Janna Thomas ~ September Presenter

 

Janna Thomas

 

The speaker at the September 14, 2016 Estes Valley Quilt Guild meeting will be Janna Thomas. Janna will present a collection of quilts spanning from her first book with Martingale & Co through her other books written for their publishing company, Courtship Quilts, including her most recent book, Border Bling. She’ll take us on a journey through the company’s history, her patterns that she designs to showcase their amazing Bloc Loc Rulers and will conclude the evening with a brief demonstration on the Half-Square Triangle, Flying Geese, Triangle-in-a-Square, Half-Rectangle Triangle, Diamond-in-a-Triangle, Log Cabin and their incredible Non-Slip Rulers. Following the demonstration, we’ll be able to purchase rulers and books.

 

Janna will be offering a class on the making of one of her quilts and the use of the rulers on September 29th, 9:00-4:00. Participants in the class with receive a FREE pattern for the quilt and a 15% discount on the rulers. The cost for the class will be $20. She must have 15-20 participants for the class to happen. You can sign up for the class at the program and as a group you will pick the pattern you would like create in the class. If you are worried about how complicated they appear, don’t worry she is modifying the pattern to make it fun and easy. On her website at www.blocloc.com you can watch videos on all their products, including quilt along videos.

 

 

Janna Thomas was born in Loveland, Colorado and still lives there today with her husband, Paul. Together, they run their companies, Bloc Loc Rulers and Courtship Quilts Publishing. They also love meeting quilters at shows across the United States, Australia and England. Paul is a native of Australia.

 

Janna was a middle school Home Economics teacher for many years and has loved all forms of needlework through the decades, but when she started quilting, she never looked back. She loves to do both piecework and applique and specializes in mixing un-related techniques to achieve new designs.

 

Her quilts have appeared in Fons & Porter Magazine and has designed patterns for Timeless Treasures Fabrics. She also teaches classes at quilt shows & guilds across the United States. Look for her appearance on "The Quilt Show" with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims, episode #1803. The subject of her appearance is her latest book, "Border Bling".

 

Janna has written five books and is the President of Courtship Quilts Publishing. She also co-designs rulers with her husband, Paul for Bloc Loc Rulers. Paul is the inventor of Bloc Loc Rulers and is President of the company.