Upcoming Lectures & Workshops
July online guild meeting: Featuring Robert Bosscher
Thursday, July 17 @ 6:00pm
Be Positive about Negative Space
In this lecture, we’ll dig deeper into how to define and identify negative space, as well as understand how it interacts with the other elements of art in a design. We will look at examples of negative space in both the design and art world, as well as in modern quilting, to help gain confidence in being able to identify and articulate its unique properties in influencing design. Finally, we’ll explore ways of incorporating this element into your own quilts, strategies for becoming more comfortable in utilizing negative space, and tips for keeping a critical and objective eye as you evaluate your success in using this often misunderstood element of art!
Robert is an artist who often struggles to know just what that means. He eventually settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan for college, where he studied Studio Art and Art History. While his creative endeavors have included ceramics, painting, and other mediums, his current passion lies in fiber and textile art - namely quilting. As a child of a quilter, he is also drawn to the emotional resonance that quilts have as objects of comfort and care.
Website: https://www.rjbosscher.com
Instagram: @rjbosscher
August online guild meeting: Featuring RAdha of sewing through fog
Thursday, August 21 @ 7:00pm
From Fast Fashion to Sustainable Stitching
Radha is a textile artist and sustainability educator based in San Francisco. She’s a passionate advocate for sustainable making, blending craftsmanship, heritage, and creativity into every project. After a 15-year career in the apparel and textile industry at Levi’s, she founded Sewing through Fog in 2022 to reconnect with my family’s rich sewing tradition.
Her lectures are infused with authenticity, humor, and heart, as sshe encourage others to find beauty in repurposing and to transform old fabrics into new treasures.
Website: sewingthroughfog.com
Instagram: @sewingthroughfog
September in-person guild meeting: Featuring Taylor Krz of toad & Sew
September 17 @ 7:30pm (after fabric sale from 6:00pm - 7:30pm)
With a background in art and graphic design, Taylor found her passion in creating modern quilt patterns that inspire today’s quilters. Her style is all about clean lines, simple shapes, and bold, geometric designs that make a statement.
Website: toadandsew.com/
Instagram: @toadandsew
September in-person Workshop with taylor Krz:
ColorCraft: Discovering Inspiration and Crafting Your Palette
Saturday, September 19, Time, Location and Cost TBD
Ready to take your quilts to the next level with gorgeous, intentional color choices? This workshop is all about discovering, designing, and playing with color to bring your creative vision to life. We’ll start by digging into where to find inspiration (hello, Pinterest!), learning how to use keywords to uncover the colors and themes you’re naturally drawn to. Then, we’ll explore the basics of color theory in a way that’s simple and fun, using tools like Coolors.co to create your very own color palettes.
Once you’ve got the hang of colors, we’ll dive into how to use them in your quilting projects. You’ll learn how value and contrast can make or break a design and use digital tools like QuiltInk.com and Quilty Solid to test out your ideas before cutting into fabric. By the end of the day, you’ll have an inspiration board full of ideas, custom palettes you love, and quilt mock-ups ready to go. It’s going to be a fun, hands-on class that’ll leave you excited to tackle your next quilt with confidence!
Scholarship will open on Sunday, July 26 and close on Saturday, August 1.
The workshop will go on sale of Sunday, August 2.
October in-person guild meeting: Featuring blair stocker
Thursday, October 15 @ 7:00pm
Find the Value in Your Stash
As a former textile and apparel designer, Blair has a keen understanding of color, the relationships between them, and how to apply them to our quilts. Colors, as well as meaningful fabrics inspire my quilt design. She enjoys playing with the traditional idea of the “scrappy quilt”in a more modern way.
Understanding and using the color value differences between your fabrics in an intenional way can be a powerful design tool. It can create unique “sparkle” to your work. In this lecture, Blair will take you through a practical exploration of color value relationships between fabrics in your stash, how to understand it, and more importantly how to use it in your quilts. You will leave with brand new inspiration for your existing stash!
Website: wisecrafthandmade.com/
Instagram: @blairs
Saturday, October 17 from 10am-5pm (with a 1 hour lunch break)
Mill End Beaverton Fabric Store
4955 SW Western Ave, Beaverton, OR 97005
We will divide your stash into three values and learn the design elements of complex color value relationships as we make the Starflake Quilt. Built using only green fabric scraps until Blair got tired of them and switched to pink, it is her most popular pattern and was exhibited at QuiltCon 2019. We will cover concepts like using the same fabric for different values, how to set design parameters that inspire you, and making consistent design decisions in a complex design like this. Suitable for intermediate quilters.
Note: This workshop requires the purchase of the Starflake quilt pattern per student.
Scholarship will open on Sunday, September 7, and close on Saturday, September 13.
The workshop will go on sale of Sunday, September 14.
October in-person Workshop with blair stocker:
the starflake quilt
november in-person guild meeting: Featuring Christina Cameli
Thursday, November 20 @ 7:00pm
The Five Skills of Free-Motion Quilting
Christina Cameli has endeared herself to fans all over the world through her quilting books and Craftsy classes. Christina’s gentle, supportive spirit is equally suited to teaching quilting and her career as a nurse-midwife. As a fabric designer for Maywood Studio and non-stop quilt designer, she is never bored. Christina finds her greatest joys with scrappy patchwork, free-motion quilting and wedge-based piecing. Outside of the sewing room and the clinic, she spends her days with her blended family and rescue lab mix in Portland Oregon, trying to get in an afternoon paddleboarding when she can.
November in-person Workshop with Christina Cameli:
Free-motion beginnings
Saturday, November 22 from 10:00am-4:00pm
Location and Cost TBD
This class is a fun and gentle introduction to free-motion quilting on your home machine. Let Christina introduce you to beginner-friendly designs while answering all the questions you have about free-motion quilting. Students will get lots of stitching time with Christina's guidance and encouragement, and walk away with a clear understanding of how to quilt their projects on a domestic machine.
Experience level: Beginner to Intermdiate
Sewing machine required
Past Lectures & Workshops
MAy online guild meeting: Featuring bianca Springer
Thursday, May 17 @ 6:00pm on Zoom
In this engaging lecture, Bianca Springer, author of “Represent! Embroidery, addresses the systemic lack of representation in crafting spaces and shares her personal journey of breaking through barriers to create an inclusive space for crafters. Highlighting her groundbreaking book, Bianca will showcase how it uniquely innovates by offering culturally relevant hair and skin embroidery techniques—approaches often overlooked by other authors. These techniques provide an enriching way for readers to see themselves and their communities reflected in their craft.
Bianca delves into the significance of visibility and representation, emphasizing why it's critical for marginalized people to feel seen and acknowledged in all facets of life, including creative expression. Whether you’re a seasoned embroiderer, an advocate for inclusivity, or curious about the intersection of creativity and identity, this lecture educates, empowers, and inspires.
Website: biancaspringer.com
Instagram: @thanksimadethem
April in-person guild meeting:
Featuring lorraine woodruff-long
Thursday, April 17 @ 7:00pm, Multnomah Arts Center
Quilts as Commentary: A Source of Healing, Expression & Action
Lorraine will share the inspirations for, and creation of, her ongoing Commentary Quilts series. Sharing artists and creators that have provided inspiration, she will discuss how to use quilting arts to express beliefs, frustrations and aspirations for you community, country and the world. Find out how using your own quilt art practice can provide both a creative outlet, and source of healing and action and how to share your message and art for greater visibility.
Attendees will gain ideas on how to repurpose textiles into statement art, seek sources of inspiration, and use quilts to express concerns and beliefs as well as take action publicly and online.
Website: quiltinginthefog.com
Instagram: @quiltinginthefog
April In-person workshop: Express Yourself! Creating Text for Quilts
Saturday, April 19th, 10am-5pm
PeerSpace: 3703 SE Cesar E Chavez, Portland, OR 97202
Learn how to create and use custom applique lettering in your quilts and sewing projects. From the mundane to the shocking, using text to express your creativity adds a personal touch to your quilts. Great for expressing everything from “Happy Birthday” to “Smash the Patriarchy” - just make it yours! What will YOU say?
Participants will learn how to plan, trace, and cut detailed letters using standard alphabet templates and fusible paper backing on fabric. Learn how to plan, center, layout, and iron your text to a quilt or pillow cover, and finally, learn how to sew/secure your custom text to your quilt using your sewing machine to ensure it stays put.
March Online guild meeting: Featuring Brandon Wulff
Thursday, March 20 @ 7:00pm
Brandon Wulff's Creative Odyssey: From The Trunk Show to Biscotti
Brandon Wulff is an accomplished art quilter from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. As an autistic artist, he grew up in a fiber-focused family and discovered his passion for quilting while supporting his sister's quilt shop. Initially a hairstylist, he transitioned to quilting full-time five years ago and has since been featured in House and Home and Canadian Quilter magazines.
Embark on a journey of creativity and inspiration, as Brandon takes you through his artistic evolution, from the inception of The Trunk Show to the exquisite Biscotti quilt top.
Website: https://bwulffandco.com/
Instagram: @justanotherautisticguy
March online Workshop:
Biscotti Quilt
Session 1: Sunday, March 23, 10:00 am-1:00 pm
Session 2: Sunday, March 30, 10:00 am-1:00 pm
Learn from Brandon Wulff from the comfort of your own sewing room! Brandon will lead us through his own Biscotti Process, an innovative quilting technique that focuses on a unique quilt top construction. In Session 1 you will be introduced to the Biscotti technique. Then, using 10 (or more) fat quarters, you will be guided through step by step instructions to complete a 27” x 27” (approx. size) quilt top. In Session 2, you will learn the advanced Biscotti technique of configuration and reconfiguration. This will include cutting and rearranging your quilt top from Session 1 along with tips for the reconfiguration of your quilt. Finishing techniques and design options will be discussed to help you complete your own Biscotti quilt!
Both sessions of this workshop will recorded, in case you cannot make it to one of the sessions
February online guild meeting (due to snow):
featuring Teresa Coates
Thursday, February 13 @ 7:00pm
Quilts Coats: Then and Now
Teresa Coates is nationally known sewing educator, accomplished quilt maker, travel writer, pattern designer and relentless adventurer. She designs her own line of patterns at Crinkle Dreams, including patterns for beginners and more experienced sewists. Teresa is the host of "Make with Teresa Coates," a monthly live sewing show and was host of “Sew Together Tuesday™” from 2020-2024. She has inspired her audience to fall in love with sewing at nearly 100 local quilt shops in 42 states since 2016—the LQS is her favorite place to be.
Her lecture is about quilt coats, which are everywhere these days. But did you know that quilted clothing has been around since the 14th century? With a long history and several periods of popularity, quilt coats have both evolved and stayed remarkably the same. This is a fun discussion of what has come before, ways to incorporate quilt making into your garment sewing and how you can make a quilt coat that will not only keep you warm, but show off your quiltmaking skills.
Website: crinkledreams.com
Instagram: @teresacoates
in person workshop with Teresa coates:
From quilt to coat
Saturday, February 15, 2025 from 10am-5pm
Multnomah Arts Center, 7688 SW Capitol Highway, PDX
Do you love the look of quilt coats, but don't know where to start? Join us to make your own quilt coat that is not only beautiful, but also beginner-friendly! Don’t worry if you haven't made garments before, Teresa will walk you through her pattern and you'll have a great time creating the quilt coat of your dreams. The Elemental Coat works with well-loved quilt, quilted fabric, linen, kantha cloth or canvas. You can also choose the sleeve length and coat length that best suits you. We'll work through layout, cutting and constructing your coat, then you'll bind on your own.
Note: You will need to purchase the Elemental Coat Pattern separately for this workshop. You can find the pattern here.
JANUARY online guild meeting:
Featuring Carolina Oneto
Thursday, January 16 @ 6:00pm
Playing with Color Value
During this lecture we will talk about many different topics related to color, especially about what value is and why it is so important when is time to choose and pick your fabrics for a new project. I will show you through different examples how you can create movement and sequences using color value to design your quilts, creating interest, contrast and fluidity.
Geography and the rich textile traditions of Latin America have certainly influenced Carolina’s work as she has lived in Santiago, Chile, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Mexico City, Mexico.
In Buenos Aires, she had the incredible opportunity of learning patchwork with Teresita Leal and Cecilia Koppman, known Argentinian quilters. She makes sure she is able to travel to Quiltcon each February to take classes and learn from other international quilters. She also studied «Color Interaction» with Professor and artist Eduardo Vilches in the Universidad Católica in Santiago, Chile.
Her quilts have been exhibited in many Quilt Festivals around the world, including Quilt Week, Quiltcon, and Festival of Quilts. Additionally, her work has been featured at art centers and galleries in Europe, USA and Chile.
online Workshop with Carolina oneto:
Color & transparencies
Saturday, January 18, 2025 from 10am-2pm via Zoom
In this workshop the participants will make a mini-quilt top, where we will design it from scratch. Then we will talk about Color Theory and how we can create a Transparency effect with color and fabrics. I will teach you how to cut fabrics with complex shapes and to join these curved shapes by machine.
Website: https://carolinaoneto.com/
Instagram: @carolina_oneto
Workshop Cancellation Policy
Many PMQG workshops will be offered as Virtual Classes via Zoom.
If you cancel your workshop more than 5 days before the workshop, you’ll receive 100% refund as long as we find another member to fill your spot.
If you cancel with less than 5 days notice, no refunds will be given.