NOTE: TRAVEL SCHEDULE IS NOW FULL UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST 2012.

2012 TEACHING & LECTURE SCHEDULE

January

January 7: Intro. to Machine Quilting, Dragonfly Fabrics, Ottawa, Ontario.

January 14: Collage Tree, Ottawa Valley Quilters' Guild, Ottawa, Ontario.

January 21: The Art Quilt Series, Part 5 of 6, Dragonfly Fabrics, Ottawa, Ontario.

January 23-30: Lecture and Workshops at the Yellowknife Quilters Guild, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Lecture: "From Inspiration to Art Quilt" on January 24. Workshops as follows: Thread Dyeing, "Reflections", "Beyond Stippling", Part 1, and 4) "Beyond Stippling", Part 2.

February

February 3: Intro. to Machine Quilting, Dragonfly Fabrics, Ottawa, Ontario.

February 4: Liberated Radial Piecing, Quiltco Quilt Guild, Ottawa, Ontario.

February 10 :Lecture/Trunk Show, Eastern Edge Quilters Guild & Cabit Quilters Guild, St. John's, Newfoundland.

February 11: Workshop, "In Full Bloom", Eastern Edge Quilters Guild, St. John's, Newfoundland.

February 12: Workshop, "Liberated Strip Piecing", Eastern Edge Quilters Guild, St. John's, Newfoundland.

February 14: Workshop, "Collage Tree", Cabot Quilters Guild, St. John's, Newfoundland.

February 15: Workshop, "Beyond Stippling, Part 1", Cabot Quilters Guild, St. John's, Newfoundland

February 18: The Art Quilt Series, Part 6 of 6, Dragonfly Fabrics, Ottawa, Ontario.

February 19 - March 9: UNAVAILABLE

March

March 10: "Reflections" Workshop, Ottawa Valley Quilters' Guild, Ottawa, Ontario.

March 14: Lecture/Trunk Show , Yorkshire Rose Quilt Guild, Toronto, Ontario.

March 17: Workshop, "Beyond Stippling, Part I", Yorkshire Rose Quilt Guild, Toronto, Ontario.

March 22: Lecture/Trunk Show, Brampton Quilters Guild, Brampton, Ontario.

March 23: Workshop, "In Full Bloom", Country Concessions, Cookstown, Ontario.

March 24: Workshops, "Free-Form Curves" and "Liberated Applique", Country Concessions, Cookstown, Ontario.

March 25: Workshop, "In Full Bloom", Dufferin Piecemakers Quilting Guild, Orangeville, Ontario.

March 26: Lecture/Trunk Show, "Retrospective", Gwillimbury Quilt Guild, Queensville, Ontario.

March 28: Lecture/Trunk Show, "From Inspiration to Art Quilt", Region of York Quilters Guild, Newmarket, Ontario.

March 31: " Beyond Stippling", Free-Motion Machine Quilting, Part I, The Country Quilter, Richmond, Ontario.

April

April 4: Workshop, "Introduction to Machine Quilting", Renfrew Quilt Guild. Renfrew, Ontario.

April 5: "In Full Bloom", Renfrew Quilt Guild, Renfrew, Ontario.

April 14: Resist Dyeing (Flour Paste Resist & Soy Wax Batik), Ottawa Valley Quilters' Guild, Ottawa, Ontario.

April 17: Trunk Show/Lecture, "From Inspiration to Art Quilt", Pembroke Log Cabin Quilters Guild, Pembroke, Ontario.

April 18: Surface Design Workshop", Pembroke Log Cabin Quilters Guild, Pembroke, Ontario.

April 20: Fast & Fun Fused Designs, Dragonfly Fabrics, Ottawa, Ontario.

April 21: "In Full Bloom", Part 1, Quiltco Quilt Guild, Ottawa, Ontario..

April 28: "In Full Bloom", Part 2, Quiltco Quilt Guild, Ottawa, Ontario.

April 30: "Beyond Stippling: Free-Motion Machine Quilting, Part 1", Dragonfly Fabrics, Ottawa, Ontario.

May

CANCELLED - Rescheduled to May 30 or June 2 May 5: Introduction to Machine Quilting, Dragonfly Fabrics, Ottawa, Ontario.

May 8: Lecture/Trunk Show, "Retrospective",. Huron-Perth Quilters Guild, Kirkton, Ontario.

May 9: Lecture/Trunk Show: "From Inspiration to Art Quilt", Thames Valley Quilters' Guild, London, Ontario.

May 10: Workshop, "Liberated Radial Piecing", Thames Valley Quilters Guild, London, Ontario.

May 10: Lecture/Trunk Show: "Retrospective", London Friendship Qulters' Guild, London, Ontario.

May 12: Workshop, "Beyond Stippling, Part I", London Friendship Qulters' Guild, London, Ontario.

May 13 - May 23: UNAVAILABLE

May 24-25: Workshops ("In Full Bloom" and "Surface Design") at Salon2012, Courtepointe Quebec Quilts, Montreal, Quebec.

CANCELLED May 29 - June 2: Faculty at Quilt Canada 2012 conference. Workshops to be offered: Collage Tree (2 day), Beyond Stippling, Part I, Fast & Fun Fused Designs, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

May 30: Introduction to Machine Quilting, Dragonfly Fabrics, Ottawa, Ontario.

June

June 2: Introduction to Machine Quilting, Dragonfly Fabrics, Ottawa, Ontario.

June 3 - 26: UNAVAILABLE

June 27 - July 3: "Fabulous Flowers & Foliage", Abruzzo School of Creative Art, Sulmona, Italy.

July

July 6: Lecture, John M. Parrott Gallery, Belleville, Ontario. (in conjunction with the SAQA Synthesis 2 show and 20/20 Twenty Canadian Fibre Artists Imitating Canadian Art show)

July 7: Workshop, "Low-Water Immersion Dyeing", Recreation Centre, Belleville, Ontario. Please contact Joan Reive for information and to register at joanreive@gmail.com.

July 16: "Low-Water Immersion Dyeing", Dragonfly Fabrics, Ottawa, Ontario.

July 23-27 "Quilting: Serendipity Strips & Curves", Haliburton School of the Arts, Fleming College, Haliburton Campus, Haliburton, Ontario.

August

July 30 - August 3: "Surface Design for Quilters and Fibre Artists", Haliburton School of the Arts, Fleming College, Haliburton Campus, Haliburton, Ontario.

September

September 1 - 21: UNAVAILABLE

September 22: "Uncommon & Unforgettable Threads", Part 1, Dragonfly Fabrics, Ottawa, Ontario.

September 29-30: Vendor (hand-dyed fabrics), Quiltco Quilt Guild's Quilt Show, Ottawa, Ontario.

October

October 12: Introduction to Machine Quilting, Dragonfly Fabrics, Ottawa, Ontario.

October 13: "In Full Bloom", Part 1 (two day class, second part on November 10), Dragonfly Fabrics, Ottawa, Ontario.

October 17-18, Trunk Show and Workshop, Island Quilters Guild, Manitoulin Island, Ontario. I am currently building a trip to Northern Ontario around these dates. Please let me know if your guild would be interested in sharing expenses.

October 21: Workshop, topic to be determined, Sudbury Fibre Artists Group, Lively, Ontario.

October 22: Lecture, Sudbury Quilting and Stitchery Guild, Sudbury, Ontario.

October 27: "Uncommon & Unforgettable Threads", Part 2, Dragonfly Fabrics, Ottawa, Ontario.

October 31 - November 5: UNAVAILABLE ... trip to Houston International Quilt Festival for "Natural World" exhibit and book signing.

November

November 10: "In Full Bloom" (two day class, first part on October 13), Dragonfly Fabrics, Ottawa, Ontario.

November 17: "Uncommon & Unforgettable Threads", Part 3, Dragonfly Fabrics, Ottawa, Ontario.

November 24: Liberated Radial Piecing, Quiltco Quilt Guild, Ottawa, Ontario.

November 30: Collage Tree, Dragonfly Fabrics, Ottawa, Ontario.

December

December 8: "Uncommon & Unforgettable Threads", Part 4, Dragonfly Fabrics, Ottawa, Ontario.