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IN-PERSON RETREAT: Inspired by Art
ART QUILT TAHOE: This is a great opportunity to take my popular Inspired by Art workshop in a multi-day retreat format! You will finish a small modern abstract quilt in the time we have together.
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 explore the many ways you can take inspiration from it to develop your own full quilt design. We will break down the image to its most basic elements, create a rough drawing, then start building a test block using improv techniques. I will demonstrate sewing curves without pins, and without fear. I will also teach my approach to layered walking foot quilting, plus face binding for a modern finish.
This workshop is a four-day in-person event. We will have the luxury of multi-day workshop time to design and develop a beautiful modern quilt in a gorgeous setting.
Art Quilt Tahoe is hosting this retreat at the scenic Zephyr Point Conference Center in Zephyr Cove, NV. Art Quilt Tahoe is an established educational conference that offers workshops in late fall to study and learn from renown art quilt and surface design artists. You will study in classrooms with views of Lake Tahoe with the teacher of your choice and will enjoy presentations by other faculty members at lunch and dinner. You will truly enjoy the creative energy at Art Quilt Tahoe and will make many new friends. Zephyr Point Conference Center is located on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe near Zephyr Cove in the State of Nevada. The Center offers comfortable accommodations, comfort food, beautiful grounds and offers an exquisite 270 degree view of Lake Tahoe. An exhibit of current and future faculty quilts will be displayed during the conference, as well as Student Challenge Quilts.
The dates for the workshop retreat are November 1 – 6, 2026. Registration will open in late 2025. Visit the Art Quilt Tahoe website: