Jan Krentz Workshop

Time moves slowly, time moves quickly!  November 5th seemed so far away until the calendar turned the page and then the 5th was here before we knew it.

The Umpqua Valley Quilt Guild brought in Jan Krentz, a well known, published quilter, to give a workshop.  Chris and I had signed up for it months ago and never thought the day would ever arrive.  But....it did.

 

Didn't take long to load the back of the car with the needed supplies...yep, sewing machine and one little bag of material, rotary cutter, lots of enthusiasm, and a set purpose in mind.  How little I knew of what to expect from six hours of working with Jan!

 

 

Chris and I arrived a bit early and soon had our design batting sheets in place. (Notice there are no sewing machines in place!)

 

 

These are two of Jan's quilts to give us inspiration!  We had a couple of group sessions with Jan and her presentations.  She was a wonderful instructor and shared a wealth of information and hand-outs.

 

We were fortunate to have a large area to spread out in.

 

 

Chris and the start of hers (to the right).

 

 





Mine without the foggiest of where I am going with it!

Sharon with a clear vision of what she wants.

 

 

It was a wonderful day and who would have thought that a room full of ladies could spend six hours cutting and playing with placement of fabric and be so happy.  My biggest surprise was that none of us ever got to the point of bringing in a sewing machine and sewing one single piece of fabric!

Happy Designing!