At FivePine Lodge & Conference Center**
Thursday, March 4, 1 - 4 pm &
Friday - Sunday, March 5 - 7, 2010
$360 (includes lunch Friday - Sunday & daily snacks)

Gwen Marston and Freddy Moran have joined forces again to teach this special class based on their new book Freddy & Gwen Collaborate Again. This is a design and color class, with the primary focus on helping the quilters design their own original works. This dynamic duo team-teach the same way they collaborate on their quilts: Freddy concentrates on Color and Gwen offers design insights based on common historical formats. They will demonstrate many of the techniques used to make quilts in this book.

Please note: At this time this workshop is full,
but we will take names for the waiting list.

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*Book purchase required: Freddy & Gwen Collaborate Again ($24.95, less 15% class discount)

**Lodging not included in price. We will send information on lodging to you when you register, so you can make your own arrangements.

At the Stitchin' Post
Monday - Tuesday, March 8 - 9, 2010
$150 (includes lunch)

Quilts made in strong colors by the amish were the first quilts to be viewed as art. Of late, the dazzling assortment of new prints has justifiably attracted great attention, and solids have been regulated to the back burner. This class is meant to be a reminder that solids have their own distinctive characteristics, which shouldn't be overlooked by the quilter intent on doing original, abstract work.

Working with free-form improvisational construction, you will create your own original quilts using Gwen's easy design concepts and techniques. This class is good for the beginning, advanced, traditional, or art quilter. Come join the fun as Gwen shows you her easy methods for creating your own original quilts. Gwen's new book is a valuable resource for this class, and is available here at the store.

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*Book purchase required: Ideas and Inspirations: Abstract Quilts in Solids ($25.95, less 15% class discount)

At the Overleaf Lodge, Yachats, Oregon
Thu-Sun (checkout at 11 am),
Apr 22-25, 2010**
$390*

Grab your surfboards and sewing machines and come quilt ‘til you wilt at Yachats on the Central Oregon Coast. Stay at the picturesque Overleaf Lodge, www.overleaflodge.com. All rooms have spectacular ocean views. Do what you want this weekend – walk on the beach, read, knit, or sew on quilting projects.

Lawry Thorn and her daughter Mindi will be our “Good fairies” -- they will be on hand if you need help. Bring a quilt for show and tell. We only have room for 24 guests, so don’t wait to make your reservations!

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*Cost will be more for a private hotel room. Specifics about making your lodging reservations will be provided when you register for the retreat. If you wish to go over a day early, the room charge is $71 for double occupancy (includes tax).

**Includes three nights, ocean view double occupancy room and tax, three continental breakfasts and lunches, and four days private conference room for sewing.

Rosalie visited the Stitchin’ Post last year and her workshop was so successful that we asked her to return for two weeks of workshops this year. Rosalie is a South African studio artist who has been working in the fiber art, quilt, and embroidery world since 1975. Her award-winning work has received international attention. You can see her work on her website: www.rosaliedace.co.za

Promises and Possiblities: Design in Action
at the Stitchin’ Post
Mon-Fri, Aug 23-27 9-3:30 pm
Intermediate
$360 (includes lunches)*

Learn how to arrange visual elements successfully. After doing a series of small studies based on color, value, shape, line, and texture, you will develop one or more small, pleasing, and balanced abstract quilt tops. Slides, discussions, and visual material will be offered to help extend your understanding of the nature of design and the importance of feedback in a supportive environment.

*Tuition includes dinner at Jean Wells’ home on Thursday, August 26th.

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Branch Out
at the Stitchin’ Post
Mon-Fri, Aug 30-Sept 3 9-3:30 pm
Intermediate
$360 (includes lunches)*

Trees are the largest life forms that have ever existed on our planet. They have given shelter, shade, food, and inspiration for centuries to artists, poets, and storytellers. Now, let us celebrate their beauty and diversity by using them as a basis for composition and design. We will explore the different shapes, patterns, lines, textures, colors, and symbolism of trees while experimenting with design using various piecing and appliqué techniques. Techniques include foundation piecing, block making, and appliqué (hand, machine, and reverse). There will be a feast of visual inspiration as well as discussion on embroidery, quilting, and finishing. Branch out and try something new by making stunning, well-designed art quilts.

*Tuition includes dinner at Jean Wells’ home on Thursday, September 2nd.

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At the Stitchin' Post
Monday, April 26 – Friday, April 30, 2010 (Filled)
$250**
(includes lunches)

Second Date Added!
Monday, May 3 – Friday, May 7, 2010

Do you want to explore quilt design in a more intuitive way, explore new ways of working? In this class, we will do some cutting without rulers, which creates gentle curves and some nice design lines. There are several ways you can go in the workshop: You can work on one design and create a small wall hanging or pillow, create four similar images and put them into a four-patch setting for a wall quilt, or design a larger quilt that does not use the repeated block format. Jean is enjoying using mostly solids with the interjection of tow or three printed fabrics, or all solids. By eliminating some of the prints, you learn to focus on color relationships and value.*

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*Book purchase required: Intuitive Color & Design
($27.95, less 15% class discount)

**Lodging not included in price. We will send information on lodging to you when you register, so you can make your own arrangements.

Janet Bolton, from England, composes textile pictures using the simplest of hand-sewing techniques. Her work is in the collections of the British Council, the Crafts Council, and the Embroiders Guild Museum. Her new book is Janet Bolton’s Textile Pictures. See www.janetbolton.com for more information.

One-Day Workshop
at the Stitchin’ Post
Thu, September 9, 2010 9-3 pm
$75 (includes lunch)

Two-Day Workshop
at the Stitchin’ Post
Fri & Sat, September 10 & 11, 2010 9-3 pm
$150 (includes lunches)
Please note: At this time the Two-Day workshop is full,
but we will take names for the waiting list.

In these separate workshops, Janet will introduce students to working directly with chosen fabrics to create a composition, rather than working from sketches. This approach permits a wonderful freedom, while at the same time allowing for complete accuracy of intent. The workshops will be similar in format. The two-day workshop will provide more in-depth study and opportunity to work with Janet.

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Tea Party with Janet Bolton
at the Stitchin' Post
Thu, September 9, 2010 5:30-7 pm
$20

See how a textile artist works. Janet will bring along many pieces for you to see, and will show slides of her work. Hearty appetizers included. Reservations Required

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Joen Wolfrom travels throughout the world to teach and lecture about innovative quilt making techniques, design, color, block-play exploration, creativity, and other topics, and to jury and judge quilt shows. Joen’s focus during her week here will be Magical Colors & Sensational Quilts.

Magical Colors & Sensational Quilts
At FivePine Lodge
Monday - Friday, September 27 - October 1
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
$495 (includes lunches)

This retreat will offer you the time to explore color and its many nuances. By week’s end, you will have a strong color foundation from which to create sensational, colorful quilts. You will discover the mysteries of the most exciting color illusions—depth, luminosity, luster, shadows, highlights, and transparency. You will engage in a variety of color exercises and activities to maximize your learning. In addition, you will transpose the color ideas that most interest you into your own quilt project. You choose the project’s design, the technical construction, the colors to be used, and the illusion to be featured. Each day there will be special sessions for further color exploration. At the end of the workshop, your brain will be swimming with new ideas for future projects, and your individual quilt project will be an exciting step in your personal color journey.

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Sue Benner is a full-time studio artist creating art quilts and other dyed and painted fabric constructions. She is known for her brilliant dyed and painted textiles, her bold, expressionistic style, and underlying sense of order. Sue will be here to teach two inspirational and technical workshops and to describe her work and life as an artist.

Driven to Abstraction:
Developing Abstract Imagery 1
At FivePine Lodge
Monday - Friday, September 27 - October 1
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Advanced Beginner
$495 (includes lunches)

The exploration of abstraction in the art quilt medium is the theme of this workshop, both representational and non-representational. Through exercises, slide shows, and individual discussions, Sue will present several methods for developing abstract imagery. Each student will create a series of works based on source materials brought to class for inspiration. Instruction on using fusible collage as a construction process will be presented, but the participant can also choose to work in their own technique. This is a great class for pushing your personal work.

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Abstract Landscape Design
with Jean Wells
at the Stitchin’ Post
Mon-Wed, September 27-29 9:30-3 pm
Advanced Beginning BSS**
$200 (includes lunches)*

Let the flowing forms in nature be your inspiration in this design exploration workshop. Land, water, sky, rocks, and details in leaves and wood can all be starting points for this process. Line is the focal point of design. Exercises are planned to build your confidence in piecing, color, value, and design skills. Then the emphasis will be on the planning and execution of an original design focusing on a color palette that excites you using inspirational photos that you have brought along. In the end, you will have documented your journey in a journal-like format and begun a one-of-a-kind quilt. New material will be presented each day for ideas and inspiration for present or future projects.

*$3 lab fee payable at first class.

**Book purchase recommended: Intuitive Color and Design, by Jean Wells ($27.95 less 15% class discount)

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Sewing the Land
with Sue Benner
At the Stitchin' Post
Saturday & Sunday, October 2 & 3, 2010
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Advanced Beginner
$150 (includes lunches)

Sue is staying on after the Symposium to share her landscape quilt techniques. Each participant will create at least two landscape quilts and possibly more. Participants will have time to move from small studies on up to larger works of approximately 24" x 48" and will study different approaches to representing landscape, including those of other artists. Sue will then show students how to look at the landscape, analyze it, and translate it to fabric using several fused construction methods to accomplish their goals.

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Unexpected Combinations
with Janet Fogg
at the Stitchin’ Post
Wed-Sat, October 6-9
9-3:30 pm
Intermediate BSS
$360 (includes lunches)

Explore the creation of unexpected imagery. Compositions for this class involve unusual juxtapositions of subject matter which do not occur in reality, giving your quilts concept and dimension that might not otherwise be achieved. Exercises in creative thinking will generate ideas for individual quilt projects to be designed and sewn in class. Janet will demonstrate how to combine images into a drawing for projection, pattern drawing, and curved machine piecing. Come prepared to unleash your creativity and design a quilt that is not only beautiful but conceptual as well.

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