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Karla Alexander …
“Lift the Quilts Out of Your Stash” Quilt designer and author, Karla Alexander has written eight books for Martingale & Company – That Patchwork Place. She also designs patterns under the name Saginaw Street Quilt Company. Karla is part of the design team for Creative Grids – and has designed seven rulers along with a variety of companion patterns. Karla teaches workshops and give lectures all over the country and teaches how to quilt using a variety of methods, including her own stack and shuffle methods. Karla's philosophy regarding quilting is to enjoy the process, learn from your experience and…
Karla Alexander … Circle Play
Dayton First Baptist Church 300 Flower Lane, Dayton, OregonCircle Play Workshop – April 20, 2023 - 9am -4pm The workshop is based on Circle Play — I pride myself on teaching curved piecing to students who have turned away from it in the past. My techniques are different whether you choose to use a ruler or not. It’s awesome to see how much progress students make in this class. Sewing Circles has never been so much fun! No worries if you’ve never sewn curves before OR if you prefer straight seams, you will leave class a Master of Curves! Come ready to experiment and learn exciting new piecing techniques…
Janet Fogg . . .
Skill and imagination are key words for describing Janet Fogg as an artist and pattern designer. They are what she strives to show when creating her original art quilts and what she hopes to share with other quilters with her collection of quilt patterns/kits for public use. Mostly self taught, Janet has been sewing since childhood when after losing her mother she claimed the family sewing machine as her own. "It became a tool for survival, both practically and emotionally." Janet knew at a young age that she wanted to be an artist and pursued a graphic design degree and a career…