Making Quilts Sparkle & Glow, A No-Sew Workshop on June 12th

Making Quilts Sparkle & Glow, A No-Sew Workshop on June 12th on June 12th, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

A color wheel and fabric for the in-class experiments are included in the workshop fee.

Josef Albers, the great artist/educator of the 20th Century, acknowledged how tricky colors can be. In his words, “Colors deceive continuously.” As artists, how do we navigate this world of deception? Luckily, by using a few simple rules, we can predict how color will try to deceive us and thereby increase our color confidence.

In this hands-on class, MJ Kinman, maker of giant gem quilts, will introduce you to the four rules of color interaction and show you how to apply them to your own quilt design to create dramatic effects – regardless of your subject matter.

For example, using strips and squares of solid fabric, MJ will show you how to:

• Add sparkle to your quilts.
• Create dramatic focal points.
• Add exciting visual movement.
• Add metallic effects (without using metallic fabric or thread).
• Create a dramatic GLOW to your quilts as though they were lit from within.

MJ’s class is based on her new book, Cracking the Color Code: Adding Drama to Your Design Using the Secrets of Color Interaction, available for purchase in class.

Be sure to also register for MJ’s The Magic of Color Interaction Lecture on June 13th from 9:30 to 10:30 am.

Admission opens at 9:00 each day. Participants in 9:00 am workshops will enter at 8:30 am. This enables you to be seated and ready to sew at 9:00 am.

Early Bird Admission Opportunity— add a single-day admission fee to any lecture or workshop for $10 (saves $2) through May 31, 2026.