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Following please find information regarding the 2007 Quilt Convention workshops. Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.
Full Day Workshops | Half Day Workshops | Dinner Trunk Show
Learn everything you need to know to create imaginative designs using raw-edge machine zigzag appliqué: techniques, fabrics, and products to make the process fun and easy (really!) June will surprise you with a fun design and fabric kit for a small project suitable for framing, making into a scroll, tote bag or vest/jacket panel. Visit www.junecolburn.com for samples.
Materials: Sewing machine in good working order, with zigzag foot; basic sewing supplies, including lots of pins; a variety of thread colors; sharp fabric scissors, if you prefer small appliqué scissors, bring those, but scissors must be SHARP; no rotary cutter required; you may wish to bring spray adhesive or a fabric glue stick – June just uses a lot of pins; Steam-A-Seam is optional if you prefer to fuse your appliqués (about a fat-quarter size). Kit fee $20 (payable to instructor) will include background fabric and appliqué pieces in some Asian fabrics.
This simple, yet elegant quilt, with distinctive folded pleating and exquisite faux mother of pearl and pearl adornment was a sensation at the International Quilt Festival in Houston. Make this gorgeous patchwork lap quilt while learning easy techniques for both fabric and quilt embellishment that can be used as a starting point for incorporating this sophisticated look into your future quilt designs. It was also featured in his Quilter’s Home magazine.
Supply List: Sewing machine in good working order with extension cord, neutral sewing thread, rotary cutter, mat & 6½” square ruler, template plastic, awl or ice pick, old credit card or gift card, Original Perfect Pleater (available from www.clotilde.com), water soluble marking pen, 2 yards of lightweight interfacing, hand needle for sewing on buttons, 6 yards of beige, white or pastel batik for the main fabric, 2 yards beige, white or pastel batik for accent fabric, 1 spool of hand quilting thread to match main fabric, 180 round shell dangle buttons and 180 pearl seed beads to match buttons or as many as you can locate to learn the technique.
Kaffe Fassett first used this design in a knitting pattern after looking at lots of old carpets. Liza Prior Lucy loved the geometry in this pattern so much she created a quilted version. Not only is the block shape fun and easy to work with, you will also do a lot of color work. This is a design course that will be challenging to any level quilter.
Supplies: Basic sewing supplies: Sewing machine in good working order (don’t forget your cords and manual), rotary cutter, mat and rules; silk pins; neutral piecing thread; seam ripper; small scissors/thread snips; reducing lens or small “peep hole”; design wall at least 72” x 72”; book: Glorious Patchwork by Kaffe Fassett.
Fabric: This is a great place to use a lot of those fat quarters you’ve bought and never used! Pick a color family you love and expand from there. Great place to use batiks and hand dyed fabrics. 2-3 yard of various light prints of a wide variety of complementary colors. Should be very small scale prints (my motto has always been: why use 2 when you can use 20 fabrics!) The more variety you have, the more design options you will have. Make sure the fabrics used for the large blocks will have enough to cut a 4 ½” by 12 ½” strip.
2 ½ - 3 yards of dark print – the best results have come from using a “streaky” batik or hand dyed fabric in a dark, intense color. This can just be one color or fabric as this is the fabric that provides the continuity in the quilt. It’s even used in the outer border. This should be very monochromatic in nature.
Please cut a variety of 2 ½” squares before class as we will be working on the checkerboard blocks first. Come prepared to be challenged while having a lot of fun.
This is a 3 hour workshop that touches on the basics of restoration, conservation and repair of antique quilts. Mary has provided restoration services for the last 16 years through her in-home business, Pieced of Olde. She has taught numerous workshops on the topic and lectures widely on quilt history and the preservation of quilted artifacts. She is currently doing restoration work for the DAR museum in Washington, DC and numerous private clients. The workshop will include a trunk show of historical repairs. The hands-on portion will cover basic repairs, restoration techniques, conservation, rescue tips and the recreation of patterns that are damaged beyond repair.
Supply List: Participants are encouraged to bring a vintage quilt in need of repair to discuss and begin work on during this workshop. A conservation kit is required and can be purchased directly from the instructor for $10.
Practice improves skill and confidence. Quilting with the machine not only is fast but can often enhance the overall look of the quilt. However, many quilt makers are hesitant to try it or believe it is not “authentic”. This class is primarily for the beginner but can be useful to the quilter who has tried but may not be completely satisfied with the results.
The class is comprised of the following: (1) A pep talk that it is OK to DO IT. (2) A discussion and description of the tools and equipment necessary and useful to good machine quilting. (3) An exercise in using the most basic sewing machine attachment – the walking or even feed foot, (4) Introduction to the primary motifs of continuous line designs and last but not least (5) Practice, practice and more practice.
During the class, students will straight line quilt a 36”x45” quilt and then work on the continuous line motifs on a 22” square of fabric. And last, will practice on a 22” square of fabric which has been preprinted with a continuous line feather design.
Supplies: A sewing machine in which feed-dogs can be dropped or has a plate to cover the feed dogs (required for machines made before the 1960’s) Walking Foot or Even Feed foot for your machine. Extra bobbins. Extension Cord and scissors for cutting thread. And the really big requirement: YOU MUST KNOW HOW TO USE YOUR MACHINE. There is not time during the class to teach how to thread or troubleshoot problems or put in a needle or bobbin. A kit will be provided at a cost of $15.00 payable to the instructor, which includes all the fabric, batting and thread to be used in the exercises.
Foundation piecing is not new to quilt making. It was a popular design for the Victorian Crazy Quilts or string quilts during the last century. The technique is not too much different from paper piecing in technique except instead of using a paper foundation to construct the block the design is constructed on a fabric foundation... While it may appear simple, the use of exciting fabrics can make for a wonderful quilt. Basic sewing skills are required. Students will use one of the Foundations by the Yard panels printed by Benartex Fabrics and a graduated color palette of fabric. A sufficient amount of the piecing will be completed in class or can be completed at home. Finishing techniques will be described with samples for inspection.
Supplies: A fabric kit will be provided for the basic project at a cost of $25.00, payable to the instructor. Students should bring: A sewing machine in good working order. KNOW YOUR MACHINE! There will not be sufficient time during the class to teach how to thread or troubleshoot problem or put in a needle or bobbin. Also, bring your usual sewing notions you use for machine work, including fabric scissors, pins, piecing thread, etc.
Here's a show you won’t want to miss and one you'll never forget! Award winning quilt designer and editor-in-chief of Quilter's Home magazine, MARK LIPINSKI, will provide an entertaining, laugh filled evening and an incredibly irreverent romp through his world of quilting. Mark shares how to find quilt-inspiration in speeding tickets and wedding gowns, a trunk show of his personal quilting history (including his quilts published in many of the major quilting magazines), the brainwave behind the inspiration for Quilter’s Home magazine (he’ll also share some of his most amusing hate mail), and a special surprise sneak preview of a special exhibit he is designing – his collection of … well, it’s a surprise! If you’re looking for an opportunity to sit back, relax and have a laugh-out-loud experience with fellow quilt fanatics, don’t miss this entertaining evening!
Please join us in the onsite banquet room for a delicious
buffet dinner
with chicken, fish and pasta entrees, beverages, desserts & door prizes!
Tickets must be purchased in advance.
This page was last updated on March 31, 2007 03:52 AM.