Welcome

Betty Alofs
Welcome

Thank you for visiting my web site!  Check out the Patterns page and see the Patterns from New Designers!  The "Italian Memories" series by Myrna Raglin is a beauty to behold and create!

The Friendship Quilters of San Diego have invited me to speak at their May meeting on the 14th at their meeting location, Garden Road Elementary School in Poway, CA.  There will also be a workshop based on my book, Quilt Your Favorite Photos on Tuesday the 15th at Amidon Quiltworks also in Poway.  More information can be found on their website at www.friendshipquilterssd.com

Please feel free to contact me for more information on classes, lectures, workshops and my availability.  I also invite shop owners to inquire about purchasing my patterns for their shop.

Check out the class schedule, you may find just the class you have been wanting to take!  A new class is coming up soon for the Jan Krentz Hollyhock Garden Starburst Quilt, watch for it on Cozy's web site at www.cozyquilt.com.

Quilt University

I am pleased to be a member of the faculty of Quilt Unversity. Taking an online class is a great way to learn without leaving the privacy of your own home. Working on the class in the morning before work, evening after work, or just early on a stay-at-home morning still in your PJ's is great fun. Check out www.quiltuniversity.com and see what they have to offer.

My class at QU is called Home Building.  Here is what one student had to say about the class.

Janet in Alberta wrote:

Home Building
 Enjoyable: I loved Betty's class.  Not only did she teach us how to build our home from fabric but to really look at the whole picture from different
angles, with different sun exposures and to incorporate realistic effects by using shadows and shading.  The landscaping was great too as we could make
it as it is or try our hand at making our dream landscaping come true on fabric.
 Presentation: Her material was so well presented there was little need for questions but those we did have were answered quickly and thoroughly.  She
encouraged us to use our imagination and try different techniques to get the effect we wanted. I waited a long time to take Betty's class and I'm very
glad I was able benefit from her instructions.  My brother could not believe how realistic my fabric house is--and he's fussy.

  Book!

 My book "Quilt Your Favorite Photos" is still available.  Check it out on the patterns/book page.  I have been teaching from the book at local quilt shops, and am looking forward to some travel to teach it for guilds in CA, AZ, and NV.

New Link

A new link has been added to my links page. It is called Pink Cures, and is the brain child of my niece Tara (14 yr old) in Maryland. She was moved by the cancer fight of her friend's mother, and decided to do something to help. She and her mother Kris have created their own web site where they make and sell jewelry and other items, with 100% of the profits going directly to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Check out her site and see what you can do to help.

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