Jane Sassaman Workshops at Quilt Canada!

You heard it right! CQA/ACC has booked Jane Sassaman to come and teach 4 incredible workshops at Quilt Canada 2016, June 15-18th in Toronto ON!

You will not want to miss an opportunity to learn from a legend in the  quilting world!
Her quilts have traveled everywhere, she is a published author, her fabric collections are like no other and she is an extraordinary teacher!

Ms. Sassaman is teaching four workshops, one each day of the conference so that you have plenty of opportunities to choose one that fits your schedule!

111-Personalities of a Leaf
1 Day: Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Kit Fee: N/A
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Cost Including Lunch: Members: $140.00; Non-Members: $155.00

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.

SUPPLY LIST FOR 111 - PERSONALITIES OF A LEAF

211-Machine Appliqué
1 Day: Thursday, June 16, 2016
Kit Fee: N/A
Skill Level:  Beginner to Intermediate
Cost Including Lunch: Members: $140.00; Non-Members: $155.00

This workshop will focus on rich surface design as students learn techniques of precision machine appliqué. Students will be exposed to organic shapes in other mediums (Art Nouveau, etc.) and will be challenged to apply these shapes to their textile compositions. Each student will experiment with several appliqué and decorative embroidery options.

SUPPLY LIST FOR 211 - MACHINE APPLIQUÉ

311-Suns and Moons
1 Day: Friday, June 17, 2016
Kit Fee: N/A
Skill Level: Beginner to Advanced
Cost Including Lunch: Members: $140.00; Non-Members: $155.00

Suns and Moons is a machine appliqué workshop based on the circle motif. Using Jane’s appliqué techniques and experimenting with our decorative stitches, we will begin by making a series of colorful fabric discs which will then be arranged into a dramatic and contemporary composition.

SUPPLY LIST FOR 311 - SUNS AND MOONS

411-Abstracting from Nature (designs class)
1 Day: Saturday, June 18, 2016
Kit Fee: N/A
Skill Level: Beginner to Advanced
Cost Including Lunch: Members: $140.00; Non-Members: $155.00

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.  We will then translate these ideas into fabric . Drawing skills are not needed but participants should have a strong interest in developing their own design language and unique visual symbols.

This class is especially beneficial for the drawing impaired and the tragically literal.

SUPPLY LIST FOR 411 - ABSTRACTING FROM NATURE

Not only that, we have her booked for a lecture, during our Quilter's Nite Out!   Without saying too much, not only are you getting to hear Jane Sassaman speak, but we have gifts for all attendees, giveaways and door prizes galore! It is going to be a party for sure!

Don't wait too long, her classes are filling up quickly!

Try Out a Long Arm or Mid Arm Machine at Quilt Canada 2016

Do you machine quilt? Would you like to machine quilt? Do you sometimes experience frustration trying to ram that big quilt under your domestic machine?  If you know there is an alternative but you really don't know much more than that, or you want to learn more about these machines, we have the solution for you at Quilt Canada 2016! Read down to the end to find out the best part!

Handi Quilter has generously donated for your use a classroom of Sweet Sixteens for you to try! The best part is the workshops are only 3 hours in length and the topics vary to suit your needs. Sweet Sixteens are considered a mid arm machine that you can sit down at.

It gets better, Handi Quilter is also bringing in an Avanté long arm machine that the instructor will demonstrate in lecture style with a projector and big screen so you can sit in your chair and see close up exactly how she does her quilting. And these lectures are only 3 hours in length so you still have oodles of time to head over to the Handi Quilter booth and try an Avanté, take in the quilt shows or visit the merchant mall!

Did I mention that we are bringing in their top instructors in the industry?  We are, Amy Von Gurp and Sue Patten are coming to teach! They are both teaching 8 different workshops/lectures which gives you 16 opportunities to get informed and try mid arm and long arm quilting.

Take a look at just a few of the lectures and workshops they are offering.

Here is a sampling of two of Amy's classes:

3021- Ruling the Ruler Sweet
Sixteen Hands-On - Two students per machine 
3 Hours: Friday, June 17, 2016, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. 
Kit Fee: $25.00 (Students should also be prepared to purchase a ruler of their choice at the beginning of the class). 
Skill Level: All levels
Cost: Members:$60; Non-Members: $67
Note: Lunch tickets are available for purchase.

Be intimidated no more!  Come and learn how to use rulers safely and properly to finish your quilts.  In this class we will be exploring the different ways you can use a ruler to finish any quilting projects from clam shells to feathers and background fills.

SUPPLY LIST: Sketch pad, pencil and pen.

3521- Modern Quilting on Traditional Quilts
Long-Arm Lecture style workshop 
3 Hours: Friday, June 17, 2016, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. 
Kit Fee: N/A 
Skill Level: All levels
Cost: Members:$50; Non-Members: $57
Note: Lunch tickets are available for purchase.

In this class we will explore ways of using modern quilting designs and techniques on traditional quilts.  We will be using a variety of tools that include rulers, computers and micro handles.

SUPPLY LIST: Sketch pad, pencil and pen.

And here is a sampling of Sue Patten's lecture/workshops:

1010 - Add, Alter, Delete, Change...
Long-Arm Lecture style workshop 
3 Hours: Wednesday, June 15, 2016, 8:30-11:30 a.m. 
Kit Fee: $5.00 
Skill Level: All levels
Cost: Members:$50; Non-Members: $57
Note: Lunch tickets are available for purchase

This new class will take six design concepts and turn them into DOZENS of designs for every area of the quilt top.  Sue will teach the glass to go beyond what they see to discover what each design can be if you add, alter, delete and change it.  This class takes each design concept and creates blocks, borders, sashing, background, and edge-to-edge designs or all over designs, covering the complete quilt - all in one class.  Students will have the chance to share a design they use all the time and have it transformed into a multitude of variations to fit every area of a quilt.  This is a fast paced, all out fun and exciting class that will leave students with a whole new way of looking at their designs and the designs they will learn in other classes.  Come see beyond what's there and discover what any design can become as we Add, Alter, Delete and Change the way we design and quilt!!!

SUPPLY LIST: Sketch pad, pencil and pen.

1510 - Rule Your Quilt!
Sweet Sixteen Hands-On - Two students per machine. 
3 Hours: Wednesday, June 15, 2016, 1:00-4:00 p.m. 
Kit Fee: $25.00 
Skill Level: All levels
Cost: Members: $60; Non-Members: $67
Note: Lunch tickets are available for purchase.

If you are hesitant about using rulers, you will love them after this class.  Learn to handle rulers and templates safely and properly, as well as how to work with rulers to achieve amazing designs.  So join us and discover how rulers can add beauty and precision to all your future quilts.  Skills Featured: Straight line quilting; Fast continuous-curve method; Right angles and echo quilting; Cross-hatching; Piano keys and borders.

SUPPLY LIST: Sketch pad, pencil and pen.

Head on over to our classes to see what interests you and sign up today, so you don't miss this incredible opportunity!

One more little thing, when you sign up for a class/lecture, you get a ballot to enter into an amazing draw to win your very own Avanté!

Take a Workshop, See Weeks Ringle's Lecture Before It Is Too Late!

Our workshops for Quilt Canada 2015 are almost sold out!

Now is the chance to learn something new, with an incredibly talented quilt teacher and have a blast doing it. Classes run from Thursday June 4th to Saturday June 6th, 2015 in Lethbridge AB.

We only have a few workshop with spaces left:

Joane Flamand -  Introduction to Long Arm Quilting and Long Arm Sampler Class - Thursday class

Karen Henry -  Images on Fabric - Saturday class

Kathy Tidswell - Designing Wearable Art - Thursday/Friday, 2 day class

Cindy Needham - Linen Ladies - Friday

Lecture by Weeks Ringle Friday night 7:30 pm

Please contact Jackie at jackie@canadianquilter.com or call 1-877-672-8777 for info on available workshop spaces or lecture tickets.

Top Ten Reasons to Attend Quilt Canada 2015 in Lethbridge

Windswept Snow - Tracey Lawko
NJS 2014

1.   An all-star line-up of teachers and their workshops are filling up fast.





2.    Great chance to meet up with “old” quilting friends and to also make some new ones.

Pillars of Strength - Veronica Puskas
NJS 2014

 3.    See the latest gadgets and fabrics in our wonderful Merchant Mall.






 4.    See the “cream of the crop” quilts in the National Juried Show.

Earthscapes - Janet Rhind
NJS 2014

  

5.    Enjoy a phenomenal speaker/lecturer Weeks Ringle (Transforming Traditions: Modernism and Quilts)

Alaska Nasturtium - Catherine Sloan
NJS 2014

 

 6.    Get inspired by all the wondrous works and you might be invigorated to start a new project or finish a UFO.

 



 7.    The opportunity to learn some interesting machine quilting skills.


 8.    Stay in an up-to-date residence with microwaves, fridges and TVs.

Tours

9.    Visit another distinct part of Canada that you may not visit on your own.




10.    Attend the closing banquet of the conference with a celebration of quilting, friends, a delicious meal, gifts and entertainment.

Delft - Jim Wilford
NJS 2014

Kathy Tidswell - Wearable Art

Have you ever wanted to create a jacket or vest that was uniquely yours - a one-of-a-kind? In a recent conversation with Kathy Tidswell regarding her upcoming classes at Quilt Canada 2015: Blown Away, she passed along some pictures of the amazing wearable art that she has created -  Art that you can learn how to create if you sign up for her class on Wearable Art at Quilt Canada 2015.

Everyone likes to have their own personal style with regards to the clothing that they wear, and what better way to exude your own style than wearing one of your own creations? Rest assured that no one would have a jacket or vest that matched yours.

You will learn many skills in the class on Wearable Art. Kathy, winner of the Teacher of the Year award in 2005, will also give tips on the type of pattern that can be adapted to wearable art, as well as numerous embellishment techniques that can no doubt be used in other areas of your quilting life as well. Skills like lace cutwork, bobbin work, trapunto, arranging appliqués , and new methods for attaching appliqués . You'll be able to look at samples and even get started on your own creation under Kathy's watchful eye. 

Kathy also graciously passed along some photos of her work, many of it shown at previous Quilt Canada conferences. The trapunto jacket was the winner of the CQA/ACC National Juried Show Wearable Art award in 1999. The silk cape featuring a 3-D thread appliqué Great Horned Owl was juried into CQA/ACC in 2012. The silk hand painted cape features three free motion thread owls. The jacket with the lake sunset scene received Honourable Mention in 2005. The fireworks jacket was accepted into 2001 National Juried Show.  
       
 

 













Check out Kathy’s classes being offered at Quilt Canada 2015 in Lethbridge, AB on the CQA/ACC’s website.
Shena Boes
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