The following itinerary includes both exhibition venues and my teaching schedule at guilds, conferences and shops. Also be sure to look at the descriptions of the Workshops and Lectures. If you have any questions, please contact the designated person or web site for each venue or contact me

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2026
Date Event & Location Details
September 15 SYMMETRY & SURPRISE, The Kaleidoscope As Design Inspiration
Mukilteo, WA

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

9:30PM EST
October 1-3 THE FULL KALEIDOSCOPE: Sixty-Thirty Plus Sunstar
The National Quilt Museum, Paducah, KY

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/

 
October 13 SYMMETRY & SURPRISE: The Kaleidoscope As Design Inspiration
Quilt Guild of Greater Kansas City

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

9AM 
October 17-18 STARS OF THE VALLEY QUILT SHOW
Warwick Valley Quilters Guild, Warwick NY

2 lectures

10AM-4PM

Sanfordville Elementary School
144 Sanfordville Road
Warwick, NY 10990

https://www.warwickvalleyqg.org/
November 2 SYMMETRY & SURPRISE: The KALEIDOSCOPE AS DESIGN INSPIRATION
Monterey, CA

ZOOM LECTURE: SYMMETRY & SURPRISE: The KALEIDOSCOPE AS DESIGN INSPIRATION
November 8-November 14 MASTERING SYMMETRY: THE FULL KAKLEIDOSCOPE PLUS PUZZLE QUILT
Hudson River Valley Art Workshops, Greenville, NY

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/

 
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2027
Date Event & Location Details
February 7 SYMMETRY & SURPRISE: THE KALEIDOSCOPE AS DESIGN INSPIRATION
Rebecca's Reel Quilters, Middletown, NJ

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

2 PM
February 28-March 12 2027 AQS PANAMA CANAL CRUISE
Ft Lauderdale, FL

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

AQS Seam Panama Canal Cruise

12 Night cruise featuring the best of the Caribbean, along with a partial transit of the world-famous Panama Canal.

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 17-18 NORTHERN STAR QUILTERS GUILD
Somers, NY

March 17: ZOOM LECTURE: SYMMETRY & SURPRISE, THE KALEIDOSCOPE AS DESIGN INSPIRATION

March 18: One day class: SIXTY THIRTY
April 9-15 QUILTING STUDIO WORKSHOPS
Mexico City, Mexico

Classes abnd dates to be determined 

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