Nature's Bounty: Quilts and More
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Programs

For more information, call 270-745-2592 or e-mail kylm@wku.edu

Photos from the programs with this exhibit


Paper Piece a Pup Exhibit Opening Reception
Quilt Show and Tell Round Flower Workshop with Juanita Yeager
Evening of Wine and Roses Lunchtime Learning with Colleen Hathaway
Nine-Patch for Beginning Quilters
 

quilt square with Scottie dogPaper Piece a Pup
September 9, 2006, 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

$10 for Friends and $15 for Non-Members.
Pre-registration is required.

Participants (boys and girls under 16 should be accompanied by an adult) will paper piece a Scotty dog quilt square for a pillow sham.

Participants will need to bring a sewing machine and spools of white and black thread. Fabric and pillow will be provided.

Download a flier for this event:
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Download a registration form:
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Please contact Nancy Baird at 270-745-2592 with questions.


Tree of Life quiltExhibit Opening Reception
September 15, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Kentucky Library and Museum

Public invited.


Turkey Track quiltQuilt Show and Tell
September 30, 2006, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Display your favorite quilt at the
Kentucky Library and Museum!

Limit of two quilts per person.

Share a story about your favorite quilt or favorite quilter.

Technique demonstrations at 10:00, 11:00, and 12:00.

The first 100 participants will receive a pattern draft for a block in a ca. 1820 Turkey Tracks quilt.

Quilts will be displayed on tables partially folded; no sleeves necessary.

Events Schedule
9:00-10:00 a.m. - Quilt registration
10:00 a.m. –1:00 p.m. - Quilts on public display
10:00 a.m. - Foundation Piecing demonstration
11:00 a.m. – Fold-and-Finish Quilt-As-You-Go demonstration
12:00 p.m. – Three-Dimensional Flowers demonstration
1:00 -2:00 p.m. - Quilt pickup

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Please contact Lynne Ferguson at 270-745-2592 with questions.


Round Flowers by Juanita YeagerRound Flower Workshop with Juanita Yeager: Discovering New Traditions
October 14, 2006, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Kentucky Library and Museum

Join nationally recognized fiber artist Juanita Yeager for a workshop on making round flowers. Learn how to use new techniques to create contemporary appliqué flower blocks.

Kentucky Archives Week is October 8-14.

$15 for Friends and $20 for Non-Members
(fee includes box lunch)

Additional $5 supply fee for wall quilt pattern and design paper payable to instructor on the day of the workshop.

Pre-registration is required.


Download a flier for this event:
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Download the required supply list:
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, PDF document

Download a registration form:
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Please contact Sandy Staebell at 270-745-2592 with questions.


turtle jpegLunchtime Learning with Colleen Hathaway

Down by the Sea … bring your lunch and take a journey through the art quilts of Colleen Hathway.

November 6, 2006, 11:30 a.m.
Kentucky Library and Museum

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Rose of Sharon quiltEvening of Wine and Roses
January 11, 2007, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Kentucky Library and Museum

Friends of Libraries and Museum only.

Join us for a curator’s tour of the Nature’s Bounty exhibit. Dessert, dessert wines, and cheeses will be served.

$10 per person.

Please R.S.V.P. to 270-745-2592.

Please contact Leonetta Strange at 270-745-2592 with questions.


Nine-patch quilt square

Nine Patch for Beginning Quilters
January 27, 2007, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m
Kentucky Library and Museum

$10 for Friends and $15 for Non-Members
Pre-registration required

The historic Nine Patch block is especially appropriate for beginning quilters. Learn to design and piece a variety of patterns using the Nine Patch.

Participants should bring a sewing machine and white thread. Fabric and other necessities will be furnished.

Download a flier for this event:
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Download a registration form:
Microsoft Word document, PDF document

Please contact Nancy Baird at 270-745-2592 with questions.


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