Sue Spargo Twee

I have 4 wonderful gals that work with me Cathy, Peggy, Mary and my eldest daughter Kelly.  With my busy schedule they all keep me very organized as well as run the online store and our ever popular BOM.

Kelly has started a new blog Sue Spargo;Twee (which means two in Afrikaans) She posts with a younger eye all the new happenings here at Sue Spargo Folk-art Quilts online store.

I invite you to visit become a follower and keep up to date with all our new happenings. The new 2012 BOM which will be available for sign ups on October 1.

Take care
Sue
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Tucson Quilt Guild

 I just spent a few days with the wonderful gals at the Tucson Quilt Guild. I was treated to dinners at wonderful restaurants and was able to see a little of this great city.

 I always love to see finished projects from past classes, Roselee brought her lovely Flowerpot Quilt to share with me. She took a class with me in Grand Junction, CO.

 Don't you love this fun Folklore Quilt?

We worked on my Greta Needle Roll one day and each student designed their front cover using wools, cottons, velvets and roving balls which we made in class.

 The second day was the Flowerpot class where we worked with wonderful ribbons, beads and layering of the flowers and leaves.

Manya shared her version of my Ginger Grove quilt. I love her striped scalloped border.

I had a wonderful time and thanks everyone for taking such good care of me.
Keep Stitching
Sue

Contemporary Folk Art Retreat - Camp Sherman, OR

I have just spent a wonderful weekend co-teaching with my friend Tonye Belinda Phillips in Camp Sherman Oregon. The retreat was sponsored by the Stitchin' Post in Sisters OR. We had 40 very creative students who worked on wonderful pieces using ideas from our collaborative quilt.

Late last year Tonye sent me a couple of house blocks she created and the idea was I would continue by adding borders and do a little embellishment. I really got into the embellishing needless to say I only finished the one so I still have a little homework to do so we each can have a finished quilt. 

This is Tonye and Doug's home in Camp Sherman. You can see where she gets her inspiration from for her wonderful house quilts.

I was lucky to be invited to stay in their little cabin. It was so peaceful!

Just down the road was the community hall where the retreat was held. Tonye and I spent the whole day before hanging quilts and making the room really cozy. If I say myself it looked fabulous.

Tonye had this great 15 minute warm up exercise that all the students did cutting out of magazines and creating funky houses. 

Now that they were warmed up we got to work creating for three days. We talked about color, using pattern, cotton appliqué, wool appliqué and embellishment. 

During the weekend we had three surprise guests visit. Jean Wells explained how to make a quick snap bag, Kathy Deggendorfer a watercolor artist did a slide presentation explaining the collaborative art pieces her and Tonye do together. Jackie Erickson made small pincushions using roving balls.

I always feel very fortunate to be asked to do collaborative pieces. It always pushes me out of you comfort zone and makes me appreciate other artists work. Tonye and I will be collaborating again next year in Santa Barbara November 12-16 2012 for Santa Barbara Quilting Retreats www.santabarbaraquilting.com

I will also be teaching a collaborative workshop with Gwen Marston in Sisters October 18-22 2012 in Sisters, Oregon www.stitchinpost.com

I flew to Tucson on Monday to teach for the Tucson Quilt Guild. I am looking forward to my time here in AZ.

Keep Stitching 

Sue