2021-2022 Workshops
Virtual Workshop – Watercolour Quilt – Saturday, June 4, 2022
The Watercolour Quilt is a wall hanging made from one large block that uses curved piecing to create the illusion of transparency from overlapping circles. The class will cover Audrey’s process for building a fabric gradation and tips and tricks for stress-free curved piecing. Take the guesswork out of colour selection by using one of the published colour gradations inside the pattern! The Watercolour Quilt finishes at 32 x 32 inches.
- Instructor: Audrey Esarey (USA)
- Location: Zoom (Virtual)
- Time: 9:30 to 3:00 with a lunch break
- Date: Saturday June 4, 2022
Virtual workshop –Dresden Neighbourhood – February 5, 2022
In this workshop, we will build a Neighbourhood of houses based on the traditional Dresden Plate block. Each neighbourhood will be unique – based on your own creativity, color choices, etc. The wall quilt will finish at approx. 24” square (but can easily be made larger or smaller).
This project is very scrap-friendly and doesn’t need any obscure tools or gadgets. You can use a Dresden Plate ruler (if you have one) or just use templates.
- Instructor: Michelle Banton (USA)
- Location: Zoom (Virtual)
- Time: 9:30 to 3:30 with a lunch break
- Date: Saturday, February 5, 2022
Virtual workshop – Fantastic Fusion – January 26 and February 2, 2022
How about something that looks really complicated but just might be easier than it looks. No sewing is required to create this unique quilt top. All fabric is fused together and then the quilting is what holds it together. Learn to cut with no rulers and create your own original quilt.
This class will teach you how to use fusible web to allow freedom of design.
With basic colour and design principles, Lisa will show us a REALLY SIMPLE technique of cutting and layering fabrics to create designs that would be incredibly difficult using traditional piecing techniques. Once your piece is all together and it’s time to move on to the quilting, Lisa will show us how to do improvised quilting and an easy but professional facing technique to finish your quilt.
- Instructor: Lisa Walton (Australia)
- Location: Zoom (Virtual)
- Date: Wednesdays; January 26 and February 2, 2022
Virtual workshop – Christmas twiddles with Jennie Rayment – November 6, 2021
Remember Jennie Rayment and what fun we had folding and fiddling fabric last January? Well Jennie is coming back to us in November to help us fiddle and twiddle our way to some Christmas decorations.
- Instructor: Jennie Rayment (England)
- Location: Zoom (Virtual)
- Date: Saturday, November 6, 2021
Virtual Workshop – Custom Edge to Edge Walking Foot Quilting – October 2, 2021
Do you dislike burying threads?
By quilting from edge to edge you will not have to bury any threads (unless your bobbin runs out or your thread breaks). But just because you are quilting from edge to edge, doesn’t mean you are limited to a boring quilt design or following the same pattern throughout the quilt. Join Melissa in this class where you will be quilting a simple pixel quilt by using Melissa’s Custom Edge to Edge Walking Foot Quilting technique. (Note: You will be required to make the quilt top prior to class. Instructions will be provided upon registration.) – Based on Melissa’s book, Edge-toEdge Walking Foot Quilting Designs which is required for the class.
- Instructor: Melissa Marginet (Manitoba)
- Location: Zoom (Virtual)
- Date: Saturday, October 2, 2021