02/04/26 - VIRTUAL THREAD Talk - Karen Bolan - 8-9pm
What are THREAD talks?
THREAD talks is a virtual lecture series featuring a new guest speaker each month.
Lectures are live at 8pm Eastern time on the first Wednesday of each month, and cover all sorts of topics of interest to quilters and makers.
Each lecture is $35, or you can join Club Gotham to get a year's worth of THREAD talks for just $125!
THREAD talk lectures are included with a Club Gotham membership. Club members, add the lecture to your cart while logged into your account to get the automatic discount. You must register for each lecture you are interested in to receive the link to watch.
Are you a Club Gotham member?
THREAD talk lectures are included with you Club Gotham membership.
To register, add the lecture to your cart while logged into your account. When you reach the checkout page, your Club discount will be applied.
You must register for each lecture you are interested in to receive the link to watch.
This lecture will take place virtually over Zoom. Once you register, you will receive an email with instructions for logging in. All Talks are in Eastern (NYC) time. Talk will not be recorded.
Gotham Quilts is committed to making our events accessible to everyone. If you have any questions about access or to request any reasonable accommodations that will facilitate your full participation in this event, please contact us at US@gothamquilts.com . If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact us at least 3 days prior to the event.
Engineer Your Quilts
Free yourself from the need to use someone else’s pattern and appoint yourself head of your own design empire. View a gallery of original quilts and learn how to apply the engineering design process to your quilts. Learn to find and use sources of inspiration, harness nifty software and manual tools, and get inspired by approachable improvisational techniques.
Meet Karen
Karen Bolan is a quilter in Northern California. Drawn to the layers of design and expression possible in quilting, she loves the learning that comes from experimenting. She endeavors to find efficiencies in process and material use. Her designs are out of the box, and integrate a love of geometry, experimentation, interconnection, depth, and texture. Her work has been featured in numerous magazines including recent features in Quilts Japan, Make Modern, and the QuiltCon Magazine, and her quilts have been exhibited at local and international shows including QuiltCon, Pacific International Quilt Festival, and the de Young Museum. Learn more about Karen’s work by visiting her website at www.KarenBolan.com.