Art Doll
May 15, 2025 @ 9:30am
"Art Doll"
With Louise Ragle
What exactly IS an art doll? Simply put, it is a “doll” that is not a toy; but to be displayed as a piece of art. They are generally interpretive, abstract, freeform, and “expression” from the artist.
In this class, students will be given an original pattern that includes: body, head, straight and bent arm, straight and bent leg, optional fingers and toes. Doll can be posed in an endless variety of ways, using different combinations of pattern pieces and adding “darts” to position the doll.
Louise has chosen to express her fascination with Cirque du Soliel in a sample doll. The pattern pieces could become a child, sitting with crossed legs - a fairy - a quilter with a quilt in her lap - a ballerina - a cheerleader - either male or female (pattern for boobs included). Let your imagination fly!
$10 Kit Fee
Crazy Quilt Block
May 22, 2025 @ 9:30am
"Crazy Quilt Block Technique"
With Nancy Fielder
The goal of this class is to explore decorative functions of your machine as you embellish a block created from silk scraps.
Nancy will demonstrate crazy foundation piecing, then you will experiment with crazy piecing using scraps and foundation piecing; these will be practice blocks.
Then she will teach you Reverse Bobbin Work, Stacking Stitches, and Quilting with built-in Decorative stitches.
You will then be able to try out these techniques on silk block provided in kit.
Kit: $15
9”-12”square pre-pieced silk crazy quilt block (no two the same)
12” square batting
Spool of decorative thread
Quilting on a Domestic Machine
Quilting on a Domestic Machine
June 19, 2025 @ 9:30am
"Beginning Machine Quilting on a Domestic Machine"
With Anita Chaisty
The focus of this class is to teach the basic skills you need to be able to begin machine quilting on your domestic machine. How many times have you wanted to know how to do some simple quilting on a baby quilt, table runner, or wall hanging? Well, now you can.
Anita will present how to prepare your item to quilt, batting, thread, and setting up your domestic machine. The remainder of the class will be hands on learning several techniques to do free motion quilting from straight lines to some basic types of all over designs. This class will not result in a finished project but instead, several sandwiched blocks that you can take for future reference – or you can make them into a small quilt. Come have fun and try something new. The sky is the limit!
** JUNE LUNCHEON**
The Village Quilters MEMBERS ONLY "Stars and Stripes" luncheon will be held June 13, following the June guild meeting!. The cost if $25 . click the link below to signup and pay.