Sue Benner
Sewing the Land:
Fused, Collaged and Quilted Landscapes
Each participant will create two to four landscape quilts. Participants will have time to move from small studies on up to larger works of approximately 24 x 48 inches wide. The class will study different approaches to representing landscape, including those of other artists in a variety of media. Sue will then show students how to look at the landscape, analyze it, and translate it to fabric using several fused construction methods to help them accomplish their goals.
www.suebenner.com
Level: All
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Caryl Bryer Fallert
Creative Freeform Piecing & Design
Learn to design, draw and piece colorful, luminous, freeform designs as well as precision pieced designs using Caryl’s simple and direct methods of piecing on paper from a full size drawing. Emphasis will be on color and composition as well as sewing techniques. Caryl will lead you through a series of design development exercises and technique exercises. You will then be able to design and create 3-4 small original wall quilts using various piecing, design and color methods.
www.bryerpatch.com
Level: Intermediate
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Circles and Squares
This Mandala style of quilt is designed symmetrically, incorporating concentric circles and squares and radiates from the center out. Using mirrors for both design and color composition, students are encouraged to compose their own quilt. A pattern and instructions for the class project, with additional borders, will also be provided. Students will construct their quilt using precision sewing techniques, rotary cutting and templates to achieve quality workmanship. Border options will also be discussed.
www.sallycollins.org
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
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Solomon
A Scrappy Pineapple, Working Your Fabrics
This classic Pineapple Quilt, conventionally sewn, not foundation pieced, is set in an on-point layout in which a pattern of light-colored circles form. 64 trapezoids and triangles are efficiently cut in only 14 rotary strokes without measuring or wasting any fabric. By slicing blocks in unexpected ways, all of the setting pieces are created in a fraction of time. Because the construction is elementary, the blocks will serve as the vehicle for design, enabling you to develop an eye for the machinations of fabric patterns.
www.makeitsimpler.com
Level: All
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Playing on the Surface
If you would like to experiment with patterns and colors and want to take that next step to be more abstract, this class is for you. Work through the design strategies, audition new color schemes, learn new stitching techniques and go on to make your own interpretation of your chosen subject. The information and techniques covered in this class will open up a whole new world of quilt making to you. The class begins with a segment on design principles and information on how to choose stunning and effective color combinations. Watch demonstrations of fabric painting, then have fun painting your own unique fabrics.
www.glorialoughman.com
Level: Intermediate
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Independent Study (with Benefits)
Looking for an inspirational setting to start a new project or complete one in progress? Come and spend five days of quilt-making camaraderie and collaboration working with other creative students. Laura’s expertise in a variety of areas of quiltmaking will be an invaluable asset in guiding you with anything from color and fabric selection, piecing, appliqué, (hand or machine), drafting and all the finishing touches needed for both traditional and art quilts. Give yourself this gift of time to create and renew while working on your desired project.
www.dianaandlaura.com
Level: All
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Quilting with Leonardo da Vinci
Exercises based on Leonardo da Vinci’s genius will guide us in developing wonderful realistic fiber images. Students will work with objects that intrigue them. Composing these objects using the principles & elements of design will be the pathway to creating realism in the images. Drawing, the digital camera, journaling, fabrics and fusing techniques will be our creative tools. Leonardo’s vision will challenge our creative spirit and take us to an elevated artistic level. Lab fee: $5.00
www.barbaraolsonquiltart.com
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
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Vikki Pignatelli
Crazy About Curves…And So Much More
Join Vikki to learn her basic Crazy About Curves technique, an easy method for sewing difficult curves effortlessly. Color decisions, patch construction, stitching and finishing options are all done on the quilt’s top surface. Students learn improvisation, three-dimensional fabric manipulations, obtaining texture, incorporating open holes in quilts and applying these techniques to their own ideas. Students examine basic principles of color and design with special emphasis on contrast, balance and creating movement. Instruction also includes painless mitering, innovative borders, and finishes for irregular-shaped work.
www.vikkipignatelli.com
Level: All
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Elly Sienkiewicz
Baltimore’s ICONIC EAGLE
As a symbol, the Eagle is ancient & fascinating, from uniting the Sun God and the Earth in Native American Culture, to evoking salvation for Christians, and representing pride, protection, and power. For thee and me, she is a wonderful study in layering, off-block reverse appliqué, & keeping all the details properly positioned. Learn how to plan for color & how best to sew those even flag stripes. Learn miniaturism (tricks & techniques applicable to miniatures and up in size): smooth curves, points, and corners. Embellish both in ink and in thread. Lab fee: $10.00
www.ellysienkiewicz.com
Level: Confident Intermediate to Advanced
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Kerby C. Smith
Point and Shoot Fabric
Use your “point and shoot” digital camera to create your own quilt fabric. This five-day class shows you how to get the most out of your “point and shoot” digital camera. Improve your picture taking skills on a photo walkabout led by award winning photo artist, Kerby Smith. His digital fabric is used by his wife, Lura Schwarz Smith, in her art quilts. In the classroom you will be given a simple and easy way to process your images for printing on fabric using the inexpensive computer program: Adobe Photoshop Elements. Whether you use the pictures you take or scans of your old photos, you will learn the secrets of getting good color on fabric. In class, select your best images to be printed on fabric for your quilt project. Lab Fee: $60.00 (includes the fabric we print for you in class)
www.thedigitalquilt.com
Quilting Level: All
Photography Level: Beginning
(Point and Shoot Cameras Only)
Computer Level: Intermediate
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Mary Lou Weidman
Legacy Quilts – Story Telling in Quilts
This class is a process class centered on a time-honored tradition of thoughts in handwork. We will be exploring ourselves and those we love. Legacy quilts are those wonderful pieces that tell volumes about the women who produce them. All of us have something special to say and our thoughts today are often connected to our past and the future. You will be telling us about the people, places, or events that have touched you in some way. This is a class that touches the heart and the funny bone. Come prepared to approach quilting from a new angle and to have your heart touched in a new way.
www.marylouquiltdesigns.com
Level: All
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Session I
Artist in Residence
Kathy H. Shaker
