Coreen Zerr is coming to Quilt Canada to teach you!

If you are a Canadian quilter that follows fibre art, Coreen Zerr will be on the tip of your tongue as one of Canada's extraordinary fibre artists!
Her work has been stopping people in their tracks for years! What she can do with fabric and thread is unbelievable.  The best part is we are bringing her to Quilt Canada 2017 to teach you! You do not want to miss signing up for one of her classes.

Luckily we were able to catch up with her to find out a little bit more about this talented quilter.

Tell us a bit about your quilting.

My quilting is mostly in the form of fibre art- thread play and thread work or "painting" as I like to call it. Using thread and the needle as my medium I love to create realistic art in the form of Landscape or "Critters".  I see inspiration in any nature really! There is always way too many ideas for quilts in my head with so little time to do them. I take lots of photos and/or my friends share them with me. Thread is always my weakness I confess!

Three Dimensional Thread Play for Landscapes workshop

I love to teach techniques that I have played with or conquered to create effects in original fibre art. In my workshop Thread Gourmet- I will teach you several of these tricks for texture and perspective in your art.

Thread Gourmet- A Menu of Techniques workshop

Dancing with Your Feed Dogs Down is the course I encourage all beginners of free motion to try because there are no rules! You are stitching naked branches and doing your thread work in one colour (usually black)  on the top of your quilt before sandwiching. This way you can make your stitches different sizes, cross over your threads and if you get a thread throw up on the bottom it won't matter because it ends up in the middle of your quilt! It is a great exercise in "practice", a term we all hear about learning free motion but in this case you are actually making a piece of art while you practice! 

Dancing With Your Feed Dogs Down workshop

Tell us something you are most proud of.

I am proud of all the accomplishments of my students- it is such a thrill to see them become very talented artists on their way to great success!

Manitoba Homecoming, Lenten Seascape and Eyes of the Wise are some of the quilts I am most proud of but I have many favourites!

Eyes of the Wise

What is your favourite food?
I hate to confess...I love soft ice cream.

Here are all the workshops that Coreen is teaching at Quilt Canada 2017.

101 - PetPourri (Janome)
One Full Day Workshop
Wednesday, June 14, 2017, 08:30 - 16:00
Cost: $145.00

A workshop on how to create your favourite critter/pet from a photograph. Learn how to work with value and thread play, as well as trapunto to enhance the expressions of any animal you choose.

SUPPLY LIST FOR 101 - PETPOURRI

201 - Thread Gourmet- A Menu of Techniques (Janome)One Full Day Workshop
Thursday, June 15, 2017, 08:30 - 16:00
Cost: $145.00

Experiment and refine your palette in all types of Thread Painting- from 3-D thread work to free motion stitches to create shading, dimension and life to your projects. Workshop is technique orientated where you are welcome to bring along projects for guidance.

SUPPLY LIST FOR 201 - THREAD GOURMET- A MENU OF TECHNIQUES

301M - 3-Dimentional Thread Play for Landscapes (Janome)One Half Day Workshop
Friday, June 16, 2017, 08:30 - 11:30
Cost: $75.00

A workshop designed to further your skills in free motion thread play for landscapes. Design elements will be demystified and techniques explained to create depth.

In the workshop, participants will create and learn 3-D effects with products and thread work, create texture by working with threads in free motion zigzag

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301A - After The Lovin' (Janome)One Half Day Workshop
Friday, June 16, 2017, 13:00 - 16:00
Cost: $75.00

So now that you have fallen in love with thread painting- what now? This Workshop is focused on different techniques for finishing your art -from a fool proof slick way to finish the joins in your binding, how to make a “facing” for your piece instead of binding that shows, create a proper hanging sleeve, and how to block and hang your art so that it lays flat on a wall or in a show!

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401 - Dancing With your Feed Dogs Down (Janome)One Full Day Workshop
Saturday, June 17, 2017, 08:30 - 16:00
Cost: $145.00

Thread paint a stunning silhouette of a tree! Liberate your free motion skills with this wall hanging and learn how easy it is to “draw” with thread to create any tree.

If you are yearning to learn free motion, but have been scared off by “trying to stipple quilt” this workshop is for you! Liberate your skills to create this wall hanging with “NO RULES”!

Absolutely No drawing experience necessary.

SUPPLY LIST FOR 401 - DANCING WITH YOUR FEED DOGS DOWN

Well, there is not much more to say about Coreen. She exudes talent beyond belief and if you are lucky enough to take her class, you sure won't regret it.  Sign up now, before it is too late!

Kathleen Riggins Comes to Quilt Canada

Is there anything more exciting then getting to read about a quilter that inspires you? 
There is simply no way you won't be motivated to do long arm or mid arm quilting after your see what one of our instructors - Kathleen Riggins can do with a  machine!

In June, Kathleen is coming to Quilt Canada 2017 in Toronto ON to teach for four days. You don't want to miss this incredible opportunity. You can see her unique classes here.

We had the thrill of asking Kathleen a little about her quilting, read on to find out about this talented quilter. 

Tell us when you quilt, or what motivates you to do what you do.

  

I quilt as often as I can. I love every aspect of quilting, but particularly the actual quilting of my project. I love the difference that quilting can make to a quilt top, and seeing what it is all going to look like in the end, motivates me to keep quilting. 

Tell us a bit about one of your classes.

My Easy Quilting ,Stunning Quilts class is one of my favourites. We work on a “cheater panel” and talk about the ways I look at quilts to decide how they should be quilted. I share some of my favourite designs, and at the end of the day, you have a nearly finished project you can be proud of.

What is your favourite food?

Anything that I didn’t have to make or clean up after!

Below are all the classes Kathleen Riggins is teaching! Sign up today before you are disappointed!

108 - Designs for Lines
And Other Shapes that Don't Rhyme (Gammill)
One Full Day Workshop
Wednesday, June 14, 2017, 08:30 - 16:00
Cost: $140.00

Learn Kathleen's go-to designs for the shapes she finds in quilts the most often. Learn designs for lines, designs for squares, designs for triangles & designs for odd shapes. Use these easy-to-quilt designs in your quilts to easily create beautiful quilting.

Supply List for 108: Notebook & pen, straight longarm style ruler, marking pen

This is a hands on class using Gammill long arm machines.

208 - Easy Quilting, Stunning Quilts (HQ Sweet Sixteen)
One Full Day Workshop
Thursday, June 15, 2017, 08:30 - 16:00
Cost: $140.00 
Kit Fee: $25.00 (for the cheater panel which teacher will supply)

Kathleen starts by showing you some the favourite quilts she has quilted. Then, we use a straight longarm style quilting ruler and easy fills to create stunning modern quilting designs. Use the piecing in the quilt to find hidden shapes and lines, then simply fill them in for fantastic quilting! In this class you will use a cheater panel to practice the techniques we learn.

SUPPLY LIST FOR 208 - EASY QUILTING, STUNNING QUILTS

308 - A Cheaters Guide To Quilting (HQ Sweet Sixteen)
One Full Day Workshop
Friday, June 16, 2017, 08:30 - 16:00
Cost: $140.00

Learn Kathleen’s go to designs, then learn her favorite variations to make it seem like you know ALL the quilting things. Gain confidence with some versatile designs that you can use again and again. As an added bonus we will discuss how to use longarm-style rulers on a domestic or sit down machine and practice getting professional looking results on your home machine.

SUPPLY LIST FOR 308 - A CHEATERS GUIDE TO QUILTING

408 - Quilting For The Crazy (Gammill)
One Full Day Workshop
Saturday, June 17, 2017, 08:30 - 16:00
Cost: $140.00

Sometimes spending that little bit of extra time on a quilt can really make it special. Mark lines & shapes to create stunning negative spaces -- it might take some extra time, but turn out spectacular. It may be time consuming, but it’s not particularly difficult.

SUPPLY LIST FOR 408 - QUILTING FO