By Gretchen Keller
Available Lecture: Make Your Mark
Lecture Description
Adding hand embroidery to a small quilt is a great way to personalize your project and add an extra layer of visual interest. In this lecture, ideas will be flowing as you see a wide variety of examples from easy stitches to more complex designs. Hear about helpful tools, techniques and tips. Whether you are a beginner or experienced quilter, modern or traditional, you will want to attend this lecture and make your mark!
Available Lecture: Easygoing Embellishment
Lecture Description
Have you ever made a small quilt and wanted to add a little something extra to spice it up and give it more depth? Join this session and see a variety of inspiring options and techniques, from hand embroidery to beads, buttons, and more. You’ll also learn about helpful tools, supplies, and resources. Beginners and experienced quilters alike will discover fun ideas for easygoing embellishment!
Hand embroidery example on the Mabel’s Morning Mocha quilt.
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Calendar of Lecture Dates
New dates are added as lectures are booked.
North Shore Quilt Guild
July 21, 2027 - Fox Point, Wisconsin
Mad City Quilt Guild
April 26, 2027 - Middleton, Wisconsin
Winter Quilt Show by Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts
February 13, 2027 - West Bend, Wisconsin
Menomonee Falls Quilt Guild
November 4, 2026 - Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
Great Wisconsin Quilt Show
September 10-12, 2026 - Madison, Wisconsin
Material Girls Quilt Club
May 7, 2026 - Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Winter Quilt Show by Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts
February 14, 2026 - West Bend, Wisconsin
Speaker: Gretchen Keller, Patsy Mabel Designs
Gretchen is the owner of Patsy Mabel Designs, a quilt pattern company named in honor of her two grandmothers. She has been making quilts for more than 20 years and today her patterns blend the tradition of quilting with the craft of hand embroidery. Gretchen enjoys making contemporary quilt designs and helping quilters have joyful and rewarding experiences.
Lecture speaker Gretchen Keller at a sewing machine.