National Teacher: October 14-16, 2027
Timna Tarr
In October 2027 we will host Timna Tarr, who will do a trunk show at our October 16, 2027 meeting. On Thursday, October 14 and Friday October 15, we will have 3 workshops with Timna. Details on the specific workshops are below.
Trunk show and workshops will be held at our regular meeting location, the Batavia First Presbyterian Church, 300 E Main St, Batavia.
Timna comes from a long line of quilters but did not begin quilting until after studying art history in college. She bought her first longarm in 2001 and began quilting clients' quilts shortly thereafter. Timna’s own nationally award-winning quilts are in private and corporate collections and have been in numerous exhibits and publications, and on The Quilt Show and Quilting Arts TV. Timna had a solo exhibition, “The Quilts of Timna Tarr”, at the New England Quilt Museum, in Lowell, MA, in 2023. She exhibited ‘Threads of Life - Portraits and Pets Woven in Fabric’ at the Iowa Quilt Museum in 2024. Timna is a designer for Studio e Fabrics, the author of Stitched Photo Mosaic Quilting, and is an in-demand teacher and speaker. She lives in South Hadley, Massachusetts.
Workshop Registration
Each of the workshops has a maximum of 20 students.
Registration will be opened to guild members on Saturday, January 16, 2027 (at our regular meeting).
Cost for guild members for the 3 hour workshops is $30, not including the supply fees listed for each individual workshop. Cost for guild members for the 6 hour workshop is $55, not including the $7 kit fee.
If the workshops are not filled by June 30, 2027, registration will be opened to non-guild members at a cost of $35 for the 3 hour workshops and $60 for the 6 hour workshop, not including supply and kit fees.
The full workshop cost (excluding supply and kit fees) is required at time of registration.
If maximum of 20 students is reached, a waitlist will be created.
Refunds will only be provided if there is someone on the waitlist who takes the opened spot or, if there is no waitlist, if the student finds someone to take their spot.
Workshops
Thursday, October 14, 2027 9:00 am to noon
Mini Maps: Postcards (3 hours) In this three-hour workshop participants will learn how to make quilted postcard maps. Each map will be unique, so bring a paper map (approx 5"x8") of a special place and your favorite fabrics. Beware: these mini maps are addictive! Workshop cost for members: $30.
Thursday, October 14, 2027 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
O Happy Day (3 hours) Learn how to make this very happy circles quilt while also having a great time! Timna will teach five (or more!) techniques on how to make perfect circles, using both hand and machine techniques. Come prepared to play, experiment, and have fun. Supply fee of $7. Workshop cost for members: $30.
Friday, October 15, 2027 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Stitched Mosaics (6 hours): Create photorealistic quilts one square at a time in this one-day workshop. Learn the techniques that make up Timna’s Barnyard Series of animal quilts. Using a photo and kit provided in class, the process of making a fabric mosaic using turned edge machine applique is explained. We will break down the construction process, explore color and value as design elements, and learn how to choose the right fabric for the right location. Kit Fee: $7. Kit includes photo, and assorted notions. Leaf finishes at 8”x10”. Workshop cost for members: $55.