Catch awesome quilting how-tos with Chrissie Nash, Jennifer Houlden & Valerie Miller…
Explore Downton Abbey Fabric with Chrissie Nash
Chrissie Nash, owner of Quilters’ Line in Markdale enjoys all the new trends in quilting and has been sharing her passion for the art of quilting at Creativ for 15 years. She continues to explore historic fabrics and believes that the current marketplace has never been as varied and vibrant!
Downton Abbey in Fabric
Downton Abbey in Fabric
Chrissie is putting it all on the line with a current big promotion, her own Block of the Month programme featuring Downton Abbey fabrics. Join her to discover the subtle colourways these fabrics provide and which museums they originated from. With original projects on hand, Chrissie shares how her pieces speak to the plot of this much beloved series.
Room 102 – Fri 3:30 / Sat 12:30
Jennifer Houlden began quilting in Yellowknife, NWT and designing, creating and writing patterns while in the Australian outback. Since returning to Canada in 2011, she developed Quilts by Jen and designs patterns under her own label and that of Arbee Designs.
Using Up the Pre-Cuts & Scraps
Using Up the Pre-Cuts and Scraps
Do you have overflowing bins of scraps and a drawer full of pre-cuts that are just sitting around taking up space? Figuring out what to create with scraps and pre-cuts can be a challenge for many of us especially if we are not fond of scrappy looking quilts. Join Jennifer to see what she has done with some of those pre-cuts and scraps. Learn how to cut them up into pieces to make easy, fast, and stunning quilting projects. Let’s do something about all those scraps!
Room 102 – Fri 1:30 / Sat 3:30
Releasing the Rulers
As a quilter, I see a ruler and think I must have that new cool tool. I know I am not alone with this way of thinking. The new ruler comes home, sits on the table for a bit and then slowly makes its way to the ruler drawer where it never again sees the light of day. After looking for something in the ruler drawer late last year I decided it was time to make something with each and every ruler that I own – a personal challenge to use what I have and see what I could create from my stash and my scraps as well. Come see what happens when the rulers are let out of the drawer.
Room 102 – Fri 4:30 / Sat 9:30
Valerie Miller is an award-winning quilter who designs and publishes patterns, assembles fabric collections, conducts workshops and produces and markets original and custom work. She expresses and explores original graphics, inventive techniques in quilting and pattern design with attention to texture, colour and detail.
Origins & Evolution Trunk Show
Origins & Evolutions Trunk Show
Join Valerie for an illustrated journey of how she evolved as a quilter through fibre graphic design and techniques. This lively discussion will explore influences, traditional and multi-media fine craft and art, and the application of basic design elements. Valerie presents a varied selection of very old and more traditional quilts with a number of pieces of her own earlier and more recent work.
Fashion Arts – Fri 12:30 / Sat 10:30
Show Information
- Creativ Festival, International Centre, Entrance 1, 6900 Airport Rd, Mississauga, ON Canada L4V 1E8
- Free parking! Friday, April 24 – 10am to 7pm & Saturday, April 25 – 10am to 6pm. Get in early at 9am with advance tickets and e-tickets.
- All sessions are free with admission and no pre-registration required! Buy advance tickets now.