Featured Teacher - Gail Garber

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1 Ogallala Quilt Festival 2015 Cosmic Migration April 10 & 11, Dimmitt, Texas Table of Contents 2016 Featured Teacher 6 Area Hotels 7 Area Map 24 Awards Dinner 5 Cancellation Policy 17 Door Prizes 17 Fantastic Friday Night 5 Featured Guild 3 Festival Schedule 5 Friday Afternoon Classes 15 Friday Morning Classes 13 Hoffman Challenge 3 Junior Class 17 Junior Quilt Show 10 Junior Quilt Entry Form 10 Ogallala Challenge 4 Ogallala Membership Meeting 19 Ogallala Quilters Society 6 Quilt Entry Drop-off Locations 6 Quilt Entry Form 9 Quilt Entry Rules 8 Quilt Festival Awards 20 Raffle Quilt 3 Registration Form 21 Saturday Afternoon Sampler 18 Saturday Morning Classes 16 Scholarship Lecture 7 Show Judge 2 Silent Auction 2 Small Quilt Auction 2 Teacher Academy 13 Team Teacher Biographies 19 Thursday Class 13 Timeline 4 Trunk Show 3 Volunteers 2 Who do I call? 1 Featured Teacher - Gail Garber Bold, colorful, and stunning geometric designs with flying geese galore that s how you know you re looking at one of Gail s quilts! Her style has become immediately recognizable because of her talent for combining vivid colors with intricate piecework. Her geometric star quilts and pictorial quilts have won awards at shows throughout the U.S. and have been featured in publications worldwide. Students love her ability to make these designs achievable even for novice quilt designers. For Gail, quilting began as a whim, when friends convinced her to take a hand-quilting class. Quiltmaking quickly became a passion. Gail s early quilts are traditional with conservative fabric choices. By 1984, she began exploring original design. Today, Gail lectures and conducts workshops to quilters throughout the U.S. and abroad. Her classes for novices include instruction in color and composition, introduction to paper piecing, and drafting, drawing and design. For the experienced quilter, Gail s classes in design are popular wherever she travels. She also leads tours for quilters and birdwatchers to exciting off-the-beaten-path locations. In her other life, Gail is the Executive Director for Hawks Aloft, a New Mexico conservation organization. This organization was founded by Gail and others in February They conduct education and research programs to monitor and protect raptors and other Neotropical migratory birds. During her non-quilting time, Gail may be found working with schools and various interest groups in the community, promoting raptor and conservation awareness, flying in a small aircraft locating nests of large raptors and eagles, or conducting surveys on foot in remote, back-country areas of New Mexico. Several nonreleasable, permanently injured education raptors are housed in outdoor flight cages at her Albuquerque home. Catalog Mailing Schedule First Mailing Goes to those who volunteered at 2014 Festival Second Mailing One week later to the Membership of OQS Available to General Public - One week later Who do I call? Quilt Entries Becky Holley Home: Cell: rockinh707@gmail.com Vendors Sandra Jacobs sandrajacobs@grandecom.net Registration and Meals Cinde Ebeling cbebeling@sptc.net Volunteers Sheryl Abdill abdills@hotmail.com Register for your membership, classes and meals ONLINE! By registering online, your request will be received and processed immediately!

2 2 Ogallala Quilt Festival 2015 Show Judge Susan Whately Small Quilt Live Auction and Small Quilt Silent Auction Don t forget to make a small quilt donation to the Auctions! The Auction Committee will determine whether to include your donation in either the Live Auction at the Friday night dinner, or the Silent Auction on Friday and Saturday at the Expo Building during the Festival. Be sure to label your quilts with the word Auction when dropping off or mailing. As a judge, she recognizes that each quilt represents someone s hard work and dedication whether a first quilt or a professional quilter s masterpiece and deserves to be judged with an open mind. She strives to make constructive comments on every quilt that will encourage the quilter in her/his future endeavors. Her personal preferences are set aside when judging quilts. As an NQA Certified Quilt Judge, she conducts herself in a professional manner in her interactions with the quilting world. Susan has been a quilt maker since 1985 and has been judging quilts since She became a National Quilting Association (NQA) Certified Judge in She has judged quilt shows in a number of states and in 2011 served as one of three judges for the annual NQA Quilt Show in Columbus, OH. An active member of the National Quilting Association (NQA), Susan has served as the NQA Quilt Show Registrar for 5 years and on the NQA Board for 3 years. Susan served on the North Carolina Quilt Symposium board for 6 years. In addition to her membership in NQA, she is currently a member of the Crystal Coast Quilting Guild, the Bay Area Quilters Guild, the American Quilting Society, and the International Quilting Association. Susan s initial interest was traditional bed quilts, but recently she has designed and made contemporary quilts and wall hangings. Her most recent quilting activities have been the study of the many techniques used in art quilts. The deadline for donating your small quilt is April 7, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. to the Expo Building at the volunteer table. You may also bring your donation to the drop-off sites (see page 5) or mail them to: Joyce Davis 1606 Sunset Circle Dimmitt, TX During the Festival, come by the display in the Expo Building and bid on your favorite quilt in the Silent Auction, or plan to make a bid during the Live Auction on Friday night! All proceeds go to the scholarship fund and to the continued expansion of the Ogallala Festival. We appreciate your support! OQS Houston and Doris Lust Heart and Hand Award This award recognizes quilters who use quilting to benefit their communities, whether making quilts for those in need of a warm hug, teaching quilting to those who need to learn a skill or meeting other quilt-related community needs. The award is named for Houston and Doris Lust of Dimmitt in honor of the contributions they have made to their community and to the Ogallala Quilters Society. Nominees may be individuals or groups, but either the individual or someone in the group must be a member of the Ogallala Quilters Society. The honoree or honorees will be recognized at the Awards Dinner with a $100 check to be used as needed in the project. If you would like to nominate a person or group for the Heart and Hand Award, please complete the form on Nominations are due February 1, Be a Volunteer! Get your OQS Pin! Volunteers are always important at any event as large as the Festival. If you volunteer for 2 hours, you will receive one of the 2015 Limited Edition OQS Pins. Please indicate the times you can volunteer on the registration form to let us know when you can help. From ticket takers to quilt watchers, we have a job for YOU! For more information, Contact Sheryl Abdill at or abdills@hotmail.com NOTE: By volunteering for the 2015 Festival, you will receive your 2016 Festival Catalog one week earlier than others, allowing you to register early for classes.

3 3 Featured Guild Desert Sky Quilters Guild, Alpine, TX The Desert Sky Quilt Guild was formed in The purpose of the group is to promote the craft of quilting through the education of new quilters and the continuing education of those already involved in the craft. Through the years, the guild realized that there was a great need in the Big Bend area for care quilts. Since then they have contributed over 700 quilts. Quilts have gone to Relay for Life, cancer patients, hug quilts for those who have lost a loved one, Quilts of Valor for Veterans and their families, to victims of the Fort Davis fire, to victims of the West, Texas explosion and nursery quilts for the Alpine Community Center. They have also provided quilted placemats for Meals on Wheels, and have made quilts, Christmas stockings and pillow cases for the Family Crisis Center. The guild meets the first Saturday (regular meeting) and third Saturday (care quilt day) of every month at 10:00 AM. See this exhibit at the Methodist Church. Trunk Show Brownie Kendrick In 1999, while living in Perryton, TX, a dear friend begged me to go with her to Jo s Quilt Shop in Spearman, TX and take a quilt class. She enticed me by saying the owners were going to cut out the fabric for anyone taking the class. She didn t mention it was a Pam Bono pattern with 2,000 pieces. I had never sewn much, but agreed to go. Needless to say, it was a long day for me AND the instructor. But I went home and cleaned up my craft room and started sewing blocks together. I was surprised how much I loved it! My real love turned out to be appliqué. The second quilt I made was a Sun Bonnet Sue Through the Years. After that quilt, I was hooked! My friends in Perryton encouraged me to enter it in the Liberal, KS Quilt Show where it won Viewer s Choice. I was on cloud nine! What a confidence booster. I came to Amarillo quite often and took classes and was influenced by Emily Nipp who worked at R&R Quilt Shop at the time. In 2003 we moved to Amarillo and I had to leave my friends in Perryton that had taught me so much through the guild there. I have entered several quilts shows in the area and enjoy doing that. My husband loves to come in to my sewing room and count my ribbons. The Hoffman Challenge In 1987, the Hoffman Challenge started with 94 enthusiastic quilters. The numbers of entries have grown to more than 700. While the majority of the entries come from the United States, a wide variety of international entries is received. Each year, the top entries are grouped into traveling collections that travel in the US and Canada. The Hoffman Challenge has grown to be a premiere traveling quilt collection. Come visit this outstanding display of quilts from around the world at the Methodist Church. Raffle Quilt Designed by Yvonna Hays, this quilt was made by members of OQS. Quilting by Darlene Collins Tickets are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. Tickets can be purchased now and during the Festival. Contact us through the website if you would like to purchase tickets now. See this exhibit at the Methodist Church.

4 4 Ogallala Quilt Festival 2015 Ogallala Challenge Check out the Challenge Quilts on display in the Expo Building. They are amazing! The winning quilter will receive the Award of $100 in Ogallala Bucks sponsored by Pass Time Fabrics of Gainsville, TX to be spent with Festival vendors or advertisers, plus first prize money. Be sure to look closely at these unique interpretations. Quilters who finished the challenge quilts and enter them in the 2015 show will have the opportunity to purchase 2016 packets first. The remaining packets will be available for purchase ($20) at the Expo Building. Timeline February 1 Nominations due for Heart & Hand Award February 23 Quilt entry form deadline or the first 200 entered, whichever is first. Entry forms must be postmarked by February 23, You must purchase one of these packets to be eligible to enter the contest. Only 60 packets will be sold st Place Winner Intensity By Jean Grimes Wolfforth, TX A note for those entering a Challenge entry in the 2015 Show: Only one challenge entry per person. All work on the challenge quilt must be done by the person entering the quilt. Entries are due at the same time other 2015 show entries are due. The $20.00 fee paid for the packet at the 2014 show covers the packet of fabrics and entry fee for the 2015 challenge. Each entry must be: o Entered on the regular 2015 OQS entry form, signed and accompanied by a picture of your quilt. o A copy of the numbered form which accompanies the purchased packet of fabric MUST also be attached to the entry form. Entries will not be accepted without this numbered form as proof of purchase. Your challenge entry does not count in the three quilts per person show limit. March 23 April 7 April 7-9 April 9 April 10 April 11 Deadline for reserving meal tickets for Awards Dinner and Fantastic Friday Night Dinner. See registration form. Quilt entries will be accepted at the Expo Building in Dimmitt until 9:00 am. Check with Drop-Off Locations listed in this catalog to see when quilts need to be at their locations. Quilt judging and classroom set-up Vendor set-up and Awards Dinner Featured Teacher Class Gail Garber. Exhibits and Vendors will NOT be open Thursday. OQS Festival, Classes and Fantastic Friday Night Dinner OQS Festival, Classes, quilt pickup at 6:00 PM at Expo Building or check with your drop-off locations

5 5 Thursday, April 9 th Featured Teacher Class ONLY - 8:30 AM 4:30 PM All Featured Teacher Classes are at City Hall. You must have registered for this class and received a confirmation. Ogallala Awards Dinner 6:30 PM - $15.00 Reservations Required Ogallala Awards Dinner Exhibits and Vendors will NOT be open Thursday. Friday, April 10 th Festival Exhibits 9:00 6:00 PM Admission - $5.00 for 2 days Free to Ogallala Members Admission Good for ALL Exhibits Fantastic Friday Night Dinner 6:30 PM - $15.00 Reservations Required Saturday, April 11 th Festival Exhibits 9:00 5:00 PM Admission - $5.00 Free to Ogallala Members Admission Good for ALL Exhibits Dimmitt High School Cafeteria Thursday, April 9 th Dinner and Program $15.00 Program Only $10.00 Reservations Required Complete the Meals section on your Registration Form Doors open at 6:30 pm Dinner begins at 7:00 pm NO OUTSIDE FOOD ALLOWED Ogallala Membership Meeting 12:30 PM Raffle Quilt Drawing 4:00 PM Classes Friday and Saturday 8:30 11:30 am and 1:30 4:30 pm Classes are held at the Senior Citizen s Center, City Hall, Rhodes Memorial Library and Abundant Life Center. Class locations are based on the number of registrants. We are unable to inform registrants of the exact location of their classes at the time of registration. Please check the website the week prior to Festival for your class location. Special Exhibits Methodist Church Vendors Senior Citizen s Center & Expo Building Registration, Judged Quilt Show, Demonstrations, Silent Auction, Scholarship Lecture, and the OQS General Meeting will be located at the Expo Building. Fantastic Friday Night Featuring Gail Garber Liberalism in Quilting: Free-form Art Quilts Small Quilt Auction and Meal Dimmitt High School Cafeteria Friday, April 10 th Dinner and Lecture $15.00 Lecture Only $10.00 Reservations Required Complete the Meals section on your Registration Form Doors open at 6:30 pm Dinner begins at 7:00 pm NO OUTSIDE FOOD ALLOWED

6 6 Ogallala Quilt Festival Ogallala Quilt Festival Featured Teacher Jane Sassaman Author of The Quilted Garden After a varied career in the design world, Jane began to quilt in She found that these soft paintings satisfied the draftsman, the craftsman and the artist in her. Consequently, she is now a dedicated (some say obsessed ) quilt artist and fabric designer. Her art quilts have been shown in many national and international exhibits, including Quilt National 1989 through 2005 and Contemporary American Quilts, the first major exhibit of American art quilts in England. Her quilt Willow was named as One of the One Hundred Best American Quilts of the Century. Jane is also the author of The Quilted Garden. The book includes twenty years of her work and exercises for making nature-inspired quilts. Jane s love for historic decorative arts can be seen in all facets of her work, but it is especially evident in the exuberant fabric she is currently designing for FreeSpirit. Her designs are oversized and colorful and have been coined as William Morris on anti-depressants. They are created for quilts, wearables and home decorating. Her latest book, Patchwork Sassaman Style, beautifully illustrates her fabric in action. Mark your calendars NOW for Ogallala Quilt Festival 2016 March 31 31, April 1, 2 st, April 1 st & 2 nd, 2016 Quilt Entry Drop-off Locations Please DO NOT bring in your quilts to these location before the Drop-off Times indicated below. Quilted Bliss, 4332 Teckla Blvd., Amarillo, TX Drop-off Times: Monday, April 6 th, 3:00-5:00 p.m. Contact: Tracy Tellman Bernina Sewing Studio, #14 Salem Village S. Loop 289, Lubbock, TX Drop-off Time: Monday, April 6 th, 10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Contact: Elizabeth Gutschke Patches & Scraps, 2420 W. Illinois Ave, Midland, TX Drop-off Time: Monday, April 6 th, 1:00 5:30 p.m. Contact: Lucrecia Black The Sewing Basket, 1605 N. Prince, Clovis, NM Drop-off Time: Friday, April 3 rd, 10:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Contact: Kerri Forrest The Country Store Quilt Shop, 115 N. Main St, Lovington, NM Drop-off Time: Tuesday, March 31 st, 10:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Contact: Deann Adams Sew Easy Sewing, 200 E. College Blvd, Roswell NM Drop-off Time: Thursday, April 2 nd, Noon 3:00 p.m. Contact: Krisann Robles Joyce Davis, 1606 Sunset Cr., Dimmitt, TX Drop-off Time: Saturday, April 4 th, 1:00 5:00 p.m. Contact: Joyce Davis (Must call ahead) The Ogallala Quilters Society OQS is a nonprofit educational, non-discriminatory organization founded in 1997 to foster high standards of design, color, and workmanship in quilting, teach the art of quilting, and preserve our quilting heritage. You can join Ogallala Quilters Society! Dues are $15.00 per year. You receive the following with your yearly membership: Entry fee to Festival each day Free entry on first quilt ($10 saved) OQS annual pin Opportunity to attend the Ogallala Retreats Membership Membership is open to all with an interest in the quilting arts. To join or renew your membership for 2015, complete the Registration Form and check Membership.

7 7 Ceta Canyon Retreat September 11-13, 2015 Ceta Canyon Cost: $200 (includes meals, room with linens) The Ceta Canyon Retreat is held each September at the Ceta Canyon Retreat Center near Happy, Texas. Each year a specific project is featured, but participation is optional. If you choose not to work on the project, bring your own projects. This is a great way to meet other quilters, learn some new techniques and get away from distractions at home and sew, sew, sew: For more information and registration forms go to Winter Experience January 23-25, 2015 Wooden Spoke Ranch Cost: $200 (includes meals, room with linens) The Winter Experience is a time when our own quilting peers share some interesting and fun techniques they have learned and want to make available to others. If you would like to participate in any or all of the workshops, just make your selection on the Winter Experience registration form. There is no extra charge for participating! For more information and registration forms go to Area Hotels Dimmitt Executive Inn 320 N. Broadway St., Hereford Holiday Inn Express 1400 W. 1 st Street, Best Western Red Carpet Inn 830 W. 1 st Street, Nazareth Yellow Rose Inn Bed & Breakfast rd St Plainview Holiday Inn Express 4213 W. 13 th Comfort Suites 3615 Grandview Mention Ogallala Quilt Show when booking The Earl and June Long Scholarship Lecture Bits n Pieces: Silk Pictorial Quilt Top By Cinde Ebeling Learn to play with silk of all sizes to create a unique quilt block or the beginnings of a large wall hanging. Cutting, layering, playing and stitching will create an impressive art piece. Friday, April 10 th at 12:30 pm Expo Building Bleacher Area Free to all Festival Attendees

8 8 Ogallala Quilt Festival 2015 Quilt Entry Rules The list below is NOT a complete list. A complete list of Quilt Entry Rules can be found at Please read ALL ENTRY RULES before submitting your entry. If you are entering a quilt, it is your responsibility to read the Quilt Entry Rules. Quilt Entry rules are available in hard copy by contacting Becky Holley at Home: or Cell: Make two (2) copies of the Quilt Entry Form for each entry. Send one copy of the entry form with your check and a picture of the complete quilt top (stapled to back of form), postmarked by February 23, 2015, to Becky Holley, Show Chairman, Ogallala Quilters Society, Box 252, Dimmitt, TX The second copy of the Quilt Entry Form will be attached via safety pin to the outside of the entered item s cloth sack. Your entry will not be accepted without a hard copy photo of your completed quilt top attached to the entry form. Photo can be printed on paper. Remember, your quilt s image (photograph) is all that the committee sees to determine category eligibility of your quilt for judging. Your quilt DOES NOT have to be completed (quilted and bound) at the time you send in your quilt entry. The Quilt Entry Form, check, and picture deadline is February 23, 2015 (postmarked) or the first 200 entries, whichever comes first. Exact measurements for all quilts should be included on the entry form. The quilt may not be hung if the measurements are wrong. All quilt entries must have a sleeve opening firmly sewn to the back with a 4 opening for a large/medium quilt, 2 opening for small/miniature. If a quilt is longer than 93, it MUST have a 4 sleeve at 93 from the bottom of the quilt to the top of the sleeve to prevent dragging on the floor. Quilts without sleeves or sleeves that have been safety pinned will not be hung. Sleeves for table runners and bed runners need to be on the SHORT ends. Fabric identification labels must be visible and sewn to the back of all quilts, including miniatures and clothing items. The label must be located in one of the lower corners on the back of the quilt. The name of the quilt and the quilter MUST be clearly printed on the label. The type of machine used for quilting must be indicated on the entry form. A Stationary Machine is where the quilt i s moved by hand under a sewing machine to do the quilting. A Track-mounted Machine is where the sewing machine is moved over the surface of the quilt to do the quilting. Register for your membership, classes and meals ONLINE! By registering online, your request will be received and processed immediately!

9 Form MUST be postmarked no later than Quilt Entry Form Send to: OQS, Box 252, Dimmitt, TX February 23, 2015 The fee is $10 per entry. (OQS members get their 1 st entry free.) Personal Information (must provide complete information; please print legibly or use form at Last Name: Address: City, State, Zip First Name: Phone: ALL of the following information about your entry MUST be completed! (one entry per form; please complete all fields) Made by: Pattern by: Quilted by: Pattern Title: Size of Quilt in Inches: Width: Length: Name of Entry: See Quilt Entry Rules about sleeve if quilt length is more than 93" Is quilt an original design? Yes No Was computer guided quilting used? Yes No Type of Quilting : Hand Quilted Track (Sewing machine is moved over quilt) MUST check one Stationary Machine (Quilt is moved by hand under a sewing machine) Is quilt made from a kit? Yes No Is quilt from a Block of the Month pattern? Yes No Additional Information (25 words or less): Entry form MUST include a hard copy photograph of completed quilt top. NO photographs of works in progress. 9 Check only one of the following categories (see definitions in Quilt Entry Rules) Theme Quilt Your interpretation of the theme of the 2013 Quilt Mixed Technique Two Person/Group Quilt Large Combined Festival. Total of 4 sides not to exceed 200. pieced, appliqué, and/or embellishing techniques. Width over 70. Miniature Quilt must represent a scaled down full size quilt. Total of 4 sides not to exceed 100". Specialty Quilt Crazy, Yo-Yo, Cathedral Window, Whole Cloth, Tied quilt of any size, T-Shirt quilts. Embroidery Machine One or more persons, quilted by maker or another person. Any size. Appliqué Quilt Amateur Predominately appliqué. Any size larger than Wall Quilt. ONE PERSON CATEGORY Appliqué Quilt Professional Predominately appliqué. Any size larger than Wall Quilt. ONE PERSON CATEGORY Appliqué Two Person or Group Quilt Predominately appliqué. Any size larger than Wall Quilt. Pieced Quilt Amateur Predominately pieced and/or paper pieced. Any size larger than Wall Quilt. ONE PERSON CATEGORY Pieced Quilt Amateur Predominately pieced and/or paper pieced. Any size larger than Wall Quilt. ONE PERSON CATEGORY Pieced Two Person Quilt Predominately pieced and/or paper pieced. Width 70 or less, and larger than Wall Quilt. Pieced Two Person Quilt Large Predominately pieced and/or paper pieced. Width over 70. Mixed Technique Quilt Professional Combined pieced, appliqué, and/or embellishing techniques. Any size larger than Wall Quilt. ONE PERSON CATEGORY Mixed Technique Quilt Amateur Combined pieced appliqué, and/or embellishing techniques. Any size larger than Wall Quilt. ONE PERSON CATEGORY Mixed Technique Two Person/Group Quilt Combined pieced, appliqué, and/or embellishing techniques. Width 70 or less, and larger than Wall Quilt. Wall Quilt Professional Total of quilt s 4 sides not to exceed 200. ONE PERSON CATEGORY Wall Quilt Amateur Total of quilt s 4 sides not to exceed 200. ONE PERSON CATEGORY Wall Quilt Two Person/Group Total of quilt s 4 sides not to exceed 200. Art Quilt Total of quilt s 4 sides is 150 or less. See definition. Art Quilt Large Total of quilt s 4 sides exceeds 150. See definition. Wearable Art - Garment constructed by entrant made of fabric using quilting techniques such as piecing, appliqué, and/or quilting. Batting not required. Challenge Quilt See rules and use entry form in purchased challenge packet. This is not included in the 3-entry limit. Pieced Group Quilt Predominately pieced and/or paper pieced. Any size larger than Wall Quilt. I understand the OQS will take every precaution in the care and handling of my quilt. I will not hold OQS responsible for an y damage due to unforeseen events that might occur. I also understand that my signature gives Ogallala Quilters Society the right to use a photo of my quilt for promotion of the Ogallala Quilt Festival in any publications, advertisements, or catalogs of show quilts and other printed or electronic materials. Quilt pickup is at end of Festival, April 11th at 6:00 pm. Quilts left after that time may be picked up at the drop-off locations or you may contact Joyce Davis at (806) Signature Date

10 10 Ogallala Quilt Festival 2015 Junior Quilt Category The Ogallala Quilters Society will have a category specifically for the new generation of quilters those 18 years of age and under. The Best of Show winner in the Junior Category will receive a brand new sewing machine. We are very fortunate to have private donors to help sponsor the prizes for this category. If you are 18 or under and would like to enter a quilt, use the form below to submit your quilt entries. Please review the Entry Form Rules to make sure the proper requirements are met. Form MUST be postmarked no later than Jr. Quilt Entry Form Send to: OQS, Box 252, Dimmitt, TX February 23, 2015 Each entry is free! Only One Entry Per Person Personal Information (must provide complete information; please print legibly or use form at Last Name: First Name: Address: Date of Birth: Age: City, State, Zip Phone: ALL of the following information about your entry MUST be completed!(one entry per form; please complete all fields) Pieced & Quilted by: Pattern by: Pattern Title: Size of Quilt in Inches: Width: Length: Name of Entry: See Quilt Entry Rules about sleeve if quilt length is more than 93" Is quilt an original design? Yes No Was computer guided quilting used? Yes No Type of Quilting : Hand Quilted Track (Sewing machine is moved over quilt) MUST check one Stationary Machine (Quilt is moved by hand under a sewing machine) Is quilt made with a kit? Yes No Is quilt from a Block of the Month pattern? Yes No Additional Information (25 words or less): Entry form MUST include a hard copy photograph of completed quilt top. NO photographs of works in progress. I understand the OQS will take every precaution in the care and handling of my child s quilt. I will not hold OQS responsible for any damage due to unforeseen events that might occur. I also understand that my signature gives Ogallala Quilters Society the right to use a photo of my child s quilt for promotion of the Ogallala Quilt Festival in any publications, advertisements, or catalogs of show quilts and other printed or electronic materials. Quilt pickup is at end of Festival, April 11th at 6:00 pm. Quilts left after that time may be picked up at the drop-off locations or you may contact Joyce Davis at (806) Signature of Parent Print name of Parent Can only be accepted with signature of legal guardian.

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12 12 Ogallala Quilt Festival 2015 Ogallala Quilters Society s Website The Ogallala Quilters Society s website has a new look and feel! Everything you need to know about the organization s upcoming events as well as brand new functionality to register online for quilt festivals and retreats. This year will be the organization s first to accept credit/debit cards for 2015 Quilt Festival classes, membership and dinners. The class supply lists appearing in the Festival catalog will now be accessible online with more detail. Upcoming events will also be listed and updated on a frequent basis allowing you to be kept up-to-date. REMEMBER: By registering online, your request will be received and processed immediately! If you have access to a computer, please register online. If you prefer to send in your registration with your check, a supply list will be mailed to you. If you have any questions about the website, feel free to contact Tamra René at Sorry, No animals Allowed.

13 13 Thursday Class, April 9 th 8:30 am - 4:30 pm TH-101 Sensational Stars with Gail Garber Cost - $82 Design your own circular stars in different settings. Students will learn drafting and paper foundation piecing techniques as well as tips for glorious color selection. By the afternoon, you ll be stitching together your one-of-a-kind celestial masterpiece! A circular star pattern is available as a backup if necessary for students that are not happy with their design. Level of Difficulty: All levels For a complete supply list for this class and required pre-work, click here. To request a hard copy of the supply list, contact Cinde Ebeling at or Friday Class, April 10 th 8:30 am - 4:30 pm FR-201 Little Goose, Little Goose, Fly Away Home! with Gail Garber Cost - $90 Learn how to create this charming house block with a flying goose insert in a fun, one day class. The class is designed for students of all skill levels who wish to learn Gail s creative design and piecing processes and techniques in a low stress, easy to finish class! Students will get an introduction to original design concepts and have detailed instruction in freezer paper piecing techniques and curved seam piecing. There is a $15 pattern and workbook fee. Kits are available for $25. Level of Difficulty: All levels For a complete supply list for this class and required pre-work, click here. 7:00 am 8:15 am FR-202 Teacher Academy with Helen King Cost - $10 The OQS Teacher Academy is a unique program for prospective and active quilt teachers. This breakfast meeting will feature Helen King, owner of Down Home Quilts in Dumas, TX. As she relates her expectations/experiences with quilting teachers. Friday Classes, April 10 th (continued on page 14)

14 14 Ogallala Quilt Festival 2015 Friday Class, April 10 th 8:30 am - 11:30 am FR-203 Bits n Pieces Silk Pictorial Quilt Top with Cinde Ebeling Level of Difficulty: All Cost - $75 Come play with silk of all sizes to create a unique quilt block (or the beginnings of a large wall hanging). We will be cutting, layering, playng & stitching our way to an impressionistic art piece. For a complete supply list for this class, click here. To request a hard copy of the supply list, contact 8:30 am - 11:30 am FR-204 Stupendous Stitching with Kerri Forrest This is a fun combination of machine stitching, fiber couching and hand stitching. The finished piece can be an art piece or used in other projects wearables, purses, pillows, notebook covers, etc. Level of Difficulty: All Cost - $35 For a complete supply list for this class, click here. 8:30 am - 11:30 am FR-205 Disappearing Hour Glass with Trecia Spencer This is a fun class because it involves a magic trick. Make a block, cut it up and reposition the pieces and new blocks are made. There are a couple of possibilities to choose from so everyone s block will be different. This class is for the beginner or seasoned quilter. Level of Difficulty: All Levels Cost - $35 For a complete supply list for this class, click here. A complete kit will be available in class for $10. Contact Trecia at treciaspencer@yahoo.com if you would like to have a kit. 8:30 am - 11:30 am FR-206 Dimensional Flowers with Nancy Richburg We will learn to make flowers in the Origami way. Using techniques by Kumiko Sudo. Flowers we will make include Chrysanthemum, Dogwood, Tulip, Snapdragon, Crepe Myrtle, Daffodil, Gloriosa Daisy, etc. if time allows. Cost - $45 Level of Difficulty: All Levels For a complete supply list for this class, click here. Friday Classes, April 10 th (continued on page 15)

15 Friday Classes, April 10 th 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm FR-207 Fat Quarter Hobo Purse with Lou Sikes We will make the popular Hobo Purse from fat quarters with two inside pockets and an optional zipper. You can embellish with fringe, lace, trinkets, last, etc. Level of Difficulty: All Levels 15 Cost - $45 For a complete supply list for this class click here. 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm FR-208 Kumquat Twist with Kathy Hassell Kumquat Twist uses Tri-Rec Templates. Matching points is the key to producing this quilt successfully. It is bright and colorful. Level of Difficulty: All Levels Cost - $47 For a complete supply list for this class, click here.. 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm FR-209 Triangle Twist With Elizabeth Lawrence Half Square Triangles (HST) are one of the most versatile quilt motifs used today. In this class you ll learn how to draft your own blocks of HST s using graph paper, and then quickly sew them using a paper grid. Dozens of block ideas and entire quilts made with only HST s will be available to inspire you to design and create your own small HST quilt sampler. Level of Difficulty: All Levels Cost - $35 For a complete supply list for this class, click here. 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm? FR-210 I Made a Quilt Top! Now WHAT? with Jean Grimes Bring your quilt top and we ll discuss how to enhance it with quilting. We ll discuss color and weight of thread, batting, backing and needles as well as related quilting ideas. Level of Difficulty: All Levels Cost - $35 For a complete supply list for this class, click here.

16 16 Ogallala Quilt Festival 2015 Saturday ystery Classes, April 11 th 8:30 am - 11:30 am ST-301 Designing Circular Borders with Gail Garber It s not magic! It s easy, using simple drafting techniques, with Gail s sure fire, no scary math words teaching style. Learn to draft circular flying geese, spirals, big n little, and more. Students will learn drafting techniques for a variety of circular borders. Level of Difficulty: All Levels Cost - $75 For a complete supply list for this class, click here. 8:30 am 11:30 am ST-302 Bag It! with Elizabeth Franks Participants will learn how to make a unique quilt bag that is box-shaped, will have a three-sided zipper, handles, and a clear pocket on the front for putting the quilt entry form in, thus eliminating the need to pin it to the bag. They will also learn how to adjust the quilt bag size to custom measurements that will fit the size of their future projects. Application of a zipper as well as working with vinyl (for the front pocket) and sewing boxed seams will be taught as well. Level of Difficulty: Intermediate Cost - $47 For a complete supply list for this class, click here. 8:30 am 11:30 am ST-303 Beginning Free Motion Machine Quilting with Jean Grimes Level of Difficulty: Beginner Cost - $45 Relax and learn to quilt designs that add texture and balance to your quilts. We ll also look at aids for free motion quilting. For a complete supply list for this class, click here. 8:30 am 11:30 am ST-304 Scalloped Edged Table Topper with Elizabeth Somers Level of Difficulty: All Cost - $35 Students will assemble an 18 square table topper, mark a curved border, assemble the quilt sandwich and stabilize it by stitching in the ditch, and sew on binding. For a complete supply list for this class, click here. Saturday Classes, April 11 th (continued on page 17)

17 17 Saturday Classes, April 11 th 8:30 am 11:30 am ST-305 Shibori Silk Scarves with Muff Fregia Level of Difficulty: All Cost - $55 We will use resists and instant-set dyes to color and pattern silk scarves that can be worn immediately. Students will have the option to use foiling for additional design. For a complete supply list for this class, click here. Saturday, 8:30 am 11:30 am ST-306 Junior s Class A Bag for Anything? With Amber McAlister Learn to make a great bag for school, sleepovers or just to keep something special. Sewing machines will be available if you do not have one. If you have your own, please bring it. Location: Chamber of Commerce 115 W. Bedford Level of Difficulty: Beginner Cost: $10 (includes OQS Membership) 2 Fat Quarters Cost - $10 Saturday Classes, April 11 th (continued on page 18) Cancellation Policy If you must cancel a class for which you have registered, NO REFUNDS will be issued. If a class is cancelled by the Ogallala Board, a full refund will be issued. If you are on a waiting list and a class opening does not occur, a full refund will be issued. Door Prizes Once again, Cenci Hardee will provide Longaberger baskets stuffed to the brim with all kinds of notions and fabric. Don t miss an opportunity to walk away with a big basket of goodies! Tickets will be $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. Tickets can be purchased during the Festival at the Expo Building.

18 18 Ogallala Quilt Festival 2015 Saturday Classes, April 11 th Saturday, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm ST-307 Saturday Afternoon Sampler Six teachers at separate tables around the Church of Christ offer continuous demonstrations of techniques and methods for enhancing your quilt making. Receive a handout from each teacher and circulate around the building. Sign up on Registration Form or pay at the door. Demos start promptly at 1:30 pm Demonstrations will include: Using Transfer Artist Paper for your quilt Label Muff Fregia What is Transfer Artist Paper and how it can be used to make an easy and permanent quilt label. Cost - $10 Easy Hexagons Elizabeth Franks Make a hexagon without using a template or ruler. Use a circle of fabric! There are no pre-cuts, no templates and no English paper piecing. Quilt Sleeves Elizabeth Somers Through a series of illustrated steps, learn the basics of creating and attaching sleeves on quilts. Applique My Way Kerri Forrest Learn several tips that will make applique easier and more enjoyable. Self-binding Receiving Blanket Kathy Hassell Learn to quickly self-bind a receiving blanket for a quick gift. The Quarter Inch Frame Elizabeth Lawrence Make a perfect ¼ inner border or accent frame. Especially effective with miniatures. What a deal for $10! Jo s Quilting Studio will be a vendor at this year s Festival and will be featuring The Innova Long Arm Quilting Systems at the Senior Citizens Center. Be sure and stop by and test drive this amazing line of longarm systems.

19 Cinde Ebeling loves color, fibers and textiles. She started sewing with her mom and grandmother before she was eight years old. Having sewn her way through 4H, school and early parenthood, she began quilting when her children were in early grade school. She has taken classes from regional, national and international teachers. She has taught classes locally and regionally. Cinde was the featured quilter at the High Plains Quilt Festival this year and is this year s Earl & June Long OQS Teacher Scholarship winner. Kerri Forrest has owned the Sewing Basket for almost 17 years and has taught sewing classes for 20 years. She doesn t remember ever not sewing. Muff Fregia has been quilting for 30 years, during which time she has collected an obscene amount of fabric and lots of strange things to put on them. Elizabeth Franks started sewing by making clothing for her family and has experience as a tailor as well as sewing for a business. She transitioned to quilting about 15 years ago after being exposed to the craft by friends. She has won awards for her garments as well as her quilts. Jean Grimes was a traditional quilter who always wanted to change the pattern. Now she enjoys being an art quilter and playing with color through commercial fabrics, hand dyes, and painted fabrics. Kathy Hassell is a recently retired Kindergarten teacher with a passion for quilting. She enjoys learning new techniques as well as sharing her love for quilting through teaching classes. Kathy is also a winner of the Earl and June Long OQS Teacher Scholarship winner. Regional Team Teacher Biographies Elizabeth Lawrence has been quilting since 2003 when she retired and moved to Portales. She has been active in several quilt groups, and has taught classes in New Mexico and Texas. Nancy Richburg is a Plainview quilter. She has been teaching in the Plainview and Lubbock area for over 20 years and has taught classes at the Ogallala Quilt Festival in the past. She is a blue ribbon winner and has seen many of her students become blue ribbon winners as well. In recent quilt shows she has received Judge s Choice awards two of her dimensional flower appliqué quilts which is the class she will be teaching. In 2007 she won the Viewer s Choice award on her Floral Bouquet dimensional quilt. She has recently taken her love of quilting to new levels by incorporating machine embroidery into her quilt projects. Elizabeth Sommers has been quilting since 1988 and sewing since six years old. Retired Family and Consumer Science teacher, she currently works as a Pre-K substitute teacher and manages the Wednesday evening meal at First Presbyterian Church in Odessa, Texas. Trecia Spencer has been quilting for 23 years. She has taught quilting for 14 years. Trecia has owned a quilt shop in Lubbock and now owns Wooden Spoke Guest Ranch, where she has the pleasure of pampering many quilters for weekend visits. She is a recipient of Earl and June Long Scholarship. Trecia currently serves on the Board of Ogallala Quilt Society. 19 Ogallala Membership Meeting All Members Invited 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 11 th Expo Building in the Bleachers The deadline for nominating officers is April 10 th at 12:30 pm. Please place names in the box located in the foyer at the Expo Center Register for your membership, classes and meals ONLINE! By registering online, your request will be received and processed immediately!

20 20 Ogallala Quilt Festival 2015 Ogallala Quilt Festival Awards Cotton Boll Award Second Place Check out this list of awards given at the Ogallala Quilt Festival and you will see why a large number of winners leave happy and ready to enter again the next year. Some of these awards are unique to the OQS Festival. Best of Show This prestigious award features a cash prize of $750 and is named by the show judge. First, Second, Third and Honorable Mention in each category The first three are cash prizes and all are selected by the show judge. $50, $25, $15. Ribbons: blue -1 st, red 2 nd, green 3 rd, yellow HM. Cotton Boll Awards The prizes for these five awards are 14K gold and white quartz cotton boll charms and are given for Design, Color, Hand Quilting, Machine Quilting (Stationary and Trackmounted). Design and Color awards are given to the person who made the quilt and the awards for Hand Quilting and Machine Quilting are given to the person who did the quilting. The show judge selects these winners. Valued at approximately $150. Fat Quarter and Silver Dollar Awards Each of these twenty to twenty-five awards are selected by a merchant/sponsor from an assigned group of quilts. The prize consists of fifty silver/gold dollars wrapped in a fat quarter. Featured Teacher Award The featured teacher selects the quilt he/she likes best and awards a signed copy of one of his/her books to the winner. Valued at approximately $35. Judge s Choice Award After judging all the quilts and naming the other places and awards, the judge picks his/her personal favorite and the quiltmaker receives a cash prize of $100 Ogallala Challenge Pass Time Fabrics Award This award of $100 vendor/advertiser bucks is granted to the winner of the Ogallala Challenge and is named by the judge. People s Choice Award This is your chance to vote on the quilt you like best and that quiltmaker receives a cash prize of $100 awarded at the close of the show. Money for the places in each category comes from entry fees paid by those entering quilts. All other prizes are donated by sponsors. Be sure to notice who gives that prize money and tell them we greatly appreciate their participation. The Board of Directors of the Ogallala Quilters Society is always looking for more sponsors to help reward the work of quilters. If you would like to be a sponsor or you know someone who would, please contact us. First Place Third Place Honorable Mention

21 Send to: OQS, Box 252 Registration Form Dimmitt, TX Please use one form for all classes, meals and membership to help reduce administrative costs. ONLY ONE REGISTRANT PER FORM -We are unable to process forms with multiple registrations. Any question on registration or meal availability, contact Personal Information (must provide complete information) Name: 21 Address: Phone City, State, Zip It is our goal to make the featured teacher classes available to as many people as possible. Please choose only ONE of Gail Garber s classes as a 1 st choice. Thursday, April 9 th Please indicate your priority for each day. You will provide payment for your 1 st choice. Priority Class Time Teacher Class Name Cost 1 st 8:30 am 4:30 pm Gail Garber TH-101 Sensational Stars $82 Friday, April 10 th Please indicate your priority for each day. You will provide payment for your 1 st choice. 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 8:30 am 4:30 pm Gail Garber FR-201 Little Goose, Little Goose, Fly Away Home $90 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 7:00 am - 8:15 am Helen King FR-202 Teacher Academy $10 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 8:30 am 11:30 am Cinde Ebeling FR-203 Free Motiong Thread Stitch Motifs & Swirls $60 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 8:30 am 11:30 am Kerri Forrest FR-204 Stupendous Stitching $35 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 8:30 am 11:30 am Trecia Spencer FR-205 Disappearing Hour Glass $55 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 8:30 am 11:30 am Nancy Richburg FR-206 Dimensional Flowers $45 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 1:30 pm 4:30 pm Lou Sikes FR-207 Fat Quarter Hobo Purse $45 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 1:30 pm 4:30 pm Kathy Hassell FR-208 Kumquat Twist $47 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 1:30 pm 4:30 pm Elizabeth Lawrence FR-209 Triangle Twist $35 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 1:30 pm 4:30 pm Jean Grimes FR-210 I Made a Quilt Top. Now What? $35 Saturday, April 11 th Please indicate your priority for each day. You will provide payment for your 1 st choice. 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 8:30 am 4:30 pm Gail Garber ST-301 Designing with Circular Borders $75 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 8:30 am 11:30 am Elizabeth Franks ST-302 Bag It! $47 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 8:30 am 11:30 am Jean Grimes ST-303 Beginning Free Motion Machine Quilting $45 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 8:30 am 11:30 am Elizabeth Sommers ST-304 Scalloped Edge Table Topper $35 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 8:30 am 11:30 am Muff Fregia ST-305 Shibori Silk Scarves $55 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 8:30 am 11:30 am Amber McAlister ST-306 Junior Class A Bag for Anything! $10 1 st 1:30 pm 3:00 pm Saturday Sampler ST-307 See Page 16 for description $ Membership MEM Membership $15 Please enter your Membership total here. Meals (deadline for meal tickets is March 23, 2015) MEAL-101Thursday night 4/9: Awards $15 MEAL-102 Friday night 4/10: Featured Teacher Lecture & Small Quilt Auction $15 Please enter your Meal total here. I would like to make a donation to The Friends of Ogallala. Please enter the TOTAL AMOUNT enclosed with this form. Be a volunteer and get your OQS Pin! Check the position for which you would like to volunteer and check the time(s) you are available. Feel free to volunteer as many times as you would like and your schedule permits. Complete the form below and someone will contact you. NOTE: By volunteering, you will have priority registration for classes at the 2016 Festival. Friday, April 10 th Morning 9 10 am 10 am Noon Afternoon Noon 2 pm 2 4 pm 4-6 pm Saturday, April 11 th Morning 9 10 am 10 am Noon Afternoon Noon 2 pm 2 4 pm 4-6 pm If you volunteer for 2 hours, you will receive one of the 2015 limited edition OQS pins. We have lots of opportunities available to help make our Festival a success! For more information, contact Sheryl Abdill at or abdills@hotmail.com. If you would like to work with a friend who is signing up for the same times as you, please provide their name here. Send registrations and requests to: Ogallala Quilters Society, Box 252, Dimmitt, TX 79027

22 22 Ogallala Quilt Festival 2015 StoryQuilts.com P.O. Box Lamesa, TX Original Quilt Patterns & Kits Block of the Month programs with original stories THE CASTRO COUNTY NEWS "Serving All of Castro County" 108 W Bedford Office PO Box 67 Fax Dimmitt, TX Jeff & Angela Blackmon, Owners thecastrocountynews@yahoo.com Betty s Bobbin Box Authorized Janome Dealer - Sales & Service, Repairs on all brands Sewing machines, Embroidery machines, Sergers Threads, Notions, Fabrics 2734 N. Grandview Odessa, TX Fax caren@bettysbobbinbox.com BETTY RENEAU CAREN RENEAU Friend us on Facebook If you find you have paid for a class and cannot attend, sell your class by posting it on Facebook. Bookmark our website See past winners on this site.

23 Wooden Spoke Guest Ranch Mark & Trecia Spencer Snyder, TX Quilting Retreats Church Retreats Family Reunions Lodging, Catering RV Hookups 23

24 24 Ogallala Quilt Festival 2015 Ogallala Quilters Society Box 252 Dimmitt, TX J To Hereford K G E D C F B A H I A Expo Building, SE 4 th & E. Stinsen B City Hall, 200 E. Jones C Senior Citizen s Center, 218 W. Jones D United Methodist Church, 110 SW 3 rd E Church of Christ SW 4 th & Bedford F Rhodes Memorial Library, 103 SW 2 nd G Chamber of Commerce, 115 W. Bedford H Dimmitt High School Cafeteria, Western Cr I Abundant Life Church, 500 S. Broadway J TX AgriLife Extension Office, 205 Broadway K Sister s Steakhouse Restaurant, 200 W. Bedford