Featured Artisan
Gayle Wallace
Taylor , Louisiana

  Gayle has been quilting since 1985 and is an award winning quilter with quilts and garments to her credit.  Her quilting, quilts and garments have been in numerous books and magazines.

        She started our sewing for others for over 20 years until the quilting bug bit her.  Garments were then left behind.

        After being in the quilting world for over 20 years, she's back into the garments again, her first love.

        She has competed and won at Home Machine Quilters Show, Machine Quilters Showcase, Machine Quilters Xpo, American Quilters Society, International Quilters Association, National Quilting Association, Road to California and other prestigious shows.

        She loves to share her love of quilts, quilting and garments and teaches and lectures to share this joy.

She can be contacted at:     mgayle@sheve.net or mgaylequilter@yahoo.com

  See some of her quilts and garments on her website:     www.mgaylewallace.com

                    
SPIN AROUND NEW YORK

By Gayle Wallace

SUPPLIES: sewing machine, size 14 sewing machine needle, thread to blend with fabric, rotary cutter, matt, paper scissors, fabric scissors, small ruler for trimming seams as they are sewn, small paper bag for trash.

Foundation patterns and Plexiglas templates are in the kit.  Kit fee is $20.

Class Fee is $40 - Kit Included.

BACKGROUND FABRIC (black in the graphic) 1 YARD

MAIN FABRIC (multi colored) 1 YARD or can be 5 fat quarters for variety. Graphic to the right is one multicolor fabric, plus the black.

BEFORE class cut:

Background Fabric

2 strips 5 1/2" X 45" for pieced borders (44 total)

2 strip 5" X 45" background behind spikes (32 total) The rest of the strip can be used for the quarter circles and center square (5" square)

Main Fabric

2 strips 5 1/2" X 45" for pieced borders (40 total)

2 strip 5" X 45" spikes (28 total)

Bring rest of fabric to class. Other parts of the quilt will be cut out in class. The large shape behind the large arc needs to be cut out of the paper pattern along with the quarter circles.

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LECTURE / DEMONSTRATION

Friday  -  January 22  - 11:00 AM   -   Room 206  

"Better Labels for Your Quilts"

By Jean M. Merrill

JEAN M. MERRILL - BIO

As a young girl growing up in North East Texas, my Mother and Grandmother laid the groundwork that has through the years encouraged me to pursue the art of sewing.  College clothing and textiles classes at Texas Tech added to this groundwork.

Computerized machines stand alone bobbin winders and specialty stores were yet to reach the market place.  My sewing progressed from basic clothing to cross stitch, crewel embroidery and needle point. After moving to Colorado in 1977, my interest turned in the direction of quilting.  My first quilt was made in 2003 and in 2005 I began to use a "long arm quilting machine."  Through the years, I have received numerous quilts (a couple over 100 years old), but none had labels to establish their history.  The lack of labels encouraged me to begin developing a labeling method to document each quilt's history so others may enjoy them. 

I live in Evergreen, Colorado with my husband who devotes his retirement to teaching the art of fly fishing.  We have a grown son and daughter.

LECTURE / DEMONSTRATION

Friday  -  January 22  - 2:00 PM   -   Room 206

"What the Judge Looks For"

And

"Tips and Techniques - What the Books Don't Always Tell You"

By Brenda Jeschke

BRENDA JESCHKE - BIO

Brenda began quilting in 1982 and showing her quilts in competition since 1989.  She is a traditional quilt maker, a machine piecer, hand appliquér and hand quilter.  In 1998 she began judging quilt shows throughout Texas .  She began to lecture and teach at quilt guild meetings and workshops in 2001.  

The Ziegler Museum in Jennings , Louisiana in 1996 exhibited one of her quilts.  Quilters' Newsletter Magazine May 2003 edition published her article pertaining to a binding technique she developed and uses on her own quilts.  Mastering the Art of McTavishing by Karen McTavish featured Brenda's Wedgewood Blue quilt in April 2005.  What an honor to have the only hand quilted "McTavishing" quilt in a book of machine quilted quilts.  Quilters' Newsletter Magazine has displayed several of her quilts. 

Brenda has won many awards on the local, regional and national level showing her quilts.  Her memberships include American Quilter's Society (AQS), the National Quilting Association (NQA), The Appliqué Society (TQS) and the Quilters' Guild of East Texas (QGET) of Tyler .

A small farm in Buffalo , Texas has been her home with her husband since 1984.  Her other hobbies include working in her large yard and garden in addition to the upkeep of the farm.  She enjoys doing any type of embroidery work such as cross-stitch, hardanger and silk ribbon.  Brenda is just an ordinary girl who happens to love to make quilts and share her knowledge.

LECTURE

 Saturday  -  January 23  - 1:00 PM  -  Room 206

"What It's Like to Live with a Quilter"

By Don "Chris" Christensen