QUILT for John & Jessica - Part Four

Here is the quilt top finished.  Next step is to put the 3 layers on top of each other and sew them together as a quilt. 
Hi John...hope you like it so far.

Here is

SUMMER CLASS:

Basket Weaving; LARGE COILED BASKET

Join us to learn to weave a large, lidded (10”x 12”or more) coiled basket using fabrics, yarns, beads and more. Bring scissors.

BEGINNERS WELCOME!!



Class Four: Wednesdays --- 6:30-9:00pm --- 4 weeks
                           May 25 - June 15; Cost: $65, Supplies: $25
Class Five: Mondays --- 6:30-9:00pm --- 4 weeks
                          July 1 - Aug 8; Cost: $65, Supplies: $25

Instructor Ms. Terry Kevin has been weaving baskets and teaching art to children and adults since 1985. She is a licensed Art Educator with a Master’s degree from University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture and Planning. She has a Bachelor of fine Arts in Fiber Arts from Northern Illinois University. All classes will be held at Ms. Kevin’s home and studio at 1324 Voll Road, Anderson Township, 45230.

Classes fill quickly so register early.

Your satisfaction is guaranteed. A full refund may be requested prior to the end of the first class.

TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES

MAIL: Name, Address, Phone#, Email, Class and  Check
TO: Terry Kevin, 1324 Voll Road, Cincinnati, OH 45230

HAVE QUESTIONS???  

Email: organizebytk@gmail.com / (513)382-7156



NEW CLASS!! 

Beginning Machine Sewing   - - - - - - - - - - - -

Do you dream about creating run-way fashions?

Would you like to sew but haven’t mastered how to sew on your machine?

Come learn how to thread, sew and solve day-to-day common sewing machine problems. Each student will construct either a skirt or pants as they learn skills and techniques of reading patterns, gathering, hemming and altering garments.

Bring a sewing machine, scissors, tape measure and pins. Second class we meet at a local fabric store where students purchase fabric for project.

TEENAGERS Beginning Sewing

Class One:

Mondays --- 6:00-8:30pm --- 5 weeks

June 6 – June 27 and Tues, July 5 --- Cost: $100.00

Class Two:

Sundays --- 1:00-3:30pm --- 5 weeks
July 10 – August 7 --- Cost: $100.00

TEENAGERS to ADULTS Beginning Sewing

Class Three:

Saturdays ---1:00-3:30pm --- 5 weeks
July 2 -July 30 --- Cost: $100.00

Refer a friend and both of receive $10.00 off cost of class!!! Let me know when you register.

Class instructor Ms. Terry Kevin has been machine sewing clothing and quilts for 40 years. She is a licensed Art Educator with a Master’s degree from University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture and Planning. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fiber Arts from Northern Illinois University. All classes will be held  at Ms. Kevin’s home; 1324 Voll Road, Anderson Township, 45230.

Classes fill quickly so register early!!!!!

Your satisfaction is guaranteed.

If after the first class you are dissatisfied, a full refund may be requested.

TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES

MAIL YOUR: Name…Address… Phone # … Email… Class & Dates…and a Check

TO: Terry Kevin, 1324 Voll Road, Cincinnati, OH 45230

HAVE QUESTIONS???  NEED MORE INFO???

Email: organizebytk@gmail.com / (513)382-7156

QUILT for John & Jessica - Part Three

QUILT for John & Jessica - Continued Directions

MAKING the DIAMOND CENTER






I used a large variety of patterned and light and dark fabrics to make the over-size diamond shapes featured in the center of this quilt.   

After grouping fabric into 4 groups of light and 4 groups of dark, I cut them into 11" strips of varying widths and sewed them together. From the fabric sewn from strips I cut out the triangles and put them together to make the diamond shape. See Kaffe Fassett's book, Simple Shapes-Spectacular Quilts (2010) for more specifics.

Dark orange and pink strips sewn together

Dark blue-green strips sewn together.

QUILT for John & Jessica - Part Two

Quilt for John & Jessica; directions continued…

MAKING THE DIAGONAL SQUARES BORDER



OK,so now I have an assortment of purple fabrics cut into 2-3/4" by 2-3/4" squares. I sewed the squares to each other in long planned out strips of 9 squares. Each strip moves from light to dark in value. 



After I had several strips sewn , I pinned and joined the strips to each other, staggering the the first color in the row each time. 



TO form a corner, I laid the strips on the floor to figure out exactly where to add and delete squares. 

Part Three...Making the Diamond Design for Center of QUILT









QUILT for John & Jessica - Part One

Do you like to sew quilts? Creating machine-stitched, patchwork quilts is an activity I thoroughly enjoy. My love of sewing and working with fabrics began when I was 12 years old. In a  Home Economics class I was taught how to sew on a sewing machine. We sewed aprons; mine was a blue gingham check material. That same year my Great Aunt Frances died. With money from Aunt Frances my parents kindly spent $100 and bought me a Sears Kenmore Sewing machine. That was 40 years ago and I still sew on the Kenmore machine as well as a newer Singer sewing machine.

Using my new Kenmore machine, I took up sewing with a passion. I sewed dresses and shirts for myself and family members. At age 13, I made my own star patchwork design. I sewed the design with 4 repeats, creating a 2” x 2” finished.Then I took several of the  patchwork sections, mounted them on wooden stretcher frames and entered a local art fiar to sell my patchwork designs as wall art. My only buyers that day were my parents but I was very proud to be displaying and selling my artwork!

From then on I continued sewing and selling my artworks at art fairs and galleries. Today, I have come a long way with my sewing and artistic skills.I am still moved by playing with fabric patterns and colors to create a quilt design but my craftsmanship and design sophistication has progressed to a much higher level.

John & Jessica’s quilt is my current project. John is my oldest son. He is in an Army linguistics training program in Monterey, California. Last month he married Jessica, his high school sweet-heart. I couldn't be there for their wedding but I sure can put my heart and talents into making them a warm, cosy quilt for their new life together. For the main colors they chose all tints and shades of purple and blue-grey.  

Last month I watched an inspirational sewing program on PBS television. I decided to incorporate t he patchwork design form the program into this quilt. The featured design uses 9 squares of one color fabric going from light to dark.

The pattern is comprised of 9, 2-3/4" fabric squares