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Teaching at the John C Campbell Folk School

October 28, 2019
Teaching at the John C Campbell Folk School
Good Morning, Quilters!

Did YOU miss me?  Last week I was teaching at the beautiful John C Campbell Folk School nestled in the Appalachia mountains of North Carolina. The JCCFS was started in 1925 by John and Olive Campbell to teach and share crafts and music in southern Appalachia.  Read more about the history of the folk school here.

JCCFS, Pat and Faye
Third Year Teaching

This was my third trip to the folk school with my sister, Pat and my daughter, Faye.  Pat was my trusty assistant in the quilting classroom, while Faye took the  “Deconstructing Pizza” class.

In the above photo, Pat and Faye are standing in front of theblacksmithing building. If you look closely you will see the school’s motto “Sing behind the plow.”

the Exploring Machine Quilting class at JCCFS
Teaching at the John C Campbell Folk School

Pat and I had the great fortune to spend the week with a very talented group of quilters from all over the US.

We worked hard, but laughed even harder!

John C Campbell Folk School
Five Days of Quilting

The quilters had plenty of time to work on their own projects and to confer with old and new friends.

Quilting on Wool
Personality over Perfection!

One of my goals was to emphasize how quilters should add their own personality to their quilts. We worked on a few small projects together, but spent the majority of the time designing individual quilts.

I am delighted with the results!!!

 

Quilting Student at JCCFS
Folk School quilting
 John C Campbell Folk School, Quilting Detail
Quilting student, John C Campbell Folk School
John C Campbell Folk School
Teaching at the John C Campbell Folk School
John C Campbell Folk School
Teaching and Learning

As you can see, this is a very talented group of quilters.  I was inspired by their creativity and as usual, I learned more from them than they did from me!

They have all promised to share photos of their completed projects. Let’s hold them to very short deadlines-LOL…

Teaching Schedule

I’m not sure when I will return to the Folk School–perhaps 2021.

November, 2019 Wausau Pine Tree Quilter

January, 2020 Maui Quilters

February–Faye’s wedding!

March-Arlington and Reston, Virginia Quilt Guilds

April-White Bear Lake, MN (tentative)

May-Spring Quilt Market-Pittsburgh

July-BERNINA Universtiy Palm Springs, CA

I better get TSA pre-check!!

Blogging Schedule

For the next few months,  I plan to be a more consistent blogger, quilter, exerciser, duster

Let’s talk about the Quilting Roadmap, couching, more motifs, gifts for quilters, thread, batting….

Inspired in Minnesota,

Lori

PS…All tutorials, images and information are the property of Lori Kennedy Quilts and are intended for personal use only.  Feel free to re-blog, pin or share with attribution to LKQ. For all other uses, please contact me at Lori@LoriKennedyQuilts.com.  Thanks.

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23 responses to “Teaching at the John C Campbell Folk School”

  1. Maria E Bales says:
    October 28, 2019 at 9:40 am

    Hi Lori! I live in Iowa and would love to take a class with you! I realized that you were going to be at the Folk School too late to be able to go. I will be checking your schedule to see if you will be close by. Your work is fantastic!

  2. Marta says:
    October 28, 2019 at 10:05 am

    Love that cute scarecrow on orange fabric in the photos today. He is precious!

  3. Di Gross says:
    October 28, 2019 at 10:22 am

    Hi Lori, ❤️ Your blog! I live in Southern California and would like to know if the Bernina University In July in Palm Springs is open to the public, or just to our trusty trade members. Thanks for your commitment to enrich our quilting community.

    1. Lori Kennedy Quilts says:
      October 28, 2019 at 6:07 pm

      BERNINA University is for BERNINA Dealers. perhaps another time!?

  4. Sarah L Bush says:
    October 28, 2019 at 10:25 am

    I’d love to attend when you go there next time. I’ve been there but only to visit. I’m learning FMQ now and would love to take your course.

  5. Cheri says:
    October 28, 2019 at 11:54 am

    Hi Lori, crossing my fingers that White Bear Lake turns to “scheduled”!

  6. Patty Adams says:
    October 28, 2019 at 11:57 am

    How great that your daughter and sister were able to go with you. Would love to see all of the learning opportunities the school offers. Thank you for sharing.

    1. Pat Meinecke says:
      October 28, 2019 at 9:13 pm

      Just go to http://www.folkschool.org and you can request a catalog be sent to you, or can browse the online catalog. I was the Quilting Resident Artist until June of 2019 (when I resigned so that I could move to Spokane) and I
      can verify that the Folk School is a fantastic place.

      1. Marta says:
        October 29, 2019 at 5:50 am

        Any chance you used to live in Rolla, MO.? Someone has same name…

  7. Karyl H McClellan says:
    October 28, 2019 at 12:46 pm

    Oh wow! I missed that! did not know or would have signed up! Please come back ! I’m in NC and there are a lot of folks here that love you!!

  8. Peg says:
    October 28, 2019 at 12:59 pm

    You must live in a time warp that has 72 hour days! I don’t know how you do everything you do. Do you ever sleep!? Sure would love to take one of your classes in NC sometime.

  9. Linda Lee Ahn says:
    October 28, 2019 at 1:12 pm

    I’ve been to John C. Campbell a couple of time to take quilting classes. LOVE the facility. If you get a chance to go, DO IT!! Food is fantastic and the staff are friendly and knowledgeable.

  10. Maggie Drafts says:
    October 28, 2019 at 2:29 pm

    Well, by doggies, I reckon that THAT was one group of blessed ladies!!!!! Love the overalls, dear lady!

    1. ADK-Deb says:
      October 28, 2019 at 3:42 pm

      Gosh, thank you for complimenting my fashion statement. And, yes, we were blessed to meet and quilt with Lori, Pat and Faye. Our class had a fantastic week of learning, creating, sharing and laughing.

  11. annthompson51 says:
    October 28, 2019 at 5:03 pm

    I’m jealous. I’ve always wanted to take a class at the folk school. It is a special place apart.

  12. Pat Crawford says:
    October 28, 2019 at 7:40 pm

    I am the great procrastinator (sp?Ill look it up later😏), and I was one of the novices. Therefore, being terrified of ruining my quilt and wanting to draw guide lines, I kept finding other things to do. Lori finally demanded I start and said I had to sew two rows in 7 minutes. It worked! Not perfect, but quite acceptable!
    Loved the class, the other students and especially Lori and Pat! We had so much fun and to be immersed in this activity was just what I needed! Hope to do it again

    1. adkdeb says:
      October 29, 2019 at 10:54 am

      Right, Pat. When Lori was encouraging you to start, I took this to heart. Valuable technique for all of us who are creative avoiders. And your project was beautiful. Happy to have met you.

    2. Pat says:
      October 29, 2019 at 5:56 pm

      Pat,
      Thank you for the kind words. I am the lucky one to hang on to Lori’s apron strings and get to meet wonderful people like you…we did laugh and learn-the essence of folk school!
      Keep quilting!!!
      Pat

  13. Marta says:
    October 28, 2019 at 8:09 pm

    How did all of you find out about this class far enough in advance to register, etc. ? Thanks.

  14. Sue says:
    October 28, 2019 at 8:12 pm

    Look at all that happiness!!!! Lori, please come to Columbus Ohio!!! 🙂

  15. Glenda Reece says:
    October 29, 2019 at 8:31 am

    Hi Lori,
    love your blog daily, just wanted to know what would be a great Bernina to purchase for FMQ. I have bought several machines in the past.
    thanks
    Glenda

  16. Lorraine Doyno Evans says:
    October 29, 2019 at 10:55 am

    I’ve been following your blog for years and am one of the workshop coordinators for my guild. I would love to have you come to our guild to do a workshop. Please send me your info.

  17. Pia Tønnesen says:
    October 29, 2019 at 5:19 pm

    Hi Lori

    Interesting to hear about Folk Schools grounded on inspiration from here in Denmark!
    We still have a lot of these and it is still very popular to join- at all ages.
    There are short classes like a retreat for a week or longer stays for 3-6 months up to a year.
    And they can have all kind of topics or a mix. Music, crafts, politics , sports- you name it.
    And yes indeed it war a very important place of education in old days- and both now and then people met/meet and become friends for live in spite of geographical, social and religious differences.
    I know that my grandparents who came from farming families with just a basic school education went to “Folk School “

    Also thanks for all your wonderful quilting ideas and the blog and the silent Sundays.
    I love the humor in your patterns!

    Pia, Copenhagen, Denmark

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