Live & Online Learning
Jennifer's love of making is contagious. She is a warm and vibrant teacher who takes your skills to the next level with engaging courses, bringing discovery and fun into your life
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CREATIVE SPARK ONLINE LEARNING
Jennifer's online classes and lectures are offered through Creative Spark Online Learning. The technology is excellent, customizable, and recently easier for all to partake. She leads live presentations (perfect for guilds and shops), discussion groups, and also for individuals to go at your own pace/on demand options. All from the comfort of your sewing space. Jennifer misses traveling to see you all, but she has turned engaging on Zoom into an art where you feel connected and learn so much too! |
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OMBRÉ QUILTS by Jennifer Sampou • 2019 C&T Publishing
Many of Jennifer's classes are based on her Fall 2019 release of Ombre Quilts in conjunction with SKY (RobertKaufman.com)a 30 piece ombré digitally printed fabric collection, soon to be 46 (2022 October release). Her maiden voyage to promote her exciting book and fabric was an invitation by Australian Quilt Market in Melbourne to be their guest designer and keynote speaker as well as touring Australia, even as far as Perth to teach! That was the last time she taught in person internationally before COVID 19. She has pivoted to Live/Online learning and offering webinars to guilds, shops and associations. See offerings below. Also note that this page is updated monthly, however sign up for our mailing list to keep up to date. |
In Person Live and Scheduled Live Online:
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Octagon Shimmer Quilt 70” x 86”
Level: Confident Beginner Learn improvisation within structure and good design principles, so you can make this jumbo quilt block with success, as well as your own flair. Pair neutrals with pop of brights or saturated prints to create a bold spiderweb quilt. Learn how to capture dynamic movement in your quilt as you explore positive and negative space, color, and proper value placement. Improvise with accent colors, like a painter, to finalize your look! You’ll also review ways to make perfect points and the shortcuts for the wonky Flying Geese border. This quilt looks great simplified or super scrappy: your choice! Paper templates are included, Purchase Acrylic Templates Buy Pattern: Octagon Shimmer by Jennifer Sampou in shop |
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Dawn Star Quilt 60” x 60”
Level: Confident Beginner In this workshop, Jennifer teaches good color principles and mastering value, plus how to make double sawtooth star blocks with precision, while exploring the fun of working with a full range of color. Use multiple ombré fabrics to capture dynamic movement, as you explore foreground and background and the blurred lines in play. You’ll learn Jennifer’s favorite way to make sharp points and beautiful stars, along with her approach to deeper understanding of color and value through use of ombré fabrics. Plus, you’ll explore a bit of improv within structure, as the secondary star may not need all its points, and let the fabric do the work! Buy Book Ombré Quilts by Jennifer Sampou in shop Kit available Ombré Tote
LIVE- New live online class $149.99 September 11-12, 2021. 9am-12pm PST 2 half days workshop Take this LIVE workshop with Jennifer as a small class format to get the best possible tutorial with Jennifer and prerecorded sections for better learning. This private workshop offers Zoom link, limited enrollment so you'll get lots of attention. Plus pearls of wisdom and nuggets of gold only gleaned from live interactions! The students love this way to engage. Order the kit at least two weeks in advance and get the $ discount once signed up. If you like to learn at your own pace on your own time, go to the standard class OMBRÉ TOTE for $49.99 to take anytime that works for you! (but you don't get Jennifer LIVE) |
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MISA • Madeline Island, La Pointe Wisconsin Campus
Ombré SKY 5 day retreat October 4-8, 2021. 9am-4pm CST In Person • $950 Known for it's magnificent light and colors, creating an unparalleled setting for a week of inspiration and creativity, join Jennifer on Madeline Island for her fall 2021 retreat, SKY OMBRÉ quilt making. Unlock the magic of ombrés and boost your color confidence as you explore value, hue and how the outside beauty can be interpreted through your quilt making. This is a once in a lifetime, intimate retreat you will remember forever! See MISA website for more information, accommodations (see how cool that little red barn is in the lower left)? More at this incredible art school, on an island in Lake Superior, Wisconsin. |
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MISA • Santa Fe, New Mexico Campus
High Desert Hues 5 day retreat April 25-29, 2022. 9am-4pm MST In Person • $950 With Misa West, Jennifer is thrilled to offer a 5 day workshop in Santa Fe, New Mexico for quilters ready to absorb the high desert hues into their creative quilt making process. Immersed in Georgia O’keefe country, we will explore bold blocks, color mapping with new earth inspired SKY Ombrés (Robert Kaufman) and how to incorporate your own stash as you cut and piece luscious fabrics. A combination of structure and improvisation students explore new concepts while keeping rhythm. Jennifer’s own OMBRÉ QUILTS Book (C&T Publishing) will be referenced and expanded upon. Trips to The Georgia Okeefe museum, observing sunsets will enhance student’s joy and work. One on one meetings at beginning and end of week with Jennifer to discuss ideas, goals and aspirations. See MISA website for more information, |
On Demand. Your Time, Your schedule!
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Boost Your Color Confidence • Ombré Table Runner-
On demand online class $79.99 In this pre-recorded and self-directed course, Jennifer shares extensive instruction on color, design, construction, finishing and even matchstick quilting. Instructor and Student Community Discussions are included. You will have access for 1 year. Also available with a LIVE workshop from time to time. |
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Ombré Tote
On demand online class $49.99 The Ombré Tote is such a satisfying project to create. Make this tote in a variety of sizes to suit your needs... perfect for a day trip, holding your current WIP’s, or running to the market in style. You’ll gain valuable skills in this course! I'll bring you into my studio space and teach you my secrets for success. This class is warm and engaging, as I cheer you on in a fun yet relaxed pace. Best of all, you’ll end up with a tote that is uniquely yours. Bet you can’t make just one. -Jennifer Also available with a LIVE workshop from time to time. |
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My Color Wheel
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Dawn Star
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Webinars- One hour lectures live with power point. For more info email jennifersampou@gmail.com
Light Your Ombré Fire
LIGHT YOUR OMBRÉ FIRE
"I am not sure about my color choices", "I love color and I want to be better at it" Does this sound like you? Let Jennifer get you color confident by lighting your ombre fire! As a textile designer, quilt maker, and teacher studying color, she knows you can learn a lot from using her SKY ombré fabrics. She delights in sharing and gives a spirited talk about the joy of using gradient ombrés that capture large swaths of the color wheel in just one yard. Because of digital technology, Jennifer made her dream of "offering 1000 colors at your fingertips" come true. (RobertKaufman.com) She shows how to work with ombré fabrics- on their own or with solids/prints from simple to complicated! Even professional makers have endorsed SKY- "SKY makes me feel like a color pro!", "When I work with SKY, It feels like cheating but it's not" "I am buying color confidence with SKY" " Talk is 50 minutes with 10 minute Q&A. Can also organized a fun game and giveaways online.
"I am not sure about my color choices", "I love color and I want to be better at it" Does this sound like you? Let Jennifer get you color confident by lighting your ombre fire! As a textile designer, quilt maker, and teacher studying color, she knows you can learn a lot from using her SKY ombré fabrics. She delights in sharing and gives a spirited talk about the joy of using gradient ombrés that capture large swaths of the color wheel in just one yard. Because of digital technology, Jennifer made her dream of "offering 1000 colors at your fingertips" come true. (RobertKaufman.com) She shows how to work with ombré fabrics- on their own or with solids/prints from simple to complicated! Even professional makers have endorsed SKY- "SKY makes me feel like a color pro!", "When I work with SKY, It feels like cheating but it's not" "I am buying color confidence with SKY" " Talk is 50 minutes with 10 minute Q&A. Can also organized a fun game and giveaways online.
Inspired Design
INSPIRED DESIGN
Armchair travel the world with Jennifer as she takes you on a color filled journey of what inspires her to create fabrics and quilts with zest! From the artisan markets of Oaxaca to the heights of the Himalayas, Jennifer's life's work has been fueled by her love of culture, nature and discovery of distant exotic lands. With her camera (and now iPhone) in tow, aiming to venture way off the beaten path, she captures repetition in pattern and color combinations. She loves inspiring others and shares an inside peak of how she translates what she sees. Having gathered thousands of images which she interpret into her fabrics and quilts, she has culled the very best in this presentation. See the beauty of our planet through her eyes. It's sure to spark your own creative making. Talk is 50 minutes with 10 minute Q&A. Can also organized a fun game and giveaways online.
Armchair travel the world with Jennifer as she takes you on a color filled journey of what inspires her to create fabrics and quilts with zest! From the artisan markets of Oaxaca to the heights of the Himalayas, Jennifer's life's work has been fueled by her love of culture, nature and discovery of distant exotic lands. With her camera (and now iPhone) in tow, aiming to venture way off the beaten path, she captures repetition in pattern and color combinations. She loves inspiring others and shares an inside peak of how she translates what she sees. Having gathered thousands of images which she interpret into her fabrics and quilts, she has culled the very best in this presentation. See the beauty of our planet through her eyes. It's sure to spark your own creative making. Talk is 50 minutes with 10 minute Q&A. Can also organized a fun game and giveaways online.
Spark Your Creative Mojo
SPARK YOUR CREATIVE MOJO
Feeling stuck when you enter your sewing space? Tired of that same pile of fabric staring you in the face? With decades of experience of being a creative as a career choice, Jennifer will share how to spark your creative mojo and boost your productivity so you are inspired with renewed enthusiasm. Through a dynamic talk that is upbeat and honest, you will learn her favorite tricks and techniques to getting over the studio BLAHS. Get tips on when to dig deep or just take a nap and show up the next day. Join Jennifer to have a good laugh, learn some new ways to spark your mojo and trust that you really are a creative being, sometimes that little rainbow glow is just covered under a 97 pound pile of cotton scraps! Talk is 50 minutes with 10 minute Q&A. Can also organized a fun game and giveaways online.
Feeling stuck when you enter your sewing space? Tired of that same pile of fabric staring you in the face? With decades of experience of being a creative as a career choice, Jennifer will share how to spark your creative mojo and boost your productivity so you are inspired with renewed enthusiasm. Through a dynamic talk that is upbeat and honest, you will learn her favorite tricks and techniques to getting over the studio BLAHS. Get tips on when to dig deep or just take a nap and show up the next day. Join Jennifer to have a good laugh, learn some new ways to spark your mojo and trust that you really are a creative being, sometimes that little rainbow glow is just covered under a 97 pound pile of cotton scraps! Talk is 50 minutes with 10 minute Q&A. Can also organized a fun game and giveaways online.
MORE CLASSES AND DESCRIPTIONS COMING HERE SOON! If you don't see what you want yet, Stay tuned! Jennifer and friends are working on getting all her classes and patterns uploaded with excellent tutorials and inspiring lessons.
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Hey Guilds and Shops.
Jennifer talks live/online classes on Global Quilt Connection On the GLOBAL QUILT CONNECTION highlights teachers from around the world for hire by guilds and shops. A three minute video to talk about how, what, where, when and why she teaches professional style classes and workshops both on line and live workshops to guilds and special events. For more information on pricing, types of classes offered, etc...email Jennifersampou@gmail.com |
Quilt Guilds and Shops work with Jennifer by contacting her via JenniferSampou@gmail.com and get full details of how she offers day classes, lectures and retreats to make it easy for you, fun for your members and customers while creating community and learning new skills and gaining color confidence.