Colleen started sewing at age 14 and attended a vocational high school for fashion design, where she learned to make my first quilt. She graduated from Savannah College of Art & Design with a degree in Fibers. Colleen’s quilts have been displayed in galleries from Seattle to Savannah. In 2016, her quilt ‘Finding Home’ was displayed at QuiltCon in Pasadena, CA and placed 3rd in the Flying Geese Challenge by American Patchwork + Quilting Magazine. She also proudly had quilts published in 2 different issues of Curated Quilts.

“Quilting is an incredible art form – it is creative, beautiful, challenging, exciting, frustrating, and wonderful! I am so incredibly proud to be a part of this community as a quilt shop owner of Beyond the Bolt in Bristol RI, pattern designer, teacher, and overall quilt enthusiast.”

In this class we will make the ‘Iron Garden’ Pattern from Five/Five Studio. Curves can be tricky – Colleen will go over tips and tricks for making them easier. We will also tackle trimming up the curves to be the perfect size for this pattern. She will be teaching how to make the small throw size. Students will finish a good portion of this quilt in class.

Skill Level: Intermediate and up

We will be sewing curves in this class. No knowledge of sewing curves is necessary.  Participants must know how to operate their sewing machine, keep ¼” seam allowance, and sew a straight(ish) line.

Cost of pattern not included in workshop fee.

Flyer

Materials List 

Schedule:

9:30am – Set up

10am-2:30pm – Workshop

2:30pm – Clean up