---NORTHWIND 6 hour workshop on August 10, from 1 PM to 8PM, Faragut Town Hall Meeting room, Cost is $55 + 3.50 to teacher in class.
Another great scrap quilt! Students will trade fabric in this workshop, then learn a very slick, efficient, organized method of cutting and piecing triangles to create a variety of different blocks. There are eight different blocks to select from, or you can design your own. Even when the blocks are made you have unlimited possibilities for how you ultimately sew them together into a quilt. Even quilters who have been previously intimidated by triangles find this workshop fun and freeing.(This workshop was featured in Traditional Quiltworks #38, pp 25-30.)

EXPERIENCE LEVEL: All levels
FOCUS: Skill building, design and color
---GLORIFIED NINE PATCH a 6-hour workshop on August 11, 9AM - 4PM, Messiah Lutheran Fellowship Hall, Cost is $55 + 7.50 in class.
This delightful old pattern, also known as The Improved Nine Patch, is a great way to be introduced to curved seam construction. The original pattern was created by an all-over construction technique similar to the Double Wedding Ring. I've altered the construction a bit, so that we will be making individual blocks. The block structure not only opens up the design and setting opportunities, but is much easier. See The Art of Classic Quiltmaking, p.193, for another example. ($7.50 supply fee for templates)

EXPERIENCE LEVEL: Beginner II and beyond
FOCUS: Skill building and FUN
Both classes should be loads of fun, and a great learning opportunity from one of the best teachers ever. If you would like to take the class, please call Jan Borkowski at 966-2287 ASAP, before we have to open up the class to quilters outside of our guild. Sharyn's website is www.sharyncraig.com, for a look at the two quilts we will be featuring. She is not a teacher you will want to miss!