Join quilting experts Cindy Grisdela, Susan Lapham, and Maria Shell for a 360-degree exploration of contemporary pieced patchwork. Each student will be creating their own medallion style quilt inspired by lessons in color, design, composition, and technique.

Workshop Structure Overview
Each day students will gather to hear ALL three teacher’s perspectives on a particular subject matter. Lecture and Demo sessions will last approximately 1 hour with each teacher presenting for about twenty minutes. Then the students will decide which approach of the three presented they would like to incorporate into their own medallion quilt or experiment with their own hybrid approach. For example, each teacher will give a mini lecture on their approach to triangles, the student can then decide to incorporate one, two, or all three perspectives on the triangle into their medallion quilt. Think of it as ala carte quilt making! When lectures are not in session, teachers will be available for small group demos, one on one consults, and more.

Lecture and Demo Sessions will be held at 9AM and 1PM daily.
NOTE—Each teacher will present their perspective on the topic for each Lecture and Demo session. Once the lectures are given, students will work independently and/or with teacher help to build their medallion quilts.

Monday
AM—Lecture – Color Palettes with optional color exercise assignment
PM—Lecture – Linear Units and Selecting a Medallion Center

Tuesday
AM— Lecture – Pointy Shapes
PM—Lecture – Curves and/or Circles

Wednesday
AM—Lecture – Design/Composition and Construction, including combining Improv and traditional piecing in the medallion structure
PM—One on one Student Consults—Students may sign up in advance to get feedback on design and composition and/OR teachers will walk around the room to provide individual feedback and answer questions.

Thursday
AM—Round Table Q&A about Construction Issues and Moving Your Composition Forward
PM—One on one Student Consults—Students may sign up in advance to get feedback on design and composition and/OR teachers will walk around the room to provide individual feedback and answer questions.

Friday
9AM—11AM Final Stitching Frenzy
11AM—The Big TADA–A showcase of Student Work with lots of oohs and ahhs.
1PM—Continued one on one consults

Click below to watch an informational webinar: