Three members have accepted the invitation to have their talents featured at the quilt show. With the theme of "Leap into Quilting" in mind, along with their exquisite, expertly crafted quilts, Joann Hopkins, Esther Kleinkauf, and Karen Falvey have been asked to include some of their beginning quilts. We look forward to seeing how their […]
Western Town at Expo Idaho 5610 N Glenwood Street Boise, Idaho Western Town is located at Expo Idaho behind the quilt show venue (Free parking is available at Western Town) See Quilt Entry Rules for details & options. If you are unable to bring your quilt to Expo Idaho at this time, please make arrangements […]
Nancy Messuri is a self-employed Idaho-based quilt designer. Paper copies of her patterns are available through https://quiltwoman.com and pdf patterns through her website, https://nancymessuridesigns.com. Foundation paper piecing is Nancy’s go-to method of constructing blocks and Electric Quilt 8 is her favorite design platform. Her trademark is intricate designs that require careful piecing, but she sometimes […]
Free Event!!! Are you a beginner who would like to learn more about quilting? On October 19, 2024, in the Fellowship Hall of Boise Church of Christ, 2000 North Eldorado Street, Boise Basin Quilters is hosting a FREE event just for you! Spend the morning learning how to select and prepare fabrics for a quilt; […]
Nancy Messuri is a self-employed Idaho-based quilt designer. Foundation paper piecing is her go-to method of constructing blocks and Electric Quilt 8 is her favorite design platform. Her trademark is intricate designs that require careful piecing, but she sometimes breaks out of that mold with a less complex design when the mood strikes. Color Tangles […]
This will be BBQ's first-ever "hybrid" guild meeting! Please join us at the church as usual to hear our guest speaker on the big screen and be able to participate in all the usual activities available at in-person guild meetings. However, if you are unable to attend the meeting, this is your chance to be […]
"String-piecing is an easy, fun technique that can produce spectacular results. In November, our ZOOM speaker, Jean Impey, will describe her obsession with Spiderwebs, a type of string-pieced quilt. Designed to go hand-in-hand with this program, Terri Curry's November Schoolhouse class will give you an opportunity to explore different types of string-pieced quilts and practice […]
"The Stories Behind the Quilts" In this one-hour lecture I show some of my favorite quilts and tell the real stories about how they came to be made. Accidental cut? Check. Gifted fabric? Check. Memory quilt? Check. The whole story behind my quilts and how I made them. Fun and highly informative. Joe Cunningham 's […]
"Paula Ross has been quilting for more than 25 years, longarming for the past 7. She and her husband have raised 4 sons here in the Treasure Valley and in addition to running her longarming business “The Crimson Cabinet”, she just started a new career opportunity with the Gammill education team. In her presentation she […]
Ready to design your own original quilts, but not sure how to move the concept to fabric reality? Lynne will demonstrate the methods she learned from Patricia Belyea to create your own designs starting with very small sketches, then enlarge it to full size, and then create freezer paper patters that guarantee accurate piecing and […]
