Catherine Redford
Catherine Redford was born in England where she learnt to knit and sew as a young girl. After relocating from London to Naperville, Illinois, she learned to quilt and never looked back. She’s an award-winning quilter, an active member of her local guilds, and a popular teacher at the local and national level. Catherine is a frequent magazine contributor and has enjoyed being a guest on Quilting Arts TV and The Quilt Show. She is enjoying the resurgence of interest in handwork with an embroidery book, Butterfly Stitches, published Fall 2020, and, with two DVDs and a book on Modern Machine Quilting techniques, Catherine delights in finishing her own quilts on a domestic machine!
Lectures
Lessons Learned While Quilting
This lecture will be presented on Monday, July 22nd 7:00 PM Meeting
An inspiring and entertaining yet informative lecture exploring Catherine’s philosophy of quilting, Catherine uses professionally shot photographs projected on the screen for a great close up view. The trunk show starts with her first quilt made 25 years ago… Catherine has learned many lessons since then!
Language of Flowers
This lecture will be presented on Tuesday, July 23rd 9:30 AM Meeting
A trunk-show of a wide variety of quilts featuring flowers, many of which are beaded and embellished. Learn the meanings our ancestors ascribed to different blooms and consider why the giving and receiving of quilts is so special to many of us.
Workshops
Walking Foot Quilting
Monday, July 22nd, 2024
9:30am – 4pm
Members $65
Non-Member Registration will open soon
Congregational Church of Christ
40W451 Foxmill Blvd, St. Charles, IL 60175
A comprehensive class in walking foot quilting. Finish your quilts on a domestic machine while enjoying all the control of your walking foot. Make stitched samples of different styles including matchstick quilting, grids, combined stitches and serpentines. Elevate your technique with beautiful organic curves and learn how to execute sharp turns. Make accurate straight line polygon spirals, designs reminiscent of string art and round out the class with super spirals.
Along the way we will discuss using colored threads and adding hand stitching for maximum impact. Go home ready to turn your tops into quilts. You will soon be planning your quilting before you even start piecing!
Yorkshire Buttons
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024
1pm – 4pm
$35 Members + $24 Kit
Kit includes 2 looms, threads, needle, stuffing and handout.
Non-Member Registration will open soon
Congregational Church of Christ
40W451 Foxmill Blvd, St. Charles, IL 60175
Learn how to make basic, yet beautiful hand stitched Yorkshire Buttons. We will use a purpose made circular loom and perle cotton or fingering weight yarn to make lovely soft stuffed, functional buttons. Add them to a garment or on any embroidered project to add dimension and interest.
