Grow with the Flow Debut Class a Hit

Nineteen women took my first “Grow with the Flow” class, and boy did we have fun!

First, I showed them how to create the background composition.  Because they arrived with their fabrics arranged by value, this went very quickly.

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Grow with the Flow class, taught by Ellen Lindner.  AdventureQuilter.com

Grow with the Flow class, taught by Ellen Lindner.  AdventureQuilter.com

Little strips of “zippy” fabrics were added as accents.

After composing (but not stitching) the backgrounds, we set them aside in the back room.

Grow with the Flow class, taught by Ellen Lindner.  AdventureQuilter.com

Aren’t they pretty?

Grow with the Flow class, taught by Ellen Lindner.  AdventureQuilter.com

Grow with the Flow class, taught by Ellen Lindner.  AdventureQuilter.com

Next, I taught them how to “fussy fuse.”  This is a technique which is very efficient when composing lots of little fabric pieces into one larger shape.

Grow with the Flow class, taught by Ellen Lindner.  AdventureQuilter.com

All of that before lunch!

After lunch, everyone top stitched their compositions in place.

Grow with the Flow class, taught by Ellen Lindner.  AdventureQuilter.com

I had to laugh because, with everyone sewing, it looked like I was running a sweat shop!

The results were great, though and I’ll show them to you in the next post.

Ellen Lindner
P.S.  I’d love to teach “Grow with the Flow” for your guild!