Lectures
Lectures generally last 45 - 60 minutes.
LINDA HAHN
PALec101 - How did you come up with THAT??
1 pm, Thursday, September 17
How did you come up with THAT?? A question that is frequently asked of fabric/pattern designers. At this lecture...I'll tell you! I will share my own processes and middle of the night epiphanies for both fabric and quilt designs. I'll start from the very beginning of the "concept" and take you through the end product ("quilted"). You see examples of my inspirations, successes AND failures and I'll share why each was such. I'll also discuss some of the challenges that designers face from time to time. There's a lot of information packed into this presentation and I'll make sure to leave a bit of time for Q&A at the end.
RaNAE MERRILL
PALec102 - What Do I Quilt Where?
1 pm, Friday, September 18
You've finished piecing your quilt top, and now you're faced with the dreaded question: "How do I quilt this?" You've probably heard the answer "Listen to your quilt." But how do you get it talking?
This lecture will take you through that "conversation" with a series of questions that will guide you to the perfect quilting design. We'll begin with concepts like Geography, Personality, Contrast & Layers. And since thread is the "paint" of quilting, we'll also discuss thread color, fiber and weight.
After What Do I Quilt Where? you will never look at a quilt the same way again!
PAULA GOLDEN
PALec103 - The Art and Science of Quilt Making
11 am, Saturday, September 19
Learn the connections between history, myth, art, technology, math and science - all stitched together between three layers.