Linda Ballard
Two for One
Our eye always says ‘this is the block’, but we’re going to go an entirely different way making up new blocks and methods for construction ending up with the same final product. It’s a new concept for many of you, but I know you’ll find it exciting! The quilt we’ll start with is A Gaggle of Geese. This quilt consists of the basic components we use in traditional quilts, but I may have a different spin on the construction of them. Many demonstrations and an excellent workbook that is supplied to you in class (no extra fee) will help guide you to the finished quilt top.
www.letsquilt.com
Level: Confident Beginners to Advanced
Hollis Chatelain
Dye-Paint Your Images/Bring Them to Life With Quilting
In this workshop, you will first learn how to paint images with Procion dyes on cotton. Learning to control the dyes will be emphasized. Among other things, we will cover blending, layering, special effects and painting without bleeding. All of these techniques can be used to create images as complex as portraits or as simple as a line on a scarf. In the second part of the workshop, we will explore new ideas about how to use quilting to enhance the look of your painted cloth. Lab fee: $45.00
www.hollisart.com
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Lenore Crawford
Fusing, Fabric Painting, and Stitching to Create Impressionistic Fabric Art
In this workshop the designing of a fused project from a student’s own photo will be undertaken. We will work from a photo that has been printed in a poster size at least 30” in one direction. The design will be drawn onto freezer paper to be used as the pattern and on muslin on which the design will be created. Students will learn Lenore’s fusing technique using the freezer paper pattern and Misty Fuse fusible web. Once the designs are fused Lenore will demonstrate her fabric painting technique and help students paint their own designs. Finishing techniques will be demonstrated, and students will have a beautiful finished art quilt and have learned a practical and exciting new method to create fabric art. Lab Fee: $20.00
www.lenorecrawford.com
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
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Jeannette DeNicolis
Meyer
Art Quilt Construction: From Toolbox to Design Wall
If you want to use the quilt as an expressive medium but sometimes have technical trouble translating your personal vision to the finished quilt, this class will give you an expanded toolbox of skills to help you construct the quilt you imagine. Students will assemble a technique notebook of reference samples and work on small scale pieces which employ the processes covered in class. Topics will include adding texture to quilts with various methods of fabric manipulation, adding depth with strip piecing and cut-throughs, constructing imagery through the use of template-free curves, sharp-angled insets, and reverse appliqué. Lab fee: $15.00
www.jdmeyer.com
Level: All
Janet Fogg
Unexpected Combinations
Create your own original pictorial quilt with imagery that is surreal or could not exist in reality because of the use of scale or combination of subjects. We will begin with creativity exercises geared to tap into our imaginations to discover possibilities for fantastic and conceptual quilt designs based on subject matter students bring to class. Pattern drawing, curved machine piecing, machine appliqué, and creating a fabric palette will be covered. Students will design and draft a pattern and begin the construction of an art quilt with amazing combinations of images.
http://janetfoggquilts.home.comcast.net/
Level: Intermediate
Diane Gaudynski
A Quilting Journey
Explore free motion quilting on a simple pieced project to showcase freehand and/or marked designs and exciting backgrounds. Learn how to make thread, color, and design choices and train your sewing machine to give you the best looking machine stitch that will take you to a new level in machine quilting. Lose the fear of “ruining your quilt” and enjoy the process.
www.dianegaudynski.net
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Rose Hughes
Dream Landscapes
Ever see a beautiful scene that you know would make an amazing quilt? In this workshop you’ll create your own dream landscape while learning and using Fast-Pieced Appliqué™ techniques and embellishments. In our time together you’ll learn the secret of how this technique uses machine piecing and appliqué in combination to simplify complicated curves and circles. We’ll explore layering your work with a wide variety of embellishments and you’ll learn new ways to add dimension and sparkle to your work.
www.rosehughes.com
Level: Intermediate
Sandra Leichner
Beyond the Basics Appliqué
Learn how to successfully appliqué more complex and multi-layered appliqué designs with fresh techniques developed by Sandra. No more struggling to achieve perfect points, inward points and perfect circles—really! You will learn how the addition of a few simple embroidery techniques, will take your quilts to a completely different visual level full of texture and interest. Lab Fee: $20.00
www.sandraleichner.com
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
RaNae Merrill
Magnificent Spiral Mandala Quilts
Explore the swirling, spinning, world of spiral mandala quilts. Based on RaNae’s new book, Magnificent Spiral Mandala Quilts, learn to design and sew these glorious kaleidoscopic quilts using variations of a Twisted Log Cabin block. Begin by creating an original spiral mandala design using a wedge puzzle. We will explore symmetry, flow forms, value, and positive/negative space. You will learn to sew four different types of spirals, along with a few simple techniques that make paper-piecing easy. Lab Fee: $30.00
www.ranaemerrillquilts.com
Level: Advanced
Velda E. Newman
Layers: Color, Shape, Texture & Form
This class throws all the rules of stringent design out the window. First we will explore lots of machine techniques for texture and shape. Next, will be the basic lessons for how to paint on fabric using acrylics, along with how to paint “shape” into a piece. We will also be using other mediums such as watercolor pencils, pastels & crayons. Lab fee: $20.00
www.veldanewman.com
Level: All
Kerby C. Smith
Intermediate Digital Photography for Quilters
This five-day class starts with improving your photography in the field with a photo walkabout with award winning photo artist, Kerby Smith. In class you will sharpen your Adobe Photoshop Elements skills and increase your picture editing abilities with layers and masks. Bonus: bring a small wall quilt and a tripod to learn how to photograph your quilts like a pro. The pre-requisite for this class is having taken a previous Digital Quilt Class or permission from the instructor. Lab Fee: $60.00 (includes the fabric we print for you in class)
www.thedigitalquilt.com
Quilting Level: All
Computer and Photography Levels: Intermediate
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Session V
Artist in Residence
Sandy Bosley
