Major Workshops
Each year the West Alabama Quilt Guild sponsors a national teacher to visit Tuscaloosa, AL. This wonderful weekend of quilting starts with a trunk show/quilt lecture on Friday night which is opened to the public. The fabulous trunk show is followed by a one or two day workshop at a reduce cost to members of the West Alabama Quilt Guild. Previously, WAQG has sponsored Phil Beaver, Beth Ferrier, Donna Poster, Trish Stuart, and Julia Wood.
Martha Nordstrand
March 2008
Trunk Show - The Real Reasons you Love Quilts
Friday, March 28, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Location to be Annouced
Workshop - Martha's Unique Appliqué Method
Saturday, March 29, 2008 from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Location to be Annouced
Fee to WAQG members - $20
Martha teaches the following in the workshop:
- My method of preparing the appliqué pieces using a screw driver and glue stick
- How to use windows
- How to audition background fabrics and how to choose fabrics
- How to design your own applique or adapt a kit or purchased project.
- A bias strip method that will change your whole approach to stems or Celtic appliqué (worth the whole class)
- How to embellish your applique with creative stitches
- The perfect applique stitch
- At the end of the day, students bring problem pieces and we try to solve the problem "First Aid for Appliqué"
- If time permist, how to set blocks with new approaches
Supply List
1. Kit ($20 cost) will be purchase the day of the workshop and contains the following items.
- The kit contains the following items:,
- Master copy of design( Multiples of choices)
- Details on design and instructions
- Full page of templates on full sheets of label paper
- Master copy of templates
- Printed windows on hard card stock
- Printed instructions for my method of applique
- Instructions on easy bias strips
- A surprise gift for each student!
2. Fabric (background and pieces for appliqué)
3. Additional supplies will be posted later.