Pillows & Plushies

with Eve Emrich
April 25, 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Tuition: $75
Materials Fee: $10

Learn to create three-dimensional soft sculptures using recycled fabrics and repurposed stuffing while making your own unique pillow form. Demonstrations will cover basic patterning methods, sewing machine and hand-stitching techniques, and examples of artists working in contemporary soft sculpture. The session will include guided instruction, open studio time, and opportunities to experiment with form and texture. 

Plan to bring: fabric, old clothing, and retired pillows to harvest for stuffing—plus any personal materials you’d like to incorporate.

Location: Ox-Bow House - 137 Center Street, Douglas, MI 49406 

Eve Emrich (they/them) is a fiber artist, quilt maker, and craft educator based in Chicago. Their practice traces the nonlinearity of loss, memory, and identity through quilting, spinning yarn, and lace-making. They have taught fiber craft and quilting workshops in Chicago at Comfort Station, Haymarket House, Walls Turned Sideways, and Elastic Arts. Emrich is also the co-founder and Director of Quilt Church, a queer- and trans-centered hand-quilting project in which artists learn fundamental hand-sewing skills while cooperatively completing an heirloom-quality quilt. They received their BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2022 and participated in Ox-Bow’s Longform Residency in 2025.

Example of soft sculpture - shapes of quilted fabric stuffed with polyfil. Photo courtesy of artist.