PHIL BEAVER is a retired public school teacher.
He also owned and operated the exclusive Beaver House Dinner Theater
where nearly thirty live performers amused sell-out crowds. His teaching
career in fine arts covered areas of silversmithing and other metalsmithing,
drawing, and fiber design.
He is the father of one and grandfather of one. Sylbie is three
years old and Phil's best buddy.
Phil Beaver found quilts and quilt shows by chance in 2000. Some
first quilting attempts followed soon after that, but he became serious and more
productive as a quilter and quilt teacher in 2003. As of January 2006, he
has produced ten large quilts and won 59 major awards, including nine Best of
Show awards, in the most major quilt shows in the world.
He appears regularly on HGTV's Simply Quilts with Alex Anderson, and is
often seen on cable's DIY channel, also. His work and quilting
accomplishments have been featured in over 50 related magazine publications.
Free Spirit in New York City produced a J. Phil Beaver fabric collection,
"Indiana Heritage" fabrics.
Sunflowers
and Poinsettias
Two and ˝ day class - All levels - $165.00
Monday, Tuesday (9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.) and Wednesday (9:00 a.m. - Noon)
OR
Wednesday (Noon - 4:00 p.m.), Thursday
and Friday (9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
The first day of each workshop is always
spent painting fabrics. The paint is
permanent and a bit messy – wear old clothes on day one.
Also, on the first day bring a water spritz bottle, pen/pencil, note
paper, and scissors for fabric and paper. A
desk stapler is useful but optional. On
day one, do not bring machines – they won’t be used while painting and we
often don’t have room to store them until this part of workshop is complete. (This
class will be held at the 4H building).
Supply
List
 | Bring
$45.00 for supplies provided by Phil Beaver. |
| General
sewing gear. |
| Sewing
machine with darning/embroidery foot (machine is optional for 2 ˝ day
classes). |
| Pen/pencil
and notepaper. |
| Water
spritz bottle. |
| Background
fabric, not to exceed 72” for sunflower and/or poinsettia designs, 3 or 4
choices are best. |
| Batting,
not to exceed 72”. |
| Fabric
for backside of finished work, not to exceed 72”. |
