Canadian Rockies Quilt Art Conference
A
Quilt Art Educational
& Inspirational Event
March 6 to 15, 2006
Canmore, Alberta, Canada
Cynthia England
Ann Johnston
Lorraine Torrence
Laura
Wasilowski
Phil Beaver
Phil
has taken the quilting world by storm. A lifetime artist, he has brought a
wealth of experience from drawing, silversmithing & other metal work,
weaving, three dimensional sculpture & fiber design. Phil became interested
in quilting while attending a quilt show. He bought a simple mechanical
sewing machine, sketched out a conceptual pattern,
made his fabric, and the rest has been history.
Since that discovery day he has won numerous major quilting awards including
such titles as Best Use of Color; Best of Show; Best of Innovative Quilts,
and Viewers Choice. Phil’s chief interest as an instructor is to help
students find their own design personality and then impart skills to create
their individual designs.
Sunflowers & Poinsettias
Learn to create Phil’s stunning, realistic poinsettias or sunflowers, using your
own painted fabric. Begin with painting exercises to create effective fabrics
for your projects. Then move on to creating effective pictorial quilt blocks &
quilts, following Phil’s rough edge appliqué & other innovative construction
techniques. March 11 & 12
Sunflowers, Poinsettias
& Much More
Create
your own original painted fabrics with
Phil’s expert guidance. Then develop an original design for your quilt using
Phil’s patterns or your own ideas & images. Learn Phil’s technique of machine
rough edge appliqué & free motion quilting. Phil’s 2-day & 3-day workshops may
be combined for an in-depth study of focal areas of your choice—painting, or
design, or construction, or all three.
3 days, March 13 to 15
*Phil's patterns are
available from The Sugar Pine Company.