Mad City Quilt Guild Programs
2016 - 2017
AFTERNOON PROGRAMS
EVENING PROGRAMS
Date |
Speaker |
Program |
Non Member Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 6, 2016 | Lorraine Torrence | "Contemporary Japanese Quilt Making" This illustrated lecture reviews Japanese needlework through the centuries, how the quilting movement began in Japan, how quilt guilds there are different from ours. The slide show looks at this and the work of contemporary quilt makers of Japan.Lorraine Torrence is a wearable art maker and quiltmaker living (recently) and working in Madison, Wisconsin. With a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington, she draws upon lessons in color, composition, line and space to create wearable and wall textile art using the quiltmaker's techniques of piecing, appliqué and quilting. She has been teaching quiltmaking since 1972, and currently travels throughout the United States and Canada, teaching for Quilt Guilds and at Quilting Conferences. She has also written three books on quilting: Design Essentials: The Quilter's Guide, Shifting Perspectives, & co-authored with Jean B. Mills Fearless Design for Every Quilter. Lorraine has two pattern lines for wearable art: Lorraine Torrence Designs and Grainline Gear, as well as a line of quilt patterns. Her wearables have been included & won awards at many in quilted garments fashion shows. She was a judge for the AQS Fashion Show and taught for AQS in 1996, 1999, 2003 and 2007. Lorraine was a founder of the Contemporary QuiltArt Association. Her first line of fabric was printed by Clothworks in 2002. Lorraine’s website is http://lorrainetorrence.com  . |
none |
| October 4, 2016 | Karen DeWitt | "Bunco Club Author, Quilter & Artist" Karen DeWitt will present a lecture telling the story of the writing of the Bunco Club series of books came about. She will tell us about her background, training and life events that led to her writing career. What aspects of a person’s own life inform their artistry, their quilting, their writing? Come and find out!More information about Karen DeWitt can be found at http://karendewittauthor.blogspot.com . |
none |
| November 1, 2016 | Judy Gauthier | "Quilts for Scrap Lovers" Judy Gauthier talks about how she decided to change the conventions of quilting to better suit the scraps her garment sewing left her with! Welcome to her system for using odd shaped and even ugly fabrics to turn them into gorgeous quilts. Judy owns Bungalow Quilting and Yarn, in Ripon, WI as well as writing books - all while working as a critical-care nurse and raising a family. More information about Judy as a quilter is available at http://bungalowquilting.com . |
none |
| January 3, 2017 | Lynn Alme | "Borders By Design" Have you ever wondered how to create the perfect border for your quilt? Multiple borders can totally change the look of your quilt. With a little, simple math and some planning you too can create some beautiful borders! Lynn will bring many of her quilts to show many different borders. This truck show is sure to get quilters fired up!More info at http://www.patchesandpetals.com . |
none |
| February 7, 2017 | School House | "Mini presentations of various techniques" TBA |
none |
| March 7, 2017 | Mary Hertel | "Paper Piecing & Design Process" Mary in an artist from Oshkosh, WI. Sewing has been a part of her life since she was a child growing up in a small Midwestern farming community. After thirty-five years of instructing art in the Kaukauna Area Public Schools, Mary retired from teaching and started designing “paper piece” patterns for quilters. Her love for fibers and all things tactile continues to dominate her life, as she now has time to sew and create every day. Her farming background becomes evident in her subject matter, predominantly animals and nature. Her designs tend to be a bit on the “wonky” side, perhaps a nod from all those years working with children’s art. Besides sewing and pattern designing, Mary enjoys solving puzzles. What better medium to work in than paper piecing!Mary has two books published with C&T Publishing, has been featured in Quiltmaker’s “100 BLOCKS” magazine, and sells her patterns through Brewer Pattern Distributors. Mary’s presentation includes a lecture about paper piecing and a trunk show highlighting her many designs including totes, table runners, pillows, potholders and quilt. If time allows, she will also give helpful tips on choosing colors for your projects. At the end of the presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to purchase patterns (at a special discounted trunk show price) and books. Please enjoy her patterns as much as she delighted in creating them! More info at http://madebymarney.com . |
none |
| April 4, 2017 | Rose Mary Huber Pauls | "Notions Commotion" Notions Commotion is a short demonstration on many different sewing and quilting notions, both new and old. Many of us have purchased tools over the years and either forgot what they were for, or need to know other uses for them. New tools are available to make our lives easier, so come and see how to save time and get the best results. |
none |
| May 2, 2017 | Gael Boyd | "Blue Bar Quilts: A Home for Modern Quilters" Gael Boyd, owner of Blue Bar Quilts in Middleton, WI, will share how and why her shop came to be and what it has to offer the greater Madison quilting community. |
none |
EVENING PROGRAMS
Date |
Speaker |
Program |
Non Member Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 22, 2016 | Pam See | "Modern Quilting vs. Modern Traditionalism?" Modern Traditionalism is a new phrase being tossed about by the quilting community. What is it? What makes a quilt modern, anyway? Watch and listen as Pam takes you on her journey to find modern quilting and what it means to her. Along the way, she will demonstrate interesting and time saving tools and techniques that make quilting exciting and fun.Pam teaches classes in a number of quilting techniques and styles at quilt shops in the area SW of Milwaukee. Her website is http://vanillalattequilts.com . |
none |
| September 26, 2016 | Marilyn Foreman | "Kaleidoscope of Quilts - Rotate & Create!" Marilyn Foreman will share her love for designing pieced quilts that look complicated yet include basic piecing techniques. See how she lets the fabric elements do the work to create stunning results. Whether it’s including easy 4-patch kaleidoscopes made from a large print in the block centers, rotating simple block units made with batiks, or using unique ways to show off panels, you will find all her techniques addictive and fun!Over the past 10 years Marilyn has published over 40 patterns, a book titled “Kaleidoscope Symphony”, filmed a Craftsy video class called “Quilted Kaleidoscopes” and has been published in several quilt magazines. Read more about Marilyn and see her designs and blog at http://www.QuiltMoments.com . |
none |
| October 24, 2016 | Lee Heinrich | "Vintage Quilt Revival: a Fresh Twist on Classic Design" Blogger & author Lee Heinrich will show us her quilts and talk about her niche of modern traditionalism. Lee will talk about her background, how and why she got into quilting, and her design philosophy, plus she’ll take us through some simple design techniques that anybody can use to put a fresh twist on traditional blocks. Lee is one of the authors of the book “Vintage Quilt Revival” and taught several workshops at QuiltCon 2015 in Austin, including one on alternative layouts. More information about Lee is available at http://www.freshlypieced.com . |
none |
| November 28, 2016 | Kerry or Kim Zajicek | "Mill House Quilts New Owners" Kim & Kerry Zajicek are the new Owners of Mill House Quilts — Come learn how they got there, what’s happened so far and where their plans for Mill House Quilts are headed in the future. Mill House Quilts is one of our local quilt shops. You do support your LQS, don’t you? If not, perhaps their plans for Mill House Quilts will entice you to visit & find out all about it. More info at http://MillHouseQuilts.com . |
none |
| January 23, 2017 | Natasha Thoreson | "Quilts in the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection" Natasha Thoreson is the Associate Curator and Collections Manager of the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection at the School of Human Ecology at UW-Madison. She will be speaking about the quilts in the collection. I am sure there are some beautiful & interesting quilts there. |
none |
| February 27, 2017 | Judy Hasheider | "Oh! The Possibilities" Trunk show encouraging changing a pattern to suit your needs.Realizing a pattern is nothing more than a suggestion. Judy Hasheider is a nationally known quilt teacher who lives near Sauk City, Wi. Judy has been teaching quilting in the Madison, Wisconsin area for almost 30 years. She focuses mainly on traditional quilt patterns and in teaching quilters "how to think". Several of Judy's quilts have been featured in national quilting magazines and she publishes her own patterns as well. Judy teaches at The Clearing in Ellison Bay, Door County Wi and at Sievers School of Fiber Arts on Washington Island, Door County Wi. She also offers classes at the Madison Quilt Expo and has taught at Wisconsin Quilt Symposium. Most weekends throughout the year will find her conducting quilting retreats for quilters from Wisconsin and surrounding states. Judy and her husband, John, have three grown children and live on the Hasheider homestead working dairy farm. Judy is committed to "quilting smart" - that is thinking and then quilting. Judy has attended numerous workshops and seminars with nationally-known quiltmakers, concentrating mostly on the techniques of Mary Ellen Hopkins, author of "It's Okay to Sit On My Quilt". Judy teaches that you can look at just about any quilt and figure out how to make it, taking it from block to finished quilt-knowing how to make decisions for piecing, size quilt or block you want, strips to cut and how much fabric to buy. While Mary Ellen was Judy's inspiration, Judy has inspired many quilters to challenge themselves to reach beyond their level of quilting comfort. Judy's main goals in teaching are to help even the most novice quilter realize that he/she can create a very personal heirloom while having fun along the way, and...most of all, while making lasting friendships! More info at http://www.quiltwithJudy.com . |
none |
| March 27, 2017 | Luella Doss | "Antique Wool Quilts & Other Wool Textiles" Learn about the use of wool in quilts (and other textiles) from colonial America to the present day. Marvel at its beauty and ease of use. Be absorbed by how it is being used today! Enjoy wool’s rich history in America.From 2005 to 2015, Luella Doss, as volunteer exhibition curator for the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts, created 40 exhibitions, many of which have been multifaceted featuring multiple different loaned collections per exhibit. Each exhibit required judging and inspecting each artwork for its overall high level of integrity in detail. Her judging of quilts since the 1980’s began with local and state venues, then the National Grange and extended to the Great American Quilt Contest sponsored by the Museum of American Folk Art. Doss’ creative display acumen sharpened with 20 years of commercial booths at international quilt, gift, gourmet and furniture markets. For eight years she acted a s set stylist and assistant producer for several public television quilt and home sewing series, most notably “Sew Creative with Donna Wilder”. Recognized internationally as an award winning artist and fabric designer, Doss became a noted speaker, making friends from coast to coast; she served on the Quilt Board at the Museum of American Folk Art in NYC. In 1981, she founded Wisconsin Quilters, Inc. and in 1988, Doss formed the Wisconsin Quilt History Project, since helping to document over 8,000 Wisconsin quilts. She has worked diligently as a volunteer fundraiser and event organizer to create the WMQFA. Luella Doss, an avid quilt collector, is passionate about the importance of quilts and fiber arts in human lives. |
none |
| April 24, 2017 | Julie Karasek | "Trending in Quilting" Julie and her husband purchased Patched Works of Elm Grove, WI in 2006. Before owning Patched Works, Julie last worked for a small software operation. She has been sewing her entire life and learned to quilt in the mid-1990s. Together with a team of amazing Quiltie Ladies, Patched Works continues to grow with the quilting industry.Julie attends the semi-annual Quilt Market and reports on the latest in fabric trends, the best of the new tools, books and patterns as well as the latest industry information. Every Market creates new tales to tell. Come see what samples and previews she has discovered! |
none |
| May 22, 2017 | School House | "Mini presentations of various techniques TBAMad City Quilt Guild Programs" |