Lecture and Workshop Information
Lecture/Trunk Shows
Five-Inch is a Cinch: How Nickel Quilts Are Created.
Fabulous Nickel Borders: Turn a nice quilt into a wow quilt by adding easy-to-piece Nickel Borders.
Both lectures inclued a trunk show of at least 25 to 30 quilts. This is not a slide show; you will get to see and touch the actual quilts!
Workshops
I offer a wide variety of workshops, many of which are based on
the quilts featured in the books, Nickel Quilts and More Nickel Quilts . Seven of the workshops
are designed so that construction techniques (or units) common to
more than one quilt are taught and the student is able to choose
from two or more quilts. All workshops are full day. However, I
am more than happy to discuss tailoring a workshop to fit your needs.
For information on fees please e-mail Pat Speth at Pat@PatSpeth.com.
Combined Workshops
Click on any of the quilts to see larger pictures.
- Half Square Triangles and Four Patches
- These units could be considered the cornerstones of quilting. Simple sewing and cutting techniques will turn your 5" squares into many great quilts. You can choose from 11 different quilts to make. Once you play with these units on a design wall you may come up with a new block of your own! A handout will be given and discussed on how to make your pieced border fit your quilt top. Rated: All skill levels.
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- Flying Geese Units
- Featuring Dutchman's Puzzle, King's Crown and Stars Over Mitford. We will construct this unit with the sew & flip method. No triangles to cut or bias to work with! I will show you several great borders using these units. A handout will be given and discussed on how to make your pieced border fit your quilt top. Rated: All skill levels.
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- Small Wonders
- Featuring Tillie's Treasure, All That Glitters, Star and Crown, Butterfly Waltz, and Star and Hourglass. Stitch these beautiful quilts without ever sewing a triangle! Once you get started on the Small Wonder Units you won't want to stop.
Simple sewing and cutting techniques will turn your 5" squares into these remarkable units without cutting any triangles or working with bias. A handout will be given and discussed on how to make your pieced border fit your quilt top. Rated: easy to intermediate, not for a beginner.
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- Picket Fence Units
- Featuring Millennium Star, Pinwheels on Parade and Woodland Clover. I love these units, and you will too! The picket fence unit is made with the sew and flip method. No triangles to cut or bias to work with. After we work with the original unit, we then move on to new ways of making the unit and more design possibilities. I will show you many great borders using these units. A handout will be given and discussed on how to make your pieced border fit your quilt top. Rated: All skill levels.
- Shaded Four Patch
- Featuring Shaded four Patch, Brave World and Rocky Road to Dublin. Working with any fabric combination, we will turn 5" squares into this versatile unit. Before sewing these units together, you will want to play with them on a design wall to see what other fabulous quilts you can design. A handout will be given and discussed on how to make your pieced border fit your quilt top. Rated: easy to intermediate, not for a beginner.
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- Hourglass
- Featuring Big Dipper, Texas Star and Mystery Flower Garden. In this workshop you will learn the easy and accurate sewing method for this very versatile unit. The hourglass unit has four triangles in it, but we will make it without cutting any! By sewing first and then cutting, we eliminate working with the bias. I will show you several great borders using these units. A handout will be given and discussed on how to make your pieced border fit your quilt top. Rated: easy to intermediate, not for a beginner.
- Combination Units
- Featuring Labor Day Madness, Pinwheel and Sugar Bowl. The construction technique
used to create these units produces mirror image units, one unit
is used in the Labor Day Madness Quilt and the other in the Pinwheel
Quilt.
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Individual Workshops
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Arlington
Square
This quilt gives you practice with four patch units and picket
fence units while using up many single 5" charm squares. |
Autumn Stretched Star
Perfect for a beginning quilt class. A great quilt for an
I Spy theme. Several layout designs are possible with this
block. |
Four Patch Plaid
Simple units can create the most amazing designs. Four patch and two patch units are used in this quilt. |
Morning Star
A wonderful traditional block for showcasing today great fabrics. This would make a great I Spy Quilt. |
Ozark Maple Leaf
Learn the methods that make this block a breeze. A great quilt for batiks, fall colored fabrics or reproduction prints. |
Paducah Nine Patch
A favorite a many quilters, this quilt joy to make in any color combination. |
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