Jeananne Wright
"Uncommon Quilts from Common Threads: Feedsack Quilts and More."
Take a nostalgic journey through the 1040s, 50s and 60s as Jeananne traces the nation's history, reviews styles and trends, and explains why this time in quilt history is often overlooked. Jeananne brings her collection of feedsack quilts for a trunk show.
"Uncommon Quilts from Common Threads: Feedsack Quilts and More."
Take a nostalgic journey through the 1040s, 50s and 60s as Jeananne traces the nation's history, reviews styles and trends, and explains why this time in quilt history is often overlooked. Jeananne brings her collection of feedsack quilts for a trunk show.
May 2022
2022 Programs
Jeananne Olsen Wright grew up in northeastern Colorado not far from Keota, in Weld County, where her grandparents homesteaded in 1910. It is no coincidence that her Grandmother Olsen was a quilter. Jeananne began buying old quilts in the 1960s and now has one of the premiere antique quilt collections in the country. She has 12 different programs and has given more than 100 over the past 30 years.
She is dedicated to preserving America’s quilt legacy by honoring the quilt makers and protecting their incredible quilts.
She is a retired fourth grade teacher, quilt appraiser, and lives in Longmont.
She is dedicated to preserving America’s quilt legacy by honoring the quilt makers and protecting their incredible quilts.
She is a retired fourth grade teacher, quilt appraiser, and lives in Longmont.
June 2022
Lecture
June 21, 2022 Lecture: Kelly Gallagher-Abbott from Jukebox Quilts
The Cutting Edge
This lecture will show some of the newest techniques, tools, gadgets and tricks. This presentation will show many cutting edge techniques (including one Kelly says is the biggest thing to hit quilting since the rotary cutter.) The talk is rich with information about what judges are looking for, and how to correct the most commonly seen areas of weakness. Kelly has refined many methods that are guaranteed to save you time and increase accuracy and success.
The Cutting Edge
This lecture will show some of the newest techniques, tools, gadgets and tricks. This presentation will show many cutting edge techniques (including one Kelly says is the biggest thing to hit quilting since the rotary cutter.) The talk is rich with information about what judges are looking for, and how to correct the most commonly seen areas of weakness. Kelly has refined many methods that are guaranteed to save you time and increase accuracy and success.
Workshop
June 25, 2022, Workshop:
Perfecting your Piecing
6 hour workshop with Kelly Gallagher-Abbott
Location: High Plains Library, 132 Maple Avenue, Eaton, CO 80615
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
This workshop will review how to improve your piecing so your quilt blocks turn out perfect - and perfectly sized. You’ll leave with several 12” finished blocks.
Skill Level: Any! You’ll learn great techniques whether you’re a beginning sewist or have years of experience.
We’ll review and have hands on experience with:
*You can replicate these techniques with accurate cutting, which we’ll review, but would take more time then we have in class.
Please bring:
Please contact Cindy Sater to register and bring checks in the amount of $40 made out to Pieceable Friends Quilt Guild by the May17th, 2022 general meeting.
Kits along with additional tools and supplies will be available for purchase during the class.
Perfecting your Piecing
6 hour workshop with Kelly Gallagher-Abbott
Location: High Plains Library, 132 Maple Avenue, Eaton, CO 80615
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
This workshop will review how to improve your piecing so your quilt blocks turn out perfect - and perfectly sized. You’ll leave with several 12” finished blocks.
Skill Level: Any! You’ll learn great techniques whether you’re a beginning sewist or have years of experience.
We’ll review and have hands on experience with:
- Basic piecing with an accurate scant quarter inch seam allowance
- Inset corners
- Curves - super easy and accurate!
- Partial seams
- Machine pieced circles
- Perfect intersections of 8+ seams (and pressing techniques to avoid bulky intersections)
- Other tricks to ramp up your piecing game. We’ll complete several blocks that demonstrate every technique you’ll ever need.
*You can replicate these techniques with accurate cutting, which we’ll review, but would take more time then we have in class.
Please bring:
- A functioning sewing machine with an accurate scant quarter inch foot and an open toe foot if you have one. Please put in a new needle and use a single hole needle plate if you have one.
- Neutral colored (medium gray or off white) 100% cotton thread, high quality ,in 40 or 60 weight, or Innovatech or Decobob cottonized polyester, 40 or 80 weight. I’ll have some of this to sell in class.
- Water soluble, washable glue stick (children’s area of office supply or Sewline)
- Basting Glue with needle tipped applicator (instructor will have available for purchase)
- Spray starch (Mary Ellen’s) - NOT spray sizing!
- 1/4” stencil brush
- Usual sewing supplies like scissors, pins, etc.
- Reynold’s Freezer Paper for blocking templates and curved piecing
Please contact Cindy Sater to register and bring checks in the amount of $40 made out to Pieceable Friends Quilt Guild by the May17th, 2022 general meeting.
Kits along with additional tools and supplies will be available for purchase during the class.
July 2022
July's program includes three individual presentations.
First, Linda Hart and her mother Irene Eastin will present three quilt patterns issued by mail order. These intriguing quilts are named:
Piecing the Trail to Kansas
Threads of the Civil War, and
Stitches on the Oregon Trail.
Detailed journals for each quilt reveal the lives of the family’s journey to Kansas and then the continuation of the family from Kansas to Oregon.
Not only are the quilts interesting, Linda and Irene share their own story with us of their completion of the quilts.
Second, Leaders from various organizations that our Community Service program supplies with quilts and pillowcases will share how your contributions help enlighten and comfort their recipients.
And finally, Our gracious meeting facility hosts at, “Sew Downtown”, will be giving us a special presentation.
First, Linda Hart and her mother Irene Eastin will present three quilt patterns issued by mail order. These intriguing quilts are named:
Piecing the Trail to Kansas
Threads of the Civil War, and
Stitches on the Oregon Trail.
Detailed journals for each quilt reveal the lives of the family’s journey to Kansas and then the continuation of the family from Kansas to Oregon.
Not only are the quilts interesting, Linda and Irene share their own story with us of their completion of the quilts.
Second, Leaders from various organizations that our Community Service program supplies with quilts and pillowcases will share how your contributions help enlighten and comfort their recipients.
And finally, Our gracious meeting facility hosts at, “Sew Downtown”, will be giving us a special presentation.
August 2022
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YVONNE HOLLENBECK, Cowgirl Poet, Quilter and Entertainer presents her program "Patchwork of the Prairie". Yvonne shows her collections of family quilts, spanning 140 years, including her own prize-winning creations.
Bio Although South Dakota ranch wife, Yvonne Hollenbeck, is one of the most published and award-winning cowgirl poets in America, who lives on a ranch 50 miles Northeast of Valentine, Hollenbeck is also an avid quilter and quilt historian, especially regarding quilts made on the great plains. Yvonne has a collection of family quilts spanning 150 years, all made by members of her family. This has become one of the most popular programs in a large area and attending this program, called “Patchwork of the Prairie”, you will not only be entertained by some of her award-winning poetry and the showing of these quilts, but will enjoy a background slide presentation showing the makers and the homes they lived in, some of which were sod houses. |
September 2022
Karen Kafka
A real live trunk show of family and personal quilts presented by Karen Kafka. You know she has a few. 19 inherited, 20 tops or quilts for Quilts of Valor, 39 completed UFO's from other family members with 25 given away, 70 full size quilts – 36 given away, and 135 lap quilt sized - all given away. Maybe it won't be much of a quilt show after all.
A real live trunk show of family and personal quilts presented by Karen Kafka. You know she has a few. 19 inherited, 20 tops or quilts for Quilts of Valor, 39 completed UFO's from other family members with 25 given away, 70 full size quilts – 36 given away, and 135 lap quilt sized - all given away. Maybe it won't be much of a quilt show after all.
March 2022
We enjoyed having David Owen Hastings as our presenter in March. Here is a list of links/resources he spoke about sending us during his program
MODERN QUILT RESOURCES:
Souls Grown Deep Foundation — Gees Bend Quilters:
https://www.soulsgrowndeep.org
Flickr – Fresh Modern Quilts:
https://www.flickr.com/groups/freshmodernquilts/pool
Book – Modern Quilts, Designs of the New Century:
https://www.modernquilts.com/the-book-1
THREE INSPIRING ARTISTS:
Carson Converse:
https://www.carsonconverse.com
Carson Converse at Quilt National:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrUBJ6tlBTE
Erick Wolfmeyer:
https://ewolfmeyerquilts.com
Seven Quilts by Erick Wolfmeyer: gallery walk through
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DxLVzkFBdk
Pamela Wiley:
https://www.laneycontemporary.com/artist/pamela-wiley
Pamela Wiley with West Elm:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Kz0dDeoZFI
ONLINE GALLERIES TO VISIT:
QuiltCon 2022 Award Winners:
https://www.quiltcon.com/quiltcon-2022-winners/
International Quilt Museum – Modern Meets Modern Show (look at the virtual gallery):
https://www.internationalquiltmuseum.org/exhibition/modern-meets-modern
DAVID’S LINKS:
David Owen Hastings — Open Enrollment Workshops & Lectures:
https://davidowenhastings.com/events/list/?tribe_eventcategory%5B0%5D=45
David Owen Hastings — Instagram: please follow me!
https://www.instagram.com/davidowenhastings/
Video Preview of David’s Classes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkQIihvr_j8
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UPCOMING OPEN ENROLLMENT CLASSES:
Inspired by Art — 04.09.2022 — Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts:
https://www.wiquiltmuseum.com/products/inspired-by-art-virtual-workshop-with-david-owen-hastings
Indi-Go-Modern — 05.11.2022 — QuiltFest Virtual Schoolhouse #2:
https://www.quiltfest.com/register/quiltfest-virtual-schoolhouse-series-2/workshops-lectures-by-instructor/david-owen-hastings-modern/david-owen-hastings-indi-go-modern-6-hour-ws-weds-5/11/22-12-6pm-edt/
Mini Mid-Mod Quilts — 05.12.2022 — QuiltFest Virtual Schoolhouse #2:
https://www.quiltfest.com/register/quiltfest-virtual-schoolhouse-series-2/workshops-lectures-by-instructor/david-owen-hastings-modern/david-owen-hastings-mini-mid-mod-quilts-3-hour-ws-thurs-5/12/22-12-3pm-edt/
Northwind Art Classes:
https://ptschoolofthearts.org/search?q=hastings
Time Zone Converter:
https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com
MODERN QUILT RESOURCES:
Souls Grown Deep Foundation — Gees Bend Quilters:
https://www.soulsgrowndeep.org
Flickr – Fresh Modern Quilts:
https://www.flickr.com/groups/freshmodernquilts/pool
Book – Modern Quilts, Designs of the New Century:
https://www.modernquilts.com/the-book-1
THREE INSPIRING ARTISTS:
Carson Converse:
https://www.carsonconverse.com
Carson Converse at Quilt National:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrUBJ6tlBTE
Erick Wolfmeyer:
https://ewolfmeyerquilts.com
Seven Quilts by Erick Wolfmeyer: gallery walk through
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DxLVzkFBdk
Pamela Wiley:
https://www.laneycontemporary.com/artist/pamela-wiley
Pamela Wiley with West Elm:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Kz0dDeoZFI
ONLINE GALLERIES TO VISIT:
QuiltCon 2022 Award Winners:
https://www.quiltcon.com/quiltcon-2022-winners/
International Quilt Museum – Modern Meets Modern Show (look at the virtual gallery):
https://www.internationalquiltmuseum.org/exhibition/modern-meets-modern
DAVID’S LINKS:
David Owen Hastings — Open Enrollment Workshops & Lectures:
https://davidowenhastings.com/events/list/?tribe_eventcategory%5B0%5D=45
David Owen Hastings — Instagram: please follow me!
https://www.instagram.com/davidowenhastings/
Video Preview of David’s Classes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkQIihvr_j8
____________
UPCOMING OPEN ENROLLMENT CLASSES:
Inspired by Art — 04.09.2022 — Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts:
https://www.wiquiltmuseum.com/products/inspired-by-art-virtual-workshop-with-david-owen-hastings
Indi-Go-Modern — 05.11.2022 — QuiltFest Virtual Schoolhouse #2:
https://www.quiltfest.com/register/quiltfest-virtual-schoolhouse-series-2/workshops-lectures-by-instructor/david-owen-hastings-modern/david-owen-hastings-indi-go-modern-6-hour-ws-weds-5/11/22-12-6pm-edt/
Mini Mid-Mod Quilts — 05.12.2022 — QuiltFest Virtual Schoolhouse #2:
https://www.quiltfest.com/register/quiltfest-virtual-schoolhouse-series-2/workshops-lectures-by-instructor/david-owen-hastings-modern/david-owen-hastings-mini-mid-mod-quilts-3-hour-ws-thurs-5/12/22-12-3pm-edt/
Northwind Art Classes:
https://ptschoolofthearts.org/search?q=hastings
Time Zone Converter:
https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com