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Beginning Quilt Restoration Workshop
September 23 &24, 2009
Advanced Quilt Restoration Workshop
September 26 & 27, 2009
Scott Conference Center, 6450 Pine St. Omaha, NE
Field Trip to the International Quilt Study Center
September 25, 2009
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE -- Due to the generosity of people who care about the future of antique quilts, we have two half-scholarships available for the workshops. To apply, write "Scholarship Application" in the Special Instructions" area during checkout. Scholarships are for half-tuition. You will still be responsible for transportation and room and board.
The two-day Beginning Quilt Restoration Workshop with Nancy Kirk will teach you basic restoration techniques to use to repair patchwork and applique quilts from the 19th and 20th centuries.
You will learn the four basic stitches to use in most restorations. Learn to use the specialized threads, materials and tools of professional restorers.
We will also cover dating fabrics and conservation/preservation approaches for quilts. Learn the differences among preservation, conservation and restoration, and how restoration can affect the value of quilts.
On Friday, we have an optional Field Trip to the International Quilt Study Center in Lincoln. The trip includes transportation, lunch, museum admissions and some good antiquing on the way home.
On Saturday and Sunday we have the Advanced Quilt Restoration Workshop which focuses on Crazy Quilts and other more advanced Quilt Restoration issues. We cover replacing shattered silks, replacing embroidery, use of crepeline and use of archival fusibles.
HOTEL INFORMATION
We have negotiated special rates at the nearby Comfort Inn and Suites at 7007 Grover St. They offer a free airport shuttle for people flying in. You really don't need a rental car unless you are bringing friends or family members who want to explore the city while you are in class. Single or double rooms are $89 per night plus taxes. There are business, family and kids suites for $129 (the family suite has three queen size beds in two rooms), and jacuzzi suites for $159 which include an in-room jacuzzi, fireplace and large flat screen TV. Click here to see photos of the hotel and special featues like the pool.
The hotel offers a complimentary breakfast (waffles, biscuits and gravy etc.) and they will provide shuttle transportation to the Scott Conference Center -- just let the front desk know.
To make your room reservation, call the Comfort Inn and Suites at 402-934-4900. Tell them you are with the Quilt Restoration Workshop/Kirk Collection. You need to call this number, not the Choice Hotels 800# to get these special rates.
Here's what one former student sent us just recently:
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Do you prefer to learn at home? If so, consider the Quilt Restoration DVDs -- an eight-disc set which covers most of the basic information in the Beginning Quilt Restoration Workshop and the Advanced Workshop.
You get over 12 hours of instruction, taped live on location at the Quilt Restoration Workshop. Learn about simple and complex repairs, case studies of actual quilts to be restored, dating fabrics and quilts, cleaning, storage and display and much more.
You get a seat at the workshop right along with the other participants, but you can take class in the comfort of your home at your own pace.
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8-disc DVD Set Quilt Restoration Workshop $200.00 with FREE SHIPPING
If you prefer to order only the Beginning Workshop or only the Advanced Workshop you may do so here:
The Beginning Workshop -- a 4 disk set, $129.95
The Advanced Quilt Restoration Workshop,4-disc DVD Set Restoring Crazy Quilts, $129.95 with FREE SHIPPING
A note for our international customers. These DVDs are coded to play in any country, but require a DVD player compliant with NTSB standards. Not compatible with PAL players.
Wednesday
8:30 to 9:00 Registration, Scott Conference Center
9:00 to 12:00 Opening Session -- The four basic stitches, applique over, applique under, fabric selection, vintage versus reproduction fabrics.
12 -1 p.m. Lunch included in tuition
1:00 to 4 p.m. Afternoon Session -- Triage. Each workshop participant is asked to bring a quilt in need of restoration. We will evaluate each quilt and make a restoration plan for it.
4:15 to 5:45 p.m. Optional Session The Business of Restoration. We will discuss pricing, contracts, marketing, liability and insurance for those currently working professionally or planning to restore for others.
Wednesday night -- Dinner on your own -- enjoy nearby restaurants or dinner in Omaha's Old Market area. There are also several antique malls open until 9 p.m.
Thursday
9:00 a.m. to noon -- Dating Fabrics, Dating Quilts. Learn key elements used to date 19th and 20th century fabrics and an introduction to dating quilts. Discussion of using silk crepeline.
Noon to 1:00 p.m. Lunch included in tuition
1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Discussion of issues with archival fusing and when to consider using fusibles. Creating restoration fabrics when you can't find the one you need. Cleaning, display and storage of quilts.
Optional Field Trip
to the International Quilt Study Center
Friday
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (and maybe a little later) Optional Field Trip to the International Quilt Study Center in Lincoln. We will look at quilts in the collection and see the new Quilt Study Center. They have a great bookstore, and a wall-size electronic viewing room to see high resolution photos of quilts in the collection not currently on display. After lunch we'll visit the Nebraska History Museum to see the Crazy Quilt Exhibit there, then head back to Omaha with an antique shop stop on the way.
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Advanced Quilt Restoration Workshop
Saturday and Sunday
All sessions at the Scott Conference Center, 6450 Pine St., Omaha, NE
Advanced Workshop Schedule
Saturday
9:00 a.m. to noon -- Key issues with crazy quilt and Victorian quilt restoration, including weighted silks, embroidery, recreating three dimensional embeliishments.
Noon to 1:00 p.m. Lunch included in tuition
1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Triage session. Bring a crazy quilt or Victorian silk quilt, or another "problem quilt" that needs restoration. You will go home with a restoration plan for your quilt and get to see many other case studies.
4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Professional Practices. A discussion of ethics, contracts, informed consent of the client, estimating and marketing.
Sunday
9:00 a.m. to noon -- Practice with crepeline and netting. Discuss when to use fusibles, why and why not. Practice session with fusibles.
Noon to 1:00 p.m. Lunch included in tuition
1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Framing, reformatting, and conservation options for silk quilts.
Faculty
Nancy Kirk has been restoring quilts professionally for over 20 years and has organized 18 Quilt Restoration Conferences and workshops in Omaha.
Nancy is president of the non-profit Quilt Heritage Foundation which also sponsors the Crazy Quilt Society and the Quilt Preservation Society. She owns the Kirk Collection, an on-line business specializing in quilt design and education www.kirkcollection.com.
She has written articles for popular quilting magazines including Quilters Newsletter Magazine and Traditional Quiltworks and has been seen twice on Simply Quilts on HGTV and was featured in American Patchwork and Quilting.
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For additional information, call or write The Kirk Collection, 3516 Lincoln Blvd., Omaha, NE 68131, (800) 398-2542.
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