Marilyn Doheny
Marilyn Doheny is both a people person and a fabric person. She travels the world inspiring others via her innovative classes, delightful empowering lectures and amazingly beautiful quilt exhibitions. Her life is filled with accomplishments both professionally and personally. She is a single mother of three – now grown children, a dynamo quilt author with over 35 books, patterns and clever rulers to her name! She is an award winning publisher too!  She shares her knowledge and infectious spirit generously and freely – She knows that we are all in the magical world of fabric and geometry together, having the ride of our lives!  You will be captivated and empowered after spending time in her company.  Her designs appear complex yet she presents the simplest of techniques to accomplish amazing visual complexity – easily!  She loves exploring variations, what she calls “diversity on a theme” and her favorite quote is, “Let the beauty you love be what you do – there are a thousand ways to kneel and kiss the ground.” Her class room motto is “If you are not having fun, then you are not doing it right.” Any class or lecture opportunity you have to share time with Marilyn is highly encouraged. You will appreciate her energetic magical style and walk away magical yourself.

Friday, 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. FR341 Jr. Ballroom B
Pick-A-Shape, Any Shape, What Shape are You?
Marilyn Doheny
Class Fee: $8
An amazing presentation about universal meanings embedded within geometric shapes.  There are five Universal shapes which have been present in all art history, in every culture, for all time. What each shape means “universally” is astounding and even more profound is what our personal, “order of preference” for these shapes tell us about ourselves. As quilters this is profound enlightenment and insight because quilts are primarily geometric shapes….and they are certainly our voice as a quilter! This is a lively, audience participation lecture. This is something you will not want to miss! A special challenge is going to be offered to those in attendance too!

Saturday, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. SA342 Jr. Ballroom B
The Crossroads of Creativity
Marilyn Doheny
Class Fee: $8
We are all on a journey – Our daily lives are challenging. Our passion to be adventuresome inspired, productive, creative, and thriving quilters are constantly met with obstacles. Our hopes, visions, and dreams seem to exceed the reality of our time, money, and talent! What to do? Marilyn will illuminate the path for you – so you can decide how to thrive! She speaks from her personal truths – she leads the life of a dynamically creative person – yet she is also human! With sincere compassion, humor, inspiring quotes, personal stories and insights – she will make you smile, cry and feel renewed, certainly no longer alone! You will have a renewed vigor to cross over when you get to the next cross road on your very own creative journey!

Sunday, 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. SU343 Room 102
Magical Bargello Tapestry Quilts Made Easily!
Marilyn Doheny
Class Fee: $24+Kit Fee: $20
Includes abundant assortment of quality fabrics (everyone selects their own combination of fabrics), plus teaching notes.
You will be astounded and delighted with your time in Marilyn’s company. She is an inspiring international teacher and the author of Bargello Tapestry Quilt Designs – often called The Bible of Bargello Quilt Making. Her teaching style will inspire creativity, delight and confidence! She will guide you through the creation of your very own unique, “one of a kind” Magical Bargello Quilt. Every student will select what they prefer, from one of nine distinct styles presented. No one will have a quilt like anyone else! You will learn repeat, reverse-repeat, sequential, symmetrical, and asymmetrical, river spacers, Island Spacers, and Background Spacers plus vertical interruptions.
Student Supplies: Rotary cutting equipment cutter, matt (as large as you can) and a fresh blade plus straight ruler, Thread – 2 values (1) dark and (1) light, Seam ripper, Pins, Sheet or piece of flannel, and Camera.
Dark Chocolate provided and Books (signed by the author) will be available at a discount to all students and their friends!