2007-2008 PROGRAM SCHEDULE
August
2, 2007
New Board Members Trunk Show
Fat Chance - Stripes
September
6, 2007
Suzanne Marshall (St. Louis, MO)
Evolution of a Quiltmaker
Fat Chance - Autumn Prints
September
7, 2007 WORKSHOP
Rhapsody in Bloom - Suzanne Marshall - Cost $45
September
8, 2007 WORKSHOP
Hand Quilting without a Frame or Hoop - Suzanne Marshall - Cost $45
September
15, 2007 - Bus Trip to Wisconsin Quilt Expo
Leave from Target Auxiliary Parking Lot 9:00 AM sharp. Leave Madison by 5:00
PM and return to Rockford around 6:15 PM.
Cost $25 - contact Marie Tovo at viggio2@insightbb.com
October
4, 2007
Deb Peterson (proprietor of Quilter's General Store)
Personal Journey and Trunk Show
Fat Chance - Novelty Prints
October
27, 2007-Bus Trip to Cedarburg, WI
Cost $25 - contact Marie Tovo at viggio2@insightbb.com
November
1, 2007
Donna Langford (Tinker's Swiss Cottage)
Preservation of Quilts
Fat Chance - Christmas Fabrics
December
6, 2007
Annual Christmas Party/Potluck/Patchwork Bingo
Fat Chance - Batiks
Don't forget to bring a dish to pass, your bingo square and your ornament
block to exchange.
January
3, 2008
Bill Kerr & Weeks Ringle (Oak Park, IL)
Afternoon - Color in a Supportive Role
Evening - Transforming Traditions: Modernism in Quilts
Fat Chance - Black & White
January
4, 2008 WORKSHOP
Role of Color in Your Quilts - Bill Kerr and Weeks Ringle - Cost $45
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supplies list
March
6, 2008
Stephanie Nordlin (Poplar Grove, IL)
Wearable Postcards
Fat Chance - Purple
March
7, 2008 WORKSHOP
Postcard Wallhanging - Stephanie Nordlin - Cost $45
This workshop is designed to help the student brainstorm and develop an original
design. Student must choose a place about which to tell a story. It can be
a vacation spot, home or imaginary place.
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registration form
April
3, 2008 - 9am to 9pm
Annual Sew-In
Help us spend the day sewing up baby quilts for the Neonatal Intensive Care
Unit at Rockford Memorial Hospital. Contact Jackie Anderson for more details
at 815-397-3274.
Fat Chance - Juvenile/Baby
April
12, 2008 BUS TRIP
International Quilt Festival $25 per person.
Spend a Saturday at the International Quilt Festival's annual quilt show in
Rosemont. The bus will depart from the auxiliary parking lot in front of the
Target store on E. State Street at 9:00 am sharp! It will begin boarding at
8:45 am. The bus will leave ths how at 5 pm for its return to Rockford. Seats
are still available - call Judy Mullen at 815-636-9094 if you are interested.
April
18-20, 2008 - Guild Retreat
Covenant Harbor at Lake Geneva
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of one of the retreat projects
May
1, 2008
Maggie Ball (Bainbridge Island, WA)
Maggie is a nationally-known quilt aratist, teacher and author who enjoys
creating designs from elements of traditional blocks. She will share her experiences
of teaching kids to quilt and of her volunteer work in Mongolia.
Afternoon - Bits and Pieces
Evening - Creative Quilting with Kids
Fat Chance - Pastels
May
2, 2008 WORKSHOP - 9am to 4pm US Bank, E. State St. Rockford
Kaleidoscopic Pinwheels - Maggie Ball - Cost $45
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list
May
3, 2008 WORKSHOP - 9am to 4pm US Bank, E. State St. Rockford
Gateway to Mongolia - a Traditional Mongolian Motif (like Celtic knot designs)
- Maggie Ball - Cost $45
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list
June
5, 2008
Patricia Cox (Minneapolis, MN)
Afternoon - Applique Through the Ages
Evening - Reverse Applique Molas
Fat Chance - Red, White and Blue Fabric
June
6, 2008 WORKSHOP
Flower Quilts - Patricia Cox - Cost $45
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list
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registration form
July
3, 2008
Joyce Mori (Morton, IL)
"Fun with Frames"
Fat Chance - Blue
July
2, 2008
Joyce Mori - TBA - Cost $45
In this workshop, we will learn to use fabric to frame quilt blocks using
cutout pieces, folded pieces and lined geometric units.
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list
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registration form
Fat Chance - Christmas
August
2008
Fat Chance - 30's Fabrics