Lecture: Make Your Mark
By Gretchen Keller
Make Your Mark Lecture Description
Adding hand embroidery to a small quilt is a great way to personalize your project and add an extra layer of visual interest. In this lecture, ideas will be flowing as you see a wide variety of examples from easy stitches to more complex designs. Hear about helpful tools, techniques and tips. Whether you are a beginner or experienced quilter, modern or traditional, you will want to attend this lecture and make your mark!
Hand embroidery example on the Mabel’s Morning Mocha quilt.
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Make Your Mark Lecture Dates
New dates are added as lectures are booked.
North Shore Quilt Guild
July 21, 2027 - Fox Point, Wisconsin
Menomonee Falls Quilt Guild
November 4, 2026 - Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
Great Wisconsin Quilt Show
September 10-12, 2026 - Madison, Wisconsin
Material Girls Quilt Club
May 7, 2026 - Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Winter Quilt Show by Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts
February 14, 2026 - West Bend, Wisconsin
Speaker: Gretchen Keller, Patsy Mabel Designs
Gretchen is the owner of Patsy Mabel Designs, a quilt pattern company named in honor of her two grandmothers. She has been making quilts for more than 20 years and today her patterns blend the tradition of quilting with the craft of hand embroidery. Gretchen enjoys making contemporary quilt designs and helping quilters have joyful and rewarding experiences.
Lecture speaker Gretchen Keller at a sewing machine.