Tennessee Valley Quilters Association
TVQA Teachers
 
 

TVQA QUALIFIED TEACHERS PROGRAM

Qualified TVQA Teachers are current members of TVQA who are willing to share their talent and time in helping others learn the art of quilting. They are enthusiastic, confident, and flexible. They make all students feel welcome, realizing all students are not at the same level. They should be aware of the history of quilting. A working knowledge of fabric, color, design, patterns, and techniques for piecing, appliqué, and quilting basics are essential.

A Qualified TVQA Teacher sets her/his own fees and negotiates with the guild requesting services. As a TVQA member it is expected that teachers will price their services fairly and possibly offer TVQA member guilds an advantage over non-member guilds. When hired by TVQA member guilds, Qualified TVQA Teachers are paid mileage by the TVQA treasury. Additional expenses, such as meals and overnight accommodations, are either included in the teacher's or covered separately by the guild.

Continued qualification is dependent on evaluation by groups who hire TVQA Qualified Teachers. Feedback to the Program Services Chairperson is welcomed.

TVQA Mileage Reimbursement Form

A current list of Qualified Teachers and the classes they offer follows:

 

TVQA QUALIFIED TEACHERS - 2011

 

Cindy Blackberg
833 Misty View Drive
Maryville, TN 37804

Email: cblackberg@bellsouth.net
Website: http://www.cindyblackberg.com
Phone: (865) 977-0899
Classes Offered:

Mariner's Compass (6-hr class)
Perfect Hand Piecing (6-hr class)
Carpenters Star (6-hr class)
Civil War Mini Sampler (6-hr class)
Mountain Blossoms (6-hr class)
Hand-Pieced Stamp Basket (3-hr workshop)
Tiny Stitches (3-hr workshop)
One-Patch Scrap Quilts (3-hr workshop)
Quilt History and Trunk Show (Lecture)
Sneaky Tips and Tricks of the Pros (Lecture)

Karen Combs
3021 Viewpointe Way
Columbia, TN 38401

Email: karen@karencombs.com
Website: http://www.karencombs.com
Classes Offered:

Quilts of Illusion (Lecture/Trunk Show)
Sweet Hearts (3-hr workshop)
Color and Texture for Quilters (3-hr workshop)
Transparency (3-hr class)
Patchwork Illusions (6-hr class)
More Patchwork Illusions (6-hr class)
Celtic Illusions (6-hr class)
Christmas Cube (6-hr class)
Crystal Star (6-hr class)
Combing Through Your Scraps (6-hr class)

Edna Dougherty
720 Florence Circle
Madison, TN 37115

Email: ednaquilts@bellsouth.net
Phone: (615) 868-9372
Classes Offered:

Quilt In A Day Teacher
Celtic Designs by Robert Dougherty (without bias tape)
Photo to Fabric

Ginger Fondren
607 Lawrence Street
Old Hickory, TN 37138

Email: Celticmom1@comcast.net
Phone: (615) 516-5971
Classes Offered:

Quilt in a Day certified teacher

Phyllis Gatto
758 Upper Cove Loop
Dayton, TN 37321

Email: prgatto@gmail.com
Phone: (423) 775-5731
Cell: (423) 313-5732
Classes Offered:

Waste Knot (all-day workshop)

Sandy Jackson
4362 Arno Road
Franklin, TN

Email: Jdjackson14@earthlink.net
Phone: (615) 599-9914
Classes Offered:

Hunter Star

Diane Lowe
1215 Dripping Springs Road
Winchester, TN 37398

Email: diquilts@comcast.net
Phone: (931) 967-8526
Cell: (931) 308-9381
Classes Offered:

Vintage Sewing Machines (Lecture)
Sewing machine apron and pin cushion/thread catcher (1-day class)
Featherweight Maintenance
Hanky Dress Pattern

The Quilting Squares
1911 Columbia Ave
Franklin, TN 37064

Email: kuryla@comcast.net
Website: http://www.thequiltingsquares.com
Phone: (615) 794-4769
Classes Offered:

Basic Free Motion Machine Quilting (3 hrs)
Let's Doodle Machine Quilting (3 hrs)
Machine Trapunto (3 hrs)
Gaining Confidence in Machine Quilting (lecture)

Maria Rakaska
1927 Free State Road
Gainesboro, TN 38562

Email: raka@twlakes.net
Phone: (931) 268-9495
Classes Offered:

Bindings--Bias and Straight Grain (mitered corners)
Borders--Single, Double, and Triple-Mitered
Broderie Perse--Applique Technique
Crazy Quilt and Embroidery
Sashiko Japanese Quilting Stitch
Scalloped Borders--How to Make and Bind
Scallops, Prairie Points, and Flanges

Lolita Rawlins
2397 Armstrong Valley Road
Murfreesboro, TN 37128

Email: lolitarawlins@yahoo.com
Phone: (615) 896-9194
Cell: (615) 796-5990
Classes Offered:

Trunk Show

Jo Reid
3985 Old Larkinsville Road
Scottsboro, AL 35768

Email: quilter67@centurylink.net
Phone: (256) 259-2442
Cell: (256) 244-5122
Classes Offered:

Featherweight Maintenance
Four-Star Square Table Topper
Cracker Quilt
Christmas Packages Quilt
Fat Quarter Bundle Pins
Pinwheel Surprise Mystery Quilt
Mini Double Wedding Ring
Stuff-It Bag
Chop Suey Quilt
Take Away appliqué
Stack and Slash (freezer paper method)

Charlie Rhea
10170 Central Pike
Mt. Juliet, TN 37122

Email: csewing@tds.net
Phone: (615) 773-7711
Classes Offered:

Bargello Quilts designs by Chris Timmons
Stack and Whack
French Braid
Pineapple Piece of Cake
Lone Star
Crisscross Ninepatch and Snowball
Trunk Show

Kay Roberts
107 Confederate Drive, Suite #1
Franklin, TN 37064

Email: pkrthread@comcast.net
Phone: (615) 794-4769
Classes Offered:

Square-in-a-Square Techniques and Projects

Jean Shaw
110 Carriage Way
Hendersonville, TN 37075

Email: qltattic@bellsouth.net
Phone: (615) 264-2159
Classes Offered:

Confederate Garden
Bear Paw Sampler
Country Crossroads
Granny’s Spider Web
Drunkards Path
Farmer’s Daughter
Fun With Strips
Panel Magic
Red Wing
Star Dance
Starlite Retreat
Stars of Ireland
Storm at Sea
Sue’s Pinwheels
Wink ‘n a Smile' where teacher_id = 10;

Libby Smith
6330 Panorama Drive
Brentwood, TN 37027

Email: libbysmith428@comcast.net
Phone: (615) 828-3594
Classes Offered:

Spinning Rails (6-hr class)
Honeycomb (6-hr class)
London Roads (6-hr class)
Vertical Quilts (6-hr class)
Don't be Vertically Challenged (Lecture)
Six Ideas for 6-Inch Squares (Lecture)
19th Century Stenciled Quilts (Lecture)
Black and White and Stars Allover (6-hr)
Mystery Block (1 hr or all day)

Janice Stewart
508 Natalie Drive
Goodlettsville, TN 37072

Email: janicesews@mindspring.com
Website: http://www.janicestewartdesigns.com
Phone: (615) 859-9788
Classes Offered:

Windy City Jacket - Fun with Chenille
Black & White & Chenille Allover
Cable Applique Sweatshirt
Autumn Machine Appliqued Denim Shirt/Jacket
Crazy Patch Pieced Star Pillow
Quilt on Your Embroidery Machine (1 hr)
Get More Out of Your Embroidery Designs (1 hr)
Cutwork Revealed (1 hr)
Drawn Thread by Machine (1 hr)
Jackets by Design (1 hr)
Stitch Embellishment (1 hr)

Bernice Stokes
307 Joslin Branch Road
White Bluff, TN 37187

Email: bsquilts@bellsouth.net
Phone: (615) 797-9662
Cell: (615) 308-4878
Classes Offered:

Desert Bloom - A full day class. A color wash type variation of the half log cabin block.
"Quilting through the Bible" Trunk Show - A half day show of quilts with bible names, etc.
Pieced Dogwood - A full day class. A large block that is curved pieced rather than appliqued. (This isn't a class for beginners).

Dixie Webb
935 Clark Street
Clarksville, TN 37040

Email: webbd@apsu.edu
Phone: (931) 221-6346
Classes Offered:

Confederate Garden
Bear Paw Sampler
Country Crossroads
Granny’s Spider Web
Drunkards Path
Farmer’s Daughter
Fun With Strips
Panel Magic
Red Wing
Star Dance
Starlite Retreat
Stars of Ireland
Storm at Sea
Sue’s Pinwheels
Wink ‘n a Smile' where teacher_id = 10;

Jamie Williams
5760 Hwy 109N
Lebanon, TN 37087

Phone: (615) 444-5308
Classes Offered:

Bargello Quilts designs by Chris Timmons
Stack and Whack
French Braid
Pineapple Piece of Cake
Lone Star
Crisscross Ninepatch and Snowball

Brenda Willis
230 Mainsail Way
Madison, AL 35758

Email: neddlerb@knology.net
Phone: (256) 461-0781
Classes Offered:

4-Hour Classes

Aunt Betty's Quilt
Bull's Eye
Confetti
Double X
Irish Chain
Jack-o-Lantern Quilt
Old Maid's Puzzle
Stretched Star
Timothy's Song
Wash Day Clothespin Bag
Yellow Brick Road

6-Hour Classes

Burgoyne Surrounded
Christmas Ribbons
Christmas Stars
Circle of Friends
Fireworks
Floral Stash
Grandma's Scrap Bag
Licorice Alsorts
Single Wedding Ring
Stack and Whack
Stars and Checks
Stella Blue
Valentine Quilt
Yule Log Wreath

 

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