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Technique:Finishing

How to Make a Quilt Hanging Sleeve Tutorial

25 November 2022 Filed Under: Technique:Finishing, Tutorials Leave a Comment

Learn how to make a quilt hanging sleeve with crisp top-stitched edges which makes it SO much easier to sew on straight.

Invitation: Art of Finishing Zoom Event

25 June 2022 Filed Under: Curator Knowledge, Education, Teaching, Technique:Finishing Leave a Comment

Join Brenda Gael Smith in August for the Art of Finishing, a 90-minute “pay what you wish” Zoom event that is open to anyone interested in brainstorming and enhancing the presentation of their quilts and textile art.

MoT curator floor talk at the Festival of Quilts

Join me at the Festival of Quilts 2017

8 August 2017 Filed Under: a matter of time, Contemporary Quilts, Technique:Finishing Leave a Comment

I am delighted to be able to accompany the a matter of time exhibition on its only European outing at the Festival of Quilts 2017. If you are attending FoQ, please stop by gallery TG27 and say hello. I would love to catch up with you. I am presenting a curator floor talk each day […]

Discount Tickets for Festival of Quilts (UK) 2017

11 June 2017 Filed Under: a matter of time, Curator Knowledge, Exhibitions, Teaching, Technique:Finishing Leave a Comment

Join me at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham from 10-13 August 2017.  Most of the time you will find me in the gallery with a matter of time and I would love to catch up with you there. I will also be giving the following presentations: Driven to Abstraction: Friday 12.30 (45 minutes lecture) […]

Festival of Quilts Timetable

Join me at Festival of Quilts (UK): 10-13 August 2017

27 March 2017 Filed Under: a matter of time, Contemporary Quilts, Curator Knowledge, Technique:Finishing Leave a Comment

I look forward to meeting up with European textile enthusiasts at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham from 10-13 August 2017.  Most of the time, you will find me in the gallery with a matter of time. I will also be giving the following presentations: Driven to Abstraction: Friday 12.30 (45 minutes Lecture) Brenda creates […]

Tutorial: How to Attach Textile Art to a Stretched Canvas

1 January 2017 Filed Under: Contemporary Quilts, Curator Knowledge, Technique:Finishing, Tutorials 9 Comments

This tutorial show one method for attaching your textile art to a stretched canvas in a way that allows for the work to be easily removed later if desired. Experiment and see what works for you.  There are many options available. Background For a while now I have been wanting to try mounting my small […]

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Come along to the @quiltfest Mid Atlantic Quilt Fe
Come along to the @quiltfest Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival in Hampton Virginia from 26 February to 1 March! 

I will be there teaching a 1-day workshop Logs and Ladders Building with Improvisation and two half-day workshops: Geometricks and Bodacious Beads.
 
My artwork will also be on display in the @saqaart global exhibition - Minimalism.

#brendagaelsmithworkshop #saqaart #quiltfest #midatlanticquiltfestival


Threads of our Time – Christchurch Symposium 2026
Threads of our Time - Christchurch Symposium 2026 - has released the teaching schedule. I will be teaching four workshops:

⭐ Abstraction in Action (2 days): stretch your creative muscles! an introduction to abstraction in concept and practice;
⭐ Logs & Ladders: building with improvisation - convert your scraps into dynamic compositions;
⭐ Zig Zag Pizzazz: create energetic designs with flair and style with freeform piecing; and
⭐ The Art of Finishing: enhance the presentation of your quilts. A fresh look at edge treatments, labels, hanging sleeves and more.

Bookings open next week. I went to my very first symposium back in 2003 and was energised by the enthusiasm and stimulation. I hope you will join me in 2026!

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