SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2015
Depweg named FRAA Library
Artist of the Month Tidings
Florence Regional Arts
Alliance (FRAA) will hold a
reception for Minn Depweg
on Saturday, July 11, from 3
to 5 p.m., at the FRAA Art
Center, 4969 Highway101.
Depweg is a versatile artist
who creates in oils, water
color, water color pencil,
crayon, oil pastels, acrylics,
needle work, embroidery,
crewel, counted threads,
pulled threads, needle point
and quilting.
Currently, she has two
quilts on display at our
Siuslaw Public Library.
Depweg started her career
in seventh grade when her
teacher gave her a piece of
plywood and ask her to paint
a Santa Claus, and then paid
her.
At about the same age,
she became interested in
stitchery.
During her high school
years, her artwork was select-
ed to hang in a store in her
town.
Depweg continued her
needlepoint at the sake of her
painting until her two chil-
dren were in school, which
provided extra time for paint-
ing classes from several
artists in California and the
Republic of Ireland.
Depweg enjoyed crafts
also and, while living in
Chico, Calif., on an almond
farm after her husband
retired, she started an arts and
craft class at the Elks Lodge.
She eventually moved to
Florence.
Depweg has many art
works on display at the
FRAA Center representing
her varied skills in the arts.
News about
the Siuslaw
Public Library
Library Tidings,
a regular feature
of the Siuslaw News,
features news about
upcoming Siuslaw
Public Library pro-
grams for adults and
children, new books
and videos, and other
library news of interest
to the community.
Library Tidings by
Kevin Mittge
Keep your car.
Trade in
your loan.
First Steps to
Free-motion Quilting
By Christina Cameli
Book review by Susie Voth
I wish I had access to this
book when I first began free-
motion quilting. Cameli does an
excellent job of simplifying a
somewhat complicated and chal-
lenging skill.
The book begins with “The
Necessities” or what is required
to be successful at free-motion
quilting. The list is thorough and
not too extensive. Most of the
items an experienced or begin-
ning quilter would have in the
sewing room.
She then progresses to “The
Basics” which begins with a
very useful start-up checklist.
Each chapter includes what
the author calls “Tips,” little
gems of useful information to
help guide the reader.
The meat of this book begins
with chapter 3: “Quilting Tips
and Techniques.” It is here the
actual free-motion quilting
adventure begins.
Cameli shares an assortment
of grids for successfully plan-
ning the quilting and a variety of
free-motion quilting designs.
These designs may be edge-
to-edge or continuous line quilt-
ing. She uses words like “peb-
5 A
bles” and “kissing” and “mean-
dering” to help describe the
action of the quilting.
I found her tips for thread
writing to be very helpful. In
sewing words onto a quilt, I have
often puzzled over dotting an “I”
or crossing a “T.” Cameli solved
that puzzle for me.
After the basic instructions,
Cameli provides “24 Projects for
Fearless Stitching.” These are
great little projects to use for
practicing
the
techniques
described in the previous chap-
ters.
There are charming little gift
bags and a “good advice” wall
hanging. There are easy pothold-
ers, placemats and even a table
runner. If coordinating fabrics
were used for these kitchen proj-
ects, then the kitchen table
would have a fresh look. The
introduction states, “you can
make beautiful things with nee-
dle and thread. It’s simply a mat-
ter of jumping in with joy ...”
Go ahead and jump!
month of fun and informative
programming and reading.
All ages can earn and win
great prizes.
The children’s programs
include family movie nights
each Tuesday at 6 p.m.,
“Discover Your Inner Hero”
each Thursday at 10:30 a.m. (1
p.m. in Mapleton), and story
times on Tuesdays and Fridays at
10:30 a.m.
Teens have a movie marathon,
set for Wednesday, July 22.
Adult programs still to come
include a special movie presen-
tation Wednesday, July 7, at 1
p.m., titled: “History of Folk
Music,” and a concert on
Saturday, July 18, at 6 p.m.
There will also be another
Friends of the Library food event
Thursday, July 23, at 2 p.m.; and
lastly, Nan Laurance from the
City of Eugene will be speaking
on “A City’s Center,” an Oregon
Humanities Conversations pro-
gram.
Summer reading —
there’s still time!
The library will be closed both
Friday, July 3, the day the holi-
day is observed this year, and
Saturday, July 4, in honor of
Independence Day.
Here’s wishing you all have a
safe and wonderful holiday!
Holiday closure
If you haven’t signed up for
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The program for children,
teens and adults runs through
July, so there is still another
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