Concord Piecemakers Guild Calendar

Program Overview for 2011-2012

September 21^th What I Did on My Summer Vacation

Please bring your summer projects for our "Show and Tell."

October 19^th Nancy Crasco - Materials and Processes

Nancy Crasco, a well known art quilter and founding member of Quilters Connection, will present her view of how art quilts happen. She will show her own quilts as well as others and explain how ideas become incredible quilts.

October 21-22^th Quilt Show

Information about our Quilt Show:

Place:	St Matthews Church Acton, MA (Exit 41 off Rte 2).
Time:	10:00 am to 8:00 pm on Friday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday

November 16^th Marci Baker - Doubledipity: More Serendipity Quilts

Exciting techniques, beautiful quilts! Find surprise and beauty with this simple technique. Swirling pattern repeats add magical details to 6-Pointed Stars coming together like a kaleidoscope. By simply cutting layers of large print fabric, you will discover designs beyond imagination. See what fabrics work and why others don't. When we are done you will see these often challenging prints in a DESIGN EXPLOSION!

December 14^th Holiday Party

Unfortunately, we will not be having our holiday party this year. See you in January!

January 13, 14, 15, and 16^thGetaway Weekend

Spend 3 days and nights, 2 nights, 1 night or an afternoon sewing (and laughing) together on the ever-popular Getaway. Details to be supplied.

January 18^th Jessica Leger - How to Become a "Selvedge Queen"

Our own Jessica Leger, queen of the wild jackets, will tell us how she became the quilter she is. With a power point presentation and real live pieces, we can see into Jessica's mind and learn a little something!

February 25^thQuiltathon

Place:	St. Matthews Church Central Street, Acton
Time:	8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Make a quilt top and back in advance, if possible. Bring your scissors and thimble. Lunch will be supplied

March 21^th Rosemary Hoffenberg - Improvisational Quilting

Rosemary Hoffenberg has been an artist since earliest childhood. Coming to quilting she brought painting, dyeing and drawing. She does not know what a piece will look like when she begins it. She will bring her free-wheeling view to share with us.

April 18^th Sue Pelland Designs - A Lecure and Trunk Show

Sue has always looked for new and faster methods to make quilts, so she founded her own tool and pattern company. Sue will show us a new method of cutting applique shapes to make fast and beautiful quilts.

May 16^thAnnual Meeting

We will have our election of new officers, our Challenge Quilt Presentation and a Giant Show and Tell. Bring all your work to show and enjoy what others have done.

In addition, Eloise Newell of The Restoration Project in Concord will give a power-point presentation on The Steps of Upholstery. She will also discuss the founding of the Restoration Project.

June 20^th Annual Pot Luck Dinner

We will have our annual pot luck dinner. Please bring a dish to share. Also, we will have the installation of New Officer and our Challenge Show and Tell.

Workshops

November 18, 2011Marci Baker Workshop

Topic:	ABC-3D Honeycomb Waffle or Hollow Cube
Place:	St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church 16 Great Road (Rt. 117) and North Road Sudbury, MA
Time:	9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

You can make an impressive 3-dimensional optical illusion with simple value selections, once you know the trick. Build the blocks using the strip-piecing method, so it's fast, too! In fact, it is easy enough for a confident beginner.

March 24, 2012Rosemary Hoffenberg Workshop

Topic:	Beginning Steps in Improvisational Quilting
Time:	9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Place:	St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church 16 Great Road (Rt. 117) and North Road Sudbury, MA
Cost:	TBA

Try designing a quilt without a pattern, without templates, with energy. Take a chance to make a quilt that comes together as you work.

Other Quilt Events

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