Past workshop information is listed below.
Jennifer Rapacki
Sunday, January 13, 2019
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Weave That!
Jennifer spoke to the Guild about a year ago and there were numerous requests for her to return for a workshop. We are lucky to be able to have her back for a workshop is entitled “Weave That” which focuses on her technique for weaving fabric strips together to create a stunning background for appliqued images.
Jennifer says: Weaving a quilt background is a little like making a mystery quilt. How you think the finished piece will look and what you get can be quite different. This is part of the fun! While many of the samples below feature applique flowers, your finished background will speak to you about what kind of applique to use.
Click here for the Supply List for this workshop.
Thom Atkins
Saturday, August 11, 2018
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Scrappy Collage
Bring your scraps and join Thom for an in-depth look at how he utilizes his scraps to create his signature quilts, each one vibrant and unique. A domestic sewing machine capable of free-motion stitching is required.
The Thom Atkins Workshop is full. If you wish to be put on the waiting line, contact Ellen McCarthy at secondvp@pvqa.org.
Click here for workshop supply list.
Freddy Moran
Sunday, June 10, 2018
10 am – 4 pm
or
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
10 am – 4 pm
Collage Freddy Style
Quotes from Freddy:
“Red is the new neutral!”
“When it comes to fabric, more is better and excess is never enough.”
Known for her humorous quotations that reflect her quilting style, Freddy Moran is a local treasure, a popular teacher, an award winning artist and an inspiration to many quilters. She will lead a workshop on Sunday, June 10th entitled “Collage Freddy Style!” To quote Freddy: “When I teach a class the subject of the class is secondary. What I try to do is talk about how I use design.”
Learn more about Freddy Moran.
Rosalie Dace
Saturday, May 19, 2018 &
Sunday, May 20, 2018
10 am to 4 pm
Vive La Difference! Contrast in composition
Add vitality, variety and subtlety to your work by sharpening your understanding and use of the many forms of contrast, key to successful art and design.
Discover how to give your compositions a more dynamic and sophisticated look. In a series of short manageable exercises we will explore contrast of value, color, line, shape, texture, size, scale and mood.
Working with dark and light, big and small, hard and soft, warm and cool, straight and curved, calm and busy, rough and smooth, organic and curvy, you will find ways of adding visual impact and spark to your work.
The class is accompanied by exciting visual support with slides, books and actual textile examples. A short discussion will give a daily focus. You will be guided in making your own individual small daily paste-ups in fabric / paper. From these you will develop a larger quilt top.
Maria Shell
Saturday, April 7, 2018
10 am – 4 pm
Making Prints out of Solids – Lines and Shapes
Using solid colored quilters’ cottons, students will learn how to stitch an assortment of pieced prints, including stripes, chevrons, polka dots, and pointy shapes. While learning these new techniques, students will also be given information about working with solids, improvisational piecing techniques, and ideas for taking these techniques and creating original quilts.
Sandra Bruce
Saturday, January 6, 2018 &
Sunday, January 7, 2018
10 am to 4 pm
Material Matrix
Sandra Bruce, an award winning art quilter with a background in illustration and lettering, will be leading a 2-day workshop. The workshop, “Material Matrix”, is inspired by the painter, Chuck Close. It involves using a gridded photograph and interpreting each 2-inch square into fabric, using 
piecing to achieve the effect. Everyone in the class works on the same project and Sandra will provide a template and handouts so the pieces can be finished at home with confidence. She will also discuss how to select a good photo to use in future projects; color and value; loose curved-piecing; and how to grid your own photo using Sandra’s unique technique.
Pam Rocco
Saturday, November 18, 2017
10 am to 4 pm
String Theory
Practice free-hand rotary cutting while working with strings (long, thin pieces of material, often left over from other projects). Using both scraps and new material, we’ll cut, arrange and re-arrange strips, then sew larger units together. We’ll combine these to make original quilts. Work small or work large, and by the end of the day, you’ll have finished a project or see the way to complete it. She will bring many quilts to the workshop to inspire you.
Pam’s Promise: “I promise that you’ll get this one done. If you don’t finish during the workshop, we’ll work on it together at my house in Santa Cruz. I’ll bring many quilts to the workshop to inspire you.”
Nancy Rink
Sunday, September 10, 2017
10 am to 4 pm
Improv Lone Star
One day workshop with award winning instructor Nancy Rink.
Learn to make an updated improvisational pieced Lone Star using strips and bits. This workshop merges the traditional Lone Star techniques of set-in seams and 45-degree diamond cutting with modern improvisational piecing. Add appliqué in the corners for a bit more pizazz!
Tracey Brookshier
October 8, 2016
Sankaku
This quilt pattern shows off a beautiful panel or large-scale print like yukata (Japanese kimono fabric). Tracey will bring lots of yukata for purchase at the September meeting, allowing you to choose coordinates from your stash before the October workshop. Or bring your own large-scale print as a focus fabric. Cool fact: the half-square triangle blocks in each additional border increase in size by exactly 1 inch.
Thom Atkins
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Bead Embroidery for Quilters
Yes, till 4:30, with a 30 minute lunch, so bring your food and drinks. Thom has so much wonderful information to share that he wants a full 6 hours.
We will take a look at beads, their variety and their use on quilts to create texture and add color. We will learn the basic stitches for applying beads, and what they do to the surface of the quilt, and how the application of beads quilts the surface.
This is a process class. The student should have some prior knowledge of hand sewing and hand quilting. Kit fee is $25 and will be available at class. Come early to be set to start at 10 am sharp. No sewing machines needed.