Our speaker will be Joanne Kerton of Canuck Quilter Designs.
“A proud Canadian, I currently reside in Iowa. We followed my astronomer husband’s job here. Happily, quilting is portable so I can follow my dreams while he explores the stars.
I enjoy playing with shapes, colours and layouts, and figuring out the math that goes with them. While I have been dabbling in quilt design for at least 15 years, I started sharing them as patterns in 2013 and have published over 55 stand alone patterns. I have had designs published in American Patchwork and Quilting magazine, have patterns in quilting catalogs and enjoy speaking and teaching about quilting.”
Make it Your Own
“How do you take a pattern and create a quilt that is uniquely yours? Using my own quilt designs, we will explore how different choices alter the look and feel of a quilt. Backgrounds, borders, bindings and backs are often considered secondary to the block designs, but they have a significant impact on the finished quilt. I’ll share tips on fabric selection as well as ways to tweak a pattern and even mix and match elements from different patterns. Let’s learn to look at those patterns with new eyes!”