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The application form for the 2025 Creative Spark Events will open on August 7, 2024.
The deadline for applying for the 2025 events is September 9th, 2024. We will get back to you by September 27th, 2024.
Ideas for possible presentations and topics are at the end of this page or teach what you know folks love! (Times are always Pacific Time)
Quilter's Color Mixer 2025: Friday, January 31st @ 10am PT: This event is all about Color and Design for quilters. Anything goes, and color is everyone's favorite subject. Keynote Speaker: Latifah Saafir
Piecing Palooza 2025: Thursday, March 20th @ 10am PT: A technique-heavy event, we are covering piecing and appliqué techniques as well as quilt design and color strategies. Keynote Speaker: Maria Shell
Garment Making Event 2025: Wednesday, May 28th @ 10am PT: Our first Garment Event is sure to excite folks. If there's a skill you love to teach when making garments, we want to present it. Buttons, hems, finishes, hacks for tricky situations...no garment topic is off the cutting table. Keynote Speaker: Maddie Kulig
Embroidery Extravaganza 2025: Thursday, July 17th @ 11am PT: Back by popular demand, this event is all about slow stitching. Keynote Speaker: Sue Spargo
Layered & Stitched: Landscape and Pictorial Art Quilts: Friday, September 12th @ 10am PT: The theme for 2025 is pictorial quilts. Whether it's landscapes, people, animals, plants or cityscapes, this year's focus is Art Quilts inspired by imagery. Keynote Speaker: David M. Taylor
Quilt Fusion 2025: November 13th @ 10am PT: Topics can be about anything to do with quilting, EXCEPT art quilting. These include but are not limited to Color Theory, Color Strategies, Quilt Design and Techniques (both Quilting and Piecing). Keynote: Katie Pasquini Masopust
Compensation
Instructors have two ways to earn compensation from our events.
First, we pay a flat fee for your presentation time. You are only required to be present for your portion and not for the entire event.
Second, we pay an affiliate fee of 15% of the retail price for every student who signs up using your link. For example on events that are $39.99, you will receive about $6 for each sale you refer.
How To Apply:
We have six events planned for 2025. Please complete the submission form for the events you would like to participate in. You do not need to be a C&T author or Creative Spark Instructor but should be a skilled teaching instructor.
Please fill out this Google Form.
The deadline for applying is September 9th, 2024.
We will get back to you by September 27th, 2024.
If you have questions, please direct them to Sophie Scardaci (Creative Spark Program Manager)
What are Creative Spark LIVE Events?
They are virtual events. As an instructor you can present live demonstrations, lectures, PowerPoint presentations, or pre-recordings of techniques during the keynote, followed by some Q&A.
What makes our events different from many out there?
2025 will be our fourth year offering LIVE events. The feedback from attendees has been off-the-charts positive, and they all want more live events. Our events allow folks to choose which breakout room sessions to watch LIVE while being able to watch the other sessions’ recordings later. Recordings are not sold after the event date.
Want to see previous and current event lineups? Check out a sample of our previous events with just a click.
Why partner with C&T and Creative Spark?
From marketing to hosting, we manage everything. You get exposed to our list of over 205,000 consumers who are avid fans of all things quilting and embroidery.
This list of ideas are suggestions and not meant to limit what is offered. We want your great topics and ideas. The deadline for applying is September 9th, 2024. We will get back to you by September 27th.
Quilter's Color Mixer 2025
Keynote Speaker: Latifah Saafir
This event is all about Color and Design for quilters. Anything goes, and color is everyone's favorite subject. Below are ideas, but you are not limited to this. Present what you are excited about!
Piecing Palooza 2025
Keynote Speaker: Maria Shell
A technique-heavy event, we are covering piecing and appliqué techniques as well as quilt design and color strategies.
Technique:
Design:
Color Strategies when Piecing:
Garment Making 2025 (New)
Keynote Speaker: Maddie Kulig
Our first Garment Event is sure to excite folks. If there's a skill you love to teach when making garments, we want to present it. Buttons, hems, finishes, hacks for tricky situations...no garment topic is off the cutting table.
Embroidery Extravaganza 2025
Keynote Speaker: Sue Spargo
Back by popular demand, this event is all about slow stitching and can include (but is not limited to) the following topics:
Layered & Stitched: An Art Quilt Experience
Keynote Speaker: David M. Taylor
The Layered & Stitched theme for 2025 is pictorial quilts. Whether it's landscapes, people, animals, plants or cityscapes, this year's focus is Art Quilts inspired by imagery. Techniques are always highly received: whether it is focusing on the overall composition or highlighting a method that captures characteristics of the subject or inspiration.
Quilt Fusion 2025
Keynote Speaker: Katie Pasquini Masopust
Topics can be about anything to do with quilting, EXCEPT art quilting.
Color Theory, Color Strategies, Color Anything: Folks love color:
Design:
Technique:
Other Ideas:
If you have questions, please direct them to Sophie Scardaci (Creative Spark Program Manager)
