Quilt Show

Shelly Library Quilt Show

If you want to car pool to the show please post in the comments which day and classes you are interested in and then we can see if we can get a bunch of girls together (this could include people not in our longarm group) to carpool to Shelly.

The 10th Annual Quilt Spectacular Open House will be held :

Tuesday January 27th from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm and
Wednesday January 28th from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm

• Quilts on diplay, old and new
  Quilt books to check out, door prizes for class attendees

There will be a block contest. There are two catagories (1) pieced and (2) applique. Your block must measure 12 1/2 inches square. You can make ANY block you choose, HOWEVER, you must use Black fabric, White fabric (not cream or off white) and one of the following colors: Bright Yellow, Red or Purple. Turn in your blocks by Wednesday morning.

If you want to display your quilts old or new, bring them to the Shelly library Monday, Jan 26 between 4 and 6 pm or Tuesday, Jan 27 from8 to 10 am.

• Demonstrations Tuesday
  11:00 Working With the Pre-Printed--Julie Sangendorf
  How to use panels, cross-stitch, embellishments, and hand quilting. See how cute!
  11:30 Heartstrings and Crumbs--Dawn Ramirez
  Using scraps, see the myriad of ideas and quilts.
  1:00 Kitchen Quilts--Susan Nelsen
  Using your leftovers in the kitchen. Lots of things to see.
  1:30 Chenille It!-- Susan Wood
  Decorate all those projects with homemade chenille. Easy......
  4:00 Machine Quilting---Ginny Dredge
  Tricks to quilt your projects, using your own home machine. Save money
  4:30 Cut It Again, Sam--Kaylene Christensen
  Cut traditional blocks and then resew for complicated looking blocks.

• Demonstrations Wednesday
  11:00 It's Not Food!--Blackbird Haven, Brenda Randall
  What to do with the jelly rolls, layer cakes, sweet rolls, and turnovers(fabric)
  11:30 Make it, Take it, a "Make-Do" Embroidery Project--Dalene Kohler
  A folksy embroidery kit to add to a table topper. Sign up at the library. Limited supply
  1:00 Ta-Da! Making half-square triangles--Sheri Bear
  Find a method for you and see all the quilts to use them in....
  1:30 Q E C Receiving Blankets--Rose Scholes
  (Quick, Easy, Cute) You will love to make dozens of these.
  2:00 Accurate Paper-Piecing--Susan Wood
  See all of Susan's cute patterns, and learn the joy of this method.
  2:30 Anounce block contest winners, and draw for the gift basket. Be Here!
  4:00 Cut It Again, Sam--Kaylene Christensen
  In case you weren't here, this is a repeat class, and worth it. Don't miss it.