All lectures are about 1 hour long with a question and answer period. They are power point presentations followed with lots of quilts of various sizes.
| Turning Travel Into Treasures - NEW Traveling whether overseas or to the town next door, can lead to inspirations for lots of quilts. Learn to look through your camera lens, or smart phone, with a quilter's eye. Building details, like the wrought iron banisters in Barcelona or a scene from your summer vacation to the beach, can be transformed using fabric to create lasting memories. I'll share how I turn my inspirations into quilts by printing photos onto fabric, convert photos into a quilted scene, use architectural motifs to create a contemporary quilt or combine them all into a fiber book. |
A Unique Personality Every choice you make when designing a quilt, makes it unique. A computer can be a powerful tool in help to personalize your designs. This lecture will cover the specifics about how to print on fabric and how to transform your words, photos and drawings into patterns for appliqué. Many ways will be demonstrated to include photos in your quilts and how to make each of your quilts unique and individual adding the right amount of embellishment, from beads to buttons to bits & pieces from your travels. Leave this lecture with the tools to go home and start working on your own personalized quilt. |
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Inspiration From Squiggles and Dots This lecture was inspired while on vacation in |
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Sensational Silk
Silk Dupioni is a luscious beautiful fabric that has such an elegant shimmer to it. It can add richness to any project. It has a unique quality based on its slubs and iridescence. I will share my silk body of work that includes everything from Jewish ritual pieces to traditional quilts to contemporary quilts. Learn how to tame this potentially difficult fabric and have the courage to cut it and use it on one of your projects.
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Choose To Fuse 6 hours
This workshop is suitable for both beginners and more experienced quilters. We will start with the basics of machine appliqué beginning with the different fusible products and how to transfer your designs. Then using a myriad of techniques,including top stitching, zig zagging and blanket-stitching, we will progress to reversible appliqué, 3-D appliqué, using netting and fusible binding - all by machine. This is an action packed class filled with lots of tips and techniques and you will end up with a 22" x 30" bird themed appliqué sampler.
Materials Fee: $5.00
To view the supply list, click HERE.
measures 24" x 36". Kit Cost: $30.00
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Curvalicious 6 Hour Workshop
Curvalicious 6 Hour Workshop
If you are stuck in a cotton-quilting rut and have wanted to
try an alternative fabric, then this
class is for you. This silk piece is a show stopper.
It’s construction looks quite complicated, but only one
template is used to create this wallhanging. The complementary colors of the handstitched circles
complete a stunning design. Learn the ins and outs of working with dupioni silk and how to treat it
for fusible machine appliqué. Silk Kit: $40.00 Curvalicious tool: $32
Optionally, bring your own cotton fabric to learn how to use Curvalicious.
template is used to create this wallhanging. The complementary colors of the handstitched circles
complete a stunning design. Learn the ins and outs of working with dupioni silk and how to treat it
for fusible machine appliqué. Silk Kit: $40.00 Curvalicious tool: $32
Optionally, bring your own cotton fabric to learn how to use Curvalicious.
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Fabric Dyeing 6 Hour Workshop
This is a great introductory class to cotton fabric dyeing. Starting with 3 colors of dye and 3 1/2 yards of white cotton fabric, you will end up with 30, yes 30, fat eighths of high quality hand dyed fabric in an assortment of colors. This will give you a great palette to work from. In addition to these fabrics, see what happens when you dye black and white fabric. In this workshop you will go home with 5 yds of fabric to rinse at home and learn the basic skills to be able to dye any cotton fabric. Kit Fee: $45 includes fabric and dye
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Beachalicious 6 Hour Workshop
Transport yourself to the beach complete with sailboats and beach umbrellas while you create this wallhanging. Using both fusible and machine applique, taught the Cheryl way, this scene goes together quickly with a full size pattern. If you're unfamiliar with machine applique, you'll be an expert when you're done. The Curvalicious tool will be helpful, but not required to create the waves and scalloped border. Let's feel the sand between our toes. Pattern Required: $15.00
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Mini Mosaics 3 or 6 Hour Workshop
This is a fun no sew workshop that imitates the ancient art of mosaics, inspired by Cheryl's trip to Israel. Learn how to create a mosaic picture from small pre-cut pieces of lots of colored fabric, using a technique that Cheryl has developed to simplify the process. Pick one of the available patterns, in class, that will finish to measure 9"x 12", and then can be bordered to your preference. Bring tweezers and a sharp small scissors to use with a provided kit ($20).
