Classes & Workshops & Such
The Exquisite Corpse Quilt Workshop
An experimental quilting using the principles of the dadaist drawing technique: the exquisite corpse.
The aim of this approach will be to inspire each other to create an intuitive work by reacting to what is immediately given to us.
This workshop will consist of timed rounds: sew a quilt block, pass it to the next quilter. Each round the quilter must piece a quilt block connecting to the block before it. At the end of 6 rounds each participant will have a row of 6 blocks to take home: a collaborative catalyst for your next quilt!
At HOOP & BEE in EASTHAMPTON, MA
FEB 22 SATURDAY 1-3PM $50 ALL MATERIALS INCLUDED
Sewing Evenings & “Tutoring”
Starting in March 2025 at the Easthampton Public Library Annex, I will be hosting a monthly evening of sewing and connecting. I will be present for all sewing problem solving and tips— a teacher hosting a study hall of sorts. Mostly I’ll be working with the library to set up a functional space for fiber arts magic to happen, while we makers gab and create and exchange ideas. BUT NOT JUST QUILTS: bring clothing, stuffed animals, bags, curtains, etc all the sewing projects are welcome and I will try my best to help tackle all of them!
STARTING MARCH 18th at 5:30 until 7:30
& then every month after on the LAST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH
The Annex is located on 52 Main Street, Easthampton
No sign ups, all free but bring your own sewing machines
Intro to Improvised Quilting:an 8 Week Course
In this 8 session class students will learn about the varied histories of improvising in quilt making, discover what methods work best with their unique creative personality, and then apply what they learn to create a wall hanging or lap quilt, using a combination of hand and machine sewing and working through every key step of making a quilted piece from beginning to end including cutting fabric to piecing to quilting and finally binding.
Quilting is as much about the process as it is about the finished quilt. It is an exercise in exploring one's relationship to navigating entropy: finding narrative and pattern in chaos. Playing with how many possibilities and pieces and colors and textures are before you and empowering oneself to make decisions and be flexible to change.
At HOOP & BEE in EASTHAMPTON, MA
SPRING SESSION FULL $125