PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS
Quilt Company East in Pittsburgh, PA, has programs and workshops from a wide variety of interests. Our speakers include local experts and nationally known teachers. We learn a variety of new techniques, see what others are doing in the quilt world, have fun with other members during social events, and learn from history. We invite others to join us for these entertaining and informative meetings.
Upcoming Programs
Due to the Coronavirus, meetings this Fall will be virtual.
Members should look for an email invitation to a Zoom session for the meetings.
Monday, November 16, 2020
Time: 7:00 pm
Program: Playing with Colors
Location: Virtual Via Zoom
Cindy Grisdela is an award-winning fiber artist with over 30 years' experience creating eye-catching quilts. From her studio overlooking a lake in Reston, Virginia. Cindy draws inspiration from the colors and the textures she sees outside her window every day.
Her quilts are designed improvisationally without a preconceived pattern, a little bit like jazz music. Each decision about color and shape influence the next and complex blocks repeat the beat of the music. Calmed by irregular plain ares that provide a resting place for the eye.
She is the author of "Artful Improv."
The color is the first step for Cindy. "Putting colors together intuitively, I like to use fabric the way a painter might use paint to create graphic compositions that engage the viewer from a distance, yet invite a closer look."
In this lecture and trunk show she'll use examples of her work over the last 25 years to take away some of the mystery of choosing colors effectively for your quilts. Not sure what colors 'go' together? Reduce your stress and see how Cindy does it.
Her quilts are designed improvisationally without a preconceived pattern, a little bit like jazz music. Each decision about color and shape influence the next and complex blocks repeat the beat of the music. Calmed by irregular plain ares that provide a resting place for the eye.
She is the author of "Artful Improv."
The color is the first step for Cindy. "Putting colors together intuitively, I like to use fabric the way a painter might use paint to create graphic compositions that engage the viewer from a distance, yet invite a closer look."
In this lecture and trunk show she'll use examples of her work over the last 25 years to take away some of the mystery of choosing colors effectively for your quilts. Not sure what colors 'go' together? Reduce your stress and see how Cindy does it.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Workshop: Improv Puzzle
TIme: 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Cost: $35 for members, $45 for non-members
Create improv Log Cabin blocks in a variety of sizes and put them together into a unique composition - like a jigsaw puzzle. There's no measuring or precise quilting and each quilt will be unique. We will discolor choices and using simple design principles to create an original, dynamic design.
Click here to download the supply list for the workshop.
Click here to download the supply list for the workshop.
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