In about five hours, the ladies in this class tore up their gorgeous fabrics, rearranged them into beautiful compositions, added exciting accent fabrics, and quilted their quilts. How’s that for instant? Here’s Sharon hard at work, followed by a photo of her in-progress quilt. Click any image for a larger view She later added a few […]
Here’s round two of photos from my recent “Design Your Own Nature Quilt” class, in Orlando. Cindy brought a great photo showing a stack of rocks in front of a waterfall. See how she decided to crop it, below. Click on any photo for a larger view She decided to depict the water with some […]
This past weekend I taught “Design Your Own Nature Quilt,” in Orlando, FL. The supply list included “artistic courage,” and the students brought it in abundant supply. We spent all morning learning about design, which then gave them the skills they needed to sketch their own design plans. Most had never done this before, but they […]
Oh, I’ve had fun with this piece! It’s SO fast and easy! (See how I started in this post.) After establishing the sky, foliage, and little bits of flowers, I finally added the sheer green paper I had painted. Along with the first “flower.” Just a wacky shape of paper, really. I think I just tore it randomly. […]
I’m currently teaching my online class, Sticky Fingers, which is about glued collage. Oh the fun! The technique is VERY fast, and I got inspired to join the students and make another collage, myself. These are some of the materials I was considering, several of which are thin paper. The purple-pink-yellow piece of paper was my […]
Like all teachers, I greatly appreciate feedback on my classes. One of the guilds at which I taught this spring provides this, through the use of surveys. I just got the stats and was delighted at the excellent responses I received! I taught two full day classes. When asked about my preparedness, 100% of the 15 responders […]
Day Two at The Villages brought another Instant Art Quilt class. And once again, the students rose to the challenge. Click any image for a larger view Brenda worked with a variety of fabrics to create her background: a tricky task that she managed extremely well. A fabric with hot tropical foliage provided the perfect […]
I recently taught two Instant Art Quilt classes in The Villages, FL. (Yes, that’s the name of the community.) Geared toward retirees, it’s made up of multiple idyllic villages , with a TON of available activities and amenities – including a quilt club with around 700 members!!! As always in this class, the ladies were a little […]
The ladies in my recent “Design Your Own Nature Quilt” class in Ann Arbor really rocked. They set aside their fears about working loosely and forged bravely ahead. (With a few hesitations, of course.) The results were fabulous. After only three hours of working on their compositions, these photos show just some of the results. […]
I recently had fun teaching Double Reverse Applique in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Click any image for a larger view As usual, we had an awesome batch of apples by the end of class. It’s always great to see how different they all are. Marilyn, Paula, Debbie #1, June, Brooks, Judy, Connie, Bertraud, Kaye, Marge, Debbie #2, […]
