Heather’s lecture will tell us about her grandmother’s quilts – feed sack quilts from the 30’s - 50’s, her own ‘traditional’ quilts and then her migration to modern quilts. She’ll talk about founding the Baltimore Modern Quilt guild, hallmarks of modern quilts, some of her published quilts and she’ll present current works in progress. 50-60 quilts will be presented.

The “summer day camp” meeting will be a relaxing and light-hearted morning of a little business and the fun of coloring with inksticks, pencils and pens on fabric.  Plan to come to learn about nonrepresentational motifs which can be used to create patterns, try out different techniques, and then take your work home to make into a notebook cover or other small project.  NCCC member Pat “Dee” DiPietrantonio is a certified Zentangle instructor and experienced teacher of small and large groups from Capitol Quilts to the Sandy Spring Museum.  She will introduce us to her method of coloring fabric and drawing to create repetitive patterns and beautiful images.  The method is intuitive and can serve as a warm-up exercise for artists and also as an intentional practice on shifting focus and perspective for quilters.  A materials fee of $5 will cover fabric, inksticks, pencils and all other supplies. We will be passing around a sign-up sheet at the general meetings. So please let us know if you are interested. We will be collecting $5 fee at the meetings also.

David Taylor is known for the highly detailed appliquéd images featured in his award winning quilts created by using simple shapes, and by letting the fabric create texture to achieve a ‘painterly’ effect. David will present a digital slideshow of his award-winning art quilts and humorous anecdotes about the creative process behind his works. David hopes to inspire quilters through his love of fabric and meticulous attention to detail.

This workshop demonstrates David’s layered, hand appliqué technique with simple appliqué shapes using freezer paper templates and liquid starch. The class will also cover how he builds his pictorial wall quilts and how to get beautiful details by letting the fabric choices do all the hard work. The fee is $70 plus $10 for the pattern or $30 for the kit (which is the pattern plus pre-washed fabric).

The Pattern only option is $10 and includes full color instructions, full-size pattern, and freezer paper appliqué templates for the 14"x10" humming bird. David's advice is that if you bring your own fabrics, you should research humming bird images online and bring plenty of scraps to create a bird in the colors of your choosing. Visit http://davidtaylorquilts.com/onlineshop.html to view the Summer Garden (humming bird) pattern online.

The Kit option is $30 and includes the pattern as stated above along with pre-washed fabric swatches and background fabric.

This workshop is limited to 30 participants. Once it fills, you will be placed on a waitlist. The registration sheet is here.

Karen shares two totally different techniques with the same fun results! She presents her two favorite approaches to playing with fabrics: Fabric collage (Happy Villages) and layered/topstitching (Accidental Landscapes). This lighthearted and informative power point presentation will show you how the techniques evolved and will inspire you to try fabric collage or layered/topstitching in your own creations. 

This workshop will explore the freedom of fabric collage! No seams to piece or match, no lines to trace ... Just free form cutting of step and window shapes. Glue and tulle is used to hold everything down. Step by step your little village will magically come to life.  Finished size 16 1/2 inch square. The fee is $60.

This workshop is limited to 25 participants. Once it fills, you will be placed on a waitlist. The registration sheet is here.