When heating prices skyrocket, good boys knit hats, quilts, & gloves!
MEN’S QUILTING BEE
Every Saturday, 10 am - 12 noon (10/11/08-3/21/09)
Manifest NE Studio
GOALS
* To create a quilt as a group - cutting patches, hand sewing them together, hand quilting and finishing. This quilt will be a true work of art resulting from a regular, fun, social gathering.
* Participants will learn the basics of making a simple patchwork quilt, starting with hand piecing techniques and concluding with hand quilting. We won’t need to use anything more complicated than a needle, thread and pair of scissors to make this quilt!
* Learn to slow down in our lives and value community through the creation of functional, collaborative art
* Learn to work as a team, communicate, collaborate, & value each member’s gifts & limitations
BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING: Being a part of this project will give you a sense of accomplishment and might earn you a whole new circle of friends. By working steadily on a collaborative art project, you’ll learn creativity, communication, persistence, teamwork, patience, and how to make work & art fun. You’ll gain valuable basic sewing techniques that you can apply to making your own textile projects! You’ll also learn patience, since we’ll be doing all of this without the assistance of any machines. This is the perfect project for the coming fall and winter months. You’ll gain a sense of accomplishment since we’ll be raffling off the final project to benefit men’s wellness programs offered through Manifest.
DONATION: $5-$20 per person per session to benefit Manifest, a non-profit men’s wellness community; no one turned away for lack of funds & work-study is available; we encourage regular members of the bee to buy a class card to encourage regular attendance & commitment:
5 Classes @ $12/class
10 Classes @ $10/class
20 Classes @ $8/class
Also, we’ll all pitch in ties and a little money for materials (backing, quilt batting, thread, needles, scissors). If we decide to have lunch afterwards at an Alberta Street restaurant, it would be dutch treat.
EXPERIENCE/PRE-REQUISITES: Beginner’s welcome. No pre-requisites - just a willingness to learn and lots of patience. Of course, prior experience with sewing and quilting will be helpful.
FACILITATOR:
John Ossowski is an amateur textile artist with nearly 20 years experience. While his primary medium is crochet, he has completed several patchwork quilts. John enjoys giving new life and meaning to found objects and finding new and unusual ways to mix media with traditional textile techniques. Currently, John is a graduate student at PSU and teaches crochet classes at a downtown Portland yarn store. You can learn more about John at http://www.myspace.com/blondandpolish
INFO: John at 503*223*8822 x1
RSVP: register online or call 503-223-8822 x1
