Express Your True Self: One Piece at a Time • May 2025
Join me on a 6-week creative adventure!
Explore the mystery and excitement of creating a pieced abstract quilt with little or no plan.
"Come with an open mind and an open heart and we’ll journey into the vast space of creative bliss." -sheila
I am offering my on-demand Dye Course as a gift when you join this workshop. This is a very comprehensive course, and I share more than just dyeing solid fabric. I'd love share all of my techniques with you!
This option will be available at checkout.
May 3 • 10 • 17 • 23 • 30
June 7 • 2025
Hawaii 7am-10am • Pacific 10am-1pm • Mountain 11am-2pm • Central Noon-3pm • Eastern 1pm-4pm
Central Europe 7pm-10pm • United Kingdom 6pm-9pm
Four of our live sessions together will take place on Saturdays, with only two on Friday. It is rare that I'm able to do this!
All sessions will be recorded and available for one month after our last class. It's no problem if you miss one or more!
Why study with me?
If you're looking to unlock your artistic potential, you're in the right place! My workshops are designed to tap into your creativity and help you see the possibilities in your work that might not be obvious at first. With my diverse artistic background and keen eye, I can help you discover opportunities and directions you may have overlooked.
Here’s what sets my workshops apart:
- Insightful Guidance: I believe in teaching the “why” behind creative decisions, so you leave with a deeper understanding, not just feedback like “that’s not working.”
- Fresh Perspectives: Many of my students don’t realize the potential of their work until I show them. My “expanded eyes” can spot hidden possibilities in your creations.
- Inclusive Creativity: These workshops are a space where anything goes. Regardless of your style, complexity, or experience, everyone is welcome, and anything is possible.
Come explore your creative potential with me and see your art quilt practice in an entirely new way!
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I normally teach this class in person over five days, but now you have the freedom to explore and create at your own pace during our six weeks together. This extended format allows you to take your time, reflect, and allow your design to unfold naturally.
This workshop is designed with flexibility in mind. You’ll be given several options to build your piece and can choose the approach that resonates most with you. Together, we’ll explore the foundations of design and composition, work with color and value, discuss quilting techniques, and, most importantly, learn to trust your creative instincts.
The moment you register, you’ll gain immediate access to a tutorial where I’ll walk you through my techniques for sewing curved seams. Throughout our time together, I’ll also guide you through the challenges that can arise when working with spontaneous designs and improvisational piecing.
This class is open to all levels of quilting experience—from seasoned quilters looking to deepen their practice to beginners eager to discover the joy of creating. Wherever you’re starting from, that’s where we’ll begin this creative journey together.
Join me for a creative adventure in May!
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Reserve Your Place
$499.00
These are some of the beautiful creations that were made during the last session...
Sheila's workshop, Express Your True Self: One Piece at a Time has been such a wonderful way for me to grow as a sewist and maker!
"Sheila's gentle, relationships-first approach guided each of the participants towards uncovering and building their own unique creative voice. It does not matter whether you have done this type of work before. Sheila meets you where you are at, balancing the unfolding creative process with sensible skill building techniques required to put all of the pieces together. The community is so supportive and the small class size allowed for personalisation of experience. The class was online, but so well done and organized. I highly recommend it!"
Michelle Berry
Your experience is important to me...
My goal is for you to be prepared for this workshop, technically and otherwise. Therefore, I will be providing you with the following:
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After registration you may access pre-recorded lessons in this course. This includes a tutorial on sewing curved seams with no pins as well as downloads on Basic Color Theory to aide you in selecting your palette.
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Access to a Private Community for this course.
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Support in between our live sessions together.
What my students are saying...
Monica Johnstone
"Since I’m primarily an art quilter these days, I look for classes that will help me grow. There are many classes around that are based on short-cut techniques or patterns, but I screen for those that will give me insight into makers I admire and that have the potential to teach me more about color, line, and more sophisticated construction techniques. I hit the jackpot when I signed up for a two-day course offered by Sheila Frampton-Cooper. Her style of teaching is affirming, professional, warm, inclusive, and shows a strong intuitive grasp of where the student is. Her discussion of her work was process oriented and a great spring-board into our own immediate construction of individual motifs and color schemes. The environment in the class was collegial and we all got a substantial amount of work done. In her class, you learn to work in her manner without leaving as a clone—just as it should be. I went home inspired to keep going on my project and see it to completion."
Catherine Beard
“I have wanted to take a class from Sheila for a long time but none have been close so I was delighted to find an on-line class. I wondered if it would be possible to get the same amount of help as an in person class. It proved to be no problem. Sheila is very organized and had worked out how to use zoom as an interactive tool. She had a white board for demonstrations and she used procreate to show us ideas for our individual work. I was able to hear and see all she was doing with each student. One of the best things about taking a class is learning from the people around you. The Zoom format capitalizes on that.
I had hoped by taking a class from Shelia to gain new ways of thinking about my own work. I felt fairly confident working intuitively, but wanted to get another point of view. I came away with many new ideas bubbling away!
I truly appreciated Sheila’s personality and teaching style. I watched as she gently lead each of us in to new ways of thinking. I am far more blunt, not always the best because it can stop the “flow”. But Sheila guided us each to a broader perspective. We were a diverse class. Some had a fair amount of intuitive background, while others were new to the practice. Sheila met us each where we were and I believe everyone made strides in the class. I watched and admired her teaching talent as well as her artistic talent. She is so very willing to share her gifts.
If you get an opportunity to take a class from Sheila, grab it! Any worries about an online class need not be. I believe you will find new ideas and thoughts as a result of a class from her.”
Nancy Eisenmenger
"Looking for a wonderful way to nurture your creative soul? Join Sheila Frampton Cooper for one of her workshops. Sheila is a fantastic teacher with a beautiful spirit to match. She works with you and helps you to access your inner creativity. Sheila will help you explore design options, while learning tips for piecing and fabric placement.
At the end of the workshop you will have a fiber piece beyond your wildest expectations. You will also have a lifetime of friendships. Sheila encourages a loving, supportive atmosphere, helping you to explore your creative soul in a beautiful environment. I can’t say enough about the course I took with Sheila Frampton Cooper. It is not often that we come across someone so giving, and willing to teach us all that they know in order to encourage our creativity."
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