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"Sew Many Quilts, So Little Time"

Beringia Interpretive Centre. Oct. 11, 2011 7:00 pm - 9:00pm

A retrospective of Carol’s quilting career shows how she produced over 500 quilts (many award winning) since she began in 1993. You’ll see slides from her first traditional quilt through her gradual transition to art quilts….however, she promises NOT to show all 500! She will also bring a trunk show of her newest quilts! The presentation is interspersed with some humor from her son who shows Mom that he is “never without his blankie”!

"The Value of Value Workshop"

Westmark Whitehorse Hotel 4 day workshop Oct.12-15, 2011

This workshop is a combination of three of Carol’s workshops: The Value of Value ,Sensuous Lines & Curves and Arc-i-Textures with couched yarns as a main design element. First you will make a small 15 x 15 version to learn the techniques, and then after you’ve mastered the skills in the small piece, you will take it up one more level. In the long, skinny version, Carol will teach you how to use value (going from light to dark) as a main design element using these same skills. “Value” is a hard concept to learn without practice, so this workshop is a simple, hands-on way to get some experience with composition, how to balance color, size, & use value to make your design “flow” smoothly in a light to dark gradation…..an element that makes Carol’s quilts so effective! Then you will learn to piece those really skinny lines to combine with couched skinny lines. You’ll definitely understand why Carol believes that “color gets all the credit & value does all the work” & be able to apply what you’ve learned to your future quilts.

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Merikay Waldvogel "The 1933 Worlds Fair Quilt Contest" Sept.18,2009

This lecture and slide show, were held at the Beringia Interpretive Centre,it was the story and scandal surrounding the 1933 Worlds Fair Quilt Contest. Merikay shared colour slides of quilts entered in the Sears National Quilt Contest and Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition which stands as one of the most important events in American quilt making history because in a short period of time it encouraged the making of tens of thousands of quilts by women vying for the grand prize of $1,200. and the honor of having their quilts on public display. Cost: $5. Admission.

"Dating Antique Quilts & Fabric" Sept.19, 2009

This lecture style , 2-3 hour , workshop was held in Haines Junctionand attended by members of KQG and the Threadbears. With 30 years experience interviewing Southern quilt makers and examining both antique and contemporary quilts, Merikay showed slides of her favourite Southern quilts and provide her expertise on how to date antique quilts and fabric. Merikay also had a trunk show of antique quilts for viewing. Attendees were encouraged to bring quilts, scrapbooks and stories of their own quilt making heritage.

" Making a 1930 String Quilt Block with Feed Sacks" Sept.20, 2009

Held in Whitehorse , at the Westmark Hotel, this 1 day workshop was designed to teach students to make a quilt block using a traditonal method of using newspaper as a foundation and old feed sacks for the fabric just as they did in 1930 and the history behind it. Students could work together to construct a tradional quilt top.

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Cynthia England "Why did I buy this ugly fabric" Oct. 2, 2007

This was the title of the lighthearted PowerPoint presentation by Cynthia England, an international quilt artist from Dickinson, Texas. The lecture was held at the Beringia Interpretive Centre and hosted by the Kluane Quilter's Guild. Cynthia entertained the audience with an amazing recollection of the location of purchase of her "ugly fabric stash" and kept everyone in stitches (no pun intended). Topics discussed also included humorous ways of how to design a quilt around a particular fabric, block exchanges and various techniques used to create the quilts. The guild was pleased to offer the evening event with free admission. During the Whitehorse 2007 Canada Winter Games the guild organized a raffle and put the proceeds towards this event. Afterwards the audience gathered in the foyer for refreshments courtesy of guild members.

Picture Piecing Oct. 3-5, 2007

20 Students participated in a 3 day workshop with Cynthia England held at the Westmark Whitehorse Hotel. The guild arranged a two part workshop combining a hands-on class with a design class. Students began by learning how to piece a small landscape quilt using one of her patterns and the Picture Piecing design technique. Once comfortable with the technique students became more creative, designing their own pattern. Enlarging the design, fabric selection and organizational methods were discussed in detail.

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Velda Newman Painters Approach to Quilt Design Oct. 21, 2006

This well attended lecture, held at the Beringia Interpretive Centre, was about inspiration and evolution. Through the use of slides we were shown how Velda started, how she works today and the obstacles encountered throughout her 20+ year creative journey. Velda displayed several of her quilts following the slide presentation and invited the audience to a closer look at the techniques used to create her original works of art.

Layers: Colour, Form and Texture Oct. 22-25 2006

This 4 day class, held at the Mt. McIntyre Recreation Centre, threw all the rules of stringent design out the window. First we constructed "units" by exploring machine techniques for texture and form. Then added colour and depth with paint and coloured pencils. Some of the subjects used were fruits, flowers, shells and leaves. All participants received individual attention as the workshop progressed.

Creating Realism I Oct. 26, 2006

At this 1 day workshop the focus was to experiment with fabrics to produce natures wide range of patterns and colours. We explored the use of ink, crayon, pencil, foil, paint and bleach. By combining an unlimited amount of mediums we recreated the textures and richness found in nature.

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Ruth McDowell Designing from Nature Oct. 12-16, 2005

Ruth's lecture " Progressions and Diversions: My Development as a Quiltmaker" was an overview of her earliest traditional quilts up to the current projects. The slide lecture appeals to a great range of quilters as well as general audiences. After her initial slide presentation the workshop " Designing from Nature" focused on the translation of images from nature into quilts. Discussed was machine piecing methods and techniques. Each student was encouraged to bring their own pieced design, using subjects and techniques attractive to them. Ruth discussed with each student, in turn, their project and suggested options and solutions.

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Libby Lehman Threadplay I: The Basics Oct. 8-11, 2003

This workshop concentrated on exploring different machine stitching techniques to give your quilts an individual and unique flavour. In order to learn as many different styles as possible, students developed samples rather than completing a class project. The techniques learned were sheer ribbon illusions, satin and decorative stitching and potluck applique.

Threadplay II: Working with Prima Donnas

Continue to explore the wonderful world of Threadplay. This workshop covered how to deal with prima donnas, such as slippery sheer fabrics, upside-down bobbin drawing, couching weird stuff, and confusing fusible webs. The focus was on technique samples rather than a class project. Free motion quilting and finishing techniques were also discussed.

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Jane Sassaman Abstracting from Nature June 15-17, 2002

Nature is an endless source of inspiration. In this class we examined a wide variety of artists interpretations of nature before beginning to manipulate natural forms ourselves. Through a series of exercises we experimented with abstraction and exaggeration to capture the essence of energy of our favourite flora and achieve dramatic visual effects. The ideas were then translated into fabric during this 3 day workshop. Drawing skills were not needed but participants should have a strong interest in developing their own design language and unique visual symbols.

This class was especially beneficial for the drawing impaired