“Quilt Camp” is an annual retreat coordinated by The Patchworkers and Quilters of the Hawkesbury Inc on a voluntary basis. I’ve been to a handful of Quilt Camps (here’s my report from 2006) and especially enjoy the social aspects of this event. In the workshop program for Quilt Camp 2008, there are 13 two day classes on offer including “Sumptuous Surfaces” with Susan Mathews who has developed a technique using raw edge strips from 1/8″ to 1″ wide to form a surface which is further embellished by copious free motion stitching.
I did a similar class with Susan at the Christchurch (NZ) Symposium in 2003. Here is what I made with curved scraps from my Copacabana Carnivale quilt: