York Heritage Quilters GuildVikki Pignatelli
Vikki Pignatelli soared from non-sewer in 1991 to full time professional quilt artist, designer, international teacher, lecturer and author of "Quilting Curves" and "Quilting by Improvisation". Inspiration, adventure, persistence, and self confidence form the basis for Vikki's classes in which she simplifies seemingly complex construction techniques to allow her students to design their own creations. Apply these piecing and appliqué methods in innovative or traditional quilts and in wearable art, table runners and more.
Sign-up for the following two workshops at the September or October meeting or contact the workshop co-cordinators.
Workshop Location: Both workshops are being held at the Latvian Canadian Cultural Centre, 4 Credit Union Drive, (at Eglinton Ave E., east of the DVP).
Time: 9:30am to 3:30 pm
Workshop 1 - Crazy about Curves
One-day workshop: Monday, November 14, 2011
The title of Vikki's signature book, Quilting Curves: An Innovative Technique for piecing Curves with Incredible Ease, tells it all. Students will work at their own pace to create even sharp curves and narrow points in a simple complimentary pattern. Come and learn from Vikki as she teaches this combination of piecing and machine appliqué with No measuring seam allowances, no easing or matching points.
Class includes:
- Basic construction technique concepts;
- How to machine sew using this technique;
- Painless mitering;
- Splicing seams;
- Finishing techniques and ideas;
- Vikki's whole-cloth finishing techniques
Workshop Fee: $60.
Workshop 2 - Medley-Adding Dimension and Manipulations to Quilts: The "Basics" and "Openings"
Two-day workshop: Tuesday, November 15 and Wednesday, November 16
This is a combination of two workshop topics to optimize our time with Vikki. She will begin with a brief demo of basic improvisational procedures followed by a presentation of techniques from her second book, "Quilting by Improvisation: Exploring Curves, Openwork and Dimension. Strip piece a curvy whole cloth creation; use improvisation to pleat contrasting strips for dimension, colour and balance; extreme pleat with tubes; incorporate smoothly finished open holes into your construction; make and insert webs of thread into these quilt openings; and learn how to layer your quilt sandwich with this technique. Finishing techniques, curvy improvisational borders and more round off this comprehensive workshop. Personalize your project with your favorite technique.
Workshop Fees $120.
