Quilting in the Highlands 2013 - Sandra Leichner

Quilting in the Highlands is a quilting retreat that Berrima Patchwork hosts each year in July in the Southern Highlands. This year we had an amazing team of tutors including from the USA Sandra Leichner, Deb Karasik and Barbara Olson and from Australia Mariya Waters, Rachelle Denneny and Yvette Stanton. Each tutor was teaching 2 workshops which lasted for 2 days each. Over the next few days we will be posting photos from each of these workshops. 

Our first tutor is Sandra Leichner. Sandra is a top internationally awarded and recognized Master Applique Artist and is known for her masterpiece quilts that showcase her unique illustrative approach with hand applique and hand embellishment techniques. To quote Sandra "My illustrations are brought to life with pieces of fabric and a large palette of threads to create intricate Artisan applique quilts that embrace my passion for handwork and design." 

Sandra's first workshop was Naturalist Notebook. This is a series of blocks which is an ongoing project of Sandra's. The quilt is made up of several individual bird blocks and a centre panel. The students had a choice of two of the bird blocks to work on. 

 

Below are some of the photos from the workshop.

   

 

 

Sandra's second workshop on the Monday and Tuesday was Lapis and Lemons. This small quilt was simply breathtaking and I can't wait to see the finished products from the students.

 

Sandra on this trip brought several of her quilts with her. American Still Life is a beautiful quilt. The details are amazing.

Jason's Grasshopper Block which is the centre panel for Sandra's Naturalist Notebook series was also another of the quilts that Sandra brought with here. Here is a close up of the grasshopper.

While Sandra is known for her amazing hand applique and embroidery she is also a very talented machine quilter. She was recent part of a challenge for one of the US Quilting Magazine and this is the piece that she created for them. It is all trapunto quilted.

We are very happy to announce that Sandra's patterns are now available through Berrima Patchwork. If you are interested in any of these pattern CLICK HERE. Sandra will also be joining us for Quilting in the Highlands 2014, details will be released shortly.

Workshop Inner Light w/ Deb Karasik

Inner Light is one of the workshops that we have on offer as part of the Berrima Patchwork - Quilting in the Highlands Retreat in July. 

 

Deb Karasik is an award winning quilter and author of 2 books. Based in Durham, North Carolina USA,  Deb is quilting, teaching and writing professionally, and her travels take her worldwide to share her passion for contemporary quilting, meeting new people, and sharing her knowledge with quilters everywhere.

'Inner Light' is probably the most popular workshop that Deb teaches and makes up beautifully in any colour family you choose! Learn not only the basics of paper piecing, but how colour choices can really make your quilt glow! The Original “Inner Light” was made as a donation for the 2007 MAQS auction held every year in Paducah Kentucky. It was so popular that Deb created a class from this quilt. The quilt is only two blocks, the inner elongated spikey blocks and the outer blocks with the flying geese. Deb in this workshop will take you through all the steps to create this amazing quilt. The finished quilt measures 44” Square.

This workshop will be on the 29th and 30th July 2013 and is part of our Quilting in the Highlands Retreat.

For full details about this workshop and all the other amazing workshops we have as part of Quilting in the Highlands 2013 go to www.berrimapatchwork.com.au/quilting
If you are interested in booking this workshop you can do so either online on our website or by giving us a call on (02) 48771382

Quilting in the Highlands 2013

Just over 6 months till Quilting in the Highlands 2013. This is a 4 day retreat in the Southern Highlands, NSW. Each workshop is for 2 days and each tutor will be holding 2 different workshops.
We have a very talented team of tutors joining us this year which include award winners (many best in show!) and authors. From the USA we have Sandra Leichner, Deb Karasik and Barbara Olson and from Australia Mariya Waters, Rachelle Denneny and Yvette Stanton. Some workshops are already full and I was just looking at the workshop enrolments and several of them have only 4 or 3 places left! To find out more about this event go to www.berrimapatchwork.com.au/quilting

The images below are just some of the workshops that will be on offer
   

Deb Karasik's Inner Light this workshop will be held on the 29th and 30th July.

Workshop with Mariya Waters 28th and 29th July 2013

Suzani Embroidery with Yvette Stanton 29th and 30th July 2013

 Mystical Castles with Barbara Olson 27th and 28th July

 Lapis and Lemons with Sandra Leichner 29th and 30th July

Workshops with Rachelle Denneny

A great workshop that we have on offer as part of Quilting in the Highlands is Machine Quilting and Trapunto with Rachelle Denneny (Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th July).

Rachelle has won numerous awards for her quilts both in Australia and Internationally. Her quilts I have to say are simply amazing, the machine quilting is wow and what is more amazing is that Rachelle sews these quilts on a domestic sewing machine!

Have you every wanted to try to machine quilt your quilts or trapunto quilting then this is the workshop that is ideal for you. This class is suitable for beginners or for those who are stuck in stipple mode and would like to move beyond. The first day will cover the basics you need to know to get started with machine quilting. Then on the second day you will take the skills you learnt on day one and learn how easy it is to enhance and add dimension to your quilting and or appliqué designs by “stuffing” them. You will have the choice of two gorgeous designs inspired by Rachelle’s new quilt ‘Golden Ivory’ (pictured).
If you would like to find out more information about this workshop and all the other workshops we have on offer as part of Quilting in the Highlands then go to www.berrimapatchwork.com.au/quilting

Quilting in the Highlands 2013 Teacher: Rachelle Denneny

Our next teacher from Australia who will be joining us for Quilting in the Highlands 2013 is Rachelle Denneny. Rachelle is well know both within Australia and Internationally for her amazing machine quilting. 

 In 2010 her quilt "Royal Amethyst" (pictured above) took out the Founders Award as part of the IQA World of Beauty at the International Quilt Festival Houston. It has also claim prizes such as 1st Prize in the Professional Predominantly Applique category, the award for Excellence in Domestic Machine Quilting and Viewers Choice at the Sydney Quilt Show 2010, and Runner up to the Best of Show, Excellence in Domestic Machine Quilting, Viewers Choice and 1st place Predominantly Applique at the South Australian Festival of Quilts 2009.

 A Detailed view of Royal Amethyst

 Rachelle at The International Quilt Festival Houston 2010 show the back of her quilt

 (photo taken by Sue Dennis)

At this years 2012 Sydney Quilt Show there was a special competition: Master Quilters - 30th Anniversary Invitational, to celebrate 30 years of the NSW Quilters Guild, top quilters from Australia were asked to be part. Rachelle's Quilt (pictured below) Golden Ivory took out the first prize in the Traditional section. Golden Ivory is entered into the Australian Machine Quilting festival in South Australia in September and also in our Adelaide Guilds Festival of Quilt. Good luck Rachelle at these competitions!