Learn to create a series of unique fabrics as you explore playful exercises in design. Start by sampling the effects of transparent fabric paints and move on to utilizing a multitude of methods to create original fabric designs. Add to your technique toolbox as we cover a wide variety of topics including stamping, stenciling, printing with found objects, direct application, and more. Join in the fun as we play, experiment and create. A utility sink/clean up area is required. Paint fees will apply. Beginner to Advanced. 6 hours to multi-day.

Make your mark and add your own stamp to your fabrics! Using metal or silicone objects with interesting patterns and hot soy wax, you will create batik fabrics that are unique to you. Learn to layer pattern and color with fabric paints as you work to create rich, one-of-a-kind designs! Class requires an area where spills can easily be cleaned and a utility sink. In addition, we will need several OLD ironing boards and OLD irons which we use to iron out the wax between newspapers. Wax and paint fees will apply. Beginner to Advanced. 6 hours to multi-day.

Prepare to be amazed at the versatility of the silkscreen. In this fun, process-oriented workshop, explore the varied ways of applying patterns to cloth using this valuable surface design tool. My techniques stress spontaneity with an emphasis on improvisation, allowing your design spirit to soar. I provide the textile inks and demonstrate multiple methods of producing complex imagery. You supply the fabric, screens and a few tools and let your imagination run wild. Come prepared to have fun, get messy and discover the possibilities! A deep utility sink and cleanup area is required. Paint fees will apply. Beginner to Advanced. 6 hours to multi-day.

Explore your design potential in this fun, process-oriented printing workshop. Working with fabric dyes, we will sample a myriad of ways to add pattern to cloth, including direct and indirect application, and various methods of printing with silkscreens. An emphasis on improvisation using impromptu methods will help you produce unique cloth with complex imagery. Come prepared to have fun, get messy and play! A utility sink, dye mixing area and print table area is required. Dye/chemical fees will apply. Beginner to Advanced (some dye experience helpful, but not required). 12 hours to multi-day.

Marks are influential. Marks have meaning. Marks help us communicate. Join in the mark-making fun while creating designs that are uniquely yours. In this multi-day class, you will begin by developing your "mark vocabulary" using ink, markers, paints, hand stitching and diverse mark-making strategies. Next, use your journal of marks to inspire motifs and ideas for repeated patterns. Utilize these exercises to discover effective ways of incorporating your newly-formed visual language into your work. Construct a composition or collage, explore hand stitching, or develop machine-stitched motifs as you explore. Beginner to Advanced. Minimum of 12 hours.

Marks are influential. Marks have meaning. Marks help us communicate. Join in the mark-making fun while creating designs that are uniquely yours. In this multi-day class, you will begin by developing your "mark vocabulary" using ink, markers, paints, thickened dyes and diverse mark-making strategies directly on fabric. Utilize these exercises to discover effective ways of incorporating your newly-formed visual language into your surface design work. Beginner to Advanced. Minimum of 12 hours.

Have you always wanted to try dyeing your own fabrics? Learn an easy dye process and explore how colors combine while dyeing sets of fabrics, seven at a time. The result of this process is a subtle blend of the two colors you start with as they mix and cross. Class will consist of three different rounds of dyeing, so you will leave class with 21 unique fabrics. There is even an option to dye your own Color Wheel! Come play with color and learn how easy it is to dye your own fabrics. The waiting and rinsing are the hardest parts! Beginner to Advanced. 6 hours.

Have you ever wanted to dye your own multi-colored fabrics? In this class, we will explore color interaction while learning a simple dye technique. Using fat-quarter-sized pieces of cotton, you will have the opportunity to dye up to six yards of fabric. All dyes and chemicals are included in the kit fee, so bring your fabric and let’s play! This class is excellent for beginners who want to learn some dye basics and also great for more experienced dyers who want to study color play. A utility sink/clean up area is required. Kit fee will apply. Beginner to Advanced. 6 hours.

Shibori Dyeing creates patterning on fabric by binding fabric to form a dye resist. Fabrics may be twisted, folded and clamped, wrapped around poles and ropes and even hand stitched to create a multitude of patterns. Overdyeing with different resist techniques and dye colors produces wonderfully complex fabric designs that are unique to each student. Come explore the many ways of creating patterns and dye your own beautiful, one-of-a-kind Shibori-style fabrics. (This class requires an area that we can get dirty, a utility sink, several 5-gallon buckets and washers/dryers. It can be expanded into a multi-day class where more techniques and dye colors will be explored. Dye/chemical fees will apply. Beginner to Advanced. 6 hours to multi-day.

In this fun, process-oriented workshop, explore methods of monoprinting on cloth using a Gelli Plate™ and/or a gelatin plate. Create complex textural imagery by patterning with found objects and fabric paints. With use, a gelatin plate will break down, producing even more wonderfully textured results. Join me as I introduce several methods of producing prints and layering imagery. Your work is only limited by your imagination. Come prepared to have fun, get messy and be seduced by the silky-smooth surface of a gelatin plate. A kit fee will apply. A utility sink/ clean up area is required. 3 hours or 6 hours.

Learn to create a small wall hanging (approx. 18"x28") of a lush bouquet of flowers and leaves arranged in a vase. By pre-cutting flowers and leaves before class, most of the hard work is done. The applique and quilting will be completed in one step, and you will leave class with a mostly-finished piece ready to bind. Relax and have fun as you design and create a bouquet that reflects your own unique style! Free-motion stitching experience is very beneficial. Knowledge of how to set up your machine for free-motion stitching is essential. Beginner to Advanced. 6 hours

Have you been creating or purchasing one of a kind fabrics and are stumped as to how to begin using them in your quilts? Explore design basics while following a set of easy steps and learn to use those unique surface-designed fabrics in an artful way. Beginner to Advanced. 6 hours to multi-day.

Quilting thread color can dramatically change the look of your quilt. In this class you will utilize free motion quilting to explore color in new ways and examine the effects of thread color while quilting. Learn a few color basics, then start playing with color and stitch. You will soon see that the thread’s the thing that makes all the difference! 3 hour or 6 hour.

Using scraps of various tone-on-tone fabrics the students bring in and share, we will assemble 9 star blocks according to different color theories. This will most likely be a no sewing class, so students can focus on learning the theories and concentrate on working with color. Students will pin their fabric combinations to flannel and then assemble blocks at home. A kit of fabrics will be required. Beginner to Advanced. 6 hours

Choose a big bold border print and create your own unique constellation that is simply stunning. Let the border print be your color guide for this fat-quarter-friendly quilt. This is the perfect place to use those fat quarter bundles that might be lingering in your stash. Learn to use specialty rulers to make simple star blocks and combine those with large print setting squares to form a star quilt that is truly out of this world. Beginner to Advanced. 6 hours.

In this introductory class, students will explore the website www.spoonflower.com. Spoonflower is a digital printing company that prints photographs onto fabric. There will be in-depth demonstrations of how to upload your photos and the many options for editing using the Spoonflower site. Students will enjoy a lot of play time to manipulate their images for possible printing at a later date. Due to the fact that there is currently no mobile app for Spoonflower, students will need to use a laptop computer in class. No tablets or ipads. Requires A/V projector and screen. Beginner to Advanced. 6 hours