Sharon is a Professional Long Arm Quilter, Gammill Quilt Artist, Published Author, Designer & Educator. She teaches piecing and longarm quilting at workshops & shows across Canada, internationally and online. She lives in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada. https://gammill.com/portfolio/sharon-blackmore/

Sharon will offer two half day workshops,  and a one and a half day workshop, and one 90 minute lecture. Details are described below.  View her website for more information www.loveshackquilts.ca

Sharon Blackmore half-day Criss Cross Block Workshop
Monday September 26, 9 am – 12 pm. Room 115 Canmore Recreation Centre 1900 8^th Avenue Canmore, AB
Registration fee:  $60 members. $65 non-members
Use your workshop ticket for admission to the workshop and the quilt show.  
20 participant limit

This super-fun block makes a great pillow – 20” x 20”.  You can make a larger quilt once you learn the technique to create this over-under look.

Criss Cross Block Supply List

Sharon Blackmore  half-day workshop – How do I Quilt This?  Monday September 26
1 pm – 4 pm. Room 115 Canmore Recreation Centre 1900 8^th Avenue Canmore, AB
Registration fee:  $60 members  $65 non-members
Use workshop receipt for admission to the workshop and quilt show.
20 participant limit

Workshop Description:  Do you ever find yourself staring at a quilt top, struggling to come up with a quilting plan? How do you decide when to do Edge to Edge, Custom, or a combination of both? Sharon will share her “Cheat-Sheet” of kick-starter questions to help you make those design decisions.  We will review different styles of quilt tops and walk through making quilting plans together so you can apply the same methods at home. There is no sewing in this class. Bring a pencil to draw on provided templates.

Sharon Blackmore  “Piece Your Way to Freedom”
This one day plus workshop begins with a 1.5-hour Lecture/Trunk Show on Essential Design Elements on Monday  evening at 7:30pm, Sept. 26, Room 200, Canmore Recreation Centre.  The workshop  continues Tuesday Sept. 27 9:00am-4:00pm
Room 115, Canmore Recreation Centre at 1900 8^th Avenue, Canmore, AB
20 participant limit  
Bring your own lunch or catering will be available.

Registration Fees Includes Trunk Show, Workshop and Show Admission.
Use workshop ticket for admission.
Member – $165
Non-member – $185

Workshop Description:  The workshop that begins with an in depth look at my design philosophy of the essential elements, Variety, Value/Volume & Rest. We begin with a trunk show of gorgeous quilts that identify all of these elements and how they work together in varying degrees in each quilt. Designed to increase fabric selection confidence so you can shop as well as use up your stash effectively to create stunning dynamic quilts.

​Using what we’ve learned, we will make 3 different intricate quilt blocks with a high focus on piecing accuracy as well as fabric selection. We’ll make blocks from Miss Elizabeth, Kindred Spirit & Haystack. The result at the end of the day is truly amazing, as we see how all of our blocks could work together in one quilt, providing we followed the Variety, Value & Rest theory.  https://www.loveshackquilts.ca/workshops-1

Piece Your Way to Freedom Supply List 

Essential Design Elements  Lecture/Trunk Show 
Monday evening at 7:30pm, Sept. 26, Room 200, Canmore Recreation Centre.  
Registration Fee:  Members -$10 Non-Members $15

See the ticketing options below for the following workshops.  Once the workshops are full a waitlist will be opened for each workshop.