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• Every Last Crumb with Brita Nelson

  • When
    Tuesday, October 17, 2023
  •  
    6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting
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    66

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  Every Last Crumb,

  an Adventure in Scrap Quilting

  Zoom lecture by
  

  Brita Nelson

  Tuesday, October 17, 2023

  6:30 pm - 7:30 pm (Arizona Time)

     

  This is a fun, informative and inspirational trek to find the best way to handle your mountain of left-over fabric. Brita had over 30 years worth of accumulated scraps which threatened to take over her sewing room and consume her! She had to do something. Some of you may have this same problem. Come and hear how she  managed to save herself and actually make some room in her fabric closet. She will demonstrate some great ways to use that secret treasure hiding in your house. Brita will also discuss basic color and contrast principles to make your own scrap beauties really shine in your creations

  
  

  

  Learn more about Brita:

  Brita is an award-winning quilt artist and teacher with over 30 years  experience. In her previous life she was a chemical engineer and has brought that passion for knowledge and improvement into her quilting endeavors. Brita loves sharing about what she has learned by writing, speaking, demonstrating and teaching.

  http://www.questioningquilter.com

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

  Registration

  Only registered members will be admitted.

  • Members: log into your account on AQG's website to register for this event at no charge!
  • This event is complimentary as part of your 2022-2023 membership.
  • Public can join for nominal fee of $10

  
  

  Registration ends October 14, 2023

  Registration is limited to 300

  
  

  Zoom Details
  

  • The reminder emails will contain the ZOOM link to the event.  
    
  • The lecture will begin promptly at the listed start time - please join 15-30 minutes early and  ensure your full name appears in the Zoom meeting.
    
  •  If you are unfamiliar with ZOOM, a PDF is available under the HELP! tab for AQG Members
  • If you would prefer video training here is a link to the videos.  You should watch the FIRST TWO videos.  https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206618765-Zoom-Video-Tutorials

  
  

  • If you need more information email: Education@aqgmail.org

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• Arizona Quilters Fun Day-3rd Annual

  • When
    Saturday, October 21, 2023
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    330 W Coral Gables, Phoenix, AZ 85023
  • Spaces left
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  Come join us for the 3rd  AQG Fun Day, October 21, 2023!

  Location:  St. Pauls Church, 330 W Coral Gables, Phoenix, AZ  85023

  Quilters, it’s time to gather again– just for the fun of it!  AQG has planned a day filled with many of the things we like to do:  listening to 2 great lectures , shopping the vendors, trying our luck on wonderful raffle baskets . Come and join us.

  Admission:  $15

  The following is the planned event:

  SPEAKERS:

  

  Sarah Thomas:

  Officially she is a licensed (and Retired?) commercail pilot.  She  graduated from Purdue University with a B.S. in Aviation Technology, where she then went on as the chief pilot of an engineering firm in the Midwest for a couple years. Married a military man,  was whisked away from my Indiana land of corn and soybeans to start the next chapter in her life. Now three moves into our marriage, which means I had to figure out a career that worked for a lady-on-the-run! Thank goodness for my geeky affection for algebra & geometry (and calculus…yep, #MathNerd) and a keen eye for design & color.

  She is very thankful that her Gramma and mom taught her to enjoy crafts and handwork from a young age. She learned to crochet around age 4;  played with beadwork and wire art from age 5 or 6; cross-stitch was second nature by the time she was in 2nd grade; and my school notebooks were always filled to the brim with doodles. It’s only fitting she discovered the quilting world – where art meets math & magic happens!     https://www.sariditty.com/

  Gina Perks

  Owner of the Copper Needle in Payson. She is a lover of all things creative.  Her life is filled with: color, fun, ideas, texture, challenges, bling, threads, glitter, sugar and flour and sometimes chaos.  

  She travels all over this beautiful country and internationally sharing her techniques with other and appearing on a multitude of shows to promote that art of quilt making.  She has authored four books and designs patterns with many new projects in the works.

  Fun Day Agenda

  9:00 am to 9:30 AM – Registration, Vendors

  9:30 am to 10 AM – Announcements and Door Prizes

  10:00 AM to 11:00 AM – Sarah Thomas

  11:00 AM to 12:00 PM – Vendors – Raffles- Door Prizes

  12:00 pm to 1:00 pm – Lunch on your own.  You can bring your lunch or go out to the various restaurants.

  1:00 pm to 1:30 PM -- Door Prizes, Vendors

  1:30 PM to 2:30 PM – Gina Perkes

  2:30 to 3:00 PM Raffle winners  winners announced

  
  

   Lunch?     

  1) Bring your lunch

  2) We will have an ice cream truck on location from 11:30 to 1:00 PM for dessert (pay on your own) (Possible more trucks - working on it)

  3) Go on your own.  There are many restaurants nearby from fast-food to trendy kitchens.  

  Join us for our 3rd AQG Fun Day! 
  It will be all the more fun with YOU there!

   

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• Vendors for the AQG Fun Day

  • When
    Saturday, October 21, 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    330 W Coral Gables, Phoenix, AZ 85028
  • Spaces left
    5

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  Come join us for the AQG Fun Day, October 21, 2023

  Location:  St Pauls Church, 330 W Coral Gables, Phoenix, AZ  85023   

  AQG is inviting the first nine merchants to be a Vendor at the AQG Fun Day.

  If the merchant is an AQG affiliate member there is no cost to have a booth.  Non-affiliates charges are $25.

  LIMITED TO THE FIRST NINE VENDORS! 

  Register via the AQG website at www.arizonaquiltersguild.org.

  Tables available:  6 ft tables

  
  

  The following is the planned event:

  SPEAKERS:

  

  Sarah Thomas:

  Officially she is a licensed (and Retired?) commercail pilot.  She  graduated from Purdue University with a B.S. in Aviation Technology, where she then went on as the chief pilot of an engineering firm in the Midwest for a couple years. Married a military man,  was whisked away from my Indiana land of corn and soybeans to start the next chapter in her life. Now three moves into our marriage, which means I had to figure out a career that worked for a lady-on-the-run! Thank goodness for my geeky affection for algebra & geometry (and calculus…yep, #MathNerd) and a keen eye for design & color.

  She is very thankful that her Gramma and mom taught her to enjoy crafts and handwork from a young age. She learned to crochet around age 4;  played with beadwork and wire art from age 5 or 6; cross-stitch was second nature by the time she was in 2nd grade; and my school notebooks were always filled to the brim with doodles. It’s only fitting she discovered the quilting world – where art meets math & magic happens!     https://www.sariditty.com/

  Gina Perks

  Owner of the Copper Needle in Payson. She is a lover of all things creative.  Her life is filled with: color, fun, ideas, texture, challenges, bling, threads, glitter, sugar and flour and sometimes chaos.  

  She travels all over this beautiful country and internationally sharing her techniques with other and appearing on a multitude of shows to promote that art of quilt making.  She has authored four books and designs patterns with many new projects in the works.

  Fun Day Agenda

  9:00 am to 9:30 AM – Registration, Vendors

  9:30 am to 10 AM – Announcements and Door Prizes

  10:00 AM to 11:00 AM – Sarah Thomas

  11:00 AM to 12:00 PM – Vendors – Raffles- Door Prizes

  12:00 pm to 1:00 pm – Lunch on your own.  You can bring your lunch or go out to the various restaurants.

  1:00 pm to 1:30 PM -- Door Prizes, Vendors

  1:30 PM to 2:30 PM – Gina Perkes

  2:30 to 3:00 PM Raffle winners  winners announced

  
  

  Lunch?     

  1) Bring your lunch

  2) We will have an ice cream truck on location from 11:30 to 1:00 PM for dessert (pay on your own) (Possible more trucks - working on it)

  3) Go on your own.  There are many restaurants nearby from fast-food to trendy kitchens.  

  Join us for our 3rd AQG Fun Day! 
  It will be all the more fun with YOU there!

   

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• Sketchbook Quilting by Sarah Thomas

  • When
    Sunday, October 22, 2023
  •  
    11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    35th Ave. Sew & Vac, 3548 W Northern Ave

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  Sketchbook Quilting is Sarah's approachable, uninhibited, "no rules" style of free-motion quilting. In this fun hands-on class, you will become more comfortable with drawing your own style of free-motion designs to be able to quilt them onto your quilt tops. You’ll turn these designs into multiple groupings and combinations by building off the foundation pieces Sarah will teach. In doing so, you’ll be ready to create your own set of personal “go to” designs, practice fillers, and also develop the muscle memory of drawing each doodle. Sarah will also show you how to use a variety of rulers and stencils to help create basic shape and line guides for the doodling. This class will teach and encourage you to quilt without rules, thus making each finished quilt unique to your personal style and abilities. Be sure to bring plenty of sketch paper, pencils, erasers, and even a few colored pens or markers. Have a favorite ruler or stencil? Bring it with you to learn how to incorporate it into Sketchbook Quilting! 

  Look up and follow Sarah online: sariditty.com, and follow her on IG @sariditty.

  $18.00 for Members
  $28.00 for Non-Members

  Sarah discovered the world of quilting by chance after becoming a military wife. Always on the move, she left her career as a corporate pilot and dove head first into creating keepsake quilts for her fellow military families. Always a fan of algebra & geometry and with a keen eye for color & design, she has expanded her talents to include pattern writing and surface pattern design with Moda Fabrics. Sarah is also a thread and floss collections designer and has her own line of quilting rulers, tailor's clappers, and sewing notions. Catch up with Sarah online: sariditty.com & Instagram @sariditty & Etsy: SARIDITTYshop
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Crumbs to Quilt (Oct 28) - with Brita Nelson

  • When
    Saturday, October 28, 2023
  •  
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting
  • Spaces left
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  Crumbs to Quilts

  Zoom Workshop with
  

  Brita Nelson

  Saturday, October 28, 2023

  9:00 am - 1:00 pm (Arizona Time)

  $28 for members

    
  

  Have you ever thought about making your own fabric?

  In this class we will discuss tint, tone, shade, value and scale to take your tiniest scraps and turn them into one-of-a-kind textiles.

  Brita's simple, organized method for assembling your curated crumbs results in fabric that is part planned, part free-form and totally fun!

  During the workshop you will use this new fabric to make a simple tulip block, but once you master this technique, there is no limit to what you can create.

  Supply List:

  Crumbs to Quilts Supply List.pdf

  The supply list includes a link to a video.  Please watch the video prior to the workshop.

  Pattern:

  The workshop fee includes the tulip block pattern.  A link to the pattern will be provided in the reminder emails which will be sent shortly before the workshop.
  

  
  

  

  About Brita:

  Brita is an award-winning quilt artist and teacher with over 30 years experience. In her previous life she was a chemical engineer and has brought that passion for knowledge and improvement into her quilting endeavors. Brita loves sharing about what she has learned by writing, speaking, demonstrating and teaching.

  http://www.questioningquilter.com

  
  

  Registration

  • Members: log into your account on AQG's website to register for this event.  Class fee for members is $28
  • Public can join as a Member for the Day for $38

  Register soon! Class size is limited to 24

  Registration ends  5 days before the workshop
  

  
  

   Cancellation Policy: 

  • Cancellations must be made online (no emails).
  • Cancellations 5 day (or more) before the scheduled event will receive an account credit.  The credit can be used for future AQG events.
  • Cancellations less that 5 days before the event are not eligible for a credit.
    
  • Refunds are not offered. 
    

  Zoom Details
  

  • The reminder emails will contain the ZOOM link to the event.  
    
  •  If you are unfamiliar with ZOOM, a PDF is available under the HELP! tab for AQG Members
  • If you would prefer video training here is a link to the videos.  You should watch the FIRST TWO videos.  https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206618765-Zoom-Video-Tutorials

  
  

  • If you need more information email: Education@aqgmail.org

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• Crumbs to Quilt (Nov 4) - with Brita Nelson

  • When
    Saturday, November 04, 2023
  •  
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting
  • Spaces left
    21

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  Crumbs to Quilts

  Zoom Workshop with
  

  Brita Nelson

  Saturday, November 4, 2023

  9:00 am - 1:00 pm (Arizona Time)

  $28 for members

  

  Have you ever thought about making your own fabric?

  In this class we will discuss tint, tone, shade, value and scale to take your tiniest scraps and turn them into one-of-a-kind textiles.

  Brita's simple, organized method for assembling your curated crumbs results in fabric that is part planned, part free-form and totally fun!

  During the workshop you will use this new fabric to make a simple tulip block, but once you master this technique, there is no limit to what you can create.

  Supply List:

  Crumbs to Quilts Supply List.pdf

  The supply list includes a link to a video.  Please watch the video prior to the workshop.

  Pattern:

  The workshop fee includes the tulip block pattern.  A link to the pattern will be provided in the reminder emails which will be sent shortly before the workshop.
  

  
  

  

  About Brita:

  Brita is an award-winning quilt artist and teacher with over 30 years experience. In her previous life she was a chemical engineer and has brought that passion for knowledge and improvement into her quilting endeavors. Brita loves sharing about what she has learned by writing, speaking, demonstrating and teaching.

  http://www.questioningquilter.com

  
  

  Registration

  • Members: log into your account on AQG's website to register for this event.  Class fee for members is $28
  • Public can join as a Member for the Day for $38

  Register soon! Class size is limited to 24

  Registration ends  5 days before the workshop
  

  
  

   Cancellation Policy: 

  • Cancellations must be made online (no emails).
  • Cancellations 5 day (or more) before the scheduled event will receive an account credit.  The credit can be used for future AQG events.
  • Cancellations less that 5 days before the event are not eligible for a credit.
    
  • Refunds are not offered. 
    

  Zoom Details
  

  • The reminder emails will contain the ZOOM link to the event.  
    
  •  If you are unfamiliar with ZOOM, a PDF is available under the HELP! tab for AQG Members
  • If you would prefer video training here is a link to the videos.  You should watch the FIRST TWO videos.  https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206618765-Zoom-Video-Tutorials

  
  

  • If you need more information email: Education@aqgmail.org

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• It’s Not a Quilt ‘til it’s Quilted - Becky Goldsmith

  • When
    Monday, December 04, 2023
  •  
    6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting
  • Spaces left
    256

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  It's Not a Quilt 'til it's Quilted
  

  Zoom lecture by
  

  Becky Goldsmith
  

  Monday, December 4, 2023
  

  6:30pm - 7:30pm (Arizona Time)

  
  

  You’ve made a beautiful top, but how do you decide how to quilt it? I’ll share with you what I have learned (both the good and the bad!) from quilting my own quilts over the last many years.
  
  

  

  About Becky Goldsmith
  

  

  Becky Goldsmith and Linda Jenkins started Piece O’ Cake in 1994 and published more than 30 books and hundreds of patterns, including 7 Blocks of the Month. Linda is mostly retired now while Becky continues writing books and teaching.

  Becky is also a wife, mother, grandmother, and certified yoga instructor who is searching for balance, strength, and happiness in all things.

  https://pieceocake.com/
  

  
  

  

  Registration

  Only registered members will be admitted.

  • Members: log into your account on AQG's website to register for this event at no charge!
  • This event is complimentary as part of your 2023-2024 membership.
  • Public can join for nominal fee of $10

  
  

  Registration ends December 2, 2023

  Registration is limited to 300

  
  

  Zoom Details
  

  • The reminder emails will contain the ZOOM link to the event.  
    
  • The lecture will begin promptly at the listed start time - please join 15-30 minutes early and  ensure your full name appears in the Zoom meeting.
    
  •  If you are unfamiliar with ZOOM, a PDF is available under the HELP! tab for AQG Members
  • If you would prefer video training here is a link to the videos.  You should watch the FIRST TWO videos.  https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206618765-Zoom-Video-Tutorials

  
  

  • If you need more information email: Education@aqgmail.org

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• Featherweight Maintenance by Terry Pyland

  • When
    Saturday, December 09, 2023
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Sweet Pz, 3536 E Tremaine Ave., Gilbert, AZ 85234
  • Spaces left
    0

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  Featherweight Maintenance
  with Terry Pyland

  In Person Class in Gilbert, AZ
  

  Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023
  Time 9:00 am - 3:30 pm

  

  Students will be instructed about basic maintenance which includes how to clean, oil and lubricate their machine.
  

  Location:

  Sweet Pz

  3536 E Tremaine Ave.

  Gilbert, AZ 85234
  

  
  

  Learn more about Terry: Terry_Pyland_Bio.pdf
  

  Class Limit: 12 registrants

  Cost:  $65 for members
  

  Supply List: Featherweight Supply List.pdf 

  
  

  Registration:

  • Members: log into your account on AQG's website to register for this event.  Class fee for members is $65
  • Public can join as a Member for the Day for $75

  Register soon! Class size is limited to 12

  Registration ends  5 days before the workshop
  

  
  

   Cancellation Policy: 

  • Cancellations must be made online (no emails).
  • Cancellations 5 day (or more) before the scheduled event will receive an account credit.  The credit can be used for future AQG events.
  • Cancellations less that 5 days before the event are not eligible for a credit.
    
  • Refunds are not offered. 
    

  If you need more information email: Education@aqgmail.org

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• Modern Mariner's Compass - Strip Pieced with Robin Long

  • When
    Wednesday, December 13, 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting
  • Spaces left
    213

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  Modern Mariner's Compass

  Strip Pieced
  

  Zoom lecture by
  

  Robin Long
  

  Wednesday, December 13, 2023
  

  7:00pm - 8:00pm (Arizona Time)

  
  

  Join Robin to hear a bit about her quilting journey and how she came up with her rulers and strip piecing method to bring the mariners compass into the 21st century.

  You will hear her talk about the three facets her method including her modern technique, modern projects (not your typical mariner's compass quilts!), and the  modern support she provides to help folks be successful.

  You'll see dozens of beautiful quilts and be inspired to see where your compass will take you!

  
  

  

  Speaker
  

  
  

  What started as a quest to make a Mariner’s Compass quilt for her submarine officer husband, Robin Long took an idea she had in 1992 and launched Robin Ruth Design in 2015. She has developed a line of revolutionary rulers, books, patterns, and technique for making STRIP PIECED mariner’s compass blocks and projects – that’s right, NO PAPER PIECING!

  Learn more about Robin: Robin_Long_Bio
  

  Visit Robin's website: https://www.robinruthdesign.com/
  

  
  

  

  Registration

  Only registered members will be admitted.

  • Members: log into your account on AQG's website to register for this event at no charge!
  • This event is complimentary as part of your 2023-2024 membership.
  • Public can join for nominal fee of $10

  
  

  Registration ends December 10, 2023

  Registration is limited to 300

  
  

  Zoom Details
  

  • The reminder emails will contain the ZOOM link to the event.  
    
  • The lecture will begin promptly at the listed start time - please join 15-30 minutes early and  ensure your full name appears in the Zoom meeting.
    
  •  If you are unfamiliar with ZOOM, a PDF is available under the HELP! tab for AQG Members
  • If you would prefer video training here is a link to the videos.  You should watch the FIRST TWO videos.  https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206618765-Zoom-Video-Tutorials

  
  

  • If you need more information email: Education@aqgmail.org

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• Strip Pieced Mariner's Compass Basics with Robin Long

  • When
    Tuesday, January 16, 2024
  •  
    10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    35th Ave Sew & Vac, 3548 W. Northern Ave, Phoenix AZ
  • Spaces left
    11

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  Strip Pieced

  Mariner’s Compass Basics

  
  

  In person workshop with
  

  Robin Long

  35th Ave Sew & Vac

  3548 W. Northern Ave

  Phoenix, AZ 85051
  

  Tuesday, January 16, 2023

  10:00 am - 4:30 pm

  $75

  
  

  Have you ever wanted to make a Mariner’s Compass block but were too intimidated?  Not a fan of paper piecing or using tedious templates?  You’ll love this class for learning how to make 16-point compass blocks in 16 different sizes using Robin Ruth Design’s rulers and strip-piecing method!  Join Robin and learn all the compass basics for making either a Skinny Robin or Fat Robin mariner’s compass block.

  Once you learn how to use my rulers and strip-piecing technique, you will be free to move on to one of the many patterns and projects made using this ruler system!

  

  Class Info
  

  Skill Level:
  

  Intermediate

  Supply list, Pre-Work, and Product Handout:

  In Person Basics Class 2023

  Product List Handout 2023

  Required purchase:

  You will need either the Skinny Robin 16-Point Mariner's Compass Book & Ruler Combo or the Fat Robin 16-Point Mariner's Compass Book & Ruler Combo.  These can be purchased on the day of class at a 10% discount.  See the Supply List and Handout for details.
  

  Instructor
  

  
  

  What started as a quest to make a Mariner’s Compass quilt for her submarine officer husband, Robin Long took an idea she had in 1992 and launched Robin Ruth Design in 2015. She has developed a line of revolutionary rulers, books, patterns, and technique for making STRIP PIECED mariner’s compass blocks and projects – that’s right, NO PAPER PIECING!

  Learn more about Robin: Robin_Long_Bio
  

  Visit Robin's website: https://www.robinruthdesign.com/
  
  

  

  Registration

  • Members: log into your account on AQG's website to register for this event.  Class fee for members is $75
  • Public can join as a Member for the Day for $85

  Register soon! Class size is limited to 18

  Registration ends  5 days before the workshop
  

  
  

   Cancellation Policy: 

  • Cancellations must be made online (no emails).
  • Cancellations 5 day (or more) before the scheduled event will receive an account credit.  The credit can be used for future AQG events.
  • Cancellations less that 5 days before the event are not eligible for a credit.
    
  • Refunds are not offered. 
    

  If you need more information email: Education@aqgmail.org

  Show details