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"Soar to New Heights"
2023 Calendar

JANUARY 5th ~ KICKOFF MEETING & Signups with Board Members

FEBRUARY 2nd ~ TIPS, TRICKS & TOOLS - Best Practices with Tricia Mathis

MARCH 2nd ~ BORDERING on INSANITY!  Pieced Borders with Michele Murdock

APRIL 6th ~ NEXT-LEVEL QUILTING with Guest Presenter, Sharon Aposhian Wright

May 5th-6th ~ SPRING GUILD RETREAT ~
Kathy Davis, Teresa Gamboa, Sharon Johnson, Michele Murdock
NOTE:  Retreat will take the place of our regular Guild Meeting.

JUNE 1st ~ FUN CURVES AHEAD! with Barb Lutz & Tamara Ellis

JUNE 17th ~ CHARITY QUILT (Fidget Quilts) SEW DAY! with Sandy Hindy

JULY 6th ~ HVQ OUTDOOR FIESTA hosted by Paige Douglas
Organization & Storage Ideas

AUGUST 3rd ~ PRACTICALLY PERFECT PAPER PIECING with Deonn Stott

SEPTEMBER 7th ~ "HOW TO HAND-PIECE" with Lesley Peel

OCTOBER 5th ~ "Y" NOT?  INSET SEAMS  and  "Y"-Seams
with Carol Hunt (Mitered Borders) and Edita Sitar (Y-Seam video)

NOVEMBER 2nd ~ QUILTING in the NEXT DIMENSION
Breakout Sessions:  Rose Bouquet, Hexagami, Dimensional Applique'

December 7th ~ CHRISTMAS DINNER
2023 Guild Showcase,Games, Prizes, Small Gift Exchange

>> 2023 Guild Guide <<

~ Programs ~

MONTHLY MEETINGS:

>> Quilting Basics <<

>> Precision Piecing Pointers <<

>> Project Tracker Spreadsheet <<


>> Border Basics <<

>> Coping Border
MagicDiagram <<

>>Coping Border Calculator <<

>> Next Level QuilTING IDEAS <<

>> Words on Quilts << 

>> Two-tone Prairie Points, 
Piping & Cording <<


>> Fun With Curves <<

Drunkard's Path Layouts
↓ & the Quilts They Make ↓

>> Foundation Paper Piecing <<


>> FooTStePs << 
of Foundation Paper Piecing
& Hot Air Balloon Key Fob Instructions

>> Hot Air Balloon - Nametag - FPP Templates <<
>> Hot Air Balloon Key Fob - FPP Templates <<

>> hand-Piecing <<

Lesley's Tips for Hand-Piecing

1. Mark seam allowances at the corners, especially for inset seams.

2. Don't tie a knot, but pull the thread almost through, leaving about 3/4" of thread.  Take the needle down, then back up in practically the same spot. You should not have to tie a knot in anything using this technique.

3.  Take small running stitches.  Back-stitch about every 3 to four stitches.

>> y-seams <<

>> Carol's Mitered Border Instructions <<

↓ Edita Sitar's Y-Seam Tutorial ↓


>> dimensional elements <<

>> Quick & Pretty3-D Applique' <<
>> 3-D & Chenille Applique'.pdf <<


>>  Fabric Corsage Tutorial <<
>> Fabric Corsage.pdf <<

>> Hexagami Tutorial <<
>> Hexagami II<<



>> Instant Block Demonstrations <<

Instant Double 9-Patch

Accordion-Sewn HSTs

Quick-Cut Sawtooth Star


>> Charity Quilting <<

 

This year, we will be focusing on two local community groups:

1) KIDS: work on Quilts for Kids’ kits
on an individual basis in your own home.
* Check out quilt kits from Sandy Hindy
Sewew tops together, or quilt, or bind
and return to Sandy.
2) SENIORS: work on wheelchair lap quilts for local
care centers in a guild group format
* Sew quilt tops, help set up and tie quilts
at the Senior Citizen Center.
* Attend Charity Sew Day to help
make fidget/activity quilts for Care Centers.

 


~ HVQ Design Challenge 2023 ~

>> TEMPERATURE QUILT <<

A Temperature Quilt is a visual snapshot of the daily high and low temperatures
for a specific location during a specific year. 

The location and the timeframe are up to you.
The following design variables are also up to you:
· Block choice
· Overall layout

To help you get started:
1)  Download this fabric selection/degree chart from Moda: Temperature Quilt Planner

 2)  Use a consistent source for Temperature data tracking such as this website:  www.accuweather.com

We encourage participants to share progress at the monthly guild Sew & Tell and on the Facebook Group.
Questions?  Contact Barb Lutz

>> ExchANGE GROUPS <<

>> Round Robin Guidelines <<

Round Robin Groups are made up of four individuals per group.  Each person will supply the center block (up to 12-inch finished size), and the others in the group will each add a border to it, rotating each month.  At the end of four months, the quilt will go back to its original owner to finish the quilt.

2023 Friendship Block
Exchange Group
>> Guidelines <<

2023 Apron Block Exchange Club
>> Instructions, pt.1<<
>> Instructions, pt.2 <<
>> Pattern <<


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  > 2023 Guild President, Deonn Stott <
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I am thrilled to be part of Heber Valley Quilters.  When I attended my first meeting 20 years ago, I had no idea how it would shape my life, and the life of my family.   I have come to love every aspect of  quilting.  I dream about it at night, and can't wait to get up and get quilting!


I'm one of those kids who grew up under grandma's quilt frames, and have always enjoyed sewing and making things, including matching outfits for my son and triplet daughters.  I began quilting in earnest when I found some quilt blocks my mother had made, along with a bag with all the pieces cut for a log cabin quilt.  I finished it for my Dad, and was hooked!  I soon had my children involved in quilting with me, and they have each become confident with a sewing machine as well.  I bought a longarm machine, started a quilting business and haven't looked back.


    Three twenty-year-olds and their Turning 20 quilts


I'm so grateful for the friendships that have been fostered by sharing this common passion, for the things I've learned, and for the opportunities to stretch my creativity, make fun things, share what I've learned, all while being inspired and cheered on by this wild bunch of like-minded folks!  We make stuff!  And we can make a difference!  There is nothing like the feeling of wrapping up in a warm quilt that is more than a quilt - it's a hug, it's love, it's blood, sweat and tears, sometimes literally!  Quilting is art - it's the expression of our lives.  Quilting is such a happy passion, it's therapy.  We've chased our dreams together over the years, and I can't wait to see us soar to new heights this year and in the years to come. 

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