Workshop & Lecture Calendar
Events
GUILD LECTURE: Minimal Design, Maximum Impact
LETORT QUILTERS OF CARLISLE LECTURE: The modern quilting movement is evolving and changing, but one thing remains consistent: simple, spare design combined with thoughtful quilting make an outstanding combination. This talk ties directly into my Modern Abstract Quilts workshop, giving an overview of my process for coming up with simple graphic quilt designs, starting with […]
GUILD LECTURE: Indigo Dyeing in Japan
VILLAGE QUILTERS LECTURE: In this talk, I explore how the love of Japanese culture, travel, textiles and “blue and white” came together in a fantastic journey to Japan. This is primarily a travel talk, with an emphasis on Japanese textiles, and a few brief forays into architecture and Japanese cuisine. I will show a quilt […]
GUILD WORKSHOP: Stitched Paper Collage
VILLAGE QUILTERS WORKSHOP: Paper collage meets quilting in this fun and adventurous online workshop. Using your home sewing machine, create immediate creative collages with paper and thread. No waiting around for glue to dry! I will guide you through a series of hands-on exercises and share my 20+ years of experience as a paper collage […]
GUILD LECTURE: 20 Modern Quilts from Around the World
RHODODENDRON NEEDLERS QUILT GUILD LECTURE: This lecture will take you around the world of modern quilts being made today! Let’s look beyond the borders of the United States, and visit some amazing quilt artists from across the globe. David Owen Hastings will bring his signature conversational style and deeply researched content to introduce you to […]
GUILD LECTURE: Backing, Binding, Batting, Beauty — designing a quilt from back to front
NORTHERN STAR 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: Layered Walking Foot Quilting
NORTHERN STAR QUILTERS’ GUILD WORKSHOP: Break free from traditional machine quilting using your walking foot and a domestic machine. Leave behind previous notions of stitching in the ditch or overall quilting. Approach machine quilting in an improv style, with a little planning! PREPARE IN ADVANCE three small quilt sandwiches from provided abstract designs: these will […]
GUILD WORKSHOP: Mini Mid-Mod Quilts
MERRIMACK VALLEY QUILTERS GUILD WORKSHOP: These charming little quilts are inspired by Mid-Century Modern design, and are a great skill-building project to learn a number of quilting techniques. We will start with a simple, modern color palette of neutral fabrics with a flash of color. Clean lines combined with simple design give each tiny composition […]
GUILD WORKSHOP: Inspired by Art
GLENDALE 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 explore […]
IN-PERSON RETREAT: Inspired by Art
Asilomar Conference Grounds 800 Asilomar Avenue, Pacific GroveEMPTY SPOOLS SEMINARS: This is a rare 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, […]
IN-PERSON RETREAT: UFO Flying Disks Quilt
Asilomar Conference Grounds 800 Asilomar Avenue, Pacific GroveEMPTY SPOOLS SEMINARS: This is a rare opportunity to take my new UFO Flying Disks Quilt workshop in a multi-day retreat format! You will finish a modern abstract wall quilt in the time we have together. Give new life to an unfinished quilt or workshop sample by transforming it into a dimensional wall piece! In […]
GUILD LECTURE: 20 Modern Quilts from Around the World
ASHEVILLE QUILT GUILD LECTURE: This lecture will take you around the world of modern quilts being made today! Let’s look beyond the borders of the United States, and visit some amazing quilt artists from across the globe. David Owen Hastings will bring his signature conversational style and deeply researched content to introduce you to the […]
GUILD WORKSHOP: Inspired by Art
ASHEVILLE 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 explore […]