Previous Speakers featured by BVQ
June 8, 2021 7-9PM EST via Zoom
Barb Eikmeier shared a series of quilts and tops that feature blocks set with sashings and cornerstones. Some are simple and others are more involved with secondary designs created with sashings and cornerstones. She showed us side-by-side examples of the same setting to show how different they look based on the blocks and fabric choices. Filled with ideas and tips for turning your pile of blocks into finished quilts, this program featured approximately 35 quilts and tops in a mix of styles including pieced and appliqué quilts.
Barb Eikmeier shared a series of quilts and tops that feature blocks set with sashings and cornerstones. Some are simple and others are more involved with secondary designs created with sashings and cornerstones. She showed us side-by-side examples of the same setting to show how different they look based on the blocks and fabric choices. Filled with ideas and tips for turning your pile of blocks into finished quilts, this program featured approximately 35 quilts and tops in a mix of styles including pieced and appliqué quilts.
May 11, 2021 (Via Zoom)
Kathy Groves of Bobkat Quilts presented "Why Didn’t You Show Me This a Long Time Ago?"
Kathy has been an educator for more than 35 years. She shared tips to save time and avoid trouble showing us simple steps to make some of the precise sewing processes run smoother for us. Her ability to identify the frustrating things in a process and provide confidence-building tips and tricks to master the craft kept was entertaining and informative.
Kathy Groves of Bobkat Quilts presented "Why Didn’t You Show Me This a Long Time Ago?"
Kathy has been an educator for more than 35 years. She shared tips to save time and avoid trouble showing us simple steps to make some of the precise sewing processes run smoother for us. Her ability to identify the frustrating things in a process and provide confidence-building tips and tricks to master the craft kept was entertaining and informative.
April 13, 2021 (Via Zoom)
Gloria Stickney of Sew Fabulous Quilts presented “Borders and Bindings, Old, and New!”, her latest refinement on her approach to FINISHING your quilt. Her presentation was all about bringing some new opportunities to the process and ways to GET IT DONE! Gloria started sewing at six years of age and has been professionally quilting since 2006. Gloria has been teaching quilting classes for 12 years and provided many guild demonstrations using the Square in a Square system. Her students are beginners through advanced quilters. She illustrated several intricate pieced blocks with speed and accuracy with her techniques.
Gloria Stickney of Sew Fabulous Quilts presented “Borders and Bindings, Old, and New!”, her latest refinement on her approach to FINISHING your quilt. Her presentation was all about bringing some new opportunities to the process and ways to GET IT DONE! Gloria started sewing at six years of age and has been professionally quilting since 2006. Gloria has been teaching quilting classes for 12 years and provided many guild demonstrations using the Square in a Square system. Her students are beginners through advanced quilters. She illustrated several intricate pieced blocks with speed and accuracy with her techniques.
March 9, 2021 (Via Zoom)
Karen Miller of Redbird Quilt Company joined us for Aurifilosophy". She is an accomplished quilter using a domestic machine and teaches nationally and has her own Aurifil Thread Collection called The Subtle Sampler. Her presentation took us from cotton boll to wrapped spools to our machines.
Karen Miller of Redbird Quilt Company joined us for Aurifilosophy". She is an accomplished quilter using a domestic machine and teaches nationally and has her own Aurifil Thread Collection called The Subtle Sampler. Her presentation took us from cotton boll to wrapped spools to our machines.
January 12, 2021 (Via Zoom)
Carol Lyles Shaw
Carole Lyles Shaw, a modern quilter, author, and teacher is a self-taught quilter who works in series. She has a minimalist approach and enjoys working with African prints. By playing with scale and curved piecing she has created some novel and interesting prize-winning projects. Carol’s philosophy is to “play” with your quilting to discover what YOU like - to start without an end in sign and work to the end. By identifying what you love, you can build your own palette and manage your fabric buying with a focus. Carol shared her talents with her virtual trunk show and her delightful insights.
Carol Lyles Shaw
Carole Lyles Shaw, a modern quilter, author, and teacher is a self-taught quilter who works in series. She has a minimalist approach and enjoys working with African prints. By playing with scale and curved piecing she has created some novel and interesting prize-winning projects. Carol’s philosophy is to “play” with your quilting to discover what YOU like - to start without an end in sign and work to the end. By identifying what you love, you can build your own palette and manage your fabric buying with a focus. Carol shared her talents with her virtual trunk show and her delightful insights.
November 10, 2020 (Via Zoom)
Melinda Stanton
Melinda provide us with a spectacular trunk show to include her award winning and traveled quilt collection. She is a talented quilt artist and a delightful and engaging speaker. Her quilts apply interesting techniques and design options that provide the viewer with a lot of interesting elements to view. She was our featured artist for English Paper Piecing - Lucy Boston in November. She has taught EPP at sea...a story you must hear about and see in pictures.
Melinda Stanton
Melinda provide us with a spectacular trunk show to include her award winning and traveled quilt collection. She is a talented quilt artist and a delightful and engaging speaker. Her quilts apply interesting techniques and design options that provide the viewer with a lot of interesting elements to view. She was our featured artist for English Paper Piecing - Lucy Boston in November. She has taught EPP at sea...a story you must hear about and see in pictures.
October 13, 2020 (Via Zoom)
Sarah Bond - Award winning quilt maker, quilt teacher, quilt lover, quilt addict.
Sarah is from a family of quilt makers stretching back to the early nineteenth century. She began quilting in her early 20s and loves to immerse herself in old quilts and quilt books. She is obsessed with color and pattern, and while her inspirations are classic and traditional, her own work has a modern flair. She shared her mission of teaching - to break quilts down to their components, so that students can use them to design their own masterpieces.
Sarah Bond - Award winning quilt maker, quilt teacher, quilt lover, quilt addict.
Sarah is from a family of quilt makers stretching back to the early nineteenth century. She began quilting in her early 20s and loves to immerse herself in old quilts and quilt books. She is obsessed with color and pattern, and while her inspirations are classic and traditional, her own work has a modern flair. She shared her mission of teaching - to break quilts down to their components, so that students can use them to design their own masterpieces.
September 8, 2020 (Via Zoom)
Rebecca Bryan: Modern Triangle Truck Show & Lecture
Rebecca is most known by the colorful and geometric quilts she creates. In this virtual presentation and trunk show, Rebecca shared how she applies her graphic design training and practices to design quilts while showing a selection of her award-winning quilts. Sheri talked about her creative journey and process making and designing quilts. There is just something about color and fabric that stirs her need to make and create. She loves watching color and pattern come together in new and striking ways. Creating with fabric and color is somehow soothing and energizing at the same time. She shared projects from her two books, Modern Rainbow and Modern Triangle Quilts.
Rebecca Bryan: Modern Triangle Truck Show & Lecture
Rebecca is most known by the colorful and geometric quilts she creates. In this virtual presentation and trunk show, Rebecca shared how she applies her graphic design training and practices to design quilts while showing a selection of her award-winning quilts. Sheri talked about her creative journey and process making and designing quilts. There is just something about color and fabric that stirs her need to make and create. She loves watching color and pattern come together in new and striking ways. Creating with fabric and color is somehow soothing and energizing at the same time. She shared projects from her two books, Modern Rainbow and Modern Triangle Quilts.
August 11, 2020 (Via Zoom)
Judy Coates-Perez inspired us with her approach to Art Quilts
Artful and stunning...Judy is an amazing talent with equally intriguing techniques for creating work that is art in fabric! Judy is an artist, explorer, image wrangler, knowledge seeker, creative alchemist, and purveyor of inspiration, helping others channel creativity on a daily basis. She shared her creative process with us via a beautiful slide show of her in-process and finished quilts.
Judy Coates-Perez inspired us with her approach to Art Quilts
Artful and stunning...Judy is an amazing talent with equally intriguing techniques for creating work that is art in fabric! Judy is an artist, explorer, image wrangler, knowledge seeker, creative alchemist, and purveyor of inspiration, helping others channel creativity on a daily basis. She shared her creative process with us via a beautiful slide show of her in-process and finished quilts.
July 14, 2020 (Via Zoom)
Sheri Cifaldi Morrill presented a lecture and trunk show - Content, Concepts & Quilts
Our own life experiences can play a big role in our work as quilters. In this presentation and trunk show, Sheri will share how she applies her graphic design training and practices to design quilts while showing a selection of her award-winning quilts. Sheri will talk about her creative journey and process.
Sheri Cifaldi Morrill presented a lecture and trunk show - Content, Concepts & Quilts
Our own life experiences can play a big role in our work as quilters. In this presentation and trunk show, Sheri will share how she applies her graphic design training and practices to design quilts while showing a selection of her award-winning quilts. Sheri will talk about her creative journey and process.
June 9, 2020 (Via Zoom)
Ann Shaw
A lecture by Ann Shaw was the highlight of our second "virtual" meeting (through ZOOM) . Her patterns use Freezer Paper Templates as the construction method. This may appear similar to what is known as paper piecing, but it has several important differences. A copy is made of the pattern by tracing, labeling and making tic marks on a piece of Freezer Paper. The individual pattern pieces in this Freezer Paper copy serve as templates and are cut apart one piece at a time. This shiny side of this template piece is then ironed onto the wrong side of the fabric. It is then cut out adding a 1/4 inch seam allowance.
Cutting out all the pattern pieces before sewing anything allows a look at what the finished quilt will look like. If there is some piece of fabric that doesn’t look good, it can be easily changed out by carefully removing the freezer paper template and ironing it on a different fabric selection. The template piece can be reused in this 6-8 times. Unlike paper piecing where each piece of fabric is sewed into place as you work, the Freezer Paper Template technique allows you to easily change out fabric selections before anything is sewn together.
Visit her website for detailed information on this method.
Ann Shaw
A lecture by Ann Shaw was the highlight of our second "virtual" meeting (through ZOOM) . Her patterns use Freezer Paper Templates as the construction method. This may appear similar to what is known as paper piecing, but it has several important differences. A copy is made of the pattern by tracing, labeling and making tic marks on a piece of Freezer Paper. The individual pattern pieces in this Freezer Paper copy serve as templates and are cut apart one piece at a time. This shiny side of this template piece is then ironed onto the wrong side of the fabric. It is then cut out adding a 1/4 inch seam allowance.
Cutting out all the pattern pieces before sewing anything allows a look at what the finished quilt will look like. If there is some piece of fabric that doesn’t look good, it can be easily changed out by carefully removing the freezer paper template and ironing it on a different fabric selection. The template piece can be reused in this 6-8 times. Unlike paper piecing where each piece of fabric is sewed into place as you work, the Freezer Paper Template technique allows you to easily change out fabric selections before anything is sewn together.
Visit her website for detailed information on this method.
May 12, 2020 (Via Zoom)
BVQ had the first ever virtual meeting using ZOOM! It was a huge success. Joining us via ZOOM was Cheryl Lynch, who shared with us her journey to becoming a fabric designer - a new fabric line with Hoffman based on her mosaic quilts - coming SOON. Also joining us was Michael Duncan, CEO of Chester County hospital, recognizing our guild's huge contribution to the mask-making endeavor launched to help emplyees and patient's of the hospital.
BVQ had the first ever virtual meeting using ZOOM! It was a huge success. Joining us via ZOOM was Cheryl Lynch, who shared with us her journey to becoming a fabric designer - a new fabric line with Hoffman based on her mosaic quilts - coming SOON. Also joining us was Michael Duncan, CEO of Chester County hospital, recognizing our guild's huge contribution to the mask-making endeavor launched to help emplyees and patient's of the hospital.
March 10, 2020
BVQ had the privilege of listening to Meg Cox, a writer and lecturer discuss her two specialties - family traditions and quilting and how they are related. She shared some of the quilts she has made related to the topics and traditions she discussed.
Visit her website at www.megcox.com to learn more about Meg, about the books she has written, the newsletter you can sign up for and how to follow her on Face Book. It was a very personal and inspiring lecture.
BVQ had the privilege of listening to Meg Cox, a writer and lecturer discuss her two specialties - family traditions and quilting and how they are related. She shared some of the quilts she has made related to the topics and traditions she discussed.
Visit her website at www.megcox.com to learn more about Meg, about the books she has written, the newsletter you can sign up for and how to follow her on Face Book. It was a very personal and inspiring lecture.
January 14, 2020
Ken Gamache, President of Quilting Treasures gave an informational discussion on digital fabric printing, and what makes it different from (and better than!) screen printing for quilting fabric. Get more information on digital fabric printing in the special FREE "Digital Fabric Demystified" issue of American Quilt Retailer, found online: https://www.americanquiltretailer.com/shop/digital-fabric-demystified/
Watch the you tube video about digital fabric printing.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV4h1C349fA
Ken Gamache, President of Quilting Treasures gave an informational discussion on digital fabric printing, and what makes it different from (and better than!) screen printing for quilting fabric. Get more information on digital fabric printing in the special FREE "Digital Fabric Demystified" issue of American Quilt Retailer, found online: https://www.americanquiltretailer.com/shop/digital-fabric-demystified/
Watch the you tube video about digital fabric printing.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV4h1C349fA
November 12, 2019
Judith Baker Montano presented CRAZY QUILT AFFAIR - a digital presentation of antique and contemporary crazy quilting along with many samples of her artwork showing how she uses crazy quilting in her artwork and why.
Judith’s impressive career has taken her from painting, to quilting, to crazy quilting to embellished embroidery artwork and into land/seacapes and underwater projects. Although her work keeps evolving, crazy quilting always appears in new designs, and she has turned it into a contemporary art form. She is renowned for her fiber landscapes, which incorporate all aspects of art and needlework techniques.
Judith Baker Montano presented CRAZY QUILT AFFAIR - a digital presentation of antique and contemporary crazy quilting along with many samples of her artwork showing how she uses crazy quilting in her artwork and why.
Judith’s impressive career has taken her from painting, to quilting, to crazy quilting to embellished embroidery artwork and into land/seacapes and underwater projects. Although her work keeps evolving, crazy quilting always appears in new designs, and she has turned it into a contemporary art form. She is renowned for her fiber landscapes, which incorporate all aspects of art and needlework techniques.
October 8, 2019
Sandra Bruce
Sandra, a master pixel artist. shared her pieced quilts which are pieced to create a portrait/picture with small squares that come together flawlessly. Her quilts look like paintings! She shared a trunk show of quilts made using her technique, "Material Matrix", which is inspired by the painter, Chuck Close, involving the use of a gridded photograph and interpreting each 2-inch square into fabric, using piecing to achieve the effect.
Sandra Bruce
Sandra, a master pixel artist. shared her pieced quilts which are pieced to create a portrait/picture with small squares that come together flawlessly. Her quilts look like paintings! She shared a trunk show of quilts made using her technique, "Material Matrix", which is inspired by the painter, Chuck Close, involving the use of a gridded photograph and interpreting each 2-inch square into fabric, using piecing to achieve the effect.
September 10, 2019
Barbara Yates Beasley
Who doesn't love animals??
Barbara shared stunning portrait quilts of animals. Her love of animals and attention to detail came to life while enjoying her trunk show. She turns fabric into memories of favorite pets and animals. As the recipient of many awards her work has been featured in many solo and juried exhibitions. She does work on commission and is a published author.
Barbara says "I know I have done my job if they [viewers] can look into the animal’s eyes and know this is a sentient being".
We say she has certainly done her job!
Barbara Yates Beasley
Who doesn't love animals??
Barbara shared stunning portrait quilts of animals. Her love of animals and attention to detail came to life while enjoying her trunk show. She turns fabric into memories of favorite pets and animals. As the recipient of many awards her work has been featured in many solo and juried exhibitions. She does work on commission and is a published author.
Barbara says "I know I have done my job if they [viewers] can look into the animal’s eyes and know this is a sentient being".
We say she has certainly done her job!
July 9, 2019
Jessica VanDenburgh of Sew Many Creations
Jessica started sewing in earnest in 2005 and specializes in bags of all sizes with a focus on the use of premium quality metal fittings and clasps that are as beautiful as they are functional. Her use of cork fabric in her bags and the utility of her patterns give the maker opportunities to personalize each piece with pockets and zippers galore. Jessica gave the guild a lot of quick tips and was very encouraging to those who have not yet attempted to make a beautifully executed bag! Jessica has begun to design fabric for Windham Fabrics with her second line hitting the market this fall!
Jessica VanDenburgh of Sew Many Creations
Jessica started sewing in earnest in 2005 and specializes in bags of all sizes with a focus on the use of premium quality metal fittings and clasps that are as beautiful as they are functional. Her use of cork fabric in her bags and the utility of her patterns give the maker opportunities to personalize each piece with pockets and zippers galore. Jessica gave the guild a lot of quick tips and was very encouraging to those who have not yet attempted to make a beautifully executed bag! Jessica has begun to design fabric for Windham Fabrics with her second line hitting the market this fall!
June 11, 2019
Cheryl Sleboda
Cheryl Sleboda proved to us that she is "........not your grandmother’s quilter. I like vintage linens and heirloom sewing, but I also like light up technology and high tech gadgets. I make every kind of quilt, from traditional, to art, to modern." We enjoyed a one hour Powerpoint presentation, including her award winning quilts as a mini trunk show and her hilarious take on how being a little weird can make you a better quilter.
Cheryl Sleboda
Cheryl Sleboda proved to us that she is "........not your grandmother’s quilter. I like vintage linens and heirloom sewing, but I also like light up technology and high tech gadgets. I make every kind of quilt, from traditional, to art, to modern." We enjoyed a one hour Powerpoint presentation, including her award winning quilts as a mini trunk show and her hilarious take on how being a little weird can make you a better quilter.
May 14,2019
Joan Radell
Joan, a long-time sewer, quilter and sewing teacher is the designer behind Bucklebee Bags, Bucklebee by Me patterns and the specialty notions offered for sale. She does her design and production at the Bucklebee Workshop in the beautiful Endless Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania. When she's not working on new designs or making handbags, Joan enjoys cooking and baking (pies a specialty!) or puttering around her raised-bed straw garden.
Joan presented an interesting lecture and slideshow on handbags and general sewing tips. During the day she had a workshop on the thoughtfully designed Bucklebee Charming Handbag - a slim, structured, and deceptively spacious handbag. It's a perfect first bag; easy and quick to construct. Charming is 8” tall, 10” wide, and 4” deep at the base, and can be worn as a cross-body or shoulder bag. The interior features Bucklebee's signature large zipper pocket and two flat pockets to keep your essentials close at hand. Charming is the perfect bag for a lunch date, an afternoon of shopping, and makes a welcome gift.
Charming looks gorgeous made up in ultrasuede, lace, or patchwork, too! It's easy shaping lends itself well to specialty fabric.
Click on the Spotlight on BVQ page to see examples of the beautiful handbags made by our members at the workshop!
Joan Radell
Joan, a long-time sewer, quilter and sewing teacher is the designer behind Bucklebee Bags, Bucklebee by Me patterns and the specialty notions offered for sale. She does her design and production at the Bucklebee Workshop in the beautiful Endless Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania. When she's not working on new designs or making handbags, Joan enjoys cooking and baking (pies a specialty!) or puttering around her raised-bed straw garden.
Joan presented an interesting lecture and slideshow on handbags and general sewing tips. During the day she had a workshop on the thoughtfully designed Bucklebee Charming Handbag - a slim, structured, and deceptively spacious handbag. It's a perfect first bag; easy and quick to construct. Charming is 8” tall, 10” wide, and 4” deep at the base, and can be worn as a cross-body or shoulder bag. The interior features Bucklebee's signature large zipper pocket and two flat pockets to keep your essentials close at hand. Charming is the perfect bag for a lunch date, an afternoon of shopping, and makes a welcome gift.
Charming looks gorgeous made up in ultrasuede, lace, or patchwork, too! It's easy shaping lends itself well to specialty fabric.
Click on the Spotlight on BVQ page to see examples of the beautiful handbags made by our members at the workshop!
April 9, 2019
AnnMarie Rowland presented a musical trunk show.
"Pieces of Time" stitches together quilts (small pieces of fabric sewn together with color, pattern, and story) and song (a quilt with invisible pieces). Through song, story, and a collection of quilts, AnnMarie took us along on a happy trip through time and place. We laughed, and we cried, and will maybe view the quilts in our live just a bit differently.
AnnMarie Rowland presented a musical trunk show.
"Pieces of Time" stitches together quilts (small pieces of fabric sewn together with color, pattern, and story) and song (a quilt with invisible pieces). Through song, story, and a collection of quilts, AnnMarie took us along on a happy trip through time and place. We laughed, and we cried, and will maybe view the quilts in our live just a bit differently.
March 12, 2019
Helen Ernst presented a trunk show "Something Old From Something New".
Helen shared many pieces that she has created combining something old with something new - old linens, tablecloths, clothing …. She discussed her thought process, where to look for these treasured pieces and gave many suggestions for how we can create our own vintage pieces.
Helen is also a long arm quilter.
Please browse her website to enjoy quilts that she has had the privilege to have spent time with.
Helen Ernst presented a trunk show "Something Old From Something New".
Helen shared many pieces that she has created combining something old with something new - old linens, tablecloths, clothing …. She discussed her thought process, where to look for these treasured pieces and gave many suggestions for how we can create our own vintage pieces.
Helen is also a long arm quilter.
Please browse her website to enjoy quilts that she has had the privilege to have spent time with.