You don't want miss this event at the Mt Hope Event Center!
8076 State Route 241
Millersburg, Ohio in Mt. Hope. For more information, visit their website.
General Admission
General admission is $5 per day or a 3 day pass is $13. This ticket will allow entry to vendor mall and quilt show. Specific tickets for classes, school house or trunk-shows can be purchased separately
Hosting Shops:
Chestnut Ridge Sewing, Lone Star Quilt Shop, Miller's Dry Goods, Paw Patch Quilt Shop, Hotel Millersburg
We have so many activities planned for this event:
Vendor mall, Sit 'n Sew, School House, Quilt Show, Classes: National & Local Quilt Teachers
Trunk-Shows and Amish style meal, Amish hand quilting demo and lessons
Two National Teachers:
Jackie Mowday from Studio 180 Deb Tucker and Brenda Asmus from Marti Michell. Brenda Asmus has been a quilter for over 30 years. She has taught quilting for 27 years. Brenda is a certified educator for Marti Michell. She has worked with Marti for almost 15 years. She runs classes and clubs at several quilt stores in San Antonio and across Texas. As teacher, Brenda’s goal is for all of her students to learn in a fun and encouraging atmosphere. While traveling the world as a military brat and then a military wife, Brenda has learned to enjoy new things and new people. So much of the fun that comes from her quilting is through the opportunity to meet new friends and share ideas.
More event info:
School House - Thursday September 6th from 9am - 4pm
This will be a Round Robin style event. 7 teachers will be demoing techniques, tools, patterns etc...Each participant will rotate into each teachers demo throughout the day.
Sit N Sew - All Three Days
Thursday & Friday open sew 8:00am-10:00pm, Saturday open sew 8am - 4pm
Enjoy three days of open sewing during Ohio Amish Quilt Festival. Bring your machine, friends, and a project. *coffee and donuts available daily while they last!
Quilt Show - September 6 & 7 from 10-5pm, September 8 from 10 - 4pm
3 day quilt show, entry included with admission ticket. We invite you to enter quilts in the show.
Amish Hand Quilters
Come learn how to hand quilt from Amish quilters. There will be a frame set up everyday with ladies quilting. Come, sit down and learn to quilt from the professionals.
Trunk Show and Amish Style Dinner - Friday September 7th, Amish style meal at 5:30 pm
and trunk show at 7 pm.
Or Trunk Show Only
Tempting Tools From My Template Tool Box with Brenda Asmus
We all know that it is about using the right tool for the job. Let Brenda show you her favorite tools from her quilting tool box. Love classic quilt design? Yep, so does Brenda! Let her show you how those geese can be scrappy and accurate too! Want to create curves with straight lines? How about making those log cabins fun and uniform! No
gimmicks and no trimming down just the right tools. Dress up your sashing with some stars, throw tradition a bit of a twist, and how about putting a little pizzaz in your border? You won't want to miss this fun and informative lecture and trunk show!
Thursday September 6th - Amish style meal at 5:30 pm and trunk show at 7pm
Or Trunk Show Only
“Precision Piecing at It’s Finest” by Jackie Mowday from Deb Tucker's Studio 180 Designs
Have you ever cut your strips perfectly, sewed that perfect 1/4” seam, made those flying geese or 4 patch just like that pattern told you to and nothing measures perfectly. Ever do a block exchange with your friends or guild and the blocks are suppose to be 12 1/2” and
some are 12” and some are 13”.
Wouldn’t you like to get those perfect points on you star blocks and flying geese. If so than Studio 180 tools are for you. The premise behind the tools is that you make your block units slightly oversized and then trim them down for precision piecing. There is a Studio 180 tool for every block unit out there - 1/2 square triangles, combination units, hour glass units, flying geese, V - block, lemoyne star, hunter star and more. Not only can you use these tools with the Studio 180 patterns and other patterns that call for the tools but you can also learn how to “Tuckerize” any pattern that you have. I will show several quilts using each tool or multiple tools than discuss how to “Tuckerize” a pattern.
Friday Classes
Starry Path Table Runner
Friday September 7, from 9 am - 2 pm with lunch break
The starry Path is a classic block design from the 1930s. This dramatic design hides its ease of construction behind a stunning appearance! There are only 16 pieces in every block, but those pieces were not so easy to cut until now. The from Marti Michell perfect patchwork template makes the end result so pleasing that you will want to make this block again and again. We will make the 12-inch block in class but the template set easily makes 6 and 9-inch blocks as well.
Instructor: Brenda Asmus from Marti Michell
Cost: $30
Tools: Starry Path Templates available at class. You will need to bring your own machine for class
Constellation - Friday September 7 from 9 am - 4 pm with lunch break
A wall hanging project using the RAPID FIRE LEMOYNE STAR tool. You will quickly, easily and accurately piece traditional Lemoyne Star blocks in 10 different sizes! The block units are strip pieced, assembled without using any “Y” seams, pieced so that the blocks themselves are slightly over sized so at the end each can be trimmed to an exact size.
Instructor: Jackie Mowday from Studio 180 Designs
Cost: $60
Tools: Rapid Fire Lemoyne Star Tool available at class. Machine will be provided for class
Necessary Clutch Wallet - Friday September 7 from 9 am - 4 pm with lunch break
Make this darling Emmaline Purse/Clutch with Carol Sciarini. Carol has some great tips and trick to share with you. We are stocking all the Emmaline hardware for you to pick from.
Instructor: Carol Sciarini from Chestnut Ridge Sewing
Cost: $30 includes pattern, Machine will be provided
Beginning Free Motion Quilting - Friday September 7 from 9 am - 3 pm with lunch break
Come learn to free motion quilt with Carol. By 3:00pm you will be able to go home and free motion quilt your quilts. We will not be working on a project..just sample squares. Don't worry about bringing your machine because we will have machines for you. We will help you to be prepared to free motion on your own machine.
Instructor: Carol Skinner from Paw Patch Quilt Shop
Cost:$60, Machine will be provided
Saturday Classes
Hunter's Star table Runner - Saturday September 8 from 9 am - 2 pm with lunch break
The Hunter's Star is a classic quilt block made up of four units. The cutting and sewing method we use really simplifies this stunning block. The table runner we will be making in class is stunning.
Instructor: Brenda Asmus from Marti Michell
Cost: $30
Tool: Template Set E available in class, Machine Provided
Tumbling Triangles - Saturday September 8 from 9 am - 4 pm with lunch break
This is a fun fast quilt using Deb Tucker's Studio 180 Design V- Block tool. By combining two contrasting fabrics you will create triangles tumbling down the quilt. This quilt can be made in six different sizes from 13" x 13" wall hanging to a queen size 80" x 80" quilt. It's your choice for the class. The triangles are made using the V-Block tool- what was once a difficult block to make is now super easy.
Instructor: Jackie Mowday from Studio 180 Designs
Tool: V-Block Tool
Cost: $60, Bring your own machine
Beginning Ruler Work - Saturday September 8 from 9 am - 3 pm with lunch break
Come to learn how to use rulers to quilt on your domestic machine! Learn from a trained Westalee teacher. We will not be making a project, working on sample squares. Machines will be provided for class, but before you leave, we will have you prepared to do ruler work on your own machine
Westalee Rulers that will be used: Spin E Fex 11, Simple Pointed Oval, Hearts of Plenty, 6" Arc, Oval Clamshell, Straight Ruler, 8.5" Cross Hair Ruler Marking Tool, Instructions, and DVD
Instructor: Joanne Purcell from Paw Patch Quilt Shop
Cost: $116 includes template set, Machine Provided
Antelope Canyon by Laurie Shifrin Designs 74" x 74" - Saturday September 8 from 9 am - 3 pm with lunch break
The grace and mystery of Arizona's gorgeous slot canyon's inspired this dramatic quilt. Choose precut strips or cut your own. Unique log cabins are perfect novice quilters. Rotate the blocks to create other stunning layouts.
Instructor: Linda Childers
Cost: $60, Machine Provided