Pat Speth

Pat Speth began quilting in 1988 when she purchased a wool quilt batting from her grandmother's auction. “I checked out a stack of quilt books from the library and fell in love with the patterns and designs, I knew I could not stop with just one quilt.”

Pat started working with 5 inch squares as a basis for her quiltmaking in 1993 after attending her first retreat. She was asked to do a program for her guild in 1997 using the 5” squares, which gave her the push to explore new uses and techniques for working with the squares. Pat, while working a full time job, started on the book, Nickel Quilts in 1998 and was able to have it ready for the publishers in June 2001. Her most recent book is More Nickel Quilts.

She loves teaching the methods for working with the 5” squares, and sharing her quilts with others. After juggling her full time job and her quilting for many years, Pat moved into a full time quilting career in July 2003. “I have found my passion in life, and I can't imagine doing anything else.” When she is not quilting (a rare and odd occurrence) Pat enjoys traveling with her two webmasters and children, Ray and Roxie, who keep her from getting lost in foreign lands.

Featuring: Tillie’s Treasure, All That Glitters, Butterfly Waltz, and Star and Hourglass. Once you start with these units you won’t want to stop. Simple sewing and cutting techniques will turn your 5” squares into these remarkable units without cutting any triangles or working with bias. A handout will be given and discussed on how to make your pieced border fit your quilt top. Rated: easy to intermediate, not for a beginner. Supply List

Saturday, July 26
308 Half Square Triangles & Four Patches  FULL
All Levels; Sewing Machine

Featuring: Jewel Box, Northern Lights, Sunny Lanes, Mount Hood, Flying Home from Bali Bali, Beach Party, Shoo Fly, Jacob’s Ladder, Path and Stiles, Idaho Beauty and Churn Dash. These units could be considered the cornerstones of quilting. Simple sewing and cutting techniques will turn your 5” squares into many great quilts. You can choose from 11 different quilts to make. Once you play with these units on a design wall you may come up with a new block of your own! You will also learn how to make 2 different sizes of nine patches from 5” squares and sew a mystery block! A handout will be given and discussed on how to make your pieced border fit your quilt top. Supply List

Featuring: Dutchman’s Puzzle, Stars over Mitford, and King’s Crown. We will construct this unit with the sew & flip method. No triangles to cut or bias to work with! I will show you several great borders using these units. A handout will be given and discussed on how to make your pieced border fit your quilt top. Supply List