1. Art and Diseño

New England’s
Oldest and Largest
Quilt Event!
June 26-28, 2015
2015
Class Brochure
Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, VT and Vermont Technical College, Williston, VT
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Sewn with care,
by the apple of his eye
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Visit Bittersweet Fabric Shop in their booth to find out
about this great machine, and more great show specials!
Welcome
to the 2015
Vermont Quilt
Festival
Opening Night
Thursday, June 25 6:30-9:30pm
Quilt Contest Awards
6:30pm
Blue Ribbon Pavilion
Celebrate with the winners of all ages
as awards are announced for the quilt contest
and SewBatik Challenge.
Free admission
Champagne and Chocolate Preview
Miller North and South
Sponsored by Quilting Treasures™
Celebrate with us as the curtain
goes up on the 39th annual
Festival. Miller North opens
at 7pm; Miller South opens
at 7:30pm. Champagne and Vermont
chocolates will be served in both halls starting
at 7:30pm. View the quilts, congratulate winners, and shop at more than 85 vendor booths.
Tickets may be purchased in advance by sending payment and SASE to the Festival office.
Free for contestants and class registrants.
$12 admission
The Vermont Quilt Festival is New England’s largest and
oldest annual quilt event. Now in its 39th year, the Festival continues to bring the best quilts and quiltmakers in the
world together for a celebration of the art of quiltmaking.
Our vendors come from across the continent to present
a wide array of fabrics, machines, books, notions and
other quilt related merchandise. Classes and instructors
are chosen with care to bring the most diverse and current
techniques and personalities to our participants.
Festival Hours
June 26-28
Friday-Saturday 9am-6pm, Sunday 9am-3pm
Contest quilts, antique and special exhibits,
Merchants Mall, classes, lectures, quilt appraisals,
gallery talks, Judges’ Panel, vendor demonstrations,
Show and Tell, The Textile Detectives, door prizes,
and more.
Champlain Valley Exposition (CVE)
105 Pearl St. (VT Route 15)
Essex Junction, Vermont
www.cvexpo.org
Festival Admissions: US funds only
Single-day pass $12; groups $10
Two-day pass $22; groups $19
Three-day pass $32; groups $28
Children under 14 free with paying adult
Champagne & Chocolate Preview $12
Day and multi-day passes do not include entry to
the Champagne & Chocolate Preview.
Classes
Vermont Technical College (VTC)
201 Lawrence Place
Williston, Vermont
www.vtc.edu/willistoncampus
The VQF Board of Directors
Richard L. Cleveland, Founder and Chair
Teela Dufresne, Vice Chair and Volunteer Chair
Colleen M. O’Neill, Secretary
Bethe Ogle, Treasurer
Karen Abrahamovich, Registrar
Mary Ellen Francis, Special Exhibits Chair
Anne Harmon, Vendor Chair
Donna Johnson, Special Events Chair
Joanne P. Lattrell, Contest Chair
Lynn Wheatley, Education Chair
Staff
Patricia H. Nowlan, Show Coordinator
Bruce Harmon, Bookkeeper
Festival marketing by Mary K. Ryan Design
Contact the Vermont Quilt Festival
General and advertising inquiries:
11 Pearl Street, Suite 205, Essex Junction, VT 05452
[email protected] or 802.872.0034
Website: www.vqf.org
Contest: [email protected]
Registration: [email protected]
Volunteering: [email protected]
Vendors: [email protected]
The Vermont Quilt Festival, Inc. is a taxexempt, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
Believe in Your Creativity
Table of Contents
www.janome.com
VQF educational programming
is underwritten, in part, by Janome America.
Cover quilt: Autumn’s Surrender
by Margaret Solomon Gunn
Festival photography: Jeffrey Lomicka
Brochure design: Deborah Bradder Design
VQF reserves the right to make necessary changes to
events and schedules without prior notice. We apologize
in advance for any inconvenience to our customers.
Please check our website, www.vqf.org, for the most upto-date information or consult the daily schedules posted
in the Miller Centre lobby at CVE.
Meet The Instructors............................................ 2
Demonstrations................................................... 2
Appraisals........................................................... 2
The Textile Detectives ......................................... 2
Judges’ Panel...................................................... 2
Evening Programs............................................... 2
Show and Tell...................................................... 2
Raffles................................................................ 2
Merchants Mall................................................... 2
VQF Boutique and Consignments........................ 2
Volunteer............................................................ 3
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Groups................................................................ 3
Quilt Exhibits....................................................... 5
SewBatik 2016 Quilt Challenge........................... 5
Gallery Talks....................................................... 5
Lodging............................................................. 6
Class Information............................................... 7
Class Descriptions.............................................. 9
Registration...................................................... 11
Instructors, Sponsors, Friends............................. 18
Become a Friend of VQF.................................... 19
What’s Happening at VQF
All quilt exhibits and the Merchants Mall are at the Champlain Valley Exposition.
Classes are at the Williston campus of the Vermont Technical College. For students parking
at CVE there is free shuttle service to VTC.
Wednesday June 24, 6:30-8:00pm
Meet the Instructors
Vermont Technical College
Join us for the kickoff event for Education programs
at VQF. Many instructors will give brief overviews of
who they are and describe their class offerings. This
is an ideal time to learn about class openings and
add one to your Festival experience. Instructors and
registrants will then have an opportunity to socialize; light refreshments will be provided. There will
be an area for instructors to show off their newest
books and other products. This is an event you don’t
want to miss!
$10 admission – advance registration required
(tickets may be available at the door)
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, JUNE 26-28
Vendor Demonstrations
BLUE RIBBON PAVILION
Pick up a new technique, learn how to use a new
product, or get an introduction to a new quiltmaking topic courtesy of Festival vendors offering
their time and talents. A complete listing of topics,
presenters and times will be available at the show.
Free admission
FRIDAY, JUNE 26 9:00AM-4:00PM
New Quilt Appraisals
BLUE RIBBON PAVILION
Gerald Roy of Warner, NH, one of the founders of
the AQS Quilt Appraisal Program, offers appraisals of
new quilts. Appointments are required and may be
arranged by writing the Festival office with payment
and contact information. Appraisals require 30 minutes per quilt, and owners receive a written appraisal
form that may be used for insurance, sale or donation
purposes. In addition, contest entrants may arrange
to have their quilts appraised as they hang in the
exhibit. See the contest information online. The fee for
either type of appraisal is $70 per quilt.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26 2:00-4:00PM
The Textile Detectives Are In: What does
your antique quilt have to say?
BLUE RIBBON PAVILION
Join the members of the Vermont Quiltsearch team
for an afternoon of exploration about quilts by
Vermont’s foremost antique quilt experts. Visitors
are invited to bring one or two pre-1960 quilts for
examination. Listen as the team talks to the audience about the age, pattern and condition of each
quilt. It’s an easy way to pick up some quilt history.
This is not about values (appraisals are offered on
Saturday for this purpose); rather, it’s a quilt show
and tell for everyone, and it’s free.
turned into beautiful quilts. Learn how to use tools of the
trade to use those scraps while making other projects!
$12 admission, includes one door prize ticket
FRIDAY, JUNE 26 7:00PM
MILLER CENTRE LOBBY
Viewers’ Choice Award, Show and Tell
BLUE RIBBON PAVILION
The announcement of the Viewers’ Choice Award
immediately follows the program, and right after that
comes Show and Tell, a chance for Festival registrants to
FRIDAY, JUNE 26 4:30-5:30PM
show off work completed during Festival classes or other
Judges’ Panel
projects completed throughout the year. The event is
BLUE RIBBON PAVILION
followed by door prizes, which include a Janome sewing
Learn what makes a winning quilt. Contest judges Kim- machine generously donated by Bittersweet Fabric Shop
berly Einmo, Sue Nickels, Gerald Roy and Sarah Ann
of Boscawen, NH.
Smith will provide feedback on the quilt contest and
Free admission
share their insight on competitions in general. Bring
SUNDAY, JUNE 28 2:30PM
your questions to the panel. Free for contest entrants.
VQF Raffles: 2015 Raffle Quilt
$8 admission
and Janome Sewing Machine
“My Life in Quilts” presented by
Joe Cunningham
Evening Program and door prizes
BLUE RIBBON PAVILION
Joe has been quilting professionally for 35 years. Follow Joe as he answers how he got started making
quilts. There will be music related to quilting as he
shares his latest works.
$12 admission, includes one door prize ticket
SATURDAY, JUNE 27 9:00AM-4:00PM
Antique Quilt Appraisals
WARE BUILDING CONFERENCE ROOM
Since 1981 the Festival’s appraisal team has performed more than 1,600 appraisals. Whether you’re
looking for a figure for insurance, donation or sale
purposes, Gerald Roy, longtime collector, dealer
and appraiser of antique quilts, will provide you
with a written record and photo to fill the bill. No
appointments necessary. Fee $45 per quilt.
SATURDAY, JUNE 27 7:00PM
“More Leaders and Enders and the Scrap Users System” presented by Bonnie Hunter
Evening Program and door prizes
This year’s raffle quilt, “Homage to Red and White,” was
designed by Yankee Pride, a long time supporter of VQF.
The quilting is by Janet Block, past VQF Chairman. This
89” x 106” two-color quilt in cranapple red and parchment features floating stars and a modified Irish Chain.
The second prize in this raffle is a Pfaff sewing machine
donated by Quilters’ Corner at Middlebury Sew-N-Vac.
Raffle tickets are $1 or six for $5.
Through the generosity of Janome America and Bittersweet Fabric Shop of Boscawen, NH, VQF is raffling
a high end Janome machine. Tickets are $2 or three
for $5.
Raffle tickets are available in the Miller Centre
lobby or may be purchased in advance by sending a
self-addressed stamped envelope with payment to the
VQF office.
Merchants Mall
MILLER NORTH, MILLER SOUTH
VQF brings the best and the newest the quilting industry
has to offer. Shop the more than 80 vendors in both Miller North and Miller South. Find exciting fabric, patterns,
quilts, books, notions, machines, gift items and more.
BLUE RIBBON PAVILION
VQF Boutique and Consignments
Join Bonnie Hunter as she shows us how we can
organize scraps and leftovers to be easily accessible and
MILLER NORTH
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Visitors will find VQF apparel, hand-thrown VQF
mugs, tote bags, show pins, antique quilts and quiltrelated items in our Boutique in Miller North.
VQF accepts quilts and quilt-related items on
consignment to be sold at the Boutique. Items may
be delivered to the Miller Centre lobby, Wednesday,
June 24, 9am to 4pm. No items will be accepted at
other times or by mail. Craft or home decor items
will be accepted only if they are quilt-related. VQF
reserves the right to refuse merchandise it deems
unsuitable. Consignment information, forms, and
fees may be found at www.vqf.org.
Volunteers
VQF runs efficiently, thanks to more than 350 volunteers
who work in excess of 3,000 hours each year. There are
numerous jobs to fill to make the Festival run smoothly.
To volunteer, you may sign up at www.vqf.org under
the Volunteering tab or by contacting the office at
802.872.0034 for forms. Forms may be submitted online
or by mailing them to Teela Dufresne, VQF Volunteer
Chair, 636 Creek Farm Road, Colchester, VT 05446-7103.
Opportunities are available during the week of the
show. Stop by the volunteer tables at Vermont Technical
College during registration hours on Wednesday or in the
Miller Centre lobby at the Champlain Valley Exposition
during show hours. Please consider joining our team by
volunteering your time.
In appreciation of volunteering, volunteers receive
the following: volunteering for four or more hours
earns you priority registration for 2016 classes, while
two or more hours of white gloving earns you a quilt
monitor pin. We will be adding a variety of time slot
increments in an effort to adapt to your availability. All
volunteers receive a 2015 volunteer pin.
Groups
VQF welcomes groups of 25 or more from guilds with
discounted admissions rates and a limited number of
free tickets. Motorcoaches with groups of 20 or more
receive a discounted admission rate as well. Advance
registration and payment from all groups are required.
Registration forms with rates and options are available
at www.vqf.org or from the VQF office.
About Vermont Quilt Festival
The Vermont Quilt Festival, New England’s largest and
oldest quilt event, was founded in 1977 as a one-day
show of old and new quilts as a part of Northfield’s
annual Labor Day weekend celebration. Over the last
38 years, it has added classes, quilt appraisals and the
Merchants Mall, and now takes place at the Champlain
Valley Exposition in Essex Junction. From its inception,
the Festival has displayed quilts from private owners and
loans from the collections of historical societies and the
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renowned Shelburne Museum. The Festival also initiated
the Vermont Quiltsearch, which documents antique
Vermont quilts and their makers and resulted in the book,
Plain and Fancy: Vermont’s People and Their Quilts, by
Donna Bister and Richard L. Cleveland.
The Festival’s goals are to bring the best quilts
and quiltmakers in the world to New England for a
celebration of the art of quiltmaking, to foster the
appreciation of the art, and to document antique
quilts to preserve a record of this region’s artistic and
cultural heritage. Several times designated an
American Bus Association Top 100 Event and a Vermont Chamber of Commerce Top Ten Summer Event,
the Festival has also received coverage in national
and international media.
Photographing Quilts at Vermont Quilt Festival
Quilt photos taken at the Festival are for your personal
enjoyment only. Photos may never be used for commercial purposes. Any photos posted to your personal
website must include appropriate credit for each quilt
artist, including where and when the photos were taken.
Photos of special exhibits are allowed unless signs at the
individual exhibits indicate otherwise. Please be responsible in your use of quilt photographs and help us protect
the rights of the quiltmakers and others. Please consult
vendors before photographing their booths.
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Contest, Antique,
and Special Exhibits
Quilt shows are all about the quilts, and over the last 38 years the Festival has presented thousands
of the best new and old quilts from the United States and around the world. The seven separate
exhibits provide viewers with a grand cross-section of the quiltmaker’s art, past and present.
Quilt Contest
MILLER SOUTH
The VQF Contest is an annual challenge to quilters
from around the world to produce their best work. The
exhibit inspires, astonishes and delights with its breadth
and depth of color, design and creativity. Our theme for
this year is Inspired by a Song. Be sure to check out our
young quilters exhibit; you will be amazed with their
talent. Contest quilts come from all over the US, Canada,
and abroad. The contest deadline is February 2-7, 2015.
For a contest entry form, visit www.vqf.org or email
[email protected].
Piecing Our Past: Quilt Styles of the 19th
Century
Debra Grana and Sharon Waddell, Curators
Miller North
During the 1800s, there seemed to be an endless
variety of quilt styles. Some designs appear over long
periods of time; others soon fade away. Using quilts
from their own collections and a selection of others,
Debra Grana and Sharon Waddell, quilt historians
and collectors from New York State, will provide a
dazzling timeline of quilts.
Life’s Work: The Quilts of Joe Cunningham
Joe Cunningham, Curator
Miller North
This exhibit spans the development of San Francisco
quiltmaker Joe Cunningham. His first works, created
in 1979, used traditional materials and aesthetics to
make original statements. Now his works have become
more personal and ahistorical. No matter how foreign
his quilts may look, his goal is for them to remain
human-size, useful objects. They are blankets, objects
within which one can wrap up against the coldness of
the universe.
delight the viewer. Made between 2011 and 2014,
these quilts have never been shown at the Vermont
Quilt Festival. The quilts of New England Stitches
are indicative of the current direction that quilting is
taking here in the region. The curators have combed
the six states for the very best of New England’s
stitches and the stories behind the work.
Lobby Lights: Quilts by Joan Ford
Joan Ford, Curator
Miller Centre Lobby
Originally Joan believed that scrap quilts were too
disorganized and that she was too Type A to be able
to create one. Now, using a controlled scrappy approach, all her quilts contain lots of different fabrics.
She selects more than enough scraps to complete the
project following a theme, then lets the scraps fall
where they may as the blocks come together. Visitors
should look up and enjoy the effect of a multitude of
fabrics blending together to make each quilt.
Instructors’ Showcase
Miller South
Over more than three decades, many of VQF’s
instructors have been at the leading edge of developments in the quilt world. This year’s roster is no
different, and visitors have the opportunity to see in
person, examples of quilts that otherwise might only
be available to them in print. As always, this exhibit
reflects the diversity of the quiltmaking tradition.
2015 SewBatik Challenge: Whimsy
Miller North
Whimsy is defined as a sense of playfulness, a
dreamlike or fanciful idea. This year’s challenge
invited participants to embrace that definition and
create something out of this world in a square wall
quilt format. SewBatik provided two fat eighths of
New England Stitches
batik fabric. The quilts will be judged by SewBatik
Pamela Druhen and Eliza Greenhoe-Bergh, Curators and the first place winner will be awarded a basket
Miller North
full of SewBatik products valued at $500. The second place winner will receive a basket of SewBatik
Many fine quilters in New England rarely, if ever,
fabrics valued at $300. All fabric packets for the
show their work publicly. From gifts, which com2015 challenge have been sold.
memorate significant life events, to projects which
experiment with new techniques and ideas, this
group of very personal work will surprise and
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2016 SewBatik Challenge: Celebration
The 2016 Challenge offers entrants the opportunity
to create a small wall quilt showing what celebration means to them. Whether it is a feeling, special
occasion, holiday or life event that makes someone
smile, use the SewBatik fabric to embrace the idea in
the quilt. Limited quantities of fabric packets for the
2016 Challenge will be available for purchase each
day at the SewBatik table in Miller North. Due to the
increased interest in participating in the Challenge,
there will be a rule change. See the complete entry
requirements at vqf.org.
Gallery Talks
Miller North
The curators of each of the special exhibits in Miller
North offer free gallery talks about their exhibits.
Each curator speaks daily on Friday, Saturday
and Sunday. These informal talks offer visitors an
in-depth look at the featured exhibits, and allow
viewers to ask questions to further their appreciation of the displays. A complete schedule is available
at the show.
Lodging
Because campus lodging is no longer available, and because our attendees enjoy the camaraderie
of fellow quilters, we encourage those requiring lodging to consider suites that offer discounted
rates for VQF. See table below.
Motel 6
Colchester, VT
802-654-6860
• Reserve rooms/suites early and ask for the VQF rate.
• Room rates do not include Vermont rooms & meals tax. Rates may change as room blocks fill.
• At www.vqf.org, click on the Travel/Lodging tab for a table of hotel amenities and reserve by dates.
• For students parking at CVE there is free shuttle service to VTC.
Quality Inn Colchester
Colchester, VT
802-655-1400 Group #1779510
www.colchestervermonthotel.com
Hotels with Room Discounts
Room Description
Best Western Windjammer Comfort Inn and Suites
Comfort Suites
Courtyard Marriott Williston
DoubleTree by Hilton Green Mountain Suites Hotel
Handy Suites
Hilton Burlington Holiday Inn South Burlington Holiday Inn Express
Motel 6
Quality Inn Colchester
Quality Inn Shelburne
Residence Inn by Marriott
Sheraton Inn/Conference Ctr.
Smart Suites
The Essex Resort and Spa TownePlace Suites/Marriott Cost/
Sleeps
Roomup to
2 double or 1 queen
$145 4/2
1 king or 2 queen
$160 2/4
1 king w. queen pull-out $160 2/4
1 king or 2 queen
$169 2/4
2 double
$155 4
2 sizes of suites
$199/389
6/8
3 sizes of suites
$100/115
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1 king or 2 queen
$219 2/4
2 double
$155
2/4 2 queen
$109 4
1 queen or 2 double
2/4
1 king,1 queen, 2 double
$129
2/4
1 king or 2 queen
$134
2/4
2 types of suites
$219/269
1 king or 2 queen
$162/182
2/4
1 room suite
$139.95
4/6
1 king or 2 queen
$189 2/4
studio suites
$169 2/4
Cost/
Person*
$36/72
$80/40
$80/40
$85/43
$39
$33/49
$25/29
$110/55
$78/39
$28
$74
$65/33
$67/33
$81/46
$25/29
$95/48
$85/43
* based on shared beds and/or pull outs. Ask about adjoining rooms and complimentary breakfasts.
Best Western Windjammer
South Burlington, VT
800-371-1125 Group #407734
www.bestwesternburlingtonvt.com
Green Mountain Suites Burlington Hotel
South Burlington, VT
802-860-1212
www.greenmountainsuites.com
Comfort Inn and Suites
South Burlington, VT
802-863-5541 Group #1832334
www.comfortinnburlington.com
Handy Suites
Essex Junction, VT
802-872-5200
www.handysuites.com
Comfort Suites
South Burlington, VT
802-860-1112
http://bit.ly/ComfortStesVQF
Hilton Burlington
Burlington, VT
802-859-5037
http://bit.ly/HiltonVQF
Courtyard by Marriott Burlington/Williston
Williston, VT
802-879-0100
www.Marriott.com/btvwl
Holiday Inn/South Burlington, VT
South Burlington, VT
800-799-6363, 802-863-6363
www.IHG.com
DoubleTree by Hilton Burlington
South Burlington, VT
802-658-0250
www.doubletreehotelburlington.com
Holiday Inn Express
South Burlington, VT
802-860-6000
www.hiexpressburlington.com
Quality Inn Shelburne
Shelburne, VT
802-985-8037 Group #1898250
www.qualityinn.com/hotel-shelburne-vermont
Residence Inn by Marriott
Williston, VT 05495
802-878-2001
www.residenceinnburlingtonhotel.com
Sheraton Burlington Hotel & Conference Ctr.
Burlington, VT
802-865-6600
www.starwoodmeeting.com/book/VTQuiltFest2015
Smart Suites
South Burlington, VT
802-860-9900
www.smartsuitesburlington.com
The Essex Resort and Spa
Essex, VT
800-727-4295
www.essexresortspa.com
TownePlace Suites by Marriott
Williston, VT
802-872-5900
www.Marriott.com/BTVTS
Other Lodging Options
Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce
www.vermont.org/visitors/where-stay
Airbnb (renting from owner)
www.airbnb.com
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Camping at the Champlain Valley Exposition
www.cvexpo.org/Camping
Class Information
The classrooms of the instructors listed below
will each be equipped with sewing machines
provided by our generous sponsors. Out of
courtesy to the dealers who supply them, we
expect students to use the machines supplied
and not to bring their own. Instructors in the
classes are selected for their familiarity with
the machines, which provide students with an
excellent opportunity to learn new quilting
techniques on a new machine.
Kimberly Einmo
Janome machines provided courtesy of Bittersweet
Fabric Shop, Boscawen, NH
Linda Hahn
Viking machines provided courtesy of Viking Sewing
Gallery, Rutland, VT
Mara Novak
Machines provided courtesy of our long arm
vendors
Sue Nickels
Bernina machines provided courtesy of Gloversville
Sewing Center, Gloversville, NY
Deb Tucker
Pfaff machines provided courtesy of The Quilters’
Corner at Middlebury Sew N’ Vac, Middlebury, VT
Cancellation of Classes
In consultation with the instructors, VQF reserves
the right to cancel a class due to low enrollment.
This does not happen very often. If a class is
cancelled students will be contacted and given the
choice of enrolling in an open class or having that
class fee refunded.
• Turn off cell phones during class and lectures.
• Be prepared to set up and start class on time.
• Be fragrance free.
• Request permission from instructor to photograph
class projects.
Class Supplies
It is important that students are prepared for class.
Students may want to bring chair cushions and
wheeled carriers to transport sewing machines and
equipment to class. In addition to the basic sewing
supplies, individual supply lists for each of the
instructor’s classes will be available at www.vqf.org
under the Classes tab. Upon receiving an electronic
confirmation via online registration, students are
instructed to open the attachments for the class
supply lists. Students registering via mail will receive
the supply lists with the confirmation. Please allow
30 days for registration by mail.
All material/kit fees are to be paid directly to the
instructor the first day of class. VQF does not collect
these fees.
The instructors supply VQF with the supply lists.
For any questions or concerns in relation to the class
supply lists, please refer to the instructor’s website.
The websites are listed on page 18.
Due to electrical restrictions VQF provides irons for
students to use in the classes. Please do not bring your
iron to class; you will not be permitted to use it.
E - All levels
B - Beginner
I - Intermediate
A - Advanced
Class Etiquette
As a courtesy to your classmates and instructor:
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Codes for Skill Levels and Class Descriptions
Skill Level
Class Descriptions
BT - Basic techniques
PP - Class devoted to a single pattern/project
TT - Tips and techniques
DE - Design
MS - Machine sewing
HS - Hand sewing
NS - No sewing
DP - Fabric dyeing or painting
Basic Sewing Supplies
Sewing machines - for machine sponsored classes,
a sewing machine is provided for you. For all other
classes requiring a machine, bring a machine in
good working order.
Remember to bring needles (sewing and/or quilting), thread, straight pins, pin cushion, paper scissors, fabric scissors, thimble, seam ripper, marking
pen/pencil or chalk, eraser, notebook/paper, rotary
cutter/mat, rulers, chair cushions.
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$189
Vermont Quilt Festival Classes Underwritten in part by Janome.
Friday & Saturday June 26/27
ONE AND A HALF-DAY CLASS
Friday 8:30AM-11:30AM
Saturday 8:30AM-11:30AM & 12:30PM-3:30PM
501 Resist Painting
Elin Waterston
I-A-DE-BT-NS
Create one of a kind fabric or realistic images on
fabric. Learn the serti technique of fabric painting
using water based resists and textile paints. Material/kit fee $20
Thursday, June 25
MORNING, HALF-DAY CLASS
8:30AM-11:30AM
101 Holly Leaves Accent
Kathy Gaul
E-BT-PP-TT-HS
Learn a type of dimensional wool appliqué in this
simple but elegant design of holly leaves and berries. Thin wire, sandwiched and stitched between
layers of hand-dyed wool, creates “shape-ability”
in these winter-celebrated leaves. While the 12”
cinnamon scented broom is included in the kit, you
could easily make use of the leaves and berries for
other purposes. Material/kit fee $25
AFTERNOON, HALF-DAY CLASS
8:30AM-11:30AM
102 BLOOMING DOGWOODS
Kathy Gaul
E-BT-PP-TT-HS
Learn a type of dimensional wool appliqué by
hand-stitching this realistic flower pin. Beautiful
hand-dyed, multiple fiber threads stitched with
blanket stitching, back stitching and French knots
give dimensional detail to this bloom, and the thin
wire sandwiched within the petals’ layers gives it
“shape-ability.” Inspired by Kathy’s mom’s pink
dogwood tree, it continues to cycle through the
seasons of life. Material/kit fee $33
FULL DAY CLASSES
8:30AM-11:30AM & 12:30PM-3:30PM
103 CASABLANCA TABLE RUNNER
Kay Bergquist
A-PP-MS
This one of a kind table runner was inspired by a
recent trip to Morocco. Basic techniques are used to
make this runner but the challenge comes in working with all the small pieces. Material/kit fee $10
104 Log Cabin with a Flair
Nancy DiDonato
E-BT-PP-TT-MS
Take the math out of designing twisted log cabin
squares, diamonds, triangles, hexagons and octagons with a simple new tool. Learn this easy technique to make paper-piecing foundations suitable
for designing your own creations. Log cabin samples
include unique quilts, wall hangings and clothing.
The class will include the piecing of a twisted block.
Material/kit fee $3
105 The Winter Palette
Pam Druhen
E-DE-NS
Winter landscapes combine the challenge of a
limited palette and effective use of value. Discuss
four common winter palettes using a board with
each broken down by color and value. Students
have eight drawings to choose from, four vertical
and four horizontal. What kind of palette will you
choose? Material kit fee $10
106 Random Roses
Karen Eckmeier
E-BT-MS
Time to Play! Create beautiful one-of-a kind roses. A
great introduction to Layered Waves Rose blocks in
your favorite color. Create the skinny wallhanging/
table runner in class, or bring more fabrics to make
a larger quilt. Borders with gently layered curves will
be demonstrated along with many ways to use your
Random Rose blocks.
107 Variable Star and Flying Geese
Kimberly Einmo
I-BT-TT-PP-MS
Create this variable star with a pinwheel twist from
simple 2½” strip units. Jelly Roll bundles or fabrics
from your stash are perfect for this. Construct the
center star with Kimberly’s EZ Jelly Roll Ruler and
making fast flying geese with perfect points using
the EZ Flying Geese Ruler. Learn tips for ultra-accurate rotary cutting, precision piecing, and customizing the star design. With no Y” or set-in seams,
block construction is a breeze.
per technique. Machine piece several features of Mr.
Frosty, who is surrounded by a border of traditional
pieced stars. Time saving tips and organizational
skills will be shared. Material/kit fee $54
109 Zen Quilting
Pat Ferguson
E-DE-MS
Learn to make machine quilting much easier and
free up “quilters block.” Class is open to anyone
with basic machine quilting skills, a craze for
Zentangle, and the desire to add more patterns
to your machine quilting repertoire. The focus
and relaxation created by Zentangle crosses over
into machine quilting when using the same basic
techniques to create quilting designs. Material/kit
fee $42
110 Little Red Rochester
Linda Hahn
I-BT-PP-MS
Students will create a small traditional New York
Beauty quilt. Included is Linda’s ONE PIN technique
for making New York Beauty blocks. Learn how
to paper piece the corner stars and the border
spires. Kit includes custom templates, paper piecing
stencils and foundation paper that can be left in the
quilt. Material/kit fee $17
111 Texas Tumbleweeds
Bonnie Hunter
E-BT-PP-MS
Make scrappy spinning stars and ladder blocks
made completely from 2½” squares and 2½” x
4½” rectangles! Come to class with pre-cut fabric
shapes, ready to sew, share and swap, if desired.
This is a stress-free fun class with lots of POW in
the finished quilt! Required book: More Adventures
with Leaders & Enders $28
112 Ringo Star
Deb Karasik
I-BT-PP-MS
This bright and fun quilt is perfect for the wall or
even a baby quilt! Grab your brightest fabrics and
let’s make this beautiful 40” square quilt! There is
no precutting fabric prior to class. Material/kit fee
$15
108 MR. FROSTY
113 Basic Stitched Raw Edge
Machine Appliqué
Cynthia England
B-BT-PP-MS
Do you want an alternative to appliqué? Cynthia
has found it with her “Picture Piecing” freezer pa-
Sue Nickels
E-BT-TT-MS
Learn stitched raw edge machine appliqué. Stitched
Raw Edge Appliqué by Nickels and Holly is the basis
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for this class. A small amount of fusible is used to
seal the edge yet leaves the block soft. Machine
blanket-stitching makes this project secure for washing. Work on a practice sampler of ideas to learn the
technique. Explore inside and outside points, curves,
circles and a great bias stem option.
114 In the Garden Party
Pat Pauly
I-BT-PP-MS
This center medallion is paper pieced and surrounded with easy squares and half squares to
finish. All 40 blocks are easy to make, and you will
learn how to sew them using bold fabric. It makes a
stunning quilt; add borders to increase the quilt size.
Material/kit fee $24
115 Balinese Garden
Sarah Ann Smith
E-BT-PP-MS
Use fusible web and decorative and utility stitches
on your sewing machine to make this small wall
hanging, table runner or pillow top inspired by the
lush gardens of Bali. This pattern would be stunning
in vibrant batiks, a cream-to-toffee elegant colorscheme, a gentle pastel selection, or brights.
116 Rapid Fire Hunter’s Star,
The Basics
Deb Tucker
E-BT-TT-DE-MS
A “bucket list” project that can now be made using
strip piecing, oversizing, and trimming for high precision – efficient, forgiving and successful. And then
there are the design options! Choose from dozens
of layouts and view many more. This class requires
a solid understanding of rotary cutting and machine
piecing. Required: Rapid Fire Hunter’s Star - Petite
Star tool $23.50
Friday, June 26
MORNING, HALF-DAY CLASSES
8:30am-11:30AM
201 Flower Power Table Runner
Kay Bergquist
I-PP-MS
In this runner, we use the traditional tulip block in
batiks for a modern look for a traditional block.
Material/kit fee $10
202 Zentangle
Pat Ferguson
E-DE-BT-NS
Learn this relaxing and rewarding art form that can
never fail. Requiring no artistic skills, it is therapeutic, non-technical, helps break creative block and
takes on its own form with each person’s individual
style. Material/kit fee $6.50
203 Bindings
Deb Karasik
E-BT-TT-MS
Learn all the tips and tricks in quilt preparation,
applying bindings, mitered corners, and joining the
tails to create a perfect binding with ease. A must
for those of you who are creating show quilts.
Material/kit fee $12
Friday, June 26
AFTERNOON, HALF-DAY CLASSES
12:30PM-3:30PM
204 Crazy Table Runner
Kay Bergquist
I-PP-MS
This one is a stash buster! Use your scraps in a creative way. We used Asian fabrics for this runner and
all the blocks are unique, made from asymmetrically
cut pieces. Material/kit fee $10
117 Paint & Print on Fabric
Elin Waterston
E-BT-TT-DP
Learn various techniques of applying paint to fabric.
Experiment with abstract and representational
painting using textile paints and Shiva Paintstiks,
and learn to create stamps and use found objects
to print textiles and images on fabric. Material/kit
fee $12
205 Zentangle on the Dark Side
Pat Ferguson
E-DE-BT-NS
Learn new tangles with this creative twist of white
pen on black tiles, translated into quilting on black
fabric for beautiful art pieces. It is a relaxing and
rewarding art form that can never fail. Requiring no
artistic skills, this basic beginner class is suitable for
all skill levels. Material/kit fee $6.50
118 Making Reproduction Quilts
Karen Witt
E-BT-PP-MS
The nine-patch block is one of the earliest documented American quilt patterns. Fabric choice and
setting style can make this block extremely versatile
while authentically reproducing a 19th century quilt.
Select one of four designs, Nine Patch Medallion,
Nine Patch Strippy, Nine Patch Plaid, or Nine Patch
Bordered. Material/kit fee $10
206 Sunrise over the Mountain
Deb Karasik
B-BT-TT-PP-MS
This charming little quilt is the perfect project for
perfecting your points and curves. Let’s grab those luscious batiks and whip up this
little charmer! Material/kit fee $15
mentals of color mixing for paints, inks and dyes, in
order to create a full range of colors. Using acrylic
paints, make a color wheel and various other shade
and scale charts, and experiment with mixing paint
to match specific colors. Material/kit fee $12
Friday, June 26
FULL DAY CLASSES
8:30AM-11:30AM & 12:30PM-3:30PM
208 Think SMALL
Nancy DiDonato
E-DE-TT-MS
Intimidated by the words “Art Quilt?” Unique
techniques along with the use of unconventional
materials will have you “thinking outside the box”
and wanting to create. Two dozen small art pieces,
each using a different technique, will be explained.
Play time will ensue with materials supplied. Create
an 8½” x 11” winter scene. Material/kit fee $10
209 Landscape for Real
Pam Druhen
E-DE-NS
What makes a landscape real? Learn how to catch
a viewer’s attention, draw them in and make them
want to look closer. Explore different elements of
landscape composition, particularly the importance
of values and how to use them effectively. Landscapes are built directly onto the quilt sandwich in a
horizontal or vertical orientation (student’s choice).
A pattern is provided. Material/kit fee $10
210 Accidental Landscapes –
Mountain Views
Karen Eckmeier
E-BT-TT-PP-MS
Make a simple quilted scene using Karen’s layered
topstitching technique. Gentle rolling hills of green
fabric strips combine with distant peaks to create
peaceful vistas. Include a lake or a field of wildflowers. The variations are endless! Recommended book:
Accidental Landscapes $21.95
211 Summer Solstice Mystery Quilt
Kimberly Einmo
E-PP-MS
Do you love to make mystery quilts or does it scare
you not to know the end result. Step out of your
“color comfort zone” and try something new. If
your fabrics have good contrast, look great when
lined up together, and match the values given in
the fabric requirements, they will look beautiful in
your quilt. This class is guaranteed to be fabulous
and fun!
212 Floral Design
207 Color Mixing
Elin Waterston
E-BT-TT-DP
Learn basic subtractive color theory and the funda-
10
Cynthia England
I-BT-PP-MS
Learn the innovative “Picture Piecing” technique
that uses only straight lines and no in-sets while
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THURSDAY JUNE 25
FRIDAY JUNE 26
SATURDAY JUNE 27
SUNDAY June 28
JUNE 26 - 27
1½-Day Class - $120
Fri (am) & Sat
Half-day Classes (am) - $45
Half-day Classes (am) - $45
Full Day Classes - $75
Half-day Classes (am) - $45
$_______ 101 - Gaul
$_______ 201 - Berquist
$_______ 301 - Damour
$_______ 401 - Damour
$_______ 202 - Ferguson
$_______ 302 - DiDonato
$_______ 402 - Eckmeier
$______501 - Waterston
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$_______ 303 - Druhen
$_______ 403 - England
$_______ 304 - Eckmeier
$_______ 404 - Ferguson
$_______ 305 - Einmo
$_______ 405 - Gaul
$_______ 306 - England
$_______ 406 - Hahn
$_______ 307 - Ferguson
$_______ 407 - Hunter
$_______ 308 - Gaul
$_______ 408 - Nickels
$_______ 309 - Hahn
$_______ 409 - Pauly
$_______ 310 - Hunter
$_______ 410 - Smith
$_______ 311 - Karasik
$_______ 411 - Tucker
$_______ 312 - Nickels
$_______ 412 - Waterston
$_______ 313 - Pauly
$_______ 413 - Witt
$_______ 102 - Gaul
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$_______ 103 - Bergquist
$_______ 205 - Ferguson
$______601 - Novak (am)
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$_______ 206 - Karasik
$______602 - Novak (pm)
$_______ 105 - Druhen
$_______ 207 - Waterston
THURSDAY JUNE 25
FRIDAY JUNE 26
$_______ 106 - Eckmeier
$_______ 107 - Einmo
Full Day Classes - $75
$_______ 108 - England
$_______ 208 - DiDonato
$_______ 109 - Ferguson
$_______ 209 - Druhen
$_______ 110 - Hahn
$_______ 210 - Eckmeier
$_______ 111 - Hunter
$_______ 211 - Einmo
$_______ 112 - Karasik
$_______ 212 - England
$_______ 113 - Nickels
$_______ 213 - Gaul
SUNDAY JUNE 28
$_______ 114 - Pauly
$_______ 214 - Hahn
$______607 - Novak (am)
$_______ 115 - Smith
$_______ 215 - Hunter
$_______ 116 - Tucker
$_______ 216 - Nickels
$_______ 117 - Waterston
$_______ 217 - Pauly
$_______ 118 - Witt
$_______ 218 - Smith
$_______ Subtotal
$_______ 219 - Tucker
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$_______ 220 - Witt
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$______604 – Novak (pm)
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$______606 - Novak (pm)
$_______ Subtotal
$_______ Subtotal
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$_______ 314 - Smith
$_______ 315 - Tucker
$_______ Subtotal
$_______ 316 - Witt
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making a colorful bird feeder or beautiful morning
glories with hummingbirds. Choose from Glorious
Hummingbirds or For the Birds. Material/kit fee $35
213 Glory Bee
Kathy Gaul
E-BT-PP-TT-HS
Whether you are newcomer or an old pro, learn
to work with felted wool fabrics, freezer paper
patterns, and stitches and French knots. Create dimensional leaves and petals from fabric and thread!
Learn to “stitch flat to the table,” without fusible!
Learn to mount and frame finished art piece for
display in a shadow box. Try your hand as a potter,
gardener and stitcher all at one time! Material/kit
fee $79
218 Tame Fiddly Fussy Threads for
Machine Quilting
available as inspiration. Material/kit fee $8
Sarah Ann Smith
I-BT-TT-MS
Take your free-motion skills to a new level! You
don’t need to think you are good at FMQ, just be
willing to give it a go. Learn about different types of
threads and how to use them to enhance your quilt.
The morning will feature stencil-painting your solid
dark background and tips for using fiddly threads.
In the afternoon, continue to play with and learn to
sew with these threads. Material/kit fee $35
303 Approaching Abstract
Topography
219 Northern Neighbors
Linda Hahn
I-BT-PP-MS
Discover how to take New York Beauty blocks to
a new dimension by incorporating them into an
easy pieced layout with no set-in seams. Included
is Linda’s One Pin technique for making New York
Beauty blocks. Material/kit fee $25
Deb Tucker
I-BT-TT-PP-MS
Create a scrap project combining an original leaf
design with Flying Geese units in an unusual arrangement. Use Deb’s tools - Wing Clipper I, Corner
Beam and Split Rects - in the construction of a
single block. Plans can be made for different size
projects. A solid understanding of rotary cutting and
machine piecing is required. Tools will be available
for purchase in class. Required: each tool $19.50,
pattern $5
215 Jamestown Landing
220 Civil War Sampler
Bonnie Hunter
E-BT-TT-PP-MS
Stars and chains in blues and neutrals are sure to
capture any star-lover’s fancy! Learn the basics of
string piecing and how to use the Easy Angle ruler
to create half-square triangle units from 2½” scrap
strips. This is a good way to use a large variety of
blue and neutral scraps for the half-square triangles,
and neutral strings for the alternate block areas.
Required book: String Fling $26
Karen Witt
E-BT-PP-MS
During the Civil War, women created beautiful artistic quilts to express their political and religious beliefs, and to supply their fighting men with essential
bedding. Learn hand and machine techniques for
appliqué and piecing, appropriate fabric choices and
design decisions, and create a sampler quilt using
blocks from this time period. Material/kit fee $18
216 Machine Quilting Traditions
Saturday, June 27
Sue Nickels
I-BT-TT-MS
Explore machine quilting using traditional quilting
designs inspired by antique quilts. Feathers, cables
and motif designs will be covered, as well as stipple
quilting and crosshatching for background areas.
Discussion will include thread choices, batting
selection and handling the larger quilt project. A
great choice for adding to your machine quilting
experience. Material/kit fee $8
FULL DAY CLASSES
214 Buffalo Bubblegum
217 Pauly Big Leaf
Pat Pauly
E-BT-TT-PP-MS
Build this large graphic leaf using freezer paper to
form the design templates for a final 24” square
hanging, or combine with three additional blocks
to make a stunning quilt. Learn how to transform
a line drawing into templates, choose fabric and
color, and assemble this “Big Leaf” quilt. At the end
of class, you will know how to translate your own
designs using this method. Material/kit fee $12
8:30AM-11:30AM & 12:30PM-3:30PM
301 Expandable Zipper Bag
Pam Damour
E-BT-TT-PP-MS
Just what you need for a day out and about! This
bag grows with your purchases, with its expandable
zippers and hidden zippered pockets. Learn six new
zipper insertion techniques, to help you with all your
zippered projects! Kits come in assorted fun colors
and patterns. Material/kit fee $35
302 Creating with House Wrap
Nancy DiDonato
E-TT-DE-DP
Learn to use house wrap other than Tyvek to create
art quilts. Class will include simple painting (no skill
required), cutting and ironing of house wrap to create pieces to be used in an art quilt. The results are
very different from Tyvek, giving more control of the
finished shape and texture. Finished quilts will be
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Pam Druhen
E-DE-NS
Explore the freedom of abstract composition!
Working directly on the quilt sandwich, fuse a piece
based on the drawing provided. This is an exercise
in the use of color, value and balance. Learn many
of the elements of good composition. The project
presents great opportunities for embellishment –
beads, embroidery, trims, etc. and the use of fabrics
or coordinating fabric designs that you might not
ordinarily select. Material/kit fee $5
304 Happy Villages – Collage
Workshop
Karen Eckmeier
E-BT-PP-MS
Explore the freedom of fabric collage! No seams
to piece or match, no lines to trace ... just free
form cutting of step and window shapes. Step-bystep your little village will magically come to life.
Finished size 16½” square. Recommended book:
Happy Villages $22
305 Modern T’s
Kimberly Einmo
B-I-BT-TT-PP-MS
A fabulous fusion of modern and traditionally pieced
units! Learn to accurately cut units from strips and
assemble them using Kimberly’s EZ Flying Geese
Ruler method using no math, no wasted fabric and
no stress. Learn to look at traditional units with a
new perspective to embrace qualities of modern
quilting without sacrificing your love for traditional
piecing. Explore winning color combinations and
layout possibilities outside your comfort zone!
306 Small Landscape
Cynthia England
E-BT-PP-MS
Cynthia’s most popular class. Choose from two
small landscapes – Tranquil Lake or Country Road.
No tracing involved; templates are preprinted onto
freezer paper. Fabric selection, organizational skills
and construction methods will be addressed in class.
Material/kit $35
307 Zen Mandala
Pat Ferguson
I-DE-BT-MS
For those with basic machine quilting skills and
some knowledge of Zentangle and Zen Quilting.
Relax and let your creative juices flow while taking
your Zen Quilting to the next level! Learn to draft
your own Mandala or choose to trace one of the
drafted Mandala templates. See how easy it is to
design an impressive art quilt by using just a few
repetitive patterns. Material/kit fee $42
308 a-MAIZE-ing-il-LUMINA-tion
314 Birch Pond Season
Kathy Gaul
E-BT-PP-TT-HS
If you love fall and “all things wool,” you will enjoy
this dimensional wool appliqué project. Learn the
basics from proper pattern and fabric preparation,
to blanket stitching flat to a table (with no fusible).
Create realistic Indian corn with the simple technique of working an elongated French knot using
hand-dyed pearl cotton. Illuminate your love of wool
with this amazing project! Material/kit fee $84
Sarah Ann Smith
E-BT-PP-NS
Learn fusible appliqué, several techniques for “piecing” with fused fabrics, and how to make your own
Birch Pond art quilt. Covers facings as an edge finish and a range of fun ideas that will let you branch
out on your own after class. Material/kit fee $22
309 Rock that Block – The Sampler
Linda Hahn
E-DE-PP-MS
One block used 12 different ways. Learn to divide
a block into sections and calculate the size using
Quilter’s Math. Explore how changing a color or
rotating a patch can change the dynamics of a
block. Use one or a combination of blocks to create
secondary patterns.
310 Sisters Choice
Bonnie Hunter
E-BT-PP-MS
Everyone loves star blocks! And this 10” block with
nine-patch centers and easy star points is a favorite.
This is also a great scrap buster as the whole quilt center is made from 2½” strips! Great for Jelly Rolls too.
311 Look Ma, No Curves
Deb Karasik
I-BT-TT-PP-MS
Terrified of those pesky curves? Well, worry no
more! This awesome wall hanging looks great no
matter what colors you choose! Material/kit fee $15
312 Machine Quilting for Appliqué
Quilts
Sue Nickels
B-I-BT-TT-MS
Explore options for quilting the appliqué quilt. Outline, echo quilting and designs to enhance this quilt
type will be covered as well as background quilting
and other options. Learn what can be added within
the appliqué shapes to enhance the quilt. Surface
embellishments will be introduced to add interest
and texture to the quilt. Work on two practice appliqué blocks to learn these techniques.
313 The Skinny Line Leaf
Pat Pauly
E-DE-BT-PP-MS
Using a simple freezer paper template, this graphic
leaf can be made as a 30” square or combined with
additional blocks to make a quilt. Transform a line
drawing with a simple template, choose fabric and
color, and assemble this quilt. Make that skinny line,
use up scrappy fabric, use color vibrantly, and gain
confidence in freehand rotary cutting. Methods for
quilting and finishing are discussed. Material/kit
fee $5
315 Rapid Fire Lemoyne Stars
Deb Tucker
I-A-BT-TT-PP-MS
A great new method for constructing traditional
Lemoyne Star blocks. Use strip piecing techniques,
oversizing units for easy trim down and no “Y”
seams as you create blocks in 10 sizes from 3” to
12”. Stitch several on your way toward completing
a wall quilt sampler. A solid understanding of rotary
cutting and machine piecing is essential. Required:
Rapid Fire Lemoyne Star tool $29.50
316 Tree of Life Medallion
Karen Witt
E-BT-TT-PP-MS
Using reproduction fabrics, create an appliqué tree
of life center with borders and frames in the manner
of 18th century medallion quilts. Learn techniques
including appliqué, Broderie Perse, hand piecing, rotary
cutting, and machine piecing. Material/kit fee $10
Sunday, June 28
HALF-DAY CLASSES
8:30AM-11:30AM
401 Magic Miters & More
from Country Road, Snow Scene or Red Barn. Material/kit fee $46
404 Zentangle
Pat Ferguson
E-DE-BT-NS
Learn to make machine quilting much easier and
free up “quilters block.” Class is for anyone with
basic machine quilting skills, a craze for Zentangle,
and the desire to add more patterns to your machine quilting repertoire. The focus and relaxation
created by Zentangle crosses over into machine
quilting when using the same basic techniques to
create quilting designs. Material/kit fee $6.50
405 WoolEy the Sheep
Kathy Gaul
E-BT-PP-TT-HS
Wooley is a sweet little black-faced sheep, ready for
winter with his homespun scarf and rusty bell so he
won’t get lost! Hand stitched from felted “primitive white” wool, Wooley has cinnamon stick legs,
is filled with cotton stuffing, and has a hanger so
he can decorate a tree, package or just warm your
home with his presence! Material/kit fee $25
406 Taste of New York
Linda Hahn
I-BT-PP-MS
Choose a version of this quilt to make. The fabric
placement and block orientation create different
illusions. Both projects feature “split” (two fabric)
pie and background shapes that require a little
more precision piecing but Linda’s simple methods
eliminate the stress. Material/kit fee $20
Pam Damour
E-BT-TT-MS
Learn to execute perfect miters to professionally
finish the corners on all your quilting projects.
In this technique workbook class, learn mitered
corners with and without linings, mitered banding
and more! You’ll never be afraid to attempt a miter
again. Material/kit fee $25
407 Playing With Jacks
402 Let’s Make Waves
Sue Nickels
B-BT-TT-MS
In this class, learn all aspects needed to master machine quilting. Start with a discussion on machine
quilting supplies, including thread, needles and notions. Next, practice the basic techniques of straight
line and free motion machine quilting on small quilt
packages. Sue will demonstrate how to successfully
baste, package, and machine quilt the actual quilt.
Karen Eckmeier
E-BT-TT-MS
This class is an introduction to playing with Layered
Curves and Peaks. Learn how easy it is to create a
textured fabric with wild curves and dramatic points
using this layered/topstitching approach. Use your
Layered Waves fabric in traditional or contemporary
designs, as impressive borders, in eye-catching
wearables, market bags, and much more!
403 Design Class
Cynthia England
I-DE-PP-MS
Learn to piece a small landscape and get a feel for
how to design your own project using the Picture
Piecing technique. For the sewing portion, choose
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Bonnie Hunter
E-BT-TT-PP-MS
Play with asymmetrical blocks and get familiar with
using the Easy Angle Ruler for half-square triangles.
This is a GREAT Jelly Roll class as all pieces come
from 2½” strips!
408 Successful Machine Quilting
409 A Dozen Ways: Design Ideas for
the Art Quilter
Pat Pauly
E-DE-NS
Learn tips, ideas and techniques that are useful for
starting original art quilts from scratch. Explore “designing in thin air,” where there is no pattern to use.
Bring your notebooks, try some design exercises,
and take away more many ideas for kick-starting
your own original work.
Thursday, June 25
410 Easy-Peasy Inside Out Bag
601 I have a Quilt Top. Now What?
Sarah Ann Smith
E-BT-TT-PP-MS
Make these quick easy bags from a zipper, two
rectangles of fabric and a rectangle of batting. Add
custom pockets, sized to fit your needs, and embellish with buttons, ribbon, extra zipper tape, or beads.
The basic pattern can be adapted to a sketchbook
cover, an iPad/tablet case, business card or gift card
case, even a paintbrush/pencil/pen holder. The bag
and cardholder were featured in the 2014 Quilting
Arts Holiday issue.
Mara Novak
B-E-DE-BT-TT-MS
Give your tops the quilting they deserve. Learn some
important principles to guide you in developing
an original quilting design, including coordinated
blocks, sashings and borders. Bring your most challenging tops to class and design treatments for all
of them. Audition your favorite ideas on muslin and
go home with a plan.
411 Migrating Geese Borders
602 Quilting With The Stars
Deb Tucker
E-BT-TT-MS
Learn a great technique for making pieced border
strips. Learn to make a sample strip and see
examples for use in future projects. Learn tips and
hints for increasing your precision piecing skills
including marking, pinning, stitching and pressing.
Material/kit fee $10
Mara Novak
I-E-BT-TT-MS
Friendship, Morning, LeMoyne . . . so many quilts
are made from star blocks. Fill your quilting toolbox
with dozens of ways to make each one sparkle. Also
practice some of the other frequent fliers, such as
nine-patch and snowballs.
412 Paintstiks on Fabric
Friday, June 26
Elin Waterston
E-BT-TT-DP
In this introductory class, students will learn to use
Shiva Artist’s Paintstiks to add textural elements or
realistic images to fabric using rubbing plates, stencils and by drawing freehand. Material/kit fee $8
MORNING, HALF-DAY CLASS
413 Using Reproduction Fabrics
Karen Witt
E-TT-NS
How do we use the wonderful reproduction fabrics
available today? Learn what patterns and colors
were predominant in various periods of time. Learn
the answers to these questions and more as you
learn the possibilities for these fabrics. Bring your
favorite reproduction fabric and/or project made
from reproduction fabrics.
Long Arm Machine Classes
Mara Novak
Machines courtesy of several VQF Vendors
$75 per four-hour class
MORNING, HALF-DAY CLASSES
8:00AM-12:00PM
AFTERNOON, HALF-DAY CLASSES
1:00PM-5:00PM
MORNING, HALF-DAY CLASS
AFTERNOON, HALF-DAY CLASS
603 Feathers from A(dorable) to
Z(any)
Mara Novak
I-E-BT-TT-MS
Feathers are beautiful and versatile. Whether traditional, funky, or ultra feminine, they can be adapted
for blocks, borders, even backgrounds. Learn dozens
of feather variations, and more important, the one
rule of feathers that will make you successful with
all of them.
AFTERNOON, HALF-DAY CLASS
604 Bread and Butter Freehand
Mara Novak
B-E-DE-BT-TT-MS
Roll up the pantos. Turn off the computer. Design
and execute over-all patterns with matching borders
that complement your quilt. Throw in a few custom
touches to make your quilt truly one of a kind.
Saturday, June 27
MORNING, HALF-DAY CLASS
605 It’s Cool to be Square
Mara Novak
B-E-BT-TT-MS
Do you get to the bottom of the quilt and find
the corners are longer than the middle? Are some
blocks baggy and others tight? Does that border look like the ruffle on a petticoat? Not every
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problem will “quilt out” but with proper loading
technique, the correct batting choice, and a few
sneaky tricks, you can help these problem children
get an A.
AFTERNOON, HALF-DAY CLASS
606 I have a Top. Now What?
Mara Novak
B-E-DE-BT-TT-MS
Give your tops the quilting they deserve. Learn some
important principles to guide you in developing
an original quilting design, including coordinated
blocks, sashings and borders. Bring your most challenging tops to class, and we will design treatments
for all of them. Audition your favorite ideas on
muslin and go home with a plan.
Sunday, June 28
MORNING, HALF-DAY CLASS
607 Custom Quilting with Minimal
Marking
Mara Novak
I-E-BT-TT-MS
You want the best of both worlds: perfect quilting,
no tedious stenciling. Templates are the answer.
With a few simple shapes, you can create a multitude of designs for blocks and borders. Then try out
some of the specialty rulers and quilt feathers, rope,
curved crosshatching.
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Janome America
Norma Abel
Dorothy Anderson
Patricia Beaudoin
Kathie Beltz
Mary Boyer
Amelia Breiting
Angele Brill
Cynthia Butts
Linda Buzzell
Carolyn Cheney
Aileen Chutter
Richard L. Cleveland
Oonagh Clifford
Jennie Coe
Deborah Coffin
Cathy Metelica Cray
Delightful Quilting and Sewing
Jo Diggs
Terri Edersheim
Dominique Ehrmann
Cheryl Ferriter
Flower Garden Ribbons
Anne Gallo
Debra Grana
Richard Grana
Anne Harmon
Martha Haynes
Cheryl Heneveld
Deb Ingraham
Jean Jolley
Mary Kvitek
Mickey Lawler
Linda Lees
Dorothy M. Long
Anita Loscalzo
Karen Martin
Christine Maute
Nicole Menard
Lisa Oliver
Colleen O’Neill
Elizabeth Patton
Sharon Perry
Patricia Piniazek
Barbara Rathburn
Carol Rondeau
Michelle Rondeau
Dot Rushby
Sharon Waddell
Maureen Yates
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Pat Pauly – NY
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Over the past 38 years, the non-profit Vermont Quilt Festival has been a setting
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Welcome to the
Vermont Quilt Festival
and the Doubletree by Hilton Burlington
where we’ve got the warmest welcome.
Bayberry Quilters
of Cape Cod
34 th Annual Quilt Show
We take our warm welcome literally, that’s why we give you a
fresh-from-the-oven chocolate chip cookie at check-in. And that’s just
the beginning of all the personal touches we make before you arrive,
so you can just relax and enjoy.
* Complimentary WiFi
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* Trader Duke’s Restaurant and Lounge onsite
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* 2 blocks from I89 Exit14E
* Only 4 miles to Champlain Valley Exposition Center
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Let Freedom Ring! July 30 & 31, 2015 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM August 1, 2015 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM Cape Cod Technical High School Rt. 6 Exit 10 -­ Harwich, MA 1117 Williston Road, Burlington, VT 05403-5717 T(802) 658 0250
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Billings Farm & Museum
Gateway to Vermont’s Rural Heritage
29th Annual
Quilt Exhibition
August 1 - September 20, 2015
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
An extensive display of juried quilts
made by Windsor County Quilters
Quilt Making Demonstrations & Hands-on Activities
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Spend the day with us in beautiful Woodstock!
Your admission includes the operating dairy farm,
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Classes begin April 8, 2015
Public Quilt Show April 9–11, 2015
• Quilt Competition with over $25,000 in prizes and prize money
• Banquet with Special Guest, Carol Ann Waugh
• Over 100 classes on machine quilting, piecing, business, and computerized quilting
• New faculty includes: Andrea Brokenshire, Leah Day, Margaret Solomon Gunn,
Angela Huffman, Deb Levy, Judi Madsen, Bethanne Nemesh, Jenny Pedigo,
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