Conquer Your Fear of Sewing
Curves with Cosmos

Sunday March 13 – 10am to 4pm

Linda Sullivan

Liberated slash ‘n sew strips come together in a traditional drunkard’s path block to form the gorgeous, strippy, 22 inch diameter Comsos circle. This workshop is perfect for beginning or advanced students to learn fun, easy and wonky strip piecing while conquering their fear of sewing curves with Linda’s easy tips and tricks.

The cost for the workshop is $35 for PVQA members, $55 for non-members. 

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Panel Palooza

Saturday Jan 15 – 10am to 1pm and
Saturday Jan 22 – 10am to 1pm

Cyndi McChesney

Take that panel you fell in love with and turn it into something truly unique. Square up your selections, add interesting block treatments and borders and fill those pesky open spaces with patchwork or appliqué to create a really special quilt.

The cost for the workshop is $35 for PVQA members, $55 for non-members. 

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Artful Couching

November 13 – 10am to 1pm

Rachel Derstine

Learn the art of couching with yarns to create texture, flow and extra pizzazz. We will focus exclusively on mastering couching techniques. Students will bring a striped batik or gradient fabric or purchase the kit to make this 18ʺ x 45ʺ table runner size quilt. This class will show you the many ways to use couching for definition and sparkle, by incorporating a variety of cording, yarns and metallic threads in your work. Kit purchase optional – $30. PDF supply list will be provided prior to class.

The cost for the workshop is $35 for PVQA members, $55 for non-members. 

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Quilts of Illusion

October 16 – 10am to 4pm

Karen Combs

Visual depth has fascinated artists for centuries, Karen has developed a quick and easy rotary technique that allows you to make quilts with a 3-D look. Frankly, this is Karen’s favorite class because it is so easy to create truly amazing quilts of illusion. Let Karen share her secrets, so you may become a master of illusion!

More examples from this class can be seen at Karen Combs Studio

More information and supply list

The Cost for the workshop is $35 for PVQA members, $55 for non-members.

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Bird Box Fabric Collage

Two day workshop September 11 & 18 – 10am to 1pm each class

Lisa Thorpe

6-hour workshop. Explore fabric collage and design with birds as the focal point. I’ll share my digital design technique for creating the fabric bird images and each student will choose from my supply of printed birds to create a composition using scraps, small pieces of fabric, lace and even book pages fused on an 11×14” felt backing . Composition can be enhanced with machine, hand stitching or both. All levels welcome. There is a $25.00 kit fee for this class which includes one printed fabric bird, 11×14 inch pre-fused felt backing, some hand printed/painted fabric, book pages and ephemera for embellishment and oodles of Bird Box examples to inspire.

The Cost for the workshop is $35 for PVQA members, $55 for non-members.

Workshop kits will be shipped to Sara Roche and participants will pay by check or cash when they pick up their kits from Sara.

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