Maria Shell

Advance design workshop for students how have taken one or more workshops with Maria Shell. Students will gather four sources of inspiration for interpreting into a unified quilt composition that explores connection, variation, rhythm, repetition, and form. Lecture—Thursday, January 28 2PM—5PM AKST Open Studio—Sunday, January 31 2PM—5PM AKST Lecture—Thursday, February 4 2PM —5PM AKST Open Studio—Sunday, February 7 2PM—5PM AKST

All leftover fabric, UFO’S, orphan blocks, and random strips of fabric are welcome in this class. We’ll take those pieces of what not and make them into fun improvisational masterpieces. The focus of this workshop is on using up left-overs, bit making (creating small improvisation-ally cut and pieced traditional quilt blocks), and composition. Lecture—Tuesday, January 26, 2021 2PM—5PM Open Studio—Saturday, January 30, 2021 2PM—5PM Lecture & Open Studio Combined—Tuesday, February 2, 2021 2PM—5PM


In this workshop, we combine the basic design elements of art with the traditional quilt block to create interesting, new, and dynamic quilt units. The workshop begins with a presentation of design elements—line, shape, pattern, composition, motion, and color. We will look at a variety of quilts from all traditions of quilt making to see how individual makers use design elements to create original quilt compositions. From there, students will begin to stitch their own quilt blocks based on design elements. Lecture—Thursday, February 11, 2021 2PM—5PM Open Studio—Sunday, February 14, 2021 2PM—5PM Lecture—Thursday, February 18, 2021 2PM—5PM Open Studio—Sunday, February 21, 2021 2PM—5PM

Advanced design workshop for students who have taken at least one other class with me. The grid can be an aesthetic used for creating visually compelling quilts. In this workshop students will explore manipulating the grid through color, pattern, repetition, cutting and piecing, and proportion and scale. Lecture—Thursday, March 11, 2021 2PM—5PM Open Studio—Sunday, March 14, 2021 2PM—5PM Lecture—Thursday, March 18, 2021 2PM—5PM Open Studio—Sunday, March 21, 2021 2PM—5PM

Improv Patchwork is a quilting manual designed to empower quilters to work without rulers to build improv units that can be used to create original quilt compositions

This is a permanent document file of of my Artful Oven Mitt Pattern. You will recieve the Artful Oven Mitt pattern once I receive an email confirmation from Paypal that you purchased the pattern. If you want a hard copy. Please scroll down to the next item for sale.

Complete full size pattern with instructions to complete your very own Artful Oven Mitt. Price includes USPS shipping. United States orders only.

My most popular make-and-take workshop at quilt festivals is Artful Oven Mitts. Now, you can order all the supplies and the pattern from me to make your mitt at home. This kit includes everything you need to make ONE Artful Oven Mitt including personally curated vintage fabrics. These make great gifts! Price includes USPS shipping. I do not ship outside of the United States.

My most popular quilt festival make-and-take workshop is Artful Oven Mitts. Now, you can order all the supplies and the pattern from me to make a mitt at home. This kit includes everything you need to make TWO Artful Oven Mitts. I personally curate vintage fabrics for your one-of-a-kind oven mitt. These make great gifts! Price includes USPS shipping. I do not ship outside of the United States.

Do you already have the Artful Oven Mitt Pattern, but you would like to use the vintage fabric and supplies I use to make mitts? Then this is for you! Each kit includes, pre-cut vintage textiles, lining fabric, and Insul-Bright batting. Price includes shipping. I do not currently ship internationally.