Prepping for Online Design Class
Although I’ve taught each of my classes multiple times, it’s not unusual for me to make small changes each time I teach. Maybe I have new work that serves as an example, or a better photo of something already in use.
Right now, I’m prepping for my next online class, Design Your Own Nature Quilt. This is my favorite class to teach, because the students gain so much knowledge and confidence through the class. They get excited and so do I!
In the latter part of the class, we discuss how to plan a successful design, and I show several of the sketches I’ve used for my quilts. My students are usually surprised to see how rough they are. As I tell them, the most important part of skeching is what goes on between your ears, rather than what goes on your paper. In other words, a sketch is an opportunity to plan, and that’s what’s important.
I thought you might like to see one of the sketches. The one below was used for one of the pieces on my gallery page. Can you identify it? (You can click on the photo for a larger image.)
This class starts August 7th, if you’re interested.
I recognized your sketch as one of your Cosmos quilts right away. Looking at the gallery, it’s obviously Cosmo Boogie. It’s about as complicated as the sketches I’ve made, although lately I’ve been working directly from photographs quite a bit.
You’re right, Linda! (Actually, I liked the first little one so much that I actully made another larger quilt, too.)
I checked your blog and I see that you’re having fun making ATCS. I hope to have time for those one of these days. They look like fun.