Wednesday Classes + Tour Thursday Classes + Field Trip Friday Classes
Registration Deadline for All Classes is August 1, 2021. Registrations after this date at the instructor’s discretion.
*No refunds will be given after Sunday Sept 12, 2021 so if you paid and need to cancel please do so prior to Sunday 12, 2021.
Students Should Bring:
With all classes, we highly recommend students bring personal tools, lighting and magnification, based upon their personal needs.
Skirted Table
Instructor: Marcia McClain (A)
Wednesday, September 22
1:00pm – 5:00pm
Glastonbury Room
Create your own skirted table with realistic folds. A variety of decorative treatments and trims will be used as you wish for your table.
Skill Level: Beginner
Students should bring: Sharp fabric scissors
Cost: $60 for Guild Members/$70 for Non-Members
Max. Students: 10
Artist Workshop/House Museum Tour
Wednesday, September 22
9:00am – 5:15pm
Meet in Lobby
Come join us for this day trip that will give you a flavor for the Connecticut countryside. Our first stop is to Bubba’s Mini Country Cupboards and the home of Barbara Vajnar, IGMA Artisan. After a drive through the woods and fields of Connecticut, visit Barbara’s lovely country home, and take a tour of her remarkable workshop. You might even learn a secret or two!
Next we will get back on the bus and make our way to the northwestern part of the state, also called “The Quiet Corner”. In the picturesque town of Woodstock, we will be visiting Roseland Cottage, known as “a colorful summer retreat”. Built in 1846 in the newly fashionable Gothic Revival style, Roseland Cottage was the summer home of Henry and Lucy Bowen and their young family. While the house is instantly recognizable for its pink exterior, Roseland Cottage has an equally colorful interior, featuring elaborate wall coverings, heavily patterned carpets, and stained glass, much of which survives unchanged from the Victorian era. The house is a National Historic Landmark.
Once we arrive, we will relax and enjoy our lunch on the grounds of this historic estate. If by chance it should rain, we will eat indoors. The private tour of the house begins at 2:30pm. We will return to the hotel by 5:15pm.
Transportation, Guided Tours, Box Lunch, and Admission:
$135 member/$150 non-member
Wine Box Vignette
Instructor: Jill Castoral
Thursday, September 23
9:00am – 5:00pm
Hartford Room
This Thursday class is full, but it is also being offered on Friday.
The wood wine bottle gift box displays a charming 1" scale vignette with a view of the vineyard. You will create the Tuscan stucco wall with window grate, beams, and vineyard view. The wine rack features a Bacchus medallion, wine bottle rack with 6 wine bottles, and a faux stained glass window. The grape themed arched window can be lit from behind to give a soft glow to the scene (light not included but available from Evans Designs). The wine crate kit and wine cask kits are included in the workshop for a take home project.
You will learn a new way to create a stucco wall, distressing, and wet on wet stain application as well as using water based gel stains for great effects and dimension.
The closed gift box measures approximately 4 ½” W x 3 7/8” D x 14 1/8” H.
When fully open 9 ½” wide.
Cat, mice, and wine glasses are not included.
Student supplies and tools needed:
(Please note: I will bring extra supplies if you are flying in and cannot get these items through security)
Skill Level: All skill levels welcome
Cost: $195 for Guild Members/$205 for Non-Member
Max. Students: 10
Shaping Cabriole Legs
Instructor: Mark Murphy (F)
Thursday, September 23
9:00am – 5:00pm
Farmington Room
This class is full.
In this class students will be doing all of the processes needed to shape a refined Queen Anne cabriole leg. This is the same process that I use when making simple tea tables, dressing tables, and highboys. We will be concentrating on making one perfect leg, including attaching the aprons and the corner blocks.
There will not be enough time to make a finished piece in class, but I will be providing each student with all the materials to make their own tea table at home. This will include all the pre-cut joinery. We will be discussing in class how all the joinery is created.
This class is meant to be a fun learning experience that can be used on future Queen Anne projects.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Students should bring: Jeweler’s saw, c-clamp (at least a 2” opening), small files, fine mechanical pencil, and a precision craft knife (#11 blade)
Cost: $140 for Guild Members/$150 for Non-Members
Max. Students: 10
Sailor’s Valentine in Shadow Box
Instructor: Mary Grady O’Brien (F)
Thursday, September 23
9:00am – 5:00pm
Bloomfield Room
This class is full.
Develop skills for projects using micromini shells and beads. Attending this class will help students develop their own techniques and creative expression in working with shells. Students will be offered a wide variation of color and shells to choose from.
Skill Level: All levels
All materials provided by the instructor.
Cost: $95 for Guild Members/$105 for Non-Members
Max. Students: 6
Soldering & Lighting Techniques
Instructor: Tim Kraft (A)
Thursday, September 23
9:00am – 12:00pm
Windsor 1 Room
This class is full.
This is a hands-on class learning to solder, using hard wire and tape wire in a project. When, where, use and installation of LED's. Student's receive a "manual' that shows step-by-step pictures of what they did in class so they have refresher references at home. Also included are tips on wiring and purchasing LED's.
Each student receives a soldering iron, iron holder, solder, roll tape wire, power supply, tester, 2 LED light strips, practice board to learn how to solder and has samples of several soldering methods that should be used when electrifying a project. They will learn how to solder and practice various techniques using a wood box 6" Wide x 7" Deep x 6" High.
EVERYTHING they receive in class for their hands-on experience is theirs to take home.
Skill Level: All skill levels welcome
Students should bring: Scissors (inexpensive), and precision craft knife with #11 blade
Cost: $135 for Guild Members/$145 for Non-Members
Max. Students: 9
Stenciled Quilts
Instructor: Pam Boorum (A)
Thursday, September 23
7:00pm – 10:00pm
Glastonbury Room
Select from classic quilt patterns to make 1:12 scale quilt. You will be stenciling your chosen pattern on a prepared grid on muslin. A practice piece or two will precede the actual application of the craft paint in color(s) of your choice. We'll cover design considerations, pitfalls to be avoided and some tips for finishing the quilt. Finished size approx 8" X 8".
Skill Level: All skill levels welcome
Students should bring: Please bring your choice of cotton fabric for backing. At least 12" X 12" though a "fat quarter will yield enough for binding strips. Please also bring one or two colors of craft paint. We will have a few colors available as well. Optional: Needles and white or off-white thread. The stitching will be on your own but this is a great take-along project.
Cost: $45 for Guild Members/$55 for Non-Members
Max. Students: 10
Quilt Shop Shopping Trip
Instructor: Marcia McClain (A)
Thursday, September 23
1:00pm – 5:00pm
Meet in the Lobby
Join Marcia and visit one of her favorite fabric shops. They have a huge assortment of quality cottons. Colchester Mill Fabrics is in the former Levine & Levine Coat Factory building, a 16,000 square foot free-standing building that still has the old steam pipes and sprinkler system, which adds to the charm of the building.
Here is some history: “My mom, Carolyn, was a stay at home mom who made custom drapes, slipcovers and pillows for customers. She shopped at Colchester Mill Fabrics for supplies. She became aware the business was for sale, and in the fall of 1974, asked her mother-in-law for a $25,000 loan to buy the store. The store was purchased in March 1975 and she suddenly lost her lease. My Mom found a small strip mall that was on the main road and decided to buy the location. It housed several other businesses and as our business grew, the other tenants were asked to leave. Finally, our store encompassed the entire 8000 sq. ft.
On June 3, 1997, I was in NYC on a buying trip when I got a frantic call that the store was on fire. We had been burned to the ground in an arson fire. We had to decide what our future was going to be. The outpouring of love and support from our customers was overwhelming and Mom said, we had to reopen for them. Mom had a vision for a new store and spent days trying to make that a reality.
Exactly one year from the day of the arson fire, we opened in the former Levine Levine Coat Factory building. We went from 8,000 sq ft to almost 16,000 sq ft. We carried the same types of inventory in the new store as we did before but now had a more dedicated quilt department. With such a huge area to fill with product, we expanded in every department including having a classroom. Classes were a challenging and as new product came in, the classroom got smaller until finally, it was replaced with fabrics.”
Skill Level: All levels
Students should bring: Cash or credit card!
Cost: $25 for Guild Members/$35 for Non-Members
Max. Students: 7
Transportation: By private vehicles
Winter Cake
Instructor: Jeanie Anderson (A)
Friday, September 24
9:00am – 5:00pm
Bloomfield Room
We will be exploring several techniques in the class, such as working with spreadable clay, piping, making and working with molds, and shading with chalk pastels. Students will go home with a finished piece, written instructions and tree molds handmade by Jeanie. Beginners and seasoned clay workers alike are welcome in this challenging but fun.
Skill Level: All Levels
Students should bring: all tools supplied by the instructor
Cost: $140 for Guild Members/$150 for Non-Members
Max. Students: 12
Chipmunk
Instructor: Beth Freeman-Kane (F) VIRTUAL TEACHER*
Friday, September 24
9:00am – 5:00pm
Farmington Room
This class is full.
*Beth Freeman-Kane will be live from South Africa to teach her students while they are in the Hartford Marriott Classroom with the help of a classroom assistant.
Beth cannot attend in person as the travel restrictions are prohibiting her from attending the show. Technology will prevail.
This class may be attended Virtually even if you are not attending the Hartford Show in person.
Create this charming box framed composition of a chipmunk holding a flower. The resin casting of the chipmunk will be provided, and acrylic painting techniques will be taught to bring life to the whole scene.
Skill Level: All levels
Students should bring: Tweezers, small scissors, precision craft knife, stylus
Cost: $220 for Guild Members/$230 for Non-Members
Max. Students: 10
Wine Box Vignette
Instructor: Jill Castoral
Friday, September 24
9:00am – 5:00pm
Hartford Room
The wood wine bottle gift box displays a charming 1" scale vignette with a view of the vineyard. You will create the Tuscan stucco wall with window grate, beams, and vineyard view. The wine rack features a Bacchus medallion, wine bottle rack with 6 wine bottles, and a faux stained glass window. The grape themed arched window can be lit from behind to give a soft glow to the scene (light not included but available from Evans Designs). The wine crate kit and wine cask kits are included in the workshop for a take home project.
You will learn a new way to create a stucco wall, distressing, and wet on wet stain application as well as using water based gel stains for great effects and dimension.
The closed gift box measures approximately 4 ½” W x 3 7/8” D x 14 1/8” H.
When fully open 9 ½” wide.
Cat, mice, and wine glasses are not included.
Student supplies and tools needed:
(Please note: I will bring extra supplies if you are flying in and cannot get these items through security)
Skill Level: All skill levels welcome
Cost: $195 for Guild Members/$205 for Non-Member
Max. Students: 10
Let's Make a Parquet Floor! 1/12 scale
Instructor: Laura Moore
Friday, September 24
9:00am – 5:00pm
Parquet flooring can be complicated and extremely difficult to create even in full scale. This class uses a simplified method to create a classic masterpiece without fiddling with tiny pieces. This is a true beginner class. No experience in woodworking required.
1/12" scale Parquet Floor approximately 10" X 10". Students will sand and pre-finish 3/16" wide bass wood strips in choice of 3 colors. Boards will be hand cut "in situ" while gluing down. Finished floor is 1/8" thick and ready to glue down on dollhouse or roombox floor.
Supplies: All supplies and tools will be provided. Students are encouraged to bring extra lighting/magnification.
Extra supplies are available for purchase to students who may want a larger floor.
Bring a tracing of your floor project and your favorite L square and Xacto knife.
Skill Level: All levels
Cost: $185 for Guild Members/$195 for Non-Members
Max. Students: 10
Stenciled Quilts
Instructor: Pam Boorum (A)
Friday, September 24
9:00am – 12:00pm
Glastonbury Room
This Friday class is full but it is also being offered Thursday night.
Select from classic quilt patterns to make 1:12 scale quilt. You will be stenciling your chosen pattern on a prepared grid on muslin. A practice piece or two will precede the actual application of the craft paint in color(s) of your choice. We'll cover design considerations, pitfalls to be avoided and some tips for finishing the quilt. Finished size approx 8" X 8".
Skill Level: All skill levels welcome
Students should bring: Please bring your choice of cotton fabric for backing. At least 12" X 12" though a "fat quarter will yield enough for binding strips. Please also bring one or two colors of craft paint. We will have a few colors available as well. Optional: Needles and white or off-white thread. The stitching will be on your own but this is a great take-along project.
Cost: $45 for Guild Members/$55 for Non-Members
Max. Students: 10
Christmas Gingerbread Tea Time
Instructor: Elizabeth Murta
Friday, September 24
1:00pm – 5:00pm
Hartford Room
You will learn how to make and work with cold porcelain. You will learn how to make a complete miniature tea set molded by hand and full of details. 1 inch scale. 1" X .5 "
Skill Level: All skill levels welcome
Students should bring: small scissors, tweezers, tacky glue, Xacto knives and blades, number 0 brush, black and white acrylic paint, magnification if you have and need it, and your personal tools.
Cost: $130 for Guild Members/$140 for Non-Members
Max. Students: 20
Try your Hand at Sculpting Hands!
Instructor: Jeanne Rullie (A)
Friday, September 24
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Glastonbury Room
Work with polymer clay to create 1/12 scale doll hands. Techniques for veins, knuckles and fingernails will be taught. Painting of skin tone will be demonstrated. Instructor to supply all materials. Tools will be available to borrow and use in class.
Skill Level: All skill levels welcome
Students should bring: Magnifiers
Cost: $90 for Guild Members/$100 for Non-Members
Max. Students: 8