LAURA WASILOWSKI
www.artfabrik.com
BAD DOG! CUTE CAT!
SUN, FEB 10 • 8:30am to 4:00pm, Lunch Break from 11:30am to 1:00pm
See Spot stand. See him chase the ball. See him get sprayed by a skunk! In this class, Laura will show you how to create your own dog or cat quilt with colorful fused fabrics and an easy pattern transfer technique. You will learn to construct an improvised background for Fido or Fluffy and learn about fusing techniques like free-cutting, collage building and other textural devices to make a setting for your fabric pet. Dog and cat patterns and a kit of hand dyed fabric are provided. Just bring kibble!
Skill Level: All levels
GARDEN OF EDEN
THU, FEB 14 • 8:30am to 4:00pm, Lunch Break from 11:30am to 1:00pm
 In this tempting class, Laura shows you how to create a small quilt teeming with every flower in creation! Build a blooming garden on a green base of lush leaves, curly ferns and wavy blades of grass. Add simple daisies, jolly tulips and colorful chrysanthemums to the mix and you have a garden that Eve would envy. All from colorful fused fabrics! Learn about free cutting flowers, bias leaves and fused quilt assembly processes from one of the best!
Skill Level: All levels
TINY HOMES AND GARDENS
FRI, FEB 15 • 8:30am to 4:00pm, Lunch Break from 11:30am to 1:00pm
 Create a little house quilt and receive a degree in Architecture from Laura's Chicago School of Fusing at the same time! In this workshop you will explore the many techniques of fusing: free cutting, layering, collage building, improvisational design and more! The result is a whimsical neighborhood placed in a colorful landscape setting and made from beautifully hand-dyed fabrics!
Skill level: All levels
KAREN KAY BUCKLEY
www.karenkaybuckley.com
GARDEN MEDLEY
SUN, FEB 10 • 8:30am to 4:00pm, Lunch Break from 11:30am to 1:00pm
 Karen says, "I just love seeing the beautiful colors of the blooming flowers in the spring and summer. At least in my area that is the only time we see them in bloom. But now you can see them year round with this easy to make 21" X 24 ½" wall quilt." There are three panels in this project, and in this workshop you will focus on just the center panel. You will be thrilled with your smooth curves, sharp points and perfect circles as you begin to hand appliqué on this wonderful little project.
Skill level: All levels
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
THU, FEB 14 • 8:30am to 4:00pm, Lunch Break from 11:30am to 1:00pm
 While starting to sew on this 14” square block you will learn to make stuffed bias stems, perfectly round flat grapes, stuffed grapes, dimensional leaves and flowers. You will also learn how to sew nice smooth edges on your curves and keep those points really sharp. (I’ll expect you to be humming the song during class and dancing like the California raisins!)
Skill level: All levels
KANSAS ROSE-MACHINE APPLIQUE
FRI, FEB 15 • 8:30am to 4:00pm, Lunch Break from 11:30am to 1:00pm
Wow this is a fun project! You will be amazed how easy it is to get smooth curves and sharp points as you machine appliqué using an invisible stitch. This project also includes reverse appliqué and a fabric overlay for some added excitement! Come spend a fun packed six hours with Karen and learn lots of tips and tricks!
Sewing machines will be provided for this class.
Skill level: Intermediate
CHARLOTTE WARR ANDERSEN
www.charlottewarrandersen.com
 FUNKY FUSIBLE FISH
SUN, FEB 10 • 8:30am to 4:00pm, Lunch Break from 11:30am to 1:00pm
In this class, Charlotte will show you how to create a vibrant fantasy fish with a fun and easy exercise in reverse appliqué. This technique imitates the look of a mola but unlike the noted Kuna Indian folk art of the San Blas Islands, there is no hand stitching or bulk from many layers of fabric. The secret is fusible thread!
Sewing machines will be provided for this class.
Skill level: All levels
GEOMETRIC QUILT DESIGNS WITHOUT MARKING
THU, FEB 14 • 8:30am to 4:00pm, Lunch Break from 11:30am to 1:00pm
Charlotte invites you to participate in this workshop which involves designs, many of them of sashiko origin, which she developed on a silk quilt that she did not want to launder – therefore marking the quilt was
undesirable. Using tools and techniques you will practice 8 or more quilting patterns from
Charlotte's book, One Line at a Time. Sewing machines will be provided for this class.
Skill level: Advanced Beginner to Intermediate
 FREE-FORMED FLOWERS OF THE CARIBBEAN
FRI, FEB 15 • 8:30am to 4:00pm, Lunch Break from 11:30am to 1:00pm
Using Charlotte's reverse layering technique, hand appliqué several life sized flowers. These flowers are
assembled with different fabrics separately from the background and then stitched in place. This technique lends flexibility in placement of the flowers and has additional benefits. A suggested flower arrangement will be provided.
Skill level: All levels
KATHY MCNEIL
www.kathymcneilquilts.com
 COLOR ME CARIBBEAN
SUN, FEB 10 • 8:30am to 4:00pm, Lunch Break from 11:30am to 1:00pm
Take home a keepsake landscape of the islands! Kathy will show you some easy secrets to create depth and perspective through simple tricks of fabric selection. Raw edges, finished edges by machine or hand, you choose your appliqué technique or learn to mix and match them all in this same project. We will be making palm fronds and waves out of thread! It's fast and oh so easy!
Skill level: All levels
CORAL REEFS
 THU, FEB 14 • 8:30am to 4:00pm, Lunch Break from 11:30am to 1:00pm
With Kathy you will build your own unique Coral Reef complete with it's own Sea Turtle and Dolphin! Learn to make 3-D Yo-Yo Anemones. Play with fabric paints to over dye elements so that they appear to be in the water. Use the appliqué method of your choice. Learn to mix and match techniques depending on the complexity of each shape. Kathy will demonstrate fused edges and finished edges by machine or hand.
Skill level: All levels
 SEAHORSE SAMPLER
FRI, FEB 15 • 8:30am to 4:00pm, Lunch Break from 11:30am to 1:00pm
Kathy will be demonstrating machine appliqué and Trapunto as you fuse this Sea Horse into your memories of the Caribbean! You will learn free motion, echo and contour quilting. Embellish to your hearts content as you learn to create this delightful Sea Horse quilt!
Skill level: All levels
KIMBERLY EINMO
www.kimberlyeinmo.com
"ISLAND BREEZES" CARIBBEAN MYSTERY QUILT
SUN, FEB 10 • 8:30am to 4:00pm, Lunch Break from 11:30am to 1:00pm
Anchors away! as we set sail on a creative and sun-filled trip to the islands while you make Kimberly's 2011 Quilt Seminars at Sea CARIBBEAN CRUISE MYSTERY QUILT! Designed exclusively for this cruise, this easy-breezy quilt is a beautiful combination of blocks chosen specifically to represent the traditions and local flavor of the locations 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 tropical delights, and Kimberly will teach you her fast, easy and efficient techniques for perfect piecing as you stitch. 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, beginning in October, 2010. 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 new friends, and creating a spectacular quilt from your trip to the Southern Caribbean!
Sewing machines will be provided for this class.
Skill level: Beginner to Intermediate
JELLY ROLL MAGIC
THU, FEB 14 • 8:30am to 4:00pm, Lunch Break from 11:30am to 1:00pm
 Pre-cut fabric packs are the hottest trend in quiltmaking today and quilters just can't resist these delectable textile treats! But what do you do with them? This fast-paced, fun-filled, hands-on workshop is the perfect answer to turn all those enticing 2½" fabric strip bundles into fabulous quilts! All you'll need is one Jelly Roll plus 1½ yards of background fabric to get started. Kimberly will show you how to use her new Simpli-EZ Jelly Roll Ruler to make cutting the units accurate, ultra-fast, and fun! In class, you'll choose from dozens of block styles designed to work perfectly with Jelly Roll strips. You'll have the opportunity to choose from Jelly Roll kits in three different color ways to make your Jelly Roll Magic quilt truly unique. As your very own personal quilting coach, Kimberly will share dozens of fast and efficient piecing techniques guaranteed to improve your accuracy while saving you time, effort, and even wasted fabric! Come prepared for a great time and leave feeling like a pre-cut fabric pack pro! This class is extremely popular and always draws a crowd. Sewing machines will be provided for this class.
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate
CARIBBEAN SEA STARS
FRI, FEB 15 • 8:30am to 4:00pm, Lunch Break from 11:30a to 1:00pm
 In this high-energy class, you'll create a uniquely personal, quilted keepsake of your cruise to the Southern Caribbean! Kimberly will share her precision cutting and piecing methods while keeping you entertained with her own style of humor and sunny disposition. Kimberly's signature rotary cutting and piecing technique features NO MATH, NO WASTED FABRIC, and NO STRESS and her amazing Easy Star and Geese Ruler. You'll love this magic method for piecing perfect flying geese, half-square triangle units and highly versatile eight-pointed stars while constructing a gorgeous quilt top. 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 like fresh island breezes as fellow 'quilters-turned-souvenir-hunters' become friends; as trinkets are gathered and friendships are forged. By the end of the cruise, your wallhanging will be a one-of-a-kind souvenir you can proudly display in your home to treasure your cruise memories for a lifetime!
Sewing machines will be provided for this class.
Skill level: Beginner to Intermediate
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