Karen Montgomery, Owner of The Quilt Company, a full service quilt store, and  western Pennsylvania’s largest quilt shop located just 10 miles north of Pittsburgh in Allison Park, PA. Karen also designs fabric for Timeless Treasures and publishes a book and pattern line under The Quilt Company name.  Her “Style File” project is featured in the Spring issue of Quilts and More Magazine.  Karen’s current line is “Abby Lane” for Timeless Treasurers along with her pattern of the same name.  Other current patterns include “All Tied Up, Snowflakes, Solar Flare, Santa and Stars All Around” to name a few.  These patterns may be printed free at www.timelesstreasures.com.

Karen will be teaching 2 classes and presenting 2 lectures for the Millennium Quilt Guild Quilt Show to be held July 11 & 12. 2008.  The Quilt Show will be held at the Bridgeport High School located at 515 Johnson Ave, Johnson Avenue, Bridgeport, WV and the Quilting classes and lectures will be presented at the Benedum Center located at 164 West Main, Bridgeport, WV.

July 11, 2008   Machine Class   12:00 noon  - 4:00 pm   REVERSIBLE TABLE RUNNER by Karen Montgomery

This easy quilt-as-you-go table runner is perfect for any occasion! Quilt one side as you assemble the other! The “relaxed” instructions make this a “hassle-free” project you will want to make over and over again!  You may bring your own fabric for this class or purchase a kit for $15.00.  The Pattern and batting will need to be purchases separately also and will be available before class to purchase.

July 11, 2008  Lecture 6:00- 8:00 pm ACCURATE BY CHOICE by Karen Montgomery

This most popular lecture includes 2 hours of helpful tips for cutting, piecing, pressing and finishing.  This lecture is a must for all quilters.

July 12, 2008 Machine Class 9:00 am - 1:00 pm BARGELLO BASICS by Karen Montgomery

Amazingly fast and easy this baby size quilt (42"x48") made from beautiful pastel hand dyed  batik fabrics will teach you everything you need to know about cutting, pressing, assembly and design.   The pattern is included with the cost of the kit for this project which is $35.00.  The kit includes all the fabrics for the top of the quilt.  Backing and binding are sold separately.  Build your confidence to move on to larger more complicated designs. 

July 12, 2008 Lecture 2:00 - 4:00 pm  FABRIC DESIGN 101 by Karen Montgomery

From the inside out.  Learn the details of how the quilting fabrics you love are brought to market.  See the behind the scenes artwork and decision making that is involved in designing and producing well thought out, coordinated collections.  Karen will be bringing her latest collection, patterns and samples that are available as well as a sneak peek at the coming collections if available.