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Remember back in July~
OPB was in the store filming an episode of "Oregon Art Beat" featuring Jean Wells. The episode airs next week on Thurs. Oct 6th at 8 pm and will repeat on Sun. Oct 9th at 6 pm.
Gather your friends together for a "Premier Party"...I'm all for celebrating with friends, and this time, it might actually be your friends on TV!
After two 90 degree days this week, today suddenly feels like fall! A crisp breeze is blowing pine needles off the Ponderosas, the sky is somewhat grey, and we recently received a shipment of new flannel, which Jackie has busily been cutting into two new Big Patch Kits.
Big Patch "Fall Florals"
and Big Patch "Woodsy"
These quilts are made with randomly placed 6" squares which sew together quickly. You could be snugglying under a new quilt by next weekend's football game...don't forget the apple crisp!
Sue Spargo & Tonye Phillips
This past weekend, we had the pleasure of having Sue Spargo and Tonye Phillips teaching at "Contemporary Folk Art Retreat." The event was held at the Camp Sherman Community Hall, which was just the perfect setting.
Students created their own, unique designs which incorporated hand-appliqué techniques taught by Tonye and wonderful wool & embellishment techniques taught by Sue.
As I walked through the doors of the Community Hall, I took a step back in time, to days of Girl Scout Camp with afternoon arts & crafts in the "camp lodge." Only instead of working with acrylic yarn, macaroni and paste, these grown-up girls were working with beautifully hand-dyed wool, silk thread, beads and buttons. Mmmm....yummy (no, I'm not talking about the paste!)
In the picture above, notice the quilts hanging on the walls...Tonye and Sue had quilts hanging all around the room for inspiration. Each quilt was more beautiful and detailed than the one before. There was so much color, everywhere you looked! I found myself practically drooling over one student's box of thread...THREAD!
This piece is from Sue Spargo. It is a sampler of perfectly round "buttons" of wool, showcasing beautifully ornate stitchery and beadwork.
Click here to see our Facebook Photo Album of the retreat.
If you wish you could have been at this retreat, you will definately want to sign up for next year! Contemporary Folk Art Retreat 2012, featuring Sue Spargo and Gwen Marston, will be held at Five Pine Lodge in Sisters (October 19, 20 & 21.) We are currently taking registrations, click here for details!
In addition to the three day retreat, Gwen and Sue will each be teaching one-day workshops at the Stitchin' Post. Gwen will be teaching "Contemporary Medallions in Solids." Sue will be teaching her "Leaf Sampler" workshop.
So guess who signed up for "Leaf Sampler"? That's right, yours truly...
I think Sue had me at hello! ~Tamra
Karen M. stopped by the store last week to show us
her sweet-as-can-be baby quilt made with 5" Charm Squares!
Karen used Pinwheel Baby Quilt pattern from the Moda Bake Shop website/blog.
The quilt is absolutely adorable and I just love the Prairie Point border!
Great job Karen~ thank you for sharing it with us!
We recently had the priviledge of having Rosalie Dace (of South Africa) in our classroom for two weeks. Rosalie is an art quilter with a strong following...her classes always have a waiting list! Really amazing works are created in Rosalie's workshops. The first week Rosalie led a private Independent Study group that has been working with her for three years running. The second week was a workshop titled "Going 'Round in Circles." Students worked with circles as their inspiration. Click here to visit our Facebook photo album of the circles workshop.
Rosalie will be visiting us again this October! She will be teaching "Cross Currents," a workshop using X's and plus signs as inspiration. There are three spaces still available!~ To register, call the store at 541-549-6061.
