February
Meeting: Saturday, February 7th, 2009
Class with Deborah Tirico
Come join us to see how fast, fun and forgiving felted wool appliqué
is. Deborah was educated as a graphic designer. She turned to
quilting when the graphic design profession became digital. She is
an avid member of the EGA, the Appliqué Society and the American Quilting
Society. Deborah has taught classes in felted wool appliqué
at EGA chapters, quilt guilds and shops. She teaches appliqué,
hand quilting and her own designs in felted wool appliqué.
At this class we will be taught Deborah's technique of felted wool
appliqué. This includes the following skills:
Felting wool Discussion on felting and recycling wool
will encourage students to make their own wool for appliqué and other
creative applications through recycling clothing or felting yardage.
Pattern making Freezer paper methods in pattern making
will illustrate effective methods. Students will learn simplified
techniques using available household products.
Stitches Students will learn appliqué techniques
using the tack stitch. A unique method for using the needle on a slant
provides for a sculpting of the wool to create a dimension to the work.
A new method for the blanket stitch will also be illustrated.
We will meet at Duncaster for this class, and the times for the day
will be 10am to 3 pm. When registering, please choose one of the following
kits:
Strawberry Sewing Kit - $33 (click to see an enlarged image)
Our felted wool appliqué strawberry sewing kit is a tri-fold wallet
including a felted wool appliqué scissors keeper, a multi-page needle
book, and a pocket for floss shuttles. Kits are available in black
or white.
Elephant Sewing Kit - $20 (click to see an enlarged image)
A perfect class for chapters and guilds, this adorable elephant holds your
thimble in his trunk and your needles on his blanket. Pins are on his
back and embroidery scissors in the tiny scissors keeper. A wonderful
gift for a sewing friend or a perfect travel companion for yourself, you
will be finished in no time. Learn to make freezer paper patterns,
blanket stitch, make cording (tail), beading and making wool felt from recycled
fabrics. Kits are available in green, gray, pink or white.
Strawberry Tea Cozy - $59.50
Double Strawberry Eyeglass Case - $28 (click to see an enlarged
image)
Our new strawberry double glasses case is the perfect way to store your extra
glasses easily and beautifully. The double compartment nests two pair
of glasses between layers of soft felted wool to keep sunglasses, magnifiers
or any extra pair conveniently protected.
These kits may be seen on Deborah's website
(www.pemberleyhousedesigns.com).
Meeting Location:
Duncaster, 40 Loeffler Road,
Bloomfield, CT
Schedule for Saturday:
10 AM to
12:15 PM Morning class
12:15 PM to 1
PM Lunch, show
and tell, and announcements
1 PM to 3
PM
Continuation of class
What to bring:
Scissors for cutting
fabric
pencils/pens for tracing
patterns
Anything you'd like to share
for show and tell
Here are directions to Duncaster: (Official address is 40 Loeffler
Road, Bloomfield, CT, but we would like you to enter the building on the
Mountain Avenue side)
84 Westbound [from Manchester]:
Take Rt. 291, exit 61. Follow Rt. 291 to Rt. 218 exit. Take left
onto Rt. 218. Follow for about 3 miles. Take right onto Rt. 189
and follow to the center of Bloomfield. Take a left on Rt. 178.
Continue straight on Rt. 178 for 1.4 miles. To use the new front entrance,
turn right onto Mountain Avenue and continue approx. ½ mile to entrance
on the left into Duncaster. From the Loeffler Road entrance or the
Mountain Avenue entrance, once on the campus, visitors should follow the
signs to the Aquatics & Fitness Center Entrance.
84 Eastbound [From Farmington]:
Take exit 41. Go left on South Main Street [which becomes North Main
Street at West Hartford Center] for 4.6 miles to Rt. 185. Turn left
on Rt. 185 for 1.8 miles. Turn right on Rt. 178. To use the new
front entrance, after about ½ mile turn left onto Mountain Avenue and
continue approx. ½ mile to entrance on the left into Duncaster.
From the Loeffler Road entrance or the Mountain Avenue entrance, once on
the campus, visitors should follow the signs to the Aquatics & Fitness
Center Entrance.
91 [North or South]:
Take exit 36. Go west on Rt. 178 for 4.5 miles to the center of
Bloomfield. At the traffic light continue straight on Rt. 178 for 1.4
miles. To use new front entrance, turn right onto Mountain Avenue and
continue approx. ½ mile to entrance on the left into Duncaster.
From the Loeffler Road entrance or the Mountain Avenue entrance, once on
the campus, visitors should follow the signs to the Aquatics & Fitness
Center Entrance.
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