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Refine your quilting skills, add pizzazz to your quilts
and make them “show” ready

2010-2011

Pat teaches in her studio in Ashford, CT, at the Mansfield Senior Center in Mansfield, CT and at quilting guilds in various locations.

 

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Ongoing

Quilting with Pat

Thursdays  10-12:30                                                     Location: Mansfield Senior Center
March 4, 11, 25 April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

 

During this session we will make a wonderful kaleidoscope type quilt from the book “One Block Wonders.” 

(please email pat@patfergusonquilts.com or call 860-429-6999 if you need to order a book)

As always, if you prefer, you may choose to finish up old projects or to begin a new one of your choice.  Pat is available to problem solve and coach.

“Show and Tell” is always encouraged!

To register, call the Sr. Center: 860-429-0262

 

Evening Quilting With Pat                                                             Location: Mansfield Senior Center

2 nights per month- 1st & 3rd Wednesday 6:00-8:30 pm
Current session: Jan. 6, 20  Feb. 3, 17  March 17, 24
Next session: April 7, 21 May 1  June 2, 16, 30

Join Pat on the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month to work on your quilting projects. This is an open forum class designed to advise and coach quilters who would like to begin a new project or complete projects that may need some encouragement and guidance. Everyone has a great time sharing techniques and quilting tidbits along with show & tell.

To register, call the Sr. Center: 429-0262

 

March 2010

All Day Quilting Retreat                                                                 Location: Mansfield Senior Center
Tuesday March 30  9am-4:30pm

Join us for an entire day of quilting. Bring one large project or several that you need help on. Pat is available to problem solve and coach.

 

Basic Machine Quilting
Sat.
March 20, 2010   10am-4:00pm                                                    Location: Pat's Ashford Studio

$45.00                           

In this class you will discover the versatility and quickness of quilting with your machine. Stitch-in-the-ditch, under quilting, one step reversible quilting, adding borders and all aspects of quilting with a walking foot will be covered in the first half. Stippling, meandering, echo quilting, drawing and all aspects of free motion quilting will be covered in the second half. Threads, needles, battings, quilt preparation and helpful tools and notions will also be discussed. Learn how to set up an ergonomically correct quilting station for your safety and comfort. You will make actual samples that can be saved for future reference. There is no pressure to complete a project or be perfect in this class. We just play, experiment and have fun! The confidence and know how gained in this class will enable you to complete all of those quilt tops that have been waiting to be quilted!!  You should have completed at least one quilt top in order to fully benefit from this class.

 

*NOTE*    This class is a prerequisite for “Machine Quilting A Monster” class.

 

To register, complete and mail the registration form
or Email pat@patfergusonquilts.com or call 860-429-6999.

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New Location

The following classes will be held at the Hampton Community Center located at 178 Main Street, Hampton, CT. To Register Contact: hamptonrecreation@gmail.com   or Melanie 860-455-9958  or Gay 860-455-9875.

 

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BORDERS & BINDINGS                                                              Location:
Hampton Community Center

Tuesday,  March 16, 2010     9am-3pm     
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Flat, even borders are what judges look for in a soundly constructed quilt. A quilt that “waves” while hanging in a show, usually has problems with the borders. As a long arm quilter, I deal with all too many quilts that have wavy borders that need taming or borders that are too small for the quilt top.

Bindings are the finishing touch on your quilt. Judges want them to be flat, straight and “full of batting”. This class is designed to help you complete the border on one quilt and

get a solid start on the binding on a second quilt.

 

REMAINS to be SEAMED                                                           Location: Hampton Community Center

Saturday, March 27, 2010    9am-3pm
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Do you have lots of left over scraps and strips or partially pieced blocks, borders, practice pieces and orphaned blocks from years of quilting? Pack them up and bring them in for a fun day of quilting, using a super fast “remains” method developed by Pat Ferguson.  No need to match any seams or points, no color coordinating, anything goes -even those “oldies” and “uglies” that you have been wanting to use up. The more “remains” you bring, the more blocks you can make.

Every “remains” block will be unique. We will also explore several possible ways to set your blocks on straight or on point. And how to incorporate “remains” blocks into your border.

I encourage fabric trading in class, so clean out your “remains” and bring them all- your “uglies” may be a gorgeous addition to someone else’s quilt!

Pat will also have a box of “remains” for you to use.

 

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Guild Trunk Shows & Workshops

March 3, 2010 Sisters in Quilting- Berlin, CT

March 23, 2010 Heritage Quilters- Wallingford, CT

April 2010

“ZENTANGLE” (Gwen Fuller teacher)                                                                 Location: Pat's Studio
Sat. April 10, 2010      1-3:00pm

Zentangle is an easy to learn method of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns. It is a fascinating new art form that is fun and relaxing. It increases focus and creativity. Zentangle provides artistic satisfaction and an increased sense of personal well being. Zentangle is enjoyed by a wide range of skills and ages and is used in many fields of interest. To learn more and see examples, go to the ZENTANGLE WEBSITE.

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Vending

Saturday & Sunday, April 24,25, 2010
Narragansett Bay Quilter’s Association Show, N. Kingstown, RI

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May 2010

Photos on Fabric & Wall Hanging - Converged or Floated

Sat. May 1, 2010    10am-4:00pm                                                         Location: Pat's Ashford Studio

$45.00 Plus Photo treatment Kit    $39.00

Photos on Fabric- Converged, Floated or Floated

Are you an amateur photographer with lots of beautiful photos stored in your computer? First, you will learn how to make your own special  fusible photo fabric sheets. This process will save you lots of $$$ - all the more to spend on quilting fabric!

Pat will then teach you how to choose photos to “converge”, an artful technique of uniting two separate images into a work of art. Or you may choose to artfully arrange multiple photos in a theme, symmetrically or in an unconventional pattern. We will experiment with your photos printed on paper. (No sewing & no pressure to complete a project). We will audition fabrics and talk about embellishments and quilting to enhance your piece.

You will leave full of ideas and inspirations to complete your photo wall hangings in many

imaginative ways.

To register, complete and mail the registration form
or Email pat@patfergusonquilts.com or call 860-429-6999.

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BORDERS & BINDINGS                                                                          Location: Pat's Ashford Studio
Sat. May 15, 2010       10am-4:00pm 
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Flat, even borders are what judges look for in a soundly constructed quilt. A quilt that “waves” while hanging in a show, usually has problems with the borders. As a long arm quilter, I deal with all too many quilts that have wavy borders that need taming or borders that are too small for the quilt top.

Bindings are the finishing touch on your quilt. Judges want them to be flat, straight and “full of batting”. This class is designed to help you complete the border on one quilt and

get a solid start on the binding on a second quilt.

To register, complete and mail the registration form
or Email pat@patfergusonquilts.com or call 860-429-6999.

June 2010

 

Machine Quilting A Monster
Sat. June 5, 2010        10am-4:00pm                                                   Location: Pat's Ashford Studio

$45.00         

Many of you have taken the typical machine quilting class where you work on small samples.  That’s great, but what do you do when you get home and have to face machine quilting a queen size quilt on your own?

Pat has machine quilted hundreds of quilts, so she has designed this class especially for those who want hands on instruction on a large quilt of their own. Learn how to fit that monster into your machine and how to maneuver it. Explore options for quilting designs, stencils, threads, needles, tools, where to start and how to proceed. Pat also gives suggestions for setting up an ergonomically safe working area.

NOTE: Before signing up for this class you must have your quilt layered for machine quilting (Pat will supply a hand out instruction for this) and have a solid understanding of basic machine quilting.

To register, complete and mail the registration form
or Email pat@patfergusonquilts.com or call 860-429-6999.

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February 2011

 

Guild Trunk Show
February, 20, 2011- Cornerstone Quilters Guild Charlton, Mass.

 
 

May 2011

May 5,6 & 7  - Quilter's by the Sea- Portsmouth, RI
 
 

Class Registration

For registration and fee information for classes at the Mansfield Senior Center, please call them at 860-429-0262

To register for a class in Pat's studio, complete and mail the registration form or Email pat@patfergusonquilts.com or call 860-429-6999.

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