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Paula Golden
14781 Edison Court
Woodbridge, Virginia 22193
703-878-1793
www.paulagolden.com
Lectures...
A JOURNEY IN
QUILTMAKING
Creating
quilts takes us on manywonderful journeys. Join Paula on a journey through the
creative process
as she
shares her quilts and quilt making experiences over a twenty year period.
BODY SMART QUILTING
Proper body
mechanics and ergonomic work spaces (computer, sewing, ironing and quilting) are
the keys to
quilting longevity. Learn ten easy tips to make your workshpace healthy and
efficient.
HAWAIIAN
QUILTING
Enjoy a
multisensory introduction to the art of Hawaiian quilting. The unique qualities,
history and
meaning
of this style will be experienced with the spirit of Aloha.
Half day
workshops...
A DAY AT THE
BEACH
Wiggle your toes in the sand and
watch a sailboat off in the distance as you sew Paula’s quick and easy original
paper foundation pattern. By the end of the day you will reserving your
vacation spot for next summer.
BODY SMART WORK AREAS
Learn how to set up a personalized ergonomic work space (computer,
sewing, ironing and quilting). Proper body mechanics will discussed and
practiced.
COLOR
CONFIDENCE FOR QUILTERS
Learn Jinny
Beyer’s techniques for developing a stunning color scheme for
multi-fabric quilts or for use in
home
decorating.
FROLICKING
FELINES
Use a
simple tessellated paper foundation pattern to study value, shading
and color.
LABELS
With the silent eloquence of the written word, much
beauty is recorded. Learn beautiful penmanship and
designs while
creating labels for your quilts.
MARINER'S COMPASS
Chart your own
course as you learn how to draft a Mariner's compass in a circle, oval and
off-center
design.
POST
CARDS FROM THE HEART
Create a small
“art” quilt suitable for maililng, framing or hanging. This is so much fun that
it is hard to stop
at one!
Full Day
Workshops...
BARGELLO
BOOGIE
Let music be
the source of your inspiration and begin sewing a sequential bargello wall
quilt. Design,
fabric
choices and construction are explained and demonstrated.
BINDING
BASICS
From prairie
points, curved or straight edges, find the best binding for you and your quilt.
CREATIVITY: NO LIMITS
Unlock your creative potential! The creative process, design
concepts and a variety of techniques for
creating original blocks will be explored.
FEATHERED
STAR
Create a
feathered star quilt or the center of a beautiful medallion using an
Paula’s original paper
foundation pattern. Continue the fun at how with a dozen variations of this of
this easy pattern.
FINDING
FOCUS: THE CREATIVE SPIRIT
What is
creativity and how do we get it? Find the power within yourself! The
Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator will assist in how you approach the creative process. In addition to
group-directed discussion
on
creativity you will explore the many aspects of color, including how it feels,
tastes and smells.
FOUNDATION PIECING PIZZAZZ
Tour the United
States while making one of three 9” x 12” designs (Down on the Farm, Mountain
Sunset
or Safe
Harbor). Using Paula’s original paper foundation piecing patterns, these teeny
vignettes inspire fun
quilting
designs and embellishments.
FREE AND
EASY
A liberating
approach to quilt making! Thee are no right or wrong answers. Explore color
and design
while
creating a wall quilt using nontraditional sewing techniques.
FROM PHOTO TO FABRIC
Take a
favorite photo or postcard and learn how to use the key focal points to create
an original paper
foundation pattern for quick and easy machine sewing.
HAWAIIAN
QUILTING
Quilts have
always told the stories of people's lives, either through fabric or design
choices. Hawaii's quilts
are even more
intimately connected with its peoples' culture, beliefs, legends, natural
world and history.
Create your
own original Hawaiian design and learn the process of needle turn applique as
you begin your
quilt.
LONE STARS
Using
contemporary techniques create a lone star that will sparkle in the heavens.
Your star may replicate
the
beautiful antique stars that lead us to the present day by the choice of your
fabrics or lead us to the future.
A slide presentation
showcases many lovely lone star quilts
MASTERING
THE MARINER’S COMPASS
Master the
secrets of drafting Mariner’s Compasses and then explore design possibilites
including the creation
of a paper
foundation pattern for easy construction.
NEW YORK
BEAUTIES
Create your own New York Beauty
block and use it to begin paper foundation piecing their quilt. Block designs
may be traditional or wildly exuberant depending on how the lines are placed and
the fabrics selected.
SHATTERED MINIATURE LONE STAR
The possiblities are endless and every star is beautiful. Honest!
Create a traditional lone star or one that has each diamond divided into three
trianggles. The technique is not hard at all when Paula’s original paper
foundation patternis used.
SIMPLY
STUNNING SLICED STARS
What to do
with a large print fabric that has been sitting in your closet? Cut it apart
and use one print area to
reassemble it into different stars in eiither a 6”. 8”, 10” or 12” finished size
block. Directions for all sizes are
included on Paula’s pattern. Surprise abounds when you see what is in the
stars.
TESSELLATIONS
Discover the
wonder of creating interlocking designs that are perfect for quilt making. The
steps to creating
these
intriguing designs will be covered in class. The design and coloration of a
quilt top will be started in the
workshop.
WONDERFUL
WATERCOLORS
Use value and
color to create subtle gradations found in the Impressionist paintings. Paper
and pencil
exercises are followed by actual fabric placement and sewing.
Two day workshop...
MASTERING
THE MARINER’S COMPASS II
A two day
workshop that includes drafting a mariner’s compass in a circle, oval and off
center design,
learning how to create a paper foundation pattern for accurate machine piecing
and then create a compass
of your own
design to sew in class.
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