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Lectures
Confessions of a ScrapManiac
about an hour
Slide lecture with trunk show of scrap quilts
We all have scrap bags, or boxes, or barrels full of bits and pieces. But what are we doing with these fabrics? You'll see how I purchase fabrics, prepare my scraps so they are ready to use when I want to make a scrap quilt, and choose good designs. We'll also explore the elements of a good scrap quilt .
Borders-The Built-In Way
about 1 hour
Slide lecture with trunk show of Built-In Border Quilts
Wouldn't you love to be able to transform the complex construction of traditional pieced borders into an easier block method? Trace the development of the technique from it's early beginnings; see how to make more than a dozen different borders painlessly and easily -- the built-in way.
Sensational Settings
about 1 hour
Slide lecture with trunk show of quilts showing various settings
Putting it all together in creative but easily achieved ways can take your quilt from ordinary to spectacular. I'll show you how you can use pieced sashing and alternating blocks to make your quilts very special. The techniques we'll use are all basic beginner techniques; the results are anything but.