21 Tips For Accurate Piecing & Results
What: A presentation and demonstration with quilts and PowerPoint
Presenter: "Raggedy" Ruth Grihalva of Raggedy Ruth Designs and Forever In Stitches
When: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.
Where:
2090 North SR 9, Albion, IN, Noble County Office Complex, basement (Dekko Room)
Description:
The tips provided have been gleaned from Ruth's experience in pattern designing and her longarming business. She has published over 150 patterns, three books, and 2 tools. We also longarm over 600 customer quilts per year. Ruth has also given dozens of presentation and classes at quilt clubs and quilt festivals, including the International Quilt Festival in Houston, and similar presentations in New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Colorado, Utah, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington DC, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.
These activities have provided tons of "Hints & Tips" for quilters at all levels. She has selected the "Top 21" tips that yield the best results for this 45 minute presentation. The topics are:
- Corner Triangles [Perfect Corner Ruler]
- Which foot
- Use of masking tape for button embellishments
- Use of masking tape for machine quilting
- Cutting Tips: Quit Moving The Fabric
- Cutting Tips: Ruler Not Big Enough
- Pinning
- How to avoid ripping
- Quarter Square Triangles: Creation
- Quarter Square Triangles: Uses
- Sashing: Vertical
- Sashing: Horizontal
- Borders
- Piano Borders
- Borders: Measuring
- Setting Triangles
- Setting Triangle corners
- Borders: Multi-seam and mitered
- Binding 90 degree corners
- Binding corners greater than 90 degrees
- Squaring A Quilt Back
Ruth will provide a "Key Points" handout at the end of the presentation.
The meeting starts at 7:00 P.M. The presentation is first with a short business meeting afterwards.
You can talk to "Raggedy" Ruth and see her products from 6:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and for a short time between the presentation and the regular club meeting.
Interested?
Are you interested in having Ruth Grihalva give a talk or a class for your organization? Please call us at 419.358.0656 or at email us at [email protected].
