STUDIO MEALS ACCOMMODATIONS

STUDIO
My studio/home is located on the edge of La
Conner overlooking Skagit valley farmlands and
the Cascades. We have a big open light workshop
area with all the supplies you will need on hand.
There are wonderful restaurants, accommodations, the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, and
shopping all
within walking distance
of my studio!
Each day’s
session lasts
from 9 AM to
4 PM, with
a break for
lunch. You
are welcome to stay later to work in the studio or
leave early to sightsee, fabric shop, or visit the La
Conner Quilt Museum!
MEALS
A hearty, healthy lunch
will be served at noon
with coffee and tea available throughout the day.
IMPORTANT! Please let
us know if you have any
dietary restrictions ahead
of time so that we may try
to accommodate you as
best as we can.
Estep Residences
710 S. 1st St. La Conner, WA 98257
(360) 466-2116 | www.estep-properties.com
For reservations, contact Linda at (360) 466-2116 or
email jack@estep-properties.com
Hotel Planter
715 S. 1st St. La Conner, WA 98257
(360) 466-4710 or (800) 488-5409
www.hotelplanter.com
La Conner Channel Lodge & Country Inn
205 N. 1st St. La Conner, WA 98257
(360) 466-1500 or (888) 466-4113
www.laconnerlodging.com
There’s a workshop for all skill levels—no drawing
or quilting experience required! You can focus on
learning new techniques and/or design. All of my
patterns are available for you to use, as well as my
library of reference material. Come with an idea or
develop one once you are here!
If you would like to organize your own retreat,
please contact me. We can tailor the retreat to
your group’s interests and skill level. Here are
some options:
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Cyanotype Quilts: Combining Sashiko & Appliqué
Sashiko & Appliqué: Advanced Design
Tivaevae Quilts of the Cook Islands & Tahiti
Hawaiian Quilt Traditions
Fabric Dyeing & Painting Combined with Appliqué
Innovative Quilt Design with Japanese Fabrics &
Sashiko
ACCOMMODATIONS
These hotels and B&B’s are within walking distance of Sylvia’s studio:
Wild Iris Inn
121 Maple Ave. La Conner, WA 98257
(360) 466-1400 or (800)-477-140 | www.wildiris.com
Heron Inn & Day Spa (Bed & Breakfast)
117 Maple Ave. La Conner, WA 98257
(360) 399-1074 | www.theheroninn.com
Katy’s Inn (Bed & Breakfast)
503 S. 3rd St. La Conner, WA 98257
(360) 466-9909 or (866) 528-9746 | www.katysinn.com
*Dates may be subject to change. Please contact us
before making any reservations.
For more information or to sign up,
visit the workshops section of the website at:
www.sylvia-pippen.com/workshops
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or contact:
Sylvia Pippen Designs
Tel. (360) 466-1978
Cell (808) 443-8420
sylvia40@sylviapippendesigns.com
Workshop Fee: $300
Includes lunch and supplies:
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Workshop Fee: $100
Includes lunch and supply kit:
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Indigo cotton, transfer paper, needles, thread
for sashiko
Packet of Sylvia’s favorite sashiko designs
Fat quarter of cyanotype cotton
Discover the art of cyanotype and how to combine
it effectively with sashiko! We will cover how to
choose the right supplies for sashiko, techniques
for perfect stitches, and how to adapt designs for
sashiko and cyanotype. Using foliage and transparency overlays, we will experiment with cyanotype—a UV photographic printing process that
produces cloth in shades of blue and indigo.
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Drafting supplies
Indigo cotton, transfer paper, needles and thread
for sashiko
Packet of Sylvia’s favorite sashiko designs
Cyanotype cotton
Pimatex cotton and procion dyes for ice dyeing
Appliqué fabrics
Join us for 3 days of informal, creative fun in our new
home and studio! This is a rare opportunity to learn
from Kitty Pippen, a master designer, and to see her
incredible quilts up close. We will explore design concepts and demonstrate sashiko and appliqué techniques. Bring your ideas!
Experiment with cyanotype, an old photographic process using sunlight or UV lights to produce beautiful
images on cotton in shades of indigo—perfect when
combined with sashiko. Try a batch of ice procion
dyeing, a very serendipitous and effective way to
make your own appliqué fabric. Kitty and I will also
show quilts and demonstrate our finishing techniques.
Workshop Fee: $200
Includes lunch and supplies:
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Pattern of your choice from Exotics Series
Background and appliqué fabrics
Add some flamboyant color to brighten up the
winter and make a block from Exotics: Flowers
from the Tropics. Choose one of 8 flower blocks
and learn pattern transfer, hand sashiko techniques, and how to choose and fussy cut fabrics
to create realistic dimensional flowers. Discover
how to easily pre-form perfect hand appliqué
shapes with press-over heat resistant Mylar and
the “sticky label on top” appliqué methods. Learn
the invisible appliqué stitch, how to make sharp
points, smooth concave and convex curves, and
how to add simple embroidery embellishment.
The fine points of finishing and quilting will be
demonstrated.