Cincinnati Original Creative Festival
Cincinnati, OH June 24 - 26, 2010
Kathy Kansier is a quilt teacher, show judge, author and AQS Certified Appraiser. She travels to provide her services to guilds, shops and quilt shows and hosts quilt and rug hooking retreats in Branson, Missouri. Kathy was a nominee for the 2001 Teacher of the Year Award and was the recipient of the 2008 Jewel Pearce Patterson Award for Quilt Teachers. Kathy’s areas of expertise include edge treatments for quilts, hand and machine appliqué, hand quilting, crazy quilts, color and design and quilt history. For more information about Kathy, please visit her Web site (www.kathykansier.com).
Quilt Appraisals
Quilts have a value whether they are handed down from previous generations, purchased in an antique store, or have been recently made. Quilt appraisals help to determine and document the value of your quilts. The following are reasons to have your quilts appraised:
- Most insurance companies require written appraisals to "schedule" quilts on your homeowner's policy or to purchase additional "find arts" coverage for quilts.
- Appraisals establish an adequate insurance replacement value in case of fire, flood, theft, damage or loss.
- Proof of a quilt's value must be provided if a quilt is lost or damaged during shipping.
- Quilt shows require appraisal when you request additional insurance coverage for an entry.
- Appraisals determine a fair market value for the sale of a quilt.
- An appraisal documents a quilt's value as required by the IRS for donation, gift and estate purposes.
- A written appraisal provides a brief record of a quilt, its history and value for your family and future generations.
- A quilt with an insurance appraisal makes a wonderful gift for a family member or friend.
Each written appraisal includes the quilt's pattern name, description, condition, provenance and value. Kathy's experience ranges from appraising antique, vintage and contemporary quilts. She can also provide information on the care and repair of both new and antique quilts. Each appraisal takes 30 minutes and appointments are needed because the spaces are limited. Please call or email Kathy to set up your appointment. Written appraisals are $45 per quilt.
Kathy Kansier
Ozark, Missouri (417-725-6502
AQS Certified Quilt Appraiser
www.kathykansier.com
ozarkquiltmaker@aol.com
ORIGINAL CREATIVE FESTIVAL CLASSES:
The Basics of Machine Applique
Hands-on Workshop, Limit 20, 4 Hours, Friday 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Instructor: Kathy Kansier, www.kathykansier.com
During class, you will learn how to create an appliqué block. The pattern is from Kathy’s appliqué book called Ozark Varieties. The block name is called Triple Tulip. Kathy will show how to make smooth curves, sharp points, perfect circles, leaves and stems. The pattern pieces will be basted with glue to the background fabric. The edges will be finished with a variety of machine appliqué stitches. This block may become a wall hanging, pillow or the beginning of a new appliqué quilt.
Bring to class: basic sewing supplies including a small sharp-pointed scissor for cutting paper, a small sharp-pointed scissor for cutting fabric, a mechanical pencil and eraser, Clover silk pins with glass heads and a seam ripper.
Kit fee $40 (Kit includes freezer paper, fusible inner facing, Roxanne’s Glu-Baste-It, a glue stick, the fabrics and thread to complete one block. The kit also includes Kathy’s appliqué book called Ozark Varieties. This book has the patterns for nine blocks, a scalloped border and instructions for both hand and machine appliqué. The colors and fabrics may vary in the kits.) The kit fee will be paid directly to the instructor during the workshop.
Class fee $40
Quilts With Great Edges
Hands-on Workshop, Limit 20, 6 Hours, Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Instructor: Kathy Kansier, www.kathykansier.com
During class, you will learn how to make a variety of edge treatments. You will be making samples that you will take home and can later refer to for finishing the edges of your quilts. You will learn to make a regular, double-fold binding with mitered corners, connected tails and hand finishing. Also in class, you will make a scalloped edge, continuous and individual prairie points, a rick rack binding, single and double pipings, a reversible binding and a fusible binding. Kathy will discuss the history of edge treatments, grain lines, Amish bindings, faced edges and machine finished edges.
Bring to class: basic sewing supplies including a scissor for cutting paper, a small sharp-pointed scissor for cutting fabric, a chalk marking pencil, a mechanical pencil, Clover silk pins with glass heads and a seam ripper.
Kit fee $35 (Kit includes freezer paper, rick rack, cording, quilt batting and all of the fabrics needed to make a variety of edge treatment samples. The colors and fabrics may vary in the kits. The kit also includes a 46-page booklet of instructions.) The kit fee will be paid directly to the instructor during the workshop.
Class fee $65
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