Workshops
Next Workshop: 18 February 2012

The Vancouver Quilters' Guild workshops are held in different locations.

St Faith's Anglican Church, 7284 Cypress Street, (on 57th 2 blocks west of Granville) from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Parking on east side of church, use the east side door there, as well. Bring lunch; tea, coffee and goodies will be provided. (The closest sandwich shop is Choices, across the street. Either pack your lunch or allow enough time to shop).

Knox United Church Hall, 5600 Balaclava Street, (just north of 41st Avenue) from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Parking lot is down the driveway on the south of the facility. Bring lunch; tea, coffee and goodies will be provided. (The closest sandwich deli is the IGA a short drive away at 41st and Dunbar. Either pack your lunch or allow enough time to shop).

Unless noted, the workshops are for all levels of Quilters.

Registration is first come, first served. For all classes it is at the monthly meeting, before the meeting starts and during the break. The fee for the class is payable upon registration.

Costs:

Workshops are individually priced, please refer to the list following. Non-members are welcome to join our workshops for a small surcharge. If there is an additional kit fee it will be shown on the sign-up sheet. Please note that payment of the workshop fee is a commitment to attend the workshop. Refunds will only be made if the class is over-subscribed, or if you can find someone to take your place.

Our 2011 - 2012 Workshops

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Saturday, 18 February 2012, 10 am to 4 pm at St Faiths

"Quilted Tesselations"

instructor Jane Cannon Intermediate level

Cost: $50 for members, $60 for non-members

Intermediate level A tessellation is a single shape that’s repeated to cover an entire surface, with no gaps or overlaps. Simple examples include the square, equilateral triangle, tumbler, apple core, and hexagon (like you see in honeycombs and grandmother’s flower garden quilts). A complex tessellation interlocks across the surface, making it difficult to focus on both the figure and the ground at the same time. Complex tessellations are what make M. C. Escher’s drawings so mind-bending. In this class, Jane shows you how to create your own one-of-a-kind tessellating shapes, then use them to create interesting sashiko designs, quilting designs, and appliqué shapes. A retired math professor who understands that many quilters are afraid of the G and M words, she’ll show you how fun, practical, and safe geometry can be. Even if you never liked math, you’ll love this class! You’ll go home with a couple of placemats nearly finished, and lots of ideas for jazzing up your quilts.

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Saturday, 14 April 2012, 10 am to 4 pm at St Faiths

"Thread-Painted Landscapes"

instructor Carol Seely

Cost: $60 for members, $70 for non-members, kit fee $8

Experienced Free-Motion Quilter level Learn how to use thread painting, machine embroidery, cheesecloth, confetti, cording, and needle felting to create textured bushes and trees (distant and close), whales, eagle, and sky and water effects. Your kit includes stabilizers, cheesecloth, confetti scraps, threads, and a pre-felted waterfall. This is normally a two-day class, but Carol is compressing it into one day for us. If you’d like to make the pictured quilt, you can prepare the landscape ahead of time, and learn to add the embellished elements during the workshop. If you’d rather not do any prep work, you can use scraps to learn the techniques and take home a set of samples. Carol will fully discuss felting, cording, and thread painting, and as time allows, will demonstrate machine embroidery techniques. Carol Seeley’s landscape quilts have been exhibited in galleries and shows throughout North America and Europe. She has won awards at Quilt Canada, the World Quilt Competition, and the Grand National Fibre Art Show.

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Saturday, 16 June 2012, 10am to 4pm, at Knox United

"Two-Fabric Quilts with Needleturn Applique"

instructor Nancy Lee Chong of Pacific Rim quilt Company

Cost: $70 for members, $80 for non-members

Confident Beginner level Find out how easy it is to make a beautiful wall hanging with Nancy’s stress-free needleturn appliqué techniques. No freezer paper, toothpicks, starch, glue, cardboard, pressing, or interfacing—just two gorgeous fabrics, a spool of thread, a needle, and a pattern you love! Nancy will bring a variety of quilt designs for you to choose from. You’ll learn how to prepare the pattern and fabric, and how to do accurate hand appliqué with crisply turned edges. Nancy has been teaching needleturn appliqué and Hawaiian quilting for almost thirty years. She and her sister, Janice Lee Baehr, founded the Pacific Rim Quilt Company in 1991 to promote Hawaiian quilting and distribute their distinctive appliqué patterns.  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Completed Workshops This Year:

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Saturday, 5 Nov 2011, 10 am to 4 pm at St Faiths

"Folded Patchwork Techniques"

instructor Anne Brennan

Cost: $40 for members, $50 for nonmembers

Sharks’ Teeth, Prairie Points, Cathedral Windows, Mexican Stars, Chinese Coins,  & one-seam Flying Geese

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Saturday,8 October 2011, 10 am to 4 pm at St Faiths

"Landscape Techniques"

instructor Plu Dorcey

Cost (kit included): $55 for members, $65 for non-members

The first in our quilting basics series for the year.