Color Confidence

On Thursday, May 6, 2021, our education committee hosted a Color Confidence class to learn about color, taught by Kathleen Day (a retired art teacher). The students looked at many slides of quilts as we discussed color terms and combinations. We learned how to determine the value (darkness and lightness) …

Thread Catcher

Below are a few pictures from the Thread Catcher class taught by Judi Reed. Judy is one of our excellent and creative guild instructors. There were 10 guild members who attended the thread catcher class. Everyone had a good time making the thread catchers for the upcoming Quilter’s Bazaar and …

Mastering the Quilter’s Seam

The Education Committee hosted a class on Mastering the Quilter’s Seam—How to Sew an Accurate Quarter Inch Seam and More. The class was taught by OPQG member, Jillian Grant. There were eight attendees for the event held on March 4, 2021.   The attendees learned the difference between a full quarter-inch, …

Beginning Rotary Cutting

The OPQG Education Committee hosted a Beginning Rotary Cutting class at the guild facility on February 4, 2021. Terri Davis helped guild members Pat Jones and Evelyn Irvine master cutting strips, squares and triangles accurately and safely. Terri recommends using a rotary cutter that automatically closes the guard over the …

December Education

Joanne Simonson was our instructor for December’s education class—Four-Patch Posies. Joanne made it easy to turn yardage (some fabric was not very pretty) into fabulous blocks. Wow is all that can be said about the wonderful creations made by quilters in her class. This technique is a great way to …

Sizzlin’ Sixties Class

When you take a class from one of our program speakers, finishing a class project can be truly rewarding.  Here is Janis Goetz’s version of the Merry Go ‘Round quilt. This quilt is based on projects from the Sizzlin’ Sixties book by Heather Mulder Peterson of Anka’s Treasures.  Our speaker, …