Instructor

Hughes, Joyce
Joyce, an award-winning and self-taught quilter, fiber artist, and author began her quilting journey with a t-shirt quilt. Although she enjoyed the process of making it, Joyce felt limited in her ability to express her artistic capabilities. Undeterred, she delved into designing pictorial landscape quilts within months, using raw edge applique, thread painting, and a variety of embellishments. Unaware of the conventional “rules,” Joyce fearlessly broke them, with exciting results! Her first art quilt entry, MOTHER’S DAY, at a national show earned her a blue ribbon, the first of many awards, recognitions, and opportunities in the quilting world. Joyce was named “McCall’s Quilt Designer 2012 – Professional Category” for McCall’s Quilting Magazine and is an endorser and sample maker for Northcott and Timeless Treasures fabrics, as well as an Ambassador for Mettler Threads and Brother Sewing. Currently, Joyce’s second book, Thread Paint A Garden Quilt (released October 2020) focuses on raw edge applique and thread painting to add shading, highlighting, and definition. Her first book, Creating Art Quilts with Panels, focuses on working with fabric panels to create dimension and texture with threads and embellishments, creating a style of her own! Joyce loves to teach and share her tips. One of her greatest accomplishments is when a student creates their own artwork following her technique of Dimensional Thread Painting! See more at joycehughesoriginals.com.

Instructor Workshops

Dimensional Thread Painting - Floral Basics, #154501

Fiber Art
Thursday, 2/20, 8:30 - 11:30 AM
Ocean Center – 201AB
Hughes, Joyce
Beginner
$75
Plus Kit Fee

Want to learn Thread Painting on floral appliqué motifs but you think it is too hard? Joyce often hears students say, “I am not creative! Can my machine do this?” Yes, you are creative, and yes, you can do this on your domestic sewing machine!

Working from Joyce’s newest book, Thread Painting As You Go, you will begin a quilting sampler of three designs: leaves, lilies, and cosmos. Learn the proper steps of Dimensional Thread Painting, a fun and creative technique. Explore the various thread selections, and learn how to set up your machine for stitching techniques with free-motion quilting of zig zag and straight stitching.

See the fabric come to life as you sew and layer the threads on top of your design. You will use thread as paint, sewing with different types of threads and color combinations. Learn how to create interesting texture and dimension for your quilting sampler. You will leave with a full knowledge of Dimensional Thread Painting and create a one of kind piece of art!

joycehughesoriginals.com

Janome

Dimensional Thread Painting - Poppy with Bluebird, #154504

Fiber Art
Saturday, 2/22, 8:30 - 11:30 AM
Ocean Center – 201AB
Hughes, Joyce
Beginner
$75
Plus Kit Fee

Learn the basics of Dimension Thread Painting and Embellishment on this beautiful Poppies with Bluebird wall hanging. We will cover the step-by-step process of Dimensional Thread Painting using zig zag and straight stitching. See the fabric come to life as you sew and layer the threads on top of your design, adding shading, highlighting, texture, and definition. You will use thread as paint –and sew with different types of threads and color combinations.

joycehughesoriginals.com

Janome

Dimensional Thread Painting Techniques and More, #154103f

Fiber Art
Friday, 2/21, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Ocean Center – 201AB
Hughes, Joyce
Beginner
$125
Plus Kit Fee

In this workshop, eight techniques will be covered and applied to a beautiful panel. You will learn step by step basic instructions for free-motion quilting, Dimensional Thread Painting, trapunto, application of multiple overlays, various 3D layering, bobbin work, blocking and squaring a quilt, and, of course, applying crystals! More importantly, you will not only learn the proper steps for creating these numerous techniques, but also why and when to use them to a quilt! You will see the effects of various techniques and supplies, and how they can create added interest of texture and dimension to a piece of art! Registration for this workshop includes complimentary show admission for Friday.

joycehughesoriginals.com

Janome

Dimensional Thread Painting with Daisy Panel, #154100w

Fiber Art
Wednesday, 2/19, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Ocean Center – 201AB
Hughes, Joyce
Beginner
$125
Plus Kit Fee

Want to learn Dimensional Thread Painting but you think it is too hard? In this workshop, you will start with a beautiful panel to create a piece of art! You will learn the proper steps of Dimensional Thread Painting and find it to be a fun and creative technique. Explore the various thread selection, setting up your machine for stitching techniques with free-motion quilting of zig zag and straight stitching, bobbin work and crystals. See the fabric come to life as you sew and layer the threads on top of your design. You will use thread as paint – sewing with different types of threads and color combinations. Learn how to create interesting texture and dimension for your quilting project. You will leave with a full knowledge of Dimensional Thread Painting and create a one of kind piece of art! Registration for this workshop includes complimentary show admission for Wednesday.

joycehughesoriginals.com

Janome

Inspiring Journey into Thread Painting, #15LL01

Lunch & Learn
Thursday, 2/20, 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Ocean Center – 104AB
Hughes, Joyce
All Levels
$54

In this open and inspiring talk, Joyce shares how she started in quilting, which led her to creating Art Quilts with Thread Painting, giving her lots of great ideas about how to use panels as Art Quilts. You’ll leave inspired to try something new with your quilting!

  • Joyce will show you her before-and-after Art Quilts featuring panels. Explore ways panels can be used for your personal projects. With a little embellishing and/or thread painting on fabric, a simple panel soon becomes a piece of art.
  • Learn how to prepare the panel for a project, and how to use thread painting to create layers of thread to achieve different effects on your quilts. Then, add embellishments with ribbon, markers, paint, crystals, and more.
  • The end result is unique and one of a kind – even with a panel!

Lunch will be provided for you. There will be options to choose from during registration. Lecture will start at noon once meals have been given out.

joycehughesoriginals.com

Martelli

Dimensional Thread Painting - Floral Basics, #154501

Hughes, Joyce
Thursday, 2/20
Ocean Center – 201AB

Want to learn Thread Painting on floral appliqué motifs but you think it is too hard? Joyce often hears students say, “I am not creative! Can my machine do this?” Yes, you are creative, and yes, you can do this on your domestic sewing machine!

Working from Joyce’s newest book, Thread Painting As You Go, you will begin a quilting sampler of three designs: leaves, lilies, and cosmos. Learn the proper steps of Dimensional Thread Painting, a fun and creative technique. Explore the various thread selections, and learn how to set up your machine for stitching techniques with free-motion quilting of zig zag and straight stitching.

See the fabric come to life as you sew and layer the threads on top of your design. You will use thread as paint, sewing with different types of threads and color combinations. Learn how to create interesting texture and dimension for your quilting sampler. You will leave with a full knowledge of Dimensional Thread Painting and create a one of kind piece of art!

joycehughesoriginals.com

Janome

Dimensional Thread Painting - Poppy with Bluebird, #154504

Hughes, Joyce
Saturday, 2/22
Ocean Center – 201AB

Learn the basics of Dimension Thread Painting and Embellishment on this beautiful Poppies with Bluebird wall hanging. We will cover the step-by-step process of Dimensional Thread Painting using zig zag and straight stitching. See the fabric come to life as you sew and layer the threads on top of your design, adding shading, highlighting, texture, and definition. You will use thread as paint –and sew with different types of threads and color combinations.

joycehughesoriginals.com

Janome

Dimensional Thread Painting Techniques and More, #154103f

Hughes, Joyce
Friday, 2/21
Ocean Center – 201AB

In this workshop, eight techniques will be covered and applied to a beautiful panel. You will learn step by step basic instructions for free-motion quilting, Dimensional Thread Painting, trapunto, application of multiple overlays, various 3D layering, bobbin work, blocking and squaring a quilt, and, of course, applying crystals! More importantly, you will not only learn the proper steps for creating these numerous techniques, but also why and when to use them to a quilt! You will see the effects of various techniques and supplies, and how they can create added interest of texture and dimension to a piece of art! Registration for this workshop includes complimentary show admission for Friday.

joycehughesoriginals.com

Janome

Dimensional Thread Painting with Daisy Panel, #154100w

Hughes, Joyce
Wednesday, 2/19
Ocean Center – 201AB

Want to learn Dimensional Thread Painting but you think it is too hard? In this workshop, you will start with a beautiful panel to create a piece of art! You will learn the proper steps of Dimensional Thread Painting and find it to be a fun and creative technique. Explore the various thread selection, setting up your machine for stitching techniques with free-motion quilting of zig zag and straight stitching, bobbin work and crystals. See the fabric come to life as you sew and layer the threads on top of your design. You will use thread as paint – sewing with different types of threads and color combinations. Learn how to create interesting texture and dimension for your quilting project. You will leave with a full knowledge of Dimensional Thread Painting and create a one of kind piece of art! Registration for this workshop includes complimentary show admission for Wednesday.

joycehughesoriginals.com

Janome

Inspiring Journey into Thread Painting, #15LL01

Hughes, Joyce
Thursday, 2/20
Ocean Center – 104AB

In this open and inspiring talk, Joyce shares how she started in quilting, which led her to creating Art Quilts with Thread Painting, giving her lots of great ideas about how to use panels as Art Quilts. You’ll leave inspired to try something new with your quilting!

  • Joyce will show you her before-and-after Art Quilts featuring panels. Explore ways panels can be used for your personal projects. With a little embellishing and/or thread painting on fabric, a simple panel soon becomes a piece of art.
  • Learn how to prepare the panel for a project, and how to use thread painting to create layers of thread to achieve different effects on your quilts. Then, add embellishments with ribbon, markers, paint, crystals, and more.
  • The end result is unique and one of a kind – even with a panel!

Lunch will be provided for you. There will be options to choose from during registration. Lecture will start at noon once meals have been given out.

joycehughesoriginals.com

Martelli