Barbara Shapel

May 6-9, 2012 Sunday is a travel day as I drive back to the Sacramento Airport from Chico and am met by Janet Borst, who then drives me to Modesto, California.  Ruth McCormack is my host for t...

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May 3-6, 2012 Annie's Star Quilt Guild, located in sunny Chico, California has asked me to give a lecture to their guild and teach a thread painting class.  It was pouring rain when I left Por...

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April 28-29, 2012 For the next two days, I am teaching a Thread Duets class to students at a very nice quilt shop called A Common Thread, located just off I5, south of Portland, Oregon.  In m...

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April 27-29, 2012 On April 27th, I had the opportunity to teach a Currents class at A Common Thread in Lake Oswego, Oregon.  This is one of my favorite patterns and I love seeing how students i...

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I recently made this postcard which will be auctioned off, along with a lot of other postcards, during Quilter's Affair in Sisters, Oregon during the week of July 9-14.   Proceeds are dona...

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On Wednesday, April 4rd I taught The Art of Machine Quilting class to attendees at the Stitchin' Post in Sisters, Oregon.  It is always such a treat to come to Sisters during this time of year -...

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On March 28th, I had the opportunity to speak to the Mid Valley Quilt Guild located in Salem, Oregon.  There were about 135 attendees in the morning, and another 45 attendees during the evening ...

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On March 23 and 24, I was invited by Michelle Fallert, owner of a wonderful quilt shop called Country Keepsakes, to teach a two-day Thread Painting class.  Country Keepsakes is in the Southern ...

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On March 17th, I was at The Quilter in Vancouver, Washington teaching another Art of Machine Quilting class.  For as many times as I've taught this class in this area, I keep thinking that we'll...

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On March 12th, I had the opportunity to speak to the members of the Northwest Quilters Guild at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Portland, Oregon.  They are a very active group with lots of commu...

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On Saturday, March 10th, I had the pleasure of teaching The Art of Machine Quilting to a group of enthusiastic women at River Quilts in Camas, Washington.  Nancy Sullivan is the owner and...

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Thursday, February 23, 2012 Pam Sprout and her husband, Tim are my hosts while in Fairbanks.  They live in a lovely log cabin in the hills outside of Fairbanks.  The first thing I noticed was ...

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Friday, February 17, 2012 It took all day and three different flights to reach Bethel, Alaska from Portland, Oregon.  I was pleasantly surprised when I got off the plane that it was as warm as i...

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Saturday, February 11, 2012 Every year in February, interested Clark County Quilters members volunteer to teach a class on a technique or new method they've discovered to other CCQ members.  ...

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February 4-5, 2012 The first weekend in February always finds me in Cannon Beach, Oregon for my annual Mystery Class, sponsored by the awesome Center Diamond quilt shop.  This is the class wher...

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Tuesday-Wednesday, January 17-18, 2012 My daughter and I have been looking forward to this trip since last November when it was confirmed that the Thread Painting workshop scheduled at John C. C...

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January 15, 2012 This afternoon I was asked to give a lecture about my quilting journey at A Common Thread, a great quilt shop located in south Portland.  When I woke up this morning, there wa...

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January 13, 2012 One of the best things about being a member of the Clark County Quilter's Guild is being able to take advantage of classes offered by visiting teachers.  Kathy McNeil spoke at...

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All three of my children have attended Washougal High School, and with Kimberly a senior this year, we are approaching the end of our involvement with the school.  My eldest son, Reid, started a...

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Olivia is my second grandchild and first granddaughter.  She joined Max, her two-year-old brother, on December 18, 2010.  Because it has been a year since she was born, I thought it was high ti...

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December 10, 2011 This Saturday finds me teaching a Thread Painting class at River Quilts, a quilt shop located in downtown Camas, Washington.  Nancy Sullivan opened this areas' newest quilt s...

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November 12-15, 2011 It was a beautiful day when I flew in to the San Jose Airport and was met by Jaimie Chism and Katie Woods of the Pajaro Valley Quilt Guild.  We had a fabulous lunch seated...

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October 29, 2011 This particular Saturday finds me teaching an Art of Machine Quilting class at The Quilter in Vancouver, Washington.  Bonnie Craig has had a quilting shop for 22 years, with 11...

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October 17, 2011 Westside Quilter's Guild is located in Hillsboro, Oregon and currently has about 85 members.  This guild has been in existence for five years and they are very active in their...

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October 12, 14, 15, 2011 The tables were turned and I got the opportunity to take a class instead of teaching one.    And what a great class it was!  On Wednesday, October 12, Velda taught ...

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