KAREN COMBS
www.karencombs.com

PATCHWORK ILLUSIONS THURSDAY, FEB 19 8:30-11:30am and 1:00-4:00pm
Visual depth has fascinated artists for centuries. Karen has developed a quick and easy rotary technique that allows you to make quilts with a 3-D look. Frankly, this is Karen's favorite class because it is so easy to create truly amazing quilts of illusion.Let Karen share her secrets, so you may become a master of illusion! Sewing machines will be furnished for this class.
Skill Level: All levels

TRANSPARENCY SUNDAY, FEB 22 8:30-11:30am and 1:00-4:00pm
In this class, learn the secrets to creating the look of transparency in your quilts.Transparency is the use of color to make your quilts look like one color is laying over another.It's very simple if you know how.After this class, you can amaze your friends and family with your use of color!Several small design samples will be made in class.
Skill Level: All levels

CELTIC ILLUSIONS WED & THUR, FEB 25 & 26 8:30-11:30am and 1:00-4:00
Karen has developed a truly magical way to create pieced Celtic quilts. You won’t believe how easy it is! will guide you as you design your own original Celtic Pieced Illusions quilt. During the first day of class, you will explore different design options, color options, and transparency. Learn to determine fabric yardage and cutting needs as you work on your own original design. the afternoon of the first day, we will take a field trip to the on-board quilt shop to purchase fabric for your original design.

In the second day of class, learn cutting and piecing tips and tricks to quickly piece your original design! Based on Karen's newest book, Celtic Pieced Illusions. Sewing machines will be furnished for the second day of this class.
Skill Level: All levels

PAULA NADELSTERN
www.paulanadelstern.com

SIMPLE SYMMETRY THURSDAY, FEB 19 8:30-11:30am and 1:00-4:00pm
The distinctive charm of Simple Symmetry is based on a simple fact: one single fabric is responsible for all of the elaborate patterns in one quilt. Learn how to use one single template and one symmetrical, intricately patterned fabric to achieve a complex quilt filled with dramatic impact. This class explores and exploits the virtues of bilaterally symmetrical fabric. You'll feel like you're making magic with fabric when motifs connect to their mirror images, creating effects more wonderful than you imagined. Sewing machines will be furnished for this class.
Skill Level: Advanced beginner and Intermediate

PUZZLE QUILT – SIMPLE BLOCKS AND COMPLEX FABRICS
SUNDAY, FEB 22 8:30-11:30am and 1:00-4:00pm
Paula has distilled twenty years of complex quiltmaking into simple theories that explain her patchwork sensibility and defines her way of thinking about fabric. A Puzzle Quilt is a clever vehicle for combining these elements into a sampler with a secret: each block design is used twice. By using totally different fabric combinations, an illusion is created: each block appears unique. The “puzzle” is to pick out which two are the same. Paula promises you will see possibilities in fabric in a whole new way. This is a good class for the quilter who wants to embrace the potential offered by a
wide range of fabric choices rather than be overwhelmed by it. The focus is on design, specifically learning to use fabric to create unexpected results.
Skill Level: Advanced beginner, Intermediate to Advanced

KALEIDOSCOPE QUILTS WED & THUR, FEB 25 & 26 8:30-11:30am and 1:00-4:00
The kaleidoscope configuration provides insight into the nature of symmetry and intricately printed fabrics. This 2-day class, based on Paula’s new book: Paula Nadelstern’s KALEIDOSCOPE QUILTS: One Artist’s Journey Continues (Pub date, Fall 08), is both a process and product class. On day one, students learn all of the unique machine piecing and template techniques Paula’s uses to create complex images by sewing a pattern called “Needlestars”. Day two’s sew-free design focus covers both color and fabric guidelines for creating the complex and mobile reflection of a kaleidoscope. Sewing machines will be provided for the first day of this class.
Skill Level: Intermediate to advanced

CHARLOTTE WARR ANDERSEN
www.charlottewarrandersen.com

Pieced Folkloric Dancer
THURSDAY, FEB 19 8:30-11:30am and 1:00-4:00pm
Though this fabric pictorial looks like appliqué, the Panamanian dancer and background are pieced, right sides to right sides using only straight lines. Learn how easy piecing a set-in corner really is while creating this lively, colorful remembrance of your cruise – size 11” x 17”.
Skill Level: All Levels

Funky Fusible Fish SUNDAY, FEB 22 8:30-11:30am and 1:00-4:00pm
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. The block is 17” x 11”. Sewing machines will be provided for this class.
Skill Level: All Levels

Free-Formed Orchids WED & THUR, FEB 25 & 26 8:30-11:30am and 1:00-4:00
Using Charlotte’s reverse layering technique, hand appliqué this beautiful 13” x 11” pictorial block. The orchids, which are shaded and dimensional, are assembled separately from the background and then stitched in place. This brightly colored flower block will impress everyone at home and be a welcome keepsake of our trip!
Skill Level: All Levels

MARY LOU WEIDMAN
www.marylouquiltdesigns.com

“Poulet A la Pineapple” or “Bird on a Pineapple”
THURSDAY, FEB 19 8:30-11:30am and 1:00-4:00pm
Join Mary Lou’s class in making a beautiful bird/pineapple wallhanging out of wool/wool felt. This pretty piece is fun to sew and brings a lot of “oh’s” and “ah’s” from viewers. It is the perfect project to carry around the ship and work on as you cruise along enjoying the ocean, water and views. After it is sewn down, then the fun begins and we embellish the quilt. This gives us a chance to look in the shops while we travel to see if we find anything fun to sew onto the quilt as a wonderful memory of the fun we had.
Skill Level: All levels

Flower Power! SUNDAY, FEB 22 8:30-11:30am and 1:00-4:00pm
This is your chance to make a flower garden sure to impress your friends and family. Come and join Mary Lou Weidman as she you shows you how to make different kinds of flowers and birds using her “hoochy mama”method of piecing. Color and fun are all part of this great workshop that lets you make flowers quickly and in a fun way. You will make as many different flowers and at least one bird, as the class time allows.
Sewing machines will be provided for this class.
Skill Level: All levels.

Wanda the Whimsical MermaiD
WED & THUR, FEB 25 & 26 8:30-11:30am and 1:00-4:00
Who doesn’t like the look of something that makes you smile? Wanda the Mermaid does just that! Mary Lou loves the look and feel of wool and embellishing it just makes it even better. This darling Mermaid will be hand sewn the first day of class and the second session we will cover embellishing quilts and all of the ways you can add fun, drama and beauty with beads, buttons and thread. Perhaps you might find a treasure or two to sew to your mermaid as a memory of your trip.
Skill Level: All levels.

MARY SORENSEN
www.MaryAppliques.com

TROPICAL PARADISE THURSDAY, FEB 19 8:30-11:30am and 1:00-4:00pm
Hand applique is a breeze with this lush bouquet featuring vibrant flowers appliqued over a classic pieced Ocean Waves background. This workshop is a more casual approach to applique, designed especially to explore simple needleturn hand applique skills, and even get a little taste of hand piecing. The perfect project to take along and stitch wherever, even in your deck chair!
Skill Level: All levels

APPLIQUE FEATHERED STAR
SUNDAY, FEB 22 8:30-11:30am and 1:00-4:00pm
This little design is the perfect take-along project for cruising. A small stylized center applique motif will
build your confidence as you learn straight forward techniques for needleturn hand applique. You will receive instructions for surrounding the applique block with a foundation pieced Feathered Star for a great little wall quilt.
Skill level: All levels.

CARIBBEAN APPLIQUE ADVENTURE
WED & THUR, FEB 25 & 26 8:30-11:30am and 1:00-4:00
Hand applique a lush profusion of flowers and leaves inspired by Persian woodcut block prints. Stitch a variety of needleturn techniques, including elegant thin stems, sharp points and "V's", and perfect circles.In this two-day workshop we will also work with color and fabric selection to achieve dramatic shading. This workshop is designed to improve the level of workmanship for students already hooked on applique, and to provide a solid basis for the confident beginning student who enjoys hand work.
Skill level: All levels

SHARON PEDERSON
www.sharonquilts.com

COLOR FOR THE TERRIFIED QUILTER
THURSDAY, FEB 19 8:30-11:30am and 1:00-4:00pm
Color choices don’t have to be intuitive, instinctive, or inborn – there is a step-by-step way to choose colors for quilts. This class will teach you the steps necessary, focusingthe color wheel and how to use it, the importance of value, and how intensity will affect the look of your quilts. Working with mock-ups and fabric start to create your own color manual as you acquire confidence choosing the right fabrics to achieve the look you want.
Skill level: All levels

SOLAR FLARE SUNDAY, FEB 22 8:30-11:30am and 1:00-4:00pm
Using paint sticks and fusible web create your own version of this beautiful sunset - add acruise ship and some palm trees to make a beautiful reminder of your visit to the Panama Canal. We will be working with Sharon’s friend Valerie Hearder's beautiful book (with her permission, of course) which is full of wonderful ideas about creating landscape quilts.
Skill level: All levels

Fusion WED & THUR, FEB 25 & 26 8:30-11:30am and 1:00-4:00
Combine two traditions – Sashiko and Japanese Family Crests – but in a non-traditional way. Sashiko by machine and machine appliqué are two of Sharon’s specialties and in this class you will learn how to combine the two all with the ease of your sewing machine. New techniques for making perfectly spaced stitches will have you confidently incorporating Sashiko designs into your quilts and garments. The class sample can be any of the projects from Sharon’s book Sensational Sashiko. For those of you who do not have the book, the Crane pattern will be provided. The Sashiko exercises will be done on 9” squares which are done for practice only – after gaining the skills necessary students can go on to any project they choose. Sewing machines will be provided both days of this class.
Skill level: All levels