Hidden Treasure in San Diego

I am always so envious of the classes offered by Guilds in Great Britain. Yes, we have sewing and quilting circles in the States. You can take a huge variety of classes offered by professionals in almost any area of contemporary art textiles that you want to. But to find a resource that offers classes to the community for free is rare. 


If you've kept up with this blog you know that I took a 9 month certificate course in interactive media (5 hours a day, 5 days a week on state of the art Macs) where I was introduced to Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Final Cut Pro and other visual and multi media software programs a few years ago.  This life changing course led to independent study of digital textile design, which in turn completely changed the way I design fabric, quilts and art wear. 


Life has given me the luxury of two years of studio time to create a several series of quilted art hangings. Other than two recent pieces I haven't quilted anything in close to 30 years. So, of course, I returned to my favorite San Diego Community College Continuing Education web site. This is one of San Diego's hidden treasures. North City Center offers a quilt class every Friday from 9am to 3pm, with additional classes one Saturday a month on a particular quilt design. Here is the schedule:


Class (crn)InstructorStart - End DatesDaysStart TimeEnd TimeLocation /
Room
Making Quilted Products (9183G)GREEN, M9/10/2010 - 1/21/2011F9:00 AM3:00 PMNorth City Campus
235
Making Quilted Products - Autumn Leaves Wall Quilt (9185E)GREEN, M10/16/2010 - 10/16/2010Sa8:30 AM5:00 PMNorth City Campus
235
Making Quilted Products - Bull's Eye Quilt (9186D)GREEN, M1/8/2011 - 1/8/2011Sa8:30 AM5:00 PMNorth City Campus
235
Making Quilted Products - Easy Big Kaleidoscope Quilt(9184H)GREEN, M12/11/2010 - 12/11/2010Sa8:30 AM5:00 PMNorth City Campus
235
Making Quilted Products - Mystery Quilt(9189B)GREEN, M1/22/2011 - 1/22/2011Sa8:30 AM5:00 PMNorth City Campus
235
Making Quilted Products - Pine Tree Table Runner Quilt(9188K)GREEN, M9/18/2010 - 9/18/2010Sa8:30 AM5:00 PMNorth City Campus
235
Making Quilted Products - Twisted 9-Patch Quilt (9187C)GREEN, M11/20/2010 - 11/20/2010Sa8:30 AM5:00 PMNorth City Campus
235


Here is a link to the Continuing Education Web Site (the correct name is San Diego Centers for Education & Technology.) 


Learning is a life long proposition. To learn for free is a great gift. 

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