PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS
Quilt Company East in Pittsburgh, PA, has programs and workshops from a wide variety of interests. Our speakers include local experts and nationally known teachers. We learn a variety of new techniques, see what others are doing in the quilt world, have fun with other members during social events, and learn from history. We invite others to join us for these entertaining and informative meetings.
Upcoming Programs
Guild Meetings: 7:00 PM
Workshops: 9:00 am to 3:30 pm (setting up at 8:30), unless otherwise noted
Directions: See maps for venues below
Monday, November 18, 2019
Program: Quilt as Desired
Location: Beulah Presbyterian Church
We all oohed and aahed over modern and long-arm quilter Nikki Maroon’s “Happy Wife” quilt, which not only took Best in Show at our 2019 Quilt Show, but received 1st place in the Large Pieced category as well as the Judge’s Recognition award. What could we do but twist Nikki’s arm to share a little of her quilting wisdom with us.
There's nothing quite like starting a new project. With a new pattern and freshly cut fabric in hand, the piecing goes together easily. Then comes that dreaded directive in the pattern to “quilt as desired.” Where do you start? What if the quilting plan isn't coming together as expected? Join Nikki as she shows oodles of her own quilts and explains how the quilting designs came to be, along with the stumbles along the way.
There's nothing quite like starting a new project. With a new pattern and freshly cut fabric in hand, the piecing goes together easily. Then comes that dreaded directive in the pattern to “quilt as desired.” Where do you start? What if the quilting plan isn't coming together as expected? Join Nikki as she shows oodles of her own quilts and explains how the quilting designs came to be, along with the stumbles along the way.
About our presenter: Nikki Maroon started quilting seventeen years ago when her mom wanted them to learn together. She hand-pieced and quilted her first quilt, because she was sure that would be the only quilt she would make. That first quilt was only the start, though, and soon Nikki received a hand-me-down machine. Several years, machines, and quilts later, Nikki now spends most of her time long arm quilting and presiding over the Pittsburgh Modern Quilt Guild. She loves to quilt modern quilts with an emphasis on straight lines. Nikki blogs at http://thegirlwhoquilts.com/
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Workshop: Quilt as Desired
Location: First Baptist Church of Monroeville
Workshop Fee: $30 for QCE members ($40 for non-members)
This is a class for longarm and domestic machine quilters alike, although we will do any class time quilting on domestic machines. We will start the morning discussing thread and batting choices, marking tools, and design ideas. Each quilt calls for slightly different tools, and we’ll discuss what works best in various situations. Next we will discuss design possibilities for your quilts! In the afternoon you will have time to begin quilting and we can work together through any areas that have you stumped. Feel free to bring more than one quilt top to discuss.
Click here to view a list of Nikki Maroon's favorite marking tools.
Click here to download a supply list for the workshop.
(To sign up, email Sally Janis at sallyjanisqce@verizon.net )
Click here to view a list of Nikki Maroon's favorite marking tools.
Click here to download a supply list for the workshop.
(To sign up, email Sally Janis at sallyjanisqce@verizon.net )
Monday, December 16, 2019 6:00 PM
Annual Holiday Potluck
Musical Entertainment by Vocal Confluence
Please note the time change from regular guild meetings: Drop off your yummy potluck dishes at 5:30 PM. Dinner will start at 6:00 PM.
Following dinner, the wonderful men’s a cappella chorus, Vocal Confluence, will carry us into the holiday season with a pitch-perfect program of Christmas music in Beulah’s beautiful Sanctuary. They promise the program will include many new numbers along with our favorites. What can we say? Vocal Confluence, along with great food, has become a QCE tradition.
Following dinner, the wonderful men’s a cappella chorus, Vocal Confluence, will carry us into the holiday season with a pitch-perfect program of Christmas music in Beulah’s beautiful Sanctuary. They promise the program will include many new numbers along with our favorites. What can we say? Vocal Confluence, along with great food, has become a QCE tradition.
Monday, February 17, 2020
Program: Enter the Alluring World of Japanese Yukata Quilts
Location: Beulah Presbyterian Church
Join Patricia Belyea, author of the excellent East Meets West Quilts, as she tells stories about visiting Japan for the International Great Quilt Show and meeting Amy Katoh of Blue & White in Tokyo, plus other textile treats.
As a passionate importer of vintage Japanese yukata cottons, Patricia explains the elaborate process of hand-dyeing the high-quality cottons and describes yukatas’ role in Japanese society. She shows samples of the different patterns and repeat styles. From classic indigo and white to vivid color combinations,
Patricia presents a wild range of the wonderful fabrics. Patricia displays her quilts made with yukata cottons and talks about how those fabrics inspired each quilt composition.
Patricia is the founder of Okan Arts—a Seattle-based company that imports vintage Japanese textiles. She has taught curved piecing across the US, in Canada, and in the UK. She enjoys the ah-ha moment when her students perfectly sew together their first curved pieces and encourages them to use this knowledge to transform their future quilt projects.
As a passionate importer of vintage Japanese yukata cottons, Patricia explains the elaborate process of hand-dyeing the high-quality cottons and describes yukatas’ role in Japanese society. She shows samples of the different patterns and repeat styles. From classic indigo and white to vivid color combinations,
Patricia presents a wild range of the wonderful fabrics. Patricia displays her quilts made with yukata cottons and talks about how those fabrics inspired each quilt composition.
Patricia is the founder of Okan Arts—a Seattle-based company that imports vintage Japanese textiles. She has taught curved piecing across the US, in Canada, and in the UK. She enjoys the ah-ha moment when her students perfectly sew together their first curved pieces and encourages them to use this knowledge to transform their future quilt projects.
2 Day Workshop - Tues. and Wed., Feb 18-19, 2020
Program: Creativity and Curves
Workshop Fee: $100 for QCE members ($125 for nonmembers)
In this two-day workshop, you make a curvy-pieced quilt top of your own design. You start by translating simple doodles into block designs and transferring the line work to freezer paper for making patterns. You then walk through the steps for making a fabric version of your custom patterns. By the end of the workshop, you will have the competence and confidence to add curves to your future quilt projects.
To reserve a seat in this workshop, email Sally Janis at sallyjanisqce@verizon.net
Click here to download a supply list for the workshop.
To reserve a seat in this workshop, email Sally Janis at sallyjanisqce@verizon.net
Click here to download a supply list for the workshop.
Sneak peaks...more info to come...
Monday, March 16, 2020
Award-winning fiber artist Sue Reno presents “Surface Design for Textile
Monday, April 20, 2020
To be announced
Monday, May 18, 2020
with Tuesday, May 19 workshop
Candyce Grisham, author of Dresden Quilt Blocks Re-Imagined
Monday, June 15, 2020
End-of-Year Potluck
Monday, March 16, 2020
Award-winning fiber artist Sue Reno presents “Surface Design for Textile
Monday, April 20, 2020
To be announced
Monday, May 18, 2020
with Tuesday, May 19 workshop
Candyce Grisham, author of Dresden Quilt Blocks Re-Imagined
Monday, June 15, 2020
End-of-Year Potluck
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