SHERIDA GIDDING - Quiltworx Retreat, June 6 - 9, 2024
Join us for SHERIDA GIDDING - Quiltworx Retreat, June 6 - 9, 2024 for a 3.5 - day journey making the Arctic Star Wall quilt of your recolor choice while learning all the tips, techniques and tricks of the foundation paper piecing.
While making this quilt, you will learn a variety of different techniques including the following: cutting and preparing foundation papers and fabrics, paper piecing tools and techniques, strip piecing, curved piecing, floating points and assembly guidance.
Our project will be The Arctic Star Wall quilt finishing at 68"x68" but can be expanded to 99"x99" or 188"x118" with additional border options. There are several expansion border options to pick from which will allow you to customize your quilt even more should you decide to expand it.
Accommodations: A block of rooms has been booked for quilters our of town. It's only 7 minutes drive from the store and hot breakfast will be included in nightly rate
Agenda
June 6th: 3 pm and on: Preparation time with Jinni. Cut and get ready your papers and organize your papers and blocks to hit the ground running next day.
June 7th: 8.30 am - 9 pm Sherida Gidding will walk us through the first part of the project on how to properly create the blocks and how to read the pattern. The directed learning will stop at 5 pm, but you will have an opportunity to work on your blocks until 9 pm. Lunch and dinner will be provided. Snacks, coffee, water, tea are available
June 8th: 8.30 am - 9 pm Sherida Gidding will walk us through the next part of creating the blocks. The directed learning will stop at 5 pm, but you will have an opportunity to work on your blocks until 9 pm. Lunch and dinner will be provided. Snacks, coffee, water, tea are available
June 9th: 8.30 am - 4 pm Sherida Gidding will continue with teaching us on final stages of finishing up the wall hanging. Lunch will be provided. Snacks, coffee, water, tea are available
Please note any food allergies in comment section.
Each participant will have their own table
The room will be equipped with ironing station, irons, cutting table, mats.
Supply List:
- QUILTWORX.COM - ARCTIC STAR WALL PATTERN
- QUILTWORX.COM - Arctic Star Wall Quilt Kit or your own fabric
- Kaffe Fassett Flower head pins
- Rotary cutter 45mm or 60 mm and new rotary blade(s)
- QUILTERS SELECT - NON-SLIP RULER 6 IN X 12 IN
- Aurifil Cotton 50wt thread
- TITANIUM MACHINE NEEDLES SUPERIOR THREADS - 70/10
- ADD A-QUARTER RULER 12IN PLUS PINK
- Add A-Quarter Ruler 2 1/2in x 18in
- BOHIN TEMPORARY GLUE STICK FOR FABRICS
- ACORN - SEAMALIGN GENTLE HOLD FABRIC GLUE - PRO APPLICATOR 1 OZ
- Creative Grids 12" Wave Ruler or Quiltworx - Curved Diamond Cutting and Trimming Ruler
- Lynn Graves - That Purple Thang Tool (Optional, but helpful for steps that might include removing papers, having an extra finger, curved piecing, and so on).
- Scotch Tape
- Large Ziploc Bags (at least 10)
- Stapler
- Binder Clips (medium and small, we will have some)
- Large Paper Clips (we will have some)
- Acorn Easy Press Pen, replacement nibs, and Easy Press Solution (Optional)
- Basic Sewing Supplies (straight pins and pin cushion, scissors, seam ripper, fabric marking pen or pencil, small cutting mat (no larger than 12x18), and a rotary cutter)
- Sewing machine in good working order, cords, 1/4" foot
All fees are non-refundable but are transferable.