Workshops are 6 hours long and have a limit of 22 students:
"Wild and Free" - create quilts with personality
Learn Pat's tricks to "punch up" your applique quilt backgrounds. No more neutral tan or beige backings. Bring on the Color and the pattern to make your quilts sing! Pat's classic and popular "Mama's Garden" is the project quilt. Then we will spend the day making the most spectacular background for your applique.
Skill level: Intermediate and up.
Mama's Garden pattern included.
Recommended book: "Take the Fear out of Color"
FYI – if your event is also hosting a machine appliqué class, bring the top to the next class and work on the appliqué.
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"The Magic of EASY Machine Appliqué" - draw, cut, machine stitch, so easy anyone can do it!
Fast, Fun and you learn ALL of Pat's tips for making soft fusible appliqué! In class you will create a sample to test your stitching. She walks you through each step of the appliqué process, from cutting to getting a great size blanket stitch on your machine. For your project select "Little Blue Bird" or your "Wild and Free" project (if your group is having both workshops).
Skill level: Beginner and up.
Little Blue Bird pattern included.
Recommended book: "Learn to Applique"
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"Kiss Me Goodnight" - learn how to make improvisational blocks and create the Goodnight Kiss quilt.
From blocks to the Goodnight Kiss, use your fabric scraps in innovative ways! Pat will show you multiple ways to piece your 'trash' and turn them into FREE quilts! Or how about those swap blocks you never used? Maybe they didn't look great together, maybe they were different sizes or you didn't have enough of them. Bring them to class and learn how to Kiss this project DONE!
Let's go to the Improv!
- Learn to make improv blocks
- Make Trash Bag Fabric – focus on fabric scraps
- Taking blocks you already own and making them sing
- Create "Kiss" blocks to set into a quilt.
- Turn your stash into FREE quilts!
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Skill level: Beginner and up.
Pattern included.
Recommended book: "Crooked Cabin Quilts"
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"Tidbits of Handwork" - a sampler of five easy take along techniques
Handwork doesn't have to be fiddly. It can be soothing, relaxing and most of all fun! This Handwork class with Pat will show you different ways to approach relaxed applique. Add a bit of wool to the project, big stitch it as she shows you how 'thread matters', then end the project with a running stitch binding technique.
Here's what you'll learn:
- Running stitch applique turned under
- running stitch applique raw edge
- wool applique
- show the big stitch quilting (different threads, how they look)
- Running stitch binding pulled to the front - it's so cool!
All fun and easy hand techniques that don't make you crazy!
Project – one small quilt that we do all the appliqué on, then baste and big stitch, then bind.
Skill level: Beginner and up.
Pattern included.
Recommended book: "Pat Sloan's Favorite Techniques"
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Lecture Presentation
"Quilting with Expresso .... Quilts, Creativity, and fun! with Pat Sloan"
Pat's fun, fast moving and very lively slide presentation takes you from her 'First First Quilt' to her latest and greatest adventures in quilting. Along the way you'll learn some great tips to faster quilting, how she does her appliqué, figure out what it means to work in series (it's good!), and find out where she is on the internet so you can hang out with her!
What is needed - A screen to project the show onto. If Pat flies to your destination, a way to hang a few quilts on either side of the screen is very helpful.
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