Teachers in my classrooms

I want to keep a list of the teachers who are in my classrooms:

Fall Paducah  September 2018:
Diane Henry - Threadology, Welcome to Domestic Machine Quilting
Susie Monday - From Ipad to Journal Quilt
Kate Galleran - Martini Bag: Paper Piecing w/Style

OSQE Cincinnati September 2018:
Heather Kogan: Chic Diamonds, Pineapple Perfection
Helene Weber: Walking Foot Machine Quilting, Sunnyside Up: A Scrappy Quilt &
        Quilt First Then Construct
Kaye Koler: Tshirt Quilts

OSQE Fredericksburg, VA September 2018:
Jill McCloy - Kennewick Jacket
Alicia Welcher - 5 zipper bags
Kathy McMakin - Knit Tee-Top
Kathy Ruddy - Serger 911

ASQ Virginia Beach: October 2018
Stephanie Farrell - Quilting with templates
Cindy Grisdela - Drunkard's Path, Free Motion Quilting
Linda J. Hahn - New York Beauty Crab quilt
Heather Kogan - Improv Log Cabin

Houston Quilt Show: November 2018

Greg Barner & Ruth Ann Berry: Simplified 3-D Quilts

Peggy Martin - Serendipity, Sailor's Delight, New York Beauty in a Minute, New Feathered Star

Carolyn Forster - Turkey Tracks Quilt, Flying Swallows Quilt Block, Rose Star One Patch, Jelly Roll Star Quilt

Judith Baker Montano - Victorian Crazy Quilt Ladies

Barbara Olson - Jump Start Your Creativity

Paula Nadelstern - Detangling Angles

Martha DeLeonardis - T-Shirts Made Easy

Kathie Beltz - Stella, Around the Pond

Linda Ballard - Bellanova, Curved Log Cabin

OSQE Novi - November 2018

Kathy McMakin - Inspiring Serger Confidence

Karen Pharr - French Braid Table Runner

(the rest of the classes were manned by our Sales Rep)

QuiltCon - February 2019
                 Sherry Lynn Wood, Ginny Robinson, Denyse Schmidt, Season Evans

OSQE Cleveland - March 2019
                                                Swing Jacket with Nick Coman

Violets in a Blue Vase with Jill McCloy

The Bubbles Quilt with Debby Kratovil

Easy Piecey Lone Star with Helene Weber

Quilt First, Then Construct: Blocks, Sashing and Borders by Helene Weber

10 Degree Ruler Workshop with Connie Spurlock

Paducah - April 2019

Victoria Finley Wolfe - Mini Star Storm

Kaye England - Martha's Table Runner, Piecing with Scraps, Fun With Scraps & History, Summer Garden Quilt

Pamela Pandolfi - Painted Ballerina and Painted Tree

Marti Michell - Kaleidoscope Quilt

Stitches United - Atlanta 2019

Jennifer Stern-Hasemann - Learn to Sew Knit Garments using your sewing machine

Rick Mondragon - Quilt-as-you-Go Sampler

Catherine Redford - Walking Foot Quilting: Beyond the Ditch

Cindy Grisdela: Focus on the Improve Block, Free Motion Quilting with Style

Cal Patch - Studio Apron

OSQE Arlington 2019

Thursday: Debby Kratovil - Modern Vortex

Pam Damour - A Bag o' Zippers

Friday: Pam Damour - Finishing School

Debby Kratovil - The Gretchen Quilt

Lorraine Henry - There's More to Sleeves Than Meets the "EYE"

Saturday: Nick Coman - Swing Jacket

Connie Palmer - Peek A Boo Portfolio

AQS Paducah Fall 2019

Wednesday Crazy Quilt Basics with Judith Baker Montano (Ginny did this one)

Happy Scrappy Improv Quilt - Catherine Redford

Thursday Hex Star Quilt: Bust Your Stash with Victoria Findlay Wolfe (me)

Wrapped in Scraps: Make A Fabric Bowl - Catherine Redford

Friday Neighborhood Quilt: Fuse & Thread Sketch houses with Trish Stuart (Ginny)

Free Motion Quilting Confidence Catherine Redford

Saturday Introduction to Freezer Paper Foundation Piecing - Gail Garber (me)

Houston 2019 -
QUILT FESTIVAL Quilt Festival classes are 9 AM-noon (unless specifically indicated as starting at 8 AM.) Afternoon sessions are 2-5 PM. Monday, October 28 (Monday night classes are 6-9 PM.) Rm351B 8 AM-5 PM #104—Fire and Ice Bargello, Cindy Grisdela       cpgrisdela@gmail.com       1/4" foot  6-9 PM No class in this room on Monday evening. Rm351C 9 AM-5 PM #123—Kitchen Sink Quilting—The Art of Making Do, Maria Shell       mariashell4@gmail.com       quarter inch foot    6-9 PM #177—Winged Star, Peggy Martin       peggymartinquilts@gmail.com       Quarter-inch foot  

Tuesday, October 29 Rm351B 8-11 AM #244—Angled Stripe Table Runner, Cindy Grisdela       cpgrisdela@gmail.com       1/4" foot    2-5 PM #284—Improv Log Cabin, Cindy Grisdela       cpgrisdela@gmail.com       1/4" foot  Rm351C 9 AM-Noon #255—Cactus Tree—Positive/Negative Palm Leaf, Peggy Martin       peggymartinquilts@gmail.com       Open-toe foot (first), quarter-inch foot (needed later in class)    2-5 PM #288—Crazy Love, Peggy Martin       peggymartinquilts@gmail.com       Quarter-inch foot  

Wednesday, October 30 Rm351B 9 AM-Noon #358—Seminole Banded Tote Bag, Reeze Hanson       reezehanson@hotmail.com       1/4" foot and walking foot, machine for teacher demo is needed 2-5 PM #319—Mixed-Media Dumpling Bag, Lisa Chin    (9AM-5 PM class, room 342B in morning) lisa.chin@hotmail.com       Walking foot, zipper foot Rm351C 9 AM-5 PM #330—The New Feathered Star, Peggy Martin       peggymartinquilts@gmail.com       Open-toe foot (first), quarter-inch foot (needed later in class)  

  
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Thursday, October 31 Rm351B  9AM-Noon #420—The Basics of Crazy Quilting, Judith Baker Montano    (9AM-5 PM class, room 381B in afternoon) judithbakermontano@me.com       Regular foot - straight stitching only 2-5 PM #414—Indian Blanket—60 Degree Diamonds, Reeze Hanson    (9AM-5 PM class, room 360F in morning) reezehanson@hotmail.com       1/4" foot  Rm351C 9 AM-5 PM #418—New York Beauty in a New York Minute, Peggy Martin       peggymartinquilts@gmail.com       Open-toe foot (first), quarter-inch foot (needed later in class)  

Friday, November 1 (Friday night classes are 6-9 PM.) Rm351B 9 AM-5 PM #516—Seminole Sampler—Classic Strip Piecing with a Modern (Mini) Twist,  Reeze Hanson       reezehanson@hotmail.com       1/4" foot, I will need a demo machine. 6-9 PM No class in this room on Friday evening. Rm351C 9 AM-Noon #550—Jelly Roll Jive, Peggy Martin       peggymartinquilts@gmail.com       Quarter-inch foot    2-9 PM #577—Something Fishy, Gail Garber       gaillgarber@gmail.com ; gail@hawksaloft.org       1/4" foot - without guide  

Saturday, November 2 Rm351B 9 AM-5 PM #707—Simplified 3-D Quilts, Ruth Ann Berry       quiltersclinic@gmail.com       ¼ inch foot  Rm351C 9 AM-5 PM #721—Wedges & Stripes, Marilyn Rose       MRose1251@aol.com 


Sunday, November 3 There are no Quilt Festival classes in Juki rooms 351C today. Rm351B 9 AM-Noon #804—Button Box Lap Quilt, Nancy Goldsworthy       ninepatchquilting@comcast.net   

Yearly football trip with Jonas

Jonas and I decided to attend the UT vs. West Virginia football game this year. It was being planned in Charlotte at the home of the Carolina Panthers. We drove over on Saturday and came back on Sunday. We couldn't check into our rental until after the game so we drove around and found a great parking spot for only $30. Then we walked around until we found Taylor and Josh, who were also at the game. We walked some more. Jonas leaned over once and said, "Mom, you know we walk a lot at these games." :) After some lunch we headed over to the stadium.
 Our seats were on the 50 yard line! They were fantastic.

Right as half time began we got this message:

It was a fun trip, as always. Love spending time with my son. We have so much fun and it is wonderful to spend so many hours just talking. I have the best son!

Juki

My adventure with Juki sewing machines began in August 2018. On August 7th, I traveled to Atlanta, Georgia. I spent Wednesday through Saturday at Sewing Machine.com learning all about the QVP sewing machines. I met my new colleagues - Jinny Storm and Sue James. Both are super nice and I think we will have lots of fun together. We had to evacuate our room one night due to a fire alarm.

My second trip was to Long Beach, California. It was Jinny, Karen (our leader) and me. We were training on the new Tajima embroidery machine. We flew in on Monday, trained Tuesday and Wednesday and flew back out Thursday. Two highlights - had my first In 'n Out burger (not as good as Red Robin) and walked around the Queen Mary.

Third trip was my first Quilt Show. Karen and I went to Madison, Wisconsin for Quilt Expo. It went well. Karen was pleased with me. Still have a lot to learn, but the more I work, the more I'll learn. Cathy was our sales rep and we worked with the gang from Ana's. She owns 3 shops. Didn't sell any big machines, but several of the Mini's.

Second show was Fall Paducah. This was the first time we had a classroom. It was Karen, Jinny and me. We put our DX2000QVP in the classroom. We worked with the SewingMachines.com group from Florida. Love that group of people.

My next show was a OSQE show in Cincinnati, Ohio. We didn't see much of the dealer. We had two classrooms - a serger and a DX20000QVP. Karen and I had to stay downstairs most of the time. I went upstairs one afternoon when my class got cancelled, but there wasn't a lot of people around. I did sell two classroom machines and sold a mini to another woman. One of my classroom ladies also purchased a serger.

Up next is a long trip that includes two venues: Fredericksburg and then Virginia Beach, Virginia. One is an AQS show, the other an OSQE. It was a great trip! We had one serger classroom in Fredericksburg. Our dealer was wonderful - Charlie. I learned so much in the serger classes. Then Karen and I spent the night in Richmond. She flew to Charleston and I drove on the Virginia Beach. The Neptune Festival was happening that day. Lots of wonderful artists and vendors. The next day I picked Ginny up at the airport and we spent some time at the beach which was right outside our balcony. Driving back after dinner we found two lighthouses on an army base. Then we picked up Karen at the airport. The show wasn't well attended but I had a great time. We sold 11 classroom machines. My classrooms were great.

View from my balcony

Sunrise at Virginia Beach

One lighthouse @ Fort Story

Other lighthouse @ Fort Story

After Virginia Beach, I had a week and a half off. I was able to finish a wall hanging and purse for Karen to use in the booth as samples. 

Now it was time for my first trip alone. I went to Puyallup, Washington. I was nervous about the trip and I really do hate traveling to the West Coast. Makes it so hard to talk to everyone back home plus Jonas and his family would be at my house while I was gone and I have not seen them in so long and I miss them so much. 

I got to Seattle on Wednesday, got my rental car and drove to Puyallup. It was an easy drive right by Mt. Ranier,  which was beautiful! I went to the facility and spent a little time driving around trying to get on the fair grounds and then finding which building they were in. Finally found them and the troubles began. The tech wasn't finished putting up the two big machines. The sit down with stitch regulation and the J150. He ended up putting the J150 together incorrectly. I had to call Karen and then we had to call Brian, the tech. He had the foot peddle on incorrectly. Finally got it to work. Then off to my hotel. Not the best hotel and it was about 7 miles away but it worked out okay. Thursday, I had to find the parking lot and the entrance, but I made it to the sales training the owner Paul had each morning. The show was successful. We sold the J150, the sitdown, 2 minis, a DX2000 and and HZL. I enjoyed working with Lynette and Jo. Our booth was half Juki and half Handi Quilter with no Juki signage so I think we were lucky to sell what we did. I left Puyallup on Saturday after the show and drove to Seattle to spend the night. The hotel was huge and I almost never found my room. I order room service because I was starving and the area wasn't that great. Cost me $30 for a wedge salad with steak, but I was safe. Left early the next morning to get to Austin for consumer training. 

The Austin consumer training was fun and very educational for me. Mike and Robin were the host dealers at Austin Sewing Machines in Round Rock, Texas. We had set up on Monday and Tuesday. Classes were Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. We had 15 students and had a great time. We ate a group dinner at a Brazilian Steak House. We also ate at the first Chuy's! That was fun. 

Next up - HOUSTON!

Houston was quite the experience. I got to met lots of people, had some great teachers in our classrooms (DX2000 and the new Haruka) and worked my butt off. I sold several machines which was thrilling. It was exhausting though. Hours were long, but it was still worth it. Loved Houston!

OSQE - Novi

Karen and I did my final show of the year in Novi, Michigan. The venue was nice. I only had to stay in the classroom a couple of times. Most of my time was spent on the floor. Got a free spool of thread from Eric at Sulky. We shopped at a two story JoAnn's. Didn't sell much though. But we did sell a Sai! (well Karen did.)

That's all my trips for 2018. Time to rest and recoop.