Education
BCQS is very excited to begin offering classes, workshops, and lectures in coordination with our Quilt Show and throughout the year. We will have guest instructors with something of interest for everyone. Please participate in these events as much as possible to support the show and improve your skills. Check out our Instructors, and invite your friends to join you. Non- guild members are welcome for a small additional fee or they may join a local guild or the BCQS to save money when interested in participating in multiple events. Come and join in the fun! Please read the “General Event Information” before enrolling.
Documents
General Event Information
Information regarding Black Canyon Quilt Show events.
Event Registration Form
Event Registration Form if not paying online.
Events Registration
Meet the Judges
July 9, 2025
Come meet our two judges for the 2025 Black Canyon Quilt Show and get a sneak peek of the “Best of Show” Quilt and “Judge’s Choice” Quilts.
Sherry Massey
This will be at the Montrose Police Department conference room. Address: 434 S 1st St, Montrose, CO 81401
Pay at door or purchase ticket at a guild meeting. $5
Fabulous Faces
Jean Impey
Friday, July 11, 2025 9 AM – 4 PM
Tickets available: 11 $100
Dive into the art of crafting expressive faces with ease and minimal materials. Then, uncover my unique quilting techniques to bring your design to life, from quilting to binding.
Please read General Event Information download listed above before registering for this event.
- Supply List, click here.
11 in stock
Collage – Reckless & Raw Edge Applique by Jean Impey
Saturday, July 12, 2025 9 AM – 12 PM
Tickets available: 11 $50
Creating art quilts with reckless abandon is one of my favorite ways to make whimsical applique. I have been teaching this fast and fun technique for about six years now. What makes it different from the rest? It allows everyone to be a successful artist by combining a wide variety of fussy-cut botanical fabric motifs with free-motion thread work. After all of the design and stitch work have been done and before the image is applique to the background, it is manipulated with water and friction to make each individual element “bloom.”
The technique is fun, whimsical, improvisational, and even slightly imprecise – in a good way – allowing your inner designer to shine.
Please read General Event Information download listed above before registering for this event.
- Supply List, click here.
11 in stock
Finding Your Passion and Running With It (Lecture & Trunk Show)
Saturday, July 12, 2025 2 PM – 3 PM
Tickets available 100 $15
The spider web design made a huge impression on me back in 2007. I started making one and then found I couldn’t make them fast enough to keep up with all the ideas that originated from this one design.
I love sharing my spider webs with others, showing them how one thing lead to another and when you find something that clicks, I think you need to keep at it, maybe you call it a series?
Please read General Event Information download listed above before registering for this event.
Biography
Art has been an integral part of my life since I was a child. I remember always being intrigued and absorbed with making things. My mother encouraged my exploration of all things creative and my life-long creative journey took off including painting, sewing, photography, ceramics, embroidery, gardening just to name a few.
My essence is defined by boundless style, unbridled passion, and inexhaustible energy. I thrive on the thrill of discovery, the beauty in observation, and the perspectives of others. Every moment is an opportunity for me to engage with the world through artistic expression.
In my realm, there’s no notion of “doing it wrong”; creativity knows no boundaries. I resonate with Albert Einstein’s wisdom: “The easiest way to be creative is to try something different, even if doubt lingers.”
I eagerly anticipate the chance to share my unique narrative, creative endeavors, and unwavering passion with you.
92 in stock