Classes, slide lectures and talks Odette has given, from 1987 onwards.
2008
- SEP. SOUTH AFRICAN QUILTERS GUILD NATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL, Johannesburg – Lecture: Inspiration, Perspiration and Evaluation; Acceptance Speech and exhibition of 15 quilts for SAQG Pro-Dedicate award
- AUG. NATAL QUILTERS GUILD, Durban – Lecture: Design in Quiltmaking
- FEB. AUSTRALASIAN QUILT CONVENTION, Melbourne, Australia – Freestyle Quilts, African Design Sources, Major Minors, Making Waves (4 x 1 day)
2007
- SEP/OCT. AMAFU STUDIO, Durban – Design, Design, Design (4 days)
- AUG. SALT ROCK QUILTERS – Lecture: Freestyle Quilts
- AUG. COTTON TALES, Hillcrest – Major Minors (1 day)
- AUG. COTTON TALES, Hillcrest – Making Waves (1 day)
- AUG. RICHMOND QUILTERS – Making Waves (2 days)
- JUL/AUG. ROS STUDIO, Durban – Design, Design, Design (4 days)
- JUL/AUG. WINI STUDIO, Pietermaritzburg – Design, Design, Design (4 days)
- JUL. GRASSROOTS GUILD, Durban – Lecture: Abstraction
- APR. FIBREWORKS TEN, Cape Town – Connections in a Series (2 days)
- MAY. NATAL QUILTERS GUILD, Durban – Freestyle Quilts (1 day)
- MAY. QUILT INDABA CONFERENCE, Drakensburg – Design, Design, Design (4 days)
- FEB. WESTVILLE GROUP – Freestyle Quilts (1 day)
2006
- NOV. NATAL QUILTERS GUILD – Slide lecture: Inspiration, Perspiration, Evaluation
- JUL. COTTON TALES, Hillcrest – Making Waves (one day)
- JUL. COTTON TALES, Hillcrest – Making Waves (one day)
- JUL. S.A. NATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL, Port Elizabeth – Major Minors and Connections in a Series (2 x 2 days); Slide Lecture: The Fibreworks Group
- JUN. INNOVATIVE THREADS – Group Critique class
- MAY. GRASSROOTS QUILTERS GUILD – Making Waves (2 x one day)
- MAY. NATAL QUILTERS GUILD – Demonstration of Machine Curved Piecing
- APR. WESTVILLE GROUP – African Design Sources (1 day)
2005
- OCT. VILLAGE QUILTERS, Durban – talk on the Fibreworks group
- MAY. INNOVATIVE THREADS WORKSHOPS, Cape Town – Major Minors (2 days)
- MAY. QUILT INDABA CONFERENCE, Drakensburg – African Influences (2 days)
2004
- JUL. S.A. NATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL - CELEBRATIONS, Durban – slide lecture: A Contemporary South African Spirit; African Design Sources (2 days)
- MAR. MIDLANDS QUILTERS GUILD, Hilton – Slide lecture: Travels in Morocco
- FEB. GOLDEN RAND GUILD, Johannesburg – Lecture: Documenting Your Work; Making Waves and African Design Sources (2 x 2 days)
- FEB. GRASSROOTS GUILD, Durban – lecture: Judging the World Quilt Competition
2003
- NOV. VILLAGE QUILTERS, Durban – Lecture: Judging the World Quilt Competition
- SEP/OCT. NEW ZEALAND 10TH NATIONAL QUILT SYMPOSIUM, Christchurch – taught 5 days of classes; Dunedin – taught 2 day class and presented slide lecture
- AUG. WORLD QUILT AND TEXTILE ON TOUR, USA – taught 7 days of classes, presented a slide lecture, curated an exhibition: Fibreworks Major Minors and was on the international discussion panel in Lansing, MI and Manchester, NH
- MAR. LINEA FASHION ACADEMY, Durban – Slide lecture: Inspiration from Africa
- FEB. VILLAGE QUILTERS GUILD, Durban – Slide lecture: Colour and Design
- FEB. KLOOF COUNTRY QUILTERS, Durban – Slide lecture: Inspiration from Africa
2002
- NOV. NIMBLE FINGERS Quilt Shop, Durban – African Design Sources (1 day)
- OCT. NIMBLE FINGERS Quilt Shop, Durban – Thatch Dwellings in Africa (1 day)
- SEP. VILLAGE QUILTERS GUILD, Durban – Thatch Dwellings in Africa (2 days)
- SEP. VILLAGE QUILTERS GUILD, Durban – Making Waves (2 days)
- AUG. GRASSROOTS QUILTERS GUILD, Durban – Slide lecture: Inspiration from Africa
- JUL. S.A. NATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL, Cape Town – Slide lecture: Quilts and Travels in South Africa
- JAN. TOLLGATE QUILTERS GUILD, Durban – Slide lecture: Travels in Morocco
2001
- JUNE. WESTVILLE QUILTERS GUILD, Durban – Slide lecture and show of my work: Inspiration from Africa
- JAN. GRASSROOTS QUILTERS GUILD, Durban – Slide lecture: Arts and Crafts Tours of South Africa and Morocco
2000
- AUG. WORLD QUILT AND TEXTILE ON TOUR, USA – taught 6 classes, presented a slide-lecture, curated an exhibition: Contemporary South African Quilts and was on the International Discussion Panel in Lansing, MI
1999
- JULY. USA: QUILTING BY THE LAKE, Morrisville, NY – taught 3 classes and presented a slide-lecture
- AUG. WORLD QUILT AND TEXTILE, Greensboro, NC – taught 3 classes, presented a slide-lecture, curated an exhibition: The Embroideries of Mapula, Chivirika and Kaross and was on the International Discussion Panel
- MAY. QUILT INDABA CONFERENCE, Drakensberg, KZN – Design With Line (2 days) and was part of the organising committee
1998
- NOV. ZIMBABWE NATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL, Bulawayo – African Design Sources (2 days) and Making Waves-Curved Piecing (2 days)
- SEP. NATAL MIDLANDS GUILD, Hilton – presented a talk and show of my work
- AUG. NATAL QUILTERS GUILD, Durban – Slide lecture
- JUL. S.A. NATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL, Port Elizabeth – African Design Sources (2 days), Slide-lecture: Natal Quilts and Influences and was part of the judging team for the Quilt Exhibition (300 quilts)
- JUN. VILLAGE QUILTERS, Durban – Lecture: The Elements of Design
- APR. CRAFTS COUNCIL FAIR KWAZULU-NATAL, Durban – Slide lecture: Contemporary KZN Quilts
1997
- AUG. SWAZILAND QUILTING CONVENTION, Big Bend – Making Waves (2 days)
1996
- NOV. GOLDEN RAND QUILTERS GUILD, Johannesburg – Making Waves (2 days) and a lecture and show of the development of my own work
- JUL. SEASONS S.A. NATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL, Durban – African Design Sources (2 days) and Making Waves (2 days)
- FEB. NIMBLE FINGERS Quilt Shop, Durban – Making Waves (1 day)
1995
- SEP. TEACHING AND LECTURE TOUR OF U.S.A. – taught and exhibited at New England Quilt Museum (Lowell, MA); taught and lectured 4 days at Quilting by the Sound (Port Townsend, WA); presented a slide-lecture to the Contemporary QuiltArt Association (Seattle, WA)
- JUL. PATCHWORK SOMMERKURSE CONFERENCE, Hochst, Germany – African Design Sources (4 days) and Slide-lecture on South African quilts
- JUN. Attended BRITISH NATIONAL QUILT EXHIBITION, Ascot, England
- MAY. QUILT INDABA CONFERENCE, Drakensberg, KZN – African Design Sources (2 days) and Making Waves (2 days) and was part of the organising committee
1994
- AUG. SWAZILAND QUILT CONVENTION – taught African Design Sources (2 days) and From Kraal to Castle (2 days) and presented a slide-lecture
- JUL. S.A. NATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL, Cape Town – taught two classes and co-presented a slide-lecture
- MAY. PATCHWORK SOMMERKURSE CONFERENCE, Hochst, Germany – African Design Sources (4 days) and Slide-lecture on South African quilts
1993
- OCT/NOV. TEACHING AND LECTURE TOUR OF U.S.A. – taught and presented slide-lectures at Quilting by the Sound (Port Townsend, WA), Lunn Fabrics (Denver, CO), Museum of the American Quilters Society (Paducah, KY), Quilters Paradise (Clovis, CA) and exhibited at the Fresno Art Museum (CA)
- AUG. TATHAM ART GALLERY – presented a slide-lecture: KZN Quilt Artists
- MAY. QUILT INDABA CONFERENCE, Drakensberg, KZN – From Kraal to Castle (2 days) and was part of the organising committee
1992
- JUL. S.A. NATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL, Port Elizabeth – taught two classes
- MAY. QUILT INDABA CONFERENCE, Drakensberg, KZN – African Design Sources and was part of the organising committee
- MAR. Berea West School, Westville, Adult Education – Basic Patchwork and Quilting
1991
- SEP. S.A. NATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL, Johannesburg – taught 2 classes and presented a slide-lecture: Natal Quilts and Influences
- MAY. EAST LONDON QUILTERS, Eastern Cape – taught Victorian Crazy Patchwork with Rosalie Dace and co-presented a slide-lecture
1990
- NOV. EMBOCRAFT, Hillcrest – co-judged with Fiona Kirkwood, quilts made by Zulu women
- JUL. NATIONAL S.A. QUILT FESTIVAL, STARS FOR AFRICA, Durban – taught a class and was on the organising committee
1989
- SEP. NATIONAL S.A. QUILT CONFERENCE, Bloemfontein, OFS – taught two classes and presented a slide-lecture
- SEP/OCT. Five week quilt-conference tour of U.S.A. – attended Road to California in Anaheim, C.A.; Quilting by the Sound Conference, Port Townsend, W.A.; took classes with Nancy Crow, Nancy Halpern and Jan Myers. Co-presented a slide-lecture on Contemporary South African Quilts
- JUL. SWAKOPMUND QUILT CONVENTION, Swakopmund, Namibia – taught two classes and presented a slide-lecture
- APR. PORT ELIZABETH QUILTERS – taught two classes
1988
- JUL. MIDLANDS ARTS AND CRAFTS SOCIETY, Pietermaritzburg, KZN – presented a slide-lecture at M.A.C.S. Winter School
- JUL. LOERIE NATIONAL S.A. QUILT CHAMPIONSHIP, Plettenburg Bay, Cape – team-judged the quilt exhibition and taught a class
1987
- MAY. THE NEST HOTEL, Drakensburg, KZN – taught 4 day beginners quilting classes