| Patt Blair Painted Quilt Art - Step by Step This is a perfect class for those that do not draw, do not paint, or do not usually quilt their own work but wish they could. Bring an enlarged photo tracing from one of your own photos or select from one of my ready to go contour drawings. Over half of the time spent in class you will paint using Tsukineko fabric inks and special stick applicators. We will then move forward with the type of border- ing or quilting lines/thread choices mak- ing your painted piece sing your praises. Lab Fee: $36.00 for 9 Inks & 9 applicators. www.pattsart.com Level: All Supply List |
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Robbi Joy Eklow Art Deco and Flower Wheels Learn to design, draw, and fabricate complicated designs with radial symmetry using Robbi's system of wedged shaped repeating "blocks". Fusing is used to put the quilts together quickly in class, but designs can be adapted to hand or machine appliqué when you return home. Robbi has been exploring this design concept for several years and her resulting quilts have won many awards. This technique is much easier to do than the results imply! You can either work on several small quilts or her favorite size, 40" x 54", or even bigger. Lab Fee: $10.00 www.robbieklow.com Level: All Supply List |
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| Patty Hawkins Collage the Essence! Landscapes & Haikus Savoring Nature's tranquility; interpreting repetitions or patterning. YOU will work with a photo (your favorite locale or detail) that captures your attention, creating a fabric collage composition. Slowing down to write a 3 line haiku is a fun way to "introduce" YOU to your subject; to see the "magic" in the scene which "caught your eye" and absorbing ideas from it. A simple drawing exercise gives a way to see the many values, working with a black and white photocopy, of your landscape scene. The magic of many values and mosaic shapes, in only 2 or 3 colors, will create the depth of your landscape. A few "zinger" colors will be added for accent. www.pattyhawkins.com Level: All Supply List |
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| Teresa M. Hodgson Imagination to Reality Anything one can imagine, and even vaguely draw on paper can be made in cloth. I have a particular fondness for machine piecing. By working with doodles, you will discover a design of interesting shapes and lines. I will show you how to enlarge that design proportionally, and to make a pattern from which you will work to create the design in cloth. Throughout the seminar I will teach color, design principles, and sewing skills. You will complete your design, gaining confidence in your skills as a fabric artist. The "no limits" idea will become stronger and stronger. www.spiralt.com Level: All Supply List |
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Gloria Loughman Light up your Landscape Light is one of the most powerful tools that an artist can use in a composition. Fusing small squares, rectangles or diamonds of fabric, students can build up a landscape background that is full of light, contrasts and drama. In this class, design principles, including perspective and focal point, will be outlined and a variety of color schemes will be displayed and discussed. Participants will work through a short series of color exercises and have the opportunity to paint fabric for some of their background and foreground elements. The first project will be a small scene and then moving on to create a larger scene designing a wall hanging from a photo, sketch or picture. Lab Fee: $10.00 www.glorialoughman.com Level: Intermediate Supply List |
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Judy Mathieson Mariner's Compass - Setting A New Course Learn to use paper foundation methods without sewing through the paper. Draft and piece these exciting radiating stars into formal, symmetrical stars of nearly any shape and size or create flashy asymmetrical designs. Original stars or provided patterns will be copied onto freezer paper and then cut into foundations to simplify the piecing process. We will deal with color inspirations as well as how to make the points nice and sharp. www.judymathieson.com Level: Intermediate Supply List |
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Ruth B. McDowell Designing from Nature We begin the class with an introduction to the methods and techniques Ruth has found successful in her quilts. Using the images students bring, we will discuss the translation of images from nature into a pieced quilt design. Students will begin their own pieced design, using subjects and seaming techniques attractive to them. Individual time with each student will help them find options and solutions. Some students will work on developing a simple design and be able to finish the top of the quilt; others may choose a more complex image, make the design and template pattern and finish the auditioning of fabric, but not complete the sewing process in class. www.ruthbmcdowell.com Level: Advanced Supply List |
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Sue Nickels Mastering Machine Techniques Stitched Raw Edge Machine Appliqué and Machine Quilting the Appliqué Quilt Sue's Flower Basket patterns combines machine appliqué and machine quilting to create a small quilt. Learn to machine appliqué using a stitched raw edge machine appliqué technique and then enjoy learning Sue's approach to traditional machine quilting. Students will start with constructing this small appliqué quilt top using a raw edge fusible machine technique. Once the top is stitched, students will learn Sue's methods to machine quilt on their quilt. Students will mark, baste and begin quilting their quilt. Sue will provide the beautiful feather pattern that is on the border of these projects. The focus will be on learning great technique with quality workmanship. www.sue-nickels.com Level: All Supply List |
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Jean Wells Keenan Design Forward - Quilt Exploration Four different assignments will push your quilting to a new level. We will explore design development and construction working from inspirations brought by students creating abstract like pieces. In the next phase presentation ideas will be introduced from simple frame making to layering of designs. Jean's book, Intuitive Color and Design, Adventures in Art Quilting, is a great launching pad showing techniques and ideas for interpreting inspiration. Focus of the class is on composition techniques and unique ideas for presenting your work. www.jeanwellsdesigns.com Level: Intermediate Supply List |
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