Appropriate level:  Confident Beginner to Advanced.

Chicken Challenge. Chickens have often found their way into the quilt world — small wonder given the astonishing variety of plumage in chicken breeds. Among the most memorable poultry quilts are the charming chickens and roosters (and turkeys and ducks) created by Ruth McDowell (www.ruthbmcdowell.com). Join us in poultry piecing to celebrate these barnyard wonders! 

Ann Shaw’s quilts are inspired by favorite photographs, family events, and various professional collaborations (e.g. the primate quilts). All of these quilts use paper piecing techniques to create an abstract interpretation of the photo or object — be it car, plant or animal. Based on the design and piecing techniques of Ruth McDowell, these designs take traditional patchwork a step further through the use of unexpected fabric choices. In this class, you will select from several patterns to create a wall hanging. A brief discussion introduces the methods and techniques of freezer paper templates. You will then prepare a freezer paper template for your pattern and begin the process of selecting fabrics for your design. We will also discuss sewing methods and sewing order to complete your wall hanging.

Supply List

Find Ann at (click on each link):    Website      

Registration

Workshops are open to both guild members and non-guild members. Because the cost of the workshops is subsidized by members’ dues, non-members are asked to pay an additional $15 per workshop. Non-members will be able to register for all 2020 workshops after December 1, 2019. Workshop registration policy.

Members: $75 + $2.50 credit card processing fee

Non-Members: $90 + $2.90 credit card processing fee

Online registration is available for both members and non-members.  (If you prefer to write a check and mail in your workshop registration, please download our printable form.)

See the complete GAAQG Workshop Registration/Refund Policy for more information.

Questions?

Contact our VP-Programs.

Doors open at 8:15 am, and the meeting begins at 9:15 am.

Lecture by Ann P. Shaw

“Playing with Fabrics”

Lecture description: Unusual fabric choices is a hallmark of my pictorial quilt style. In this presentation, I will discuss the design qualities inherent in printed fabrics and the ways fabric choices contribute to the overall visual impact of a quilt. Quilts from many ears as well as my own work serve to illustrate how I select and audition printed fabrics that bring pictorial quilts to life.

This lecture follows the business meeting on Quilt Day.

Learn More About Quilt Days

Following our March 21 Quilt Day Meeting and Lecture, please stay for the SafeHouse Sewing Event.  Quilt kits are being made up for your use.  No fabric needed, although you will need to being basic sewing supplies.  Feel free to sew with a friend or group.  If you don’t want to bring your machine, we always need help with cutting and pressing.

All welcome.  Please register in advance – JLKOSKO@hotmail.com

Appropriate level:  Confident Beginner to Advanced.

Pets are fun, fabulous — and often furry. They steal our hearts and enrich our lives. Pieced Pets will tickle your fancy as these playful patterns bring these cherished family members to life.

Ann Shaw’s quilts are inspired by favorite photographs, family events, and various professional collaborations (e.g. the primate quilts). All of these quilts use paper piecing techniques to create an abstract interpretation of the photo or object — be it car, plant or animal. Based on the design and piecing techniques of Ruth McDowell, these designs take traditional patchwork a step further through the use of unexpected fabric choices. In this class, you will select from several patterns to create a wall hanging. A brief discussion introduces the methods and techniques of freezer paper templates. You will then prepare a freezer paper template for your pattern and begin the process of selecting fabrics for your design. We will also discuss sewing methods and sewing order to complete your wall hanging.

Supply List

Find Ann at (click on each link):    Website      

Registration

Workshops are open to both guild members and non-guild members. Because the cost of the workshops is subsidized by members’ dues, non-members are asked to pay an additional $15 per workshop. Non-members will be able to register for all 2020 workshops after December 1, 2019. Workshop registration policy.

Members: $75 + $2.50 credit card processing fee

Non-Members: $90 + $2.90 credit card processing fee

Online registration is available for both members and non-members.  (If you prefer to write a check and mail in your workshop registration, please download our printable form.)

See the complete GAAQG Workshop Registration/Refund Policy for more information.

Questions?

Contact our VP-Programs.

Appropriate level: BEGINNERS ARE WELCOME IN ALL OF LYNN’S WORKSHOPS!

This class challenges the textile artist to work not small, but TINY! During our time together we will work on a series of 4” square textile collages. In the morning, students will focus on creating a series of Tiny Textiles based on timed prompts. The confines of the small surface and limited time will nurture the student’s ability to follow her artist instincts instead of overthinking options. These exercises will provide the backgrounds of each Tiny Textile. In the afternoon, we add the fabulous details! Students will explore creating a cohesive composition by adding details using pens, markers, hand stitching, beading and unexpected elements such as paper and metal! Kit Fee: $12.

Lynn Krawczyk is a mixed media artist living in Plymouth, MI. The core of her work focuses on textiles and takes the form of collage, hand stitching and textile printing. She has written three books – Intentional Printing, The Hand Stitched Surface, and Hand Sewing Magic – as well as dozens of articles for craft and textile magazines.

Supply List

Find Lynn at (click on each link):    Website      Blog      Instagram      Facebook      Pinterest

Registration

Workshops are open to both guild members and non-guild members. Because the cost of the workshops is subsidized by members’ dues, non-members are asked to pay an additional $15 per workshop. Non-members will be able to register for all 2020 workshops after December 1, 2019. Workshop registration policy.

Members: $75 + $2.50 credit card processing fee

Non-Members: $90 + $2.90 credit card processing fee

Online registration is available for both members and non-members.  (If you prefer to write a check and mail in your workshop registration, please download our printable form.)

See the complete GAAQG Workshop Registration/Refund Policy for more information.

Questions?

Contact our VP-Programs.

Doors open at 8:15 am, and the meeting begins at 9:15 am.

Lecture by Lynn Krawczyk

“Creative Everyday: Learn to Find Inspiration in the Mundane and Use it in Your Art”

Lecture description: “Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.” – Pablo Picasso. Instead of waiting for the lightning bolt of inspiration, learn to use your powers of observation of the everyday to find beauty and idea sparks for new artwork. Inspiration is not reserved for the inspired few, it is within all of us if we are willing to slow down and look. Lynn will give many examples of inspiration she finds in everyday situations and how they have influenced her artwork.

This lecture follows the business meeting on Quilt Day.

Learn More About Quilt Days

TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK – Contact programs@gaaqg.com to be added to the wait list.

Appropriate level: BEGINNERS ARE WELCOME IN ALL OF LYNN’S WORKSHOPS!

Think of this class as printing press meets fabric. Utilizing the incredibly unique printing technique known as monoprinting, we will create one-of-a-kind fabrics that can be used in a wide variety of art projects. In the morning, students will explore using different items to create pattern on fabric using textile paint. Composition of the printed pattern will also be covered. In the afternoon, students will create a textile collage using fabrics made in the morning portion of the class. Additional monoprinting can be added. Kit Fee: $10

Lynn Krawczyk is a mixed media artist living in Plymouth, MI. The core of her work focuses on textiles and takes the form of collage, hand stitching and textile printing. She has written three books – Intentional Printing, The Hand Stitched Surface, and Hand Sewing Magic – as well as dozens of articles for craft and textile magazines.

Supply List

Find Lynn at (click on each link):    Website      Blog      Instagram      Facebook      Pinterest

Registration

Workshops are open to both guild members and non-guild members. Because the cost of the workshops is subsidized by members’ dues, non-members are asked to pay an additional $15 per workshop. Non-members will be able to register for all 2020 workshops after December 1, 2019. Workshop registration policy.

Members: $75 + $2.50 credit card processing fee

Non-Members: $90 + $2.90 credit card processing fee

Online registration is available for both members and non-members.  (If you prefer to write a check and mail in your workshop registration, please download our printable form.)

See the complete GAAQG Workshop Registration/Refund Policy for more information.

Questions?

Contact our VP-Programs.

Doors open at 8:15 am, and the meeting begins at 9:15 am.

Lecture by Brenda Ratliff

“Fabric Design”

Lecture description: TBD

This lecture follows the business meeting on Quilt Day.

Learn More About Quilt Days

TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK – Contact programs@gaaqg.com to be added to the wait list.

Appropriate level: BEGINNERS ARE WELCOME IN ALL OF ANN’S WORKSHOPS!

We will make a mosaic-like art quilt using fusible web and free-motion machine quilting. Ann will provide backing and mat board to mount the finished quilt. Students may choose any of Ann’s mosaic designs by looking on her website.

Ann Loveless is a native of Frankfort, Michigan. She attended Michigan State University and received her degree in Clothing and Textile Design. In 2004 Ann fell in love with the art of Landscape Quilting. Ann’s inspiration and designs come from nature and the beautiful lakes and woods of Northwest and Upper Peninsula of Michigan. She works from photographs and has developed three distinctive quilting techniques. Ann is the 2013 and 2015 first place winner of Artprize in Grand Rapids

Supply List

Find Ann at (click on each link):    Website

Registration

Workshops are open to both guild members and non-guild members. Because the cost of the workshops is subsidized by members’ dues, non-members are asked to pay an additional $15 per workshop. Non-members will be able to register for all 2020 workshops after December 1, 2019. Workshop registration policy.

Members: $75 + $2.50 credit card processing fee

Non-Members: $90 + $2.90 credit card processing fee

Online registration is available for both members and non-members.  (If you prefer to write a check and mail in your workshop registration, please download our printable form.)

See the complete GAAQG Workshop Registration/Refund Policy for more information.

Questions?

Contact our VP-Programs.

TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK – Contact programs@gaaqg.com to be added to the wait list.

Appropriate level: BEGINNERS ARE WELCOME IN ALL OF ANN’S WORKSHOPS!

We will make a 10 x 14 art quilt using a raw edge appliqué technique, fusible web and free-motion machine quilting. Also includes using non-traditional quilting fabrics such as linens, gauze, sheers etc. Ann will provide some of the specialty fabrics. Students may choose any of Ann’s collage designs by looking on her website.

Ann Loveless is a native of Frankfort, Michigan. She attended Michigan State University and received her degree in Clothing and Textile Design. In 2004 Ann fell in love with the art of Landscape Quilting. Ann’s inspiration and designs come from nature and the beautiful lakes and woods of Northwest and Upper Peninsula of Michigan. She works from photographs and has developed three distinctive quilting techniques. Ann is the 2013 and 2015 first place winner of Artprize in Grand Rapids

Supply List

Find Ann at (click on each link):    Website

Registration

Workshops are open to both guild members and non-guild members. Because the cost of the workshops is subsidized by members’ dues, non-members are asked to pay an additional $15 per workshop. Non-members will be able to register for all 2020 workshops after December 1, 2019. Workshop registration policy.

Members: $75 + $2.50 credit card processing fee

Non-Members: $90 + $2.90 credit card processing fee

Online registration is available for both members and non-members.  (If you prefer to write a check and mail in your workshop registration, please download our printable form.)

See the complete GAAQG Workshop Registration/Refund Policy for more information.

Questions?

Contact our VP-Programs.

Following our September 19 Quilt Day Meeting and Lecture, please stay for the SafeHouse Sewing Event.  Quilt kits are being made up for your use.  No fabric needed, although you will need to being basic sewing supplies.  Feel free to sew with a friend or group.  If you don’t want to bring your machine, we always need help with cutting and pressing.

All welcome.  Please register in advance – JLKOSKO@hotmail.com

Appropriate level:   Beginner to Advanced

Learn several variations of our most popular improvisational piecing technique and make one of the six projects in Magic Inch Quilts. Endlessly flexible and fun, this technique allows you to customize easily any of the patterns to any size.

Weeks Ringle designed and made her first modern quilt in 1987. In 1999, she co-founded Modern Quilt Studio along with her husband, Bill Kerr. Weeks and Bill wrote the first book on modern quilting, The Modern Quilt Workshop, as well as Quiltmaker’s Color Workshop, Quilts Made Modern, Transparency Quilts, and several other publications.

Supply List

Find Weeks at (click on each link):    Website      Facebook      Pinterest      Instagram      YouTube

Registration

Workshops are open to both guild members and non-guild members. Because the cost of the workshops is subsidized by members’ dues, non-members are asked to pay an additional $15 per workshop. Non-members will be able to register for all 2020 workshops after December 1, 2019. Workshop registration policy.

Members: $75 + $2.50 credit card processing fee

Non-Members: $90 + $2.90 credit card processing fee

Online registration is available for both members and non-members.  (If you prefer to write a check and mail in your workshop registration, please download our printable form.)

See the complete GAAQG Workshop Registration/Refund Policy for more information.

Questions?

Contact our VP-Programs.

Doors open at 8:15 am, and the meeting begins at 9:15 am.

Lecture by Weeks Ringle

“Details Matter”

Lecture description: Bindings, thread selection, batting loft, block size-such details can make or break a piece. Learn how designers in a wide variety of disciplines, from product design to landscape architecture to quilting, refine details to make compelling work

This lecture follows the business meeting on Quilt Day.

Learn More About Quilt Days

TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK! PLEASE EMAIL programs@gaaqg.com TO BE PLACED ON THE WAIT LIST!

Appropriate level:  Adventurous Beginner to Advanced

Gain color confidence and plan creative ways to use your stash in one day! Mix a big dose of color theory with an in-depth discussion of combining patterns and a pinch of working with large-scale fabrics and you’ll end up with a plan for projects that you want to make from the fabrics you already have. In addition, you’ll have consultations about how to freshen up your stash while learning how to use fabrics that you love.

Weeks Ringle designed and made her first modern quilt in 1987. In 1999, she co-founded Modern Quilt Studio along with her husband, Bill Kerr. Weeks and Bill wrote the first book on modern quilting, The Modern Quilt Workshop, as well as Quiltmaker’s Color Workshop, Quilts Made Modern, Transparency Quilts, and several other publications.

Supply List

Find Weeks at (click on each link):    Website      Facebook      Pinterest      Instagram      YouTube

Registration

Workshops are open to both guild members and non-guild members. Because the cost of the workshops is subsidized by members’ dues, non-members are asked to pay an additional $15 per workshop. Non-members will be able to register for all 2020 workshops after December 1, 2019. Workshop registration policy.

Members: $75 + $2.50 credit card processing fee

Non-Members: $90 + $2.90 credit card processing fee

Online registration is available for both members and non-members.  (If you prefer to write a check and mail in your workshop registration, please download our printable form.)

See the complete GAAQG Workshop Registration/Refund Policy for more information.

Questions?

Contact our VP-Programs.