I have a number of scheduled workshops to offer this year. Here are three to consider. I hope to see you there!

At Play in the Garden of Stitch: Fearless Free-Motion Stitching

JUNE 9-15

Find out more here: Shakerag Workshops in Sewanee Tennessee on the beautiful Cumberland Plateau

Using the sewing machine as a mark-making tool, participants will focus on seeing, interpreting and completing concept-driven work. We will explore texture, pattern and story with simple-to-learn techniques.This is not a traditional free-motion stitching workshop. We'll make a mess by playing with lines that are active and reactive. We'll embrace the wonky by learning to make the most of whatever occurs. And, then, we'll stitch with abandon.
Open to all skill levels.

Alter Ego Stitch and Collage

July 22-26

Find out more here: Quilting by the Lake

Guardians, Superheros, Pets, Monsters, Divas and Villains—they will all be here during our stitch-and-collage class. This class will hone your funny bone and polish your grip on stitching. We’ll practice free-motion stitching to create narratives, textures and patterns. We’ll collage scraps of cut up quilts and found fabrics to create bodies, heads and appendages. We’ll experiment with 3D forms to break the 2D barrier. Fun? Yes. Freeing? Absolutely. Our emphasis will be on play. Channel your inner dialog into a superhero or leading lady. Make an ideal pet. Bring that alter ego forward.

Open to all skill levels

At Play in the Garden of Stitch - Madeline Island

August 26-30

Find out more here: Madeline Island School of the Arts

A spectacular island situated in Lake Superior, this site has to be inspirational to all artists. In this free-motion quilting workshop students learn to think in thread by translating visual stimuli into pathways. The first days will focus on simple-to-learn techniques to fill and grow a composition built on linework. Then, throwing caution to the wind, we’ll cut up quilted pieces to create expressive, textural collages. Learn to let go of expectations! Come to have fun.

Open to all skill levels