Minimal Improv
Ashelyn Downs offers a workshop designed for participants with advanced beginner to intermediate piecing skills. Participants learn tips and strategies for creating successful projects while exploring the concept of “piecing with purpose,” using intentional fabric choices rather than scraps, an approach often associated with improv quilting. Guided by their fabric selections, they are encouraged to […]
Sovereignty Quilt + Mixing Prints
The Sovereignty quilt is a modern reinterpretation of the antique Mohawk Trail block, combining gentle curves, Foundation Paper Piecing (FPP), and accessible construction methods. In this workshop, Tara teaches students how to pair FPP with easy curved piecing to achieve accurate, striking results while building confidence in both techniques. This workshop also includes her Mixing […]
Modern Self Portrait Made Easy
Ana Paula Brasil offers to create an AI-based self-portrait quilt using a unique technique she has developed to produce striking fabric portraits in just one day. Participants explore mobile photo editing apps powered by AI, learning how to enhance images with filters and effects in minutes. They also learn a practical method for using freezer […]
Enchanted Awakening
Ana Paula Brasil offers an inspiring and immersive workshop where participants learn how to incorporate meaningful elements into a self-portrait, transforming it into an enchanted forest vision. She shares a unique technique she has developed, enabling the creation of a high-quality self-portrait in optimizing time without compromising excellence. Participants also explore mobile photo editing apps, […]
Streamlined Dreamlines: Powerful Freeform Piecing Designs
Brenda Gael Smith offers a one-day workshop featuring highlights from her popular Dreamlines Project. She guides participants step by step through a series of powerful freeform linear motifs, including dots and dashes, zigzags, beads, ladders, and more. Participants may choose to combine a selection of motifs into a compelling design or create multiple strips of […]
The Solar City
Galla offers to create this composition together during the workshop. Imagination, freedom, and creativity are at the heart of the process. Each participant produces a unique piece composed of around forty elements. This highly stimulating activity allows participants to learn a great deal. They create a harmonious composition using vibrant fabrics and the fundamental principles […]
Abstract image of a face – Monochrome
Galla introduces abstraction as a process of simplifying forms, in which the artist does not reproduce reality but creates their own visual language. One of the fundamental principles of abstraction is the expression of ideas and emotions through geometric shapes and color. Participants create an abstract composition based on an image of a human face, […]
Improvisation: A Detour Around the Curve
Émilie Trahan offers an exploration of quilting from a contemporary perspective, where this traditional art form takes on a modern approach and becomes a true medium for expression and creativity. At the heart of this workshop, she introduces the full range of possibilities opened up by improvisation in quilting. Participants discover the improvisation process, including […]
Quick strip piecing
Cosabeth Parriaud teaches how to insert fabric strips and patchwork pieces into square or rectangular blocks without using templates. This fast and creative technique allows participants to create a contemporary quilt or wall hanging with a strong graphic effect. The machine-based technique is simple and suitable for beginners.