Instructor

Montano, Judith Baker
Judith Baker Montano is an award-winning and world-renowned Canadian fiber artist, photographer, author, and teacher. She is recognized as the consummate expert in crazy quilting, silk ribbon embroidery, and embellishments. Judith combines her painting background with needlework to produce freeform embroidered land and seascapes. Judith grew up on the historic Bar U Ranch, Alberta, Canada. Her love of fabrics and embellishments reflect her Indian, French, and German heritage. Judith attended the California State University, Chico, graduating with a degree in art and journalism. Upon graduation, she painted with the San Francisco Art Guild. Judith resides in the small town of La Veta, Colorado. She lives in a restored 1876 cottage with her husband, Ernest Shealy, and a menagerie of pets. For more information, visit judithbakermontano.com.

Instructor Workshops

Freeform Embroidery, #45W6501

Embroidery/Embellishment
Wednesday, 8/20, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
DeVos Place – River Overlook EF
Montano, Judith Baker
All Levels
$90
Plus Kit Fee

Judith will teach you ten basic stitches to create freeform, organic shapes. The hand-dyed Ultrador cards are postcard size and ready to be framed or made into a special gift card. From shrubs and grasses to seaweed and corals, these stitches are a great addition to every stitch project - fishbone, flat stitch, fly stitch, seed pod, couching, french knot, split ribbon, raised straight stitch, running stitch, Romanian couching, and satin stitch.

judithbakermontano.com

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Lunch & Learn: Judith's Journey to Fiber Art Painting, #45LUNCHF

Lunch & Learn
Friday, 8/22, 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
DeVos Place – Ballroom D
Montano, Judith Baker
All Levels
$65

Join us for an exclusive lunchtime event featuring Fiber Art Painting with Judith Baker Montano! Become immersed in the process Judith uses to make her prize-winning landscapes, seascapes, and underwater art pieces. Learn to think like a painter as you observe how she uses threads, yarns, and fabrics in her images. From the planning process to the freeform stitching, enjoy the journey through the various stages of her artwork.

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.

judithbakermontano.com

Martelli

Painting with Fabric Threads, #45T6100t

Embroidery/Embellishment
Thursday, 8/21, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
DeVos Place – River Overlook EF
Montano, Judith Baker
All Levels
$140
Plus Kit Fee

Learn to create beautiful land or seascapes using fabrics, threads, yarn, and ribbon instead of canvas, brushes, and paint. Judith teaches you to think like a painter and guides you through the process from fabric choices and fabric manipulation to freeform stitching. This one-of-a-kind art piece is ready for framing.

Registration for this workshop includes complimentary show admission for Thursday.

judithbakermontano.com

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Silk Ribbon Embroidery, #45S6503

Embroidery/Embellishment
Saturday, 8/23, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
DeVos Place – River Overlook EF
Montano, Judith Baker
All Levels
$90
Plus Kit Fee

Join Judith and learn twelve silk ribbon embroidery stitches and two basic embroidery stitches to create a beautiful floral bouquet. Judith also guides you through the use of colour for silk ribbon embroidery. The finished project can be framed or worked into a pouch, a crazy quilt square, or an art-to-wear project.

judithbakermontano.com

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Small Garden Cottage, #45F6502

Embroidery/Embellishment
Friday, 8/22, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
DeVos Place – River Overlook EF
Montano, Judith Baker
All Levels
$90
Plus Kit Fee

Create a charming cottage landscape by painting on fabric and adding a garden of silk ribbon and thread embroidery stitches. This wonderful art project can be framed or incorporated into a quilting/crazy quilt project. This is a fast and satisfying project for those exploring mixed media.

judithbakermontano.com

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Victorian Stitches, #45W6500

Embroidery/Embellishment
Wednesday, 8/20, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
DeVos Place – River Overlook EF
Montano, Judith Baker
Beginner, Intermediate
$90
Plus Kit Fee

Judith teaches the basic Victorian embroidery stitches used in crazy quilts and traditional stitching, covering featherstitch, herringbone, chevron, Cretan, buttonhole, lazy daisy, French knot, and colonial knot. Learn three silk ribbon stitches: Iva's rose, Judith's curled leaf, and Fargo flower. Judith teaches how to combine stitches to create beautiful designs.

judithbakermontano.com

Sold Out

Freeform Embroidery, #45W6501

Montano, Judith Baker
Wednesday, 8/20
DeVos Place – River Overlook EF

Judith will teach you ten basic stitches to create freeform, organic shapes. The hand-dyed Ultrador cards are postcard size and ready to be framed or made into a special gift card. From shrubs and grasses to seaweed and corals, these stitches are a great addition to every stitch project - fishbone, flat stitch, fly stitch, seed pod, couching, french knot, split ribbon, raised straight stitch, running stitch, Romanian couching, and satin stitch.

judithbakermontano.com

Lunch & Learn: Judith's Journey to Fiber Art Painting, #45LUNCHF

Montano, Judith Baker
Friday, 8/22
DeVos Place – Ballroom D

Join us for an exclusive lunchtime event featuring Fiber Art Painting with Judith Baker Montano! Become immersed in the process Judith uses to make her prize-winning landscapes, seascapes, and underwater art pieces. Learn to think like a painter as you observe how she uses threads, yarns, and fabrics in her images. From the planning process to the freeform stitching, enjoy the journey through the various stages of her artwork.

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.

judithbakermontano.com

Martelli

Painting with Fabric Threads, #45T6100t

Montano, Judith Baker
Thursday, 8/21
DeVos Place – River Overlook EF

Learn to create beautiful land or seascapes using fabrics, threads, yarn, and ribbon instead of canvas, brushes, and paint. Judith teaches you to think like a painter and guides you through the process from fabric choices and fabric manipulation to freeform stitching. This one-of-a-kind art piece is ready for framing.

Registration for this workshop includes complimentary show admission for Thursday.

judithbakermontano.com

Silk Ribbon Embroidery, #45S6503

Montano, Judith Baker
Saturday, 8/23
DeVos Place – River Overlook EF

Join Judith and learn twelve silk ribbon embroidery stitches and two basic embroidery stitches to create a beautiful floral bouquet. Judith also guides you through the use of colour for silk ribbon embroidery. The finished project can be framed or worked into a pouch, a crazy quilt square, or an art-to-wear project.

judithbakermontano.com

Small Garden Cottage, #45F6502

Montano, Judith Baker
Friday, 8/22
DeVos Place – River Overlook EF

Create a charming cottage landscape by painting on fabric and adding a garden of silk ribbon and thread embroidery stitches. This wonderful art project can be framed or incorporated into a quilting/crazy quilt project. This is a fast and satisfying project for those exploring mixed media.

judithbakermontano.com

Victorian Stitches, #45W6500

Montano, Judith Baker
Wednesday, 8/20
DeVos Place – River Overlook EF

Judith teaches the basic Victorian embroidery stitches used in crazy quilts and traditional stitching, covering featherstitch, herringbone, chevron, Cretan, buttonhole, lazy daisy, French knot, and colonial knot. Learn three silk ribbon stitches: Iva's rose, Judith's curled leaf, and Fargo flower. Judith teaches how to combine stitches to create beautiful designs.

judithbakermontano.com