Quilting portraits
Bring your quilt portraits to life! In this exciting class, you’ll learn how to free motion quilt faces, hands, and other human features with confidence. Discover how to use quilting lines to add depth, dimension, and a realistic touch that makes your portraits truly stand out. Whether you’re new to portrait quilting or looking to […]
Improvisational Urban Landscape
In this creative and playful workshop, Cecilia Koppmann invites students to step into the shoes of architects and urban planners as they improvise their own vibrant cityscape. They’ll explore how to cut freehand, design buildings filled with windows, balconies, and bold shapes, and piece everything together into a striking urban composition that reflects their personal […]
The Magic of Mixing Prints
Combining prints from different lines and manufacturers can make your quilts truly zing! In this presentation, Tara Miller will help you break free from creative blocks and build confidence in your fabric choices. You’ll learn how to mix colors, motifs, and styles to create quilts that are both vibrant and cohesive. She’ll share practical techniques […]
Reflection
Bargello construction is a surprisingly easy technique that delivers bold, complex-looking results. With just strip piecing and straight seams, you’ll be able to create quilts that appear to have flowing curves, dynamic movement, and striking depth. In this workshop, Ruth Ann Berry will guide you through the entire process—from building strip sets and cutting them […]
Improvisation with strips
With a few guiding principles and an efficient method, Cecilia Koppmann gives participants the tools they need to explore their creativity with confidence and achieve impressive results. Rather than following strict rules, this workshop encourages free expression and intuitive decision-making, while still providing a clear framework to support each step of the process. Participants will […]
A world of illusions
In this workshop, participants will enjoy learning how to sew a striking geometric quilt featuring strong lines, dynamic shapes, and the illusion of endless background space. Using a variety of colorful strip fabrics in multiple tones, students will cut their pieces with a triangle ruler and piece them together to create a bold, modern design. […]
Red highlights
In this workshop, students will create a composition using a black-and-white value scale, enhanced by a single color accent. This accent plays a key role—not only does it help organize the visual structure, but it also brings semantic depth and emotional atmosphere to the piece. While any vibrant hue can be chosen, the sample project […]
Pixellated Dalí
In this workshop, participants will explore a creative and adaptable technique affectionately named “False Weaving.” They will use it to construct a bold and timely 20 × 20 cm portrait of Dalí, in celebration of all things Avant-Garde at the Carrefour. This playful textile method allows for striking visual results and offers endless opportunities for […]
Mini Sphere with squares & rectangles
In this workshop, participants will choose from a selection of ombré fabrics in a dozen or so colors and learn how to create bold woven strips that produce a striking 3D visual effect. The 25 × 25 cm design plays on the high contrast between deep black and graduated color to create optical depth and […]
Treads and Risers
Learn how to create striking optical illusions of steps and risers using simple piecing and intentional fabric placement. In this workshop, Greg will guide participants through a fun and accessible technique that uses a 45-degree template to build bold, dimensional effects. Working with a variety of light, medium, and dark fabrics across different color families, […]
