Eagle Ridge Auditorium CeAuditorium
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Important Information
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 22, 2024
Registration deadline to cancel & receive refund: May 16, 2024 @ 5:00 pm.
Registering helps to plan seating and refreshments. Walk-ins welcome for
shopping and socializing, but classes (including sit-and-sew) must be registered.
LOCATION
Eagle Ridge Conference Center
1500 Raymond Lake Road
Raymond MS 39154
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2024
Doors open and registration begins at 3:00 p.m.
• 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Registration and shopping
• 5:00 p.m. - 5:50 p.m.: Welcome, announcements, and program
• 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.: Dinner
• 7:10 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.: Additional programs and Show-and-Tell
NOTE: Due to time restraints, limit show & tell to just 2 items.
• 8:00 p.m.: Friday meeting adjourned*
*NOTE: If you’d like to join members who are staying at Eagle Ridge, there will
be a sit and sew after we adjourn on Friday night.
SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2024
Doors open at 8 a.m.
• 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.: Registration (new arrivals only), shopping, and class preparation
• 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.: Classes
• 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: Lunch, shopping, and door prizes
• 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.: Classes continue*
• 4:00 p.m.: Summer Gathering adjourned
*NOTE: All attendees MUST be gone by 4 p.m.
Meals: Please note: Event registration is online this time, there is no page to print/mail in. In this section, are the options to choose from when you get into the registration website. mqa.clubexpress.com
Friday evening, June 7, Dinner served at 6:00 pm
Roast Beef & Cheddar Hoagie w/chips & cookie - condiments provided
Ham & Swiss Wrap w/chips & cookie - condiments provided
Chicken Salad on lettuce with cookie
Chicken Salad on lettuce with fruit cup – Gluten Free
Chef Salad, croutons on the side, with cookie
Chef Salad, Gluten free, no croutons with fruit cup
Vegetarian Garden Salad, croutons on the side with cookie
Water, coffee & tea service
Saturday, June 8, Lunch served at 11:00 am
Ham & Cheese Hoagie w/chips & cookie - condiments provided
Turkey & Swiss Wrap w/chips & cookie - condiments provided
Chicken Salad on lettuce with cookie
Chicken Salad on lettuce with fruit cup – Gluten Free
Chef Salad, crotons on the side, with cookie
Chef Salad, Gluten free, no croutons with fruit cup
Vegetarian Garden Salad, croutons on the side with cookie
Water & Tea service
Hotel Information:
Eagle Ridge Conference Center
1500 Raymond Lake Road
Raymond MS
Phone (601) 857-7100
$89 + tax (double)
$129 + tax (king suite - 3 available)
https://eagleridge.hindscc.edu/
Fairfield Inn
105 Hampstead Blvd
Clinton MS
Phone: (601) 025-5750
$114 + tax
Release Date 5/7/2024
https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/jancl-fairfield-inn-and-suites-jackson-clinton/overview/?scid=f2ae0541-1279-4f24-b197-a979c79310b0
Classes Offered
Studio 180 Design for Hunter Star
Jonce' Smith
Learn to piece the Hunter Star block using the Studio 180 Design technique that Jonce' presented at MQA Fall 2023 in Biloxi.
Jonce' recognizes the need to contain expenses for MQA members attending a class. To help with this, she's offering the following options for your consideration:
Tool - Only one tool is required for the class. It normally sells for $36, but I will sell it for $25 (30% discount). For anyone that this poses an issue, I can also offer to rent them a tool for class use for just $10. If they decide to purchase it at the end of class, they just pay the additional $15. If a student already has the tool, they are welcome to bring it.
Pattern - The required class pattern normally sells for $12.50, but I will sell it for $9 (28% discount). The completed project size is ~ 74” x 92” and a picture of it is above. You’ll see it’s a fresh, vibrant color choice and design option for a Hunter’s Star quilt.
Fabric - The pattern uses 25 brightly colored fat quarters, 2¾ yard of black for inner and outer borders plus 5/8 yard of black for binding. You may also choose to make a traditional 2 color design using 8 light fat quarters and 8 dark fat quarters for a smaller version. As a third option with minimal to no cost, students can pull all needed fabric from their stash for a scrappy look using the same stated yardage requirements. Backing fabric is not needed for class and may be purchased at a later date.
Creating and Designing Your Own Bookshelf Quilt
Lois Womack
lwom@windstream.net
Introduction:
This class is to give you techniques and ideas for making your own bookshelf quilt.
You will learn how to personalize your bookshelf using items and things that you already have on hand.
Pattern Needed:
No pattern required
You will be given instructions for making the 12" book block
You will be given clip art designs for the globe on the stand, a flower vase, and a bird house just to name a few
Materials Needed:
A jelly roll or you may (Cut 2 1/2" x 13") 24 strips of different colors from your own stash.
Selvage strips. (Cut your selvages strips 1" x 14") 24 strips.
Background Fabric (2 yards of light gray or white fabric for the bookshelf)
Side and bottom of bookshelf fabric (1/2 yard of dark brown fabric)
Suggested fabrics needed for machine appliqué:
Fabrics with: Large birds (to put in a bird cage design)
Flowers (to put in a vase and scrap fabric for the bud vase)
Animals (to be used for trophy design)
"Wonder Under" interfacing to be used to appliqué your design.
Other Items Needed for class:
Sewing Machine that will zigzag and straight stitch.
Rotary Cutter and cutting board
Scissors (To cut appliqué designs)
Straight pins, pin cushion, pencil or marking pen
Small iron and ironing pad
Extension cords for plugging in iron, etc.
Skill Level:
Beginner to Advance.
This depends how much detail the quilter wants to include in their quilt.
Beginner’s Guide to Hand quilting
MQA Summer 2024
Betty Lewis
Betty has been hand quilting for over 30 years and will share tips, tools and techniques to get you started on your journey to completing your quilts by hand.
Supply List:
Bring a small quilt sandwich (you can make 4 blocks, like 9 patch or log cabin) or use a panel. Make sure your backing is at least 6 inches larger than your top.
Pin or baste your top, batting and back, before class, to form your quilt sandwich.
You will also need:
Scissors
Between needles 7, 8 or 9 inch
Hand quilting thread
Thimble
14 inch hoop, no larger
Blue EZ water soluble marker or white chalk pencil for dark fabrics
12 inch ruler
Betty will also be available to help you with your quilt sandwich on Friday night at sit and sew, if needed.
Watana Cantrell
My quilting journey started approx 20 years ago when my sister i law said to me “Tanna, you have got to try this, you will love it. She was correct, I do love it. At the time, I was not yet retired and enjoyed my little business. In 2006, I retired and then took my quilting seriously. I have truly enjoyed my quilting Journey. Have also enjoyed the Ribbons and Cash Prizes I have won along the way. Have made many Charity quilts for organizations which are close to my heart. A few years ago I branched out into Collage Quilting and love it. I would like to teach and introduce to you, the basic techniques which I use to get you interested in this Art which I dearly love. It is easy, quick and so very much FUN
The things I have learned through this journey, I love to share with others my God given talents and My wish is for women of the future to love quilting as I do.
Brenda Nell Oliver
Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Class Limit: 12
Class Description: Learn the fast, easy Apliquick Method to achieve a smooth edge for hand or machine applique'. Learn how to make bias stems, perfect circles, inner and outer curves, make templates, reverse applique', two color leaves, placement of applique' components to background, and to perfect invisible applique' stitches.
Supplies required:
• Background fabric – 19”L x 16”W • Apliquick tools
• Glue sticks
• Glue-Baste-It (Rosanne)
• Scissors (for fabric and paper)
• Karen K. Buckley Perfect Circles (15 different circle sizes)
• Small light (if needed)
• Applique' pens
• Thimble
Kits available for purchase from instructor for $10
Nancy S. Losure
Introduction:
Tumbling Blocks is a traditional piecing pattern that is not currently popular because it requires Y-seams in its construction. I propose to teach students how to sew Y-seams using a sewing machine. We will construct a table-runner in class.
Class Outline:
Introduction to Tumbling Blocks
Color choices
Accurate cutting
How to sew a single unit—3 diamonds make a hexagon
How to sew hexagons together
How to press seams for minimum bulk
Required Pattern or Book: None, this is a traditional pattern
Required ruler or tool: 60 degree diamond ruler or template. We will be working with diamonds 3 to 4 inches on a finished side. Class demonstration will be based on the EZ Quilting 60o Diamond, available on Amazon for about $10. Creative Grids and other brands are also welcome, as are diamonds cut by Go Cutter.
Required Machine: Any sewing machine in good working order, with ¼” foot or other means of making an accurate seam.
Required Skills: Accurate cutting and piecing skills
Required Fabric: Strips sorted into Dark/medium/light.
Product: a table topper, approx. 15” x 30”.
Diagonal Illusion
MQA Summer 2024
Judy Stokes
Skill Level: Beginner
Class Limit: 12
Description: Easy machine pieced traditional blocks in a wide variety of fabrics makes these blocks fast and fun to make. Set blocks without sashing and you can create the magical diagonal illusion.
Supplies required:
Pattern. $8.00Purchase in class
Sewing machine (with bobbins, power cord, foot control, etc.)
Extension cord
¼” foot is helpful. (I’ll show you how to mark a ¼” if you don’t already have one.)
Rotary cutter and mat
Ruler (for cutting strips) and small square (3 ½” minimum) for trimming blocks
Neutral sewing thread
Pins, Seam Ripper, Pencil, snips
Materials list: (for the whole quilt)
3 yards light background; can be one light fabric or several different, but similar lights.
10-12 fat or regular quarter yards assorted dark prints or equivalent amount of scraps.
½ yd dark for outer borders
½ yd dark for binding
53” x 66” for backing
NOTICE: We will be making only a few blocks so this entire amount is not required for class.
All registration is done through club express. So click below! See you there!
Need help?? Read these instructions from Nancy Losure for guidance on registration.