Quiltfest 2008 Workshop Descriptions

APNQ is pleased to offer hands-on workshops for the first time at Quiltfest. Learn a new technique or hone your skills as you learn from the best instructors from around the US and Canada. Sewing machines will be provided courtesy of Pfaff, Brother, Bernina and others, so no need to worry about bringing yours.

More information including supply lists will be posted soon.

Workshop fees: $65 whole day (6 hrs), $40 half day (3 hrs), plus $18 one-time Registration fee –Includes admission on the day of your class, canvas tote, Quiltfest 2008 pin and name tag ($27 value).

Workshops Schedule (16 kb pdf)

Meet the Workshop Teachers

Ticket Order Form (70 kb pdf) Get your tickets for all the activities at Quiltfest 2008.
Registration will be on a first come basis. No refunds or exchanges. Lost, forgotten, unused or stolen tickets will not be replaced.
For orders received after July 18, 2008, tickets will be held at Will Call.
For Canadian orders, mailing cut-off is July 13.

List will also be be shipped to participants before workshops. Check back later for online supply lists.

For enlarged view of project click on the pictures.

Friday, August 8
	Jan Krentz Hearts at Home Wallhanging 6 hours 9 am	Incorporate a central panel of Danish Hearts, with houses in the corners and an outer border of Flying Geese blocks. Jan’s original design. Featured in the May 2000 issue of Quilting Workshops book by Chitra Publications. Skilled Beginner and above
	Yvonne Porcella Flexible Fusible Fantasy Fabric Pictures 6 hours 9 am	Use fusible web bonded to cotton fabrics to freely cut shapes and make a 22” block depicting a fantasy floral still life or fabulous face. Students will design the block in class and the machine stitching will be completed at home. Choose to do a fabulous face, or floral or combine both in the same project. Materials fee payable to the instructor: $4 for fantasy floral and face patterns and use of some fused fabrics. All levels
	Anita Shackelford Ohio Rose 6 hours 9 am	Learn ruching, a decorative form of gathering fabric, to create surface texture. Ruching and strip ruching methods will be incorporated while making a variation of an Ohio Rose block. Hand appliqué. All levels
	Diane Gaudynski Fine Art of Background Quilting 6 hours 9 am	Sometimes the backgrounds may be the most stunning part of the quilting designs, or be used as a design by themselves. Learn a sampling of designs and techniques and improve your overall free-motion skills. Backgrounds such as Headbands, Bouncing Bananas©, Mosaic Meandering©, and “Diane-Shiko”© are included. Learn to be “boss” of your sewing machine! Some free motion experience necessary. For experienced beginners and above. All of Diane's classes are full.
	Jean Wells Intuitive Quilt Design 6 hours 9 am	Have you admired and been intrigued by the spontaneous quilt designs of the Gee's Bend quilts? Jean will take you through some design and color technique exercises and you will learn to design intuitively. Put your rulers aside and cut freely to create gentle curves in your designs. Materials fee payable to the instructor: $2 for fabric.All Levels Jean's class is full.
Saturday, August 9
	Jan Krentz Variable Hunter Star 6 hours 9 am	Create a terrific quilt design from your favorite fabrics, incorporating an 8-pointed star where the block corners meet. Strip piecing methods used. Skilled beginner and above
	Yvonne Porcella Jacket with Button Trim 6 hours 9 am	Boxy style jacket with or without button front closure fits any body, in any fabric (wool, nylon, cotton, silk), can be lined or unlined; short, fingertip, or knee length. Make it in one fabric or mix and match several wools, cottons, silks. For added interest, the jacket can be decorated with antique buttons, appliqué, trims, wool felting, patchwork and machine quilting. Pattern with or without a collar can be adapted to a soft draped open front by extending the width of the front panels. Instructor will give individual consultation on jacket patterns for each student. All Levels
	Anita Shackelford Wildflowers 6 hours 9 am	Stitch a bouquet of pansies and lily-of-the-valley tied with flowing ribbon. Learn to make free-form lily-of-the-valley, and unit applique ribbon. Add embroidery embellishments in chain stitch, stem stitch and straight stitch, hand appliqué and embroidery. Advanced
	Diane Gaudynski Free Motion Fabric Art 6 hours 9 am	Let yourself go and learn free motion quilting techniques when you create textured fabric “art” from a fat quarter of your choice of hand dyed or batik style fabric and colored threads. Some guideline marking needed, but mostly motifs that require no marking. Use fabric colors and “blotches” as your boundaries and fill with designs presented in class. No two will be alike, and you will have fun learning on beautiful fabric, with lustrous threads. Frame it or keep it for valuable reference. This is not thread painting, but machine quilting. For experienced beginners and above All of Diane's classes are full.
	Shar Jorgenson Apple Core 3 hours 9 am	The apple core is an old traditional design with a lot of appeal. Learn why and how Shar cuts curves with a small rotary cutter and the benefits of using a stiletto while sewing curves. Come to know the need for sewing partial seams when connecting rows of what appears to be a difficult seam to sew. Continuous line machine or hand quilting and bias bindings will be covered in class. All levels
	Daphne Greig Bamboo Grove 3 hours 2 pm	Create a fun strip quilt. ‘Bamboo leaves’ are appliquéd by machine. You will learn several methods of machine applique as you make this quilt. Choose bright tropical prints for a fiesta style, or earthy tones for a more sophisticated look. (See Fat Quarter Frenzy, published by the American Quilters Society, March 2005.) Optional materials fee payable to the instructor: $25 for optional kit includes fat quarters, fusible web and decorative thread. Confident beginner and above
Sunday, August 10
	Jan Krentz Love That Lone Star 6 hours 9 am	This is the BASIC Lone Star quilt class. Piece a traditional Lone Star design, and update it with corner and border options. Focus on rotary cutting, piecing tips, and overall design layout. Advanced beginner and above
	Yvonne Porcella Machine Appliqué & Fabric Manipulation 6 hours 9 am	Experiment with machine appliqué techniques, embellishment and fabric manipulation to design a panel which can be worked into a quilt or jacket. Source for the design elements will be a non-copyrighted still life painting. Students will select an artistic composition and interpret it in machine appliqué to make a new, contemporary design. All levels
	Anita Shackelford Miniature Baltimore Basket 6 hours 9 am	Learn hand applique methods to create a classic Baltimore basket in miniature. Make a woven basket, tiny berries and learn two types of miniature ruching for flowers and a butterfly. All levels
	Diane Gaudynski Tips and Tricks for Free Motion Quilting 6 hours 9 am	Have you learned the basics and now want to play with some ideas for quilting all those tops yourself on your home machine? Graduate from that walking foot or sending your quilts out, and learn new ways to quilt with free motion techniques. Solve some basic problems with ergonomics, machine control, tension and stitch quality and consistency. No project, simply work on a small techniques sampler and enlarge your quilting horizons. For experienced beginners and above All of Diane's classes are full.
	Rosalie Dace African Motifs in Design 6 hours 9 am	Enjoy a rich array of African textiles made over the centuries, from Egyptian appliqué, to woven Kente cloth and contemporary printed and embellished work. After seeing slides and actual textiles, you may choose to work by hand or machine to make your own small bag or quilt top. Using an exciting African motif and design approach, you will learn new ways of breathing life, rhythm and color into your quilts. Tips and demonstrations on techniques will be given, and you may choose to enrich your work with embellishments. Materials fee payable to the instructor: $20 for kit containing African fabrics for motif and background, batting and backing, several different embellishing threads and beads. All levels Rosalie's class is full.