BASIC / BEGINNER CLASSES
Weekly: Every Thursday
11 am to 3 pm
Pack a sandwich!
CALL TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT - 814-889-1326
Location:
179 Rock Ford Road
Great Cacapon, West Virginia, 25422
814-889-1326
QUILT SHOW CLASSES
July 27, 2024 - Inktense on Fabric - 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Teacher: Corinda Design Studio
$35 for DMQG Members
$40 for Non Members
Enhance your artistic skills further by exploring the versatile medium of Inktense, and learning techniques to blend, shade, and create stunning textures on fabric. Whether a beginner or an experienced artist, this class offers a unique opportunity to express your imagination through two distinct yet complementary art forms. No drawing skills are needed.
August 3, 2024 - Free Motion Quilting on the Domestic Sewing Machine for Beginners - 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
Teacher:
$35 for DMQG Members
$40 for Non Members
FMQ for Beginners is designed especially for the novice and designed to take the fear out of FMQ.
You will learn the basics: the language of FMQ and the "motions" that develop into motifs.
You can do it! No Stress! REALLY!
Bring your machine and plan to have fun!
If interested in any of these classes, contact us at dottie.otoole@gmail.com for additional information or to sign up.
August 10, 2024 - Memory Making Using Neckties to Make a Purse - 11:30 am - 3:30 pm
Teacher: Carolyn Taylor
$10 for DMQG Members
$15 for Non Members
A great way to recycle those old neckties and a great way to make something useful in memory of a loved one.
Supply List:
Sewing machine and sewing supplies (Don't forget the foot and power cord)
One tie (wide) - do not wash or deconstruct!
One fat quarter for lining and pocket
Decorative 3/8 trim cording for strap (45")
Decorative button
*Pattern, pellon, elastic cord, and Velcro will be provided.
August 17, 2024 - Quilt Appraiser, Pam Pampe
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
A member of the Professional Association of Appraisers with a concentrated focus on quilted textiles
Established customers: $50
New customers: $75
A written appraiser report may include: monetary value, design elements, historical value, and/or geographical area
Appointments are strongly recommended. Walk-ins welcome
Contact Lin Vance for details and appointments: 304-258-7722
August 24, 2024 - Beginner's Quilting
11:30 am - 2:30 pm
Teachers: Dottie O'Toole and Barbara Waldron
$10 for DMQG Members
$15 for Non Members
A great way to learn sewing techniques needed to make a quilted project.
Supply List:
Sewing machine with 1/4" pressure foot (if available), power cord, foot control, extra needles
Thread and bobbins
Rotary cutter and mat
Quilter ruler
One to two fat quarters
Fabric scraps: 1 piece 5-1/2 x 5-1/2" for front, 1 piece
5-1/2 x 10" for backing, smaller pieces
505 Basting Spray or glue stick
September 7, 2024 - Paint a Barn Quilt
11:30 am - 2:30 pm
Teachers: Dottie O'Toole and Carmen Winiarski
$50 for DMQG Members
$60 for Non Members
Cost includes $15 for supplies and materials
This is a hands-on class recently taught at the West Virginia Quilt Show in Summersville, WV by Sue Royer.
Supply List:
A stiff plastic card such as a store card or credit card OR a quilting seam roller
A hairdryer
18" plastic straight edge ruler such as a "C" thru quilting ruler
An old shirt or apron to protect your clothes
September 14, 2024 - Legal Considerations for Quilters
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Vickie L. Hylton, Esq., Hylton Law Office, PLLC
$0 for DMQG Members
$0 for Non Members
What is the Difference:
* A Copyright - how long does it last?
* A Registered Trademark
* A Patent
* A Public Domain
What Can I Do Legally?
* Using a traditional pattern
* Selling my quilts and other items
* Information from a video
* Using Licensed Fabrics
* Raffling quilts for charity
