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SUMMARY:Workshop - Pineapple Quilts and Fabulous Finishes
DESCRIPTION:SIGN-UP:  To check availability or with any questions\, email  programs@northernstarquilters.com \n\nBe sure your NSQG membership is up-to-date (click here to renew or join) before registering as a member.\nNon-members are welcome (based on availability) for an increased fee\, as listed in the event description.\nAll sign-ups are subject to availability; NO refunds unless the event is cancelled.\nSupply lists\, if not already on the website\, will be emailed shortly before the workshop\nZoom link\, if applicable\, will be emailed to participants a few days before the workshop.\n\nPay by credit card: click HERE.\nPay by check (payable to Northern Star Quilters’ Guild):\n– EMAIL  programs@northernstarquilters.com with your selection;\n– NOTE on your check the workshop you want;\n– MAIL your check to: Betty Moulton\, 404 Tamarack Lane\, Brewster\, NY  10509 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nGYLEEN X. FITZGERALD – Trash to Treasure Pineapple Quilts PLUS\nFabulous Finishes: Boarders\, Binding/Facings\, & Sleeve \n19 March 2026\n9 am to 3:30 pm\nLive\, in-person at the Millwood Fire House\n$ 55 \n  \n \nOkay isn’t it time to clear the clutter in your life? Oops\, too much? What about using up all those bits and pieces stuff in nooks\, crannies and boxes? Better? Let’s make an old fashioned favorite pineapple quilt with a new and contemporary twist. Effortless stitching without paper piecing! Go scrappy\, random or totally stylized it doesn’t matter just plan to join the Pineapple Par-tay! This workshop turns trash to a treasured one of a kind pineapple quilt. Special tool required: Pineapple Tool by Gyleen \nAs an added bonus\, while you continue stitching\, Gyleen will be discussing and demonstrating how to achieve the perfect borders\, binding/facing\, and sleeves. With her tips\, your quilts will be sure to be show-ready! \nYou can view the supply list HERE. \n\nTo learn more about Gyleen\, click here: Colourful Stitches
URL:https://www.northernstarquilters.com/event/workshop5/
LOCATION:Millwood Fire Co#1\, 100 Millwood Rd\, Millwood\, NY\, 10546\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="Programs VP":MAILTO:Programs@northernstarquilters.com
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SUMMARY:*FULL* Workshop - Special Effects with Color (Zoom-multi-day)
DESCRIPTION:*** WORKSHOP CLOSED ***\nThis is a Zoom event.\nThe zoom link will be emailed to registered participants a few days before.\n\n\n\nSIGN-UP:  To check availability or with any questions\, email  programs@northernstarquilters.com \n\nBe sure your NSQG membership is up-to-date (click here to renew or join) before registering as a member.\nNon-members are welcome (based on availability) for an increased fee\, as listed in the event description.\nAll sign-ups are subject to availability; NO refunds unless the event is cancelled.\nSupply lists\, if not already on the website\, will be emailed shortly before the workshop\nZoom link\, if applicable\, will be emailed to participants a few days before the workshop.\n\nPay by credit card: click HERE.\nPay by check (payable to Northern Star Quilters’ Guild):\n– EMAIL  programs@northernstarquilters.com with your selection;\n– NOTE on your check the workshop you want;\n– MAIL your check to: Betty Moulton\, 404 Tamarack Lane\, Brewster\, NY  10509 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nNOTE: Our January workshop has been revised. Christine Barnes’ Special Effects with Color! will now consist of two engaging sessions instead of three\, and the fee has been reduced to $50 for members and $75 for non-members. Each session lasts three hours and will be recorded\, so you can revisit the content for at least one week. \nCHRISTINE BARNES – Special Effects with Color \nVIRTUAL via Zoom  – This is a multi-day Zoom workshop of two 3 hour color study sessions\n$50 members \nZoom 1 — TRANSPARENCY—the illusion that one color is lying on top of another and where they cross\, there is a third color.\nThursday\, 22 January 2026 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET \nZoom 2 — LUMINOSITY—the illusion of a light coming from beneath the surface.\nThursday\, 29 January 2026 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET \nJoin us for an in-depth exploration of the vibrant world of color using just paper\, glue\, and fabric from your very own stash. Learn how to use the color wheel to create fresh\, unexpected color combinations. See how color affects texture and pattern. Learn about “magic fabrics” that give a quilt light and vitality. Some effects suggest light coming from below the surface (luminosity) or bouncing across the surface (luster). Others imply that see-through colors overlap to create new color mixtures (transparency). They typically display variations in value—light areas among darker areas\, or light-to-dark gradations—and they often contain warm colors. \nClick here to learn more about Christine Barnes\nClick here to check out her book The Quilter’s Color Club Print-on-Demand Edition – C&T Publishing\nClick here to watch Christine on Alex Anderson & Ricky Tims The Quilt Show Episode 1407\nChristine also taught Special Effects with Color for The Quilt Show.
URL:https://www.northernstarquilters.com/event/workshop4/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="Programs VP":MAILTO:Programs@northernstarquilters.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T090000
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SUMMARY:Workshop- Thread Painting 101
DESCRIPTION:SIGN-UP:  To check availability or with any questions\, email  programs@northernstarquilters.com \n\nBe sure your NSQG membership is up-to-date (click here to renew or join) before registering as a member.\nNon-members are welcome (based on availability) for an increased fee\, as listed in the event description.\nAll sign-ups are subject to availability; NO refunds unless the event is cancelled.\nSupply lists\, if not already on the website\, will be emailed shortly before the workshop\nZoom link\, if applicable\, will be emailed to participants a few days before the workshop.\n\nPay by credit card: click HERE.\nPay by check (payable to Northern Star Quilters’ Guild):\n– EMAIL  programs@northernstarquilters.com with your selection;\n– NOTE on your check the workshop you want;\n– MAIL your check to: Betty Moulton\, 404 Tamarack Lane\, Brewster\, NY  10509 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBETSY HABICH – Thread Painting 101 \nThursday\, 20 November 2025\n9:00 am to 3:30 pm\nLive\, in-person at the Millwood Fire House\n$55 \nKit Fee $30 (Betsy’s image) / $35 (your own image) – Kit Fee paid directly to Betsy during the workshop\nIntensive thread-painting gives you the freedom to make a very realistic\, tapestry-like image entirely with thread\, and the only skill you need is confident free-motion quilting! Starting with your own good-quality photo\, we will explore ways to create color combinations and textures to transform it into a realistic 8 1⁄2” x 11” thread painting. You will be amazed by what you can do! You will learn the basics of thread painting\, including balancing sewing machine tension\, straight-stitch and zig-zag thread painting\, and tips for avoiding distortion \nNote: If you choose to use your own photo\, you will be asked to send me your proposed photo two weeks ahead of time for approval\, editing\, and printing. I will bring the printed photo to class made into a quilt sandwich so students can maximize their in-class work time. \nKIT INFO \nStudents choosing to work with one of my kits will have a $30 fee. Students choosing to work with one of their own photos will have a kit fee of $35\, which will cover and include my review and editing of their photos\, printing their photo on prepared cotton\, making their photo into a fused  8 1/2” x 11” quilt sandwich\, providing a second prepared quilt sandwich for in-class exercises and two 8 1/2” x 11” color copies of their photo for in-class exercises.  Students will also receive a multi-page handout detailing the exercises. \nBETSY HABICH Supply List \n\nA sewing machine which is in good working order and is capable of free-motion stitching.  Students often asked whether they should bring their “good” machine – a high-end machine is not necessary (straight-stitch and zig-zag is all we need)\, BUT the machine must be reliable and able to stand up to being run at high speeds over an extended period.  I strongly recommend students have their machine serviced in the 6 months before the workshop\, as their success in the class will depend on their sewing machine working. Students should also bring their sewing machine manual and any tools that came with their machine plus any additional tools they regularly use to clean their machine.\nA free-motion embroidery foot.  The open “C” at the bottom of the foot lets you see exactly where your needle will land and makes thread painting much\, much\, much easier.  If that is not possible\, a clear quilting foot is ok.\nA package of size 14 topstitch machine needles\nFive to seven bobbins\, preferably loaded with a selection of the colors you expect to use in your thread painting\nParchment paper\nAlcohol wipes\nEach participant will need to study their approved photo carefully and bring thread in all the colors they can see. There are often quite a lot of colors! I use and recommend Aurifil 50 weight/2 ply cotton thread because I like the way it looks stitched out and because it is low lint (though not no-lint). For beginning thread painters\, it is also perfectly fine to use 50-weight Mettler\, Metrosene\, or Guttermann cotton or cotton-look thread.  I do not recommend using rayon thread because it is not strong enough to stand up to rapid stitching. (I do not personally like the look of shiny 50-weight machine embroidery thread\, but you are an experienced machine embroider and have a large stash of shiny 50-weight embroidery thread\, you are free to use that\, with the caveat that I may not be able to help you if the thread misbehaves.)
URL:https://www.northernstarquilters.com/event/workshop3/
LOCATION:Millwood Fire Co#1\, 100 Millwood Rd\, Millwood\, NY\, 10546\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="Programs VP":MAILTO:Programs@northernstarquilters.com
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SUMMARY:Workshop-Within the Frame
DESCRIPTION:SIGN-UP:  To check availability or with any questions\, email  programs@northernstarquilters.com \n\nBe sure your NSQG membership is up-to-date (click here to renew or join) before registering as a member.\nNon-members are welcome (based on availability) for an increased fee\, as listed in the event description.\nAll sign-ups are subject to availability; NO refunds unless the event is cancelled.\nSupply lists\, if not already on the website\, will be emailed shortly before the workshop\nZoom link\, if applicable\, will be emailed to participants a few days before the workshop.\n\nPay by credit card: click HERE.\nPay by check (payable to Northern Star Quilters’ Guild):\n– EMAIL  programs@northernstarquilters.com with your selection;\n– NOTE on your check the workshop you want;\n– MAIL your check to: Betty Moulton\, 404 Tamarack Lane\, Brewster\, NY  10509 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nPAT PAULY – Within the Frame:  Center Medallion – Bold Graphic Prints; Color\, Scale\, & Value \nThursday\, 16 October 2025\n9:00 am to 3:30 pm\nLive\, in-person at the Millwood Fire House\n$ 55 ($80 nonmember) \nWith simple methods for scrambling fabric\, we’ll make a center that will be supported by a framework for a center medallion composition. Work with color\, scale\, and value is an important feature in bringing the composition to balance. Bold\, graphic prints are a useful tool in piecing improv work\, as they offer more shapes that maintain the images brought forth\, so they are encouraged to be used in this class. It’s a great way to use one-of-a-kind prints. \nYou can see Pat’s supply list HERE.
URL:https://www.northernstarquilters.com/event/workshop2/
LOCATION:Millwood Fire Co#1\, 100 Millwood Rd\, Millwood\, NY\, 10546\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="Programs VP":MAILTO:Programs@northernstarquilters.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T090000
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CREATED:20180704T120718Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop - Designing Without Rulers
DESCRIPTION:SIGN-UP:  To check availability or with any questions\, email  programs@northernstarquilters.com \n\nBe sure your NSQG membership is up-to-date (click here to renew or join) before registering as a member.\nNon-members are welcome (based on availability) for an increased fee\, as listed in the event description.\nAll sign-ups are subject to availability; NO refunds unless the event is cancelled.\nSupply lists\, if not already on the website\, will be emailed shortly before the workshop\nZoom link\, if applicable\, will be emailed to participants a few days before the workshop.\n\nPay by credit card: click HERE.\nPay by check (payable to Northern Star Quilters’ Guild):\n– EMAIL  programs@northernstarquilters.com with your selection;\n– NOTE on your check the workshop you want;\n– MAIL your check to: Betty Moulton\, 404 Tamarack Lane\, Brewster\, NY  10509 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nVALERIE MASER-FLANAGAN – Designing Without Rulers \nThursday\, 18 September 2025\n9 am to 3:30 pm\nLive\, in-person at the Millwood Fire House\n$ 55 member ($80 nonmember) \nThe focus of this one-day workshop is to free up from using rulers and measurements. Participants will use a rotary cutter to cut simple lines and shapes to create a small composition or more than one. Participants may choose to make a number of small blocks instead of a composition. \nVALERIE MASER-FLANAGAN Supply List \n\nSolid black and white fabric: 1 yard of each. We will use the black and white fabric to create our initial design(s).\nIt is your choice if you want to stick with black and white fabric or if you want to bring colored fabric. Select colors that you would like to work with but make sure you have at least one dark and one light fabric. You can limit your choice to two fabrics or bring as many as you want. I would recommend solid fabric.\nI yard of flannel or batting to tape on the wall as a design board.\nBlue painters tape (not masking tape) to tape the design wall fabric to the wall.\nRotary cutter: bring the largest size you have. This is a good time to put in a fresh new blade if you haven’t changed your blade in a while.\nCutting mat: I recommend a 24 x 36 inch size if you have one. But bring what you have.\nCell phone or IPAD to take pictures of your work in progress.\nPen\, pencil\, paper for notes\, sketches\nSewing machine\, thread\, scissors and whatever else you usually need for basic sewing.\nPins for piecing and to use on the design wall.\nOptional: larger ruler for squaring up the design.
URL:https://www.northernstarquilters.com/event/workshop1/
LOCATION:Millwood Fire Co#1\, 100 Millwood Rd\, Millwood\, NY\, 10546\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="Programs VP":MAILTO:Programs@northernstarquilters.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T130000
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SUMMARY:Workshop-Hidden Hand Applique
DESCRIPTION:SIGN-UP:  To check availability or with any questions\, email  programs@northernstarquilters.com \n\nBe sure your NSQG membership is up-to-date (click here to renew or join) before registering as a member.\nNon-members are welcome (based on availability) for an increased fee\, as listed in the event description.\nAll sign-ups are subject to availability; NO refunds unless the event is cancelled.\nSupply lists\, if not already on the website\, will be emailed shortly before the workshop\nZoom link\, if applicable\, will be emailed to participants a few days before the workshop.\n\nPay by credit card: click HERE.\nPay by check (payable to Northern Star Quilters’ Guild):\n– EMAIL  programs@northernstarquilters.com with your selection;\n– NOTE on your check the workshop you want;\n– MAIL your check to: Betty Moulton\, 404 Tamarack Lane\, Brewster\, NY  10509 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n DAVID TAYLOR \nHidden Hand Applique \nThursday\, 21 November 2024\n1 pm to 4 pm\n$30 members\nPlus a $10 kit fee paid directly to David \nLive\, in-person at the Millwood Firehouse on 100 Millwood Road in Millwood\, NY 10546 \nLearn David’s technique for applique\, resulting in stitches that are hidden from view. In this hands-on workshop and working on a simple project\, you will discover the intricate hand-stitching method and attention to detail that has set David’s work apart and learn how to achieve the same level of precision and beauty in your own creations.  Topics of the day include working with freezer paper templates\, perfecting pre-turned edges\, solving the dreaded “shadowing” effect of light fabrics (a game-changer with Jo Thomas)\, choosing the proper needle and thread for your project\, plus much more. \nKit includes all pre-washed fabrics\, including background custom print fabric\, full-color instructions\, freezer paper templates\, tracing paper for placement guide\, needle and thread. \nStudent Supplies Needed: \n\nPaper scissors and fabric scissors\nsmall travel iron and ironing surface\nApplique pins\nPencil or mechanical pencil\nFinger stiletto – (trolley needle\, optional\, but very useful)\nextension cord
URL:https://www.northernstarquilters.com/event/workshop3a/
LOCATION:Millwood Fire Co#1\, 100 Millwood Rd\, Millwood\, NY\, 10546\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="Programs VP":MAILTO:Programs@northernstarquilters.com
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SUMMARY:*FILLED* Workshop-Dancing with the Wall-Session#2 (2 days)
DESCRIPTION:SIGN-UP:  To check availability or with any questions\, email  programs@northernstarquilters.com \n\nBe sure your NSQG membership is up-to-date (click here to renew or join) before registering as a member.\nNon-members are welcome (based on availability) for an increased fee\, as listed in the event description.\nAll sign-ups are subject to availability; NO refunds unless the event is cancelled.\nSupply lists\, if not already on the website\, will be emailed shortly before the workshop\nZoom link\, if applicable\, will be emailed to participants a few days before the workshop.\n\nPay by credit card: click HERE.\nPay by check (payable to Northern Star Quilters’ Guild):\n– EMAIL  programs@northernstarquilters.com with your selection;\n– NOTE on your check the workshop you want;\n– MAIL your check to: Betty Moulton\, 404 Tamarack Lane\, Brewster\, NY  10509 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop Filled – Waitlist Only\nIRENE RODERICK\n  \nDancing with the Wall:  Improv Irene-Style Quick-Step \nWEDNESDAY and THURSDAY\, May 8-9\,  2024\n9:00 am to 6:00 pm each day with an hour for lunch\nMembers $150\nLive\, in-person\, 2 days at the Millwood Firehouse on 100 Millwood Road in Millwood\, NY 10546 \nCome spend two days with Irene and learn how to let your sub-conscience and creativity drive you to make a unique expression of your individual aesthetic and process. Using only two contrasting colors\, you will learn how to construct the individual components used to make an improv Irene-style quilt. You will discover how fun it is to make many types of  stripes\, triangles\, squares and curves in new and original ways. Expect to leave with a piece in progress as well as all the techniques to pursue this approach to improv quilting. \nAbout two weeks before the workshop Irene will send copies of her handouts and links to two of her videos–one on components and one on skinny lines. \nPlease sign up promptly.  If there is enough interest and registration and this workshop closes out early\, a second class can be arranged with Irene. \n \nTo learn more about Irene Roderick\, visit her website:  Irene Roderick \n \nYou can purchase her book at your local quilt or book store\, or order on Amazon or Barnes & Noble. \nSupply list will be emailed to participants. \n\nAbout Irene\n\nMy artwork is currently grounded in the textile arts\, focused on quilt making and fabric dyeing.  I am trained as a painter and I have always been interested in pattern and color and how these elements can evoke emotional and political responses. A few years ago\, I encountered modern quilting and loved the idea of making a “utilitarian painting.” I learned to quilt and accidentally discovered improvisational quilting\, an intuitive\, spontaneous process I call “dancing with the wall.” The technique opened up a new-found creativity for me. This work is entirely intuitive and visceral.   \nI begin by placing a scrap of fabric in the center of my design wall and then grow the quilt one element at a time\, responding to each “step” until it feels balanced\, interesting and joyful. When I begin\, I do not know  what is going to happen but create through trial and error\, literally dancing between the wall\, the cutting mat\, the sewing machine and the iron. Through this act of making\, I have learned to embrace the joy of creative intuition\, spontaneous expression\, and a blind trust in process.
URL:https://www.northernstarquilters.com/event/workshop-show2/
LOCATION:Millwood Fire Co#1\, 100 Millwood Rd\, Millwood\, NY\, 10546\, United States
CATEGORIES:Quilt Show,Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="Programs VP":MAILTO:Programs@northernstarquilters.com
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