Learn about our upcoming Virtual Workshops.
In response to the continuing COVID-19 Shelter In Place and Social Distancing requirements, PVQA will be holding Virtual Workshops over the internet using Zoom technology.
Next Workshop:
Artful Improv – Permission to Play
Cindy Grisdela
Two-Day Workshop:
Saturday, November 14th &
Saturday, November 21st
9:00 am – Noon
The 2022 Opportunity Quilt: Organized Chaos
For PVQA Members Only
Saturday, September 26, 2020
9:00 – Noon
Saturday, October 3, 2020
9:00 – Noon
Online 2-Day Workshop
Sujata Shah
Sujata Shah is a new and rising star in the quilt world and she was the featured artist at the 2019 PVQA Quilt Show. She has a fresh perspective on color and technique and is a charming and charismatic speaker and teacher.
Join us in a fun Zoom workshop with Sujata Shah to make our 2022 Opportunity Quilt. The quilt is her interpretation of an old favorite, a kaleidoscope quilt with a modern twist that she calls Organized Chaos. She describes it as “a scrappy interplay of different values and prints that gives each block a personality of its own.”
Although the Organized Chaos block looks deceptively complicated, it’s actually an easy pattern to work with. Construction is a three-step process which keeps the maker engaged through each separate step. And, by strategically changing the corner triangles in alternating blocks, a new pattern emerges.
Session 1 (September 26th): In the first half of the workshop, Sujata will share her approach to design, color theory and fabric selection as she helps us craft blocks for the 2022 Opportunity Quilt.
Session2 (October 3rd): You will be able to bring your completed blocks, questions and comments to workshop Session 2, where Sujata will provide feedback on our blocks and how to combine them.
At the end of the 2-day workshop/sewing circle, you should have blocks to take home AND have a block or 2 to donate to the Opportunity Quilt!
Workshop cost: $35.00 (for PVQA members only)
Block pattern (normally $12) is included in the cost.
This workshop is full, but we are taking names on a waiting list. To put your name on the Wait List, click to ‘Wait List’ link below:
Artful Improv – Permission to Play
Saturday, November 14, 2020
9:00 am – Noon
Saturday, November 21, 2020
9:00 am – Noon
Cindy Grisdela
On Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, Cindy will give the first half of a virtual two-part workshop called “Artful Improv–Permission to Play,” from 9 AM to Noon. The second half of the workshop will be given a week later, on Sat, Nov. 21, 2020, also from 9 AM to Noon. Here’s how Cindy describes her workshop: “Learn to create your own original quilts with no pattern, using improvisational piecing techniques.
Students will learn to let go of the ‘rules’ and piece blocks in an intuitive, free-form fashion. We will explore contemporary improv blocks, improv circles and angled stripes, plus insets and curved strips. Use strips and scraps to add interest and make your design your own. There’s no measuring or precise cutting, and each quilt will be unique.” In addition, Cindy will discuss color choices and how to create a dynamic composition with simple design principles.
This workshop is best for intermediate to advanced quilters ready to take the next step to improv quilting. Dividing the workshop in two parts will allow quilters a week to get started on their project, so that they’ll have something to share at the next meeting. Quilters will also be able to ask questions during the second meeting that came up as they worked on their projects at home.
Workshop cost: $35.00 for PVQA members, $55.00 for non-members
To register for the Cindy Grisdela Workshop, please click ‘Workshop Registration’ below:
Cindy Grisdela Workshop registration.
Whimsical Garden
Saturday, December 5, 2020
9:00 am – Noon
Saturday, December 14, 2020
9:00 am – Noon
Tina Curran
We divided Tina’s full-day workshop into TWO HALF DAYS, giving you more time to work on your project, prepare questions and share what you’ve done in a group. Tina’s workshop, “Whimsical Garden,” is based on a delightful quilt she designed herself (see photo). She’ll teach the workshop in two online sessions, from 9 AM to Noon on Saturday, Dec. 5, and Saturday, Dec.12. This workshop involves making a pieced background, fussy cutting flowers from floral fabrics, adding cut stems and then fusing and raw-edge appliqueing the flower heads and stems to the background. The class project finishes at about 24″ X 24.” Tina’s quilt design is so upbeat and cheerful that it’s bound to elevate your mood!
The cost for the workshop is $35 for PVQA members and $55 for non-members.
To register for the Tina Curran Workshop, please click ‘Workshop Registration’ below: