Craftcation 2026

Do you always use the same colors in your work? are you quilts/products/artwork nice but basic? Following some of the exercises of my book "Color Curious" (Chronicle Books) I will teach you fun and unique ways to push your color game and discover color combinations you had no idea you'd love. In this workshop we will play with trinkets, we will mix paint and we will leave with a bunch of new color palettes to use in your next creative project. We may have time to make a few quick illustrations with your new palettes or you can do that later.

Do you have a sewing pattern you love making but don't want a wardrobe of identical garments? In this class, we'll discuss how to change the design lines of a pattern by manipulating darts, adding fullness and ruffles, and changing the look of a sleeve, among other design hacks! Please note: this class is about changing the LOOK of a pattern, not the fit.

Birds? dogs? flowers? Cakes? Lets paint them all to create fun motif-centric patterns for your dress and quilting fabrics (and wall paper, giftwares, etc. too!) Learn how to use reference images (or go on your own) how to work on each motif using watercolor and gouache while still thinking of them as a collection. Learn how to use these motives to create a repeat pattern for fabric or paper and individually for product: mugs, tableware, stationary, etc.