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The Backroom Quilter
Gayle P. Ropp - Owner
504-B N. Thomas Street,
Arlington, VA 22203
E-mail

703-527-6983

T.J.'s Quick Quilter™ eliminates sore fingers from hand quilting.
It is used in the under hand to receive the needle,
then helps guide the needle back up through the surface of the quilt
to begin again.  With practice, the Quick Quilter™ also helps
to make small, even stitches.  You'll love the new grip!

Invented by Thelma Johns (T.J.) of Kerrville, TX, in the
early 80's, the Quick Quilter™ was designed to protect her
fingers while receiving the needle from the quilting hand.
She found a manufacturer & took her new quilting tool to
one of the early retail quilt venues in Houston, TX - 
now known as the International Quilt Market & Festival.

Born in 1912, Thelma was in her 70's when she
created her new Quick Quilter™ tool, and
according to her family, only attended the festival 3-4
times before her death in 1993.  Thelma gave the business
to her granddaughter, Lisa Moore, who then gave it to
 her daughter, Elisabeth Darnell - who is not a quilter.

Gayle demonstrated how to use
T.J.'s Quick Quilter™ at the International Quilt Market & Festival for three years. Knowing Gayle and her work with the product, Elisabeth felt that Gayle should be the one to purchase the business in January 2002. Since then Gayle has added a new grip to the Quick Quilter™
and brought this wonderful quilting tool to the Internet - 
for all those sore fingers around the world!

Gayle Ropp

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Gayle began her first quilt in 1981 and has been a member of
Quilters Unlimited of Northern Virginia since 1983.  Her special area
of expertise is the quilting stitch & quilting design.  After 12 years of
commission work for both national & international clientele, Gayle
was awarded the honor of quilting the National Symphony Orchestra
raffle quilt for the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. in 1997.

Several of her commissioned quilts appear in two books by
Joen Wolfrom:  Patchwork Persuasion and The Visual Dance
as well as two others by Jinny Beyer:  Soft-Edge Piecing & 
Designing Tessellation.  Gayle quilted the cover quilt on another
book by Hanne Vibeke de Koning-Stapel entitled Silk Quilts.
Many of her quilts have appeared in numerous quilting magazines
as well as other books by Joen Wolfrom & Jinny Beyer.

Gayle has been on staff at the Jinny Beyer Hilton Head Seminar
since 1990 and teaches several quilting classes to numerous groups.
We have included a list of her available classes & fees below.
Gayle first purchased T.J.'s Quick Quilter™ to relieve her own sore
fingers and is pleased to now carry on this family tradition.

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Gayle's Quilting Classes

Spoon Quilting
3 Hour Workshop
˝ day fee = $250*

This class is for the beginner or anyone wishing to perfect his/her quilting skills; includes information on achieving small, even stitches.  We will discuss quilting basics as needles, thread, thimbles, quilt frames, basting, etc.
All Levels

If you are confused about what & where to quilt - this is the class for you!  Bring your quilt tops for an old-fashioned discussion.  We will explore quilting planning strategies, learn how to make & cut a stencil to fit a space, and learn how to make a feathered border & corner to fit.
All Levels

Quilting Strategies
6 Hour Workshop
Full day fee = $450*

Quilting Design Basics
3 Hr. Workshop/Demo
˝ day fee = $250*

The exercises in this workshop are done by the instructor only, but bring in your quilt tops as in the 6-hour workshop above.  You will get some specific ideas on what to quilt in your own tops.

How do you draw all those quilt blocks to the size you want?  This "almost no math" class will teach you how simple it is.  We'll start with the basics of how to subdivide 4-, 5-, etc. patch blocks the easy way.  If you want to push just a little, we can tackle the 8-pointed star and a mariner's compass basic designs as well.  This class is about freedom to make "any block - any size - anytime"

Building Blocks
3 Hour Workshop
˝ day fee = $250*

Amish Color Workshop
6 Hour Workshop
Full day fee = $450*

This workshop is a color study to develop your own Amish Center Diamond or any Amish design palette for a quilt top.  You will do a miniature fabric mock-up.  Discussion will include quilting designs, making them fill & fit the space, and how to make the quilt top.  You may have time to begin cutting & sewing your designed top.
All Levels

The Quilt is quilted! Let the binding begin! The workshop will cover different types of binding, mite curves, and prairie points. We will also cover sleeves for hanging and labels. Process class only. All Levels.

Final Touches
3 Hour Workshop
˝ day fee = $250*

Rotery Cutting Basics
3 Hour Workshop
Full day fee = $250*

Why fuss and worry about rotary cutting different angles? A few easy tips and some hands-on practice will help take away the fear of making the wrong move. BIA

* Mileage at the current government rate or airfare & housing when necessary

If you are interested in scheduling a workshop,
please use the contact information below.
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The Backroom Quilter
Gayle P. Ropp - Owner
504-B N. Thomas Street,
Arlington, VA 22203
E-mail

703-527-6983

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