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Gualala Arts is delighted to announce an exciting new quilt workshop, “Polychrome: Improv Mosaic,” led by instructor Lorraine Woodruff-Long. The workshop, organized by the Pacific Piecemakers Quilt Guild, will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, May 14 and 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Gualala Arts Center’s Coleman Hall.
Workshop fees are $120 for GA Members and $150 for non-members. Participants can sign up at GualalaArts.org or the Gualala Arts Front Desk by May 9.
During the workshop, students will delve into the concept of building a mosaic quilt using improvised log cabin blocks at ratios of 1:2:3. They will have the opportunity to create an Improv Mosaic 20″x20″ or 24″x24″ pillow or wall hanging using blocks of 2″, 4″, and 6″. The skills acquired will enable participants to construct larger throw or bed quilts.
“This process is fantastic for using scraps, even the smallest pieces,” said Woodruff-Long. “Participants will learn how to quickly create numerous small log cabin blocks via ‘scrappy chain piecing’ and use these to form unique medium and large blocks.”
Materials List
Supply List:
• Quilting Cotton:
o Approximately 1.5 – 2 yards of a wide variety of fabric – the more variety the better!
NOTE: This is a perfect project for tiny pieces, strips, weird sizes that you have
hanging around! The blocks we’ll be making will be 2.5”, 4.5” and 6.5” – and are
built with strips and pieces from the starting 2.5” blocks we’ll make.
Bring your scrap bins for you and to share!
o Solids, or fine blenders/batiks that read as solid.
o As many colors as you have on hand! Bring your scraps – even the very small pieces!
• Sewing Machine
• Neutral thread
• Rotary cutter/cutting mat
• Acrylic ruler to cut strips – whatever you use (I love my 3”x18” ruler)
• 6.5” acrylic block ruler (if you happen to have a 4.5” and a 2.5” acrylic block ruler, bring as well,
but no need to go out and purchase.)
• Iron/ironing pad (or access to one)
• Small Design wall (24” x 24” piece of batting or white flannel)
About Lorraine Woodruff-Long, raised in Houston and educated at the University of Texas at Austin, Woodruff-Long served in the Peace Corps in Kenya before moving to California, where she developed a profound love for San Francisco. Her career has spanned marketing, advertising, and nonprofit work while raising two children with her architect husband. Prompted by the pandemic, Woodruff-Long transitioned into a fiber art practice.
Her work has been featured in exhibitions at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, the California Heritage Museum in Santa Monica, and the Sanchez Art Center in Pacifica, among others. Woodruff-Long has received numerous awards for her quilts at local, national, and international quilt shows.
For more information and to register, visit GualalaArts.org or stop by the Gualala Arts Front Desk by May 9.
More information about Lorraine Woodruff-Long can be found at her website. https://quiltinginthefog.com/about/