
February 2019
Rosalie Dace: Reflections of an Itinerant Quilter
“We are all products of our history and my quilts come directly from my life,” says Rosalie Dace. This lecture explores how her South African childhood and world travels have influenced Roslie’s quilts.
Find out more »March 2019
Wooly Wanderings with Jen Landau
Art quilts made with handspun wool? Colorful locks of goat fleece as foliage? Discover how Jennifer Landau creates art quilts and 3D fiber art out of her spinning and felting.
Find out more »April 2019
Laura Wasilowski on “Stitcher-tunities”
Delight in the stitch! From the hand-dyeing of her pearl cotton threads to the final stitch, Laura tells all about her colorful hand-embroidered fused art quilts.
Find out more »May 2019
Martha Wolfe’s Creative Journeys
Find out how you can transform your photographs into artworks as guest speaker Martha Wolfe shares her process and representative quilts from her work.
Find out more »June 2019
Slowing the Hands of Time: What Quilters Can Do
With an understanding of textiles from molecules on up to quilts on the bed and artwork on the wall, conservator Margaret Geiss-Mooney presents both the technical background and common-sense solutions quilters need for “slowing the hands of time” on their quilts.
Find out more »July 2019
Enjoy a Moo-ving Evening with Cathie Hoover
Utilizing Holstein cows in her designs was a natural for Cathie even before moving to Moo-desto.
Find out more »August 2019
Laurel Anderson: The History of Appliqué
Laurel presents an overview of appliqué history—including an 1850s-style appliqué quilt and a surprising story of the invention of the sewing machine!—as well as her personal appliqué journey.
Find out more »September 2019
New Animal Quilts from Nancy Brown
Nancy discusses her approach to design, the stories behind her up-close fabric portraits of giraffes and dozens of other creatures, and how students can make patterns that look like their own pets.
Find out more »October 2019
Finding Your Passion and Running With It
Find out how Jean Impey fell in love with spider web quilts and followed her passion into a seemingly endless series of designs and variations.
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