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The first “Lectshop” was a Success!

Saturday, May 22nd, 2010

Our quilt show is over and was a great success!  Our last guild meeting(till September) was last night and I did my First “Lectshop” for a captive audience! It was awesome! I think that small guilds and guilds with limited funds will enjoy this format!

Just to recap what a “Lectshop” is: I give a 10-20 minute lecture on a subject related to the techniques I plan to do in the mini workshop. Then I begin my demonstration which last from 5-20 minutes. After that I invite the members to come up close and observe or participate!

I am willing to do this for small guilds, large guilds, quilt shows and quilting bees. For smaller guilds and quilting bees I will work on a per person basis along with a mileage fee for those groups that are within 1 to 2 hrs of my own home. For those who are farther away I am willing to stay in a quilt members house (especially if they are dog people) overnight after the meeting before heading back to New Hampshire.

Also any program person who is reading this, I am willing to be shared by more than one guild in the same week. Again all I need is a clean bed and a meal or 2.

Now time for some cleaning and cooking as my quilting bee is coming over tomorrow evening!

PS: Pictures of the fabric we made during the workshop will be posted soon!

Amoskeag Quilters Guild Quilt Show May 15 & 16,2010

Friday, May 14th, 2010

The happy AQG 2002 Raffle Quilt Winner(he is in the middle!)

This Weekend is the Amoskeag Quilters Guild Biennial Quilt Show at Memorial High School in Manchester, NH. The Quilts (1 queen size and 1 mini quilt) will be auctioned off on Sunday May 16,2010.  The tickets are 1 for $1 or 10 for$5 the proceeds  go to Liberty House Veterans shelter in Manchester,NH. Come to our quilt show to see the great quilts and Buy a raffle ticket to support a Great Cause!

Want to Celebrate Earth Day-Here are some suggestions

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

Polke Bolton the editorial director for the Quilting Daily has a great Blog on the top 10 ways to create a greener art quit.
Great Suggestions! I better start saving all my dryer sheets

So what did you do for Earth Day? I went to the grocery store and tried not to buy anything that was overly processed or packaged and brought my own plastic bags for produce or used no plastic bags at all. It’s amazing how much waste there is. But we aren’t use to buying raw items in bulk anymore and most people don’t know what to do with them or maybe that is my cynical opinion. Let me know what you think! Do you cook or bake from scratch? Do you go to farmers markets or local farms regularly?

lambing season is over and I actually finished a project!

Monday, April 19th, 2010

Now that all the lambs have been born and I only have one bottle lamb I have more time for other things. I  got into my workroom last Friday for the first time in months and finished a Guild charity project ( a Portable baby basket). The money raised from these bags during our May Biennial Quilt Show (5/15 & 16/2010) will go to The New England Quilt Museum in Lowell MA.

Introducing the Guild One Stop “Lectshop”!

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

In this economy it is hard for guilds to get members to commit to workshops but those same members want local and famous quilters to come Lecture  at their guild meetings. Well I think I have a solution to this dilemma. I call it the Lectshop,this is a mini lecture with a hands on demonstration where members can participate and those members who would prefer to watch can come up close and see how things are done.

The lecture part would be 20-30 minutes and could include a small trunk show. The mini workshop would be 45 minutes -1 hour. The total cost for the Lectshop will vary with the type of mini workshop requested. The cost to the members who want to participate will be less than $10 for nitrile gloves , cloth apron and directions. The protection/directions kit will be available to the members before I start the demonstration and they can pay me directly(cash).The members can also bring their own protection(but will still need to pay for the directions $2).

The Lectshop is ideal for small guilds ,quilt shows  without  loads of money or an interest in  expensive workshops. If you know of any guild,quilt show,church,4-H group or youth organization who would be interested in the Lectshop please give them the link to this page!