Color Sense Retreat with Annie Smith MARCH 2026

Here is Color Sense:

Held at The Islander Hotel & Resort Emerald Isle NC
A block of rooms have been reserved at a discounted rate.
Once you register you will receive an email with hotel info and a class supply list

Every quilter thinks that they have a problem with color and they second-guess every fabric choice they make. 

Did you scroll through the pictures? Would you believe that those quilts each feature just ONE QUILT BLOCK? The same block is repeated throughout the quilt, but shows completely different from one another depending on the placement and color of the fabrics used. THIS IS WHAT THIS RETREAT IS ALL ABOUT! Learning to make fabric and colors work together to make the block speak the story you want it to tell!

This five-day workshop will arm you with the techniques and instruction to build your own color sense and enhanced knowledge of how to choose the fabrics for your quilts. Whether you're a traditional quilter or modern quilter, you'll improve your skills and sharpen your eye.

Learn exactly what draws the eye to interesting designs and patterns in quilts to give them life. We discuss keys to effective fabric selection in this workshop; you’ll learn to apply design rules to choose fabrics for quilts, enhancing your own color and fabric intuition. The days are structured with layer upon layer of useful technique-building. 

We begin with a no-sew day; a slide show about quilts and color standards, a hands-on demo where we play with fabric, and students build paste-up pages for a resource binder that you will use over and over again.

As you become more comfortable with your choices, we’ll choose ten* fat quarters for a quilt using one block pattern that will transform before your eyes. Quick cutting, block designing and precision piecing with one little magic tool will amaze you and strengthen your skills. 

Annie will bring a trunk show of quilts that are each made with the foundation of Color Sense, no matter what the style of quilt (pieced, appliquéd or garments!)

She’ll have a library of quilt block designs for you to use for inspiration while you’re designing the blocks for your quilt.

Quilt finishing and best practices will also be a part of the instruction so you’ll receive every bit of information that you need to finish your quilt.

 A kit for the retreat that includes the instructional pattern, a personal portable design wall and color deck will be $85.

 *The ten fabric quilt will create a nine block (3x3 layout) quilt which is about 54” square. If you want to make a larger quilt such as a twelve block (3x4 layout), fifteen block (3x5 layout - twin size), sixteen block (4x4 layout), twenty block (4x5 layout - queen top) or thirty block (5x6 layout - king), you have that option. You will need as many fabrics as blocks you will make — example: sixteen blocks take 16 fat quarters. 

 ****Refund Policy
30 or more prior to event Store Credit
15 - 29 days prior to event 50% Store Credit
14 - 1 day(s) prior to event NO refund No store credit

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