Workshops

WORKSHOPS BY MEMBERS
None currently scheduled

WORKSHOPS BY SPECIAL GUESTS

Candy Grisham, Coordinator

Announcing  Shelly Pagliai   

August 4^th, 9:30-4:30
Scalloped Applique with a pieced block
Using Shelly’s book, A Simple Life, make a piece block and then an appliqued scallop border.
Cost:  $35.00    You need to have Shelly’s book
Place:  TBD
Sign ups begin in May

 

 Announcing Deborah Boschert

Deborah Boschert will be coming in October 2018 to do workshops for our guild!! If you are not familiar with Deb’s work, we encourage you to take a look at her website at https://deborahsstudio.com/   She will be doing 2 different workshops and a guild program.

October 23, 2018 7:00 pm Guild Program–Stitching, Symbols, Signature Style
Deborah shares her most recent art quilts and talks about developing her own personal style. Tons of examples of her favorite techniques, materials and themes. Deborah includes many symbolic shapes in her art quilts and she’ll discuss how those came to be. She’ll tell stories about exciting collaborations, surprising discoveries and finding inspiration in unexpected places. (Image at right is Deborah’s book)

October 23, 2018 (Time TBD) 1/2 Day Workshop–Personal Symbols for Art Quilts
What symbols and personal themes will you incorporate into your small art quilt collages? Houses, leaves, bowls, ladders? Deborah will guild you through exploring and creating shapes and symbols that have personal meaning. Create 5×7 fabric collages highlighting personal symbols using composition templates and inspiring fabrics. Embellish with machine and hand stitching. Learn simple finishing techniques and mount your art quilt collage on mats ready for framing. (Kit)

October 24, 2018 (Time TBD) Full Day Workshop–Creativi-Tree Art Quilts
Create a small art quilt with a beautifully original tree using a simple formula and interchangeable patterns. Explore layers of design and innovative stitching. Deborah will share several options for edge treatments and finishing techniques. Super fun, uncomplicated process and patterns make this a great project for enthusiastic beginners. Appropriate for all levels.  Kit fee –$20. Kit info.