Arrow Rock Quilt Camp
April 28-May 2, 2025
Offering Classes for Beginning to Experienced Quilters
Arrow Rock Quilt Camp is all about giving quilters a relaxed atmosphere in which they can learn new techniques, make new friends, eat well and have a good time.
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Choose up to three classes, or one class for three days,
~ or one class for two days + another class ~
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Klonda Holt will teach: On Point
SUPPLY LIST:
ON POINT CLASSOn Point is a fun quilt to make. You can make it according to the pattern or do your own thing. Be free to design your own quilt using the same blocks as the pattern, but with a new look.Supply ListPattern On Point—click below1-jelly roll or you can cut 40-2 1/2 strips of different colors;background & border 3 1/2 yards;6 1/2″ square ruler or a Tucker Trimmer(just make sure the ruler you bring has a 45 degree line on it)Sewing machineseam ripperthreadpinsrotary cutterscissors
Klonda Holt discovered the art of quilting in 1990. She said, “When I first began, I had no idea how my life would change or the joy I would find while creating art using textiles.” In her quest to learn more, she took classes from nationally-known teachers whenever she had the opportunity. Now she spends much of her free time making quilts, wall hangings, commissioned pieces and other kinds of fiber art. Many of her quilt have been exhibited in national show and won awards.Klonda belongs to the Lee’s Summit Quilters’ Guild, The Rambling River Art Quilters and the American Quilter’s Society in Paducah, KY. She enjoys leading workshops, teaching classless and presenting trunk shows at various guilds.
Her work has been included in several books: Borders and Finishing Touches 2 by Bonnie K. Browning; Quilt Art 2008 by Klaudeen Hansen and Annette Baker; Come to the Fair, Confederates in the Cornfield and A Bag of Scraps all by Edie McGinnis; 100 Sweet Treats by and for Quilters by Ann Hazelwood, and Winter Trees by Jane Kennedy, Dresden Quilt Blocks Reimagined by Candyce Copp Grisham and Floral Confetti by Dorie Hruska.
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Mary Durham will teach
~~ 2025 Mystery Quilt ~~
Mary has been sewing and fondling fabric for as long as she can remember, which led to her first job in high school working at a fabric store and her very own sewing machine at age sixteen.
After an 29-year career as a Family and Consumer Science teacher, she has kept very busy machine quilting and babysitting grand kids. She made her first quilt in 1984 when her first child was born, and has had a passion for quilting ever since.
Mary loves all types of quilts but especially enjoys making scrappy pieced ones. One of her proudest quilting accomplishments has been teaching her nine year old granddaughter to sew and hearing her say “This is such a blast!”
Fabrics needed: info to come
Also, thread, ruler, cutting mat, rotary cutter, sewing machine and general sewing supplies.
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Candyce Copp Grisham
Candy is a fiber artist, quilter and teacher. She currently owns and operates a machine quilting business, Quilts by Candy. She also exhibits and sells fiber art and quilts in area shops. Candy teaches quilting and other fiber arts at local quilt shops and guilds. She has exhibited quilts in Paducah with the American Quilter’s Society, in Houston at the International Quilt Festival, with the National Quilt Association in Columbus, Ohio, as well as locally. She has received awards for quilts she has made and others she has quilted. Several of her quilts have been featured in books.
Her special passion is translating traditional into contemporary quilts, exploring new techniques and presentations while basing work on the traditional. She lives and works in Washington, Missouri with her husband Tom. Look for her book, “Dresden Quilt Blocks Reimagined ” Now on shelves! Candy has taught at many venues and students enjoy learning her techniques.
Crop Circles with Candyce Size: 50 by 50
I was inspired by a pattern I saw in a magazine several years ago by Jen Bailley, Turbines. I altered and adjusted how I created this quilt to use templates and trimming to make everything fit together for me. The circles and lines reminded me of crop circles in the fields that you see flying over.
This can be made by a confident sewist and combines careful cutting and sewing quarter inch seams All seams are pressed open. Blocks are trimmed at each step along the way for accuracy.
Mine is made with 6” drunkard path blocks but I could see larger or smaller units working as well. Mine is made in a 5 x 5 layout but anything goes. A small wallhanging at 2 x 2 or 4 x 4 or a larger quilt would all work. Mine is scrappy but it could be planned in 2 or three color ways, a rainbow or values light to dark.
Supply List for Crop Circles
Sewing machine with ¼’’ foot
Neutral thread, seam ripper
Drunkards path templates – 6’’ (check your own supplies first)
Elisa’s Backporch Quick Curves template
https://backporchdesign.com/6-quick-curves-acrylic-template/
Accuquilt has 7’’, 3.5’’ and 4.5’’ dies. (another option, would require altering fabric supply and cutting)
Large square ruler – 12 or 12 ½”
Straight narrow flower head pins
Labels or pins to mark rows
Rotary cutter (45mm)
Ironing ham for open seams
Tweezers
Design wall or something to layout blocks on
Fabric:
Background: 2 ½ yd (recommend a solid or solid reading)
Fabrics for circles:
I used an assortment of fabrics ranging from black, dark & light gray to dark blue, light and medium blue, and light and medium green. All were fat quarters or quarter yard measurements. You can substitute any colors for the following. Pull from your stash.
Fat quarters or quarter yard WOF
5 – black
5 dark gray
5 light gray
4 dark blue
2 med blue
2 light blue
5-6 varieties of green
Strips were created with 1” x WOF (2 strips) in 7 fabrics to contrast with the main blocks.
Backing & binding can be purchased later
If you want the original pattern: Turbines by BettyCrockerAss
Precutting:
If desired – based on 6’’ drunkards path template
Background for outer edges of blocks
100 – 7 x 7’’
Inner blocks 5 ½’’ x 5 ½’’
22 – black
19 – grays
16 – dark blue
19 – light blue
24 – greens
Wait to cut thin strips
Bring all your fabric with you
Questions: Candyce54@gmail.com
Modern Japanese Rice Bag Project – Just an extra evening fun class!
Japanese Komebukuro is a traditional pieced bag used for rice ceremonies. We will make ours to use for gift giving or a special bag for a project.
The bags are generally made with whatever fabric is on hand and finished with hand stitching. We will do a combination of patchwork, hand stitching and then completion by sewing machine. It is closed with a drawstring.
It can be simple or complex and is a wonderful way to use up special fabrics and scraps.
Based on pattern by Karen Stevens Please download the pattern at https://www.kzstevens.com/shop-1/modern-japanese-rice-pouch
Approximate finished size is 6” square
Supplies:
Cotton fabrics, medium weight linen or linen blends, handkerchiefs, lace, small scraps, pieces of patchwork – scraps and special pieces. Think about making a layer of patchwork. I will also bring scraps and samples.
Exterior fabric ¼ yard – make an 8 x 25” rectangle
¼ yard lining fabric
4” x 12” fabric for drawstring tabs (can be same as exterior)
2 yards drawstring
½ yard Pellon SF101 (Shape Flex) I will have this available for purchase
Tools:
Rotary cutter, mat and small (6 x 12”) ruler
Scissors & pins
Embroidery floss in a variety of colors, pearl cotton in a variety of colors (do not purchase – bring what you have)
Hand sewing and embroidery needles
Sewing machine will be needed for finishing day (Day 2)
Precutting instructions are available
Day 1 we will explore options for layouts and sewing techniques. You will complete your exterior stitching at home.
Day 2 we will complete the bag.
