. The class consists of techniques to: Cast on stitches for your foundation row Join different colours Tunisian simple stitch (TSS) Tunisian knit stitch (TKS) Tunisian reverse stitch (TRS) A variety of new stitches: Tunisian purl stitch, double stitch, yarn over stitch, lacy stitch, ripple stitch, extended stitches and spiralling mitres Increase and decrease Binding off Students’ Requirements List: 1 x double knit wool / yarn 3 or 4 different colours DK wool (light, medium and dark ) #5.5-5.6 Tunisian hook Jenny Hermans Jenny made her first patchwork item at the age of thirteen – it was a tea-cosy made of hexagons. Since then, her love of handwork, fabric, colour and creating quilts has grown and grown! Forty-something years later, she is still stitching and involved in quilting. Jenny 1 JUST MY CUP OF TEA No kit 1 day R250 (All levels) In this one-day class you will learn fun tea-dying methods of preparing background fabrics for this tea-themed workshop. Start creating “just your own cup of tea” project with techniques such as paper-based machine piecing, fused appliqué with machine or hand stitching and needle-turn appliqué. Patterns will be supplied and ideas for making a small quilt, tray cloth, table runner, tea cosy, mug bag, journal page or cushion should get you inspired to use any or all of the techniques to complete “your own cup of tea” project at home. Suitable for coffeeholics and tea-totallers! Students’ Requirements List: 100% cotton fabric for background suitable for tea-dye. Fabric with a self-print or plain calico or percale with an even weave is best. At least 2 fat quarters or 2 long-quarters 8 A selection of cotton fabrics for the tea cup and saucer components. A medium-sized print with several colours, in a light and darker fabric to complement or contrast. The pieces should be about 12 cm or 15 cm for the cups and saucers Appliqué paper, such as Appliqué Magic Sewing machine (plus all attachments) for paper-based piecing, piecing a background for appliqué and, if using one, for collage and machine stitching the fused tea cups Needles and threads to match for machine and/or hand appliqué Embroidery thread for embroidery stitches Paper and fabric scissors and embroidery scissors with a small, sharp point Mat, rotary cutter and rulers Pins, thimble and reading glasses Pencil, eraser, note pad and paper, ruler and Pritt (or other glue stick) Optional: a machine embroidery hoop is useful for doing some freehand writing. Jenny will supply: Paper-based patterns and some designs of tea cups and saucers “Sew and tear” or tissue paper for underneath the machine appliqué Tea for dying and containers for the tea solution Used tea bags and tea filters Jenny 2 JAPANESE FOLDED PATCHWORK BOX ½ day R185 (includes cardboard) (All levels) Japanese Folded Patchwork is the gentle art of folding circles into squares. In this calm, Zen class you will create a special little box using this technique. Many possibilities for using Japanese Folded Patchwork units will be shared. This involves some handwork (final ‘fiddle’ hand stitching) and some machine sewing (gathering). Stiff fingers may find the hand sewing a bit challenging. Students’ Requirements List: Hand-sewing essentials: Sharps needles, long sharp thin pins, thimble, reading glasses if you use them and scissors (paper and fabric) Template material: Cardboard or cereal box and Pritt glue stick. Bring along a cutting mat, rulers and squares and a rotary cutter Pencil and note pad Fabric: two fabrics that either contrast or complement each other 6 x 18 cm (7 inch) squares for circles or one 110 cm x 18cm long quarter or strip 6 x 10 cm (4 inch) squares or one 65 cm x 10 cm strip 6 x 10 cm (4 inch) squares firm, thin batting (iron-on batting works well too) Note: if you wish to fussy cut the squares, more fabric may be needed. Thread: Matching or contrasting thread. Quilting thread or embroidery thread Trimmings: Ribbon to match, or buttons, beads or tassels Jenny will provide: Pattern worksheets, cardboard squares, some trimmings (ribbon, buttons or tassels), quilting thread and Pritt glue stick 9 Madeline Marsburg likes to think “out the box” and combines her good sense of colour and innovative techniques to create something unique. Madeline 1 A4 MIXED MEDIA ART QUILT No kit 1 day R250 (All levels - student must be able to free motion quilt) Learn to create a simple background image for your fabric using a monoprint. Layer a serviette onto your background and embellish with machine embroidery. Students’ Requirements List: Plastic chopping/cutting mat (available from The Crazy Shop in a pack of three for under R25) 2 or 3 A4 photocopies (not too detailed) suitable to use for your backgrounds. I will have one or two to choose from. Fabric paint: ±125 ml bottle in black, dark blue or maroon Plastic teaspoon for paint A BRAYER: This is a hard roller for applying paint. Do not use a sponge roller, as it absorbs too much paint Ball point pen. Red may be easier to see when drawing over the photocopy Masking tape Fabric: 3 or 4 pieces 30 x 35 cm. May be hand dyed or batik but NOT black, white or too dark Plastic (black bag) to protect the work surface Polystyrene (veggie) tray for paint Paper serviettes: a selection of fruit, flowers or landscapes suitable to compliment your background Hairdryer to speed up the paint drying Water container and cleaning/drying rags for paint and hands Thin batting and backing fabric, 30 cm Paper-backed fusible web Teflon sheet A selection of Rayon machine embroidery threads Neutral bobbin thread and extra machine needles Sewing machine and free motion machine foot Cutting mat, ruler, rotary cutter and fabric and paper scissors Madeline 2 FABRIC FLOWERS 1 day R260 (includes kit) (All levels) Students must be able to free-motion quilt Learn to sew, machine embroider and sculpt two types of fabric flowers and foliage. Students’ Requirements List: Fabric: Flower A (fabric for one flower) - 1 x 15 cm square of fabric in the colour of your choice - 1 x 15 cm square of fabric for backing – matching or contrasting - 2 x 15 cm squares of light to medium weight iron-on Vilene - 1 x 15 cm square of thin batting or felt Fabric: Flower B (fabric for two flowers) - 22 x 26 cm fabric - 22 x 26 cm fabric for backing - 22 x 26 cm iron-on Vilene - 22 x 26 cm thin batting or felt 10 Fabric: Leaves - 20 x 30 cm green fabric (makes two large leaves) plain or patterned PLUS green fabric for smaller leaves – off cuts will do Iron-on Vilene and batting Teflon sheet, Pritt glue stick and dressmakers pencil or blue pen Medium-sized buttons with large holes (no shanks) and small beads to embellish An awl and long nosed or round nosed pliers (borrow from a beading friend or husband) Oddments of green wools Rayon machine embroidery thread in matching and contrasting colours, including green for the leaves Batting off-cuts and fabric off-cuts for the flower centres Sewing machine with free-motion foot, extra bobbins and machine needles Scissors and hand-sewing needles and thread The kits contains wire (light and heavy duty), bead caps and florist tape. Marline Turner We never get enough of Marline from Pietermaritzburg! Her classes are always popular and she is a firm favourite with all of the Fynbos delegates. You will always learn sound techniques in Marline’s classes. Marline 1 EASY PEASY PINEAPPLE BLOCKS No kit 1 day R250 (All levels) Another fun and easy class to make up Pineapple Blocks with no sweat or waste of fabric. In this class you will learn a technique that does not require foundation piecing. Just two contrasting fabrics are used in the class, but you can introduce other fabrics to make more blocks for a quilt at home. Students’ Requirements List: 2 x ½ m fabric with a good contrast. I used ½ m red and ½ m blue Rotary cutter and mat, ruler, pencil Machine with a 1/4″ foot Matching thread Marline 2 HAND QUILTING No kit 1 day R250 (All levels) In this class, students will draw their design (which I will provide) onto their fabric. The fabric will then be sandwiched and tacked and I will teach the “teaspoon” method of hand quilting. We will also discuss how to design and make a full bed size whole-cloth quilt. Students’ Requirements List: 60 cm square cream cotton fabric 70 cm square thin batting, e.g., Loomtex 70cm square backing Tacking thread 1 reel cream hand quilting thread 12″ quilting hoop Between quilting needles #11 or 12 (I will also bring some) Thimble Teaspoon (not your best silver, stainless steel will do) or a quilting spoon if you have one Pencil with B lead. 11 Marline 3 FUNKY FABRIC WEAVING No kit 1 day R250 (All levels) This is a fun class, weaving fabric to use as the background for a project or to make a small quilt. We will use two contrasting fabric and appliqué paper for each piece. I will show you how to make different designs using different ways of weaving the fabric. Students’ Requirements List: A4 size fabric with a very good contrast. Each woven piece uses 2 pieces of fabrics so 6 pieces for the day’s class will be sufficient. 6 X A4 pieces of appliqué paper. 3 X A4 pieces of Loomtex batting 3 X A4 pieces of backing fabric I will bring a machine for those who get as far as the quilting. Morag Scordilis enjoys exploring creative techniques and combining art materials with fabric and stitching. Morag 1 INTRODUCTION TO FREE-MOTION THREADWORK 1 day R315 (includes kit) (Intermediate) Make an A3 quilt using free-motion machine work, fusible appliqué, coloured pencils and art materials. Breaking free from the traditional mould, you will learn how to incorporate thread-sketching and thread-painting into your work. You do not need to be “artistic” to enjoy the workshop and will add some interesting, creative skills to your quilters’ toolbox. Students’ Requirements List: Sewing machine with feed dogs that can be lowered and can do a zigzag stitch. A darning or free-motion foot (open toe is preferable) Small, sharp (embroidery type) scissors Embroidery hoop to fit under your machine needle. (optional, 7″ / 18 cm) Hand and machine needles: sharps and quilting, sizes 8-14. Straight and quilting pins A number of additional bobbins (you will use a variety of threads) Thread (cotton) in a variety of colours and shades, including black. 2 x 1 m cotton fabric (top and backing) in white, cream or a light colour 1 m thin batting Rotary cutter. No mat or ruler needed Teflon sheet (or a piece of baking parchment paper) Pencil (6b) Any colourfast crayons and pens, such as Derwent, Zig, Tsuneko or sharpies (optional, available from Deckle Edge or art stores) Kit contains: The design you will work from. You will be given a choice of two or three designs. 1 piece of prepared (dyed) background fabric Stabilizer for the back of your work 2 pieces of water-soluble fabric and magic appliqué paper 1 x Rayon thread Angelina fibre A variety of Derwent pencil crayons and fabric pens will be available for use during the workshop. This will enable you to experiment and become acquainted with these materials without the cost of purchasing a set of pens or crayons. 12 Sandra Cruywagen Sandra lives in Cape Town and has been quilting for over 30 years. She teaches all of the basic techniques of patchwork, strip piecing, machine appliqué, machine quilting and using machine embroidery to embellish quilts and other projects. Sandra 1 ETUI SEWING BOX 1 day R280 (includes kit) Handwork only (All levels) Make this delightful decorated, covered sewing box. It has a place for all your needlework items, such as sewing thread, scissors, making pens, thimbles and needles. It even has its own pincushion! Students’ Requirements List: Handsewing needles Scissors (sewing, embroidery, paper) Sewing and embroidery threads Long pins, thimble and seam ripper Rotary cutter, extra blades, cutting mat and 30 cm ruler Paper, pens, pencils, notebook and fabric marker. Embellishments: buttons, beads and lace Craft glue (Alcolin) and glue gun 1 m x 10 mm wide satin ribbon and 1 m of 8 cord elastic 90 cm cotton fabric of your choice to cover box 70 cm fabric of your choice for the lining of the box Cord or similar trimming for the box lid. The kit contains pre-cut cardboard pieces, batting, felt and stuffing Sheila Walwyn Sheila has been an avid quilt maker for 24 years and finds the textile art process one of continual exploration and experimentation. Colour and nature are probably her most important stimuli – detailed closeups of plants, outlines of trees on the horizon, the colours of a sunset and the shapes of desert dunes or rocks could all spark a burst of creativity. Sheila 1 INNOVATIVE MACHINE PIECING No kit 1 day R250 (Intermediate) In this workshop you will create an image of a sunset landscape with a tree silhouette. The dramatic background will be made up of units comprising off-centre log-cabins, strip-piecing and curved strips. The method of working is free cutting with a rotary cutter, but no measuring. The units will be pinned to the wall and blocks will be built up by combining the units and adding more strips where necessary, until you have a background sufficiently big to add your tree, approx 50 x 50 cm. The tree will be created with free machine embroidery in a hoop, using scraps of fabric and wool. It will then be appliquéd onto your background fabric. Students’ Requirements List: The work will be divided into three sections. The bottom will represent the ground/rocks and will be the darkest, with browns, blacks, dark reds, greens. The middle will be the lightest with yellows, oranges, pinks. The top will be dark blue, purple and charcoal clouds. Mostly hand-dyes are recommended, with some plains and small prints. Small pieces of silk or metallics could be added for interest. Fabric scraps in dark colours for the tree silhouette (cotton, velvet, corduroy and tulle) and bits of wool for texture. Bring and share your scraps! Small pieces of fabric are fine, at most fat quarters. Brown/charcoal/black plain fabric on which to embroider the tree, about 25 cm square. White pencil to mark dark fabric Paper scissors and small sharp scissors Sewing thread for piecing and matching thread for tree 13 Embroidery hoop (preferably plastic with a metal inner ring) Sewing machine with an adaptor and extension, and a free-motion darning foot Rotary cutter, mat and ruler Flannel or polystyrene for the design wall Plenty of pins, quick unpick Una Cloete Traditional patchwork and quilting are her speciality. In teaching, Una aims to promote a love of and interest in this wonderful craft. Una 1 QUILT-AS-YOU-GO STAR BED RUNNER No kit 2 days R500 Machine work (All levels) The hexagon star blocks are joined together with diamond shapes. Each hexagon is like a little quilt that is pieced, based, quilted and bound with the backing brought to the front. The size of this bed runner can easily be adapted to fit a single or king size bed. Students’ Requirements List: Fabric: - Background: 2.75 m light fabric - Stars: 30 cm each of 3 assorted medium and 30 cm each of 3 assorted dark OR medium dark - Backing: 1 m for the hexagons, 1.5 m contrast for the diamonds, border and binding Batting: 2.5 m Thread: neutral thread for piecing and contrasting colour or matching thread for quilting the blocks. 60o triangle ruler (optional) Sewing machine with all attachments, cleaned, oiled and new needle fitted Extension cord, multi-plug, iron and ironing mat Neutral thread, filled bobbins, scissors and quick unpick Cutting mat, rotary cutter and ruler Free Workshop – Luscious Little Layerings Come and join a group of your fellow GHQG members to make a quiltlet for Festival 2015. We have been asked to make and donate Luscious Little Layerings (lusciouslittlelayerings.blogspot.com) that the KZN Quilters’ Guild will use in a fundraising drive. If you have signed up for any of the workshops at Fynbos, you can join one of the Free Workshops. These are half day sessions held in the morning (9am to 12pm) and in the afternoon (2pm to 5pm). The quiltlets are A4 and can be any design you wish. Use fabric from the Scrap Stash in the classroom or bring your own lappies. Feel free to bring along any trial blocks or left over bits cluttering up your sewing room to swop and share. There will be a number of designs available should you not want to design your own. There is no right or wrong way of binding, appliquéing or embellishing your work. The choice and fun is all yours. All skill levels are welcome! Requirements: Fabric scraps, buttons, threads, lace, ribbon, bits of batting, wool, embellishments and lots of imagination. Provided: A4 piece of batting, A4 piece of fabric for backing and a label for the quilt Payment: 1 Luscious Little Layering to donate to Festival 2015 Studio Class A classroom is available for quilters who wish to come and sew in lovely surroundings with good friends and great creativity abounding. Come and complete a UFO or tackle a new project. A teacher will be in attendance to help with queries and advice. 14 Fynbos 2014 – WORKSHOP SCHEDULE Thursday 9 Oct Friday 10 Oct Saturday 11 Oct Sandra 1 Etui Box Full day – Handwork Marline 2 Hand Quilting Full day – Handwork Hettie 2 Tunisian Crochet Full day – Handwork Jenny 2 Japanese Box 9am-12pm Half day – Handwork Hazelmay 2 Fabric Toys 9am-12pm Half day – Handwork Heather 1 Sash Those Scraps 2pm-5pm Half day – Machine Miniature Messages & Memories Hettie 1 Dance with the Machine Day 1 of 2 – Machine Hettie 1 Dance with the Machine, continued Day 2 of 2 – Machine Antoinette 1 2 for 1 Table Runner Full day – Machine Jenny 1 My Cup of Tea Full day – Machine Carool 1 Box Within a Box Full day – Machine Bettie 2 No Pain Tessellations Full day – Machine Doortjie 1 Crochet Full day – Handwork 9am-12pm FREE CLASS Carool 2 Small Quilted Picture 2pm-5pm Half day – Machine Hazelmay 1 2pm-5pm Half day – Machine 9am-12pm FREE CLASS Doortjie 2 Broken 9-Patch Full day – Machine CarolM 1 A Fabric Book 2pm-5pm Half day – Handwork Morag 1 Free Motion Threadwork Full day – Machine Bettie 1 Wrap it Up Full day – Machine Heather 2 Draft your Feathers Full day – Machine Marline 1 Easy Peasy Pineapple Full day – Machine Madeline 1 A4 Mixed Media Full day – Machine Madeline 2 Fabric Flowers Full day – Machine Una 1 Quilt-as-you-go Bed Runner Day 1 of 2 - Machine Una 1 Quilt-as-you-go Bed Runner Day 2 of 2 – Machine STUDIO CLASS (full day) Sheila 1 Innovative Machine Piecing Full day – Machine 9am-12pm FREE CLASS 2pm-5pm FREE CLASS STUDIO CLASS (full day) 9am-12pm FREE CLASS 2pm-5pm FREE CLASS 15 Marline 3 Funky Fabric Weaving Full day – Machine Registration and Check-in All bookings must be made online. Once you have registered online and submitted your entry, the required money must be paid into the GHQG account to secure your booking: Good Hope Quilters’ Guild Standard Bank Pinelands (Br 036309) Acc 073027405. NB: Please ensure that your name is the recipient’s reference. The online booking site is: http://bit.ly/1j7atVa If you are not comfortable with online booking, click the link and wait until the form loads. Once loaded, right click the mouse and select PRINT. Print the form and send through the completed form via fax to 021 531 4070. Please ensure that you answer all of the questions completely, selecting the NONE option where applicable. (NOTE: if possible, please use the online form rather than fax). Online booking is being run by Paul de Beyer. For any problems or queries, please contact Paul at: fynbosquiltfestival@gmail.com or 072 323 8618 (if email is not possible). Alternatively: Renee de Beyer on 082 663 5640 or 021 531 4429 or reneedebeyer@gmail.com Accommodation We have reserved a limited number of beds at Bloemhof Girls High School boarding establishment for the three nights of the festival. The school is within walking distance of Paul Roos, as is a good Kwikspar. No bedding is provided and the rooms have two single beds. Breakfast is provided. Cost: R200 per night per person. For those quilters who prefer to self-cater, we have reserved a number of cottages at the Stellenbosch Rugby Academy. The cottages, which sleep six (two per bedroom) are in a security complex on the outskirts of Stellenbosch. There is a bathroom, kitchen and lounge with TV. It is fully equipped and bedding is provided. Each cottage has braai facilities. A car is needed as these cottages are about 4 km from Paul Roos High School. Cost: R150 per night per person. Unfortunately, only Wednesday and Thursday night are available. Lunch You can book your packed lunch on-line for Friday and Saturday. Lunch costs R40.00 per day. Functions There will be one official function, a lunch held on Thursday from 12pm -1:45pm to officially open the festival and exhibition, and to announce the prize winners of our quilt competition. Finger food, such as quiches, sandwiches, salads and soft drinks, will be served. The lunch will be served on the lawn in front of the Japie Krige Hall, Paul Roos Gymnasium. The cost is R75 per person. Please book on-line. Quilt Challenge Details of the Fynbos 2014 Quilt Challenge have been published in a separate brochure. If you are interested and have not yet received a copy of the Challenge, please contact Karen Nicole (karen.j.nicole@gmail.com), Sue Prins (sjprins@mweb.co.za) or Renée de Beyer (reneedebeyer@gmail.com) for a copy. 16
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