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
We are beginning to meet in person, but will attempt to do Zoom as well if possible.
Members should look for an email invitation to a Zoom session for the meetings.
Monday, May 15, 2023
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A little Look at Wool Appliqué by Tracey Zigo
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Have you ever been at a local quilt show and saw an amazing wool appliqué quilt? There’s a good chance that that quilt was made by Tracey Zigo. Tracey will talk about her journey into making wool appliqué quilts. Tracey will also bring some of her beautiful award winning quilts for us to admire.
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
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Getting Started With Wool Appliqué
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Now that you have seen some of Tracey’s exquisite hand embellished wool quilts, we will get a chance to learn some of her techniques. For this workshop Tracy will teach us tips, techniques and basics of wool applique on a fabric background. Workshop attendees will have their choice of a kit or pattern. This class will also include a demonstration of embroidery stitches more commonly used in wool applique. Once their project is adhered to the background, attendees have will have time to practice these embroidery stitches and begin to embellish their own project. A kit will be provided with freezer paper and fusible, wool, patterns, thread and needles.
Monday, June 19, 2023
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Salad Smorgasbord Dinner and Display of Placemats
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This will be the last Guild meeting for the 2022/2023 season. We will be saying goodbye and thank you to our current president and secretary. We will be swearing in our new president and secretary. Last chance to turn in all placemats. They will be put on display at this meeting.
The menu will be a smorgasbord of salads. Please bring your favorite salad, savory or sweet to share. Water and coffee will be provided. Come and enjoy visiting with good friends and sharing good food. All placemats will be on display. Thank you in advance for your participation in this community outreach.
As in the past we will need volunteers to help set up (arrive at 6:15) and clean up after our dinner. There will be a sign up sheet at April and May’s meetings.
The menu will be a smorgasbord of salads. Please bring your favorite salad, savory or sweet to share. Water and coffee will be provided. Come and enjoy visiting with good friends and sharing good food. All placemats will be on display. Thank you in advance for your participation in this community outreach.
As in the past we will need volunteers to help set up (arrive at 6:15) and clean up after our dinner. There will be a sign up sheet at April and May’s meetings.
Monday, September 18, 2023
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Monroeville Library's Make-It Lab
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Alan Rader is the director of the Make-It Lab at the Monroeville library. He enjoys helping crafters and sewers learn to use new equipment.This lab has several crafting, quilting, sewing and other machines that can be used by patrons of the library. There are sewing machines and embroidery machines which can be checked out for use. There is a brand new Grace Quilting machine with computerized stitching, as well as free motion. There are Cricut machines, 3-D printers etc. Alan will tell us in more detail about the Maker Lab and all it offers.
Saturday, September 23 & Sunday, September 24, 2023
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Global Quilt Connection
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Details about these mini-workshops will be published later this summer.
Monday, October 16, 2023
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Happiness is a Half Square Triangle
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Claudia Porter will be speaking on half square triangles and their importance in quilt making. She will also be presenting a short trunk show.
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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Easy 10
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Claudia will be presenting a 4 hour workshop at First Baptist Church in Monroeville. The participants at this workshop can make a stunning 72X72 quilt top using half square triangles. She shows how to use 10" precuts to finish fast and the many different looks that can be achieved. Participants supply their own fabrics, either 10" precuts or cut you own, and will need to bring their machine and sewing supplies with them.
Monday, November 20, 2023
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Behind the Scenes at the Greatest Quilt Museum
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Let Meg Cox, who serves on the board of advisors for the International Quilt Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska, open the vaults and reveal the treasures of this astounding place. Her PowerPoint lecture will show you masterpiece quilts, introduce you to curators and break down the steps in mounting an exhibition. IQM boasts a broad and unique collection of American quilts, including the red and white quilts that dazzled the quilt world when hung in Manhattan’s Park Avenue Armory in 2011. But it has also collected quilts from more than 55 countries. Meg created this presentation to benefit the museum she loves, so she charges less than normal for this talk and donates every penny to the IQM. To make it even more fun, the museum will donate a fun door prize from its museum store.
Her expertise on QUILTING stems partly from the 25 years that she has been a passionate quilter. Additionally, Meg served on the board of the national nonprofit Quilt Alliance for 10 years and was president for 6 years. She writes a popular free monthly e-newsletter called Quilt Journalist Tells All. See her commentary on modern quilting in the hit 2011 documentary, Stitched.
Her expertise on QUILTING stems partly from the 25 years that she has been a passionate quilter. Additionally, Meg served on the board of the national nonprofit Quilt Alliance for 10 years and was president for 6 years. She writes a popular free monthly e-newsletter called Quilt Journalist Tells All. See her commentary on modern quilting in the hit 2011 documentary, Stitched.
December 18, 2023
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Cookie Exchange & Cup and a Quarter
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To register for a class, please send a check to:
Kathy Shimatzki
114 Hilton Rd.
Greensburg, PA 15601
Make checks payable to: Quilt Company East Quilt Guild
For further information send email to: Kathy Shimatzki
Kathy Shimatzki
114 Hilton Rd.
Greensburg, PA 15601
Make checks payable to: Quilt Company East Quilt Guild
For further information send email to: Kathy Shimatzki
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