Quilting & 4 Four Play Oh My!
Mary Elizabeth Kinch, Artist Profile
Mary Elizabeth Kinch, author of ‘Small Pieces, Spectacular Quilts’ and ‘Small Blocks, Stunning Quilts’, believes ‘Everyone is Creative’. Her work is influenced by a deep respect for the quilting tradition, classic design training and a keen sense of design and colour. She likes to break the rules by stretching traditional boundaries and loves creating exciting quilts with small pieces and enticing quilting designs. www.MaryElizabethKinch.com
Pumpkin Peel: Foundation Piecing Fundamentals (25) Intermediate to Advanced
Examples of Mary Elizabeth’s Work. The Pumpkin Peel Quilt.
Enjoy blocks that are perfect every time, no matter how small the pieces you are working with. Learn about materials used for foundations, helpful tips for construction and appliqué techniques for completing your top. Warning… no Twelve Step programme available… addiction guaranteed! As featured in ‘Small Pieces, Spectacular Quilts’. Supply List & Kit $5
6 Hour Workshop – Wed 1:00 to 7:30
The Zen of Precision Hand Piecing (25) Intermediate to Advanced
Zen of Precision with Mary Elizabeth Kinch
A new, deeper quilting calm will be revealed to you as the Zen of hand piecing is explored. Learn a new stitching technique that is easy on the fingers, as well as use of templates, batchwork patchwork, pocket projects, successful curves and points, and loads of tips for staying organized. You will have so much fun you won’t want to stop stitching!
As featured in ‘Small Blocks, Stunning Quilts’. Supply List
3 Hour Workshop – Sun 9:00 to 12:00
4 FourPlay Fun (25) Intermediate to Advanced
4 Four Play with Mary Elizabeth Kinch
Create a spectacular family heirloom as you make four patches with wild abandon and experience small block piecing at its most addictive! Learn about the necessity of uninhibited and unapologetic fabric combinations, accurate seam allowances, working with small pieces, batchwork patchwork and the random theory of quilting. Enjoy machine stitching this stash-busting project which is also perfect for hand piecing. As featured in ‘Small Pieces, Spectacular Quilts’. Supply List
3 Hour Workshop – Sun 1:00 to 4:00
Learn More About Creativ Festival
Creativ Festival is back October 22 to 26, 2014 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building offering 3 days of unbeatable shopping and 5 days of hands-on learning. Choose from 200 workshops and seminars and register for classes individually or save with conference passes.