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  • GUILD LECTURE: Backing, Binding, Batting, Beauty — designing a quilt from back to front

    PHOENIX MODERN QUILT GUILD LECTURE:  Learn how convenient and smart it is to design and construct a modern quilt, starting from the back! With a little thought and pre-planning, the steps to making a quilt can be much more efficient, saving the best parts for last. This lecture comes with a downloadable handout, helpful for […]

  • GUILD WORKSHOP: Inspired by Art

    PHOENIX MODERN QUILT GUILD WORKSHOP:  Starting with a favorite work of art, develop your own unique modern quilt design. Be inspired by shapes, colors, structure, or the feeling you get and design a block or whole quilt with an eye on modern minimalism. Bring your own photo of a work of art, and we will […]

  • GUILD LECTURE: Backing, Binding, Batting, Beauty — designing a quilt from back to front

    WARWICK VALLEY QUILTERS’ GUILD LECTURE:  Learn how convenient and smart it is to design and construct a modern quilt, starting from the back! With a little thought and pre-planning, the steps to making a quilt can be much more efficient, saving the best parts for last. This lecture comes with a downloadable handout, helpful for […]

  • GUILD WORKSHOP: Seams Out Pillow

    SEACOAST MODERN QUILT GUILD WORKSHOP:  Add surface texture and design to a modern quilted pillow by including the quarter-inch seams on the outside. We usually hide our quarter-inch seam allowances on the back of our quilts, but that’s a missed opportunity for design and texture. In the Seams-Out Quilted Pillow workshop, we’ll make those seams […]

  • IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS: Quilt Symposium in New Zealand

    QUILT SYMPOSIUM 2026: I’m honored and excited to be a returning tutor for Quilt Symposium 2026! This big event will be happening in Christchurch, New Zealand: October 1 – 6, 2026. Stitch it, quilt it, create it! Threads of Our Time is the theme, and it will be hosted at Burnside High School and proudly partnered […]

  • SHORT VACATION

    SHORT VACATION  I will be unavailable in mid-October 2026 after teaching in New Zealand. Please check my Event Calendar for other possible dates, then contact me to book. Thank you!

  • IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS: Stitchin’ Post

    STITCHIN’ POST WORKSHOPS: I will be returning to teach for 5 days at the Stitchin’ Post quilt shop in scenic Sisters, Oregon! IN PERSON: These are in-person workshops (and a lecture) happening from October 27-31, 2026. Registration is open on the Stitchin’ Post website. Here is the class and lecture lineup: 2-DAY WORKSHOP: Indi-Go-Modern Tue-Wed, […]

  • IN-PERSON 2-DAY WORKSHOP: Indi-Go-Modern

    Stitchin’ Post 311 W Cascade St, Sisters, OR, United States

    THE STITCHIN’ POST WORKSHOP: From classic kimonos to denim jeans, indigo has been used by many cultures for dyeing cloth, and the Japanese have refined the use of indigo to an art form. This is the class to use all those lovely blue and white shibori fabrics you’ve dyed yourself, or use carefully curated blue […]

    $300
  • IN-PERSON 2-DAY WORKSHOP: Indi-Go-Modern

    Stitchin’ Post 311 W Cascade St, Sisters, OR, United States

    THE STITCHIN’ POST WORKSHOP: From classic kimonos to denim jeans, indigo has been used by many cultures for dyeing cloth, and the Japanese have refined the use of indigo to an art form. This is the class to use all those lovely blue and white shibori fabrics you’ve dyed yourself, or use carefully curated blue […]

    $300
  • IN-PERSON LECTURE: Exploring Nature with Paper + Stitch

    Stitchin’ Post 311 W Cascade St, Sisters, OR, United States

    THE STITCHIN’ POST LECTURE:  This talk starts with a review of my stitched paper artwork, which I have been creating for over 20 years. I give examples of where I get inspiration, and what my process is like. I first print my paper using a monotype technique, then sew many layers of printed paper together […]

    $50
  • IN-PERSON WORKSHOP: Visible Mending

    Stitchin’ Post 311 W Cascade St, Sisters, OR, United States

    THE STITCHIN’ POST WORKSHOP:  Visible mending is a current trend which combines many historic handwork techniques, such as Japanese sashiko and boro, Indian kantha, and even All-American flower-power embroidery from the 1960s. Denim blue jeans and jackets are perfect garments to practice this blend of decorative repair work. Enjoy the process of unplugging, letting go, […]

    $150
  • IN-PERSON WORKSHOP: Scraptastic Quilted Cards

    Stitchin’ Post 311 W Cascade St, Sisters, OR, United States

    THE STITCHIN’ POST WORKSHOP: Grab a handful of fabric scraps, and let’s make some art! Using just a few pieces of fabric pulled from scraps, we will machine sew a mini series of modern art cards. We’ll explore color, scale of print, value, and texture… and maybe come up with some surprising combinations! IN PERSON: […]

    $150