Slow stiching Kawandi-style is a meditative, intuitive hand-stitching tradition practiced by the Siddi women of Western India and one of the most joyful ways to make a quilt, turning fabric scraps into a richly layered textile. No pattern, no template, no measuring, no stress! Using a distinctive "outside in" construction method and simple running stitches, you’ll be on your way in no time This technique is really accessible for beginners and a welcome antidote to perfectionism, inviting play, experimentation, and presence into your stitching practice. Gather some of your own fabric scraps to truly personalize your project. A $25 materials fee paid to the instructors covers all necessary materials.

Erin Lee Gafill is a museum-exhibited artist, author, and award winning teacher dedicated to helping others awaken their creative spirit. Her fearless use of color in her paintings and textiles was profoundly shaped by her uncle (and sometime baby-sitter) designer Kaffe Fassett.  

Erin and Kaffe spent fifteen years of stolen weeks painting and knitting side-by-side. These works—both paintings and textiles—were celebrated in their coffee table book, Color Duets, and featured at the Monterey Museum of Art in 2021.
Erin teaches creativity workshops both online and in person in Mexico, Italy, and Big Sur, California.

She is the author of the inspirational memoir, Drinking from a Cold Spring, a Little Book of Hope; Jane Gallatin Powers, a California Modernist; and Color Duets.

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A handful of your own personal fabric scraps (think discarded clothing, project remnants).