Virtual Learning

The longer we’re staying at home during this pandemic, the more some of us crave time with other quilt makers. The virtual quilting world is exploding with new opportunities to learn remotely from well-known modern and traditional quilters.

Several of our members are participating in these virtual webinars, programs, and workshops. In an effort to share as many of these opportunities as possible with members of our chapter, we’ve created documents to help us do that.

The main document is a Virtual Learning spreadsheet with information about each program or workshop – our member’s name, the name of the activity, who led it, when it was, what topic was covered, what the cost was, and what our member learned from participating. This document is available for viewing by members only. Go here to enter your member password and see the spreadsheet.

For example, Linda H. recently participated in a six-hour workshop led by Jenny Haynes @pappersaxsten in the UK. Jenny taught from her home studio in Sheffield, England, and presented – on a Saturday and Sunday – two three-hour sessions to make her Hole Punch Hoop Quilt, or Hole Punch Ribbon Quilt. Linda wrote a post on her FlourishingPalms blog about her virtual experience, in case you’d like to learn more.

Two key features make a virtual workshop an excellent option:

1. There’s no need to pack up and take anything, anywhere! You get to work from home, using your own sewing machine (you won’t forget to pack your power cord or foot control!) , your own rotary mat and cutter, and have all the fabrics and notions you might need, right at your disposal.
2. You can see what’s being taught! If, in the past, you’ve had to stand near an instructor at a rotary mat or sewing machine while she’s demonstrating, you know it can be difficult to see. No problem with that in a virtual lesson! A camera is pointed right where you need to see, so you won’t miss a thing! (In most cases, the lesson is recorded and sent afterward to students so it can be watched again and again.)

The second document we’ve created is the one we’re asking you to complete if you’ve participated in a virtual event. This is the information we need from you to keep the Virtual Learning spreadsheet up-to-date. Either complete this Virtual Learning Info Form, or send us an email with the information requested.

Let’s make the most of our at-home time! Be sure to share with us what you’re doing virtually!