CINDY WALTER
FABRIC PAINTING HAWAIIAN STYLE
SUNDAY 9:00-11:30AM 1:00-4:00PM
Learn to paint your own contemporary, beautiful fabric in just one day!
It is so easy and fun. No mess, no hassle, and no complicated recipes
with paints. In class you’ll learn several of the most popular
application methods to color fabric including different brush stokes,
scrunch, salting, spray, over-painting and heliographic. And you’ll
learn direct painting, it’s as easy as painting by numbers. Learn
to paint a Hawaiian flower, sunset, or even a Hawaiian appliqué quilt.
Small class kit fee includes paint to use, a silk scarf, brushes, bowls,
gloves, etc., everything you need, except white cotton fabric, so you
don’t have to carry all the supplies from home.
(Optional accompanying publications A Guide to Dyeing & Painting
Fabric, by Cindy Walter and Jennifer Priestly)
Skill Level: All levels
HAWAIIAN ATTIC WINDOWS
MONDAY 8:30-11:30AM 1:00-4:00PM
This is a great basic quilting class for the beginner or for the more
advanced that just want to review techniques. Cindy will teach fabric
selection, cutting, piecing, and how to make a perfect miter, each
time—every time. This quilt with a view is a perfect place to
showcase Hawaiian fabrics or photos of your Hawaiian adventure. Class
is packed with information and Bernina of Hawaii will have choices
of Hawaii fabric if you want to use them in the windows of a Hawaiian
memory quilt. Sewing machines will be provided for this class. (Optional
accompanying publication: Attic Windows, by Cindy Walter and Diana
Leone).
Skill Level: All levels
SNIPPET HAWAIIAN LANDSCAPES
TUESDAY 8:30-11:30AM 1:00-4:00PM
In this class students work on individual projects creating the landscape
of their choice. The teacher will have several Hawaiian photos for
you to choose from if you want a memory of your Hawaii retreat, or
bring your own favorite landscape photo from home. Every student will
be successful because Hawaii is inspiring and snippets is an easy technique.
Class includes a truck show of Snippet landscape projects and covers
the steps of turning a snippet top into a quilt, including free-motion
quilting. (Optional accompanying publications: Snippet Sensations or
More Snippet Sensations).
Skill Level: All levels
STEVII GRAVES
A PURSE JUST FOR YOU!
SUNDAY 9:00-11:30AM 1:00-4:00PM
You will be constructing a purse that is perfect for you to use on your
Hawaiian holiday as well as at home. By class end this purse will be
finished and ready to be used during the rest of your vacation. This
lightweight bag features lots of organizational pockets for pens, cell
phone, iPod, etc. Sewing machines will be furnished for this fun class.
Skill Level: All levels
HAWAIIAN LEGEND MYSTERY QUILT
MONDAY 8:30-11:30AM 1:00-4:00PM
Hawaiian culture is steeped in wonderful legend and mystery. The mystery
steps will include piecing and a little bit of appliqué using
an easy machine technique. Where will the clues in some Hawaiian legends
take us as we construct our quilt? It really is a mystery! Sewing machines
will be provided for this class.
Skill Level: All levels
WATER AND SAND
TUESDAY 8:30-11:30AM 1:00-4:00PM
In this class you will be sewing a set of simple blocks and then spend
time investigating the myriad of design possibilities for these blocks.
At the end of class you will have a completed 40” X 40” quilt
top. We will all start with the same blocks, but each quilt will be
unique to the quilt maker. Sewing machines will be provided for this
class.
Skill Level: All levels
MARY HAUNANI CESAR
PINEAPPLE SOUP
SUNDAY 9:00-11:30AM 1:00-4:00PM
Make a fun Hawaiian style quilt in small workable blocks. Choice of three
patterns—Pineapple Soup, Coconut Grove or Facts of Rice. This
is a quilt as you go method. Students will work on 4 blocks using fusibles
and with no waste. Print fabric on your computer for the borders if
you wish with fun food labels, recipes, and/or trivia. This quilt is
perfect for using up your fat quarter collection or to justify starting
one! Sewing machines will be furnished for this class.
Skill Level: All levels
 A HAWAIIAN BEGINNING
TUESDAY 8:30-11:30AM 1:00-4:00PM
Beginning a Hawaiian quilt, requires some extra care to make sure that
appliqué and quilting will go smoothly. Most common problems
can be eliminated by spending extra time and care here. Learn how to
prepare your fabric for cutting, tips on cutting, and how to lay out
the pattern smoothly. We will pin and baste a quilt top, and discuss
how to add multiple colors. If you already know how to appliqué and
quilt, this may be the class you need to get started on your own Hawaiian
quilt!
Skill Level: All levels
GUSSIE BENTO
TRADITIONAL HAWIIAN QUILTING
MONDAY 8:30-11:30AM 1:00-4:00PM
Spend the day with a Hawaiian treasure who is also an expert on Hawaiian
quilting. Gussie will take you through all the steps of your own small
Hawaiian pillow project, including how to cut out the Hawaiian design,
baste it to the background, and hand needle turn appliqué. She
will demonstrate the Hawaiian hand quilting echo line technique, and
you will have the chance to practice on her hoop. So that you only
have to travel with the minimum supplies a kit will be offered for
a small fee that will include the fabric for appliqué and backing
of the pillow, the Hawaiian pattern, thread and needle.
Skill Level: All levels |
