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Jenny K Lyon

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Craft Napa and a $500 Giveaway!

I am passionate about free motion quilting-have you noticed? I am also passionate about teaching/enabling others to free motion quilt their own work. And I am so excited to be a part of Pokey Bolton’s brand new art retreat, Craft Napa.

Unknown-2This week I’m part of a blog hop with my fellow teachers and there is a big grand prize drawing that happens at the end of the hop-a $500 gift certificate to eQuilter! Simply leave a comment on this post and you’ll be entered into the drawing! If you followed the whole blog hop and commented on each one, you’d up your chances…just sayin’. Imagine what you could do with that gift certificate…

Image from foodandwine.com
Image from foodandwine.com

Craft Napa is Jan 7-9, 2016 in, you guessed it, Napa, California. My fellow bog hoppers and teachers are excited about this new venue and concept. I hope you can join us in beautiful Napa Valley and play. There are workshops in collage, quilting, sketching, printmaking, painting, art journaling, and mixed media. And when you’re not in a workshop you can enjoy outstanding wine and cuisine in the area-what’s not to like?

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I’ll be teaching three 6-hour workshops:
-Intro to Fearless Free Motion Quilting
-Fearless Fills and Frills
-Free Motion Stitching for Modern and Contemporary Stitching

No matter what kind of quilter/artist you are, at some point your work needs to be quilted. Why not join me and learn how to personalize your quilts with free motion quilting? It is SO satisfying to quilt your own work and express yourself with needle and thread! I am excited to be offering a full range of workshops. You can sign up for them here.

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Intro to Fearless Free Motion Quilting starts at the very beginning and we play with a variety of motifs to get you on your way to creating your own style. I will cover all the important decisions you make before you even begin to stitch that have a huge impact on your quilting. And it will be fun and light hearted-I promise. I know so many quilters are intimidated by free motion quilting but I can help! We’ll take baby steps to get you started.

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Fearless Fills and Frills is for quilters that have some experience and want to learn more motifs and fills to add variety and personality to their quilting. We’ll cover a variety of motifs: borders, fills and dividers. You don’t have to be a pro yet-we’ll build on the skills you already have. You just need to have some basic comfort with free motion quilting.

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And Free Motion Stitching for Modern and Contemporary Stitching is for Modern/Contemporary quilters that want to learn how to quilt all that negative space and give your quilt a Modern look. This workshop is also aimed at those with some experience in free motion quilting.

Please, write me if you are thinking about a class but unsure if it meets your needs. Let’s chat and figure that out!

You only have until Dec 15th to register! And don’t forget to make your hotel reservations. Pokey has secured incredible discounted rates at the gorgeous Embassy Suites-I have never seen rates like that in Napa Valley.

So here’s the blog hop schedule, along with the links. The teacher line-up is First Class-I pinch myself to think that I am teaching alongside these artists!

Nov 30- Jane LaFazio – http://janeville.blogspot.com/

Dec 1 – Lynn Krawczyk – http://smudgeddesignstudio.com/blog/

Dec 2 – Judy Coates Perez – http://www.judycoatesperez.com/

Dec 3 – ME!

Dec 4 – Jamie Fingal –  http://JamieFingalDesigns.blogspot.com/

Dec 5 – Melanie Testa – http://melanietesta.com/blog/

Dec 6 – Elizabeth St. Hilaire – http://www.paperpaintings.com/

Dec 7– Leslie Jenison – http://leslietuckerjenison.blogspot.com/

Dec 8- Carrie Bloomston – http://www.carriebloomston.com/blog/

Dec 9 – Cheryl Sleboda – http://blog.muppin.com

Dec 10 – Pokey Bolton – http://pokeysponderings.com/

This whole retreat is such a class act. The Bernina machines will be provided by my local Bernina dealer:
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So, here’s what you do:
-If you’re thinking about a workshop, sign up-you only have until Dec 15.
-Please make a comment-you’ll be entered into the drawing for a $500 gift certificate to eQuilter.
-If you are interested in free motion quilting your own work, sign up for one of my classes-we WILL have fun!

See you in Napa!

I’m linking up with Nina-Marie’s Off-the-Wall Friday here-always great links!

Comments

  3. OMG what a fantastic lineup and opportunity. I wish I could get to attend one (no truth be told) all your classes but unfortunately not this time. Thanks for the opportunity.

  6. Your classes in Napa sound just wonderful, too bad I can’t make it. :-( The gift certificate to Equilter would go a long way to ease that disappointment.

  7. Learning to free motion quilt is on my bucket list for this year. Looking forward to your lessons. Thanks for the blog!

  8. Thank You for the heads up! I would love to come and learn from some incredible teachers!

  9. I’m signed up for your intro class and really looking forward to it. See you in Napa!

  10. Craft Napa sounds very exciting, but I can’t make it this year. I hope it will become a yearly event.

  12. Sigh…your workshops sound so inviting…and I have to stay here and work….drat!!! Napa, wine, crafters, creativity abounding…..oh sounds so good!!! Wish I was going!!!!

  16. I realize part of my problem in free motion is not being able to relax and just do it. I think free motion quilting is like writing. Nora Roberts says just put you butt in the chair and write. So here I go. Butt to chair. I’m free motioning. Don’t laugh.

  18. Thank you so much for this generous offer. I will be there in spirit and wish I could join you all.

  22. Everything about Craft Napa looks like so much fun – so inspiring. Trying to find a way to go.

  28. I talked my sister who lives in SOCAL to join me at Craft Napa. I’m coming from the east coast. Then we will take a road trip to her home in San Diego! We’re so excited it will be here soon. I already free motion quilt and she doesn’t sew so we are taking the water color class with Jane. Can’t wait to see the work your students will do and by the way, I hope to win!

  30. I really admire people who do free motion. I have tried it many times, and it always looks awful. I am just too stiff and controlled. How do people do something different and still have it look good?

  31. i would love to take your classes, i really hope to get better at fmq someday. thanks for the giveaway.

  37. All of your class offerings look wonderful. Would that I could attend, but I can’t. Maybe another time …

  39. Jenny, if anyone needs to learn to be fearless in free motion, that would be me! Your work is just stunning, and I so wish I could join you all at Craft Napa and take one of your classes. However, something exciting is happening for the next few months….my husband hired a contractor to close in our 3-car garage to make a big sewing room for me. I am absolutely ecstatic to finally have a room where I can have all my machines out at the same time and organize all my fabrics and tools better. I wish you all success and will be with you in spirit!

  44. Well how cool is that? I just want to say that although I like to free motion my own work – what you all do is in a whole other category – LOL!! I would love to win that certificate!!

  46. Oh! If I only lived on the west coast! This whole retreat sounds like heaven. Just being around like minded people to say nothing of the classes but sound like a lot of fun. Even the teachers will have fun I am sure what a great opportunity congratulations !

  50. We are expecting a new grandchild in January, so I won’t be able to attend. It does sound fun! Thanks for the chance to win!

  51. Free motion quilting is an area I have been trying to inprove. Practice, practic, practice…that is my current stage. Your work is so very nice.

  52. I am IN LOVE with your Queen Anne’s Lace—I promise that quilt I’m gonna make was already in my head! And I wish I could come play with you at Craft Napa. How can you NOT be inspired by that view?!!!!

  53. Hi Jenny…Your classes look inspiring and fun. I’m attending Jane’s class on Friday and am driving up from the East Bay for the day. However I used to live in the Napa Valley and just might see if I can spend the night up there with friends to be able to attend more classes over the weekend. Thanks for the nudge!

  56. I’ve been following Pokey’s blog and QA before that. I was thrilled when she posted that she had purchased the property in Napa and what she was going to do with it! It has been amazing to follow along with her on her journey through her blog posts. I can’t be at this first retreat, but I’m really excited for everyone who will be there! I would love to take every class being offered! Since I’m way over here on the East Coast I’m saving money throughout 2016 so I can go for another retreat and hopefully, stay longer than the retreat!

  57. I am wanting to go with so many fine teachers. Still deciding whether or not I can swing it.

  58. I am so happy for all of you who will be teaching, and all those taking classes, but especially for Pokey, the most go-gettingest woman I know!

  65. I’ve never done free motion quilting, and it looks like such fun! Thanks for the inspiration!

  66. This sounds like a terrific retreat! I would love to be there and play with everyone and learn. Have a blast, and thanks to this blog hop, you are a new blogger that I will follow!

  71. Oh, how I’d love to come! Unfortunately, I won’t be able to do it for this first one. Maybe next time. I’d love to get an email with the great news that I won the giveaway! :)

    Have a great holiday season and with you every success in Napa.

  73. I’m a beginning quilter very much interested in free motion quilting. I’d love to take your class & could probably squeeze the cost out of my budget, but no way I can afford multiple classes or hotel. Too bad, it sounds fun. Is it possible to just take one class?

  75. Love your work – I want to learn more about free motion quilting – hope I can take one of your classes soon.

  76. Free-motion quilting is fun. I hope to improve over the coming year — and there certainly is room for improvement.