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Explore the mystery and excitement of creating a pieced abstract quilt with little or no plan. Students will be given several options in which to compose their design, and choose whatever feels right for them. We will discuss basic design and composition, color and value, quilting, and most importantly trusting your instincts. Sheila will demonstrate construction techniques for sewing curved seams and discuss some of the challenges you may run into with spontaneous design and piecing. Each student receives ample one-on-one time in this workshop.
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Workshop begins at 10 am and will end at 5 pm
Sheila's lecture will go deeper into her quilt making process. She will touch on color inspiration and the various approaches she engages in when doing this type of work. Sheila will discuss what she feels makes a piece successful.
6:45 pm Show and Tell, 7:00 pm meeting
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It’s as easy as doing a coloring book, with a few extra strokes of paint. This original technique utilizes fusible web to transfer your painted imagery to Organza. You will create a completely new and unique form of art quilt by combining and overlapping layers of paint and transferring it onto organza. This is a process at which anyone can master, you don't have to be an artist to succeed with this fun and user-friendly technique. Learn how to make beautiful Flowers that glow.
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In this out-of-the-box class you will learn Esterita’s new technique for assembling fused sheers. No templates, no points or seams to match, just free cutting to create a dynamic and expressive portrait. Sheer fabrics are the building blocks for a translucent shimmering portrait that will glow and sparkle while adding depth to your fiber art piece. See the possibilities when new shapes and colors are created by simply overlapping transparent fabrics. Add more creative tools to your fiber art repertoire.
Quilt maker, designer and teacher, Esterita Austin created "The Well," a prize-winning piece in the American Museum of Folk Art's international competition "Quilted Constructions: The Spirit of Design." Her pieces have been published in the periodicals Quilting Arts, The Quilters Companion, American Quilter, Quilter's Newsletter, American Style and Distinction Magazine and Folk Art, as well as the books Contemporary Art Quilts and Fiber Arts 7. As an entrepreneur, Esterita has been featured on The Sally Jesse Raphael Show and in the "Threads" section of Newsday. Her work has appeared on the covers of the Indiana Gazette leisure section and the Arts and Lifestyles section of the Times Beacon and Times Record newspapers of Long Island, NY. You can see Esterita give a demonstration of her techniques on HGTV's Simply Quilts with Alex Anderson, segment 1134. The Quilt Show with Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson, and Quilting Arts TV.
Esterita currently teaches, lectures and shows her work internationally.
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This eye-catching block is easier to make than it looks. Come to class and learn the techniques that make foundation paper-piecing fun!
You will work on one 20" x 20" block in class. Choose fabrics and colors for your own block to set the mood you want, either vintage or modern. You can repeat blocks to make a bigger quilt or you can use this block alone or as a center medallion. Choose fabrics and colors for your own block to set the mood you want, either vintage or modern.
Registration opens October 11, 2020.
A $5 kit may be required.
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This needle turn hand applique class focuses on invisible applique techniques. All skill levels welcome.
Each flowers rests on an 8" x 8" block. Four 8" blocks are sewn together make the larger 16" block. You will work on one 8” block in class. The block pattern (from the book, The Quilter's Practical Guide To Color) is provided in class.
Registration opens October 12, 2020.
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After 20+ years, with more than 30 books under her belt, Becky has stories to share with you and who doesn't love a good story?! Becky wasn't sure where to start this particular story, so she asked quilters what they wanted to know about her quilting life. This lecture answers those questions.
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Paula will be with us via Zoom, program details will be announced shortly.
Updated Zoom workshop and program details for February 2021 coming soon!
Details concerning this Zoom workshop will be available soon!
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