Orchard Valley Quilters Guild
Orchard Valley Quilters Guild
Kelowna, British Columbia
Canada
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Workshops

The Professional Development Committee of the Orchard Valley Quilters Guild has a long history of offering high quality workshops to its members.  Our past instructors have included Carol Seeley, Elinor Peace Bailey, Esterita Austin, Gloria Loughman, Joen Wolfram, Lura Schwarz Smith, Dianne Jansson, Libby Lehman, Carol Bryer Fallert, Robbi Joy Eklow,  Jane Sassaman, Margaret Miller, Kathy Kinsella, Marianne Parsons and more. If you have suggestions for workshop topics or presenters, please Contact the Program Committee.
OVQG Workshop Policy
As teacher contracts are signed well in advance, workshop fees are non-refundable.  If you are unable to attend a workshop,
​you may sell or transfer your spot to another person.  We ask that members use any available waiting list first.

The Quilter on Fire ​Workshop with Brandy Maslowski, October 5, 2022

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​Meet Brandy Brandy Maslowski is a serial quilter and fibre artist, and loves humans, hiking and tea. She brings more joy and less overwhelm to quilters as a quilt teacher, speaker, podcaster and travel tour host. You can find her as the Quilter on Fire everywhere on social media and listen to the Quilter on Fire Podcast every Tuesday at 1pm Pacific Time.

Fall 2022 Workshop Inksations by Brandy ​Maslowski



Fall 2022 Workshop with Christina Thomas

Past Workshops


​The Gypsy Wife Quilt 

For two wonderful two days (September 30 and October 1, 2018),  Dianne Jansson from Di-Versity quilting in Pritchard guided us through the intricacies of the Gypsy Wife quilt.  We had lots of fun playing with colour and some exciting new blocks as we made a start on this stunning quilt. (Click on images to enlarge; use side arrows to navigate.)

A New Look at Colour with Rena Warren

​On Sunday, April 8, 2018, Kelowna artist Rena Warren gave us an overview of colour theory and introduced us to process colour (CMYK).  We learned to create gorgeous colours and colour schemes in paint and paper. (Click on pictures to enlarge; use side arrows to navigate.)

Let's Get Modern with Lyn Longair

On April 10 and 11, 2016, Lyn Longair introduced 9 of us to a fascinating process of designing with our chosen fabrics, translating our designs into working drawings, and then constructing our very own modern quilts -- challenging and lots of fun!   (Click on pictures to enlarge; use side arrows to navigate.)

Wonky Business with Marianne Parsons

Marianne Parsons encourages people to have faith in their own creative skills, and creates and teaches by the motto, “she is able…who THINKS she is able”.   On March 28, 2015, Marianne led 15 of us on a delightful journey, cutting and pasting paper, and later fabric, to create our own fanciful worlds.  (Click on pictures to enlarge; use side arrows to navigate.)

Fibre Art Journals, Silk Fusion and Needle Felting with Kathy Kinsella

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We held 2 exciting fibre art workshops for our members in 2013-2014, both with Blind Bay textile artist Kathy Kinsella.  In October 2013, nineteen enthusiastic participants enjoyed a Fibre Art Journal workshop .  We were introduced to a variety of techniques -- creating fabric beads, cords and sticks, creating and altering fabric, stamping, embroidery, etc. -- to incorporate into our fabric journals.  The group agreed to meet regularly to share projects and experimentations, and we are hoping that this will lead to the formation of an art quilting group within the guild.  


Orchard Valley Quilters Guild, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada