KIMBERLY EINMO
MEXICAN MYSTERY QUILT
WEDNESDAY 2/6 8:30-11:30AM 1:00-4:00PM
Get ready and set sail to make the Official 2008 Quilt Seminars at Sea
Mexican Cruise Mystery Quilt! Designed exclusively for this cruise,
this lovely quilt is a clever combination of whimsy and tradition. The
blocks themselves are not difficult to piece and you’ll love the
secondary pattern that emerges when they are set together. The
design is a perfect blend of south of the border delights, and you’ll
have fun learning some fast and efficient techniques for perfect piecing
along the way. Choose your own fabrics by carefully selecting the
color values which will be listed on the Quilt Seminars at Sea website
in early fall of 2007, or purchase a kit with the fabrics already chosen
for you. Whether or not you’ve ever made a mystery quilt
before, the success of this mystery quilt is certain, so join the fiesta. Ole! Sewing
machines will be provided for this class.
Skill Level: All levels
MEXICAN CRUISE SOUVENIR WALLHANGING
THURSDAY
2/7 8:30-11:30AM 1:00-4:00PM
Create a personal, quilted keepsake of your cruise to Mexico! You’ll
start by stitching a simple, hand embroidered (redwork-style) map of
our cruise route complete with all the ports of call in colors as vibrant
as a Mexican fiesta! Then you’ll piece an easy fabric border
around your map -- but that’s just where the fun begins. At
each port of call, you’ll search for unique items such as colorful
buttons, pins, charms, laces, ribbons, trims, ticket stubs or even coins
as a reminder of each destination. Throughout the cruise, you’ll
embellish your map with your unique “souvenirs” and then
share your one-of-a-kind discoveries 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 embroidered wall hanging will be a tangible,
quilted souvenir you can display in your home to help you treasure your
memories for a lifetime!
Skill Level: All levels
SUE NICKELS
TROPICAL PLUMES
WEDNESDAY 2/6 8:30-11:30AM 1:00-4:00PM
Construct a tropical inspired block using a quick fusible machine appliqué technique. Sue’s
award winning quilts, The Beatles Quilt and The Space Quilt,
both made with her sister Pat Holly, use machine appliqué to create
fun and intricate blocks. Sue and Pat designed this block exclusively
for cruises to incorporate the techniques used to create these award
winning quilts. Many details such as really sharp points, multiple
layer units and straight stitch stems will be covered. Go home
with a nice memoir of the cruise!
Skill Level: All levels
MASTERING FEATHERS ON THE MACHINE
THURSDAY 2/14 8:30-11:30AM 1:00-4:00PM
Learn to easily design fabulous feathers for your quilts. Start
with practice exercises to feel comfortable free hand drawing feathers. All
types of feathers’ designs will be covered including straight
feathers, curved feathers, motif feathers and much more. Next,
students will design their own whole cloth feather project. Student
work will be done with paper and pencil and on sewing machines provided
in class. Sue will show how she free motion machine quilts these
fabulous feathers. Come away from this workshop feather confident!
Skill Level: All levels
NANCY PEARSON
A BASKET OF YOUR OWN
WEDNESDAY 2/6 8:30-11:30AM 1:00-4:00PM
It’s a wonderful splash of color with all the beautiful spring
flowers arranged in this basket and a butterfly to keep them company. The
student can select their own flowers with instructor providing patterns
for other flowers they can use. You will make a one-of-a-kind appliqué block
of your own! Color selection and stitching techniques will be taught.
Skill Level: Intermediate to advanced
FLOWER BASKET WITH HUMMINGBIRD
THURSDAY 2/7 8:30-11:30AM 1:00-4:00PM
All of “Springs Best” is offered in this 18” basket
pattern. Along with the colorful flowers are greenery, ribbons
and a hummingbird. Learn to create a dimensional effect in the
flowers by the placement of light and dark fabrics. The “Twisted
Fabric” stitching technique will be taught.
Skill Level: Intermediate to advanced
THE MAGIC OF POPPIES
THURSDAY 2/14 8:30-11:30AM 1:00-4:00PM
Create a sea of color with this bright floral wall quilt! The
quilt is composed of three 9” x 52” panels of bold, bright,
colorful clusters of poppies connected by greenery, leaves and vines. These
panels are separated by a borderprint or strips of pieced
work. This pattern adapts nicely to both a light or a dark background. A
single panel would make a beautiful table runner.
Skill Level: All levels
MARY SORENSEN
BALTIMORE TRIBUTE
WEDNESDAY 2/6 8:30-11:30AM 1:00-4:00PM
Baltimore Album quilts remain a source of inspiration for hand appliqué. Using
an original pattern designed in the spirit of the classic quilts of the
mid-1880’s, explore needle turn hand appliqué techniques
common to Baltimore Album quilts in a 12” block framed by a Garden
Maze lattice. If you love hand appliqué, this class just
may tempt you to stitch your own heirloom Baltimore Tribute quilt.
Skill Level: All levels
TROPICAL PARADISE
THURSDAY 2/7 8:30-11:30AM 1:00-4:00PM
Lush tropical flowers hand appliquéd over a classic pieced Ocean
Waves background are the perfect project for our Mexican cruise. Refine
your needle turn hand appliqué skills, including sharp points
and smooth curves. Explore new ideas in fabric selection and get
a little taste of hand piecing; a perfect project to stitch while lounging
in your deck chair. Skill Level: All levels
CINDY WALTER
FABRIC PAINTING
THURSDAY 2/7 8:30-11:30AM 1:00-4:00PM
Learn to paint your own contemporary fabric in just one day. No mess,
no hassle, and no complicated recipes with paints, simply heat set with
an iron at the end. In class you learn several of the most popular paint
application methods including different brush stokes, scrunch, sponge,
spray, salting, over-painting and heliographing (sun printing). Small
class kit fee includes all the paints you’ll need for the day,
gloves, brushes and a variety of other supplies. (Optional accompanying
publications: A Guide to Dyeing & Painting Fabric, by Cindy
Walter and Jennifer Priestley or Contemporary Quilting, by Cindy
Walter and Stevii Graves)
Skill Level: All levels
SNIPPET SENSATIONS
THURSDAY 2/14 8:30-11:30AM 1:00-4:00PM
You too can be an artist...with fabric. Students work on their own individual,
simplistic or complex, custom-designed masterpieces. The quilted wall
hanging, or framed artwork, created with the Snippet technique will capture
the eyes of everyone. This class gives a comprehensive picture of the
snippet technique. Bring photos for design ideas, or copy one of Cindy’s
quilts. The project theme is up to you, from a landscape to an easy Christmas
wreath or Flower bouquet. Cindy includes a trunk show of Snippet projects
and covers the steps of turning a snippet top into a quilt, including
free-motion quilting. (Optional accompanying publication: Snippet
Sensations, More Snippet Sensations, Christmas Celebration,
or Flower Bouquets, all by Cindy Walter)
Skill Level: All levels
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