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Workshops
WARNING: All
attendees of my Workshops must come prepared to Laugh, Share,
Learn, ...and above all Enjoy!
NEW
WORKSHOP coming in OCTOBER 2008
"Layer
Up" (a creative quilt design workshop) 6HR
Keep
checking my website for further information on new workshops!
GUILDS:
Due to the number of luggage pieces and weight constraints I will email handouts
to program chair approximate 10 days before an engagement and ask that you make
copies for each workshop attendee. For your info I have indicated
the approximate number of handouts involved in each workshop. Some
workshops (Machine Quilting 101 and Permission to Play 3hr and 6hr) have
extensive handouts and you may wish to build this cost into your workshop
fee.
Click
Here for a PDF 4 page brochure covering all lectures & workshops.
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NEW!
- availble for booking Oct 2008
Colorforms for Grownups -
Designing
your own fabric
Length:
3 hour workshop
Level:
All Levels
This
is a NON SEWING workshop
Remember
the original Colorforms? The fun you had playing with the simple circles,
squares, triangles and bars? We
will play with the fabric versions when designing your own fabric swatches
Simply exercises and guidance will help your own creativity come
alive. Students will create
three different 12” square samples along with several smaller
“tester” squares. Discussion of design impact and color placement will
be covered.
Kit
Fee: $12.00 includes all the necessary fabric
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Samples
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NEW!
Friends in High Places
Length:
6 hour workshop
Level:
Confident Beginner/Intermediate
Students
will receive pattern instruction and guidance on completion of a
"Friends in High Places wall hanging" of
their own. Color choice and combining fabric patterns for texture will be
discussed.
Instruction in a new and innovative
use of
Pellon Décor Bond for machine appliqué
will be covered.
Friends
in High Places Supply List (pdf format)
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NEW!
Animate Your Applique
Length:
3 hour workshop
Level:
All Levels
Learn
how to use those wonderful straight-line embroidery stitches on my machine
for spectacular appliqué.
The additional texture/color added to your project by use of these
stitches is simply amazing.
Workshop will cover the use of Pellon Décor Bond in appliqué
application students will make a stitch sampler and finish off with a
small project that can be used as a quilt starter or pillow front.
No UFO’s here!
Just learn the technique and apply it to next appliqué piece of
art.
Instruction in a new and innovative
use of
Pellon Décor Bond for machine appliqué
will be covered.
Animate
Your Appliqué Supply List (pdf format)
Handouts-
3 pages
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Coffee
Break
Length:
6 hour workshop
Level:
Confident Beginner/Intermediate
Students
will receive pattern instruction and guidance on completion of a Coffee Mug of
their own. Color choice and combining fabric patterns for texture will be
discussed.
Instruction in a new and innovative
use of
Pellon Décor Bond for machine appliqué
will be covered.
Coffee
Break Supply List (pdf format)
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Fantastic
Ferns
Length:
6 hour workshop
Level:
Confident Beginner/Intermediate
Individual
creativity workshop based on my "Ferns" series of quilts.
Students will learn how to create movement and depth in their own version
of a "Ferns" quilt. Color choices and combining fabrics for
texture will be discussed.
This
is a NON SEWING workshop
Fantastic
Ferns Supply List (pdf format)
Fantastic
Ferns Fabric Guideline (pdf format)
Handouts-
5 pages
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Paintstiks-
Make
Any Fabric Your Own
Length:
3 hour/or 6 hour workshop
Level:
All Levels
Fabric
embellishment with Shiva oil paintstiks.
Several Rubbing Techniques will be covered.
Students will create their own unique fat quarters of fabric using
taught techniques.
In 6 hour version expanded application techniques taught and more
creative “play” time with all supplies provided.
NOTE:
Mickey will bring in over one hundred rubbing templates, and a variety of
other creative items for “Play” with the Paintstiks…also she
provides between 75-100 paintstiks for class use.. student exposure to
this medium will be maximum as I am always updating my supplies.
Fabrics provided in kits are A+ quality and will support the
creative nature of this workshop.
**kit
fee for this class provides almost everything, see supply list for
details.
NOTE:
3 hour workshop will cover only
Rubbing
technique
Paintstiks
M.A.F.Y.O Supply List (pdf format)
Handouts
: 4 pages
*additional
shipping charge for classroom supplies may be
assessed...please
inquire
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Permission
to Play
Yes
You can Draw!
Length:
3 & 6 hour workshop
Level:
All Levels
NON
SEWING WORKSHOP
6Hr
Format:
A
true "free form" creativity class with no pattern other than
"gentle" instruction. Workshop will focus on each
individual student creating their own form fitting drawing and then taking
this drawing to the next level of creation. Raw edge- iron applied appliqué
will be utilized to keep this workshop at a "NON
SEWING" level.
3Hr
Format:
This
workshop will not include the appliqué portion of the workshop. It
will be DRAWING ONLY...please see the supply list.
Class
will focus on creativity rather than technique.
Permission
to Play Supply List (pdf format) 3 HOUR
Permission
to Play Supply List (pdf format) 6 HOUR
Handouts
for both workshops: 25 pages
(a
small fee by the guild is usually assessed to cover cost)
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Fish
Nets
Length:
6 hour workshop
Level:
Confident Beginner/Intermediate
Let
me lead you thru the creation of your own "Free Form Fish
Net" Each student will then design their own trio of whimsical
fish to swim thru it.
Yes,
each student will design your own fish....everyone can draw and this
workshop will prove it!
Design
elements and color guidance will be covered in this creative
workshop.
Instruction in a new and innovative
use of
Pellon Décor Bond for machine appliqué
will be covered.
Fish
Nets Supply List (pdf format)
Handouts:
5 pages
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Autumn
Oaks Trio
Length:
6 hour workshop
Level:
Confident Beginner/Intermediate
Based
on my original quilt, "Autumn Oaks Plaid", this class will have
every student creating their own version of this wallhanging with
background/wavy border guidance.
EVERY
QUILT WILL LOOK DIFFERENT BASED ON WAVY BORDER TECHINIQUE!
Students
choose from 10 different leaf patterns to further personalize their quilt.
Instruction in a new and innovative
use of
Pellon Décor Bond for machine appliqué
will be covered.
Autumn
Oak Trio Supply List (pdf format)
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Coloriffic
Quilts
Length:
3 hour workshop
Level:
All Levels
A
workshop filled with exercises that will have students looking intently at
their color and pattern choices in fabric. Learn to stretch your
wings and utilize colors that you may not of considered before....and see
the "zing" that they add to y our next projects
palette.
This
is a NON SEWING workshop.
Coloriffic
Quilt Supply List (pdf format)
additional
shipping charge for classroom supplies may be
assessed...please
inquire
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No
Sample Necessary! |
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Machine
Quilting: Free Motion 101
Length:
6 hour workshop
Level:
Confident Beginner/Intermediate
A
workshop for quilters who are ready to "dive into" the world of
machine quilting! Learn the basics of machine quilting...thread,
needles, tension,
and
"tricks of the trade".
Then
apply this knowledge to
12
simple (but effective!) free motion quilting patterns.
Patterns
taught can be found in all my award winning quilts!
MQ:101
Supply List (pdf format)
Handouts:
10 pages
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Customize
Your Machine Quilting
Length:
6 hour workshop
Level:
Intermediate/Experienced
If
you are an experience machine quilter looking to take the next step in
designing original stitches then this is the workshop for you.
Are you "stuck in a rut" when it comes to free motion machine
quilting? Find yourself using the same stitch patterns again and
again? This class will cover design principles, free hand motifs,
(that's right you CAN draw!) and inspiration.
Let
your fabric stash guide you in stitch design.
C.Y.M.Q.
Supply List (pdf format)
Handouts:
3 pages
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Sample Necessary! |
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Block
Garden- TWO DAY WORKSHOP
Length:
6 hour workshop
Level:
Intermediate
This
is a two day workshop (total of 12 hours) for intermediate/advanced
quilter who wishes to design their own "Block Garden
Flower" in day one and bring it to reality in day two.
Students will be lead thru a drawing exercise in which they will apply
their own style to the basic "Block Garden" format.
Elements of balance and design will be covered along with the freedom to
look beyond realistic imagery for a sense of whimsy for your
flower.
Day
two will focus on bringing each student's drawing to life by choosing
colors and construction of the quilt top. Machine appliqué will be
applied.
Instruction in a new and innovative
use of
Pellon Décor Bond for machine appliqué
will be covered.
Block
Garden Supply List (pdf format)
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Please feel
free to contact me via email with any questions you may have. If
interested in booking a lecture/ workshop please email your information,
I will be happy send a copy of my brochure, contract, and fee schedule.
You may also indicate "possible" dates of consideration and I
can check my calendar in advance.
mickey@mdquilts.com
or see side bar of website if email is finicky for more info
Thanks for your interest....Enjoy your day!
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Rights Reserved. All images/artwork on this site is copyright by the Artist.
No image, either whole or in part maybe used without the express written
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