Susan Brubaker Knapp, will present a one-hour digital slide show and trunk show based on her book, Point, Click, Quilt! This lecture focuses on tips for taking better photographs, and then turning them into art quilts. This is an inspirational and detailed look at her process: tracing the photo; enlarging the line drawing; using it to trace the fused applique pieces for the quilt; creating a positioning overlay; and then cutting, positioning and fusing the pieces before thread sketching and quilting. A trunk show of pieces from the slideshow and additional work follows, and questions are welcome. Susan started quilting as a hobby, but turned into a passion and a business. She now teaches nationally and internationally, hosts “Quilting Arts TV,” and has produced numerous patterns, two books, and four workshops on DVD. She grew up in Mt. Lebanon, Pa., a suburb of Pittsburgh, and earned her B.A. in English at Allegheny College (Meadville, Pa.) and her M.A. in journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She now lives near Charlotte, N.C., with her husband, Rob, and two daughters. Susan loves traditional hand quilting and needleturn appliqué, but has embraced innovative machine techniques. She started making art quilts in 2005. …

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Members of DOQ participated in the St. Peter’s Love Quilt Project last year. The St. Peter’s Love Quilt Project was developed to give quilts to orphan children in South Africa who have lost their parents to AIDS. Art squares are created by children in schools, church groups, scout troops, etc., to depict their messages of love to the orphan children. Quilts using these squares are made by volunteers in the local area and beyond. The completed quilts are collected and sent to orphaned children in South Africa by St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Arlington, Virginia. See more pictures of the quilts in our online gallery.

Online blog highlight: Moda Bakeshop Looking to use up that spare jelly roll or charm pack? Or are you looking for a quick 120-minute Christmas gift? Check out the Moda Bakeshop at http://www.modabakeshop.com Moda Bakeshop features “recipes,” or patterns and tutorials that feature Moda precuts, including charm packs, jelly rolls, layer cakes, honeybuns… However, any precut package can be used for these patterns. There are a variety of projects available, ranging from table runners to bed-sized quilts, and the designs feature all different kinds of fabric, as recipes come from literally hundreds of “chefs,” or contributors. And if you have a great precut pattern, you can become a Bakeshop Chef too! Online resource feature: Flickr Photo Pools Flickr is an website where you can store and display your photos for others to see. But Flickr isn’t just for artists, or stowing your vacation pictures; many people post high-quality photos of their work for others to admire. There are also special themed photo pools, some which have amassed thousands of projects. To see a list of photo pools, look at the online resources database on the website. Visit flickr.com today to explore! Find us on Pinterest for more ideas: http://pinterest.com/DOQuilters/ Have any …

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