Instructor

Fitzgerald, Gyleen
Gyleen X. Fitzgerald makes quilts that blend color, pattern, and texture to provide a contemporary essence in traditional quilting. She infuses engineering tools and innovative techniques to simplify visually complex geometric polygon quilts. An avid quilter, Gyleen has earned several Best of Show honors. As an author and publisher, she is a consistent Gold Medal winner, including Bricks, Cobblestones and Pebbles: Path to Modern Quilts. She is best known for inspiring Trash to Treasure Pineapple Quilts and the creation of the Pineapple Tool by Gyleen. For more information, visit colourfulstitches.com.

Instructor Workshops

Piece Over and Under the Rainbow, #27101w

Piecing
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Cooper Creek 1
Fitzgerald, Gyleen
All Levels
$125
Plus Kit Fee

Modern with a twist! KNOT as hard as you think! It's visually dynamic with fast, easy piecing. Don't let cutting Tie you up. All you need is one 2.5" strip set and 3.5 yards of background! Registration for this class includes show admission for Wednesday.

Colourfulstitches.com

PFAFF/Abbey Sewing Centers Classroom Sponsor

Quilter's Graffiti - Scrappy Piecing on the Home Machine, #27106t

Piecing
Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Short Creek 4
Fitzgerald, Gyleen
All Levels
$125
Plus Kit Fee

Quilter’s Graffiti is an alphabet quilt where the letters are not confined to only appearing in ABC order. This is their playground where they can look silly and be colored by your imagination. Registration for this class includes show admission for Thursday.

Colourfulstitches.com

Husqvarna Viking / Sewing Machines Express Classroom Sponsor

Shadows Fall: Perfectly Pieced Symmetry, #27112f

Piecing
Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Cooper Creek 3
Fitzgerald, Gyleen
All Levels
$125
Plus Kit Fee

Earth moves, water flows, and shadows fall. This free-form design using split half-hexagon blocks is all about symmetry and movement. The bold split half-hexagons take form quickly when using Polygon2 Tool for the cutting and pieced perfectly using “Butterfly Seam” technique. Skills learned in class help you to master other inset seam designs. Registration for this class includes show admission for Friday.

Colourfulstitches.com

BERNINA of America Classroom Sponsor

Zip Zap Bricks - Modern Day Piecing, #27516

Piecing
Saturday, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Cooper Creek 1
Fitzgerald, Gyleen
All Levels
$95
Plus Kit Fee

Dynamic, modern, and fun is the formula for great day of stitching. The actual block size is huge, 15" square. You can make it scrappy or stick within a color palette or use a jelly roll. Oh, did I say its pre-cut friendly? 1-2 Jelly Rolls and 1 yard of focus fabric.

Colourfulstitches.com

PFAFF/Abbey Sewing Centers Classroom Sponsor

Piece Over and Under the Rainbow, #27101w

Fitzgerald, Gyleen
Wednesday
Cooper Creek 1

Modern with a twist! KNOT as hard as you think! It's visually dynamic with fast, easy piecing. Don't let cutting Tie you up. All you need is one 2.5" strip set and 3.5 yards of background! Registration for this class includes show admission for Wednesday.

Colourfulstitches.com

PFAFF/Abbey Sewing Centers Classroom Sponsor

Quilter's Graffiti - Scrappy Piecing on the Home Machine, #27106t

Fitzgerald, Gyleen
Thursday
Short Creek 4

Quilter’s Graffiti is an alphabet quilt where the letters are not confined to only appearing in ABC order. This is their playground where they can look silly and be colored by your imagination. Registration for this class includes show admission for Thursday.

Colourfulstitches.com

Husqvarna Viking / Sewing Machines Express Classroom Sponsor

Shadows Fall: Perfectly Pieced Symmetry, #27112f

Fitzgerald, Gyleen
Friday
Cooper Creek 3

Earth moves, water flows, and shadows fall. This free-form design using split half-hexagon blocks is all about symmetry and movement. The bold split half-hexagons take form quickly when using Polygon2 Tool for the cutting and pieced perfectly using “Butterfly Seam” technique. Skills learned in class help you to master other inset seam designs. Registration for this class includes show admission for Friday.

Colourfulstitches.com

BERNINA of America Classroom Sponsor

Zip Zap Bricks - Modern Day Piecing, #27516

Fitzgerald, Gyleen
Saturday
Cooper Creek 1

Dynamic, modern, and fun is the formula for great day of stitching. The actual block size is huge, 15" square. You can make it scrappy or stick within a color palette or use a jelly roll. Oh, did I say its pre-cut friendly? 1-2 Jelly Rolls and 1 yard of focus fabric.

Colourfulstitches.com

PFAFF/Abbey Sewing Centers Classroom Sponsor