march
Skill Level: Beginning to Advanced. NOTE: This is a two-day class. Using only two contrasting colors, learn
Skill Level: Beginning to Advanced. NOTE: This is a two-day class.
Using only two contrasting colors, learn how to construct the individual components used to make an improv Irene-style quilt. Discover how fun it is to make many types of stripes, triangles, squares and curves in new and original ways. You will take home a 20-24” pillow top or mini-quilt ready to quilt as well as all the techniques to jump into a full-size improv quilt.
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17 (Friday) 9:00 am - 19 (Sunday) 4:00 pm EDT
Crane Liberal Arts Building at Washtenaw Community College Campus
4800 E Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
On Saturday, March 18, 2023, Irene Roderick will present a lecture titled “Dancing With the Wall.” Irene’s lecture is about her own
On Saturday, March 18, 2023, Irene Roderick will present a lecture titled “Dancing With the Wall.”
Irene’s lecture is about her own quilting journey. She started quilting in 2016 and has made over 130 quilts beginning with more traditional piecing, then modern quilting and now contemporary quilting. It is about a 45 minute talk with a PowerPoint presentation, and time for questions.
Improv Quilting by Irene Roderick is also available, published by Penguin Random House, 2022.
Non-members who haven’t registered for this weekend’s workshop can purchase a ticket for $10.00
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(Saturday) 9:00 am - 11:00 am EDT
Washtenaw Community College
4800 E Huron River Drive
may
Skill Level: All levels (even people with no sewing experience have had success with this class). NOTE: This is a two-day workshop and you
Skill Level: All levels (even people with no sewing experience have had success with this class).
NOTE: This is a two-day workshop and you must sign up for both days.
Making a portrait in any medium can seem difficult. Michelle will guide you through a step-by-step process to create your realistic portrait in fabric. It’s easier than you think, and we’ll have lots of fun along the way! The first day you evaluate your photos, render a line drawing (don’t worry, you don’t have to draw them free hand!), and do a value study to prepare for color and fabric selection.
Michelle will share with you her view on color and the emotions color can evoke so that you feel confident choosing fabrics for day two. Near the end of day one, or that evening you will have your line drawing enlarged, select a background fabric, and transfer your line drawing to the fabric back. (No Worries! All will be explained!) The second day the portraits start to come to life.
You will learn how to make the pattern pieces and start to build the portrait a piece at a time. It’s so fun to see them start to look like real people! I hope you can join me on this adventure! – Michelle Jackson
This two-day workshop is in-person and runs from 9:30am-4:00pm on Friday and Sunday, with a half-hour break each day.
The workshop room is open at 9:00am for set up.
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19 (Friday) 9:00 am - 21 (Sunday) 4:00 pm EDT
Washtenaw Community College
4800 E Huron River Drive
On Saturday, May 20, 2023, Michelle Jackson will present a lecture titled “The Emotions of Color and How to Use
On Saturday, May 20, 2023, Michelle Jackson will present a lecture titled “The Emotions of Color and How to Use Them.”
Why do we like certain colors or why do some colors make us feel calm and others give us energy? Colors can evoke many feelings including happiness, optimism, melancholy or sadness. This lecture is about our wonderful world of colors and how they affect our lives every day. As artists, we can learn to use color to evoke emotions and help the viewer see and feel what we want them to feel when viewing them.
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(Saturday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Washtenaw Community College
4800 E Huron River Drive
september
Skill Level: Confident Beginner. Ultraviolet Radial is a quilt made using paper piecing and curved piecing techniques. This workshop
Skill Level: Confident Beginner.
Ultraviolet Radial is a quilt made using paper piecing and curved piecing techniques. This workshop covers the basic concepts of paper piecing on an arc, curved piecing, and precision piecing. We will also discuss color options and quilting ideas. Students will finish 1-2 blocks during class.
Prework: Select fabrics for the quilt. Reference page 3 of the pattern when collecting fabrics and building the color palette. Printed paper templates will be provided to you in class. Cutting fabric before class is not necessary or recommended.
Kits and Patterns: A required kit fee of $10 is payable to Audrey before or during the class. The fee is for pre-printed paper templates required for the Ultraviolet Radial workshop. A pattern is also required and can be purchased from Audrey onsite or as a digital PDF download in advance from www.CottonandBourbon.com for $12.
This in-person class runs from 9:30 AM-4:00 PM Eastern Time with a 1/2 hour break for lunch.
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(Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Crane Liberal Arts Building at Washtenaw Community College Campus
4800 E Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
On Saturday, September 16, 2023, Audrey Esarey will present a lecture titled “Finding My Voice in
On Saturday, September 16, 2023, Audrey Esarey will present a lecture titled “Finding My Voice in Modern Quilting.”
This lecture focuses on my path to becoming a modern quilter and how I’ve applied many traditional techniques in my modern quilts. I’ll discuss the progression of my work and show my Radial Quilts, Watercolor Quilts, and a few others too! I’ll share information on design inspiration, favorite artists, and discuss some quilting highs and lows along my journey. I look forward to sharing my quilts and stories with you!
Non-members who haven’t registered for one of this weekend’s workshops can purchase a ticket for $10.00.
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(Saturday) 9:00 am - 11:00 am EDT
Morris Lawrence Building at Washtenaw Community College Campus
4800 E Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Skill Level: Intermediate. Mobius Radial is a wall hanging made using paper piecing, curved piecing, and partial seam
Skill Level: Intermediate.
Mobius Radial is a wall hanging made using paper piecing, curved piecing, and partial seam techniques. This workshop covers the basic concepts of paper piecing on an arc, curved piecing, and precision piecing. We will also discuss quilting ideas. Students will learn the concepts of paper piecing on a curve. There will be a focus on curved piecing and partial seam construction. The students will complete a portion of the quilt during class. The Mobius Radial Quilt finishes at 30 x 30 inches.
We’ll be using the Swoop Quilt Block as an exercise to demonstrate and practice curved partial seams in class. Please see the Supply List for the fabric remnants needed for this test block. These can easily be selected from the scrap bin. An example block is pictured. This block is made with two feature fabrics and background fabric.
Kits and Patterns:
A required kit fee of $10 is payable to Audrey before or during the class. The fee is for pre-printed paper templates required for the Ultraviolet Radial workshop. A pattern is also required and can be purchased from Audrey onsite or as a digital PDF download in advance from www.CottonandBourbon.com for $12.
This class runs from 9:30 AM-4:00 PM Eastern Time with a 1/2 hour break for lunch. This workshop will be held in person.
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(Sunday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Crane Liberal Arts Building at Washtenaw Community College Campus
4800 E Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
november
Skill Level: Beginning to Intermediate. Machine embroidery adds personality to your quilts and needlework. The stitches you choose affect the emotion and atmosphere of your
Skill Level: Beginning to Intermediate.
Machine embroidery adds personality to your quilts and needlework. The stitches you choose affect the emotion and atmosphere of your work. In this workshop we will make a simple sampler using a repeated leaf appliqué, but by changing the finishing embroidery stitches each leaf takes on different personalities and attitudes.
This is your chance to get familiar with the stitches contained in your sewing machine or to sample some stitches you have never tried before. Whatever machine you have, we will try to find the stitches which speak your language and will make your needle projects more expressive.
The workshop runs from 9:30am – 4:00pm Eastern Time with a 1/2 hour break for lunch. This workshop will be held in person.
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(Friday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Washtenaw Community College Campus
4800 E Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
On Saturday, November 18, 2022, Jane Sassaman will present her lecture “Under the Influence.” “Under
On Saturday, November 18, 2022, Jane Sassaman will present her lecture “Under the Influence.”
“Under the Influence” is a lecture of the visual and philosophical ideas that have influenced me and my work. There is an extraordinary range of wonderful images. This is a very colorful lecture. I hope to excite and inspire the audience by exposing them to an unusual combination of fantastic images.
Non-members who haven’t registered for one of this weekend’s workshops can purchase a ticket for $10.00
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(Saturday) 9:00 am - 11:00 am EDT
Crane Liberal Arts Building at Washtenaw Community College Campus
4800 E Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
This workshop is SOLD OUT. Please email workshopregistrar@gaaqg.com with your name and contact information to
This workshop is SOLD OUT. Please email workshopregistrar@gaaqg.com with your name and contact information to be placed on the wait list.
Skill Level: Beginning to Advanced.
Nature is an endless source of inspiration. In this class we will examine a wide variety of artists’ interpretations of nature before beginning to manipulate natural forms ourselves. Through a series of exercises we will experiment with abstraction and exaggeration to capture the essence and energy of your favorite flora and achieve dramatic visual effects.
Drawing skills are not needed but participants should have a strong interest in developing their own design language and unique visual symbols.
In this one-day class you will choose a plant subject to work through a set of design exercises. This subject needs to have a variety of elements to work with… like a blossom, stem, leaves, buds, etc. to make the exercises successful. Bring as many views and detailed (leaves, blossoms, overall, etc.) pictures as you can for each one. Our goal is to discover as much about the plant as we can before simplifying and exaggerating it for our own interpretation. Many folks bring their inspiration on a computer or iPad, which also allows us to look up images on the internet. Others bring 8.5” X 11” prints or snap shots. Personally, I prefer prints because you can spread them out and look at them easily and you don’t have to keep scrollingback and forth. Books, of course, are another way to go. Seed or bulb catalogs can be helpful, too.
This class is especially beneficial for the drawing impaired and the tragically literal.
The class runs from 9:30 AM-4:00 PM Eastern Time with a 1/2 hour break for lunch. This workshop will be held in person.
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(Sunday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Crane Liberal Arts Building at Washtenaw Community College Campus
4800 E Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
