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Art and Stitch Retreat

May 27 - 28, 2012

 

Two full days, loaded with Art and Stitch

hands-on computer classes

 

To prepare for this event: watch the tutorial movies on this art and stitch website, download and install the trial version and follow the first exercises in the User Guide (open via menu Help > User Guide).

 

Supply List:

• Laptop with Art & Stitch (Trial version) loaded. Important: you don't need an activated version for class.

• Trial can be downloaded from http://www.artandstitch.com/trial.htm

• A wired mouse to go with your laptop. Drawing on a laptop with just that tiny mini cursor pad is too much of a challenge!

• Pen and paper

How to Register

 

Registration is closed. 

 

Registration fee of US$ 220 includes two full days of classes from 9 - 5,

and includes coffee, tea, sodas during the day.

[Hotel expenses and meals are not included].

 

Spaces left: 0

 

Hotel information:

 

Cambria Suites

2921 Harmony Road

Fort Collins, CO 80528

 

The hotel phone number is (970)267-9000.  Just refer to Jukebox Quilts when you call for your room reservation or when you book online.  They will hold rooms until mid April, then will release those not booked. Fort Collins' newest hotel is located about 15 minutes from Jukebox Quilts Studio.

Itinerary of the Art and Stitch Retreat

During the two days event you will follow these classes: 

 

 

A Jump Start into Digitizing

 

 

In this hands-on digitizing class you will learn how to draw and reshape. How to create beautiful patterns, fill shapes with motifs, cross hatching, wave fills, autostipple, creative background fillers.

Use those fills inside or around a design, or turn shapes into applique.

Learn how to draw from scratch or to trace any image. Art and Stitch will work with all major quilt and/or embroidery formats. We will show you that creating artwork for quilting is within reach.

 

What's new in the latest version of Art and Stitch

 

A quick overview to get you started with the wonderful new functions.

 

 

Playtime! Power Copy EE

 

In this class you will see the wealth of posssibilities with the new Power Copy EE function: EE stands for "Entry Exit" point. This Power Copy function makes it a breeze to create borders, P2P patterns, and to play with half square triangle designs.

 

 

Help... I can't draw!

 

You can't draw a straight line? No worries! In this hands-on computer class we will show you how to make beautiful patterns with Art and Stitch, on the basis of just doodles, even if you really can't draw! You will also learn how to use your customer's doodles and turn those into patterns so that your customer's top is quilted on the basis of her own design. She will be so proud and will be back with her next top before you know it.

 

 

With Flying Feathers 

 

In this hands-on computer class you will learn how to digitize traditional feather designs in Art and Stitch.

You will learn how to draw feathers with the semi-automatic 3pt arc tool, how to create feather designs with the Magic Circle and playing with Transform Artwork > Unite. We will explore many different feather styles.

 

 

String of Pearls

 

In this class you will learn how to create a string of pearls in Art and Stitch. This type of pattern is just beautiful as a spine in feather designs, as a "sashing" between larger patterns or simply as part of a design. The possibilities are endless.

  

 

 

Advanced editing 

 

At the end of the Retreat you are ready for some advanced stuff: editing in detail, perfecting designs, backtracking, using the shortcuts, getting the perfect design quality that you expect from Art and Stitch.

 

 

Retreat is fully booked

Location of the Event:

 

Jukebox Quilts Studio of Kelly Gallagher-Abbott

2025 Turnberry,

Fort Collins, CO 80524