Stitching Stories: Hand Quilting Workshop

“Stitching Stories” is a 3-part quilting workshop designed for beginner to intermediate sewers who want to explore quilting as a means of storytelling. Quilts have the potential to pass wisdom from generation to generation. The embodied, meditative act of quilting, a skill passed down from mother to daughter, may be the wisdom itself. As we construct hand-quilted compositions, we will reflect on quilting’s power to bridge generations– honoring the past while creating something to be interpreted by the future. While there will be a brief introduction to machine sewing, the focus of this workshop will be on constructing composition and pattern through hand work. This will include hand-quilting, applique, embroidery, embellishment. Although fabric will be provided, participants are encouraged to bring their own meaningful fabric– a worn but beloved shirt, a sentimental textile– to incorporate into their piece, as a storytelling device.

This class is taught by visiting artist Lily Nash. Lily has developed this class based on her art practice - this is the only time she will be teaching this here at Alchemy, so if you are interested, be sure to sign up!

This class is held in the dome on the AAC campus. Directions and parking information will be included in your confirmation email.

Dates: Monday 9/1, Wednesday 9/3, and Friday 9/5 from 5:30-8:30pm.

Registration: Please register early if you are able, as it helps us to assure that classes meet their minimums in order to run! If you register more than three weeks before this class begins, a 20% early bird discount will automatically be applied to your ticket at checkout.

A Note on Ticket Pricing: We are offering sliding scale tickets in order to keep our classes accessible to as many community members as possible. There are three price tiers. Sustaining tickets help us continue to invest in programming. Full price tickets cover the costs associated with running classes. Accessibility tickets are priced below what it costs for us to run a class. If the cost of a full price ticket is a hardship, we encourage you to purchase a sliding scale ticket. If you can pay the full price or sustaining price, please choose that option so we can keep providing arts programming to the community.

Tuition Assistance: Tuition assistance is available for Alchemy classes and workshops if finances are a barrier. Apply for tuition assistance here.

Also check out other Workshops in Friday Harbor, Arts events in Friday Harbor.