2026

ZOOM LECTURE: SYMMETRY & SURPRISE: The Kaleidoscope As Design Inspiration

9:30PM EST

This workshop covers unique machine-piecing techniques, and color and fabric guidelines for creating the complex and mobile reflection of a kaleidoscope. While gaining insight into the nature of symmetry and intricately printed fabrics, students will learn to create a design that sews together successfully and renders a kaleidoscopic image filled with luminosity and dramatic impact.

https://quiltmuseum.org/paula-nadelstern/

ZOOM LECTURE: SYMMETRY & SURPRISE: The Kaleidoscope As Design Inspiration

9AM 

2 lectures TBD

10AM-4PM

Sanfordville Elementary School
144 Sanfordville Road
Warwick, NY 10990

https://www.warwickvalleyqg.org/

ZOOM LECTURE: SYMMETRY & SURPRISE: The KALEIDOSCOPE AS DESIGN INSPIRATION

In this 5-day class, we’ll explore the possibilities offered by complex textiles while demystifying the nature of symmetry. I’ve distilled thirty years of complex quiltmaking into simple theories that explain my idiosyncratic patchwork sensibility and define my way of thinking about fabric.
We’ll spend the first few days studying two different approaches. After learning design strategies and techniques for each, students can choose to begin a complex kaleidoscope or a Puzzle Quilt.

https://artworkshops.com/workshop/mastering-symmetry-the-full-kaleidoscope-plus-puzzle-quilt-with-paula-nadelstern/

https://artworkshops.com/

2027

ZOOM LECTURE: SYMMETRY & SURPRISE: THE KALEIDOSCOPE AS DESIGN INSPIRATION

2 PM

 https://www.americanquilter.com/quilt-cruise/aqs-seam-2027-panama-canal-cruise/

12 Night cruise featuring 4 full day of classes (two 2-day classes per instructor). Ports of call include Panama, Aruba, Columbia, Bahamas, Costa Rica and the Grand Caymans.

Paula Nadelstern Classes

The Puzzle Quilt (2 Day Class)
Unlock the secrets of fabric interaction in this eye-opening two-day workshop! A Puzzle Quilt is a clever sampler in which every block design is used twice, yet through strategic fabric choices, each block appears entirely unique. 

Opulent Ornament (2 day Class)
Release your inner embellisher and create a luminous, show-stopping ornament—no sewing required! Using a simple yet sophisticated folding and pinning technique, you’ll learn to harness the repetitive flow of kaleidoscopic prints to build a complex, symmetrical treasure. 

March 17: IN-PERSON LECTURE: SYMMETRY & SURPRISE, THE KALEIDOSCOPE AS DESIGN INSPIRATION

March 18: One day class: SIXTY THIRTY

Classes and dates to be determined 

https://www.quiltingstudio.mx/