Jamboree is October 4, 2025 from 9 AM to 3 PM
at Peace Lutheran Church • 828 W Main St, Grass Valley
Jamboree classes are free to Guild members but require a $25.00 check to reserve your space. On the day of the event your check will be returned to you. Should you not show up your check will become Guild income towards Jamboree expenses.
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Foundation Paper Piecing Basics
Instructor: Susanne Haislet
The goal for the class is to help those new to Foundation Paper Piecing (FPP) to wrap ones mind around the concept and have some fun. It is still right sides together! We will start with the Lobster Stew block and, if you so desire, move on to the Candy Corn Block and Log Cabin Block. We will cover supplies; choosing, reading and printing patterns; sewing technique, as well, as additional resources.
Susanne is a tech writer turned teacher turned retiree. Foundation Paper Piecing (FPP) was one of the first techniques she learned as a new quilter at a year long Primitive Primer class in 2009 at Bonnie Bechtol’s Sugar Pine Quilt Shop. Susanne stated “Everything was strange to me so FPP was no different from the rest except that my FPP blocks had straight lines! Then I explored on my own, guided greatly at first by the Queen of FPP, Carol Doak. I eventually discovered the existence of a 1/4 inch foot so can piece with fairly straight lines but FPP is still a favorite technique.”
Wonky Birds Table Runner
Instructor: Jan Warholic
The birds on this table runner are like potato chips – it is difficult to stop making them! The best news – they can be crafted from scraps and extra charm squares are perfect for making these. These birds are easier to make than it seems and you should be able to complete this Wonky Birds table runner by the end of class.
Jan is a fifth generation quilter who loves teaching and encouraging others in the craft. Sewing has been a part of her life as long as she can remember – starting with making doll clothes from her mom’s scraps. Jan started on a treadle machine and then on to a Singer Stylist. She fell in love with quilting but put it away until moving up to Grass Valley in 1990. A class from Grace Evans got her back into it and through Grace’s mentorship, she made a quilt with 12 Mariner’s Compass. She joined the Guild in 1992. However, life intervened plus returning to work in 1997, put a hold on her quilting She retired in 2018, returned to the Guild and has been making quilts ever since. Jan earned a degree in Home Economics from San Jose University.
3-D Fabric Cards with Terial Magic
Instructor: Annica Hagadorn
Annica Hagadorn will share Terry McFeely’s method for creating 3D Fabric Cards. Terry is the creator of Terial Magic, the spray on fabric stabilizer that makes fabric very paper like. Terial Magic allows you to cut and play with fabric like paper but maintains the texture and beauty of fabric.
You will get a card making package* which includes everything you will need to make 3 cards. *(Class supply cost is $15.00). You will start by making a sample card to learn the techniques of using batting to make the fabric motifs 3-D, like quilts. You will then design and make cards using your own fabric motifs (there will be Terial Magic to treat your fabric in class) or use any of the many supplied motifs in class. You can also copy any of the many example cards on display in class. Terry will also teach her techniques of transferring words, names or verses to cards with computer generated fonts, plus other card embellishments.
The fabric cards you make and gift ~will be treasured!
Machine Appliqué
Instructor: Beth Stagner
The absolute easiest way to appliqué is Machine Appliqué, also known as Raw Edge Appliqué. Beth Stagner will take you step by step through the process.