SUE NICKELS
STARS ACROSS THE ALASKA SKY
MON, AUG 30
8:30am to 4:00pm, Lunch Break from 11:30am to 1:00pm
In this workshop learn machine piecing and machine appliqué to make a wonderful contemporary quilt project. Start with a quick method for machine piecing a trip around the world background (the Alaska sky). This piecing technique can be useful for many other projects in the future. Next learn a raw edge machine appliqué technique for the stars that travel across the Alaska sky. This easy appliqué technique is featured in Sue’s book Stitched Raw Edge Appliqué, co-authored with her sister, Pat Holly. Learn two great machine techniques and have a wonderful keepsake of your Alaska cruise!
Sewing machines will be furnished for this class.
Skill Level: All levels
MACHINE QUILTING FEATHERS: A SAMPLER OF IDEAS
TUE, AUG 31
8:30am to 11:30am, continued
FRI, SEPT 3
1:00pm to 4:00pm
This workshop will focus on beautiful feathers. Start by designing your own feather sampler quilt top on paper. Choose from a variety of designs Sue will share to create your own whole cloth design. Next, learn how Sue easily machine free motion quilts these fabulous designs. Sue will discuss her favorite supplies for successful machine quilting and then in the second half of the workshop practice first, then start work, on your own Feather Sampler…Go home with a start on a wonderful project and the love for feathers for your quilts!
Sewing machines will be furnished for the second half of this class.
Skill Level: All levels. Free motion quilting experience would be helpful, but not required.
APPLIQUE ELEMENTS: ALASKA INSPIRATIONS
SAT, SEPT 4
8:30am to 4:00pm, Lunch Break from 11:30am to 1:00pm
Sue has created an original floral appliqué design for the Alaska cruise. The design is in keeping with Sue’s award-winning quilts and is inspired by folk art design of the 1800’s. In this workshop students can use Sue’s design or customize their own appliqué block by using Sue’s appliqué elements concept. In class students will concentrate on preparation of their block. Sue will then demonstrate the great machine appliqué technique featured in her book Stitched Raw Edge. Students will work on one block in class and a kit will be provided for this, but the quilt can be made into a beautiful four block quilt, and students will have the option to reserve fabric for the complete project.
Sewing machines will be furnished for this class.
Skill Level: All levels
CAROL TAYLOR
www.caroltaylorquilts.com
FREE MOTION QUILTING PATTERNS
MON, AUG 30
8:30am to 4:00pm, Lunch Break from 11:30am to 1:00pm
If you have not had a chance to take Carol Taylor’s free motion stitching class, do try to sign up as it continues to fill each time it is offered. Everyone wants to be able to machine quilt and get things done more quickly! Carol will teach 16 quilting design patterns, and bring a variety of threads in a kit to show you what threads work best where, and allow you to try them. The only supply you need is quilt sandwiches on which to practice.
There is no project to finish—just a day of trying these different designs to see which ones you might want to take home and use to finish your quilts. This is a hands-on class to learn and practice these fast new ways of quilting your quilts by machine. Learn to do decorative stitching with those metallic and rayon threads! Machines need only have a straight stitch to do these designs. And even the students who’ve had very little quilting experience are successful using these methods. You’ll be able to give your quilts a unique flavor, style and sparkle using these methods-and get all of those unfinished tops quilted quickly!
Sewing machines will be provided for this class.
All levels are welcome even if you’ve not tried free motion quilting before.
“CIRCLING ALASKA”
TUE, AUG 31 • 8:30am to 11:30am, continued
FRI, SEPT 3 • 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Have you always admired those pieced circles? You can do it with ease and without even pinning. No templates required either! Create a small (31 X 31) unique quilt of your very own while learning to piece circles and do Carol’s trademark circular quilting to complete the look. You will start with piecing simple circles that you cut improvisationally and move on to more complex circles. All done with a minimal amount of measuring to free you up and allow you to think outside the box. You’ll also learn how to finish your quilts with facings instead of bindings. You’ll be thrilled with the resulting small quilt, which you can do in many different color schemes and hang in your own home or give as a gift. Check Carol’s website listed above to see how many quilts using improvisational circles Carol has made using these same techniques, and then come make your very own!
Sewing machines will be provided for this class.
Skill Level: All levels
ALASKA MOTIFS: DESIGNING WITH CUTOUTS
SAT, SEPT 4
8:30am to 4:00pm, Lunch Break from 11:30am to 1:00pm
This class is about creating a remembrance of your trip to Alaska using cutouts as the basis for your quilt. There are so many simple motifs that we will see on our trip through Alaska. You can use something as simple as a leaf, flower, bird or even an abstract design from a totem pole.
This process is a little like cutting snowflakes when we were kids. No sewing machines will be used. We’ll draw and cut several designs that are meaningful to you and choose the one you like best. Carol will bring sample motif ideas already cut that you may use too. We’ll only use a 6 ½” size block for this project (like the smallest squares on the samples) to make it an easy, fun project to make your own Alaskan quilt in no time.
Carol will guide you step by step in creating your own simple “motif” design, cut it easily, and fuse it to blocks. You’ll leave with a totally original quilt design and lots more confidence in your own abilities to make more original quilts using these easy methods!
Skill Level: All levels
KIMBERLY EINMO
www.kimberlyeinmo.com
WOOL ESKIMO TOTEM POLE
MON, AUG 30
8:30am to 4:00pm, Lunch Break from 11:30am to 1:00pm
Spend a relaxing day at sea cutting and stitching bright, beautiful pieces of 100% felted wool while creating your own version of an Eskimo-inspired, wood totem pole. The high quality wool is soft and drapes beautifully; is fun to work with, and is especially suited to the climate considering the chilly temperatures of the great northern frontier. Designed in the style of those ornately carved wooden artworks, your wool totem pole will be approximately 18” long and can be used as a table rug or hung on the wall as a reminder of the proud heritage of the Eskimo people and your cruise to Alaska. A kit of all the wool fabrics and pearl cotton needed to make this colorful totem pole will be available. This class is perfect for anyone who wants to relax, have fun, and enjoy the ease of stitching with wool!
Skill Level: All levels
ALASKAN CRUISE SOUVENIR WALL HANGING
TUE, AUG 31
8:30am to 11:30am, continued
FRI, SEPT 3
1:00pm to 4:00pm
In this high-energy, no-stress class, you’ll create a uniquely personal, quilted keepsake of your cruise to Alaska! The first half of the day will be spent rotary cutting and piecing your 20” square quilt top. Friday, you’ll have loads of fun personalizing and embellishing your souvenir quilt with stencils and Paint Stix! If you’ve never tried this fun and easy way to apply colorful, acrylic paints to your quilts, you’ll have a blast learning this easy technique. But this is only where the fun begins! At each port of call, you’ll have the opportunity to search for interesting items to add to your souvenir wallhanging, such as buttons, pins, charms, ticket stubs or even flattened pennies as a reminder of each destination. You’ll have fun sharing – and perhaps trading – pins and other collectibles with your fellow shipmates. The creative energy and ingenuity will flow as fellow ‘quilters-turned-souvenir-hunters’ become friends; as trinkets are gathered and friendships are forged. By the end of the cruise, your wall hanging will be a one-of-a-kind souvenir you can proudly display in your home to treasure your cruise memories for a lifetime!
Skill level: All levels
“NORTH TO ALASKA” CRUISE MYSTERY QUILT
SAT, SEPT 4
8:30am to 4:00pm, Lunch Break from 11:30a - 1:00p
Get ready to lift anchor and embark on a fun-filled journey by making the OFFICIAL 2010 QUILT SEMINARS AT SEA ALASKA CRUISE MYSTERY QUILT! Designed exclusively for this cruise, this stunning quilt is a beautiful combination of blocks which relate specifically to the locales we’ll visit during our ports of call. While the blocks themselves are not difficult to piece, you’ll love the secondary pattern which emerges when they are stitched together. The overall pattern is a perfect blend of Artic delights; and you’ll learn fast and efficient techniques for perfect piecing en route. You may choose your own fabrics to make this quilt by carefully selecting the color values which will be listed on the Quilt Seminars at Sea website, or visit www.kimberlyeinmo.com for a “sneak peak” of the gorgeous fabrics which will be available in a kit with everything you need to complete your top, including the binding. Whether you’re a mystery quilt veteran or you’ve never made a mystery quilt before, you’ll spend a fabulous day at sea having a great time, making many new friends, and creating a glorious memory quilt from your trip to Alaska!
Skill level: All levels .
COLLEEN WISE
www.colleenwise.com
OILS AND FOILS
MON, AUG 30
8:30am to 4:00pm, Lunch Break from 11:30am to 1:00pm
Dip into surface design! You will be able to add dimension and interest to your quilts using oil bars and foils. Oil bars are usually used by artists, not quilters—they are basically oil paints in a stick form. They differ from oil pastels in that they actually dry out and can be heat set into the fabric, making them more washable and archival than pastels. They glide on smooth and creamy and leave no hand on the fabric at all. They are so easy to blend that you can create soft airbrushed looks or blend colors right on the fabric. A great way to paint on fabric!
Foiling is an easy way to add glitz to your projects. The “foil” we’ll use is a spray of metallic particles on a plastic sheet, more like Mylar than aluminum foil. We will learn how to adhere this film of particles to fabric. Crafters have used foil for years; the foil you will use in class is designed for T-shirts and banners. We’ll do a series of exercises to learn the techniques involved. In the afternoon you will be able to put it all together to create a fun and easy surface design project!
Skill level: All levels
GOING IN CIRCLES
TUE, AUG 31
8:30am to 11:30am, continued
FRI, SEPT 3
1:00pm to 4:00pm
Let’s play with circles... perfect little circles. Will your circles behave and stand in neat little rows, or will they run riot all over your quilt surface? It’s up to you! Unlike children, you can actually control these things! Have a great time playing with color, pattern and repetition in this class. Fusible web makes it so easy and fast that you will have time to complete a quilt top in class. And Colleen will bring her die cutter to make those circles quick and perfect. Free yourself to explore new color concepts. It’s like playing in the sandbox…jump right in!
Skill level: All levels
SILKSCREENING MADE EASY
SAT, SEPT 4
8:30am to 4:00pm, Lunch Break from 11:30a - 1:00p
Silkscreening using Thermofax is an easy and creative way to print images and text on fabric. It can open up a new area of creativity for you! Make beautiful labels, create your own printed fabric, develop texture, print multiple images, explore surface design – the creative possibilities are endless. All it takes to get started is a black-and-white photocopy, and with a few simple steps you can print single or multiple images on fabric. You will learn masking techniques, printing with ink and discharging with thickened bleach. Foiling and color mixing techniques will be demonstrated in class. Silkscreening can add a new dimension to your quilts – and it’s really fun! A kit will be available with all the supplies you will need.
Skill level:
SHERRY SERAFINI
BEAD EMBELLISHED BROOCH
MON, AUG 30
8:30am to 4:00pm, Lunch Break from 11:30am to 1:00pm
This class will be an exploration of beaded embellishment on fabric using a backing similar to interfacing. A variety of stitches will be introduced to create a beautiful brooch! You will learn to bezel a stone to be used as a focal point on the brooch. You will come away with the knowledge of how to bead on fabric so that you can embellish your quilts!
Skill level: All levels
BEAD EMBELLISHED CUFF
TUE, AUG 31
8:30am to 11:30am, continued
FRI, SEPT 3
1:00pm to 4:00pm
Learn to use beads as an embellishment on fabric! Using a stiffened medium (like interfacing) that will be stitched to a metal base you will crate a unique bracelet! Stones will be used as a focal point and a beaded bezel will be learned.
Skill level: All levels
BEAD EMBELLESHED PENDANT
SAT, SEPT 4
8:30am to 4:00pm, Lunch Break from 11:30a - 1:00p
You will learn embellishment techniques while exploring the art of bead embroidery. Along with techniques, color theory and design will be discussed. You will create a beautiful keepsake embellished pendant. You will build “components” that can be used simply by themselves or attached to any quilting project!
Skill level:
CLASS NOTE:
Holding a quilt seminar on a cruise ship is a unique experience. Sometimes
there are space and time challenges that prevent our being able to be “project
oriented” and we must concentrate more on process. It is very unlikely
that you will have an absolutely finished project at the end of a class. It
is helpful if your expectations match these realities. But regardless
of how far you are able to progress, our instructors are professionals -- some
of the best in the quilting world -- and we know you will learn many new techniques
and have a wonderful experience.
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