Chris offers an interesting array of lectures and workshops for quilt guilds, shops, shows and events.
Is your guild or event looking for an exciting presentation? Whether it’s the latest technique or an inspirational allegory, Chris comes well-regarded for both her speaking and quilting expertise.
Contact Chris today for information on any of these exciting quilt presentations.
Chris Lynn Kirsch – Lectures
Modular Memory Quilts
We are continually making memories and quilters often want to capture them in a quilt. Chris has come up with a new and fluid way to make a memory quilt. Begin with blocks of favorite memories; border, quilt and bind each one; then connect them together in an ingenious way that can be changed and added to with ease. Many step-by-step techniques for creating the blocks from Chris’ new book will be shared!
Silhouettes and Shadows
Would you like to put some extra excitement into your quilts? Why not add silhouettes or shadows? Chris will have many quilts to share and then explain how to incorporate these techniques into your own projects.
Friendship Quilts ~ Then and Now
Whether they’re called Autograph, Signature, or Friendship quilts, these pieces of history capture and document people, places and memories like no other quilts. Many vintage and modern pieces will be shared in this entertaining talk, along with a few patterns to get you started on your own friendship quilt.
Gone to the Dark Side
Chris began sewing garments as a child and didn’t discover the joy of quilting until well into adulthood. When she explained this to a group of garment sewers, they commented to one another “she’s gone to the dark side”. This made her laugh. What made quilting so dark? It also got her thinking about all the garments she had made in the 70’s and 80’s – and still possessed. This became the inspiration for a new and humorous talk that includes ponchos, bell bottoms, prom dresses and a whole trunk full of quilts that have their roots in the “light” world of garment construction. Join Chris on this trip down memory lane. Be prepared to chuckle and maybe even laugh out loud!
Tradition With a Twist
Take tried and true quilt patterns, add a few modern techniques, mix in a bit of imagination and you have Tradition With a Twist. Be entertained and inspired as Chris shares her “new” collection of vintage quilts, a bit of history about each, and their contemporary variations!
Journey With a Compass
Travel with Chris through her amazing collection of Mariner’s Compass quilts, from traditional designs to exploding stars and all the shapely and off center creations in between. Then learn how she drafts all these variations with just paper, pencil and a ruler!
Gradation Play
Gradations can produce lovely effects in your quilts. Discover fun ways to use the gradation fabrics you may already own. Then learn how to choose a gradation of colors and/or values for your next quilt. A trunk full of quilts will be shared.
Quilt Tales
A quilter’s life is full of creative exploration, experiences and mishaps! Here’s a lighthearted look at one quilter’s journey as her love affair with fiber continues to evolve. Chris will be “formally” attired when she pulls quilts and other intriguing items from her overflowing suitcase. Listen on, as she spins tales of the quilts and what she’s learned from each of them.
Going Round and Round
Enjoy this trunk show of quilts while learning many different ways to add arcs and circles to your quilts! Piecing, appliqué and fusing will all be covered, plus a few surprises along the way.
But I Still Love You
In this lighthearted talk a costumed quilter will share her collection of antique quilts. Although these quilts are not museum quality, and some are quite worn, they each have their own story. Chris presents these quilts with as much historical information as possible, a love for each one and a bit of humor. The title reflects her feeling that even though they are not perfect, she still loves and values them.
Chris Lynn Kirsch – Workshops
Modular Memory Quilts – Fall Into Repliqué
A workshop from Chris’ newest book:
Learn many ways to re-create photographs and even words as quilt blocks. Then learn Chris’ easy technique for hanging these finished blocks together so they can be arranged and rearranged as the need to add more blocks presents itself. Many great techniques to add to your toolbox.
Where Do I Start With Fiber Art?
A workshop from Chris’ fourth book:
Where Do I Start With Fiber Art?
A great class for the traditional quilter who’d like to make an art quilt, but is afraid to try! Come and play with fabric, color and design while discovering an inner creative child. Each individual will create their own unique work of art using their imagination, parallel strips and geometric spirals.
6 hour workshop
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Compass Capers
Traditional mariner’s compass quilts are beautiful, but can be difficult and time consuming to piece. This class will change that! Learn to draft a traditional compass using only a pencil, ruler and paper folding techniques. Then sew directly on the pattern using paper piecing – no math or templates! Once the technique is learned, compasses can be made any shape and any size. Click here to order a signed copy of Chris’ book: Compass Capers!
6 hour workshop
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Architectural Repliqué
Picture your home as a quilt. By using the technique from Chris’ first book you’ll be able to recreate any photograph as an accurate fabric replica in machine appliqué. No fusibles, templates or degree in art required. In the first half of class students will learn to Repliqué on a sample block. In the second half, the students will complete their blocks while Chris works one on one with each quilter to determine fabric placement and appliqué order for their own picture.
6 hour workshop
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Beyond Meandering
Quilting the quilt should be as much fun as making the top! If you’ve been free motion quilting for a while and wonder if there is life after stippling and meandering, the answer is YES! This class is for stitchers who are already comfortable with the free motion technique. The 3 hour class will be filled with loads of “no mark” designs to learn and practice. The all day class will also include time for students to bring in unfinished tops and have the group brainstorm design ideas.
3 or 6 hour workshops
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Threaded Borders
This is a free motion quilting class with a twist for the machine quilter who has been honing her free motion skills. By combining our imaginations with contrasting threads, wonderful borders and illusions will take ordinary quilts to a new level of excitement!
3 hour workshop
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Seminole Sampler
Simple strip piecing, cross-cutting and straight or diagonal re-sewing, can add a border that takes your quilt from simple to simply fantastic. Samples of a number of different Seminole patterns will be made to keep as a reference for future projects, or they may be stitched into your own “Seminole Sampler”.
3 hour workshop
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Chris was such a great teacher and inspiration! I always try to get into a National teacher’s class during our local quilt fest and I was lucky enough to be enrolled in two of Chris’ classes. She was so patient with my level of skill and I was truly inspired with her ability and artistic expression! I really appreciated her taking time to help me with a special project for my granddaughter’s birthday gift!
Rita Keegan, Bismarkc, ND
