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Quilting by the Lake 2012 Classes QBL offers over thirty 2, 3 and 5 day quilting classes taught by nationally and internationally recognized quilt artists and teachers. All quilting classes are held on the campus of Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, NY. Scroll down for complete class descriptions. Important Class Information 2 day classes meet Monday & Tuesday 3 day classes meet Wednesday - Friday 5 day classes meet Monday - Friday All classes meet from 8:30 - 11:30am & 1 - 4pm. Additional materials fees apply for some classes & are indicated on the supply list. Supply fee is paid directly to the teacher at QBL. A QBL equipment fee of $5 per session will be included on your final invoice. This fee is applied to the increasing cost of supplying classroom equipment. The QBL equipment fee is in addition to any supply fee that the teacher may require, which is paid directly to the teacher at QBL. All classrooms are air-conditioned.
QBL 2012 Class Fees
Regular Classes, Studio w/Teacher 2 days (MT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $225 3 days (WThF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$330 5 days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $545 10 days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1070	Independent Studio Fees 2 days (MT) . . . . . . . . . . . $125 3 days (WThF) .. . . . . . . . $190 5 days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $315 10 days . . ... . . . . . . . . . $600
Session I Classes: July 16-20	Session II Classes: July 23-27
1. Blaydon, J. Studio with Teacher (2 day) 2. Blaydon, J. Studio with Teacher (3 day) 3. Busch, E. Let's Begin Again! (5 day) 4. Dace, R. The Thinking Eye (5 day) 5. Langille, J. Cut, Slash and Tear (5 day) 6. Meyer, J.D. Working in a Series(5 day) 7. Naylor, P. Finishing School (2 day) 8. Naylor, P. Drama and Detail (3 day) 9. Nickels, S. Whole Cloth Feathers (2 day) 10. Nickels, S. Folk Garden Borders (3 day) 11. Noble, E. Translating Ideas (5 day) 12. Pillsbury, B. Hand Embroidery for Crazy Quilters & Sane (2 day) 13. Pillsbury, B. Crazy Quilts-Victorian Meets New Age (3 day) 14. No Instructor Independent Studio (2 day) 15. No Instructor Independent Studio (3 day)	16. Blaydon, J. After-Image + Photo finish (5 day) 17. Dace, R. Promises and Possibilities (5 day) 18. Eha, N. Crazy Beading (2 day) 19. Eha, N. Skimming the Surface (3 day) 20. Goodwin, V. The Complex Composition (5 day) 21. Meyer, J. D. Layers of Lightness (5 day) 22. Naylor, P. Studio with Teacher (2 day) 23. Naylor, P. Studio with Teacher (3 day) 24. Noble, E. True Blue (5 day) 25. Soloman, A. G. Cut It, Sew It, Love It (2 day) 26. Soloman, A. G. The No Patience Quilt (3 day) 27. Testa, M. Layer, Build, Play with Thickened Dyes (5 day) 28. No Instructor Independent Studio (2 day) 29. No Instructor Independent Studio (3 day)
Session l: July 16 - 20, 2012

1. Studio with Teacher Judi Blaydon 2 days (7/16 - 7/17) – All Levels Perhaps the most eloquent quilts are [and always have been] about a place, a dream, a memory that has touched the heart of the quilt-maker. ‘AS THE SPIRIT MOVES YOU’ offers 3, 4 or 5 days of [mostly] uninterrupted personal exploration! You’ll determine the goals and the agenda; Judi will offer support, motivation, challenges, comments and critiques - - - or, if you wish, she’ll wait until you need her input. Morning conferences for those who want them; and if you can talk while you sew, you can join in informal afternoon group discussions. Our efforts will focus on enhancing your personal style, making innovative and intuitive choices, creative problem-solving, expression of themes, and design wall experimentation. [If I think your goal is not challenging enough, I’ll make suggestions . . . which you may feel free to ignore]. Start, and finish, a quilt you’ve been dreaming about for years - - - solve a problem quilt, ETC. Return to Class List

2. Studio with Teacher Judi Blaydon 3 days (7/18 - 7/20) – All Levels See description above. Return to Class List

3. Let's Begin Again! Elizabeth Busch 5 days (7/16 - 7/20) – All Levels How do we find inspiration? What triggers the need to make work? How do we get unstuck? We will explore these questions and more as we let go of inhibitions and rules and jump right into playing with paint! It is from this loosening up point that we will create fabric that will show the way to making one, two or more painted and sewn quilt tops by week’s end. We will look at photocopy images of YOUR work which you will bring with you. I will talk to you individually in the group setting about these images as the week progresses. Using Textile Paints, chalk pastels, and canvas along with your own dyed or purchased fabric, we will create work that portrays an idea from within. We will “make fabric” by hand painting, primarily on a 7oz.cotton duck (canvas). I will share samples of my work, discuss how I find inspiration for my quilts, and we will talk about the origin of ideas for work, discuss how one piece leads to another, how to ‘listen’ to what your work is telling you, and review basics of good composition and design. We will do loosening up exercises on paper and discuss topics of your choosing as well. The group will paint half the time and sew half the time, though each participant will work at her/his own pace. We will also learn how to look at the finished results individually and as a group, establishing a way to be objective about our own and others’ work in order to use constructive criticism as a positive tool. Sewing machine required. Return to Class List Supply List

4. The Thinking Eye Rosalie Dace 5 days (7/16 - 7/20) – Intermediate/Advanced This class is an in depth investigation into the artistry and magic of the famous 20th century artist Paul Klee. After looking closely at his amazing work, be inspired by his sensitive playfulness and enchantment to create a new whimsical or abstract quilt of your own. The class is accompanied by slides and other exciting visual material. Techniques will include skinny-line piecing and working with sheers while focusing on abstract blocks, line and colour. Sewing machine required Return to Class List Supply List

5. Cut, Slash and Tear Your Way to Innovative Fabric Design Judy Langille 5 days (7/16 - 7/20) – All Levels Discover the potential of creating a finished design directly on fabric, using relaxed and playful silkscreen techniques. Cutting, slashing tearing and drawing with a seam ripper will create the marks that provide paper resists for our silkscreened compositions. The design and use of thermofax screens will be explored and will allow us to add a variety of textures to our work. Using blank silkscreen to add solid colors of dye, complex designs can be achieved by layering areas of thickened dyes with these multiple techniques. Beautiful fabrics can be used as quilts or simply as “art cloth”. Return to Class List. Supply List

6. Working In A Series: Paying Attention & Moving Forward Jeanette DeNicolis Meyer 5 days (7/16 - 7/20) – All Levels One thing leads to another, in both your day-to-day life and in your art work. Whether you are a traditional quilter or a quilter who has never employed an historic quilt pattern in your fiber work, there is a joyful flow that happens when you allow one visual idea to seed another. This class is about taking your work one step further and using your personal imagery to develop a series, but it’s equally about learning how to pay attention. How to pay attention to the imagery you generate, to how you generate your ideas, and to how those ideas and imagery develop from quilt to quilt. How will we get there? We’ll look at quilts and fiber art by artists who successfully exploit the possibilities of working in a series. We’ll execute a quick guided series of small-scale pieces that will reveal how composition, color choices and quilting lines can intensify, clarify, or abstract an image. By paying attention to how we work and what we’re drawn to, we’ll use the information, ideas, and inspiration from this assigned series to begin the next, more personal one. Construction techniques will be demonstrated as needed, but the focus of the class will be on how design, composition, and construction choices support the Big Idea – the intent of our art work. Return to Class List Supply List

7. Finishing School: Exciting Edging Philippa Naylor CLOSED. 2 days (7/16& 7/17) – All Levels We will explore and make samples of a variety of piping styles (single and multiple rows) embroidered bindings, embellished bindings, bindings for unusual shaped quilts, learn how to make the neatest faced quilts and investigate a range of other decorative edge finishes such as scalloped edges and rouleau loop trims. Fine workmanship techniques together with a wide range of creative possibilities will ensure that your quilts are unique and beautifully crafted right to the very edge! Sewing machine required Return to Class List Supply List

8. Drama & Detail: Studies in Contemporary Machine Applique Philippa Naylor CLOSED. 3 days (7/18 - 7/20) – All Levels The focus of this class is to study both composition and fine workmanship techniques. To create a dramatic quilt which will draw you in from across the room and then invite you to study beautiful stitched detail in the machine appliqué. We begin by extensive exploration of machine appliqué techniques. These techniques include raw-edge, turned-edge, satin stitch and invisible machine appliqué. We learn how to achieve perfect circles and points, and how to make and use a variety of bias strips and loops. Combining a variety of appliqué methods within a single piece of work gives the maker an exciting range of processes to create with, and results in many visual elements to explore. Quilt composition studies in drama, contrast, balance, movement and depth follow. Armed with these composition principles and an understanding of how different appliqué techniques inform design and construction, the students begin to create a small individual appliquéd quilt top. Sewing machine required Return to Class List

9. Whole Cloth Feathers Sue Nickels 2 days (7/16 - 7/17) – Beginner/Intermediate In this workshop, explore the beautiful feather design. Sue has used the feather design successfully on many of her quilts. The feather is the ideal design for free motion quilting and is easier than you think. Sue has been easily designing her own whole cloth feather patterns and will share the techniques. Students can then design their own unique feather project or use Sue’s designs. Move on to learning the skills to successfully free motion quilt these great designs! Create your own small quilt in this informative workshop and fall in love with Feathers! Sewing machine required. Return to Class List Supply List

10. Folk Garden Borders: Machine Applique Techniques Sue Nickels LIMITED SPACE. 3 days (7/18 & 7/20) – Beginner/Intermediate In this workshop, learn Sue’s Stitched Raw Edge appliqué technique while creating a folk garden border using Sue’s Quilt “Blue Tulips on Pink Skies” as inspiration. Nineteenth century folk art quilts were the influence for this completely machine made quilt. Learn all the details of the technique including bias stems, points and circles. Sue will also teach how she designs these original borders. Your project can be the start of this quilt or you can design a border for your own quilt top… Make your quilts spectacular by adding beautiful appliqué borders. Return to Class List Supply List

11. Translating Ideas Elin Noble 5 days (7/16 - 7/20) – All levels You have an inspiring piece of cloth. How do you incorporate it into a design? This class is intended to stimulate your creative juices using the fabric you already have. Learn how to look, respond, and analyze what is in front of you, focusing on your own process and experimentation. We will look at why we become frustrated, and why we feel we do not always succeed in translating our original vision. We will explore how to approach our work playfully, bringing enjoyment into all aspects of it. Each day will begin with a series of spontaneous compositions and a short presentation to stimulate creative or critical responses. The goal is to design quilts that communicate each student’s personality whether it is through a traditional, contemporary, abstract, realistic, ethnic, or personal approach. Sewing machine required. Return to Class List Supply List

12.Hand Embroidery for Crazy Quilters & Sane Betty Pillsbury 2 days (7/16 - 7/17) – All Levels Crazy quilts typically have hand embroidery, but art quilts, Baltimore Album quilts and others also benefit from this embellishment. Betty knows the tricks and tips to make your embroidery shine. Learn variations of classic crazy quilt stitches such as twisted herringbone, tied herringbone, triple feather, maidenhair, etc. Learn why the chant, “Shoulder, shoulder, bellybutton” will help you stitch better. We will stitch with beads as well. This class is suitable for all levels. Return to Class List Supply List

13. Crazy Quilts - Victorian Meets New Age Betty Pillsbury 3 days (7/18 & 7/20)– All levels Crazy quilting is really a color-outside-the-lines technique. No pattern, no restrictions, just plenty of room for creativity. There can be a method to the madness and Betty will guide you through concept to execution of a fantasy landscape piece of your own dreaming. Each piece will be unique. Work will be by hand. This class is suitable for all levels. Return to Class List Supply List

14. Independent Studio No Instructor LIMITED SPACE. 2 days (7/16 - 7/17) – All levels A classroom space is provided for the independent studio. Participants work on individual quilting projects. Not suitable for dyeing. Return to Class List

15. Independent Studio No Instructor LIMITED SPACE. 3 days (7/18 - 7/20) - All Levels A classroom space is provided for the independent studio. Participants work on individual quilting projects. Not suitable for dyeing. Return to Class List
Session lI: July 23 - 27, 2012

16. After-Image + Photo Finish Judi Blaydon LIMITED SPACE. 5 days (7/23 - 7/27) – Intermediate/Advanced After-Image + Photo Finish is a variation of the “collage-to-cloth” design process in which paper collages generate innovative quilts. In this version, black-grey-white collage compositions will be translated into fabrics that express a theme that intrigues and inspires you - - - whether real or imaginary, lyrical or literary, memory or dream. Judi will contribute one design element [the after-image] to be incorporated into your composition - - - you’ll provide the photo finish with multiple details found within a single complex black-and-white photograph. In the workshop, the photo will be cut apart, slivered, re-arranged, repeated, combined, superimposed and layered to build a series of abstract experimental collage compositions, one of which you’ll interpret in cloth. The collage will define the value relationships and function as the design diagram, the ‘map’ for an innovative abstract quilt; the fabrics will introduce color, pattern, texture, scale and visual content. Our emphasis will be on the affirmation of your personal style, the presence of your hand and the influence of your touch. Return to Class List Supply List

17. Promises & Possibilities: Design in Action Fabric Rosalie Dace 5 days (7/23 - 7/27) – All Levels LIMITED SPACE. The purpose of this class is to take an in-depth look at the arrangement and organization of visual elements that make a successful composition or design; and to study the raw elements of design, and see how they can be put to use in the process of quiltmaking. The class will begin will interactive discussion around the notion that the basic design elements are used in all design universally. Using slides and other visual material, we will study the purposes and different types of design and the process of design before looking closely at the elements of design, namely, line, mark, texture, shape, and color. The arrangement of elements in the design space will include discussion and demonstration of proximity, overlap, transparency, contrast, repetition and rhythm, symmetry, asymmetry, focal emphasis balance, positive and negative, and underlying structure. Return to Class List Supply List

18. Crazy Beading Nancy Eha 2 days (7/23 - 7/24) – All Levels Learn to use beading stitches to replicate opulent thread embroidery stitches which were used to embellish crazy quilts. The instructor has named her unique process, Crazy Beading. As beads are hard pixels of unyielding glass and historically these stitches were made with pliable embroidery floss or thread; come and learn the finer points of the conversion process. Or as Nancy calls it, “Bead Physics”. Sound scary? Fear not, Nancy has developed a foolproof method so that even an absolute beginning beader can be successful! You will learn beaded variations of the feather, chain, buttonhole, fly, cretan, and fan stitches. How to create beaded berries, grapes, flowers, and vines will also be covered. Not yet a crazy quilt enthusiast? These beading techniques can also be used to decorate clothing, accessories, and wall hangings. No Sewing machine required Return to Class List Supply List

19. Skimming the Surface Nancy Eha 3 days (7/25 - 7/27) – All Levels Challenge the mind-set that beads are only applied to fabric as an afterthought or to add mere sparkle. Instead explore new beading processes developed by the instructor which when applied to fabric become beaded focal points. Learn a variety of “elevated beading” techniques. This innovative process creates lines of seed beads held above the fabric surface by previously attached bead supports. Design and apply beaded geometric grids, circular patterns, controlled straight and wavy lines, and beaded mandalas; all elevated above the fabric surface. No sewing machine required Return to Class List. Supply List

20. The Complex Composition Valerie Goodwin 5 days (7/23-7/27) – All Levels Cross fertilization between the arts can enrich how each of us approaches our work. This workshop will focus on using basic principles of graphic composition used by many architects. You will learn to create rich and complex compositions from this inventive perspective using the principles of SCALE, MERGING, LAYERING/ OVERLAPPING, RANKING, AND FRAMING. Each student will create a cartographic art quilt that tells the story of a particular place. Through a series of quick exercises - this workshop will cover the fundamentals of composition employing the elements and principles of design. Building on these nuts and bolts - students will tap into the right and left sides of the brain to design a thoughtful and imaginative composition from a distinctive perspective. Sewing machines required. Return to Class List Supply List

21. Layers of Lightness: Painting, Designing & Constructing with Translucent Fabric Jeanette DeNicolis Meyer CLOSED. 5 days (7/23 - 7/27) – All Levels Discover the design and color world which opens up while composing quilts or fabric collages with layers of luscious silk organza and crisp cotton organdy. We will begin by producing a gem-like palette of translucent fabric with easy-to-use fabric paints and then proceed to the design wall, where new colors and shapes will emerge as the translucent fabrics are layered. We will also produce a technique sampler notebook as we experiment with traditional Korean pojagi, tucks, and other machine and hand-sewn seams to explore the design possibilities different finished edges provide. Design options will expand with discussions of ways to incorporate surface stitchery, printed imagery, and opaque fabrics into your fabric compositions. Return to Class List Supply List

22. Studio with Teacher Philippa Naylor LIMITED SPACE. 2 days (7/23- 7/24) – All Levels Philippa will share her design skills and the technical knowledge gained during a long career working in industry as a clothing designer and since 1996 as a quiltmaker. Students are encouraged to really get their money's worth and ask as many questions as possible so that they go home bursting with new knowledge, ideas and the desire to create! The emphasis is on learning new skills in a relaxed but productive environment, working in a supportive group to discover individual quilting personalities and styles. Return to Class List

23. Studio with Teacher Philippa Naylor 3 days (7/25 - 7/27) – All Levels See Above Description. Return to Class List

24. True Blue Elin Noble 5 days (7/23 - 7/27) – All Levels We will explore the beauty of what happens when indigo dye enters cloth. Investigate the wealth of subtle visual details with a monochromatic scheme and this direct and engaging form of dyeing expression. We will prepare cloth to dye in the indigo vat through a variety of shibori methods. I will bring historic, ethnic, and contemporary examples of work for inspiration. Each person will make their own vat with freeze-dried indigo. It is a cinch to use: add water, stir, add the cloth, and dye. The color itself evokes many emotions and lots of imagery, all holding potential for the development of a personal language. Return to Class List Supply List

25. Cut It, Sew It, Love It: Squares-on-Point Anita Grossman Solomon 2 days (7/23 & 7/24) – All levels Simply put, constructing this basic block is effortless and a fabric lover’s pleasure. Anita’s dictum is “2 squares of fabric yield the equivalent of 2 blocks.” One needn’t look at the lines on a ruler when following Anita’s unique Cutting Lines™ pattern. It’s used in three different steps to cut, sew and true up blocks. Streamlined piecing is Zen-like allowing workshop participants the luxury of time for color (selecting fabrics from stash), design (arranging the blocks into interesting layouts) and sewing under Anita’s tutelage. The finished 6” blocks can be made up into any size quilt which may be started in class. Sewing machine required. Return to Class List Supply List

26. The No Patience Quilt Anita Grossman Soloman 3 days (7/25 - 7/27) – All levels Patience Corners is a versatile block, traditional in origin yet modern in appearance. Anita simplified its construction over a ten year span into a wondrously cut and sewn unit. Her efficient Square Cut Method doesn’t waste a thread of fabric. Four 2” rotary cuts yield two blocks from pairs of fabric squares. The resulting blocks, 9” finished, may be assembled into a quilt the size and layout of your choice. Anita will nurture you with her assistance, from fabric choices to the quilt’s layout at your request. This will be an opportunity to focus on the fabric in your collection, turning it into a souvenir of days spent at QBL. Sewing machine required. Return to Class List Supply List

27. Layer, Build, Play with Thickened Dyes Melanie Testa 5 days (7/23 - 7/27) All Levels Creating successful, vibrant and dynamic cloth requires depth and layering, in this class we will explore what this means while using Procion MX dyes and thickener. We will combine resists with stamping, monoprinting and the use of a ‘pen’ while exploring value, hue, texture and scale of motif. Basic artistic concepts will be simplified and personalized. You will be encouraged to work with color in new and provocative ways. Return to Class List Supply List

28. Independent Studio No Instructor 2 days (7/23 & 7/24) All levels A shared classroom space is provided for the independent studio. Participants work on individual quilting projects. Not suitable for dyeing. No Instructor. Return to Class List

29. Independent Studio No Instructor 3 days (7/25 - 7/27) All levels A shared classroom space is provided for the independent studio. Participants work on individual quilting projects. Not suitable for dyeing. No Instructor. Return to Class List

Quilting by the Lake 2012 Classes