For Guilds

Patricia Belyea of Okan Arts
ZOOM TALKS WITH
Patricia Belyea

Patricia has spent over 20 years exploring the intersection of contemporary quilting and Japanese textiles, with extensive travel in Japan and the UK.

Her award-winning quilts have been exhibited and published internationally. Patricia is the author of East-Meets-West Quilts, and a highly sought-after teacher and lecturer.

CONTACT
To schedule a 1-hour Zoom presentation or to discuss a virtual workshop, please contact Patricia directly: patricia@okanarts.com

CELEBRATING QUILTING
Tales from Birmingham's Festival of Quilts

One-hour Zoom talk $450

Let Patricia lead your guild around the 2025 Festival of Quilts in Birmingham UK — the largest patchwork and quilting event in Europe. 

Meet the people, see the exhibits, and get a close-up look at the top quilts. 

ZOOM TALK
Indigo Adventures in Japan

One-hour Zoom talk & virtual trunk show $450

Join Patricia as she takes your guild to Japan for insider experiences to meet indigo masters, visit dyeing studios, tour an indigo farm, and more.

Patricia finishes with a display of her own quilts, made with vintage Japanese cottons, and talks about how these special fabrics inspired her.

ZOOM TALK
Spirit Quilts: When a Quilt is More Than a Quilt

One-hour Zoom talk & virtual trunk show $450

Patricia takes joy in creating custom Spirit Quilts for others who are celebrating a life or mourning a loss. Listening to their stories and incorporating the clothes of a loved one, Patricia has learned how stitching memories into quilts completely transforms their meaning and power. Patricia includes an overview of Spirit Quilts she’s made over the past decade.

ZOOM TALK
The Unknowing of Creativity

One-hour Zoom talk & virtual trunk show $450

Patricia shares her creative approach to developing new ideas for original quilt designs. Leapfrogging from one compositional concept to the next, Patricia takes your guild members on a journey of exploration with her newest series of quilts—Big Grids with Inserted Curves—made with vintage Japanese yukata cottons and other global fabrics.

ONE-DAY ZOOM WORKSHOP
Make Curved Templates Of Your Own Design

Design and make curved templates for repeated blocks. Guild members start with the basics of making templates (from freezer paper!) and move to a confident approach for sewing curved seams (that are flat!). The workshop project is a baby quilt filled with easy, repeated blocks—made with their own templates!

$900 for up to 24 students/6 hours