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Wednesday, Feburary 17, 2010: Sue Nickles
Sue has been quilting for 28 years, starting by hand and gradually
focusing on conferences, including AQS, IQA and NQA. She has also
taught internationally in England, Norway and Spain. Sue's major awards
include 1998 AQS Best of Show for “The Beatles Quilt” made by Sue and
her sister, Pat Holly. Their quilt, “The Space Quilt” won the 2003 IQA
Master of Machine Artistry Award and the 2004 AQS Machine Workmanship
Award. Sue emphasizes the best quality workmanship, never
compromising quality for speed!
www.sue.nickels.com
Sue has been quilting for 28 years, starting by hand and gradually
focusing on conferences, including AQS, IQA and NQA. She has also
taught internationally in England, Norway and Spain. Sue's major awards
include 1998 AQS Best of Show for “The Beatles Quilt” made by Sue and
her sister, Pat Holly. Their quilt, “The Space Quilt” won the 2003 IQA
Master of Machine Artistry Award and the 2004 AQS Machine Workmanship
Award. Sue emphasizes the best quality workmanship, never
compromising quality for speed!
www.sue.nickels.com
Wednesday, March 17, 2010: Rami Kim
Rami Kim is a DNA scientist-turned fabric artist/quilter/instructor known nationally and
internationally. She is a 11-time Best of Show winner, distinguished for her innovative
art-to-wear. Her passion is in contemporary art-to-wear, quilts, cloth dolls and bags with
special interest in 3-dimensional textures and she is known for her own distinctive colors and
techniques. Her new book, Folded Fabric Elegance, published by AQS, is about her 3-D
texture techniques and new projects.www.ramikim.com
Rami Kim is a DNA scientist-turned fabric artist/quilter/instructor known nationally and
internationally. She is a 11-time Best of Show winner, distinguished for her innovative
art-to-wear. Her passion is in contemporary art-to-wear, quilts, cloth dolls and bags with
special interest in 3-dimensional textures and she is known for her own distinctive colors and
techniques. Her new book, Folded Fabric Elegance, published by AQS, is about her 3-D
texture techniques and new projects.www.ramikim.com
Wednesday, April 21, 2010: Sally Collins: Quality Workmanship and How to Achieve it
This presentation begins with a discussion of quality workmanship, its meaning and importance to
the quilt making process as well as suggestions and ideas on how to achieve quality workmanship
in your own work. www.sallycollins.org
This presentation begins with a discussion of quality workmanship, its meaning and importance to
the quilt making process as well as suggestions and ideas on how to achieve quality workmanship
in your own work. www.sallycollins.org
Saturday, April 24, 2010 Workshop with Sally Collins: My Stars This workshop
combines
3 inch and 1-1/2 inch sawtooth stars with accuracy as students create double half-square
triangle units to create the blocks. Students can either choose one or both sizes, depending
on their skill level. A photo of the workshop project can be found in Sally's Gallery
combines
3 inch and 1-1/2 inch sawtooth stars with accuracy as students create double half-square
triangle units to create the blocks. Students can either choose one or both sizes, depending
on their skill level. A photo of the workshop project can be found in Sally's Gallery
Wednesday, May 19, 2010: TBD
Wednesday, June 16, 2010: Dale Fleming
Whether the quilter is a novice or is accomplished, traditional or contemporary, it doesn't
matter. Using the methods Dale has developed, quilters can expand their skills as they
explore many new possibilities. Dales goal is not to have students create quilts just like
hers, but instead, to give quilters the tools that allow them to simplify difficult tasks and
create what is in their hearts. www.dalefleming.com
Whether the quilter is a novice or is accomplished, traditional or contemporary, it doesn't
matter. Using the methods Dale has developed, quilters can expand their skills as they
explore many new possibilities. Dales goal is not to have students create quilts just like
hers, but instead, to give quilters the tools that allow them to simplify difficult tasks and
create what is in their hearts. www.dalefleming.com
Saturday, June 19, 2010 Workshop with Dale Fleming
Six Minute Circles and So Much More
Based on her book, PIECED CURVES SO SIMPLE, this class will transform how you quilt.
Learn to machine piece the six-minute circle with all of its nuances and variations using her
extraordinarily fast, easy, pinless piecing technique.
Six Minute Circles and So Much More
Based on her book, PIECED CURVES SO SIMPLE, this class will transform how you quilt.
Learn to machine piece the six-minute circle with all of its nuances and variations using her
extraordinarily fast, easy, pinless piecing technique.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010: Velda Newman
Velda Newman is an internationally recognized contemporary quilt artist, author and lecturer
from Northern California. Known for her large scale, mostly organic designs, Velda creates
original quilts of exceptional beauty and craftsmanship. For the past 18 years Velda's work has
appeared in many national and international exhibitions and has been featured in over 30
publications, including Quilter's Newsletter and Threads magazine. She lives in Northern
California and is the mother of 4 and the grandmother of 10.
www.veldanewman.com
Velda Newman is an internationally recognized contemporary quilt artist, author and lecturer
from Northern California. Known for her large scale, mostly organic designs, Velda creates
original quilts of exceptional beauty and craftsmanship. For the past 18 years Velda's work has
appeared in many national and international exhibitions and has been featured in over 30
publications, including Quilter's Newsletter and Threads magazine. She lives in Northern
California and is the mother of 4 and the grandmother of 10.
www.veldanewman.com
Thursday, August 19, 2010 Workshop with Velda Newman: Creating Realism
Experimenting with fabrics to produce natures wide range of patterns and colors is the focus
of this class. You will explore the use of discharge, ink, crayon, pencil, foil and paint on fabric
to recreate the textures and organic richness found only in nature.
Experimenting with fabrics to produce natures wide range of patterns and colors is the focus
of this class. You will explore the use of discharge, ink, crayon, pencil, foil and paint on fabric
to recreate the textures and organic richness found only in nature.
Thursday, February 18 Workshop with Sue Nickels, Machine
Applique Baltimore: In this workshop learn how to appliqué using a
quick raw edge fusible machine technique. Ashley’s Flower Basket,
the first pattern in a series of flower basket designs Sue and her
sister, Pat Holly are creating for JWD Publishing will be used in this
workshop. Learn the fine points of machine appliqué including perfect
points, neat curves and creative surface embellishments. Quality
workmanship is the priority in this workshop!
Applique Baltimore: In this workshop learn how to appliqué using a
quick raw edge fusible machine technique. Ashley’s Flower Basket,
the first pattern in a series of flower basket designs Sue and her
sister, Pat Holly are creating for JWD Publishing will be used in this
workshop. Learn the fine points of machine appliqué including perfect
points, neat curves and creative surface embellishments. Quality
workmanship is the priority in this workshop!
Workshop with Rami Kim: Saturday March 20, 2010: The Fifth Dimension: Go
beyond traditional 3-D. In this technique workshop you will learn 5 of the exotic and unusual
methods that are the trademark of Rami's award-winning works including hexagon and
biscuit chopkey, mirror-imaged continuously folded prairie points, harlequin tucks, North
American hand smoking and lined prairie points.
This workshop could be the answer to those who wish to know about adding 3-dimensional
textures and a lot more extra touches to art-to-wear and quilts.
beyond traditional 3-D. In this technique workshop you will learn 5 of the exotic and unusual
methods that are the trademark of Rami's award-winning works including hexagon and
biscuit chopkey, mirror-imaged continuously folded prairie points, harlequin tucks, North
American hand smoking and lined prairie points.
This workshop could be the answer to those who wish to know about adding 3-dimensional
textures and a lot more extra touches to art-to-wear and quilts.
Wednesday, September 16, 2010: Sandy Turner
Sandy's love of pictorial fabric has taken many directions over the years. A trunk show of pictorial
quilts, showing the use and quilt designs most appropriate for those hard to use focus and pictorial
fabrics. Sandy has been teaching quilt making for the past 20 years. In the October 2003 issue of
Quilters’ Newsletter Magazine, her article, entitled “I Love the Fabric, But What Do I Do With It?” was
published. Another article of the same title is due to appear in Quilters' Newsletter on the subject of
design and construction techniques involved in the Around the Twist traditional quilt with pictorial
fabric. www.sandyturner.com
Sandy's love of pictorial fabric has taken many directions over the years. A trunk show of pictorial
quilts, showing the use and quilt designs most appropriate for those hard to use focus and pictorial
fabrics. Sandy has been teaching quilt making for the past 20 years. In the October 2003 issue of
Quilters’ Newsletter Magazine, her article, entitled “I Love the Fabric, But What Do I Do With It?” was
published. Another article of the same title is due to appear in Quilters' Newsletter on the subject of
design and construction techniques involved in the Around the Twist traditional quilt with pictorial
fabric. www.sandyturner.com
Thursday, September 17, 2010: Workshop with Sandy Turner: The straight set around the
twist traditional quilt pattern is paired with your favorite pictorial fabric/fabricks. Or, it could be
used as a setting for a variety of appliquéd or pieced blocks. Squares or rectangles twist around
to provide a wonderful design for your fabrics and/or blocks. This class covers color and
construction techniques for any size blocks.
twist traditional quilt pattern is paired with your favorite pictorial fabric/fabricks. Or, it could be
used as a setting for a variety of appliquéd or pieced blocks. Squares or rectangles twist around
to provide a wonderful design for your fabrics and/or blocks. This class covers color and
construction techniques for any size blocks.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 Jill Schumacher: National Award winning machine quilter, Jill
began making her first quilts at the age of 12. Having been an art major, Jill has dabbled in
many different art forms. It was not until many years later that Jill was introduced to the art of
machine quilting in 1997. She fell in love with this method of quilting and has not stopped since
first experiencing the thrill of completing each heirloom quilt. Her first machine quilted quilt won
the Best of Show at the Siskiyou County Fair in 1998 and went on to take Second Place in the
State level competition. This recognition started Jill’s journey into competitions and later, the
inception of her quilting business, Quiltmaker to the Queen.
www.quiltmakertothequeen.com
began making her first quilts at the age of 12. Having been an art major, Jill has dabbled in
many different art forms. It was not until many years later that Jill was introduced to the art of
machine quilting in 1997. She fell in love with this method of quilting and has not stopped since
first experiencing the thrill of completing each heirloom quilt. Her first machine quilted quilt won
the Best of Show at the Siskiyou County Fair in 1998 and went on to take Second Place in the
State level competition. This recognition started Jill’s journey into competitions and later, the
inception of her quilting business, Quiltmaker to the Queen.
www.quiltmakertothequeen.com
Saturday, October 23, 2010, Workshop with Jill Schumacher: Mini Whole Cloth, This
class is for those who have explored beginning machine quilting but would like to learn more.
This class is geared toward the quilter who can do simple machine quilting basics but wants to
learn more elaborate designs and how to stitch them properly. Students will learn beautiful
feather designs and background stitches and will successfully come away from the class with a
suitable wall hanging or designer pillow.
class is for those who have explored beginning machine quilting but would like to learn more.
This class is geared toward the quilter who can do simple machine quilting basics but wants to
learn more elaborate designs and how to stitch them properly. Students will learn beautiful
feather designs and background stitches and will successfully come away from the class with a
suitable wall hanging or designer pillow.
