As quilters, we love to collect beautiful fabrics – yet we are often unsure how to put them all together to make quilts that we love. The term “scrap quilt” may bring to mind using leftovers that don’t necessarily look good together. By contrast, while STASH quilts utilize your stash and scraps, they contain thoughtfully selected materials and look BETTER because of the variety – not tired because they were created just to use up fabrics. The lecture addresses several key design principles that make multi-fabric quilts work and includes pairs of quilts to show the impact of incorporating these considerations. Multiple examples of color combinations are provided to give ideas for selecting and using fabrics from your stash to make fabulous multi-fabric quilts.
Place: Augustana Lutheran Church, 55th and Woodlawn, Chicago, IL and Zoom (hybrid)
Date and Time: Tuesday, April 9 @ 7 pm (gather at 6:30 pm for socializing)
Cost: Free to LQG members, guests $5
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During forty years of quilting, Carol has become interested in making small quilted projects as well as quilts. As a retired physician, she enjoys bringing her technical mind to quilting. She likes to find ways to make the construction process easier while producing better results. She has also refined techniques for building, organizing, and using a stash that make it a joy to have and to use. She enjoys free motion quilting, quilting with the walking foot, and using metallic thread for quilting.
Carol has been teaching quilting classes for more than ten years, including teaching at the International Quilt Festival in Houston and the Great Wisconsin Quilt Show. She loves sharing her knowledge and ideas with others and encouraging students as they try new projects and techniques. One of her favorite aspects of teaching is seeing students succeed at completing a challenging project. Another is seeing students have “Aha!” moments during which they see how simple changes in technique can help them create projects that look better while taking less effort.
Patterns for several of her quilts and quilted projects have been published in magazines, including Quilter’s World and Fons & Porter’s Quick and Easy Quilts.