LE01 – Mountain Mist: More Than Batting $10
Deb Roberts - Road Faculty
Thursday, Jan. 15 – 6:00 PM
Mountain Mist - more than batting, more than just a name. During the late 1920’s, as a marketing tactic for their batting, Mountain Mist offered a free quilt pattern to anyone who made a batting purchase. With this incentive, women across America began buying and using Mountain Mist batting as well as making quilts from the patterns that came on the wrapper. This lecture will provide insight into the history of this exceptional collection of quilts that spans 150 years of American Quilting History. A tour of the quilts on exhibit will conclude the lecture.
LE02 – Finding Your Own Signature in Quilting II $10
J. Phil Beaver – Road Faculty
Friday, Jan. 16 – 12:00 PM
This one hour “teaching lecture with slides” is filled with human interest bits and stories, but the main emphasis is a discussion of successfully rendering design elements through the manipulation of design principles. This lecture covers material and information necessary for organizing an idea, a thought, or a mental image on a two-dimensional surface, or, simply, a workable and meaningful quilt design drawing on paper.
LE03 – Traveling the Crooked Nickel Road with Quilt-N-Go™ $10
Lisa Maki - Crooked Nickel Quilts
Friday, Jan. 16 – 2:00 PM
How did I go from being a hairdresser for 30 years, decorating my home and keeping my children in wonderful Halloween costumes to being a quilt designer? The pride and passion that I felt after finishing my first quilt is still in my heart. I will show a large progressive demo of the Quilt-N-Go™ technique that incorporates an on-point fusible grid. It is so quick and easy you will be amazed. I will explain the different patterns and show sample quilts of all the patterns.
LE04 – Patchwork Pavements $10
Christine Porter - Road Faculty
Friday, Jan. 16 - 5:00 PM
On every visit to Italy, I am inspired by the geometric patterns of the floor tiles in almost every church and grand building. These patterns are pure patchwork! Similar designs also appear in buildings all over the world and we can also see them as traditional designs in quilts. I know I am not alone in enjoying these designs, and over the years I have recorded my favorites either by taking photographs or by sketching in a small book of graph paper that I always carry with me. My quilts are inspired by these amazing patterns.
LE05 – Journey to South Africa $10
Pam Holland - Road Faculty
Saturday, Jan. 17 – 12:00 PM
I was invited to teach in South Africa in July 2006. Little did I know when I embarked on my journey that I would fall in love with this beautiful country. I marveled at the artwork, listened to the stories and felt empathy with the ladies trying to make a living with their quilting and embroidery. I will take you on a journey of discovery. Join the excitement of the 40 ladies who were given the opportunity to learn quilting at the recent quilt event.
LE06 – Square in a Square® Options $10
Jodi Barrows – Square in a Square
Saturday, Jan. 17 – 2:00 PM
This exciting lecture demonstrates the triangle units called Options! from the Square in a Square® technique. This educational lecture on this unique system will motivate and inspire you. Humorous stories plus many quilts from all of the Square in a Square® books will be shown including Jodi’s newest collection. You will be amazed at how easy and accurate quilts can be pieced together. Sharp points and smooth flat work can be achieved by every skill level. This trunk show is enjoyed by the amateur enthusiast as well as the experienced traditional quilter. Jodi has a unique way to encourage the student to advance in all skill levels. Thousands around the world have heard this message over the past twelve years and have become converts to the Square in a Square® system.
LE07 – Vintage Revisited: Behind the Scenes $10
Mary Kerr – Road Faculty
Saturday, Jan. 17 - 6:00 PM
This special gallery tour presentation provides a behind the scenes look at Mary Kerr’s current traveling exhibit, Vintage Revisited. Nineteen artists worked to create an exciting collection of 120 art and contemporary quilts using six identical sets of vintage blocks. You will receive a special after hours guided tour of the collection and have an opportunity to hear about the talented women who worked on this project.
