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Workshop Catalog
and Lecture Schedule
February 21-24, 2013
Austin convention center, Austin, Texas
thank you to our platinum sponsors
Table of Contents
Contact Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
About QuiltCon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
About Austin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
About the Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Thank You To Our QuiltCon Sponsors!. . . . . . . . . . 6
Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Workshop Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How to Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
QuiltCon Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Lecture Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Course Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Course Index By Instructor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Course Index By Category. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Course Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Instructors, Lecturers and Panelists . . . . . . . . . . . 25
QuiltCon Block Challenge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
contact us
General Questions
Information [email protected]
Sales & Marketing Contacts
General inquiries [email protected]
Sponsorships [email protected]
Program & online advertising [email protected]
Vendors [email protected]
Public relations [email protected]
Group rates [email protected]
Guild discounts [email protected]
Volunteers
Volunteer coordinator [email protected]
About the Modern Quilt Guild
In less than three years, the Modern Quilt Guild has
expanded rapidly to include thousands of members
in more than 125 chapters. The guild’s mission is to
encourage the growth and development of modern
quilting through art, education, and community. For
inquiries, please email [email protected].
The Modern Quilt Guild Board of Directors
Alissa Haight Carlton, President
Elizabeth Hartman, Vice President
Latifah Saafir, Vice President
Jacquie Gering, Secretary
QuiltCon Staff
Katie Arrington, Business Manager
Jen Carlton Bailly, Social Media Manager
Heather Grant, Director of Marketing and Programming
Denise Gonzalez-Walker, Editor
Kristen Lejnieks, Attorney
Sarah Mosher, Art Director
Ellen Rushman, Intern
Pricing, schedules, workshop descriptions and content
contained in this document are subject to change at any
time. This program is only available in digital format; hardcopies will not be printed.
Austin mural. Photo Credit: ACVB Photo.
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Your participation and attendance, including family
members and minors who accompany you, in any QuiltCon
class, lecture, exhibit or event — paid or unpaid — is
conditioned upon your agreement to hereby indemnify
QuiltCon, its employees, volunteers, and contractors from
any claim for injury, loss, or damage caused by QuiltCon’s
negligence, strict liability, or for any other reason. Your
online acceptance or signed class registration form is a
binding agreement to this liability waiver. QuiltCon 2013
bears the right to cancel any workshop due to inadequate
workshop enrollment, failure of teacher availability, or other
circumstances beyond the control of QuiltCon.
About QuiltCon
QuiltCon is the inaugural conference and show by
and for The Modern Quilt Guild. The first modern
quilting event of its kind, QuiltCon features top modern
quilting instructors teaching hands-on workshops, a
lecture hall, vendors and exhibitors. It includes a juried
modern quilt show with thousands in cash prizes.
QuiltCon is being held February 21–24, 2013, at the
Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas.
Lodging
We have negotiated special rates for QuiltCon
conference attendees at hotels within walking
distance of the Austin Convention Center. Some
hotels are currently sold out, however additional
room blocks will be released by mid-July.
Notifications will go to all registered attendees and
to the Modern Quilt Guild e-newsletter if more rooms
become available.
Date
February 21 – February 24, 2013
For a list of the current QuiltCon hotels, please vist:
quiltcon.com/lodging.
Hours
Thursday, February 21
Show 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Workshops 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Lectures 12 p.m.-6 p.m.
There are more than 6,000 hotel rooms within
walking distance to the Austin Convention Center.
For additional options, please refer to the Austin
Convention and Visitor’s Bureau’s searchable list, or the
Downtown Austin Alliance’s list of downtown hotels.
Friday, February 22
Show 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Lectures 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Getting There
By Air
Austin is served by Austin-Bergstrom International
Airport (AUS) which is located just 11 miles from
the Austin Convention Center. Super Shuttle can
transport you from the airport to your hotel. We have
negotiated a special rate with Super Shuttle for
QuiltCon attendees.
Saturday, February 23
Show 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sunday, February 24
Show 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
For the latest information, please visit www.quiltcon.com
About Austin
QuiltCon is being held in Austin, Texas. Known as the
Live Music Capital of the World®, Austin is a vibrant
city with a strong independent craft scene. Austin
has more than 300 days of sunshine a year, and the
average temperature in February is 65 degrees.
The Austin Convention Center is located in the heart
of downtown, with countless entertainment, food and
shopping destinations nearby. The convention center
offers free wireless internet access, a business center,
ATMs, a snack bar and convenient access via Metro
bus or MetroRail.
The Austin Convention Center has easy access to
IH-35 and is located at:
500 E. Cesar Chavez Street
Austin, Texas 78701
By Bus
Greyhound offers daily buses to and from Austin. The
Greyhound bus terminal is located at 915 East Koenig
Lane. Taxis from the bus terminal to the convention
center usually cost about $20.00.
By Train
Amtrak serves Austin daily. The Amtrak train station is
located at 250 North Lamar Boulevard, a little more
than a mile from the convention center. Taxis from
the train station to the convention center usually cost
about $7.00.
By Car
Located in central Texas, Austin is about three and
a half hours from Dallas, three hours from Houston
and one and a half hours from San Antonio. Parking
at the Austin Convention Center is $8.00 per day.
The Austin Convention Center is located at 500 East
Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, Texas 78701. Direction to
parking garages and maps are also available here.
By Capital Metro
CapMetro offers local city bus service from areas
around the city and MetroRail, providing service
from Leander, Northwest Austin, North Austin and
Central East Austin. You can find schedules, maps
and fares here.
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About the Show
QuiltCon is the first international juried competitive
show for modern quilters.
Entry forms for the quilt show will be released in midJuly, with entries opening August 1, 2012. The deadline
for entries is November 30, 2012. You do not need to
be a member of The Modern Quilt Guild to enter.
Thousands in cash prizes will be awarded for:
• Best-in-Show, $5000 prize
Sponsored by American Quilter’s Society
• People’s Choice, $1000 prize
Sponsored by Andover Fabrics
• Coats & Clark Quilting Excellence, $1000 prize
Sponsored by Coats & Clark
• Best Machine Quilting, $1000 prize
Sponsored by Quilting Arts & Stitch Magazine
• Quilting Challenge — Modern in Minature, $1000
Sponsored by Modern Quilts Unlimited
• Fabric Challenge — Maasai Mara Collection, $1000
Sponsored by Dear Stella
• Group/Bee Quilts, $500 prize
Sponsored by Ty Pennington Fabrics
• Appliqué, Large Quilts, $500 prize
Sponsored by Stash Books
• Handwork, Large Quilts, $500 prize
Sponsored by eQuilter
• Improvisation, Large Quilts, $500 prize
Sponsored by Robert Kaufman Fabrics
• Minimalist Design, Large Quilts, $500 prize
Sponsored by Fat Quarter Shop
• Use of Negative Space, Large Quilts, $500 prize
Sponsored by Michael Miller Fabrics
• Piecing, Large Quilts, $500 prize
Sponsored by Janome
• Modern Traditionalism, Large Quilts, $500 prize
Sponsored by Timeless Treasures
• Appliqué, Small Quilts, $500 prize
• Handwork, Small Quilts, $500 prize
• Improvisation, Small Quilts, $500 prize
• Minimalist Design, Small Quilts, $500 prize
• Use of Negative Space, Small Quilts, $500 prize
• Piecing, Small Quilts, $500 prize
• Modern Traditionalism, Small Quilts, $500 prize
Special Exhibits
The Quilts of Denyse Schmidt
Sponsored by STC Craft/Melanie Falick Books
Enjoy the opportunity to see the quilts of Denyse
Schmidt in person. A renowned modern quilter who
has been a huge influence on the Modern Quilting
Movement, she’s been designing and making quilts
since 1996 when she launched her company Denyse
Schmidt Quilts.
Modern Historical Quilts
Modern quilting is part of a longstanding quiltmaking tradition, and while there are departures
from tradition in modern quilting, there are also
many visual similarities between quilts both old and
new. Explore some of these parallels in the Modern
Historical Quilts exhibit. Ellen Rushman, who holds her
Masters Degree in Quilt Studies from the University of
Nebraska, will curate the exhibit.
The Modern Quilt Guild Raffle Quilt
Elizabeth Hartman created our first official raffle quilt
benefiting the Modern Quilt Guild. Elizabeth is a member
of the Modern Quilt Guild Board of Directors, and author
of the award-winning books, The Practical Guide to
Patchwork and Modern Patchwork. She has consistently
demonstrated a mastery of modern quilt design with
her unique style and exquisite taste in her work and
on her well-known blog, Oh, Fransson! We are very
fortunate to have this premiere modern quilter donate
her time to create the first QuiltCon raffle quilt, entitled
“Marmalade.” Raffle tickets will only be sold at QuiltCon.
QuiltCon Block Challenge Charity Raffle Quilt
The QuiltCon Block Challenge requires Modern Quilt
Guild participants to use the colors of the QuiltCon
logo to make a quilt block reflecting what modern
quilting means to them. MQG Board Member and
Oh, Fransson! author Elizabeth Hartman will select 20
or more of her favorite blocks and use them to make
a quilt to be displayed at QuiltCon and awarded, by
raffle, to a lucky winner. Raffle tickets will only be sold
at QuiltCon, with ticket sales benefiting The Modern
Quilt Guild. As a way of saying “thank you” to the City
of Austin, the remaining blocks will be used to make
quilts for Austin Children’s Shelter. More information
about the QuiltCon block challenge is available here.
Workshops
QuiltCon workshops are hands-on courses.
Participants may be required to bring materials or
purchase materials from instructors. Janome sewing
machines will be provided. For a complete schedule
of workshops, see pages 10–13.
Full-day workshops are six hours in length and will
last from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. with a two hour lunch/lecture
break from 12 p.m.-2 p.m. Half-day workshops are
three hours in length. Morning workshops last from
9 a.m.-12 p.m., and afternoon workshops are from
2 p.m.-5 p.m.
Lectures
QuiltCon features dozens of 50 minute lectures
covering a wide variety of topics of interest to the
modern quilter. In addition, daily lunchtime lectures/
sessions are scheduled in the lecture hall. The
conference also features the awards ceremony,
keynote speech by Denyse Schmidt and the Modern
Quilt Guild General Session. For a complete schedule
of lectures, see pages 14–16.
Admission Costs
Four-Day Lecture Pass $199 — includes a four-day
show pass
Thursday, February 21 Lecture Pass $50 — includes a
day show pass
Friday, February 22 Lecture Pass $90 — includes a day
show pass
Saturday, February 23 Lecture Pass $90 — includes a
day show pass
Sunday, February 24 Lecture Pass $50 — includes a
day show pass
Group Rates
Supporting Modern Quilt Guilds
Special pricing on conference and workshop
registration is available to members of Gold and Silver
Needle Modern Quilt Guilds. For more information
about this program, please email
[email protected].
Private Bus Trips
A bus trip can be a fun and relaxing way for a group
to travel to the show. QuiltCon is offering discounted
event tickets for groups organizing bus trips to the
event. Show passes will be available to these groups
at $8.00 per person for a one-day pass. That’s a
$2.00 savings! We’ll also offer one free pass for the
organizer of the trip. Please contact us at
[email protected] to purchase tickets for your
group and receive information on bus parking.
Volunteers
If you are interested in volunteering for QuiltCon,
please email [email protected].
We are also looking for “Super Volunteers.” Super
Volunteers will get a free four-day lecture pass,
goodie bag and t-shirt if they volunteer 16 hours
or more at QuiltCon. Super Volunteers will not be
eligible to register for workshop passes until volunteer
schedules are released in November. Please email
[email protected] for more information.
Full-day Workshop $150 — includes a day show pass
Half-day Workshop $75 — includes a day show pass
Four-day Show Pass $30 — includes admission to the
quilt show and vendor hall
Day Show Pass $10 — includes admission to the quilt
show and vendor hall
Spend $179 or more and get a free 4-day show pass.
Spend $399 or more and get a free 4-day show pass
and a goodie bag.
LBJ LIbrary and Museum. Photo Credit: ACVB Photo.
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Thank you to our QuiltCon Sponsors!
Thank you to our QuiltCon Sponsors!
Platinum
Quilt Show Category Sponsors
Best-in-Show
Sponsored by
The Quilts of Denyse Schmidt
Sponsored by
Quilt Show Category Sponsors
eQuilter
Janome
Michael Miller Fabrics
Robert Kaufman Fabrics
Fat Quarter Shop
Stash Books
Timeless Treasures
Ty Pennington Fabrics
People’s Choice
Sponsored by
Supporting Gold Needle Guilds
gold
Coats & Clark Quilting Excellence
Sponsored by
makower uk
makower uk
®
®
1384 Broadway · New York, NY 10018
(800) 223-5678 · www.andoverfabrics.com
1384 Broadway · New York, NY 10018 · (800) 223-5678
www.andoverfabrics.com
- Free Pattern Download Available -
1384 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
(800) 223-5678
makower uk www.andoverfabrics.com
Best Machine Quilting
Sponsored by
makower uk
Austin Modern Quilt Guild
Fort Worth Modern Quilt Guild
Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild
Los Angeles Modern Quilt Guild
Philadelphia Modern Quilt Guild
Portland Modern Quilt Guild
Saint Louis Modern Quilt Guild
Triangle Modern Quilt Guild
Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild
®
®
Supporting Silver Needle Guilds
1384 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
(800) 223-5678
Knoxville Modern Quilt Guild
makower uk
®
1384 Broadway · New York, NY 10018
(800) 223-5678
Challenge
—· www.andoverfabrics.com
Modern in Miniature
Quilting
Sponsored by
silver
makower uk
®
1384 Broadway · New York, NY 10018 · (800) 223-5678
Fabric Challenge — Maasai Mara Collection
Sponsored by
Please support our sponsors.
QuiltCon would not be possible
without their generosity.
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Rules
• Please do not touch the quilts.
• Smoking permitted in designated outdoor areas
only.
• No food or drink outside of designated areas.
• Lost and Found is located at the Registration
Desk in the Palazzo.
• Rolling carts and luggage are prohibited;
however strollers are allowed.
• Photography is permitted throughout the
convention center.
Friends and family want to see all the cool
things you saw at QuiltCon. Feel free to share
your photos with them.
Do not use photos for commercial purposes.
Please disable any services on photo sharing
websites that would permit viewers to order
goods with the image printed on it.
When posting photos of quilts on your blog,
please credit the quilt maker. Tip: take a
picture of the label, too, so you have all the
information on hand!
When photographing vendor booths,
please first ask the vendor if they permit
photography.
• QuiltCon’s policy on children:
Supervised children of all ages are welcome
on the show floor.
Children over the age of 10 are permitted in
the lecture hall with a purchased pass.
Babes-in-arms are welcome in the lecture hall
and in workshops as permitted by instructor.
To see if an instructor permits babes-in-arms,
please email [email protected].
• Some quilts in the exhibition area are for sale.
Please check the label to find details. If you are
interested in purchasing a quilt, please contact
[email protected].
• When participating in workshops, please follow
these guidelines:
Turn off cell phones.
Bring required materials. Supply lists will be
provided several weeks prior to QuiltCon. If
you forget something, remember, the vendors
will likely have what you need!
Ask your instructor for permission to take
photos of workshop quilts or instructional
materials. All quilts, handouts, and other class
materials shared by the instructor are the
copyright of the instructor. Please ask if you
have questions regarding how you intend to
use the materials outside of the workshop.
If the workshop is not what you thought it
would be, please try to enjoy learning a new
skill or technique and stay for the duration of
the session.
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Workshop Details
Locations
Most QuiltCon activities will take place at the Austin
Convention Center, located in the heart of downtown.
500 E. Cesar Chavez Street
Austin, Texas 78701
QuiltCon dye workshops will be at St. David’s
Episcopal Church, located within walking distance of
the Austin Convention Center.
301 E. 8th Street
Austin, Texas 78701
Fees
• Workshop prices are based on the duration of
the class. We offer full-day workshops and halfday workshops.
• No discounts are available for onsite registration
or passes.
Supply Lists
• Workshop attendees will be distributed supply lists
after registration. Some supplies are included in
material fees (see next section).
Material Fees
• Required and optional materials fees for
workshops are noted in the course description.
Individual courses list what is included with the
fee. Material fees are payable directly to the
instructor at the start of class. QuiltCon will not
accept payments for material fees. The types of
payment the instructor accepts will be sent with
supply lists, but every instructor accepts cash.
Level Descriptions
We offer a variety of workshops for quilters and sewists
at all skill levels. Each workshop is marked as Beginner,
Intermediate, or Advanced.
• Beginner workshops are geared towards
participants with some basic sewing skills. These
workshops will provide instruction for more
technical skills.
• Intermediate workshops are for sewists and
quilters who have solid skills on basic cutting,
piecing, quilting and sewing techniques.
Participants should require little to no instruction
on sewing machine operation.
• Advanced workshops are for experienced
quilters with solid skills on a wide variety of
quilting techniques, including piecing, appliqué,
handwork and more.
Refunds
• Once you have registered for QuiltCon, refunds
will not be offered if you cancel your registration.
If there is a waitlist, there will be a $50 fee
to transfer your registration, and you will be
refunded the cost of the workshop.
If there is not a waitlist, you are welcome to
transfer your registration to another person for
a $50 fee. QuiltCon will not refund the money
you paid for the workshop; however, you may
work out payment arrangements directly with
the person to whom you’re transferring your
registration.
This policy applies to all QuiltCon registrations
(Lecture Passes and Workshops).
• If you are not satisfied with a workshop, please
visit the Registration Desk after the session is
completed to fill out a formal complaint form.
This form must be filled out within 24 hours of the
session to be considered. If we receive five or
more formal complaint forms for one workshop,
we will issue refunds to the people who
complained no later than March 30, 2013.
How to Register
Registration for QuiltCon will be offered online only.
Refer to the dates below for details about when you
can register.
Payment
Visa, MC, AMEX or Discover only.
Cancellations
QuiltCon will not offer refunds. Registration can be
transferred to another person for a $50 fee. Refer to
details under Refunds.
Confirmation
QuiltCon registration will be confirmed via email
within 48 hours of payment. You will receive detailed
workshop information no later than 30 days before
the start of QuiltCon.
Important Dates
• Registration opens on August 30, 2012
• Onsite Enrollment: If space is still available,
workshop and lecture passes can be purchased
onsite during QuiltCon. Please monitor our
website prior to the event to see if workshops
and lecture passes will be available for purchase
at the event.
Use this worksheet to jot down your preferred workshops prior to starting online registration.
Workshop
Number
Title
Instructor
Date/Time
Choice (1st,
2nd, 3rd, etc)
Liability Statement
Your participation and attendance, including family members and minors who accompany you, to any QuiltCon class,
lecture, exhibit or event — paid or unpaid — is conditioned upon your agreement to hereby indemnify QuiltCon, its
employees, volunteers, and contractors from any claim for injury, loss, or damage caused by QuiltCon’s negligence, strict
liability, or for any other reason. Your online acceptance or signed class registration form is a binding agreement to this
liability waiver. QuiltCon 2013 bears the right to cancel any workshop due to inadequate workshop enrollment, failure of
teacher availability, or other circumstances beyond the control of QuiltCon.
If you have any questions about what workshops
would be best for your sewing skills, please email us at
[email protected].
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00 Apparel
10 Applique
20 Design
30 Finishing Techniques
40 Handwork
50 Improv
60 Paper & Foundation Piecing
70 Piecing
quiltcon schedule
80 Maching Quilting
90 Surface Design
Lectures
quiltcon schedule
thursday, February 21, 2013
11:00 AM
Block Printing Color Your
on Textiles
Cloth
Lizzy House
Malka
Dubrawsky
12:00 PM
Break
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
Redwork
in Modern
Quilting
Rachel
Hobson
Break
Modern
Block Improv
Sherri Lynn
Wood
Machine
Quilting for
the Modern
Quilt
Angela
Walters
Free-Motion
Quilting on
a Home
Machine
Elizabeth
Hartman
Perfect
Circles
Cheryl
Arkison
Building
Bridges —
Architecture
Inspired
Patchwork
Jacquie
Gering
Break
Break
Break
Break
Modern
Block Improv
Sherri Lynn
Wood
Machine
Quilting for
the Modern
Quilt
Angela
Walters
Free-Motion
Quilting on
a Home
Machine
Elizabeth
Hartman
Perfect
Circles
Cheryl
Arkison
Blocks-AGo-Go:
Churn Dash
Mary Fons
Piping Hot
Binding
Susan
Cleveland
Kitchen Sink
Patchwork
Skirt
Jay
McCarroll
Break
Break
Break
QuiltCon Awards Ceremony
Alissa Haight Carlton
Building
Bridges —
Architecture
Inspired
Patchwork
Jacquie
Gering
Piping Hot
Binding
Susan
Cleveland
Kitchen Sink
Patchwork
Skirt
Jay
McCarroll
Quilt Guilds as Nonprofits
Mollie Cullinane
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
Block Printing Color Your
on Textiles
Cloth
Lizzy House
Malka
Dubrawsky
Stringpieced Zippy
Purse
Denyse
Schmidt
Every Last
Stitch
Anna Maria
Horner
4:00 PM
modern or Modern
Thomas Knauer
Asian Creation:
From Tradition to Modern
Yoshiko Jinzenji
Everyday Inspiration in Modern Quilts
Heather Jones
Publishing Your First Book
Panel Discussion
5:00 PM
friday, February 22, 2013
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
Textile
Printing
Lotta
Jansdotter
Color Your
Cloth
Malka
Dubrawsky
Composing
a Quilt
Anna Maria
Horner
Get Your
Curve On
Sherri Lynn
Wood
Improvisational Quilting
Patchwork
Denyse
Schmidt
11:00 AM
Break
12:00 PM
Break
Break
Negative
Space
Angela
Walters
Break
Perfect
Circles
Cheryl
Arkison
Break
Mini Quilts
Lizzy House
Machine
the Role of
Applique
Color in Your Debbie
Quilts
Grifka
Weeks Ringle
Understanding
Break
Break
Kitchen Sink
Patchwork
Skirt
Jay
McCarroll
Break
3:00 PM
Textile
Printing
Lotta
Jansdotter
Color Your
Cloth
Malka
Dubrawsky
Composing
a Quilt
Anna Maria
Horner
Get Your
Curve On
Sherri Lynn
Wood
The Birth of the Modern Quilting
Movement
Heather Grant
Asian Creation: From Tradition to
Modern
Yoshiko Jinzenji
Improvisational Quilting
Patchwork
Denyse
Schmidt
Negative
Space
Angela
Walters
Perfect
Circles
Cheryl
Arkison
Mini Quilts
Lizzy House
Understanding
the Role of
Color in Your
Quilts
Bill Kerr
Machine
Applique
Debbie
Grifka
Kitchen Sink
Patchwork
Skirt
Jay
McCarroll
Publishing Your Work in Magazines
Panel Discussion
Tammis Keefe: Her Artwork and the
Emergence of Women Designers in the
Age of “Mad Men” (With All The Juicy
Details)
Kathy Miller
4:00 PM
Modern Quilting: DIY Discourse
Ellen Rushman
05:00 PM
Machine Quilting for the Modern Quilt
Angela Walters
All workshops have a two-hour lunch/lecture break from 12 p.m.-2 p.m..
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The Roots of Modern
Thomas Knauer
Making Me
Anna Maria Horner
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
Yoga for Quilters
Rhonda Green
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00 Apparel
10 Applique
20 Design
40 Handwork
50 Improv
70 Piecing
quiltcon schedule
80 Maching Quilting
90 Surface Design
Lectures
quiltcon schedule
saturday, February 23, 2013
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
Textile
Printing
Lotta
Jansdotter
Itajime
Shibori
Malka
Dubrawsky
11:00 AM
Beginning
Freezer
Paper
Piecing by
Template
Penny
Layman
Break
12:00 PM
Improv
Round Robin
Sherri Lynn
Wood
Break
The Signature Quilting
Quilt
Negative
Valori Wells
Space
Angela
Walters
Break
Free-Motion
Quilting on
a Home
Machine
Elizabeth
Hartman
Playing with
Sheer Fabrics
Yoshiko
Jinzenji
Fabric
Plain &
Explorations
Perfect
Weeks Ringle Binding
Susan
Cleveland
Hand
Applique
Debbie
Grifka
3:00 PM
Modern Lifestyle Photography
David Butler/Parson Gray
400 Years at the Click of a Mouse
Meg Cox
Break
Break
Break
Creating Your Unique Color Story
Amy Butler
The Quiltmaker’s Journey:
Ours and Yours
Bill Kerr and Weeks Ringle
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
Copyright, Trademark, and Quilting,
Oh My!
Kristen Lejnieks
Textile
Printing
Lotta
Jansdotter
Itajime
Shibori
Malka
Dubrawsky
4:00 PM
Foundation
Paper
Piecing by
Template
Penny
Layman
Improv
Round Robin
Sherri Lynn
Wood
The Signature Quilting
Quilt
Negative
Valori Wells
Space
Angela
Walters
Free-Motion
Quilting on
a Home
Machine
Elizabeth
Hartman
Blocks-AGo-Go:
Churn Dash
Mary Fons
Fabric
Plain &
Explorations
Perfect
Weeks Ringle Binding
Susan
Cleveland
Hand
Applique
Debbie
Grifka
All About Fabric Design
Panel Discussion
Modern Quilting Design Fundamentals
Heather Grant
Quilting Modern: Honoring Tradition
Jacquie Gering
Keynote: My Uncertainty Principles
Denyse Schmidt
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
sunday, February 24, 2013
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
Block Printing
on Textiles
Lizzy House
Improvisational
Break
Break
Break
Break
Block Printing
on Textiles
Lizzy House
Advanced
Foundation
Piecing:
Designing
Foundation
Pieced Block
Penny
Layman
Improvisational
Machine
Quilting for
the Modern
Quilt
Angela
Walters
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
Machine
Quilting for
the Modern
Quilt
Angela
Walters
Advanced
Foundation
Piecing:
Designing
Foundation
Pieced Block
Penny
Layman
Patchwork
Denyse
Schmidt
Machine
Piecing
Hexagons
Jacquie
Gering
Piping Hot
Curves, Eye
of the Piper
Susan
Cleveland
Playing with
Transparency Color Play
Sheer Fabrics Quilts
Table Runner
Bill Kerr
Valori Wells
Yoshiko
Jinzenji
Bias
Applique
Debbie
Grifka
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
Patchwork
Denyse
Schmidt
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The Future of Quilting is Bright: Notes
on the Industry From a Quilt Mafia
Daughter
Mary Fons
Modern Color Trends: A Spiral of Design
Luana Rubin
Break
Break
Break
Break
Modern Quilt Guild General Session
Bias
Applique
Debbie
Grifka
Getting Your Guild in Order: Tools and
Strategies for Guilds
Panel Discussion
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
Care and Conservation
Marcia Kaylakie
Machine
Piecing
Hexagons
Jacquie
Gering
Piping Hot
Curves, Eye
of the Piper
Susan
Cleveland
Marmalade
Quilt
(QuiltCon
Raffle Quilt)
Elizabeth
Hartman
Transparency Color Play
Quilts
Table Runner
Bill Kerr
Valori Wells
Building Community: Challenges,
Activities and Other Events for Guilds
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lecture descriptions
Thursday, February 21
11 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
modern or Modern
Thomas Knauer
Thomas will discuss the different ways in which the
word ‘modern’ is used within the quilting community,
and attempt to untangle the complexity and
confusion that frequently accompanies discussions of
modern quilting.
12 p.m.-1:50 p.m. QuiltCon Awards Ceremony
Hosted by Alissa Haight Carlton, President of The
Modern Quilt Guild
Together we’ll celebrate the amazing award-winning
quilts of The Modern Quilt Guild’s first QuiltCon and
award thousands in cash prizes. Meet the judges and
our top award sponsors.
2 p.m.-2:50 p.m. Quilt Guilds as Nonprofits
Mollie Cullinane
Mollie’s lecture will offer quilt guilds practical
guidance on how to organize as a nonprofit
corporation, how to apply for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt
status, and how to manage and run a nonprofit in a
way that creates positive change in a community.
3 p.m.-3:50 p.m. Asian Creation: From Tradition to Modern
Yoshiko Jinzenji
In this lecture, Yoshiko Jinzenji discusses how she has
received so much inspiration from traditions that
arose outside of Japan, including quilting from North
America and Asian dyeing and weaving traditions
and how it manifested into her unique work.
4 p.m.-4:50 p.m. Everyday Inspiration in Modern Quilts
Heather Jones
Heather Jones finds inspiration for her quilt designs
in a variety of places in her everyday world. In this
lecture, Heather will discuss how she approaches
quilt design and how her inspiration becomes her
finished quilts. She’ll also share ideas to help you find
inspiration in the world around you.
5 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Panel Discussion: Publishing Your First Book
Moderated by Alissa Haight Carlton with panelists:
Melanie Falick of STC Craft/Melanie Falick Books;
Amy Marson, Publisher of C&T Books; Angela Walters,
Stash Books author; and Susanne Woods, Editorial
Director of Interweave Books.
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In this engaging panel, meet some of the most
influential and powerful women in craft publishing.
They will share key insights into the world of book
publishing, including how to create a good proposal
and best practices of authors.
Friday, February 22
9 a.m.-9:50 a.m. Yoga for Quilters
Rhonda Green
Quilting is a meditative practice for many of us but
the hours of sitting and repetitive motions can be
challenging on the body. Rhonda will address some
of the common issues and concerns that may arise
during quilting and how yogic techniques can be
used to help alleviate them. We will explore correct
body position, alignment, breathing and ways to
release tension. Special focus will be on stretching
and strengthening muscles in the neck, shoulders,
back and opening the chest. By creating greater
freedom of movement and ease in the body, we
open the door to a calm mind inviting in enhanced
creativity.
10 a.m.-10:50 a.m. The Roots of Modern
Thomas Knauer
Thomas will trace the cultural and aesthetic
development of Modern Art, focusing on the
transition from representation to abstraction. While
giving historical context to many of the visual forms
we now take for granted, this talk will lay out the
beginnings of a lexicon for discussing Modernism and
Modern Quilting.
11 a.m.-11:50 a.m. The Birth of the Modern Quilting Movement
Heather Grant
The modern quilt movement was the only quilting
movement birthed entirely via social media. In this
lecture, Heather will review the causes and shifts
that occurred in quilting, technology and culture
that provided the perfect environment for the rapid
expansion of ideas and the organic spread of early
influential modern quilters.
12 p.m.-12:50 p.m. Asian Creation: From Tradition to Modern
Yoshiko Jinzenji
In this lecture, Yoshiko Jinzenji discusses how she has
received so much inspiration from traditions that
arose outside of Japan, including quilting from North
America and Asian dyeing and weaving traditions,
and how it manifested into her unique work.
1 p.m.-1:50 p.m. Making Me
Anna Maria Horner
Anna Maria shares her story with you by giving you
a behind-the-scenes glimpse of her studio work and
design process. She will be sharing a slideshow of
inspirations, projects, and biographical musings to
reveal her process and inspire your creative time.
Anna Maria will also have plenty of show-and-tell on
hand!
2 p.m.-2:50 p.m. Panel Discussion: Publishing Your Work in Magazines
Moderated by Latifah Saafir with panelists Vicki
Anderson, CEO of Meander Publishing; Helen
Gregory, Editorial Director of Interweave’s Quilt,
Paper, and Sewing Group; Kristi Loeffelholz, Publisher
of New Track Media; and Susan Beal, Freelance
Author.
Getting published in magazines is a great first step
for quilters who want to take a dip in the professional
side of quilting. The panelists will discuss what they
look for in projects, the best ways to submit, the
influence of the editorial calendar and best practices
for contributors.
3 p.m.-3:50 p.m. Tammis Keefe: Her Artwork and the Emergence of
Women Designers in the Age of “Mad Men” (With
All the Juicy Details)
Kathy Miller
Tammis Keefe is the designer who single-handedly
saved the handkerchief biz from extinction-byKleenex AND established a new gift niche: collectible
designer hankies (“like having a picasso in your
pocket”). She was also one of the most influential
mid-century textile artists. Kathy Miller will cover the
work of Tammis Keefe and other mid-century textile
designers in this wonderful lecture on a lesser known,
but groundbreaking time of textile design. More
about Tammis Keefe here.
4 p.m.-4:50 p.m. Modern Quilting: DIY Discourse
Ellen Rushman
Ellen spent the fall of 2011 interviewing 26 members
of seven Modern Quilt Guilds across the country for
her master’s thesis. Her qualitative project explored
what draws people into the guild as well as how
modern quiltmakers conceptualize their quilts in terms
of the art/craft dichotomy. Ellen will speak about her
research, results, and all the other lines of inquiry for
further exploration of the Modern Quilt Guild.
5 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Machine Quilting for the Modern Quilt
Angela Walters
Professional machine quilter Angela Walters will
demystify all of the daunting aspects of quilting
for the modern quilt, including how to handle solid
and unconventional fabrics, irregular shapes, and
negative space. Her relaxed approach to modern
machine quilting will ease your fears and spark your
imagination. This lecture is suitable for quilters of all
levels, and includes a mini-trunk show and a question
and answer session.
Saturday, February 23
9 a.m.-9:50 a.m. Copyright, Trademark, and Quilting, Oh My!
Kristen Lejnieks
This lecture will provide an overview of intellectual
property laws in the United States, highlighting issues
particularly applicable to quilters, fabric designers,
and pattern creators. Kristen will draw on her
experience as an attorney and expertise as a quilter
to cover some of the most fascinating issues in the
quilting world.
10 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Modern Lifestyle Photography
David Butler
Designer/photographer David Butler shares his
experience with establishing unique documentarystyle images for his wife Amy Butler, as well as his own
emerging brand Parson Gray. He will provide Insights into
creating simple, effective photographs for your business.
11 a.m.-11:50 a.m. 400 Years of Quilts at the Click of a Mouse
Meg Cox
Meg Cox offers a quirky look at the history of quilts
and quilt movements with a PowerPoint that
showcases how to study quilt history online. She’ll
share tips for surfing the 50,000-plus quilts archived at
the Quilt Index, and other resources for outstanding
quilts that will educate, surprise and inspire today’s
quilters. And she’ll bring some stunning quilts to share
up close.
12 p.m.-12:50 p.m.
Creating Your Unique Color Story
Amy Butler
Join Amy for this colorful image-inspired presentation
packed with ideas, techniques and inspiring insights
on building unique and signature color palettes for
your design work.
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3 p.m.-3:50 p.m. Design Fundamentals of Modern Quilting
Heather Grant
In this entertaining lecture, Heather will briefly cover
the philosophy of modern quilting before going into
an in-depth review of design fundamentals, such as
scale, grid work, negative space and more. Using
photographic examples from key modern quilters in
the movement, the audience will understand how
these elements are central to modern quilt design
and how to apply them into their own quilts.
4 p.m.-4:50 p.m. Quilting Modern: Honoring Tradition
Jacquie Gering
Jacquie Gering shares her journey from teaching herself
to quilt to finding her voice as a modern quilter. See
samples of Jacquie’s work as she shares her quilting
philosophy, inspirations, struggles, and her ideas on
modern quilting and the modern quilting movement.
5:15 p.m.-7 p.m. Keynote: My Uncertainty Principles
Denyse Schmidt
Quilter and fabric designer Denyse Schmidt discusses
her constantly evolving creative journey, and the body
of work she has produced along the way. With warmth,
wisdom and humor, she shares her experience and
perspective on work, the creative process, and being
true to one’s self. Topics to be covered include Lessons
Learned, What I Don’t Know Won’t Kill Me, Being
Authentic, and My Mother Was Right.
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9 a.m.-9:50 a.m. Care, Conservation and Documentation
Marcia Kaylakie
Caring for your textiles is an essential part of keeping
them in top shape for yourself and future generations.
Learn the proper techiques for textile care, and how
to document your quilts for future family members.
10 a.m.-10:50 a.m. The Future of Quilting is Bright: Notes on the Industry
From a Quilt Mafia Daughter
Mary Fons
In this entertaining and provocative talk, Mary Fons
(Quilty creator and host of “Love of Quilting” on PBS)
shares her thoughts on the state of the quilting union.
Words, images, and a little audience participation
combine to deliver an engaging encounter you
won’t soon forget.
11 a.m.-11:50 a.m. Modern Color Trends — A Spiral of Design
Luana Rubin
Color and design trends have a way of circling back
over time — being reinvented and re-envisioned.
Modern quilters look to the past, then imagine
something new. Learn how textile trends are influenced
by fashion, home dec, graphic design... but also pop
culture, environmental concerns and political changes.
12 p.m.-1:50 p.m. Modern Quilt Guild General Session
Presented by The Modern Quilt Guild Board of Directors
Meet the new Board of Directors, learn about long-term
plans of the guild, see a special presentation, major
upcoming projects and a big announcement for 2013!
Workshop information uses
the following configuration:
0 0 0
Codes:
Class Category — this is the main quilting technique
taught in the course
000 Apparel
100 Appliqué
200 Design
400 Handwork
500 Improv
600 Paper Piecing
700 Piecing Techniques
800 Machine & Long-arm Quilting
900 Surface Design
Skill Levels — the appropriate skill level for the course
10 All Skill Levels
20 Beginner
30 Intermediate and above
40 Advanced
Course Number — a unique identification number
assigned to each course in a category
course index
By Instructor
Arkison, Cheryl
710 Perfect Circles
Cleveland, Susan
330 Plain and Perfect Binding
331 Piping Hot Binding
733 Piping Hot Curves — Eye of the Piper
Dubrawsky, Malka
911 Color Your Cloth
912 Itajime Shibori
Fons, Mary
720 Blocks-A-Go-Go: Churn Dash (And How to Teach
Rookies Effectively)
Gering, Jacquie
730 Building Bridges — Architecture Inspired Patchwork
732 Machine Piecing Hexagons
Grifka, Debbie
110 Bias Appliqué
111 Hand Appliqué
112 Machine Appliqué
Hartman, Elizabeth
731 Marmalade Quilt (QuiltCon Raffle Quilt)
830 Free-Motion Quilting on a Home Machine
House, Lizzy
212 Mini Quilts
910 Block Printing on Textiles
Hobson, Rachel
410 Exploring Basic Hand Embroidery Techniques
Through Redwork in Modern Quilting
2 p.m.-2:50 p.m. Panel Discussion: Tools and Strategies for Guilds
Moderated by Alissa Haight Carlton
From setting up your guild to developing strategy and
generating long-term membership growth, this panel
discussion will review best practices from guilds across
the country.
3 p.m.-3:50 p.m. Panel Discussion: Building Community:
Challenges, Activities and Other Events for Guilds
Presented by Alissa Haight Carlton
Showcasing some of the best charitable works,
challenges, activities, events, swaps, retreats, trips
and projects that Modern Quilt Guilds have done
together, this lecture will provide you with great ideas
to implement at your guild or with a group of friends.
Example: 5 1 3
Course Number
All Levels
Improv
2 p.m.-2:50 p.m. Panel Discussion: All About Fabric Design
Moderated by Kim Kight with panelists Amy Butler of
Amy Butler Design; Evie Ashworth, Design Director of
Retail at Robert Kaufman; Kathy Miller, Design Director
of Michael Miller Fabrics; and Laurie Wisbrun, a Robert
Kaufman designer.
Ever wonder how designers get ideas? What
do companies consider when selecting lines to
manufacture? All that and more will be covered in
this fascinating panel discussion on fabric design and
its influence on modern quilting.
Sunday, February 24
Course Number
Level
Category
1 p.m.-1:50 p.m. The Quiltmaker’s Journey: Ours and Yours
Weeks Ringle & Bill Kerr
Every maker’s journey is influenced by the people,
ideas and experiences discovered along the way. Bill
and Weeks will discuss how the places they’ve lived,
their educations and their points of view have shaped
them as quilt makers, and also how you can find new
possibilities in making your own quilts.
course codes
Horner, Anna Maria
430 Composing a Quilt
431 Every Last Stitch
Jinzenji, Yoshiko
740 Playing with Sheer Fabrics — Silhouette Pillow
Jansdotter, Lotta
913 Textile Printing
Kerr, Bill
213 Transparency Quilts
214 Understanding the Role of Color in Your Quilts
Cross Ties by Heather Jones.
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course index
Layman, Penny
620 Beginning Freezer Paper Piecing by Template
621 Foundation Paper Piecing
630 Advanced Foundation Piecing: Designing
Foundation Pieced Blocks
McCarroll, Jay
010 Kitchen Sink Patchwork Skirt
Ringle, Weeks
211 Fabric Explorations
Schmidt, Denyse
511 Improvisational Patchwork
610 String-Pieced Zippy Purse
Walters, Angela
810 Machine Quilting for the Modern Quilt
811 Quilting Negative Space
Wells, Valori
210 Color Play Table Runner
530 The Signature Quilt
Wood, Sherri Lynn
510 Get Your Curve On
512 Improv Round Robin
513 Modern Block Improv
By Category
000 Apparel
010 Kitchen Sink Patchwork Skirt with Jay McCarroll
100 Appliqué
110 Bias Appliqué with Debbie Grifka
111 Hand Appliqué with Debbie Grifka
112 Machine Appliqué with Debbie Grifka
200 Design
210 Color Play Table Runner with Valori Wells
211 Fabric Explorations with Weeks Ringle
212 Mini Quilts with Lizzy House
213 Transparency Quilts with Bill Kerr
214 Understanding the Role of Color in Your Quilts with
Weeks Ringle & Bill Kerr
330 Plain and Perfect Binding with Susan Cleveland
331 Piping Hot Binding with Susan Cleveland
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400 Handwork
Through Redwork in Modern Quilting with Rachel
Hobson
430 Composing a Quilt with Anna Maria Horner
431 Every Last Stitch with Anna Maria Horner
500 Improvisational
510 Get Your Curve On with Sherri Lynn Wood
511 Improvisational Patchwork with Denyse Schmidt
512 Improv Round Robin with Sherri Lynn Wood
513 Modern Block Improv with Sherri Lynn Wood
530 The Signature Quilt with Valori Wells
610 String-Pieced Zippy Purse with Denyse Schmidt
620 Beginning Freezer Paper Piecing by Template with
Penny Layman
621 Foundation Paper Piecing with Penny Layman
Foundation Pieced Blocks with Penny Layman
700 Piecing
710 Perfect Circles with Cheryl Arkison
Rookies Effectively) with Mary Fons
730 Building Bridges — Architecture Inspired
Patchwork with Jacquie Gering
731 Marmalade Quilt (QuiltCon Raffle Quilt) with
Elizabeth Hartman
732 Machine Piecing Hexagons with Jacquie Gering
733 Piping Hot Curves — Eye of the Piper with Susan
Cleveland
740 Playing with Sheer Fabrics — Silhouette Pillow with
Yoshiko Jinzenji
810 Machine Quilting for the Modern Quilt with
Angela Walters
811 Quilting Negative Space with Angela Walters
830 Free-Motion Quilting on a Home Machine with
Elizabeth Hartman
900 Surface Design
910 Block Printing on Textiles with Lizzy House
911 Color Your Cloth with Malka Dubrawsky
912 Itajime Shibori with Malka Dubrawsky
913 Textile Printing with Lotta Jansdotter
course descriptions
000 Apparel
010 Kitchen Sink Patchwork Skirt
Jay McCarroll
Jay will be
providing his
knowledge
of garment
construction
and his sense of
color and fabric
combining to help
each student to
create an amazing A-line patchwork skirt. Jay will
provide silhouette patterns and students will provide
their imagination and willingness to play with their stash
to create something unique and special to them. This
skirt is great for someone looking to utilize fabrics from
their stash. Feel free to bring new fabrics too!
010A Thursday, February 21 — 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
010B Friday, February 22 — 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
100 Appliqué
110 Bias Appliqué
Debbie Grifka
Learn how to make your own bias strips and what
to do with them. Bias strips can be used to make fun
curves and shapes for a dynamic quilt. Bias appliqué
offers the freedom to draw with fabric.
Material Fees: None
110A Sunday, February 24 — 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
111 Hand Appliqué
Debbie Grifka
The next modern quilting hand
work obsession is hand appliqué!
You will learn to appliqué some
basic shapes and make a cute
owl pillow. Learn about needles,
threads, thimbles, fabrics,
preparing your pieces and
how to do needle-turned hand
appliqué. You’ll fall in love with
the simplicity of this technique and never be without
a portable hand project again!
Material Fees: None
111A Satuday, February 23 — 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
112 Machine Appliqué
Debbie Grifka
Learn how to integrate
machine appliqué in your
next quilt. This class will
focus on appliqué using
fusible web, an easy
technique to create fabric
layers. Students will create
a pillow.
Material Fees: None
112A Friday, February 22 — 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
200 Design
210 Color Play Table Runner
Sponsored by Coats & Clark
Valori Wells
The Color Play Table Runner
is the perfect project to
experiment with a larger
scale theme print then add
complimentary smaller scale
prints and solids, creating a
unified design. Not only will
you play with the orientation
of color throughout the
design, but you will learn
to do simple strip piecing
and get an opportunity to
machine quilt and add binding.
Material Fees: None
211 Fabric Explorations
Weeks Ringle
Love large-scale prints but
aren’t sure how to pair them
with other fabrics? Aren’t
sure about mixing different
fabrics? Learn to understand
the relationships among
fabrics in a quilt through a
brief lecture followed by
a series of explorations.
Students begin making the
Fashion District quilt from
Quilts Made Modern or may choose to complete
additional explorations.
Material Fees: $29.95* if the student wants to make
the quilt and doesn’t already own the book, NOT a
required fee
211A Saturday, February 23 — 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
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course descriptions
212 Mini Quilts
Lizzy House
Mini quilts: a study in design, just as much as color,
create a quilt that would makes Josef Albers proud.
From the design process all the way to the binding,
we will work on developing, pushing, and growing a
concept to a finished good fit for any gallery.
Material Fees: None
213 Transparency Quilts
Bill Kerr
Learn how to use color
to give the illusion of
transparency among
fabrics. Transparencies
can be made with solids,
batiks, yarn dyes or prints
once you understand
the relationship among
the fabrics selected.
Transparency Quilts (the
book) is need for the class.
Bring your own copy or
purchase a signed copy in the class.
Material Fees: $27.95 if the student doesn’t already
own the book
330 Plain and Perfect Binding
Sponsored by Janome
Susan Cleveland
Smooth, plump binding is a great finale for any quilt.
Learn everything needed to get a nice binding
on your quilts! Topics include: preparing the quilt,
mitering corners to perfection, joining tails (my special
technique), adding a sleeve, and finishing the back.
We’ll also discuss curvy edges and other variations.
Material Fees: None
330A Satuday, February 23 – 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
330B Saturday, Februay 23 – 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
331 Piping Hot Binding
Susan Cleveland
Piped bindings add
spark to any piece. Every
detail of binding and tiny,
perfect piping will be
covered in class with step-by-step demos and printed
instructions. Learn making perfect piping, preparing
the quilt, applying binding, mitering corners, joining
tails, and finishing. Variations will be on display and
discussed.
Material Fees: None
400 Handwork
Weeks Ringle or Bill Kerr
Learn the basics of color theory as it applies to
selecting fabric and making quilts. In addition to a
brief lecture on the role of color in quilts, students will
participate in several non-sewing color explorations
designed to help them see color in a new way.
Material Fees: None
214A Friday, February 22 — 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (W. Ringle)
214B Friday, February 22 — 2 p.m. -5 p.m. (B. Kerr)
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Through Redwork in Modern Quilting
Rachel Hobson
Students will learn basic embroidery stitches that
are used in redwork, while discussing how this
intensely traditional method of needlework can
blend with modern quilting by varying the color
and style of designs used, but still following the
tenets of original redwork.
Material Fees: $40 includes 8” embroidery hoop,
embroidery floss, needles, fabric, transfer paper,
transfer pen, embroidery scissors, sampler for class
course descriptions
430 Composing a Quilt
Anna Maria Horner
Anna Maria will inspire you to think of your next quilt
like a modern work of art. Using foundation quilting
as a core method, Anna Maria will help you react
to your quilt visually as you build it artistically through
patchwork, appliqué and more. No plans required –
just an open heart and a love of color!
Material Fees: None
431 Every Last Stitch
Anna Maria Horner
Have you ever thought of taking the plunge into hand
quilting? Anna Maria will be sharing entry level hand
quilting techniques using Pearle Cotton and loads of
embroidery inspiration for transforming your next hand
quilted patchwork into something you will treasure.
Material Fees: $75 includes choice of pearle cotton
palette (nine skeins), embroidery needles, choice of six
assorted fat quarters, batting, choice of backing fabric.
431A Thursday, February 21 — 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
500 Improvisational Piecing
510 Get Your Curve On
Sherri Lynn Wood
Get your curvy-quiltymodern groove on in this
improvisational quilt-making
workshop. Participants will
explore modern approaches
to improvised quilt making
and composition, while
learning innovative strip and
curve piecing techniques. All skill levels. Intermediate
and advanced sewers will make more progress.
Material Fees: None
511 Improvisational Patchwork
Denyse Schmidt
Improvisational Patchwork
is a hands-on opportunity
to learn Denyse’s intuitive
design techniques while
building a foundation
for bringing your own
individual style to quilts.
Whether you are an
experienced quilter or
a beginning crafter,
you will create exciting,
rut-breaking work that will
change the way you think about color, patchwork,
and your own creativity.
Material Fees: $10 includes additional fabrics selected
by Denyse for use in the workshop.
511B Sunday, February 24 — 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
512 Improv Round Robin
Sherri Lynn Wood
An improvisational twist on
the Round Robin. Free your
creative energy, use up
your scraps, and learn the
basic skills of improvisational
quilt making. At the
end of the day you and
everyone else will leave
with a distinctive quilt top beyond anyone’s wildest
imagination. There are no mistakes in this fast-paced
class, only discoveries, community, and FUN! Perfect
for first time improvisers. Sign up with your friends!
Material Fees: None
513 Modern Block Improv
Sherri Lynn Wood
Start with a favorite
traditional block pattern
and transform it through
a series of improvised
repetitions into something
uniquely modern. We will
brainstorm the possible
range of alterations and then practice putting our
blocks through a series of rhythmic iterations using
basic improv piecing and compositional techniques.
All skill levels.
Material Fees: None
530 The Signature Quilt
Valori Wells
The “Signature Quilt” will
give you the opportunity
to discover the magic of
simple free form cutting
and piecing. You will
create a one-of-a-kind quilt
that is truly “your design.” In
a short period of time, you
will learn to cut freehand
and piece gentle curved
lines, giving you the confidence to design your quilt.
Material Fees: None
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course descriptions
610 String-Pieced Zippy Purse
Denyse Schmidt
This half-day workshop
is fast, fun, and full
of opportunities to
learn new skills and
techniques (or perfect
them)! While making
a uniquely beautiful
and useful zip purse,
you’ll learn the basics of
foundation-piecing, and setting a zipper. Best of all,
you’ll have an opportunity to learn Denyse’s intuitive
design techniques and cultivate your own style.
Appropriate for beginners as well as experienced
crafters.
Material Fees: $10 includes all supplies to complete
the project.
610A Thursday, February 21 — 12 p.m.-5 p.m.
620 Beginning Freezer Paper Piecing by Template
Penny Layman
Have you ever wanted to
paper piece, but found the
idea of it too intimidating?
Come learn the basics of
freezer paper piecing using
templates, tips and tricks for
easy paper piecing including
how to sew those semiterrifying Y-seams. You’ll go
home with tons of ideas for
how to use this method with
your own projects.
Material Fees: None
621 Foundation Paper Piecing
Sponsored by Michael
Miller Fabrics
Penny Layman
Foundation paper
piecing is an important
skill for all quilters. This
class will teach the
basics of foundation
paper piecing giving you the tools you need to tackle
some of those gorgeous and complicated traditional
quilting patterns, allowing you to update them with a
modern twist.
Material Fees: None
621A Saturday, February 23 — 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
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Foundation Pieced Blocks
Penny Layman
Do you dream in quilts?
Have you ever wanted to
design a quilt block or whole
quilt based on a drawing
you have, or image in your
head? In this class, Penny
will guide students through
turning a drawing or graphic,
into a paper pieced image,
eventually leading to a whole quilt or quilt block.
Material Fees: None
700 Piecing
710 Perfect Circles
Sponsored by Stash Books
Cheryl Arkison
Add a new dimension
to your quilts with circles.
Appliquéd or inset, full,
half, or quarter circles.
Circles are a great way to
showcase favorite fabrics
or add movement to your
quilts. This class will cover a
number of different ways to
add circles to your quilts.
Material Fees: None
710B Friday, February 22 — 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Rookies Effectively)
Mary Fons
Learn patchwork
fundamentals as you make
a darling, super basic
Churn Dash block — or
two! Also discover excellent
tips for teaching beginning
quilters of any age or
background.
Material Fees: $25 includes
three fat quarters, Churn
Dash block pattern, Fons &
Porter Half-and-Quarter rule
720A Thursday, February 21
— 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
720B Saturday, February 23 — 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
course descriptions
730 Building Bridges — Architecture Inspired Patchwork
Sponsored by Modern Quilts Unlimited
Jacquie Gering
Do you find yourself
mesmerized by the
lines and shapes of
a bridge? Does the
architecture around
you get your creative
juices flowing? Learn
to “see” and create
the linear components
of a bridge or
your architectural
inspiration in
patchwork. Make
a block for a
wallhanging or pillow
or the start of your own architectural quilt.
Material Fees: None
731 Marmalade Quilt (QuiltCon Raffle Quilt)
Elizabeth Hartman
Students will get started on a Marmalade quilt similar
to the QuiltCon raffle quilt, by making and using a
freezer paper template to turn an improv-pieced panel
into a striking diamond block. Covered topics include
drafting templates, piecing diamonds, and effectively
combining improvisation and precision piecing.
Material Fees: None, students will be provided with a
free pattern
731A Sunday, February 24 — 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
732 Machine Piecing Hexagons
Jacquie Gering
Yes, hexagons can be sewn
by machine and without
tedious marking. Learn to
draft, quick cut and then
sew hexagons by machine
to create a modern
hexagon quilt.
Material Fees: None
732A Sunday, February 24
— 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
732B Sunday, February 24
— 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
733 Piping Hot Curves — Eye of the Piper
Susan Cleveland
Add piping to curves ... and avoid curved piecing!
This technique is wonderful for traditional curved
patterns and great for contemporary designs. In class,
students will learn to make perfect piping and add it
to the “Eye of the Piper” block.
Piping adds pizzazz!
Material Fees: $8 pattern
includes instructions for project or
$25 includes detailed instructions
for entire technique plus project
733A Sunday, February 24 — 9
a.m.-5 p.m.
740 Playing with Sheer Fabrics — Silhouette Pillow
Yoshiko Jinzenji
Yoshiko is known for using
sheer fabrics to add
dimension and interest to
her minimalist quilts. Work
with Yoshiko to learn how
to integrate sheer fabrics
into your everyday quilting.
Students will make a
silhouette pillow featuring
sheer fabrics.
Material Fees: $35 includes
everything except thread and polyfil.
740A Satuday, February 23 — 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
810 Machine Quilting for the Modern Quilt
Long-arm Quilting Machines Provided by Handi
Quilter, Inc.
Angela Walters
In this hands-on
class, professional
machine quilter
Angela Walters
will arm you with
the tools you
need to find your
own modern
machine quilting
voice. Topics covered include working with solid
and unconventional fabrics, irregular shapes, and
the most daunting of all, negative space. This class
will give you the confidence to tackle any machine
quilting project head-on. No long-arm experience
required!
Material Fees: None
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course descriptions
811 Quilting Negative Space
Long-arm Quilting Machines Provided by Handi
Quilter, Inc.
Angela Walters
Negative space is
a hallmark of the
modern quilt, but it can
also be intimidating.
Professional machine
quilter Angela Walters
will turn that negative space into a positive in this
hands-on class. Topics covered include techniques
for changing up the scale of your design, how to
divide your piece into smaller spaces, and tips for
adapting these methods to other parts of your quilt.
Come ready to learn, ready to quilt, and armed with
questions. No long-arm experience required!
Material Fees: None
811B Friday, February 22 — 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
811C Saturday, February 23 — 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
811D Saturday, February 23 — 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
830 Free-Motion Quilting on a Home Machine
Workshop sponsored by Robert Kaufman Fabrics
Elizabeth Hartman
Students will learn the
basics of free-motion
quilting on a home sewing
machine, including making
a stable quilt sandwich and
managing a larger quilt.
We will practice a variety
of free-motion patterns and will make a set of quilting
samples to keep for future reference.
Material Fees: None.
830A Thursday, February 21 — 9 a.m. -5 p.m.
830B Saturday, February 23 — 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
900 Surface Design
910 Block Printing on Textiles
Lizzy House
Have you always wanted to create your own prints
on fabric but weren’t entirely sure where to start?
Then this class is for you. Together we will explore the
basic ways to carve a block that can be used for
printing fabric or paper. In addition, we will learn how
to successfully print with them to create beautiful
home textile prints. This class will give you a new skill to
use for the rest of your life!
Material Fees: None
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911 Color Your Cloth
Malka Dubrawsky
In this class we’ll learn the basics of applying color
and patterning to fabric with wax resist. Our focus will
be to utilize common, everyday objects in a homelike setting to create beautiful, one-of-a-kind fabrics.
Material Fees: $10 includes wax, dyes and auxiliary
chemicals.
Please note, this workshop is held off-site at St. David’s
Episcopal Church (see page 8).
911A Thursday, February 21 – 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
911B Friday, February 22 – 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
912 Itajime Shibori
Malka Dubrawsky
We’ll explore itajime shibori or clamped shape resist
to create patterning. We’ll combine dyeing and
discharging to create fat quarter lengths of truly oneof-a-kind fabric.
Material Fees: $10 includes dyes and auxiliary
chemicals.
Please note, this workshop is held off-site at St. David’s
Episcopal Church (see page 8).
913 Textile Printing
Lotta Jansdotter
This is an opportunity
to learn and explore
simple means
and methods for
printmaking on
your own fabrics.
The emphasis will
be on block and
stencil printing; easy
techniques without
special or expensive
equipment. You will
come away with a
couple of completed
projects and much
inspiration to print
on anything from
pillowcases to totes.
Material Fees: $20 includes a printing kit containing
carving tools, stencils, booklet, carving block,
materials to print on and inks.
913B Friday, February 22 — 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
913C Saturday, February 23 — 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
913D Saturday, February 23 — 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
Instructors, Lecturers and panelists
Denyse Schmidt
Keynote and Workshops
A former graphic designer and
graduate of Rhode Island School
of Design, Denyse Schmidt has
changed the way we think
about quilts. Intrigued by the
rich historical nature of quilts
and inspired by beauty born
of necessity, Denyse adds her
distinctive aesthetic sensibility — clean, spare lines,
rich color and bold graphics — to this rich art form.
Though firmly rooted in the techniques of American
quilt-making, Denyse Schmidt is renowned for her
fresh, offbeat approach to design and color and
has won acclaim from the worlds of art, design and
craft. As author, fabric designer, and teacher, Denyse
continues to inspire with her witty take on tradition.
Denyse’s studio is located in a historic factory building
in Bridgeport, Connecticut. For more information, visit
dsquilts.com.
Vicki Anderson
Panelist
Vicki Anderson is the CEO of
Meander Publishing Inc, creator
of Machine Quilting Unlimited
and Modern Quilts Unlimited
magazines. She also serves as the
Executive Editor and Publisher
for the magazines. Vicki founded
Meander Publishing Inc in 2006,
utilizing her extensive publishing experience, degree
in Finance, and formal training as a Human Resource
professional. Her passion for quilting, starting in the
1970s and still strong today, defines the editorial
focus of the company. Vicki is a member of several
national quilting organizations, as well as local quilt
guilds. For more information, visit mqumag.com.
Cheryl Arkison
Workshops
Quilter, writer, teacher, mom,
friend, sister, daughter, and
the bestest wife ever. Cheryl is
the author (with Amanda Jean
Nyberg) of Sunday Morning Quilts.
This modern quilt book focuses
on scraps – from sorting to using
every last bit of treasured fabric.
She teaches quilting across North America, when
not corralling children or fabric gone wild. She also
a freelance writer, with a focus on food and craft.
Cheryl lives in Calgary, Alberta with her husband, one
old pooch, two wild little girls, and one newborn boy
who has no clue what chaos he’s entered. She rules
the house from her Dining Room Empire. Learn more
at cherylarkison.com.
Evie Ashworth
Panelist
Evie Ashworth is Design Director
for the Retail Division at Robert
Kaufman Fabrics. She brought
her expertise to Robert Kaufman
in 2000 to establish within the
company a whole category of
product specifically for quilt fabric
retailers. She merchandised the
line, introducing the concept of coordinated samples
and print basics, including the trademark Fusions™
brand, and ensures Robert Kaufman brand’s
association with only the highest quality standards.
Evie currently directs a large internal design team as
well as several art studios abroad, to produce Robert
Kaufman’s signature in-house Luxe and Gallery looks
as well as a broad range with external licensed artists
and brands. Learn more at robertkaufman.com.
Amy Butler
Lecturer, Panelist
Amy Butler is a artist known
for her modern approach to
botanical, geometric and
romantic inspirations infused
with her signature spirited color.
Her passion for creating and
encouraging others to live a
beautiful life by design reaches
a global like-minded audience. She creates fabrics,
home, fashion, craft and stationery products in her
Ohio home studio alongside her husband, David, and
her four cats. Learn more at amybutlerdesign.com.
David Butler
Lecturer
David Butler is the designer of the
folk modern brand Parson Gray.
As a graphic artist whose clientele
has included Cirque du Soleil &
Ralph Lauren, David has brought
his tactile brand of modern
heritage to all that he creates.
When not touring with his band
Black Owls, he weaves his print designs for Parson
Gray into modern quilting fabrics, as well as products
for home, fashion and lifestyle. David works from his
Ohio studio with fabled fabric designer wife Amy
Butler. Learn more at parsongray.com.
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Panel Moderator, Host
Alissa Haight Carlton lives in
Los Angeles and is one of the
founders and president of the
Modern Quilt Guild. She has
written two books, Modern
Minimal: 20 Bold and Graphic
Quilts, and Block Party: The
Modern Quilting Bee, which
she co-authored. Her work has been featured in a
variety of publications such as We Love Color, Stitch
Magazine and Quilting Arts, Quilt Scene Magazine.
When not quilting, Alissa casts reality shows, including
many recent seasons of Project Runway. She blogs at
handmadebyalissa.com.
Susan Cleveland
Workshops
Susan’s enthusiasm for quilting
is said to be contagious, and
her students enjoy detailed
instruction accompanied by
lots of encouragement. Susan’s
quilts range from simple to
complex and all are saturated
with unexpected elements. Many
have received awards in international competitions.
Susan has appeared on “The Quilt Show” and
several other internet shows. Her popular books are
self-published and full of innovative techniques and
charming details. Susan is inventor of the Groovin’
Piping Trimming Tool and of the Prairie Pointer
pressing tool. She is proud to have been named
2010 Minnesota Quilter of the Year! Learn more at
PiecesBeWithYou.com.
Meg Cox
Lecturer
Journalist Meg Cox is a
recognized authority on current
quilting trends, writing regular
columns for multiple quilt
magazines, and occasional quilt
articles for The Wall Street Journal.
A passionate quilter for more than
20 years, she wrote the go-to
resource Bible for the craft, The Quilter’s Catalog:
A Comprehensive Resource Guide (Workman
Publishing). Meg serves as president of the national
nonprofit Quilt Alliance, whose mission is to preserve
and share the stories of quilts and quilters. She lives
in Princeton, New Jersey, with her husband and son.
Learn more at megcox.com.
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Mollie Cullinane
Lecturer
Mollie Wettstein Cullinane is
an attorney and the founder
of the Cullinane Law Group,
which works exclusively with
the nonprofit sector. For the
past decade, Ms. Cullinane has
worked with nonprofits of all sizes,
from emerging local charities to
international foundations like the Dr. Phil (McGraw)
Foundation in Los Angeles. Ms. Cullinane helps
nonprofits make a difference in their communities.
Based in Austin and San Antonio, Ms. Cullinane works
with nonprofits and social entrepreneurs throughout
the United States who seek to create positive
change. Learn more at cullinanelaw.com.
Malka Dubrawsky
Workshops
Malka is well known for her hand
dyed fabric. She released her
first fabric line with Moda in 2011.
She writes and designs patterns
and has been published in
several magazines and books.
Her first book, Color Your Cloth:
A Quilter’s Guide to Dyeing and
Patterning Fabric, was published by Lark Books in
November 2009, and a second book, Fresh Quilting:
Fearless, Color, Design, and Inspiration was released
in December 2010 by Interweave Press. Read more
about Malka at stitchindye.blogspot.com.
Melanie Falick
Panelist
Melanie Falick is the publishing
director of STC Craft/Melanie
Falick Books, an imprint of Stewart,
Tabori & Chang and ABRAMS.
Among the many books she
has edited and published are
Denyse Schmidt: Modern Quilts,
Traditional Inspiration, Kaffe
Fassett: Dreaming in Color,
Alabama Studio Sewing + Design
by Natalie Chanin, and Last-Minute Patchwork +
Quilted Gifts by Joelle Hoverson. Melanie is the former
editor-in-chief of Interweave Knits magazine and the
author of several knitting books, including Weekend
Knitting, Kids Knitting, and Knitting in America. Learn
more at melaniefalickbooks.com/.
Mary Fons
Lecturer, Workshops
Mary Fons is creator of Quilty,
a weekly how-to show offered
online at QNNtv.com for rookie
quilters, and now a successful
magazine title on newsstands
nationwide, with plans for
significant growth in 2013. Mary is
also co-host of “Love of Quilting”
on PBS, alongside her mom, Marianne Fons. Learn
more about Mary at maryfons.com.
Jacquie Gering
Lecturer, Workshops
Since discovering quilting five
years ago, Jacquie has become
a passionate quilt maker and
designer. She is known for her
“out of the box” designs and
unique style. She is the co-author
of Quilting Modern: Techniques
and Projects for Improvisational Quilts. She blogs
and shares her quilting knowledge on her popular
blog, Tallgrass Prairie Studio, and lives in downtown
Chicago with her husband and black lab, Bruno.
Learn more at tallgrassprairiestudio.blogspot.com.
Heather Grant
Lecturer
Heather has played an important
role in the modern quilting scene
as founder of the Austin Modern
Quilt Guild. Heather also is author
of the popular blog, Modern Day
Quilts, which was named one
of the Top 55 Quilting Blogs by
Quilter’s Home magazine and has been featured
in Fat Quarterly and Elle Decor. Learn more at
moderndayquilts.tumblr.com.
Rhonda Green
Lecturer
Rhonda, a.k.a. “The Gardening
Yogini,” has over a decade of
yoga teaching experience. Her
teaching is grounded in the
ashtanga vinyasa tradition and then
opens and expands from there.
Rhonda is able to share a depth
of knowledge with the seasoned yoga practitioner as
well as beginners. She holds a B.S. in Marketing from the
University of South Florida, is an organic urban gardener
and a loving mother of a beautiful daughter. Learn more
at facebook.com/gardeningyogini
Helen Gregory
Panelist
Helen Gregory is the Editorial
Director of Interweave’s Quilt,
Paper, and Sewing Group.
She oversees the group’s four
print magazines: Quilting Arts
Magazine®, Cloth Paper Scissors®,
Stitch, and Studios; special print
issues; and instructional videos
including the PBS television program “Quilting Arts
TV.” A friend introduced Helen to quilting after they
graduated from college, and she was perfectly
content with handwork until her parents gave her a
student model sewing machine. When she received
the machine, she couldn’t imagine she’d ever use
it. Now she can’t imagine life without it. When not
working or creating, Helen loves spending time
outdoors — hiking, biking, kayaking, cross-country
skiing, and relaxing at the beach. Learn more at
interweave.com.
Debbie Grifka
Workshops
Debbie has been sewing all
her life and quilting for the past
ten years. Her designs have
appeared in such magazines
as Stitch, Quilting Arts Gifts and
Modern Patchwork, and she
publishes her own patterns as
Esch House Quilts. Debbie’s quilt
“Ephemeral Elegance,” which uses her bias appliqué
technique, won first place in its category in the
American Quilter’s Society Quilt Show in Paducah
in 2011. Debbie is an active member of the Ann
Arbor, Michigan, Modern Quilt Guild. Learn more at
eschhousequilts.blogspot.com.
Elizabeth Hartman
Workshops
Elizabeth Hartman is a self-taught
quilter from Portland, Oregon. She
is the author of the popular blog,
Oh, Fransson!, and The Practical
Guide to Patchwork, which was
the winner of the Next Generation
Indie Book Award for Best How-To
Book of 2011. Her second book,
Modern Patchwork is available now. Learn more at
ohfransson.com.
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Rachel Hobson
Workshops
Rachel Hobson is a craft writer,
editor and embroidery enthusiast.
She taught embroidery classes
at the Stitch Lab in Austin before
moving to Houston in 2011. She
has blogged at Average Jane
Crafter since 2007, has written
for Craftzine.com since 2008,
and was named Editor-in-Chief of Craftzine.com in
2012. Her embroidery has appeared in a national
advertising campaign in BUST magazine, and she
stitched samples for Jenny Hart’s Embroidered
Effects book and Sublime Stitching web site. Rachel
contributed projects to World of Geekcraft and a
chapter on hand embroidery techniques for Laurie
Wisbrun’s upcoming book, Embellish Me. Learn more
at about.me/rachelhobson.
Anna Maria Horner
Lecturer, Workshops
To many people, the Anna Maria
brand means color and inspiration
in the form of craft, sewing,
needlework, books, patterns, kits
and friendly how-to. Since 2006,
her ever-growing library of fabrics
has delighted and adorned
creative souls around the globe.
Constantly setting the bar higher in material choices,
the industry has come to rely on Anna Maria to
provide gorgeous new lines as well as to inspire clever
ways to use them. She works from her home studio in
Nashville, Tennessee, where she makes a home with
her husband Jeff, six children and a pair of yellow
labs. Learn more at annamariahorner.com.
Lizzy House
Workshops
Lizzy House is a printmaker, fabric
designer, author, and educator.
She has released seven lines of
fabric, including one of her latest
for Andover, “Hello Pilgrim.” Lizzy
has designed a series of quilt
patterns and is the author of the
book How to Enter the World
of Textile Design. She has a BFA in Printmaking and
currently resides in Salt Lake City, Utah. When Lizzy
isn’t printing, designing fabric, writing, or teaching,
she can usually be found curled in a small ball
asleep on an airplane. And no, she doesn’t want any
peanuts. Learn more at lizzyhouse.com.
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Lotta Jansdotter
Workshops
Lotta’s products are functional
and practical, her projects
approachable and easy. Making
life better is the result. Born 1971
on Åland, her Swedish heritage is
also apparent in her pragmatic
and self-sufficient approach to
design. Lotta takes the basic
craft skills she learned as a child, such as potato
printmaking and simple sewing, and stretches them
into sophisticated tools. Her look is sleek and urban,
and her products are created for a busy city life.
Lotta’s awareness, substance and instinctual sense of
style are perfectly suited for contemporary lifestyles,
as is her generosity and sharing of knowledge. Learn
more at jansdotter.com.
Yoshiko Jinzenji
Lecturer, Workshops
Yoshiko Jinzenji is an internationally
renowned Quilt Artist and teacher
based in Kyoto, Japan. Her studio,
the Grass House, is based in Bali,
Indonesia. Known for her unique
minimal and low volume quilts,
Yoshiko is consistently cited as a
major influence of modern quilters.
In 1979, she received the Provincial Award by the
Ontario Craft Council in Canada. She has exhibited
throughout Japan and the world. Yoshiko’s quilts
are in the permanent collections the New England
Quilt Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Spencer
Museum of Art, International Quilt Study Center &
Museum, and the Museum of Art and Design. Learn
more at yoshikoquilt.com.
Heather Jones
Lecturer
Heather Jones is a designer
and modern quilter. She lives in
Cincinnati, Ohio, with her husband
and two young children, who are
her biggest supporters and greatest
sources of inspiration. Three of her
quilts were chosen as winners of
the Modern Quilt Guild’s Project
Modern challenges, and she recently released her first
line of quilting patterns. Heather has great respect for
the art of quiltmaking and loves to bring a modern twist
to traditional patterns. She finds inspiration in the world
around her, often in non-traditional places and things,
and is excited by the challenge to translate it into her
work. Learn more at oliveandollie.com.
Marcia Kaylakie
Lecturer
Marcia Kaylakie is a quiltmaker,
collector, appraiser, historian
and author. She is certified by
the American Quilter’s Society
in quilts and quilted textiles and
is a member of the International
Society of Appraisers. Marcia is
skilled in appraising and advising
care and conservation of all textiles. Her book, Texas
Quilts and Quilters, won the Texas Writer’s League
Violet Crown Award for non-fiction in 2008. Marcia
lives in Austin, Texas, with her family. Learn more at
texasquiltappraiser.com.
Kim Kight
Panel Moderator
Ever since she learned to sew,
Kim Kight was more interested
in the design of fabric than she
was with the actual sewing part.
She launched the first “all-fabric”
blog, True Up, in 2008. In 2011,
her first book, A Field Guide to
Fabric Design, was published by
Stash Books. Kim lives in the Hill Country outside of
Austin with her husband and two sons. Learn more at
Trueup.net.
Thomas Knauer
Lecturer
Thomas Knauer holds Masters
of Fine Art from both Ohio
University and the Cranbrook
Academy of Art. Before he
started designing fabric and
quilts, he was a professor of art
and design at Drake University
and the State University of New
York. Thomas began sewing in 2010, after leaving
academia due to health concerns; the first time
he sat down at a sewing machine he made his
wee daughter a dress. He now designs fabric with
Andover Fabrics, and his quilts are starting to be
published in an array of magazines. Thomas still loves
making things for his wee daughter. Learn more at
thomasknauersews.com.
Penny Layman
Workshops
Penny Layman has been sewing since she was a child,
when her mom taught her to sew a straight line on a
machine. She is a self-taught quilter with work published
in several magazines and books. Penny is the author
of the quirky, fun blog Sew Take A
Hike and her love of foundation
paper piecing has helped fuel
the fire for paper piecing online.
She is one of the founders of
the popular online quilting bee,
‘Ringo Pie,’ and has a passion for
teaching others the ins and outs
of paper piecing. Learn more at
sewtakeahike.typepad.com.
Kristen Lejnieks
Lecturer
Kristen Lejnieks is an attorney
and quilter living in Washington,
D.C., with her husband, two
daughters, and her dog. She is
the co-author of Block Party: The
Modern Quilting Bee, published
by C&T Publishing in Spring 2011.
Kristen loves crafts of all kinds, but
considers quilting to be her true passion. Learn more
at kristenunraveled.com.
Kristi Loeffelholz
Panelist
Kristi Loeffelholz has spent more
than a decade within the craft
and quilt publishing industry.
Loeffelholz began her crafting
career at Better Homes &
Gardens (Creative Collections);
six years later, she joined the team
at New Track Media where she oversees the quilt
industry’s most popular magazine titles, including
Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting, Easy Quilts and
Quilty. In addition, Loeffelholz manages social media
strategies for Love of Quilting, video content for NTM
(including QNNtv.com and oversees the advertising
and editorial teams. Loeffelholz lives in Iowa with her
husband and two children, Slade and Sloan, both
of whom have quilts made by mom. Learn more at
QNNtv.com or NewTrackMedia.com.
Amy Marson
Panelist
Amy Marson has been the
publisher at C&T Publishing
for 10 years. An avid crafter,
quilter and fabric lover, she is
also an executive with a strong
background in sales, marketing,
production, acquisitions and IT.
When Amy is not leading the
team at C&T Publishing, you can find her passing
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on her love of quilting to the next generation of
quilters. She is a quilt evangelist in every way. Amy
recently lead C&T in the creation, implementation
and marketing of Stash Books. She is delighted to
have published books by Alissa Haight Carlton, Kristen
Lejnieks, Elizabeth Hartman, Rashida Coleman-Hale,
Angela Walters, Kim Kight, Amanda Jean Nyberg,
Cheryl Akrson and many more modern quilters. Amy
can be reached at [email protected].
Modern, Quiltmaker’s Color Workshop and Modern
Quilt Workshop. In 2011, they launched Modern Quilts
Illustrated, the first magazine dedicated to modern
quilting. Weeks and Bill currently design fabric for
Andover Fabrics and have designed textiles for Crate
and Barrel, RJR and FreeSpirit. Weeks also writes
the blog Craft Nectar and Bill is chairman of the art
department at Dominican University in River Forest,
Illinois. Learn more at modernquiltstudio.com.
Jay McCarroll
Workshops
Jay McCarroll is a fashion designer
who is internationally recognized
for winning the Emmy nominated
television show, “Project Runway.”
Jay studied fashion design at
the former Philadelphia College
of Textiles and Science, now
Philadelphia University, where
he currently teaches. He also studied at the London
College of Fashion. Fabric, color, pattern, and texture
are among the great loves of Jay’s life. According to
Jay the greatest part of his job is manipulating those
elements into functioning products for people to use
and enjoy. Learn more at jaymccarrollonline.com.
Luana Rubin
Lecturer
Luana Rubin has worked in design
and trend forecasting in the
fashion and textile industry since
1981. She is a chairholder in the
Color Marketing Group — an
international color forecasting
organization — and gave the
keynote presentation at their 2012
conference in Bangkok. Luana travels around the
world visiting quilt and design conferences, sharing
images and videos via Flickr, Facebook, Pinterest,
Twitter, and YouTube. She is also the president and
co-owner of eQuilter.com in Boulder, Colorado.
eQuilter gives 2% of sales to charity, and has raised
over $1 million total for organizations like Doctors
Without Borders. Luana has also worked as a licensed
designer for Robert Kaufman Fabrics & YLI Threads,
was a three-time Bernina Fashion Show designer, and
is part of the Bernina National Teachers group. Learn
more at eQuilter.com.
Kathy Miller
Lecturer, Panelist
Kathy Miller founded Michael
Miller Fabrics with business partner
Michael Steiner in 1999. Before
starting Michael Miller, she spent
over 20 years honing her fabric
design skills, encompassing
everything from kid’s wear
to women’s wear, lingerie,
bedding and the home sewing world. Traveling the
globe while learning the intricacies of mill work and
sourcing, each of Kathy’s projects was a valuable
lesson on a path she’s never doubted. As an owner
with a designer’s viewpoint, she directs Michael
Miller’s diversely talented in-house artists, freelancers
and a fabulous group of licensed designers. Learn
more at MichaelMillerFabrics.com.
Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr
Lecturer, Workshops
Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr
established Modern Quilt Studio
(previously FunQuilts) in 1999 to
design and make quilts that are
expressive of the time in which
we live. Their books include
Transparency Quilts, Quilts Made
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Ellen Rushman
Lecturer
Ellen Rushman holds a Master’s
Degree in Textile History with
an emphasis in Quilt Studies
from the University of Nebraska.
Her thesis work is centered
on the Modern Quilt Guild,
specifically what draws people
into the guild and how they
contextualize the quilts they make in terms of art
and craft. Ellen began quilting in 2006. She hand
pieced traditional blocks for several years before
discovering endless inspiration from blogs resulting in
a dramatic shift in her quiltmaking. Today, Ellen uses
a machine but rarely touches a ruler. Learn more at
fabricfield.blogspot.com.
Latifah Saafir
Panel Moderator
Sewing has been Latifah Saafir’s
path to creativity ever since
she “took it up seriously” at the
age of 11. An accomplished
seamstress, Latifah took the dive
into quilting in 2009 and a few
months later with only one quilt
under her belt co-founded the
Modern Quilt Guild’s first chapter in Los Angeles.
She is the president of the LA Modern Quilt Guild, a
board member of the Modern Quilt Guild and loves
to teach modern quilting whenever she can. Latifah
is known for her bold use of color and innovative
design. Learn more at thequiltengineer.com.
Angela Walters
Lecturer, Workshops, Panelist
Since learning how to quilt from
her husband’s grandparents 10
years ago, Angela has been
in love with the art of quilting.
She purchased her first quilting
machine 10 years ago and has
been quilting professionally,
teaching and giving trunk shows
ever since. She loves traditional quilting but has
found her niche quilting modern quilts and helping
other learn how to adapt their quilting designs for
modern quilts. Angela quilts from her home studio
and blogs at Quilting Is My Therapy. Learn more at
quiltingismytherapy.com.
Valori Wells
Workshops
Valori Wells is a professional
quilter, author, fabric and
pattern designer, painter and
photographer. She also coowns The Stitchin’ Post in Sisters,
Oregon, with her mother. Valori
came into quilting through
osmosis, having a mother who
shared her love of quilting and opened the Stitchin’
Post in 1975. She has been designing fabric, writing
quilting books and patterns for 14 years, presenting a
new look to the quilting and sewing world. Valori lives
and works in Sisters, Oregon, with her husband and
three children. Learn more at valoriwells.com.
Laurie Wisbrun
Panelist
Laurie Wisbrun is a surface and
textile designer who specializes in
“stylishly smart & seriously playful
designs.” Laurie also authored
two books on textile design,
Mastering the Art of Fabric Printing
and Design and the upcoming
2013 book, Embellish Me. She has
designed a number of international fabric collections
for Robert Kaufman Fabrics and has licensed her
designs to several home décor and stationery
manufacturers. Laurie authors her blog Scarlet Fig
and sells limited-run fabrics via her online Etsy shop.
Prior to hopping off the corporate hamster wheel to
create colorful designs of modern whimsy, Laurie had
an extensive career in advertising and marketing in
both Manhattan and Austin, Texas. Learn more at
lauriewisbrun.com.
Sherri Lynn Wood
Workshops
Sherri Lynn Wood is an artist
who lives in Oakland, California,
where she improvises quilts as a
life practice and blogs about it
at Dainty Time. She has an MFA
in sculpture from Bard College,
a Masters of Theological Studies
from Emory University, and
teaches regularly at Penland School of Craft. Sherri’s
work has been exhibited in museums and galleries
across the country. She has been making and selling
quilts professionally for 20 years. Learn more at
daintytime.net.
Susanne Woods
Panelist
Susanne Woods has been in
the illustrated book publishing
business for over 20 years, working
in New York, London, and the
San Francisco Bay Area. She was
the creative force behind the
launch of Stash Books in 2010, and
now lives in Colorado working at
Interweave Books as their Editorial Director. Susanne
has been sewing since she could thread a needle
and reading books for even longer. She is always
available for questions at: [email protected].
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