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Wednesday, July 5, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 9 Classroom is a favorite space for featured quilter By Jodi Schneider McNamee Correspondent Tamra Dumolt made her first quilt in 1993 while expecting her first child. “I taught myself from a book. And the quilt was a crib-sized Around the World design, with puffy polyes- ter batting and hand-tied with yarn,” Dumolt told The Nugget. Dumolt’s love for sewing began when she was 12 years old after learning the basics in home-economics class. Her mother inspired her by pro- viding increasingly difficult clothing patterns that chal- lenged her skills. She also participated in 4-H sewing as an independent member and entered garments in both the county and state fairs. Her enthusiasm for quilt- ing really took off when she visited the SOQS with her mother several times in the early 1990s. “We enjoyed walking down the quilt-lined streets of the unique little Western town. I told mom that I would like to live in Sisters,” said Dumolt In 2000, Dumolt’s Oregon City neighbor convinced her to take a quilting class at the Pine Needle in Lake Oswego with her. “I knew I wanted to do more quilting after that,” she said. I n 2 0 0 3 D u m o l t ’s dream of moving to Sisters Mark your calendar for... materialized when her hus- band’s job relocated them. Although his store was in Bend, they chose to buy a home in Sisters to raise their two daughters in the Sisters School District. “When my friends heard I was moving to Sisters they said I would have to become a serious quilter,” she said. And that’s exactly what she did. Dumolt began teaching a variety of classes at the Stitchin’ Post in 2010. “Being in the classroom, both as a student and as a teacher, has been my favorite aspect of quilting: the con- nection to other quilters,” Dumolt said. Quilt-making is now an art form, but historically quilt- ing has been a social activity bringing women together and supporting each other. “Quilting has given me the opportunity to connect with so many women on a per- sonal level; building friend- ships, celebrating successes, and sharing losses. Every day I was inspired by the amazing talents of my co-workers, the knowledge and experience of the teachers who have visited the Stitchin’ Post, the enthusi- asm of students in the classes I teach, and the friendships I have come to know as a quilter.” Jeanette Pilak, executive director of SOQS, first met Dumolt when she was work- ing at the Stitchin’ Post. “As a teacher, she has Author Presentations Wednesday • 7/5 • 4 PM The Promise Girls Marie Bostwick An emotional novel about families and the love, memories and secrets that bind them together. It follows the lives of two sisters, former child prodigies, whose modest lives fall short of their once-great ambitions. Thursday • 7/6 • 4 PM This Road We Traveled Friday • 7/14 • 6:30 PM Kim Cooper Findling Bend, Oregon Daycations: Day Trips for Curious Families is your go-to guide! Covering 19 “daycation” spots, this book is packed with details and planning tips that will make it a useful reference even to long-time locals. It is especially geared toward fun family outings; you won’t want to miss it. John Bruning Indestructible: One Man’s Rescue Mission That Changed the Course of WWII In this remarkable WWII story by New York Times bestselling author John R. Bruning, a renegade American pilot fi ghts against all odds to rescue his family — imprisoned by the Japanese — and revolutionizes modern warfare along the way. Saturday • 7/29 • 6:30 PM am especially honored to be selected as Featured Quilter this year. It feels like the perfect ending to the Sisters chapter of my life.” This year, Dumolt has returned to teach a class of her own at Quilters Affair, called “Modern Ohio Star.” “I designed this class to show how to use up small scraps of fabric from previous projects,” Dumolt explained. “The class is an exercise in color placement and uses my favorite quilting tool, the Double Strip Ruler by Creative Grids. I have created an innovative technique using the tool in a way no one has previously done.” Dumolt will have 16 quilts on display during the SOQS, July 8. Two will be in the Teacher’s Tent and an addi- tional two quilts can be found at the Farm Girl Special Exhibit. “Farm Girl was a club I started at the Stitchin’ Post in 2015 inspired by Lori Holt’s PHOTO BY JODI SCHNEIDER MCNAMEE Tamra Dumolt is this year’s Featured Quilter. book ‘Farm Girl Vintage,’” said Dumolt. Dumolt’s quilts have a contemporary style, using bright colors and crisp geo- metric designs. And the remaining 12 quilts will be at the Featured Quilter Exhibit. rs, e t s i S you, k n a h T us! g n i t r po for sup 541-549-4349 260 N. Pine, Sisters Have a safe & happy 4 th of July Licensed • Bonded • Insured • CCB#87587 Find the RIGHT one, FAST Jane Kirkpatrick Tabitha Brown is determined to follow her son out of Missouri to embark on the Oregon Trail. She brings along with her a hired wagon, her reluctant daughter, and optimistic granddaughter. Tabitha knows the road won’t be easy, but she may be unprepared for the perilous journey. Saturday • 7/22 • 6:30 PM the leading ability to trans- late teaching through various techniques and styles so that every type of person can learn – a real gift and the key to being an excellent teacher,” Pilak said. “She has a deep passion for fabric and quilts, a fabulous sense of humor and a great eye for color and design. Selecting her for our featured quilter was a unani- mous decision.” In 2016 Dumolt was asked to be a substitute teacher for a vacancy at Quilters Affair while Sue Spargo (this year’s Inspirational Instructor) was undergoing treatment for breast cancer and unable to attend. Right now, Dumolt is in a transitional period and has relocated to Washington after her husband, Tom, received a promotion and started working in Bellevue last September. “I have lived in Sisters for 13 years and our daugh- ters were raised here and both graduated from Sisters High School. Something tells me, Sisters will always be home to me,” she said. “I LeeAnn Kriegh The Nature of Bend: The Insiders Guide to Central Oregon Plants and Animals is a beautiful and informative nature guide. Join us for a special evening while LeeAnn shares a slideshow on “Engaging the Seven Senses in the Central Oregon Outdoors.” pome see our new Midwest Fastener display. 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