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Our Quilt Sale to support survivors of Domestic Violence at SafeHouse NOTE: The sale has been extended through November 30. A quilt would make a wonderful holiday gift and also support SafeHouse Center! Click here to see and purchase quilts October 1 (Friday) 1:00 am - November 30 (Tuesday) 1:00 am ONLINE ONLY SafeHouse Sew-in Sunday, November 7, 10am – 4pm (for GAAQG Members Only)
We have had a great time at our past SafeHouse Sew-Ins. We will be doing another Zoom Sew-In for SafeHouse Sew-in Sunday, November 7, 10am – 4pm (for GAAQG Members Only) We have had a great time at our past SafeHouse Sew-Ins. We will be doing another Zoom Sew-In for SafeHouse on Sunday Nov. 7 from 10am to 4pm. Zoom means no machines to drag around, no wait for ironing boards, and our stash is right there with us. Also this time, we will have two pattern choices – twice the fun! Option #1 – “June Bug” To get the pattern (only to be used for a SafeHouse quilt) contact: president@gaaqg.com Option #2 – Scrappy Log Cabin To register for this event, contact president@gaaqg.com. After you have registered, look for an email with your Zoom invitation about 2 days prior to the event. (Sunday) 10:00 am - 4:00 pm 19nov9:30 am3:00 pmFriday, November 19, 2021 - Ann Loveless - Lake MosaicInstructor: Ann Loveless
In the “Lake Fabric Mosaic” class with Ann Loveless students will be creating a 7 x The class is offered in-person. Details will be provided to registered students. The class will run from 9:30 AM-3:00 PM Eastern Time with a 1/2 hour break for lunch. (Friday) 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Ann Arbor Regent Hotel & Suites 2455 Carpenter Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 20nov9:15 am11:30 amOnline Lecture by Ann Loveless - "Landscape Art Quilts" Ann Loveless’ lecture at the Saturday November 20 Quilt Day meeting is titled “Landscape (Saturday) 9:15 am - 11:30 am EST Morris Lawrence Building at Washtenaw Community College Campus 4800 E Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 21nov9:00 am3:00 pmSunday, November 21, 2021 - Ann Loveless - Sunset CollageInstructor: Ann Loveless
In the “Sunset Collage” class with Ann Loveless students will be creating a 10 x 14 The class is offered in-person. Details will be provided to registered students. The class will run from 9:30 Am-3:00 PM Eastern Time with a 1/2 hour break for lunch. (Sunday) 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Ann Arbor Regent Hotel & Suites 2455 Carpenter Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 january
Monoprints combine the spontaneity of printed paints and fabric, creating a surface that is Students will learn to use water-based paint on Gelli Plates or other surfaces, utilizing various techniques: masking, multiple drop printing, colour mixing, etc. Students will play around with textures and random materials to create several pieces that can serve as underpaintings for future work or stand alone as a body of work. The first part of the class will be spent making rubbing plates to use in the monoprinting process. Beware! It is fun … and very addictive.Best for intermediate to advanced quilters ready to take the next step to creating original designs. The class runs from 9:30 AM-4:00 PM Eastern Time with a 1/2 hour break for lunch. This workshop is a live on-line class taught on the Zoom platform. The Zoom classroom will open at 9:00 AM and students should be online by 9:15 AM. Learn more about Ana Buzzalino: Website Bio Instagram (Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT ONLINE ONLY
Do you like letters, font, typography? Would you like In a relaxed atmosphere, and with the use of free-motion quilting, you will learn to add text to your quilt, including how to space the lines, what effect different spacing has, how to mark the quilt and finally quilt the text. This workshop has an optional kit fee with images printed on TAP (Transfer Artist Paper) to add to the work to learn how to quilt around shapes. The class runs from 9:30 AM-4:00 PM Eastern Time with a 1/2 hour break for lunch. This workshop is a live on-line class taught on the Zoom platform. The Zoom classroom will open at 9:00 AM and students should be online by 9:15 AM. Learn more about Ana Buzzalino: Website Bio Instagram (Sunday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT ONLINE ONLY march
Playing with color is one of the most Level: confidant beginner. The class runs from 9:30 AM-4:00 PM Eastern Time with a 1/2 hour break for lunch. This workshop is a live on-line class taught on the Zoom platform. The Zoom classroom will open at 9:00 AM and students should be online by 9:15 AM. Learn more about Tara Faughnan: Website Bio Instagram (Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT ONLINE ONLY
Learn how The class runs from 9:30 AM-4:00 PM Eastern Time with a 1/2 hour break for lunch. This workshop is a live on-line class taught on the Zoom platform. The Zoom classroom will open at 9:00 AM and students should be online by 9:15 AM. Learn more about Tara Faughnan: Website Bio Instagram (Sunday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT ONLINE ONLY may
Extreme angles, sharp points, precision piecing, easy patch In the second half of the class, you’ll design a small pictorial quilt working from a photo or drawing you bring to class. Skills taught in the class will include: Best for intermediate to advanced quilters ready to take the next step to creating original designs. The class runs from 9:30 AM-4:00 PM Eastern Time with a 1/2 hour break for lunch. This workshop will hopefully be held in-person. Learn more about Dana E. Jones: Website Blog Bio Facebook (Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT Crane Liberal Arts Building at Washtenaw Community College Campus 4800 E Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Dana Jones Best for intermediate to advanced quilters. The class runs from 9:30 AM-4:00 PM Eastern Time with a 1/2 hour break for lunch. This workshop will hopefully be held in-person. Learn more about Dana E. Jones: Website Blog Bio Facebook (Sunday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT Crane Liberal Arts Building at Washtenaw Community College Campus 4800 E Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 september
Explore the mystery and excitement of creating a pieced abstract quilt with little or no plan. Best for confident beginners to advanced quilters. The class runs from 9:30 AM-4:00 PM Eastern Time with a 1/2 hour break for lunch. This workshop will be held in person. Learn more about Sheila Frampton-Cooper: Website Blog Bio Instagram (Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT Crane Liberal Arts Building at Washtenaw Community College Campus 4800 E Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
In this workshop, students will draw a design, create Best for confident beginners to advanced quilters. The class runs from 9:30 AM-4:00 PM Eastern Time with a 1/2 hour break for lunch. This workshop will be held in person. Learn more about Sheila Frampton-Cooper: Website Blog Bio Instagram (Sunday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT Crane Liberal Arts Building at Washtenaw Community College Campus 4800 E Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 november 18nov9:00 am4:00 pmFriday, November 18, 2022: Mary Kerr - Twist and ShoutInstructor: Mary Kerr
This fast paced workshop encourages participants to showcase vintage The class runs from 9:30 AM-4:00 PM Eastern Time with a 1/2 hour break for lunch. This workshop will be held in-person. Learn more about Mary Kerr: Website Bio (Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT Crane Liberal Arts Building at Washtenaw Community College Campus 4800 E Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 20nov9:00 am4:00 pmSunday, November 20, 2022: Mary Kerr - Block PartyInstructor: Mary Kerr
Play with award winning quilter, Mary Kerr to discover The class runs from 9:30 AM-4:00 PM Eastern Time with a 1/2 hour break for lunch. This workshop will be held in-person. Learn more about Mary Kerr: Website Bio (Sunday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT Crane Liberal Arts Building at Washtenaw Community College Campus 4800 E Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105Event Details
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Our Quilt Sale to support survivors of Domestic Violence at SafeHouse Center opens October 1 on our GAAQG website. All quilts were made and donated by GAAQG members. The sale will be online, which means you can shop all day, every day. There is a slideshow with a button number for each quilt in the upper left corner. Just click on that button to purchase it from the SafeHouse online store (all proceeds go directly to SafeHouse).
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In the “Lake Fabric Mosaic” class with Ann Loveless students will be creating a 7 x 10 inch landscape art quilt working from a photograph provided by Ann. It involves fusing and overlapping square “mosaic” like cut pieces of cotton and batik fabrics. Additional cutting and fusing of trees and leaf fabrics are added to create a Northern Michigan lake scene. It is machine free motion quilted. Ann teaches a fast and easy fusing technique along with developing students eye for amazing first time results.
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lecture at the Saturday November 20 Quilt Day meeting is titled “Landscape Art Quilts”. The lecture presentation and trunk show describes the techniques that Ann uses in composing and creating her award-winning quilts. She has had over 15 quilts accepted in national juried shows and is the unprecedented two-time winner (in 2013 and 2015) of the Grand Rapids Artprize for Sleeping Bear Dune Lakeshore and Northwood Awakening. These large installations capture the beauty of Northern Michigan scenery. She creates mainly landscape quilts using three techniques – collage, mosaic and impressionistic composition. This will be a Zoom presentation. A link will be sent in advance of the lecture.Time
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In the “Sunset Collage” class with Ann Loveless students will be creating a 10 x 14 inch landscape art quilt working from a photograph provided by Ann. It involves fusing and layering cotton fabrics along with other interesting textures including yarns, sheers, wool & linen. Ann teaches a fast and easy fusing technique along with developing students artistic eye for amazing first time results. It is machine free motion quilted.
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Monoprints combine the spontaneity of printed paints and fabric, creating a surface that is unlike any other. It is the most painterly method among the printmaking techniques. No two prints are alike.Time
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Do you like letters, font, typography? Would you like to add your favorite quotes, lyrics or words to your work? Then this process-oriented class is for you. Time
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Playing with color is one of the most rewarding aspects of quilt making. It can be fun, intuitive, challenging and at times frustrating. In this class, we will explore how colors play off one another and delve into the importance of value. Students will start with a variety of quick exercises, and move on to sewing small color studies that can be combined to make a larger quilt.
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Learn how to tackle 8 pointed stars and create your own version of a scrappy Lone Star quilt. In this class we will cover y-seams, sewing bias edges and how to nest angled seams to create precise points. We will learn how to scale the design, and go over different types of layouts from traditional to off center
grids. Students will work on a mini quilt (20” or 30”-student choice) and learn the techniques of construction that can be applied to any size Lone Star.
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Extreme angles, sharp points, precision piecing, easy patch cutting, one-of-a-kind images and more are all possible with foundation paper piecing. In this design class, you’ll learn how to create foundations for everything from traditional blocks to pictorial quilts. We’ll start with foundation design for simple blocks — log cabin and flying geese — to more complex blocks — butterflies, flowers, animals and more. In the process, you’ll discover when paper piecing is the best piecing process for you, and you’ll design a block.
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Dana Jones designed and made Peace Cranes Over Hiroshima after a visit to the peace park that is at the epicenter of the World War II atomic bombing site in Hiroshima, Japan. This foundation-pieced quilt is based on an Origami folded peace-crane image from the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Experience with foundation piecing (machine paper piecing) is needed for success making this quilt. Time
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Explore the mystery and excitement of creating a pieced abstract quilt with little or no plan. Students will be given several options in which to compose their design, and choose whatever feels right for them. We will discuss basic design and composition, color and value, quilting, and most importantly trusting your instincts. Sheila will demonstrate construction techniques for sewing curved seams and discuss some of the challenges you may run into with spontaneous design and piecing. This can be a Master Class, or beginner, and every level in between. Wherever you are is where we will start from. Each student receives ample one-on-one time in this workshop.Time
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In this workshop, students will draw a design, create a full-scale pattern on freezer paper, and assemble the forms by Appli-piecing, which is part appliqué and part piecing. Sheila will guide students in composing a simple or complex design, and encourage that the process is undertaken with openness and ease. Students will play with shape, scale and movement. We will also discuss creating a value study, and then choosing your palette. Students will be provided with small compositions to assemble and become comfortable with the technique before they start designingTime
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This fast paced workshop encourages participants to showcase vintage quilt top fragments into a contemporary quilt. Vintage blocks are set with a twisted template into an exciting new setting. Students are encouraged to bring their own vintage blocks and fragments or they may purchase a kit of their choice in class. Finished sizes will varyTime
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Play with award winning quilter, Mary Kerr to discover innovative ways to set antique and new blocks. Participants bring blocks to share/discuss and together we develop ideas to best showcase the block sets. The workshop includes a trunk show of innovative sets in antique and contemporary textiles.Time
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