Nancy Brown

Join us for a  retrospective of over fifteen years of Nancy's animal and family quilts and the stories behind them. She will also bring several quilts to share up-close.

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Nancy started making quilts over 30 years ago after her mother took a quilting class and taught her what she had learned. Nancy has always loved animals and found that by using applique she could create realistic animal portraits.  She has made many animal quilts, but feels there are many more animal quilts waiting to be made. Nancy also loves old family photographs and has made quilts inspired by these as a way to celebrate family.

Nancy exhibits her quilts around the country and has received several awards for her work. Her quilts are in several private collections. She teaches hand applique classes with animal themes and lectures on her animal quilts.

Nancy will be teaching a class on July 26, 2025.  Click here for details.

Check out her website at nancybrownquilts.com

Kitty Oliver

Have you wondered what criteria a professional quilt judge uses when evaluating a quilt?  Kitty will present how she went from quilt maker to quilt judge, and what makes for an award-winning quilt.

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Kitty has been a quilter for over 25 years. She has won numerous honors and ribbons.  Kitty creates her own patterns and designs, and has a deep appreciation for the creative process. 

In addition to teaching quilting technique classes and giving lectures, she created the California Sesquicentennial Children’s Quilt Program.  This program brought information on quilting and California history to thousands of school children

As a successful graduate of the West Coast Quilt Judging Academy she has become a very busy quilt judge.  Kitty loves the opportunity to encourage and challenge quilters at all levels, through meaningful and thoughtful comments.

Sandra Bruce

This presentation will be an overview of the evolution of "Material Matrix", a technique developed by Sandra and influenced by the painter Chuck Close.   This technique interprets a photograph using a grid.

Sandra will also discuss the colorful visual journey that defines her style of quilts, her inspiration, longarm quilting, wearable art, and much more!

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Sandra was born in Virginia to deaf parents who always encouraged her creativity.  Her love of quilts began when she started a quilt group with her neighbor Therese May in the early 1980's.  She moved to Grass Valley in 1990 and has been taking classes and learning new techniques ever since.  

As a commercial illustrator and letterer for over 30 years, it greatly influences her quilt work.  Sandra is also a polymer clay artist, and teaches classes and sells polymer clay buttons and jewelry.  She also enjoys making wearable art, playing pickleball, and traveling.

Sandra will be teaching a class on the "Material Matrix" technique on September 27 and 28, 2025.  Click here for details.

Check out her website at sandrabruce.com