June 13, 2024 Robin Koehler
Lecture: How Hard Can It Be?
My name is Robin Koehler, mom to 2 amazing daughters, married to Jim, a 30-year retired Coast Guard veteran and now 'Bobbin' to a sweet new grand little. Since we get to pick our grandma names now, I chose sewing related:) Life is a journey! NESTLINGS by Robin is my design business where I imagineer new ways to combine applique' ideas with piecing to create my Whimsical-Traditional style.
There isn’t a technique I don’t like so check the website to see if you have a Niche I can scratch! I am only ever an email away: robin@nestlingsbyrobin.com NESTLINGS by Robin was opened in 2004 and is a Quilt & Surface Pattern Design, Pattern Publishing, hand quilting services, & AQS Certified Quilt Appraisal business.
My designs can be found in quilt shops and magazines throughout the world.
I have had multiple quilts juried into AQS Paducah and Mancuso Mid-Atlantic shows;
but I truly love to design and bring new, original, fun and easy patterns to products
and quilters of all skill levels.
Lecture – How Hard Can It Be?
One GIANT Show & Tell from start to present. Meet Robin Koehler and hear how she stumbled upon this journey of quilting and design. Trunk show quilts include 1st quilt, some winning quilts, pattern quilts, quilts juried into Paducah and Mancuso Mid-Atlantic shows, and a few art quilts just for fun.
July 11, 2024 - Kerri Green
Lecture – From Sketch to Pattern to Contemporary Quilt
See quilts made with her own hand-dyed fabric and hear some of her unique methodology
Kerri Green is a contemporary quilter from Dallas, Texas. She creates quilts using her self-taught techniques that go from sketch to pattern-making using her own hand-dyed fabric stash. She will be showing quilts along with a little of her unique methodology.
Kerri’s work has been exhibited in various juried quilt shows and venues in the US. She is a regular exhibitor and award winner in the annual Quilters Guild of Dallas show where in 2017 she was awarded Best in Show for her quilt “Fractured Fractals.” Her quilt “Prometheus” was included in the 20th Biennial Quilt National and was also the cover art for the show book.
October 10, 2024 Linda Hahn
This is what she’s known for!!! The New York Beauty block can be as versatile as a Nine Patch! Linda will show traditional, modern, whimsical and fun quilts all made using the basic New York Beauty block. She’ll also show miniature versions made using the scraps and cutaways of the main project!Check out Workshops!
November 14, 2024 Sylvia Schaefer with Flying Parrot Quilts
Lecture: Designing with Negative Space
Many quilters enjoy the modern aesthetic but are overwhelmed when considering designing their own quilt. This lecture gives you concrete step-by-step ideas on how to begin with a traditional quilt block and then alter it to incorporate negative space (also known as background area).
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