Kate Colleran is a fabric and quilt pattern designer, quilt teacher and author. She has taught at local quilt shops, for guilds and at national quilt shows, has online classes at Craftsy and Quilting Daily and been a guest on Love of Quilting and The Quilt Show. Her quilt patterns are inspired by traditional elements and put together with a modern twist. She is the designer of the popular Braid and Mini Braid Templates and co-author of the book, Smash Your Precut Stash. Her new book, Patchwork Braids, came out in January 2025. She is a fabric designer for Island Batik and loves seeing her designs come to life on batik fabrics. Her goal is to help quilters make a quilt by finding the methods and techniques that work for them!
Lecture
“Modern Traditional – Exploring Quilt Styles
In this lecture, I discuss different quilt styles and use quilts from my patterns, my book and ones I have had in magazines as examples. I talk about the mix of styles, color choices and inspiration for quilt ideas.
Workshop
“Moon Walk – Exploring the Drunkard’s Path Block”
Not sure about sewing curves? In this class you will learn how to cut and piece a Drunkard’s Path block. Class will start with cutting the curved pieces using the Drunkard’s Path Template set 1. Kate will demonstrate 3 different ways to piece the DP blocks including her favorite 1 pin method. You can find the method you like; you get to pick the one that is the best way for you to get a great curve every time! Then you can use that new curved piecing knowledge to make some drunkard’s path blocks to create the Moon Walk table runner, a fun, modern table runner! Kate will also demonstrate how to cut pieces for different size blocks using her Drunkard’s Path template so students can start planning their next curvy quilt!