SATURDAY  October 5, 2024         10AM - 3PM              All About Quilts

Linda Pearl                             Website: onequiltingcircle.com   
Project:  Color Love Quilt

Linda is a long-time quilter, lecturer, collector of fabrics and (most recently) certified instructor for Sew Kind of Wonderful -- a company that creates rulers and tools that make the process of cutting and sewing curved pieces of fabric, fast, easy and consistent!

In Linda's words, "The Color Love Quilt is everything I love in a quilt -- a colorful focal point, a scrappy background, and symmetry in design." 

October 16, 2024         7 – 9 PM     Walpole K of C Hall

Jerrianne Ouellette          Website: none
Topic: "Embroidered and Embellished Art Quilts and Fabric Books"

Jerrianne Ouellette is a textile and paper artist, painter, a maker of things and an avid lover of books.  Many years ago she was given a "how to" manual for making fabric books.  She was instantly intrigued by the layers and textures and colors.  This started her foray into art quilting and book making.  She says,  "My real passion is thinking outside of the box and pushing the boundaries of creativity and trying to figure out how to do things differently.  I can't wait to share with you!"

Her program includes many of the pieces she has created over the years.   She refers to her books as "adult picture books".  They are made using a variety of techniques, fabrics, lace, beads, old hankies,buttons,etc.  Her rule of thumb?  "If I have it and want to use it, it goes in." 

The books are fabric inside and out.    Jerrianne employs several different styles and binding techniques (which she will describe).   Most of her pieces will be passed around so guild members can get a close-up view of the details. 

A favorite resource for Jerrianne is a Ann Wood, a blogger  who provides detailed instructions for book-making.  Her template for a book page can be found < here >.  Instructions and videos of her book-making process can be viewed < here >.