Patricia will be back in Los Osos for a retreat in January 2024. To learn more +click here
By Patricia Belyea
LOS OSOS CA. Fifteen eager quilters joined me at Sea Pines Golf Resort for a Creativity & Complex Curves Workshop last week.
The first project, the Quadrant Quilt, taught everyone how to make their own patterns and how to sew curves that were robust and flat.
The second project of the Retreat involved making a full composition with Straights & Curves. The participants, now Curve Masters, proceeded with aplomb.
One Curves Master made both projects coordinate for a super-quilt composition.
Not everyone worked on Complex Curves. Here’s a Curves Master who created an Inserted Curves project!
Los Osos means The Bears in Spanish. Bear sculptures abound in this charming coastal town in central California. Plus there’s a community mural about the first European expedition that encountered ferocious bears.
Although I didn’t see a real bear, I did find a real coffee shop in Los Osos — Ascendo Coffee.
One day, the caffeine demon goaded me into visiting Ascendo during class time! I was enjoying my latte in a new-leaf-green ceramic cup when I got an SOS text from a student. I hurried back knowing I was a very naughty teacher!
I’ll be back in Los Osos in January 2024 for two weeks of retreats. The theme for both is The Circle of Life where we will focus on circles plus personal stories in our quilt designs.
If you’re interested in joining the fun, you can learn more +here
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ABOUT US: Okan Arts, a petite family business, is co-owned by mother-daughter duo Patricia Belyea and Victoria Stone. Patricia and Victoria sell Japanese textiles online, host creative quilting experiences, and lead quilting & textile tours to Japan.
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