Make It University!™ with Cloth Paper Scissors® at Spring International Quilt Festival/Chicago

Vinateg Silver Spoon Books by Kelli Perkins

April 11-13, 2008

Chicago, Illinois

We’re back! Quilts Inc. and the publishers of Cloth Paper Scissors® magazine are proud to bring you the third annual Make It University!™ with Cloth Paper Scissors®, a place for artistic discovery. Come join us right on the show floor where mixed-media, paper, and fiber art vendors will be selling one-of-a-kind mixed-media supplies, books, kits, novelty papers, eclectic and fun rubber stamps, and paints. There will be lots of hands-on, hour-long workshops, demonstrations, and challenges you can sign up for on the show floor—everything from fabric postcards and mixed-media jewelry to embossed metal designs. Cloth Paper Scissors® will also be hosting the new “True Colors” exhibit (which we promise will be spectacular!)

Make It University!™: Open Studios

“Open Studios” is back and we have an incredible line up of artists who are joining us this year. Artists will be making small projects, dyeing and painting fabric, stamping cloth and paper, altering books, and stitching with mixed media right on the show floor.

Artists in our Open Studios include:

Julaine Lofquist-Birch

Mixed-media needle felted piece by Beryl Taylor

Vendors in the Make It University!™ section

Mini ConeGirlz by The ArtGirlz

Artgirlz

Cloth Paper Scissors/Quilting Arts Magazine

Embellished Community

Embellishment Village

Expressly Yours

Gita Maria

Grinnell Fiberworks

Little Windows

Magic Thread

Moonglow Studios

Soft Scrap and More

TSC Designs

Cupcake book by Kelli Perkins

Make It University!™ with Cloth Paper Scissors ® Workshops

These workshops will be taught by exhibitors and artists in the Make It University!™ with Cloth Paper Scissors® section, with a maximum of 25 people per session. The fee for each workshop is $10, and workshop participation will be determined by lottery. Each workshop will have its own lottery. The lottery will open for each workshop the day the workshop is given, and people may put their name in each workshop lottery from the time the show opens that day up until 15 minutes prior to the start of the workshop. Participants may put their name in each workshop lottery only once, but may put their name in as many different workshop lotteries as they choose. People must be physically present 15 minutes prior to the assigned workshop to hear if their name is called. If the person isn’t present, unfortunately their spot will be forfeited and another name will be called.

For general International Quilt Festival information, including directions, show hours, hotel accommodations, and transportation, click here.

Thursday, April 10

Preview Night!

6:00–7:00

Demystifying Thermofax® Screen Printing

Do you have a murky understanding of Thermofax screens? All will be made clear to you as Pokey shows you how easy, fun, and irresistible Thermofax screen printing can be. (Free tote provided.)

Patricia “Pokey” Bolton, Cloth Paper Scissors®

7:30–8:30

Artgirlz Mini Cone Dollz

Create adorable, mini dolls with fibers, felt, and charms.

~Tracy Stilwell, Artgirlz

Friday, April 11

10:30–11:30

Let’s Play Tag

Create fun art-to-wear with tags, flowers, and fusible film.

~ Jennie Zipperer, Embellished Cloth

12:00–1:00

Mixed-media Brooch

Create a beautiful brooch with paints, Lutradur®, Angelina®, Crystalina, and beads.~ Betsy Shannon, Grinnell FiberWorks, LLC

1:30–2:30

Book’in It

Learn to make a colorful, 8-page book from just one sheet of canvas. We will also go over some fabulous variations. ~Debbi Crane, Cloth Paper Scissors

3:00–4:00

Postcards with an Edge (and Angelina)

Make one-of-a-kind greeting cards and postcards using Angelina fibers and other embellishments.~Betty Blais, Embellishment Village

4:30–5:30

No-Sew Mica Tag Book

Learn how to make a toner copy transfer onto packing tape and affix it to a piece of mica. Working with alcohol inks, gold leafing, and dyed shipping tags, we’ll construct a simple no-sew book for notes, poetry, photos, or ephemera. Each participant will receive a kit complete with dyed tags, coordinating fabrics and fibers, mica chips, and images.~Kelli Perkins, Cloth Paper Scissors

6:00–7:00

Victorian Pincushion

Use photo transfer techniques and Victorian ribbon work to create a wonderful pincushion.~ Vicki Shetter, Soft Scrap®…and More

Saturday, April 12

10:15–11:15

Woven Copper Jewelry

Using copper foil sheets, students will learn to weave with birch bark and decorative papers to make their own original, mixed-media necklaces.

Mary Hettmansperger, Cloth Paper Scissors

11:45–12:45

Angelina Film Amulet

Design and make your own amulet or gift bag using Angelina film, fibers, and embellishments.

~Betty Blais, Embellishment Village

1:15–2:15

Victorian Pincushion

Use photo transfer techniques and Victorian ribbon work to create a wonderful pincushion.~Vicki Shetter, Soft Scrap®…and More

2:45–3:45

Storyboxes Project

Using fabric, paper, images, and words, we’ll alter small tin boxes to create a one-of-a-kind story theme. (As seen in Cloth Paper Scissors®)~Leilani Pierson, Cloth Paper Scissors

4:00–5:00

Needle-felted Pincushion

Make a slap bracelet pincushion! You will always have your pins ready to go!

Tracy Stilwell, Artgirlz

5:30–7:00

Surviving the Runway, 80s Style: The Ultimate Creative

Challenge with Cloth Paper Scissors

Whoever said no good music came out of the 80s? Join Pokey as we go “back in the day” for a one-of-a-kind collage challenge that will leave you in stitches. Prizes given to those who survive the runway!~Patricia “Pokey” Bolton, Cloth Paper Scissors

Sunday, April 13

10:30–11:30

Mixed-media Brooch

Create a beautiful brooch with paints,Lutradur®, Angelina®, Crystalina, and beads.

~Betsy Shannon, Grinnell FiberWorks, LLC

12:00–1:00

Mixed-media Fabric

As seen on te Cover of the March/April issue of Cloth Paper Scissors! Create your own beautiful fabric with collage, paints,and gel medium.

~Judy Coates Perez, Cloth Paper Scissors

1:30–2:30

Fused Effects

Create deliciously fused beads.

Jennie Zipperer, Embellished Cloth

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