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Workshops

One of the mandates of the Victoria Quilters Guild is education about quilting.  To this end the Workshop Committee schedules Workshops with locally, nationally, and internationally  recognized quilting teachers.

Policy For Workshop Attendance In order to encourage the sharing of teachers and resources among interested local guilds we have instituted the following policy regarding attendance at workshops.

Workshops will be offered first to VQG members.

One month prior to the workshop date, attendance will be opened to members of other fiber and fabric guilds (West Shore, MQG, Embroiderers Guild, Up Island Guilds for example) at the same price (assuming there are still available seats).

Non guild members will also be allowed to sign up one month before the date, (assuming there are still seats available). They will be charged a 10% surcharge.

Please contact us with questions, comments, and suggestions for workshop topics or teachers. workshops@victoriaquiltersguild.org

Workshop Cancellation Policy

Victoria Quilters Guild

Please note that once you have registered and paid for a workshop, the following will apply:
No refund will be made for the workshop.  If there are people on a wait list, you would be given their names and numbers and you make arrangements with them to take your place and exchange workshop fees between you.
  

Note: All workshops are in person

 
Register for workshops by emailing victoriaquiltersguild.org .
Payments for workshops can be done through an E-transfer to: victoriaquilt.treasury@yahoo.com
Once payment has been received you will be confirmed in the workshop and  provided a supply list.
Workshops are held at Emmanuel Baptist Church

March 23 – Susan Teece – “TexTiles” 

Time: 9 am to 4 pm.   Cost:  $80.

A unique way to create fabric art and show off your favourite ideas and photos.

Create a one-of-a-kind wrapped canvas tile using a photograph or image that inspires you.

Equipped with the materials you bring from your stash and easy to follow written instructions, this workshop will teach you how to turn your image into fabric art using piecing, fusible appliqué and stitching. We’ll also discuss how design techniques like perspective and colour can impact your piece.

You can choose the size of your finished tile ahead of time.  You’ll be able to see already completed tiles or refer to template images at the workshop.

This project can be completed in one day.

Supply list for workshop will be sent out once registered and payment received.

 

 

April 13 Spring  Fling

9am – 4pm 

Four Workshops 

Cost: $45

 

 

Workshop #1.    Marlise Horst

SLOW STITCH QUILTING KANTHA STYLE 

 

KANTHA is a versatile hand-stitching technique from India, good for making small projects or even whole quilts with a folk-art look. It is very relaxing and meditative to do! For centuries, Indian women have used this technique to make coverlets by stitching together layers of old cotton clothing. The stitching itself is simple, but as the rows of stitches increase, the unique look and texture of kantha emerge. We will begin by getting a feel for basic kantha stitching and then move to designing and stitching a project that integrates patchwork

6-HOUR KANTHA CLASS: All work is done by hand. No previous experience required. The technique is easy, flexible and fun. It has similarities to boro, sashiko and large-stitch quilting, so experience with any of those will be helpful (but not at all necessary). Marlise can adapt projects to suit all capabilities. Participants will produce a small sampler square and a larger placemat-sized piece. The larger project could serve as a table mat, wall hanging, cushion top, or panel for a bag.

 

Workshop #2 Cathy Miller

HEXAGONS: STATE OF THE ART

 

This full-day class is designed as an overview of all the techniques currently being used in the hexagon world.  Not all of them are by hand!  We start with very traditional techniques, including English Paper Piecing (EPP) and one that uses a Mason jar lid as the template.  We continue to explore plastic and paper templates large and small, including elongated hexies (which are used for the Lucy Boston Quilt of the Crosses). A full discussion of fussy cutting is part of the story. After that, we’ll look at quilt-as-you-go techniques, pieced hexies, and designing with hexies.  New techniques which Cathy will demo include machine piecing them using both Inklingo and Marci Baker (no set in seams!) techniques. There will be an extensive class handout, with overview of the techniques and sources for supplies. During the class students will try out 3 and possibly 4 of the techniques themselves.

Cathy will bring some of her own hexagon quilts, and students are encouraged to bring show and tell of their own hexagon quilts.

 

Grandmother’s Flower Garden
Hexagon Swirl
Lucy Boston Quilt of the Crosses
Seven Garden Maze

 

Workshops #3 Carolina Heinriches

SLOW STITCHING MEMORY TILE

Slow Stitching is a term that began in the first decade of this century. But I’ve been slow stitching for many decades before that as I traveled, I found slow stitching projects to be just the perfect small portable project. As I say watching my children in baseball, I slow stitched.

This 9×9 small project will get your brain working in new and exciting ways! We’ll complete this project in the one day we have together. I’ll provide instructions, assistance and will bring dozens of small samples for further discovery.  My Slow Stitching workshops are all different. Slow Stitching can be organized or crazy, it can be silly or traditional, and all of my workshops include time for quality stretching and mindful reflections in a two minute “Writing Out Loud” practice to spearhead new thoughts into inspiration. Held in circle seating, we’ll work together, and nothing is set in stone, this is your own creativity coming out in this moment of time.

 

 

Workshop #4 Ursula Reigel

HAND PIECING 

Have you also been impressed by the beautiful hand pieced quilts Marlis showed us in February? Maybe one or the other of the hard core machine piecers was thinking:” I should give this a try!”.

Ursula has designed a 12” block specifically to teach all the ins and outs of hand piecing. It is not difficult to learn, very portable and meditative, plus you can chat with friends while stitching.

In this 6-hour session you will learn all about templates, marking your fabrics, piecing squares, curves and Y-seams.

Ursula will also show you other samples of hand pieced quilts.

 

 

 

May 16-17 WORKSHOP TBD

 
 
 

September 9-10 Gloria Loughman

Landscape Collage

Time:  9am – 4pm Cost: TBD

The focus of this workshop is to create a landscape where the play of light and colour across the surface adds movement and perspective. We will start by drawing out our design then selecting our colour scheme and fabrics. We will extend our range by over painting and sponging some commercial fabrics that have interesting prints or textures. The collage process will then be demonstrated, and participants will work on their backgrounds. The tiles are quilted in place before the foreground details are added. Lots of tips along the way and information about doing a faced edge is included.

Participants can use one of Gloria’s patterns or work on their own designs.

 

September 18 – Krista Hennebury – Thread play Pouch

Time 1 -4:30 Location in the gym.  Cost: TBA

 

This half-day (3 .5 hour) workshop typically follows on the Aurifilosophy presentation so students may put into practice the technical information shared in the lecture. Students will make a Quilt-as-you-go zipper pouch along with Krista as they learn about managing machine tension, proper needle selection, stitch length, free motion or walking foot stitching strategies, hand appliqué, appropriate thread for decorative stitches and a lot more! The pouch is designed to show off stitch patterns in multiple weights of Aurifil thread.

September 19 – Krista Hennebury  Scrappy Flower Table Runner

Time 9 – 4 Location in the gym.  Cost: TBA

You will be making a table runner that finishes 18 1/4” X 70”.  The runner has 10 leaf blocks arranged as two stalks meeting in the middle.  Each stalk is a rainbow of colours ending with a red flower.  These can be scrappy using different prints that all read as the same colour.  There are 2 borders to finish the runner.  You could do more stalks to make a large quilt (see photo).