2022 Guest Speaker

Jane Sassaman – www.janesassaman.com

Jane will be lecturing on Saturday and Sunday and a workshop is being offered on Monday.

After a varied career in the design world, Jane began to quilt in 1980. She found that these “soft paintings” satisfied the draftsman, the craftsman and the artist in her. Consequently, she is now a dedicated (some say “obsessed”) quilt artist and fabric designer.

Her art quilts have been shown in many national and international exhibits, including Quilt National 1989 through 2005 and Contemporary American Quilts, the first major exhibit of American art quilts in England. Her quilt “Willow” was named as One of the One Hundred Best American Quilts of the Century. Jane is also the author of “The Quilted Garden”. The book includes twenty years of her work and exercises for making nature-inspired quilts.

Jane’s love for historic decorative arts can be seen in all facets of her work, but it is especially evident in the exuberant fabric she is currently designing for FreeSpirit. Her designs are oversized and colorful and have been coined as “William Morris on anti-depressants”. They are created for quilts, wearables and home decorating. Her latest book, Patchwork Sassaman Style, beautifully illustrates her fabric “in action”.

2022 Lecture Schedule

Saturday, 11am

Under the Influence – Under the Influence is a lecture of the visual and philosophical ideas that have influenced Jane and her work. There is an extra ordinary range of wonderful images. This is a very colorful lecture. Jane hopes to excite and inspire the audience by exposing them to an unusual combination of fantastic images

Saturday, 2pm

Jane’s Textile Treasure Garden –This is a glimpse into the inspirations and process of designing fabric. From dreaming to drawing, coloring and cutting. This is a colorful journey through the creative process. Jane will also bring many quilts and accessories made with her FreeSpirit fabrics. Everyone will enjoy seeing how to use these contemporary prints to make dramatic quilts.

Sunday, 1pm

Under the Influence – (Same as Saturday)

Workshop, Monday, May 2

Pattern Play – This workshop will explore many classic and nontraditional ways of applying pattern.   We will examine historic ornament and decorative design throughout the course.  We will do several design exercises on paper that will evolve onto a unique fiber project.  Click HERE for further details and to register.

2022 Invitational Exhibits

Demonstrations

Saturday, xx am
Saturday, xx pm
Sunday,  xx pm

Special Exhibits

– FiberArtNorthEast – We are super excited to once again have the FANE exhibit at our show.
– NSQG Challenge Quilts – ‘Put a Heart on It’ – Amazing quilts featured, each its own work of art!
– Comfort Quilts Display– A display of a few of of the 300+ quilts donated by guild members to charitable organizations each year.
– Special Interest Groups– quilts created by the Guild’s talented SIG members.

Additional Attractions

 – Buy-it-now Quilted Pieces
– Used Books and Magazines for Sale
– Specially Designed Quilt Kits for Sale
– Collectible Show Pins for Sale