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President’s Message

Where did the summer go!!!??? Three weeks and the teachers are back in the classrooms.

The member exhibit entries are getting their final touches. (Hurry we only have room for the first 30.) Check out your newsletter for new classes. We now are proud to have five quilt guilds as members of the Fiber Arts Center. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of our members who have donated to us such high-quality books and fabric to sell for the benefit of the Fiber Arts Center. It has allowed us to fund the Center but also pass this fabric along to fiber artists at really wonderful prices. Thank you.

Laura Boehl’s lovely show will be with us through August and we are having a record number of visitors as the public is finding that this bright blue building in Denton is a place to find creativity and inspiration. Laura’s use of color, patterns and negative space has everyone devouring quilts with their eyes.

The next few weeks should will see us experimenting with our Hopi Red Amaranth Dye plants and our indigo. The cotton plants in the raised bed on the south side of the building are
doing very well with their white and pink blossoms. The boles are forming and they should be popping open in the next few weeks. If you have never experienced the life cycle of a cotton
plant, keeping an eye on this raised bed will show you what cotton looks like up close.

Stay cool, wear sunscreen, drink water. Remember that a seam ripper is your friend.
Victoria McConnell

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Fiber Arts Center of the Eastern Shore Presents  

The Amazing Textile Work of Laura Waggner Boehl

From July 5 to September 3, the Fiber Arts Center
is showcasing the work of Laura Waggner Boehl.

 

Quilting is Laura’s passion and fabric her artistic medium. The quilts she makes are what is in her head or what suites her fancy at the time. She is always open to inspiration and new techniques to express herself.  She became a quilter in 1984 when her passion was ignited by her mother-in-law, Marie Boehl.  Shortly after starting her first quilt, Laura attended a lecture on quilting given by Pat Long Gardner, a Baltimore fiber artist and teacher of fiber art at Maryland Institute of Art.  Pat also taught quilting classes in her home and Laura soon joined the other 20 plus women who quilted with Pat on Mondays and Wednesday during the school year. Laura quilted with the group for 11 years.  Laura has always considered these women her mentors and the group her quilting Master’s degree.  Partially due to her quilting group who all encouraged risk taking and forward thinking,  Laura has always had a modern twist to her work.  She especially enjoys piecing her backs which become a canvas for artistic exploration.  She uses all the leftovers from the front, plus extras from her stash and pieces it all together in a random, artistic improv fashion. 

 

The exhibit runs through September 3,  2022.  We welcome your visit on Wednesdays Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, from 12:00 – 4:00pm each day.  
The exhibit is free of charge.

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Quilt Appraisal Day With Phyllis Hatcher
Wednesday, August 31, 9am – 3pm
Cost: $55.00

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Macrame Heart Wall Hanging Class

Instructor: Alice Engle

Cost: $35.00 Member, $45.00 Non Member

Date: September 10, 2022

Time: 10:00 am – 2:00pm

Students will learn the art of making basic cord knots and configuring knots into a lovely and simple heart wall decoration.

The kit for the wall hanging will be provided by the instructor for a class fee of $15.

Class supplies: Straight pins with a big head, a padded board approximately 12-20 inches to anchor pins.

If you have further questions, call 410-490-2087 or 410-829-5136. Sign up at the Fiber Arts Center (www.fiberartscenter.com) today!

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Baltimore Country Cousin Quilt Class

Dates:  September 16, October 14, November 11, December 16, 2022

Cost: $60.00 member,  $75.00 non member
Time: 10am – 2pm

Come join us for a lovely quilt adventure at the Fiber Arts Center! In this class we will be focusing on the hand applique techniques to render four beautiful quilt blocks to make a wonderful quilted wall hanging/quilt. Each month we will construct a block and learn how to applique stems, flowers, circles and more. You will become quite adept at appliquing lovely designs! Contact instructor, Kay Butler for further questions: 410-829-5136   or email: mrs.kay.butler@gmail.com

Baltimore Country Cousin Fabric Requirements

Each block in the wall hanging/quilt is 16” square. We will be focusing on 4 blocks for this class and will feature a block each month.

Background: 2 yards of cream or white tone on tone prints 

Border: 1 ½ yard 

Green for stems and leaves: 4-5 fat quarters

 I use five different greens in medium to dark values and ranging in color from yellow greens to dark hunter greens.

Red for flowers, hearts, and details: a couple of fat quarters or scraps.

Yellow for flowers and details: a couple of fat quarters or scraps.

Blue for vases, flowers and details: a couple of fat quarters 

Pink for flowers and details: a couple of fat quarters 

Class Supplies:

Blue water soluble pen (you can find these in Walmart)

Pencil

Applique Pins

Embroidery fabric scissors

Applique Needles  or Sharps #10

White quilting thread (we’ll use for basting)

Matching thread for leaves, flowers, basket, etc.

Optional: light box (I’ll have one available)

Painters tape (I’ll be happy to share mine)

Fee for printed patterns: $10.00 (to be collected by the instructor in class); 

You may wish to purchase on Amazon: Baltimore Country Cousin book by Susan McKelvey. Right now you can get it for about $6.75 used. Shipping will be about $3.50. You don’t have to purchase the book but it is a great reference. We will be using 16 inch patterns that I will print for you. (The book features 12 inch blocks….)

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Angel Wall Hanging Class with Priscilla Hodge

October 29th & Nov. 12th
10am -3pm

Cost: $35 members/$45 non members – Please call
Kay Butler to sign up for this class at 410-829-5136

Get ready to decorate for the holidays as you stitch this heavenly angel wall hanging! Students will be designing a paper pieced angel gown using interfacing and will learn how to embellish with machine stitching. (Students may wish to do some hand applique and hand stitching if that is their preference.)

Machine needles( extras will be available for $1)

$5.00 kit fee

FABRIC & SUPPLIES FOR

ANGEL WALLHANGING 

Approximately 17” X 19” when finished

Prewashed fabrics with a Color Guard sheet will help prevent discoloring and shrinkage of wall hanging should you need to wash it delicately.

Fabric requirements assume fabrics are 42” WOF.

Fabrics:

You will need to decide whether you want to machine applique or hand applique the head, neck, hands and feet.  You will need different supplies for each technique.

5/8 yd PREWASHED & pressed cotton for front and back

1 yard PREWASHED & pressed cotton flannel- choose a color that will not show through wings, face, neck hands and feet; also use for interlining behind background fabric.

¼ yard cotton fabric for wings—

If hand appliqueing you need 1/3 yard so you can cut wings on the bias

Scrap of skin-tone cotton for face, neck, hands and feet- again, if hand appliqueing, you need enough to cut pieces on the bias

Scraps of 6 to 12 assorted fabrics cotton; I used 1/8 yard of 15 different cotton fabrics. If you have layer cakes, the 10” square will work for this project as well.

Interfacing/Stabilizer:

14” X 14” piece of medium weight CUT AWAY stabilizer (like Joanns’ Pellon 884) to prevent fabric from puckering when sewing on stitches with machine, NOT FUSIBLE! 

½ yard of Wonder Under (at Joanns), if machine appliqueing wings, face, neck, hands and feet. I hand appliqued these pieces

20” square of cotton batting like Warm and Natural 

Embellishments:

½ yard of 1”- wide lace with metallic gold in it (or your color choice)

Two 2 1/2” wide WOF strips for binding (or ¼ yard to be safe)

12” X 12” piece of freezer paper, if hand appliqueing

Narrow gold trim (or your choice of color) for edge of angel’s robe sleeve

Pearls for edge of angel’s sleeve (& angel gown hem?)

Assorted threads, ribbons, beads, lace and embellishments; size of thread, ribbon or cord 

1/2″ wide trim for halo (gold or other color; I used cream and added gold trim)

Thread:

If embellishing stitches with machine, use a good quality thread like Isacord with a bobbin thread in the bobbin.   Isacord thread makes the stitching look delicate. I used just one color to embellish with stitching.  

100% cotton thread to paper piece angel with your sewing machine

Invisible thread to edge stitch all edges of the angel gown. (Joann’s may has invisible thread. I used Sulky thread.) 

Needles:

Schmetz Universal machine needle size 80/12; I used a Microtex needle which is stronger and sharper. If you use a Microtex Chrome needle it has been dipped in titanium to make it even stronger

 Schmetz Quilting needle 90/14, but a Schmetz Universal needle 90/14 should also work well. Just take your time going through all the thicknesses.

Hand embroidery needles to make hair 

Hand needles to quilt and finish binding 

Other Supplies:

Working sewing machine with presser feet, bobbins and other parts

Rotary cutter with new blade in it

Add-A-Quarter Ruler 12-inch size – helps cutting lines for paper piecing.

(You can use a clear ruler but need to be careful when cutting to add a quarter of an inch to fabric.)

Small 5” X 7” cutting mat if you have one (Classroom has a couple of mats)

6” X 24” clear ruler, classroom has one also. 

6” X 12” clear ruler if you have one

Small clear ruler (3” x 9”, etc.) if you have one

Flat head pins which help with paper piecing 

Long quilting pins 

Glue stick, if hand appliqueing

Small scissors to cut threads (embroidery scissors work well)

Paper scissors to cut out paper pieced pattern

¼” presser foot if you have one

Open toe presser foot or a clear open toe presser foot, if you have them

Suggested supplies:

ROLL “N PRESS TOOL found on Amazon in place of finger pressing.

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Oct. 5th, Oct.19th, Nov. 2nd, Nov.16th, Nov. 30th, Dec. 14th, Jan. 4th, Jan.18th
Time: 10am – 2pm
Cost: $80members/95 non members (8 classes)

Start your knitting journey with teacher, Alice Engle, who will be teaching basic knitting stitches and will guide you to create a woolen scarf and other lovely knitting treasures.

Class Supply List:
#8 knitting needles (bamboo preferred-no plastic needles
please!)
Worsted weight yarn
Small Notebook
Call: 410-490-2087 for additional questions and to sign up.

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UFO Stitching Groups

These fiber artists meet to finish “Unfinished Objects”, in other words, if you have a project that you need time to finish, then this is the event for you! For three consecutive days you can work on your own sewing projects and enjoy the fun and camaraderie of other stitchers. The best thing is that you can leave your machine and materials overnight. 
The following dates have been reserved at the Fiber Arts Center   
August 8-10 & 22-24
September 12-14 & 26-28
October 10-12 & 24-26
November 7-9 & 21-23
December 5-7 & 8-9

There are waiting lists for some dates.

Cost: $30 (for members only) New memberships welcome and you may join easily at the bottom of this newsletter. These groups are filling up fast! You must have a reservation for these groups so that we can follow State Guidelines for social distancing.
  

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Quilt Folks Magazine Issue No. 21: Maryland  “We visited the Eastern shore with Victoria McConnell, president of the Fiber Arts Center of the Eastern Shore, and popped into a UFO meeting with its members.”  This gorgeous edition of Quilt Folks is in and for sale at the Fiber Arts Center for $22.00 and will also be available at Barns and Noble.
Photography courtesy Quilt Folks.

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