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Karen's original quilt set the standard for contemporary interpretations of traditional patterns. Enjoy a day of color work, paper foundation technique, curved piecing (and alternatives), plus the variations that make this project unique. Registration for this workshop includes complimentary show admission for Thursday.

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A leafy gala of fabric, color, guided free-cutting, improvisation, and free-motion stitching. Great first experience for those new to free-motion machine quilting! Super fun, and most everyone finishes their little quilt (small version of pictured quilt).

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Let’s face it - making stuff up is fun! The pictured quilt, Starburst, was improvisationally constructed. Karen will help you find your improv wings, with just enough structure to guarantee a wonderful outcome. Let’s explore some possibilities! Registration for this workshop includes complimentary show admission for Wednesday.

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Do you have flower ideas floating around in your brain? Let’s explore some design options for custom flowers, and sharpen our improv piecing skills, where straight or curved lines are rotary cut freely, then pieced without seam allowances. We will touch on machine appliqué for the flower centers and discuss techniques for transferring proportions from the design wall to your patchwork. Play with improvisational piecing, where straight or curved lines are rotary cut without a pattern, and then pieced without seam allowances. Explore design options to customize and individualize flowers, use an overlay to preserve the proportions you’ve established on the design wall, and machine appliqué for irregular circles to complete the center of your flowers. Registration for this workshop includes complimentary show admission for Friday.

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