This workshop will be rescheduled at a later date.

Ursula (Uschi) Greiner lives on the Sunshine Coast. She has been doing wool applique with hand embroidery and embellishments since 2007.  She is a well-known fiber artist whose current focus is contemporary folk art using her own hand-dyed wool and a wide variety of threads from around the world. She emphasizes the fusion of dimensional embroidery and traditional needlework. As a pattern designer, Uschi is inspired by nature, the play of colour and layered textures using different mediums.

In this one day 6 hour workshop each person will work with one of Uschi’s kits.  She will guide us through the project starting with tracing the design on freezer paper, stitching it to the background, and learning a range of hand embroidery stitches.  After getting a good start in the workshop, people can finish their project at home.  All the hand-dyed wool, thread and special needles will be included in the kit. People should bring a pencil, sharp scissors, and pins.  No sewing machine is required for this workshop.  The cost of the work shop is $40 plus the cost of Uschi’s Travel Needle kit ($29.95 plus tax) which includes everything for finishing the front.

Maureen Wood has been quilting since 2004 and has developed a passion for foundation paper piecing. She has made well over 100 quilts using the foundation paper piecing techniques of Judy Niemeyer and of Jacqueline de Jonge, and has taught many classes focusing on the patterns of both of these amazing quilt designers.

Maureen has been a Quiltworx Certified Instructor since 2009 and a BeColourful Authorized Teacher since 2018. She enjoys teaching the techniques of both of these designers and assisting other quilters to develop the skills and confidence to successfully complete any of the Judy Niemeyer or Jacqueline de Jonge patterns that they choose to work on.

In this one-day workshop she will teach us her technique for foundation paper pieced patterns. We will make the Broken Daisy placemat. The workshop fee includes patterns for four placemats. The workshop will take place at St. Faith’s Anglican Church at 57th and Cypress (7284 Cypress) from 9:30-4:00. The fee which includes the pattern is $65.

Members show off their fun quilts from the November 2nd Dresden Houses Workshop at the November 7th meeting.

Instructor: Barbara Dahl

When: November 2, 2019

Where: St. Faith’s Anglican Church, 57th and Cypress

Time: 10 am to 4 pm

Cost: $40

Dresden Houses is a fun and easy project that can be accomplished in a day. I will guide you through this process as you personalize your ‘neighborhood’ any way you want.

You can follow a theme (Halloween, Christmas, sports, animals) or work within a controlled color scheme such as Kaffe, 30’s, Batiks, or your favorite prints and colors, or just go scrappy. Whichever path you choose, if you love your fabrics, you’ll love your Dresden Houses.

You will create your houses onto your sandwiched layers of backing, batting and backgrounds in a ‘quilt as you go’ method so that after you’ve added the roofs, doors and other embellishments, all you need to do is bind it and, BAM! Fun and done!

Plan to prepare for the class by bringing your sandwiched layers cut and pressed (see the supply list) so you can jump right into building your neighborhood.

Instructor: Lorna Shapiro

When: October 5, 2019 and October 19, 2019

Where: St. Faith’s Anglican Church, 57th and Cypress

Time: 10 am to 4 pm

Cost:  The cost of this two-day workshop will be $110

Early Bird Special: For VQG members $85 if you sign up by the June 12th meeting

Level: All skill levels welcome

The workshop will be limited to 12 people.

Quilt Design 101 by Lorna Shapiro

This two-day workshop is for quilters who have created quilts from patterns and are moving on to designing their own quilts. Theory and technique are integrated throughout the workshop, allowing participants to: 1) gain a theoretical framework from which to evaluate and improve upon their quilt designs, 2) experience a design process that supports the evolution and refining of a quilt design, and 3) learn new sewing techniques that allow a broader range of elements to be incorporated in their quilt designs.

On day one participants will develop a strong design concept incorporating their chosen fabric selection. Between days one and two of the workshop, participants will refine their design, assemble the complete set of fabric that may be used in the quilt, and possibly start creating some elements of the final design. On day two of the workshop participants will progress from refined design on paper to the final design cut and positioned on their design wall, with some portion of the quilt actually assembled.