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Meetings and Workshops
Friendship Star Quilters, Inc., meets on the first Monday of the month at 7:30pm at
Gaithersburg Church of the Nazarene
8921 Warfield Road
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20882 [Map Quest Link]
**Note: In September meeting is held on second Monday, September 14th, 2008.
RESCHEDULED DUE TO SNOW (Class Openings Still Available): June 6: Workshop: “Cherry Blossom Time Postcard Quilt” - supply list
Machine-sew a postcard-sized quilt portraying our nation’s capitol at cherry blossom time. Use ‘thread painting’, inking and fusing to add detail and texture to the landscape elements. Customize the back to look like a real postcard!
Most meetings feature a guest speaker. See below for calendar of scheduled speakers.
Workshops with the guest speaker are held the Sunday before the meeting at the Potomac Community Center 11315 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, 240‑777‑6960. Map Quest Link to the Potomac Community Center
Workshops meet from 9am to 4pm. To enroll in a workshop complete the registration PDF form and bring to the next FSQ meeting with your payment or mail to FSQ, c/o Ann Trudel, 8704 Harness Trl, Potomac, MD 20854. Mark your envelope with "WORKSHOP REGISTRATION". Costs are: FSQ Members: 1-day workshop $40, 2-day workshop $80; Non members: 1-day workshop $50, 2-day workshop $90.
Workshop Registration PDF form. Note: 2-day workshops have a different form as noted below.
2009‑2010 Workshops and Lectures
August 3 : Paula Golden, Lecture, "Nurturing the Creative Soul" How do we find time in our busy schedules to create the quilts that reflect the stories of our hearts? Learn to identify the obstacles to creativity, find simple solutions and methods to jumpstart the creative force when it is stumped. |
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| September 13: Workshop: "Free Motion without Fear” - Supply List Does the phrase "free-motion quilting" strike fear in your heart? Using simple exercises designed to loosen you up, you'll learn to overcome your trepidations, and finally rid yourself of that awful fear! There'll be lots of time for one-on-one attention during this workshop, which will also include information on decorative threads, needles, machine tension and other free-motion techniques. If you have taken a basic machine quilting class in the past, or spent time on your own practicing free-motion quilting, but just can't seem to get the hang of it, then this is the class for you! |
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| September 14 : Elizabeth Rosenberg, Lecture, ” The Goddess Project.” Does every woman have a lovely goddess hiding within? Elizabeth thinks so! She set out to prove it by creating "The Goddess Project" -- getting all of her quilting friends involved. She shares the entertaining stories of their discoveries as they quilted up goddesses of their own in this up-beat, personal and enjoyable presentation. |
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| September 19: Bus Trip to PA Quilt Show | |
| October 4: Workshop: "Sculpting with the Quilting Stitch - supply list Face the quilting process with confidence! Predict results before the needle even touches the quilt top! Create stunning effects every time!Whether your work is traditional or contemporary, you can enhance it by "chiseling" the surface with stitches to achieve wonderful sculptural effects. |
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| October 5 : Cindi Huss, Lecture, “Sculpting with the Quilting Stitch". Sit back and enjoy a thought-provoking look at how some of today's most talented quilt artists use the quilting stitch to add levels of meaning and depth to their work. From Diane Gaudynski's tremendous traditional designs to Deidre Adams' abstracted landscapes to C. Susan Ferraro's beautiful figurative works, Huss guides the audience through a virtual exhibit that examines how artists use quilting to:
She also discusses how and why some artists use quilting to build up the surface of their quilts while others use it to "subtract" material. |
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| November 1 : Workshop: “Open a Can of Worms” - supply list WORMS – Based upon books of the same title. While scheming about how to control the smaller pieces of fabrics in my stash, I began to get side tracked about multiple fabric quilts (my favorite), friendship quilts, and the popularity of charm square trading. All of these ideas have come together in this workshop which is based upon 2 1/2” wide strips. This workshop is designed to show you how many different ways you can dice a worm (a 2 1/2” wide strip of fabric) to create fast and fun quilts. The blocks you will make are various sizes, but with some creativity, they could be combined into one quilt. More likely, these will be samples for you to learn the skills for making dozens of quilts. Because the quilts are based on 2 1/2” wide strips, these are wonderful for friendship quilts, scrap quilts, and fabric exchanges! Don’t let the fact that the quilts are based upon strips fool you. There are a few strip-pieced projects, but there are many more that have triangles, trapezoids, and other shapes. It is a wonderful class for introducing scrap or multi-fabric quilts, and a variety of skills and techniques. There are no templates for any of the quilts! By the end of this workshop, you will agree that we have really “opened a can of worms”. |
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| November 2 : Debbie Caffrey, Lecture, “How to Have It All” Move it, use it, and don’t lose it! This lecture focuses on stash collecting, organizing, and utilizing. Learn what to collect, how to store it so you can find it easily, and see wonderful multiple fabric quilts that result from having the stash at your fingertips. Some slides and lots of show and tell. |
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| December 7 : Holiday Party | |
| January 3 : Workshop: “T-Shirt Quilt” - supply list Quilting your family treasures is never easy. This class will allow ou to make your own one of a kind memory quilt using t-shirt. No two memory quilts are the same. Additional pictures of Donna Sinrud t-shirt quilts |
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| January 4 : Donna Sinrud, Lecture: "T-Shirt Quilts" |  |
| January 18: Martin Luther King Service Day | |
| January 15-17: Retreat | |
| June 6: Workshop: “Cherry Blossom Time Postcard Quilt” - supply list Machine-sew a postcard-sized quilt portraying our nation’s capitol at cherry blossom time. Use ‘thread painting’, inking and fusing to add detail and texture to the landscape elements. Customize the back to look like a real postcard! |
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| February 1 : Eileen Doughty, Lecture: “Evolution of the Landscape Artist Or, The Good, the Bad, and the Arty” Eileen Doughty has been making landscape quilts since her very first project in 1987. In this lecture, she will discuss inspirations, techniques and materials while displaying successful and even a few not-so-successful original works (since we learn from our mistakes too). Her landscape work includes many wall hangings, some wearable art and many cutting-edge techniques. Eileen’s quilts have been exhibited across the US and overseas, and are in many corporate, public and private collections |
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| February 28: Workshop: "Spontaneous Stars"
- supply list The technique to make these funky stars is fun, fast and always a surprise! There are no templates and scraps are welcome. Easy to piece and fun to "watch the stars come out"! |
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| March 1: Didi Salvatierra, Lecture: "Stitch Upon A Star" A trunk show featuring a "galaxy" of both vintage and newly made STAR design quilts. There are many sizes and styles of this popular quilt pattern, whether pieced, appliqued or stitched. The sky’s the limit! |
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| April 5: FSQ Meeting: QUILTO Bring up to 5 fat quarters to play. | |
| April 23-25: Quilt Show | |
May 2-3 : Workshop: "Bountiful Bouquets" - supply list
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| May 3 : Jane Sassaman, Lecture: “Quilting Against the Odds” This visual lecture is about accomplishing your work in spite of obstacles - family life, space limitations, etc. It is a pep talk and slide show which covers my inspirations and my obstacles. I encourage people to do “what you have to do” by using myself and other artists as examples. |
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| June 7 : Election and End of the Year Party |
If you are interested in sponsoring a workshop we have a form for you to complete to help you plan for it. Note that you will get workshop admission for free.