2016 Class Brochure June 24-26, 2016

New England’s
Oldest and Largest
Quilt Event!
June 24-26, 2016
2016 Class Brochure
Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, VT and Vermont Technical College, Williston, VT
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Welcome
to the 2016
Vermont
Quilt Festival
Ruby Jubilee
Opening Night
Thursday, June 23 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
See Bittersweet Fabric Shop in
their booth to find out
What’s Next from Janome.
Sponsored by Quilting Treasures™
Celebrate with us as the curtain
goes up on our Ruby Jubilee. 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. Wear red to celebrate the Ruby anniversary and receive a raffle
ticket to win a sewing machine! 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 40th year, our Ruby
Jubilee, 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 24-26
Friday-Saturday 9am-6pm, Sunday 9am-3pm
Contest quilts, antique and special exhibits, Merchants Mall, classes, guest speakers, 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
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
Joanne Lattrell, Vice Chair and Contest Chair
Teela Dufresne, Secretary and Volunteer Chair
Lynn Wheatley, Treasurer
Karen Abrahamovich, Registrar
Mary Ellen Francis, Special Exhibits Chair
Donna Johnson, Special Events Chair
Tracy Moloney, Education Chair
Staff
Bruce Harmon, Bookkeeper
Festival marketing, 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
Great show specials and amazing deals will be featured
throughout the show. Don’t miss us!
Bittersweet Fabric Shop
8 Cottage St., Boscawen, NH 03303 • (603) 753-4920
Bittersweetfabrics.com
a stor y in eve r y stitch
www.janome.com
VQF educational programming
is underwritten, in part, by Janome America.
Cover Quilt: Feathered Star c.1880-1890
Collection of Jill Tomasi Grims
Festival photography: Jeffrey Lomicka
Brochure design: Deborah Bradder Design
Printing: Accura Printing
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 at CVE.
Table of Contents
Meet The Instructors............................................ 2
Appraisals........................................................... 2
The Textile Detectives ......................................... 2
Judges’ Panel...................................................... 2
Evening Programs............................................... 2
Show and Tell...................................................... 2
Raffles................................................................ 2
Merchants Mall................................................... 2
VQF Boutique...................................................... 2
Volunteer............................................................ 3
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Groups................................................................ 3
Quilt Exhibits....................................................... 5
SewBatik 2017 Quilt Challenge........................... 5
Gallery Talks....................................................... 5
Class Information, Instructors.............................. 6
Registration Instructions ..................................... 7
Class Descriptions.............................................. 8
Lodging ........................................................... 17
Become a Friend of VQF.................................... 18
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 Vermont Technical College and the Champlain Valley Exposition.
Wednesday June 22, 6:30-8:00pm
Meet the Instructors
Blue Ribbon Pavilion
Join us for the kickoff event for Education programs
at VQF. Our first offering of this event last year was
so popular we are growing it for 2016 and moving
it to the Blue Ribbon Pavilion! 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 attendees will then have
an opportunity to socialize; light refreshments will
be provided. There will be an area for instructors to
show off and vend their newest books and other
products. This is an event you don’t want to miss!
As part of our 40th Anniversary “Ruby Jubilee” we
encourage all attendees to wear red and be eligible
for a special door prize!
$10 admission – registrants can select the event
during their registration process. This event is also
open to the public and tickets can be purchased at
the door.
FRIDAY, JUNE 24 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 24 2:00-4:00PM
The Textile Detectives Are In: What does
your antique quilt have to say?
BLUE RIBBON PAVILION
Join the co-authors of Plain and Fancy: Vermont’s
People and Their Quilts for an afternoon of exploration
about quilts. 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.
FRIDAY, JUNE 24 4:30-5:30PM
Judges’ Panel
BLUE RIBBON PAVILION
Learn what makes a winning quilt. Contest judges will
provide feedback on the quilt contest and share their
insight on competitions in general. Bring your questions
to the panel. Free for contest entrants. $8 admission
FRIDAY, JUNE 24 7:00PM
“From There to Here”
presented by Ruth McDowell
Evening Program and door prizes
BLUE RIBBON PAVILION
From a few traditional quilts, Ruth has incorporated
the piecing technique with a love of a huge range
of printed and plaid cotton fabrics to produce more
than 500 art quilts. The range of subjects, compositions and color play she develops is unique in the
quilt world. We will follow the growth of her quilts
over 3 decades in a real visual treat. Ruth is known
worldwide as an adept and humorous speaker.
$12 admission, includes one door prize ticket
SATURDAY, JUNE 25 9:00AM-4:00PM
Antique Quilt Appraisals
WARE BUILDING CONFERENCE ROOM
Since 1981 the Festival’s appraisal team has
performed more than 1,700 appraisals. Whether
you want 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 $50 per quilt.
SATURDAY, JUNE 25 7:00PM
“Little Fish in a Big Sea” presented by
Deb Tucker
Evening Program and door prizes
than 30 years.
$12 admission, includes one door prize ticket
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 show
off work completed during Festival classes.
Free admission
SUNDAY, JUNE 26 2:30PM
VQF Raffles: 2016 Raffle Quilt
and Sewing Machines
MILLER CENTRE LOBBY
This year’s raffle quilt, “Celebration,” based on the
Judy Niemeyer Quilting pattern “Glacier Star,” is
pieced by Anne Harmon, Joanne Lattrell and Mary
Ellen Francis, and machine quilted by Karen Abrahamovich. The 90” x 90” quilt is made in teal, purple
and blue fabrics donated by Yankee Pride Quilts,
The Quilters’ Corner at Middlebury Sew-N-Vac, and
Country Treasures. Tickets are 1 for $3 or 2 for $5.
There will be two sewing machines available this
year. Quilter’s Corner at Middlebury Sew-N-Vac has
generously donated a high-end Pfaff sewing machine.
Through the generosity of Janome America and Bittersweet Fabric Shop of Boscawen, NH, VQF will raffle
a high-end Janome machine. Sewing machine tickets
are 1 for $3 or 2 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.
As a thank you to our volunteers, those who donate
4 hours or more qualify for:
- dated 2016 volunteer pin
- free bag check while volunteering
- free admission on day of volunteering
- priority registration for 2017*
20 hours or more qualify for (and are considered Senior
Staff for 2017):
- dated 2016 volunteer pin
- free bag check while volunteering
- free admission on day of volunteering
- special registration 2 weeks before 4 hour priority
registrants*
- Senior Staff VQF coffee mug (the first time you achieve
20 hours)*
- Senior Staff ribbon and name badge*
- recognition in the 2017show catalog*
* benefits apply to the 2017 show
To volunteer, go to www.vqf.org to the Volunteering tab
(we have updated our sign-up process), email us at [email protected], or contact the office at 802.872.0034
for a paper form. Forms may be submitted online or by
mailing them to:
Teela Dufresne
636 Creek Farm Road
Colchester, Vermont 05446-7103
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
39 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,
Merchants Mall
MILLER NORTH, MILLER SOUTH
VQF brings the best and the newest the quilting industry
has to offer. Shop the more than 85 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
Miller Centre Lobby
Join Deb Tucker for a quilter’s journey through an
accumulation of quilts and stories dating back more
Visitors will find VQF apparel, hand-thrown VQF mugs,
tote bags, and show pins in our Festival Boutique.
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Volunteers
Volunteering is a vital part of the Vermont Quilt Festival.
Not only do our volunteers get a behind-the-scenes look
at what makes VQF run, they also find it is a great way to
fully experience the Festival, meet new people, and have
fun! In 2015, 234 volunteers performed well over 800
different jobs, totaling 2,000+ hours of donated time. We
could not have done it without our volunteers and are
always looking for more to join our team.
Opportunities are available during the week of the
show and range in ability level from sitting to standing to
climbing ladders. We are happy to accommodate where
we can. Stop by the Volunteer Table in the Blue Ribbon
Pavilion at Champlain Valley Exposition during registration hours on Wednesday or in the Miller Centre Lobby at
the Champlain Valley Exposition during show hours.
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the Festival has displayed quilts from private owners and
loans from the collections of historical societies and the
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.
Contest Quilts, Antique Quilts,
and Special Exhibits
Quilt shows are all about the quilts, and over the last 39 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
quilt artist and author Gwen Marston, who has
taught nationally and internationally for more than
The VQF Contest is an annual challenge to quilters from three decades. From the beginning Gwen was
around the world to produce their best work. The exhibit inspired by antique quilts, especially early quilts that
were minimal before the term “minimal art” made
inspires, astonishes and delights with its breadth and
its debut. Later influences were Lancaster Amish
depth of color, design and creativity. Our theme for this
quilts whose graphic designs and bold color brought
year is “A Star Studded Celebration.” Be sure to check
them to the attention of the larger art world. Gwen
out our young quilters exhibit; you will be amazed with
their talent. The contest deadline is February 2-10, 2016. believes that it is most often the simplest designs
that are the most pleasing, sophisticated, exciting
For a contest entry form, visit www.vqf.org or email
and artful. “Less is more” as Mies van der Rohe was
[email protected].
fond of saying and Gwen has tried to reflect this in
her work.
Plain & Fancy
Richard Cleveland and Donna Bister, Curators
Lobby Lights: Ruby Jubilee Exhibit
Miller North
MILLER SOUTH
2017 SewBatik Challenge: Illusion
Miller North
The 2017 SewBatik Challenge will encourage
participants to create a small wall quilt reflecting
their interpretation of the “illusion.” Is it a trick of
the eye or is it authentic – illusion or reality? SewBatik will provide two fat eighths of fabric for this
challenge. Limited quantities of the packets will be
available for purchase each day of the show at the
announcement table in Miller North. Rules for the
contest challenge are included in the packet.
Not only is 2016 the Vermont Quilt Festival’s 40th
year, it also marks the 25th anniversary of the 1991
publication of Plain and Fancy: Vermont’s People
and Their Quilts. In honor of the occasion Plain and
Fancy authors Donna Bister and Richard Cleveland
have organized an exhibit of quilts from the book,
augmented by the best Vermont quilts documented
by the Vermont Quiltsearch since 1989. Altogether,
more than 60 quilts from the hands of three centuries of Vermont quiltmakers will be represented in
this show.
Miller Centre Lobby
Gallery Talks
New York City was the site of the fabulous quilt
exhibit in 2011 presented by the American Folk
Art Museum. The exhibit of more than 600 red and
white quilts is still a subject of conversation. The
Vermont Quilt Festival Board decided to create its
own version of the exhibit in honor of its 40th anniversary Ruby Jubilee. Flying overhead is a variety
of red and white quilts created by Festival friends.
Visitors should look up and be inspired.
Miller North
Life’s Work: Ruth B. McDowell
Ruth B McDowell, Curator
Miller South
Miller North
In a thirty-five year career, Ruth B. McDowell has
developed an extraordinary body of art exploring
the traditional structure of piecing as a format for
original design. Her use of a wide collection of
printed and woven commercial cotton fabrics gives
her work incredibly rich surfaces, as well as visual
connections to the importance of fabrics in other
places and times. Often based in nature, her quilts
are included in many private and museum collections. This will be the largest exhibit ever of Ruth’s
work.
Less is More
Gwen Marston, Curator
Miller North
This exhibit showcases the work of professional
Instructors’ Showcase
For nearly four decades, many of VQF’s instructors
have been at the leading edge of development in
the quilt world. This year’s roster is no exception,
and visitors have the opportunity to see in person
quilts that they may otherwise see only in print.
As always, this exhibit reflects the diversity of the
quiltmaking tradition.
2016 Sewbatik Challenge: Celebration
Miller North
The theme for this year’s challenge is “Celebration.”
Participants were encouraged to interpret the word
whether as a feeling of satisfaction, remembrance of
a special occasion, holiday or life event to create a
small wall quilt. SewBatik provided two fat eighths of
batik fabric. Quilts will be judged by SewBatik and the
winner will receive a basket full of SewBatik products
valued at $500. The second place winner will receive a
Quilts by Norma Ippolito and Grit Kovacs
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basket of SewBatik fabrics valued at $300. All packets
for the 2016 challenge have been sold.
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The curators of each of the special exhibits in Miller
North offer free tours of their exhibits on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The 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.
Class Information
New for VQF’s Ruby Jubilee are additional
sponsored classrooms, daytime lectures, evening
classes and more classes available at the Champlain Valley Exposition.
Machine Sponsored Classrooms
Janome machines provided courtesy of Bittersweet
Fabric Shop, Boscawen, NH
Viking machines provided courtesy of Viking Sewing
Gallery, Rutland, VT
Bernina machines provided courtesy of Gloversville
Sewing Center, Gloversville, NY
Pfaff machines provided courtesy of The Quilters’
Corner at Middlebury Sew-N-Vac, Middlebury, VT
Students must use machines provided by our
generous sponsors. Please do not bring your own
machine to a machine sponsored class.
Instructors in the machine sponsored 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.
Registration Instructions
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.
Meet Our Instructors
Class Supplies
It is important that students are prepared for class.
The class specific supply lists are available at
www.vqf.org under the Classes tab, View classes,
then click on class number to view the supply list.
Supply lists are also attached to your
registration confirmation.
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
listed here.
All material/kit fees are to be paid directly to the
instructor the first day of class. VQF does not collect
these fees.
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.
Pam Damour – NY
Basic Sewing Supplies – dependent on type
of class
Sewing machines - for machine sponsored classes,
a sewing machine is provided for you that you must
use. For all other classes requiring a machine, bring
a machine in good working order.
Remember to bring needles (sewing and/or quilting), thread, pins, pin cushion, paper scissors, fabric
scissors, thimble, seam ripper, marking pen/pencil
or chalk, eraser, notebook/paper, rotary cutter/mat,
rulers, chair cushions, table light, and camera.
Lisa Binkley – WI
www.lisabinkley.com
Melinda Bula – CA
www.melindabula.com
Augusta Cole – VA
www.augustacolequilting.com
www.pamdamour.com
Kathy Dunigan – LA
www.kathyduniganappliqueacademy.com
Kimberly Einmo – VA
www.kimberlyeinmo.com
Amy Garro – IN
www.13spools.com
Kathy Gaul – CO
www.meetinghousehilldesigns.com
Michelle Hiatt – CT
www.sewonthego.net
Jackie Kunkel – CT
www.cvquiltworks.com
Katie Pasquini Masopust – NM
www.katiepm.com
Nancy Prince – FL
www.nancyprince.com
Elaine Quehl – Ontario Canada
www.elainequehl.com
David Taylor – CO
www.davidtaylorquilts.com
Joyce Teng – TX
www.teacherstamp.com
Registration Hours
Champlain Valley Exposition Blue Ribbon Pavilion.
BRING YOUR CONFIRMATION WITH YOU TO
CHECK IN. Reprints are $5.
Wednesday, June 22 4:00pm - 8:00pm
Thursday, June 23 7:30am - 4:00pm
and 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Friday, June 24 7:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday, June 25 7:30am - 1:30pm
Sunday, June 26 7:30am - 9:30am
Deb Tucker – NC
www.studio180design.net
Jessica VanDenburgh – NY
www.sewmanycreationsny.com
Lynn Wheatley – VT
Class Etiquette
As a courtesy to your classmates and instructor:
• 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.
General Information
• Advance registration and payment in full are
required.
• Priority registration is earned by volunteering four or
more hours at the prior year’s show.
• Online registration is available at www.vqf.org.
• Separate registration required for each person attending.
• Mail-In Registration is not available. If you do
not have access to a computer for registration, call
the Registrar for assistance ($5 processing fee for
Registrar assisted enrollments).
• If you change a class after submitting your
registration, there is a $5 processing fee payable at
the time of the change. All changes are processed
by the Registrar.
• All registrants are to check in at VQF Registration
at the Champlain Valley Exposition Blue Ribbon
Pavilion.
www.lynnwheatley.com
Margaret Willingham – CO
www.eobquiltdesign.com
Colleen Wise – WA
www.colleenwise.com
Registration Fee
• $40 non-refundable registration fee Registrar
assisted registrations
• $35 non-refundable registration fee for registering
online for classes
• The fee entitles you to admission to the
Champagne and Chocolate Preview, a three-day
pass to the show, a show catalogue, and a VQF tote
bag at a value of more than $50.
Open Registration
Payment
• Payment is required in full at time of registration.
• Material/Kit fees are paid directly to the instructor
the first day of class. VQF does not accept these fees.
• VQF accepts MasterCard or VISA credit card,
check, or money order.
• Checks or money orders in US funds only are payable to Vermont Quilt Festival, Inc.
• There is a $35 fee for returned checks.
No Mail-In Registrations
If you do not have access to a computer for
registration contact Registrar Karen Abrahamovich,
802.878.6526 between 9am and 7pm.
Register Online
Senior Staff Priority Registration
(20 or more volunteer hours at 2015 show)
Begins March 14, 2016 at www.vqf.org
Priority Registration
Cancellation Insurance
Available for $20, to be purchased when registering
only. Please allow 60 days for refund processing.
Cancellation Policy with Insurance
• Cancellations on or before May 31, 2016: full
refund less the registration and insurance fees
• Cancellations after May 31, 2016: no refunds.
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Cancellation Policy without Insurance
• Cancellations on or before May 1, 2016:
full refund less the registration fee
• Cancellations May 1-May 31, 2016: refund 50%
of total payment less the registration fee
• Cancellations after May 31, 2016: no refunds.
(4 or more volunteer hours at 2015 show)
• Begins March 21, 2016 at www.vqf.org
• VQF will provide priority registrants a password
via email at the end of February. This password is
needed in order to register for classes.
• Confirmations will be sent via email and will include class supply sheets. All class supply sheets are
also available at www.vqf.org; go to class listing,
click on class number for supply sheets.
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• Begins March 28, 2016 at www.vqf.org
• Confirmations will be sent via email and will include class supply sheets. All class supply sheets are
also available at www.vqf.org; go to class listing,
click on class number for supply sheets.
Questions
For registration, questions only, email the registrar at
[email protected]. If email is not available to you call
802.878.6526 between between 9am and 7pm.
Connect with us on social media:
Facebook.com/VQF1977
Instagram.com/vermontquiltfestival
Pinterest.com/vermontquiltfes
Twitter.com/VTQuiltFestival
Thursday June 23 Classes Underwritten in part by Janome.
Class #
Class Name
Instructor
Time
Location
Class Category
Supply
List
Skill
Level
Price
Add’l
Fee
Description
Class #
101
Beginning Bead
Embroidery
Lisa Binkley
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Hand sewing
Embellishment
Techniques
Yes
All
$75
$25
kit
Learn new techniques to embellish your quilts. Explore all of the basic stitches used in bead embroidery. Go home with a sampler containing
lots of bead embroidery stitches, hand-outs with information about beads, threads, and embroidery techniques. Kit with all supplies included.
101
102
Clematis
Melinda Bula
8-11am
12-3pm
VTC
No sewing
Techniques
Design, Project
Yes
All
$75
$65
kit
See how color and value add depth and realism to your work. Learn to layer colors just like paint to make flowers pop. Required: special hand
dyed fabric kits in choice of colors.
102
103
Curved Log Cabin
Augusta Cole
8-11am
12-3pm
VTC
Machine sewing
Design, Project
Yes
All
$75
$5 pattern
An old favorite with a new curved look using different sized logs. Use your stash, new fat quarters or a combination. Join in for some design
play – the pattern possibilities are endless. Finished quilt: 65” x 76”
103
104
Blooms, Butterfly &
Basket
Kathy Dunigan
8-11am
12-3pm
VTC
Hand sewing
Project
Yes
Confident
Beginner to
Advanced
$75
$25
kit
Dare to be different using this block to reach new heights in your appliqué. Make the “tiniest” silk ribbon stems in a fun, quick method that
seems too easy to believe. Colonial knots take center stage along with effortless stem and chain stitches, all dancing among tiny TWE beads
and gorgeous fabrics. Kit includes all materials.
104
105
Amazing Dresden
Appliqué
Kimberly Einmo
Janome machines
provided
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Machine sewing
Techniques
Project
Yes
Intermediate
$75
$7
supplies
Want to see how an Accuquilt GO! cutter really works? With a little prep work before class, spend the day learning new techniques, trying
out the Accuquilt GO! cutter, and sewing a stunning variation of a Dresden plate quilt. Machine appliqué and Kimberley’s “stacked stitching”
techniques will give a flourish to your Dresden appliqués.
105
106
Beginning Paper
Piecing Design
Amy Garro
8-11am
VTC
Design
No Sewing
Techniques
Yes
Beginner
$45
$0
Discover how to transform a design into a paper-pieced block. Examine block construction and seam location to break down designs into
simple shapes, then apply these techniques to create unique paper-pieced patterns.
106
107
Advanced Paper
Piecing Design
Amy Garro
12-3pm
VTC
Design
No Sewing
Techniques
Yes
Advanced
$45
$0
Delve deeper into the world of paper piecing design! Build upon class 106 to create patterns with nesting seams, achieve paper-pieced curves,
create variations, and deal with a large number of seams meeting. Study the pattern to see and create secondary designs. Amy will demonstrate
how she uses Adobe Illustrator.
107
108
Whirling Lemoyne’s
Michelle Hiatt
Elna machines
provided
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Machine sewing
Techniques
Project
Yes
Confident
Beginner to
Intermediate
$75
$5.50
pattern
+ tools
Use Deb Tucker’s Rapid Fire Lemoyne Star™ and Corner Beam™ tools to make this quilt. Learn step-by-step use of the tools, tips on matching
points, piecing on-point quilts, strip piecing techniques, and machine piecing tips. Required tools: Rapid Fire Lemoyne Star $29.50 and Corner
Beam $19.50
108
109
Color Theory
Katie Pasquini
Masopust
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Design
No sewing
Yes
All
$75
$0
Color and texture, warm and cool, reflective and absorbing, all the properties and moods of color in fabric will be explored using actual fabric
swatches to design a color wheel and color study wall hanging. Learn to use color more freely, following what looks right to you, not what the
text tells you – a more emotional way to work with color. The color swatches consist of all types of fabrics, from cottons and blends to satins
and lamé! Bring fabrics to combine with other students’ to create a color wheel and color studies.
109
110
Thread Painting Landscape Spring
Nancy Prince
Bernina machines
provided
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Machine sewing
Techniques
Project
Yes
Beginner
$75
$23
kit
Enjoy a simple way of blending, shading and highlighting with thread. While the process may seem complicated, the step-by-step approach
shows how choosing the right thread colors and color-coded design makes thread painting the design a snap. It’s easy and way too much fun!!
110
111
Hosta Leaves 101
Elaine Quehl
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Design
No Sewing
Yes
All
$75
$14
pattern
$59 Kit
Learn Elaine’s method of fusible reverse appliqué to create a pair or trio of hosta leaves. Bring your own fabric or purchase a kit of hand dyed
fabrics with pattern from instructor.
111
112
Under the Apple Tree
David Taylor
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Machine sewing
Techniques
Project
Yes
All
$75
$30
kit
Learn a virtually invisible appliqué technique, using monofilament nylon thread and the blind hem stitch on your domestic sewing machine. The
pattern starts with simple pieces and becomes more intricate and smaller as the class progresses. The process is addictive and many will finish
the block by the end of class. Kit includes pre-washed fabrics and patterns.
112
113
Hunter’s Star Hidden Treasures
Lynn Wheatley
8-11am
12-3pm
VTC
Machine sewing
Techniques
Design, Project
Yes
All
$75
$23.50
tool
Ever wanted to make a Hunter’s Star quilt but thought it too difficult to get those star points and trapezoids perfect? Using Deb Tucker’s special
tool and streamlined construction techniques, you can acccomplish this efficiently without stress. Push your creative side by using 8 light and 8
dark fat quarters to explore many design options, using color, value, and placement of the block units. Required: Rapid Fire Hunter’s Star - Petite
Star tool $23.50, Optional: Hunter’s Star Hidden Treasures $29.50
113
114
Conquering Reverse
Appliqué
Margaret Willingham
8-11am
12-3pm
VTC
Hand sewing
Techniques
Project
Yes
Beginner to
Intermediate
$75
$24
pattern
De-mystify with knowledge and skill, finding the fun and ease of reverse needle turn appliqué done the Eye of the Beholder way. Learn to trace,
baste, snip, and stitch for crisp points and graceful curves. See the beauty of the 12” reverse appliqué block for Double Dutch Delft (56” x 56”)
revealed as you sew.
114
115
Boxes and Beyond
Colleen Wise
8-11am
12-3pm
VTC
Machine sewing
Design
Project
Yes
Intermediate
$75
$0
Fun with three dimensions! Boxes and empty frames appear to float in space. This 3D looking quilt is several steps beyond the old favorite,
Tumbling Blocks. It’s surprisingly easy – everything is strip-pieced and no set-in seams! Experiment with different strip sets to make varied sizes
of frames and/or boxes. Each quilt is unique!
115
501
Vintage Compass
Jackie Kunkel
Day 1 of two day class, Viking machines
Thurs/Fri
Provided
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Machine sewing
Paper piecing
Project
Yes
Confident
Beginner
$140
for both
days
$28
pattern
for both days
Learn to paper piece this wonderful compass quilt using the Judy Niemeyer/Quiltworx.com techniques from this certified instructor. Learn to put
this wall quilt together with the ease of chain piecing, floating points, and other time-saving techniques that go hand in hand with this paper
piecing technique to achieve a stunning result. Finished size: 62” x 62”
501
502
Starget
Deb Tucker
Day 1 of two day class, Pfaff machines
Thurs/Fri
provided
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Machine sewing
Techniques
Project
Yes
Advanced
$140
for both
days
$5 pattern
for both days
+ $19.50
each tool
An advanced level, machine piecing class based on Deb’s 2014 VQF raffle quilt. Learn step-by-step instructions on the use of Studio 180 Design
tools - Wing Clipper I, V Block, Split Rects, and Square Squared to produce many of the pieces required for this design. A firm grasp of rotary
cutting, accurate machine stitching, and good pressing skills are required.
502
8
9
Friday June 24 Classes Underwritten in part by Janome.
Class #
Class Name
Instructor
Time
Location Class Category
Supply
List
Skill
Level
Price
Add’l
Fee
Description
201
Bead Embriodery Beyond the Basics
Lisa Binkley
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Hand sewing
Embellishment
Techniques
Yes
Intermediate
$75
$35
kit
Learn to beautifully and securely incorporate larger beads, buttons, and cabochons into your quilts and bead embroideries. Explore a variety of 201
edge stitches and fringe techniques while creating a sampler to take home for future reference and inspiration. Kit includes beads, thread, a
sampler base, and handouts.
202
Renegade Thread Play
Melinda Bula
8-11am
12-3pm
VTC
Machine sewing
Techniques Design
Yes
All
$75
$45
kit
Learn to color and shade with thread through fusible web while adding details and highlights to make your flowers pop. This free motion
thread technique uses bold lines and a thicker thread. Break all rules while adding color and design to the flowers and mastering your sewing
machine.
202
203
Wheel of Fortune
Augusta Cole
8-11am
12-3pm
VTC
Machine sewing
Design, Project
Yes
All
$75
$5
pattern
Choose a controlled color palette or go scrappy that Augusta calls “Variety is the Spice of Life.” This quilt has a history that will be shared
during class. Finished size: 51” x 62”
203
204
The Quick Clutch Wallet
Pam Damour
4-8pm
CVE
Machine sewing
Project
Yes
All
$55
$25
kit
Make this high fashion “Vera Bradley” style wallet with its elegant metal closure. The wallet has nine pockets – six card, two large, and one
zippered. Learn to make pockets, zipper insertions, machine quilting and more! Kit includes all pieces cut to size, stabilizer, and hardware.
204
205
Addie’s Delight
Kathy Dunigan
8-11am
12-3pm
VTC
Hand sewing
Techniques
Project
Yes
Confident
Beginner to
Advanced
$75
$25
kit
Create this medallion block for a wall hanging or the center of a quilt. The 14” design finishes at 16.” Bring basic hand sewing supplies. Kit
required includes all materials except for the costume jewelry brooch to embellish the urn.
205
206
40th Anniversary
Mystery Quilt
Kimberly Einmo
Janome machines
provided
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Machine sewing
Project
Yes
Confident
Beginner to
Intermediate
$75
$0
Designed exclusively for VQF’s 40th anniversary, this stunning, dynamic quilt is a delightful combination of traditional blocks with a twist.
The blocks are not difficult to piece, and you’ll love seeing the secondary pattern as they are sewn together! Learn many fast and efficient
techniques for precision piecing to create a lovely souvenir of this milestone event!
206
207
Icy Waters
Amy Garro
8-11am
12-3pm
VTC
Paper Piecing
Machine sewing
Project
Yes
Intermediate
$75
$26.95
book
Learn Amy’s method of paper piecing to create all block variations in this beautiful quilt and learn to keep everything organized while piecing
the quilt. A round table discussion will consider quilting design options. Cut fabric prior to class using “Icy Waters” instructions. Required
book: Paper Pieced Modern by Amy Garro
207
208
In Mémé’s Garden
Kathy Gaul
1-8pm
CVE
Hand sewing
Wool appliqué
Project
Yes
All
$75
$90
kit
This dimensional wool appliqué piece features three clematis blooms that lead from traditional flat appliqué with wool to a fully dimensional
flower with petals that lift from the surface. The techniques are simple but the effect is dramatic! Back stitching on the petals creates striations within and hand-dyed variegated threads create the interest without a lot of work. Kit includes all materials.
208
209
Summer Blossoms
Michelle Hiatt
Elna machines
provided
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Machine sewing
Techniques
Project
Yes
Confident
Beginner to
Intermediate
$75
$5.50
pattern
+ tools
This delightful quilt comes together easily with the help of Studio 180 Design tools. Learn step-by-step use for the tools and get many tips on
matching points, squaring up blocks, and general machine piecing tricks and ideas. Required tools: Wing Clipper $19.50, Square2 $19.50 and
Corner Pop $24.50
209
210
Value
Katie Pasquini
Masopust
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Design
No sewing
Yes
All
$75
$35
kit
Color and Value. Learn to work with a full range of values to create depth and illumination. Discover the importance of the light-lights and the 210
power of very darks and how to make the colors in between enhance their impact. We will work with grays, black and white, prints and colors.
211
Thread Painting &
Sketching
Nancy Prince
Bernina machines
provided
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Machine sewing
Techniques
Yes
Beginner
$75
$15
kit
An introduction to both thread painting and thread sketching. A pre-printed design easily guides you through each step to assure success
right from the start. Be amazed at how straight and zigzag stitches create magic right before your eyes.
211
212
In Full Bloom
Elaine Quehl
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Design
No Sewing
Yes
All
$75
$14
pattern
$69 kit
Transform a floral photograph into a pattern suitable for creating a fused wall quilt. Using one of Elaine’s patterns, learn to construct a stunning quilt with depth and dimension. Bring your own fabric or purchase a kit of hand dyed fabrics with pattern from instructor.
212
213
Yes! You can Stipple
David Taylor
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Machine sewing
Techniques
Yes
All
$75
$40
kit
Using a series of carefully selected fabric and batting sandwiches, find your own quilting rhythm on a domestic sewing machine. This fun and
fast-paced class breaks the process down to the most basic of steps to build confidence and flexibility. Kit includes: pre-washed fabrics and
patterns.
213
214
Square Peg
Jessica VanDenburgh
8-11am
12-3pm
VTC
Machine sewing
Techniques
Project
Yes
Beginner
$75
$95
kit
Square Peg is a great beginner quilt and the perfect introduction to working with precuts. This pattern uses both a Jelly Roll and Charm
pack. Learn easy piecing, precut know-how, and simple pressing tricks to help blocks go together easily. Kit Includes pattern and material for
top and binding.
214
215
Added Dimension
Margaret Willingham
8-11am
12-3pm
VTC
Hand sewing
Techniques Project
Yes
Beginner
Intermediate
$75
$15.50
pattern
Create the beautiful Lily, Apple Blossom, or Trumpet Vine while learning to add dimension to your quilt with appliqué and reverse needle turn
appliqué by hand. Hand appliqué is fun and easy when you use Margaret’s process of trace, baste, snip, and stitch!
215
216
Emerald City
Colleen Wise
8-11am
12-3pm
VTC
Machine sewing
Design, Project
Yes
Intermediate
$75
$27
book
This easy block with a subtle dimensional appearance is a favorite. The block has a mitered look, but is actually strip-pieced. Careful attention
to value pays off and the shadowed setting adds to the three-dimensional effect. This dynamic quilt is simple to construct! Required book:
Casting Shadows by Colleen Wise
216
501
Vintage Compass
Day 2 of two day class,
Thurs/Fri
Jackie Kunkel
Viking machines
provided
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Machine sewing
Paper piecing
Project
N/A
Confident
Beginner
N/A
N/A
Learn to paper piece this wonderful compass quilt using the Judy Niemeyer/Quiltworx.com techniques from this certified instructor. Learn to
put this wall quilt together with the ease of chain piecing, floating points, and other time saving techniques that go hand in hand with this
paper piecing technique to achieve a stunning result. Finished size: 62” x 62”
501
502
Starget
Deb Tucker
Day 2 of a two day class, Pfaff machines
Thurs/Fri
provided
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Machine sewing
Techniques Project
N/A
Advanced
N/A
N/A
An advanced level, machine piecing class based on Deb’s 2014 VQF raffle quilt. Learn step-by-step instructions on the use of Studio 180
Design tools - Wing Clipper I, V Block, Split Rects, and Square Squared to produce many of the pieces required for this design. A firm grasp of
rotary cutting, accurate machine stitching, and good pressing skills are required. 502
10
Class #
11
Saturday June 25 Classes Underwritten in part by Janome.
Class #
Class Name
Instructor
Time
Location
Class Category
Supply
List
Skill
Level
Price
Add’l
Fee
Description
Class #
301
Be Still My Heart
Lisa Binkley
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Hand sewing
Embellishment
Techniques
Yes
Intermediate
$75
$35
kit
Explore both simple and more complex bead embroidery techniques while creating a beautiful beaded ornament, that can also be incorporated into a wearable art object such as a necklace, brooch, or small handbag. Kit includes the ornate fabric base for the projects, coordinated beads and thread, and detailed instructions.
301
302
Cherokee Whispers
Augusta Cole
8-11am
12-3pm
St James
Machine sewing
Design, Project
Yes
All
$75
$5
pattern
This great stash buster quilt involves making one block, repeating that block, then arranging them in a pleasing design. You may choose to
use one color way or go totally scrappy; just remember lights for the background and medium to darks as the feature. Red, white and blue
always works. Finished quilt: 47” x 47”
302
303
Great Quilt Finishes
Pam Damour
4-7pm
CVE
Machine sewing
Techniques
Design
Yes
All
$45
$20
kit
In this technique workbook class, learn one finishing technique/embellishment after another! Learn pleated inserts, mitered borders, piped
binding, scalloped edges and sew much more! Kit includes techniques instructions, fabrics and trim pre-cuts, and sheet protectors.
303
304
Baltimore Hanging
Basket
Kathy Dunigan
8-11am
12-3pm
St James
Hand sewing
Techniques
Project
Yes
Confident
Beginner to
Advanced
$75
$25
kit
This breathtaking block can take center stage in a wall hanging or be set into a Baltimore Album quilt. This jam-packed technique class
includes reverse padded and embroidered appliqué, different methods for stems and basket, prepared edge technique with a paper foundation, and ribbon weave for the basket, so join the fun! Kit includes all materials.
304
305
Sunshine Starburst
Kimberly Einmo
8-11am
Janome machines 12-3pm
provided
CVE
Machine sewing
Techniques
Project
Yes
Intermediate
$75
$0
Learn the secret of strip-piecing Lonestar-style diamonds with ease and accuracy. In this fun-filled, no-stress class, learn Kimberly’s fabulous
method and finish this stunning quilt top in no time at all! Come to class a novice and leave as a diamond piecing pro!
305
306
Intro to Creating Ombre
in Quilts - Color Theory
Amy Garro
9-11am
CVE
Lecture/Trunk Show
Pencil
Notebook
Camera
All
$15
$0
This lecture addresses ombre within a hue family, a value range, moving across both hue and value and the option of grading through a
neutral hue. Learn how to translate the concept of gradation into fabric “steps.” See examples of using prints, solids, and a combination of
the two when creating ombre quilts.
306
307
Cape Cod Beauties
Kathy Gaul
4-8pm
CVE
Hand sewing
Wool appliqué
Project
Yes
All
$55
$68
kit
Creating dimension in wool appliqué brings life and realism to the artwork! Three lovely, hand-dyed wools in rich “hydrangea” colors with
subtle light and dark variations are cut into raw-edged petals that become dimensional by their strategic placement! Hand-dyed threads are
used to back stitch realistic veins in the raw-edged serrated leaves, and french knots attach the petals into place. Kit includes all materials.
307
308
Zig Zag Zany
Michelle Hiatt
Elna machines
provided
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Machine sewing
Techniques
Project
Yes
Confident
Beginner to
Intermediate
$75
$5.50
pattern
+ tools
This quilt designed for the Modern180 pattern line bridges the traditional and the modern. Learn how to use Deb Tucker tools and get tips
on piecing together this magnificent medallion quilt. Required tools: Wing Clipper $19.50 and Tucker Trimmer $17.50
308
309
Compass Rose Table
Runner
Jackie Kunkel
Viking machines
provided
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Machine sewing
Paper piecing
Project
Yes
All
$75
$26
pattern
Get started with paper piecing the Judy Niemeyer/Quiltworx.com way! Learn techniques from floating points and chain piecing to template
layout sheets with this stunning but easy to make table runner. The compass design is the main focus of the runner and best of all there are
no curves! The pattern contains enough papers to make two 22”x 69” table runners.
309
310
Composition
Katie Pasquini
Masopust
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Design
No sewing
Yes
All
$75
$25
kit
Work with two different interpretations of composition. First identify the “9 patch of compositions.” Using a magazine picture, associate
it with one of the nine compositional elements, enhance that composition, and work with one of the nine color schemes to create a piece
that is one step from reality and a second that is more abstract. Kit includes all fabrics needed for the exercises—all fused and ready to use,
inspirational photos, paper and color wheel.
310
311
Enhancing a Photograph
though Thread Sketching
Nancy Prince
8-11am
Bernina machines 12-3pm
provided
CVE
Machine sewing
Techniques
Yes
Beginner
$75
$12
kit
Work with a photograph of a too-cute dog and learn how to print and enhance your photograph through thread sketching. By the end of
class you will be confident to transfer what you have learned onto a photograph of your own.
311
312
Collage Tree
Elaine Quehl
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Design
No Sewing
Yes
All
$75
$12
pattern
Is there anyone who doesn’t love a gnarled, mature tree with lots of textured bark? Learn to see value and represent depth as you work through creating a collage tree. Pattern choices are Standing Still, Branching Out, or Vagabond Song as seen on Elaine’s website under Gallery: Trees.
312
313
Artistry through Appliqué David Taylor
2-5pm
CVE
Lecture/Trunk Show
Pencil
Notebook
Camera
All
$20
$0
Enjoy this informative demo/lecture that encompasses David’s entire process of creating realistic, pictorial art quilts. Each of his award-winning quilts takes months, sometimes years, of planning and construction. Topics include choosing the subject matter, pattern drafting, fabric
buying, construction, stitching, ironing, quilting, and binding. Bring a notebook and pencil. Photography is allowed.
313
314
Fabric Inking 101
Joyce Teng
4-7pm
CVE
No sewing
Fabric Painting
Yes
All
$45
$30
kit
This hands-on, self-paced class teaches you nine techniques to transform plain yardage into one-of-a-kind fabrics that can be used in any
project from traditional quilts to the most unique art quilts and works of wearable art. You will make one 12” quilt block used in the vibrant
“Tree of Life” design.
314
315
Supernova
Deb Tucker
Pfaff machines
provided
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Machine sewing
Techniques
Project
Yes
Advanced
$75
$5
pattern +
$29.50
tool
For students familiar with the Rapid Fire Lemoyne Star tool and technique. This design by Pam Goggans of Sager Creek Quilts features two
sizes of Blazing Lemoyne Stars. Created with strip piecing and a variation of the basic Rapid Fire Lemoyne Star techniques, they result in one
large center star surrounded by numerous partial smaller stars. Expect to finish the center and several of the smaller star sections during
class. Rotary cutting and machine piecing skills are necessary for success. Required: Rapid Fire Lemoyne Star tool and pattern
315
316
Jewels
Jessica
VanDenburgh
8-11am
12-3pm
St James
Machine sewing
Techniques
Project
Yes
Advanced
Beginner to
Intermediate
$75
$125
kit
Jewels is a great introduction to curved piecing. Learn how to cut, sew, and press curves. Blocks are then trimmed to ensure accurate and
perfect piecing. The pattern uses the Pathway Ruler or templates. Kit includes pattern, material for top and binding. Optional ruler is available for sale or to borrow in class.
316
317
Shadow Play
Colleen Wise
11:30am 1:30pm
CVE
Lecture/Trunk Show
Pencil
Notebook
Camera
All
$15
$0
Colleen’s quilts are distinctive for their illusion of depth and three dimensions! Using her tools, learn to create objects such as leaves or
planets that appear to float above a two-dimensional surface. A trunk show of quilts will illustrate the results.
317
503
Zinnia
Day 1 of 1½ day class
Melinda Bula
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Design, Project
No sewing
Techniques
Yes
All
$110
$65
for both kit for
days
both days
Look through the eyes of an artist as Melinda shows how she builds her award-winning flower quilts. See how color and value add depth
and realism to your work. Learn how to layer colors just like paint to make the flowers pop. Melinda has created special hand dyed fabric kit
for this class in a choice of colors; all you need are scissors and straight pins.
503
12
13
Sunday June 26 Classes Underwritten in part by Janome.
Class #
Class Name
Instructor
Time
Location Class Category
Supply
List
Skill
Level
Price
Add’l
Fee
Description
Class #
401
Azalea Festival
Kathy Dunigan
9am 12pm
CVE
Hand sewing
Techniques
Project
Yes
Confident
Beginner to
Advanced
$45
$22
kit
Step outside your “color box” and give this block the yummy hues you wish to splash onto your Baltimore quilts. This block begs for all sorts
of fabrics and fine threads. Explore how to achieve some “sleight of hand” ribbon and floss work to add glitz and elegance. It is just fun –
relaxing stitching and colorplay! Kit includes all materials.
401
402
Lotsa Dots
Kimberly Einmo
Janome machines
provided
9am 12pm
CVE
Machine sewing
Techniques
Project
Yes
Confident
Beginner to
Advanced
$45
$7
supplies
Dots are hot! All it takes to make this fresh new quilt is a Layer Cake bundle (or forty 10” squares) and some background fabric. Join Kim402
berly in her stress-free classroom, using the Accuquilt GO! cutter to quickly and accurately cut your squares and circles and learning her new,
signature, twin needle machine appliqué technique!
403
Crackle
Amy Garro
9am 12pm
CVE
Machine sewing
Techniques
Design, Project
Yes
Intermediate
to Advanced
$45
$0
Learn Amy’s method of paper piecing to construct this quilt. Learn how to handle sharp angles and join the quadrants of this block while
successfully matching seams. Keeping organized and options for quilting design will be discussed. Prior to class Amy will provide students
with pattern and cutting instructions.
403
404
Finley’s Fence
Michelle Hiatt
Elna machines
provided
8am 12pm
CVE
Machine sewing
Techniques
Project
Yes
Beginner
$55
$5.50
pattern
+ tools
This interlocking quilt, designed for the Modern180 pattern line, creates a modern play on an Irish Links quilt. Use of the Corner Pop tool
makes this otherwise difficult angled/bias unit actually fun to make. Michelle will share examples. Required tools: Corner Pop $24.50 and
Tucker Trimmer $17.50
404
405
Geese in Flight Placemats
Jackie Kunkel
Viking machines
provided
9am 12pm
CVE
Machine sewing
Paper piecing
Project
Yes
All
$45
$4
pattern
This Judy Niemeyer/Quiltworx.com placemat project will teach you a paper piecing technique that will leave you wanting more. You’ll love
the simplicity of the design and ease of the technique – and you can make them for yourself or as gifts.
405
406
Quilting the Landscape
Quilt
Nancy Prince
Bernina machines
provided
9am 12pm
CVE
Machine sewing
Techniques
Project
Yes
Beginner
$45
$20
kit
Learn how easy it is to determine the appropriate quilting lines based on different terrains and how simply changing the quilting detail can
create the illusion that one area is far away while another is closer. And no, you will not have to relearn your quilting skills – just change a
bit how you use those skills.
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407
Surface Design 1
Elaine Quehl
9am 12pm
CVE
Fabric painting
Techniques
Yes
All
$45
$8
supplies
Learn the properties and use of Prismacolor Artist Pencils and Caran d’Ache Neocolor II Water Soluble Wax Pastels to make original pieces of
fibre art or to add depth, dimension and detail to your textile work and art quilts. Elaine will demonstrate ideas and methods for using them
on fabric and show a variety of samples.
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408
Simple Pictorial Hand
Appliqué
David Taylor
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Hand sewing
Techniques
Design, Project
Yes
All
$75
$30
kit
Explore David’s layered, hand-appliqué technique. Topics include pattern drawing, freezer paper preparation using liquid starch, and invisible
stitch technique. This very informative class is also fun and fast-paced. Kit includes pre-washed fabrics and patterns.
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409
Rapid Fire Lemoyne Star
- Constellation
Deb Tucker
Pfaff machines
provided
9am 12pm
CVE
Machine sewing
Techniques
Project
Yes
Confident
Beginner
$45
$5
pattern +
$29.50
tool
Learn a revolutionary new method for constructing traditional Lemoyne Star blocks. Use strip piecing, oversizing, and trimming to create sections that piece together without “Y” seams. This introductory class includes all steps required to produce at least one basic block. Construction of the free wall hanging project associated with the tool instructions is covered. Class also includes a trunk show of block variations. For
quilters familiar with rotary cutting and machine piecing. 409
410
Bob and Weave
Colleen Wise
8-11am
12-3pm
CVE
Machine sewing
Design, Project
Yes
Confident
Beginner
$75
$27
book
Against a dark background, vertical and horizontal ribbons of color appear to weave under and over. Strip piecing makes this quilt fast and
fun. Required: Casting Shadows by Colleen Wise
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503
Zinnia
Day 2 of 1½ day class
Melinda Bula
9am 12pm
CVE
Design, Project
No sewing
Techniques
N/A
All
N/A
N/A
Look through the eyes of an artist as Melinda shows how she builds her award-winning flower quilts. See how color and value add depth
and realism to your work. Learn how to layer colors just like paint to make the flowers pop. Melinda has created a special hand dyed fabric
kit for this class in a choice of color – all you need are scissors and straight pins.
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Lodging
Many area hotels offer discounted rates for VQF attendees. It is advisable to reserve rooms
early for the special rate. Rates may change as room blocks fill.
Best Western Windjammer
South Burlington, VT
800-371-1125
www.bestwesternburlingtonvt.com
Quality Inn Colchester
Colchester, VT
802-655-1400
www.colchestervermonthotel.com
Comfort Inn and Suites
South Burlington, VT
802-863-5541
www.comfortinnburlington.com
Quality Inn Shelburne
Shelburne, VT
802-985-8037
www.qualityinn.com/hotel-shelburne-vermont
Comfort Suites
South Burlington, VT
802-860-1112
http://bit.ly/ComfortStesVQF
Sonesta ES Suites Burlington
Williston, VT 05495
802-878-2001
www.sonesta.com/BurlingtonVT
Courtyard by Marriott Burlington/Williston
Williston, VT
802-879-0100
www.Marriott.com/btvwl
Sheraton Burlington Hotel & Conference Ctr.
Burlington, VT
802-865-6600
www.sheratonburlington.com
DoubleTree by Hilton Burlington
South Burlington, VT
802-658-0250
www.doubletreehotelburlington.com
Smart Suites
South Burlington, VT
802-860-9900
www.smartsuitesburlington.com
Fairfield Inn Burlington Williston
Williston, VT
802-879-8999
www.marriott.com/btvfb
The Essex Resort and Spa
Essex, VT
800-727-4295
www.essexresortspa.com
Green Mountain Suites Burlington Hotel
South Burlington, VT
802-860-1212
www.greenmountainsuites.com
Hilton Burlington
Burlington, VT
802-859-5037
http://bit.ly/VQFHilton
Other Lodging Options
Holiday Inn/South Burlington, VT
South Burlington, VT
800-799-6363, 802-863-6363
www.IHG.com
Airbnb (renting from owner)
www.airbnb.com
Holiday Inn Express
South Burlington, VT
802-860-6000
www.hiexpressburlington.com
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TownePlace Suites by Marriott
Williston, VT
802-872-5900
www.Marriott.com/BTVTS
Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce
www.vermont.org/visitors/where-stay
Camping at the Champlain Valley Exposition
www.cvexpo.org/Camping
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Become a Friend of
The Vermont Quilt Festival
Quilting With Color
Play an important role in promoting a wealth of quilting experiences for all!
All of your quilting needs and desires!
Over the past 39 years, the non-profit Vermont Quilt Festival has been a setting for the • Lectures by internationally known experts
highest quality of education in the art of quilting, for displays of fine quilts, for the offer- • Gallery talks, appraisals, quilting challenges, free programs, awards, videos
and more.
ing of quilt-related materials, and for the preservation of our quilting heritage.
- Fun Fabrics
- Books
Annual Membership Benefits
One free daily admission ticket
VQF oval euro bumper sticker
Recognition in the Show Catalog and at the Festival
Friends of VQF Enrollment Form
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Enjoy a wonderful weekend spent with friends in
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As a Friend of VQF, your contribution of at least $40 will support:
• Over 80 classes in the art and craft of quilt making
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• A “Life’s Work” exhibit showcasing a retrospective of one artist’s work
• A quilt contest open to quilters of all abilities with critiques from nationally
known judges
Mail to: Friends of VQF, 11 Pearl St., Ste. 205, Essex Junction, VT 05452.
Memberships are renewable annually and are tax deductible. For further information contact the Vermont Quilt Festival office at 802-872-0034, [email protected],
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Billings Farm & Museum
Welcome to the
Vermont Quilt Festival
and the Doubletree by Hilton Burlington
where we’ve got the warmest welcome.
Gateway to Vermont’s Rural Heritage
30th Annual
Quilt Exhibition
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.
July 30 - September 18, 2016
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
An extensive display of juried quilts
made by quilters residing
in Windsor County, VT
* Complimentary WiFi
* Refrigerators in all rooms
* Trader Duke’s Restaurant and Lounge onsite
* Complimentary parking for vehicles and coaches
* 2 blocks from I89 Exit14E
* Only 4 miles to Champlain Valley Exposition Center
* Ask for the Vermont Quilt Festival when making your reservation
Quilt Making Demonstrations
You’re only one hop,
skip and a stitch away
from the perfect
1700 Shelburne Road place to stay!
South Burlington, VT 05403 802.860.9900 Spend the day with us in beautiful
Woodstock, Vermont!
Your admission includes the operating
dairy farm, restored and furnished farmhouse,
and the Vermont farm life exhibits.
1117 Williston Road, Burlington, VT 05403-5717 T(802) 658 0250
Rte. 12 • Woodstock, VT
DoubleTree.com
802-457-2355 • www.billingsfarm.org
Hilton HHonors membership, earning of Points & Miles and redemption of points are
subject to HHonors Terms and Conditions. ©2011 Hilton Worldwide
802.863.5541 We at Larkin Hospitality would like to welcome you to your home away from home while you enjoy the Vermont Quilt Show! Hands-on Activities for Children & Adults
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401 Dorset street, south Burlington, Vt 05403
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3 Dorset Street South Burlington, VT 05403 21
lynn Wheatley
Passionately Teachin’ & Stitchin’
Teacher · Designer
Longarm Machine Quilting
Email: [email protected]
www.Lynnwheatley.com
224 Eastman Rd., South Royalton, VT 05068 ~ 802-299-9236
Follow That Thread
Aurifil Thread Distributor/Retailer
PO Box 192
Hudson, MA 01749
(978) 562-2163
We stock one of the widest selections
of Aurifil Thread available.
Cotton in 50, 40, 28 and 12 weights.
Quilters love our Monofilament and
Polyester, too. Special Orders are welcome.
Contact us for all your
thread needs.
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Champlain
Valley
Exposition
Essex Junction
Forty &
Fabulous
June 24-26, 2016
Quilt Exhibits
ConTEsT QuilTs ★ AnTiQuE QuilTs ★ ApprAisAls
lifE’s Work: ruTH MCDoWEll
MErCHAnTs MAll ★ sEWBATik CHAllEngE
ClAssEs & lECTurEs
Lisa Binkley, Melinda Bula, Augusta Cole, Pam Damour, Kathy
Dunigan, Kimberly Einmo, Amy Garro, Kathy Gaul, Michelle Hiatt,
Jackie Kunkel, Katie Pasquini Masopust, Nancy Prince, Elaine Quehl,
David Taylor, Joyce Teng, Deb Tucker, Jessica VanDenburgh,
Margaret Willingham, Lynn Wheatley, Colleen Wise
Visit us at vqf.org and facebook.com/VQF1977
A Vermont Chamber of Commerce Time-Honored Top Ten Event
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“Celebration”
2016 raffle quilt center
Based on the Judy Niemeyer Quilting pattern “Glacier Star”
Pieced by Anne Harmon, Joanne Lattrell and Mary Ellen Francis, and
to be machine quilted by Karen Abrahamovich
Materials donated by Yankee Pride Quilts,
The Quilters’ Corner at Middlebury Sew-N-Vac, and Country Treasures.
NONPROFIT ORG
U S POSTAGE
Vermont Quilt Festival
PAID
11 Pearl Street, Suite 205
Essex Junction, VT 05452
THE MAILING CENTER
05641
established 1977
Address Service Requested
Amaryllis © 2015 Ruth B. McDowell
Life’s Work Exhibit
Broken Dishes
Gwen Marston Exhibit