This class will explore a range of dyeing, fabric manipulation and hand-sewing techniques to ultimately end in a take home lap quilt (approximately 4’ square).  Students will be guided through a combination of group and personal activities that draw inspiration from the world around us and end with personalized whole cloth quilts. Whole cloth quilting is when we start with a piece of fabric – think, a sheet! – that we then add to, adorn, shift and manipulate to design our quilt top. Once we have a top, we will complete the quilts by hand-quilting them with a warm inner layer and cozy back, forming a three-layer quilt sandwich you can take home for yourself or as a gift. No experience needed, just the ability to hold and ideally thread a needle, though we can help each other out with that as much as we need.