Jackie Robinson's Workshops & Lectures

c/o Animas Quilts. 600 Main Ave., Durango, CO 81301 (970) 247-2582

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Workshop Descriptions:

The Three Dimensional Patchwork™ Sampler

An exciting new way to create surface texture on your quilts by folding and piecing fabric, catching only the edges in the seams, leaving raised parts and creating Three Dimensional Patchwork™ Working in either flannel or cotton, you will learn fold and sew techniques for bow ties, on point center squares, flying geese, Ohio stars, pinwheels, eight-pointed stars, geese pinwheels and more. Blocks are chosen for their techniques and make up into a 3-D sampler quilt (sample on display at shops). Eight blocks will be made during the workshop, showing the major folds. I have been developing this technique for some time now and have mastered many effects. 3-D Patchwork Sampler Quilt

Storm at Sea . . . in 3-D

The Storm at Sea in 3-D is full of waves and wiggles, though it's hard to see that in a photograph! Working with rectangular shapes in the 3-D format presents new challenges. We'll make rectangular star points and on-point center rectangles. The rectangular sizing will be explored in various sizes, so come with scraps of fabric to just play! Storm at Sea in 3-D

Frank Lloyd Wright's Tree of Life

Based on art glass designed by Mr. Wright, patchwork for quilting can be very exciting. Explore the use of strata sets and diagonal cuts to create this design from the Darwin D. Martin House in Buffalo, NY. Tree of Life

A Trio of Tesses

Working from my popular book, Tessellations, you will explore THREE tessellated quilt designs during the day. Select to either build Tessellating Leaves, Tessellating Reels, or Wally and Friends, a quilt I reworked from the design Rainbow Trout during my Australian holiday to the Great Barrier Reef in 1997. If you love working with bright colors, you will greatly enjoy this workshop. This is a terrific opportunity to have fun using some of your favorite bright prints. All three quilts will be taught, although each student will select the one of her choice to make in class.
Rainbow Trout Tessellating Leaves Tessellating Reel

How Does Your Garden Grow?

This blooming sampler of six of the flowers from Perennial Patchwork makes short work of gardening. I'll help you discover some nifty piecing tricks as you build your personal colorful 56" X 55" garden of lily of the valley, crocus, poppies, pansies, buttercups, and columbines. No weeding here - just pretty maids all in a row. Garden Grow Sampler

Wally and Friends on the Great Barrier Reef

Inspired by the quilt Rainbow Trout in my book Tessellations, this variation is in 2" scale and has the added interest of value - stepped background (the reef). Wally was a Grouper, huge, and full of character. The smiles he caused us to have are repeated in this charming wall quilt. Wally and Friends

Tulip

This "interesting" quilt from Perennial Patchwork begins as a 9-patch variation. But the, look out! It gets 'legs' and parallelogram leaves and ends up as a stretched hexagon block. It's totally different from normal patchwork. Loaded with tricks. Tulip

Lecture Descriptions:

Perfect Pieced Perennial Patchwork

I'll take you on a tour through all of the quilts featured in my ever-blooming book Perennial Patchwork. As I showcase each quilt, I will take you through the design and construction methods. You will not only be inspired by their beauty but by the ease with which you can make these yourself. I'm well known for my ability to pass on information in the form of quick and easy, not to mention FUN, tips. Warning - you'll be planning your next Perennial quilt on the way home!

Patchwork to the Third Dimension

You won't need those silly red & green glasses to see the shapes "pop" right up from the surface of these exciting quilts. Inspired by the 3-D bow tie, I've taken the fun of folding and piecing fabric to new heights, literally. You'll discover how fun Three Dimensional Patchwork™ can be, and also see the ease with which they're created. Hands-on samples will start your creative juices flowing. These are truly "touch me" quilts!

Quilts Have That Warm Fuzzy Feeling

I've lost count of the number of quilts I've made, but share my favorites here, along with helpful information to help quilters achieve success with their quilt making. A happy lecture, sure to make you smile.

Frank Lloyd Wright; the man, his designs, and how they work for Quilters

Undoubtably one of the best known architects of all time, Mr. Wright had a genius for design. In this biographical lecture I "put him on" and explore the man and how he developed as an architect. Slides show some of his work. With the permission of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, I've been building quilts based on his art glass designs.

If You've a Notion

The tools of our trade are varied and many. Take a look at the wonderful quilting gadgets I can fit into a suitcase to make the life of a quilter easier. You'll see a bit of everything in tools from practical to slightly off the wall. Special emphasis is placed on practical tools which are not widely known. Humorous.
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