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~ Jean's Upcoming Classes ~ |
Jean will be teaching more classes this Fall
and next Spring at the Stitchin' Post.
You can find more details on this page of our website after August 30:
http://stitchinpost.com/classes.html
Abstract Landscape Design
3 Day Workshop with Jean Wells
at the Stitchin’ Post
Mon-Wed, September 27-29 9:30-3 pm
Advanced Beginning**
$200 (includes lunches)*
Let the flowing forms in nature be your inspiration in this design exploration workshop. Land, water, sky, rocks, and details in leaves and wood can all be starting points for this process. Line is the focal point of design. Exercises are planned to build your confidence in piecing, color, value, and design skills. Then the emphasis will be on the planning and execution of an original design focusing on a color palette that excites you using inspirational photos that you have brought along. In the end, you will have documented your journey in a journal-like format and begun a one-of-a-kind quilt. New material will be presented each day for ideas and inspiration for present or future projects.
Sign up on the Retreats page of the Stitchin' Post's website.
(click here)
*$3 lab fee payable at first class.
**Book purchase recommended: Intuitive Color and Design, by Jean Wells ($27.95 less 15% class discount)
Click here to download a copy of the supply list.
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a copy of the supply list.
*Jean’s book, Intuitive Color & Design ($27.95), is required for this class. (15% discount if purchased through the Stitchin' Post--
enter "15% class discount" and class name/date
in comments section of web order form.) |
Intuitive Color
& Design I
5 Day Workshop
at the Stitchin’ Post
Monday - Friday,
November 15-19, 2010
9:30-3:00 pm
Intermediate**
$250 (includes lunches)*
Explore quilt design in a more intuitive way and enhance your focus on color relationships and value. Create gentle curves and design lines by tossing away your ruler, and practice the use of color. You will have the option to work on one design and create a small wall hanging, design a repetitive block, or create a large quilt using the repeated block format. Jean will demonstrate several color exercises and cutting techniques during this five day workshop to reinforce your intuitive and creative side. |
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Intuitive Color & Design 2**
5 Day Workshop at the Stitchin’ Post
Monday - Friday,
April 25-29, 2011
9:30-3:00 pm
OR
May 2-6, 2011 9:30-3:00 pm
Intermediate**
$250 (includes lunches)*
continue the journey and explore new challenges in the form of assignments. The focus of this five-day workshop will be on composition and presentation ideas for art quilts.
Sign up on the Retreats page
of the Stitchin' Post's website.
*Jean’s book, Intuitive Color & Design ($27.95), is required for this class. (15% discount if purchased through the Stitchin' Post--
enter "15% class discount" and class name/date
in comments section of web order form.)
**Prerequisite: Jean's Quilt Design Exploration or
Intuitive Color and Design 1 class. |
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Surface Design and Composition
with Nick Coman & Jean Wells
At the Stitchin’ Post
$300 (includes lunches)
Monday - Friday, September 26 - 30, 2011
9-4 pm
Advanced Beginning BSS
Nick is an accomplished surface design artist and teaches clothing, quilting, and design techniques around the country between making clothing for a private clientele. He will share his wealth of knowledge and expertise during the first three days of this workshop. You will experiment with a variety of techniques and materials creating one-of-a-kind cloth.
The last two days will be spent on quilt composition
with exercises presented to help you use some of the pieces you created earlier in this week. Nick and
Jean will collaborate on these assignments.
Sign up on the Retreats page
of the Stitchin' Post's website. |
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Workshops Available for Booking ~ |
From Inspiration to Design |
Click here to download
a copy of the supply list.
Jean’s book, Intuitive Color & Design
($27.95), is required for this class.
(15% discount if purchased through the Stitchin' Post--
enter "15% class discount" and class name/date in comments section of web order form.) |
Explore quilt design and quilt presentation in a more intuitive way. The first two days of
the workshop will be spent exploring techniques, and color and design challenges. Many
creative options will be presented for the students to think about in the design and
construction of their own project. Jean's new book, Intuitive Design and Color: Adventures
in Art Quilting, shows examples of quilts using these techniques. This journal style
approach to interpreting ideas is great for students wanting to "step out of the box" and
pursue their own ideas for quilts. Facings and portrait style finishing techniques will be
presented as well as "Off the Wall Quilts."
Lab fee $5 |
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Abstract Landscape Design
Let the flowing forms in nature be your inspiration in this design exploration workshop. Land, water, sky, rocks; details in leaves and wood can all be starting off points for this process. Line is the focal point of design in this workshop. Several exercises are planned to build your confidence in piecing, color, value, and design skills. Then the emphasis will be on the planning and execution of an original design focusing on a color palette that excites you using inspirational photos that you have brought along. In the end you will have documented your journey in a journal like format and created a one of a kind quilt.
Lab fee $3
Click here to download a copy of the supply list.
Jean’s book, Intuitive Color & Design ($27.95), is required for this class. (15% discount if purchased through the Stitchin' Post--
enter "15% class discount" and class name/date
in comments section of web order form.) |
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Intuitive Color & Design
Have you been intrigued by and admired the spontaneous quilt designs of the Gee’s Bend quilts? Jean will take you through some design and technique exercises and you will learn to design intuitively. You choose to put your rulers aside and cut freely, in which case gentle curves are created in the design. You can make a wall hanging, several pillows, or a bed size quilt.
Click here to download
a copy of the supply list. |
Jean’s book, Intuitive Color & Design ($27.95), is required for this class. (15% discount if purchased through the Stitchin' Post--
enter "15% class discount" and class name/date
in comments section of web order form.) |
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Off the Wall Quilts
These are literally “off the wall” as I cover a painter’s canvas that I
purchase at Michael’s or an art supply store with a small quilt design. The
top of the box like structure is not only pieced but the sides are too. Then
fabric is sewn to the back.They can be placed on a shelf or table or hung
on a wall. I have been using my small “intuitive quilt designs” but you could
use pieced or appliqué blocks as well. You can come to class with a pieced or
appliquéd top and work on the sides and assemble the piece or start from scratch with the piecing.
Click here to download a copy of the supply list.
Jean’s book, Intuitive Color & Design ($27.95), is required for this class. (15% discount if purchased through the Stitchin' Post--
enter "15% class discount" and class name/date
in comments section of web order form.) |
Outside the Lines
The quilts from Gee’s Bend fascinate Tonye and Jean. In this workshop, they will present some basic shapes that are used in quilt design. Students will play with design concepts, then choose one or more to pursue in the workshop. An example is the “house top” design where you begin with a square and keep adding borders, interrupting them at times with fabrics pieced into the strips. A medallion design is created using this technique. Piecing will be very intuitive as will color choices. |
Quilt Design Exploration
Discover new cutting and piecing methods to get you “out of the box, beyond the block”. We are offering two different opportunities for you to work with Jean and explore color and quilt design in terms of line and shape.
*This class is based on Jean’s new book, Intuitive Color and Design. More of Jean’s work can be viewed by going to her website at www.jeanwellsquilts.com.
**Book purchase required: Intuitive Color and Design by Jean Wells ($27.95 less 15% class discount).
Click here to download a copy of the supply list. |
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Other Classes & Lectures Offered ~ |
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Portraits from the Garden
Simple machine appliqué techniques will be explored in this small wall hanging that Jean has designed with garden motifs. She will share leaf and flower shapes that you may use, or bring in shapes of your own. The small appliqués are stitched as individual quilts then sewn to a quilted surface to add a dimensional look. Free motion quilting is used in the background. Jean’s book, Portraits from Nature, is required for class. |
Moon Over Mountain
Advanced Beginning
Jean has taken this
popular design and redrafted
it to a rectangular block.
She uses the machine blind
stitch appliqué technique
taught in Harriet Hargrave’s
appliqué book. The results are accurate and fast. She will show you variations for design and quilting ideas.
*Pattern purchase required: Modern Classic Collection: Moon Over Mountain by Jean Wells ($9.95 less 15% class discount). |
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