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Artists’ Talk: Tiny Pieces Vast Visions
New England Quilt Museum
Guest speakers: Niraja Lorenz, Susan J. Lapham & Deb Cashatt
Saturday April 18, 2026
1:00 – 2:00 PM EST
NEQM looks forward to welcoming three of the artists featured in the upcoming exhibition, Tiny Pieces-Vast Visions. Join us for an artists’ talk with Niraja Lorenz, Susan J. Lapham and Deb Cashatt.
The artists will discuss what inspires their work, explain how their processes differ and overlap, and share the personal stories stitched into every tiny piece of fabric.
Bring your questions, talk with the artists, and celebrate the release of their second book Tiny Pieces Vast Visions 2.
New England Quilt Museum
18 Shattuck Street Lowell, MA
01852
United States
Gateway Canyon Resort
43200 Colorado State Highway 141
Gateway CO 01852
United States
Alegre Retreat (5-day workshop)
The Improv Paradox: How the rules you make set you free
Sunday April 26–Friday May 1, 2026
During this workshop, you will design and construct an improv quilt top that is uniquely yours. We will have lively daily presentations and interactive demos focusing on the elements and principles of design. We will learn that rules don’t stifle creativity; they supercharge it. Rules act as a framework, a set of guiding principles that force you to make intentional choices rather than drown in endless possibilities. Exercises, tips, techniques and loads of encouragement will be provided. Group discussion and frequent one-on-one check-ins will be part of our daily routine.
SOLD OUT
Madeline Island
978 Chebomnicon Bay Road
La Pointe WI 54850
United States
Madeline Island School of the Arts-Madeline Island
5-day Workshop – Session 1
The Improv Paradox: How the rules you make set you free
Sunday September 20 – Friday September 25, 2026
During this workshop, you will design and construct an improv quilt top that is uniquely yours. We will have lively daily presentations and interactive demos focusing on the elements and principles of design. We will learn that rules don’t stifle creativity; they supercharge it. Rules act as a framework, a set of guiding principles that force you to make intentional choices rather than drown in endless possibilities. Exercises, tips, techniques and loads of encouragement will be provided. Group discussion and frequent one-on-one check-ins will be part of our daily routine.
SOLD OUT
Madeline Island
978 Chebomnicon Bay Road
La Pointe WI 54850
United States
Madeline Island School of the Arts-Madeline Island
5-day Workshop – Session 2
The Improv Paradox: How the rules you make set you free
Sunday September 27 – Friday October 2, 2026
During this workshop, you will design and construct an improv quilt top that is uniquely yours. We will have lively daily presentations and interactive demos focusing on the elements and principles of design. We will learn that rules don’t stifle creativity; they supercharge it. Rules act as a framework, a set of guiding principles that force you to make intentional choices rather than drown in endless possibilities. Exercises, tips, techniques and loads of encouragement will be provided. Group discussion and frequent one-on-one check-ins will be part of our daily routine.
1 space remaining
Tanque Verde Ranch
14301 E Speedway Blvd
Tucson AZ 85748
United States
Madeline Island School of the Arts-Tucson
5-day Workshop
The Improv Mindset: Developing the habits that support improvisation
Sunday January 3 – Friday January 8, 2027
Improvisational art often appears spontaneous, but the most compelling work grows from a way of thinking that welcomes uncertainty and responds to what emerges during the act of making. In this five-day workshop, we will explore the mindset that supports improvisational practice. Through structured exercises built around simple constraints, participants will investigate how ideas develop in real time, how visual decisions evolve, and how to recognize what a piece needs next. Rather than focusing on technical instruction, the workshop emphasizes habits of attention: curiosity, observation, responsiveness, and the willingness to follow unexpected directions. By the end of the week, you will leave with a completed quilt top or a top well in progress, along with strategies for approaching improvisation with confidence.
Chevy Chase Christian Church
8814 Kensington Parkway
Chevy Chase MD 20815
United States
NeedleChasers of Chevy Chase
Lecture TBD
Saturday January 13, 2027
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM EST
Registration: Needlechasers warmly invite members of the quilting community to attend program meetings. All visitors will be required to pay a fee of $5 at the door. The guest fee may be applied towards a membership fee that day.
Gateway Canyon Resort
43200 Colorado State Highway 141
Gateway CO 01852
United States
Alegre Retreat (5-day Workshop)
Working with What You Have
Sunday April 25 – Friday April 30, 2027
During this workshop, you will design and construct an improv quilt top that is uniquely yours. We will have lively daily presentations and interactive demos using materials you already have. Working With What You’ve Got starts from a simple, slightly uncomfortable premise: you already have everything you need to make the work you’re trying to make. This workshop invites artists to stop waiting for the right idea, the right skill, or the right moment, and instead learn how to work rigorously, playfully, and generously with exactly what’s available. The emphasis isn’t on fixing or upgrading, but on noticing, committing, and using what’s already in play.
Registration opening soon
Madeline Island
978 Chebomnicon Bay Road
La Pointe WI 54850
United States
Madeline Island School of the Arts (5-day Workshop)
Madeline Island
The Improv Mindset: Developing the habits that support improvisation
Sunday June 6 – Friday June 11, 2027
Improvisational art often appears spontaneous, but the most compelling work grows from a way of thinking that welcomes uncertainty and responds to what emerges during the act of making. In this five-day workshop, we will explore the mindset that supports improvisational practice. Through structured exercises built around simple constraints, participants will investigate how ideas develop in real time, how visual decisions evolve, and how to recognize what a piece needs next. Rather than focusing on technical instruction, the workshop emphasizes habits of attention: curiosity, observation, responsiveness, and the willingness to follow unexpected directions. By the end of the week, you will leave with a completed quilt top or a top well in progress, along with strategies for approaching improvisation with confidence.
Registration opening soon
Atlantic Oceanside Hotel & Event Center
119 Eden Street Bar Harbor ME
04609
United States
Madeline Island School of the Arts (5-day Workshop)
Madeline Island
The Improv Mindset: Developing the habits that support improvisation
Sunday September 26 – Friday October 1, 2027
Improvisational art often appears spontaneous, but the most compelling work grows from a way of thinking that welcomes uncertainty and responds to what emerges during the act of making. In this five-day workshop, we will explore the mindset that supports improvisational practice. Through structured exercises built around simple constraints, participants will investigate how ideas develop in real time, how visual decisions evolve, and how to recognize what a piece needs next. Rather than focusing on technical instruction, the workshop emphasizes habits of attention: curiosity, observation, responsiveness, and the willingness to follow unexpected directions. By the end of the week, you will leave with a completed quilt top or a top well in progress, along with strategies for approaching improvisation with confidence.
Registration opening soon