In addition to all the exciting quilts and vendors and demos at our quilt show, we are also offering a Friday night lecture and 2 Saturday workshops by Debbie Grifka
Debbie is an Ann Arbor, MI based textile artist, teacher and author whose work focuses on the power, elegance, and serenity of the line in a minimalist style with a limited color palette.
Her work has been exhibited at Quilts = Art = Quilts, Art Quilt Elements, QuiltCon and the International Quilt Festivalin Houston and has been published in many books and magazines. Debbie’s work, Canterbury #2, won First Place in Appliqué at QuiltCon 2018. Her book, Lines by Design Quilts (Fons and Porter), was published in 2016. She is a Juried Artist Member of Studio Art Quilt Associates.
Her work has been exhibited at Quilts = Art = Quilts, Art Quilt Elements, QuiltCon and the International Quilt Festivalin Houston and has been published in many books and magazines. Debbie’s work, Canterbury #2, won First Place in Appliqué at QuiltCon 2018. Her book, Lines by Design Quilts (Fons and Porter), was published in 2016. She is a Juried Artist Member of Studio Art Quilt Associates.
Friday night Lecture: Lines to Design 7pm $10
Join Debbie on her journey as we follow her (not always straight) path from new quilter to modern quilter to quilt designer and author and to her current life as a textile artist! Presentation includes a slide show and actual quilts.
Join Debbie on her journey as we follow her (not always straight) path from new quilter to modern quilter to quilt designer and author and to her current life as a textile artist! Presentation includes a slide show and actual quilts.
Debbie will also be teaching her Improv Appliqué workshop during both the morning 9:30am-12:30pm and afternoon on Saturday September 9th 1:30pm-4:30pm $50
Improv Appliqué:
Discover how fast and fun improv appliqué can be! We’ll use fusible web to design our quilt and explore different ways to stitch it down. You’ll love how this no-stress technique lets your creativity run free!
Improv Appliqué:
Discover how fast and fun improv appliqué can be! We’ll use fusible web to design our quilt and explore different ways to stitch it down. You’ll love how this no-stress technique lets your creativity run free!
You will need to bring your sewing machine, sewing kit, fabrics and fusible for this workshop. Some irons will be provided to use when appliquéing. We will also have a secure room to store your supplies while you attend the quilt show. Hope you can join us!
