Classes
Every quilter has a masterpiece inside.
(NB This cost will be $40 after this year's AGM in June 2024)The Guild subsidises courses for members throughout the year. These classes are mostly held on a Saturday from 9.30am, but the venue is open from 9am to allow time for set up before the class starts. Classes conclude about 3.30pm. There is often preparation needed prior to the class so be sure to check that you are ready for the day. Classes cost $30 per day for members. ($40 after the AGM in June 2024) If numbers permit, non members can apply to attend for $50.
You can enrol for classes (expression of interest) and your name will be added to the list, but your place will not be confirmed until payment is made. First paid will be first confirmed. To Book a place in any class please pay $30 (per day) to the Guild Account 01-1167-0013764-00. Putting your name and the class tutor's name in the references. (NB This cost will be $40 per day after the AGM in June 2024) You will be emailed a confirmation. If you later find you need to pull out, a refund will only be made if we can find a replacement attendee, or if the committee decides that the situation warrants a refund.
Information and enquiries about all classes - Donna at kcqclasses@gmail.com
Following courses, photos of the day will often be posted further down the page so please scroll down to see our members busy at work.
Classes in 2024
Dianne Southey - Inktense Painting class.
June 15th
You will be using Inktense pencils on fabric to create new and interesting fabric and add colour to existing fabrics.
Needs list to follow.
NB The YouTube video is here from the web editor to give some information about this technique only and is not part of the class
Donna Jordan is taking names for this class now at kcqclasses@gmail.com
Di Barnden - Circles and Squares Quilt
August 24th
This is a quilt that combines piecing and applique and is an ideal project to show off themed fabrics that you have been collecting. Di made her quilt in African themed fabrics, in a color palette from nature using earthy shades. But you can use large and small florals, NZ themed fabrics, leaf fabrics, and different shades of one colour.
Needs list to follow
Donna Jordan is taking names now at kcqclasses@gmail.com
Class Angels Wanted
We are on the lookout again for Class Angels to help out at the two upcoming classes.
We need people who are happy to help out, make cups of tea and coffee and help set up the room.
If you can do this please contact Donna Jordan at kcqclasses@gmail.com
Previous Classes
Jane Bloxham - Visible Mending / Embellishment Workshop
April 13th.
Participants brought garments they would like to mend/embellish visibly in a creative way and Jane went through some of the techniques in the workshop.
Jane worked through the boro techniques of patching visibly and how denim can be worked as well as the basic sashiko running stitches used to hand stitch the garments.
These two techniques were not the pure Japanese methods as Jane had created a contemporary approach. Previous experience with sashiko was an advantage but not necessary."
Photo at right: Participants in the workshop show off their reworked garments
Photos below: Examples of Jane Bloxham's work.
Sat 28th October
Bag Class - Tutor - Donna Jordan
This class showed the basic things to do in assembling a bag. I do "by annie.com" bag patterns and once you have mastered the basics you can do any of her patterns. The pattern we use is Pocket Packers - a project bag to store your work etc in. The class will cover inserting zippers , using vinyl and mesh and doing bias bindings.
Donna Jordan
Images of Bags made at Donna's Class from Show and Tell
Wed August 16th - Jenny Hunter - Kawandi
Presbyterian Church Hall
Somer information about this technique:
Called kawandi, the quilts are made by women of the Siddi ethnic group, descendants of early African migrants to South Asia, including slaves brought by Portuguese colonists in the 16th century.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFd0xEfKeto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mQdXT4pmEA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNAnxYnJGyM
Mary Jane Sneyd - Using Valuies and Shadows
Mary Jane is a self-taught textile artist. Her background is predominantly in science and medicine and until January 2022 she worked as a cancer researcher.
She is particularly interested in the portrayal of the human form and all parts of the human body. In 2014 after discovering Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) online, and retiring from viola playing, she began an exploration into portraiture and nudes. She creates realistic textile works, predominantly nudes, people and portraits, and sometimes incorporates social commentary based on the human form.
She is an artist member of the Otago Art Society, a member of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA), Gondwana Textile Artists, and Aotearoa Quilters.
She currently has 4 fabric artworks touring in the USA and Australia/New Zealand, and 4 have recently returned from touring. Two artworks have been selected for a book about art inspired by birds to be published late 2023. She won the viewers’ choice award in the National Cleveland Art Awards in 2021 for ‘Bertie and Mac’, ‘Black Panther’ won an award in the Cat exhibition at the Otago Art Society in 2021, and she received a Special Commendation in the Hope and Sons exhibition, 2022 for ‘Sundown’. Her work is in private collections in France, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Hong Kong, China, the USA, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Mary Jane won 1st place in the Members' Challenge "LINES" at Aotearoa Quilters Great New Zealand Quilt Show in Rotorua in May this year. Her quilt is shown on the right
Mary Jane says:
"For any of my classes YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE ABLE TO DRAW. I have never done art and I cannot draw to save myself.
I teach theory and techniques so in the future you can work in a realistic style. For this class I concentrate on teaching about using
fabric value (lightness or darkness) instead of colour to achieve realism. All techniques you will learn in this class can be applied
to other forms of art quilting or textile Using Values and Shadows.
Mary Jane's 1 day class was a technique and theory class. In it she teaches about value and how to apply it to fabric. It also includes an introduction to making shadows.
27 May - Suzanne Sage - Intermediate Free Motion Quilting - ferns and fauna
This was s a skill builder class focused on feathers and taking those basic feather skills and applying them to leaves and fauna. Feathers don’t have to take a traditional shape although we do work with the more traditional feather as well as many variations. We start out with non backtrack feathers… a good place to start to get the juices flowing, before moving on to continuous and heirloom (hump and bump) feathers. Along the way we will play with variations on each of those methods and applying our feathers to various shapes.
Pauline Cave - My Favourite Scrap Cut - 2"x 3 1/2"
April 2023
March 2023Indigo Dyeing - Clare Smith
February 2023 Anna Hicks - Mounting of Memories
Here is some of the work in progress
19th and 20th November -Camilla Watson - Elemental Art Quilts watson.c.s@outlook.co.nz
21st May - Machine Quilting
-Tutored by Suzanne Sage
2nd April - Poppies Class
-Tutored by Tricia DuBern
August 7th - Liberated Birds
- Tutored by Margaret Rogerson
Ngaire Brooks - Wool Applique - July 2021
Margaret Rogerson Liberated Birds Workshop 29th May
Jo Hollings Applique and Painting with Threads
August 1st Kathy Petrie Beginners Class
August 29th Judy Boyle - Wall Hanging Class
Machine quilting with rulers - Dianne Barnden
Mary's Resource - click here to download
Robyn's Biscuit recipe Click here to download the recipe
The first day of the beginners class 2020 with Kathy Petrie
Di Barnden's Free Motion & Waking Foot Quilting Class
Some photos from the Iron Caddy Bag Class
24th & 25th August - 3D Leaves with Adrienne Walker
Bargello Quilt with Diana Carroll
Gloria Loughman Fabulous Facades Saturday 9th March and Colour is Magic Sunday 10th March
Dianne Southey - Accidental Landscapes
For those who missed this class check out the Karen Eckmeier Videos on our Youtube Tutorials page.
Griet Lombard - Other People's Dreams class.
Griet's quilts
Bag making class with Judy Boyle & Dorothy Devane
Happy Villages with Dianne Southey
New York Beauty Quilt with Dianne Southey November 18th
Elephant and Pukeko with Diana Carroll
Kaleidoscope Quilt - Class by Judy Boyle
Saturday September 9th.
For material etc requirements please see the file at the bottom of this page.
Quilt As You Go - Class by Shirley Mooney
Saturday July 22nd
Honeycomb Spin Hexagon Class by Anna Hicks
27th May 2017
Examples of class works and previous works Mary-Jane has completed