I’m really enjoying working with the students in my current online class, Design Your Own Nature Quilt. One of the items on the supply list for this class is “artistic courage,” because the students often need to work outside their comfort zones. Click any image for a slightly larger view The quilt above was made by […]
What to do with a gorgeous piece of hand dyed fabric? Back in 2003 my ideas were limited, so I decided to use it as a sampler for quilting designs. But, it was just too pretty to be relegated to sampler status, so I added some more fabrics and created this, called Color Makes the Quilt. […]
In a recent Design Your Own Nature Quilt class, Carma Spencer created a wonderful quilt. Here’s a photo of the finished piece, Think Big. Click image for a larger view. Carma started with her own photo, decided on the best composition, created a simple sketch, and began to cut and place fabric. Working loosely, she interpreted mulch […]
I just LOVE teaching the Design Your Own Nature Quilt class! And this photo shows why. Click the image for a much larger view Isn’t this a wonderful quilt? It was made by Bev O’Connell and it’s called Button Zinnias. You can read more about Bev’s design process on this blog post. And, you’ll also […]
The students in my recent “Design Your Own Nature Quilt” class brought their artistic courage to class and bravely jumped into unknown territory. It was exciting! Most students found that their compositions were improved when they cropped their inspiration photos rather dramatically. Kathy was an example, and you can see her cropped photo below, at left. She was […]
This is my favorite class to teach, because the students learn SO MUCH! The morning is devoted to learning about design. Working on individual and group exercises, you’ll learn about focal point, composition, and loosely interpreting a photo. We’ll start with my own photos so there’ll be no pressure to get it perfect. By late […]
I’m trying something different. Rather than teaching for a guild, I’m renting a space in Melbourne, FL and personally coordinating all the class advertising and details. Kinda exciting (and scary.) August 1, 2011 Design Your Own Nature Quilt 6 hours, no sewing, $65, (includes $5 kit fee) Find full class details here, but first, check […]
Phyllis Tarrant was one of my students when I taught Design Your Own Nature Quilt in Charlotte, NC. She recently sent me photos of her finished quilt, as well as her inspiration photo. I thought you’d enjoy seeing the progression. Her starting photo featured a simple tropical scene. A very good candidate for a class […]
Although it was rainy in Charlotte, we were warm and dry inside during the Design Your Own Nature Quilt class. Since the emphasis was on learning about design, we spent most of the morning working on that. The students used the remaining three hours in the afternoon to quickly create their compositions. They got a lot […]
More student results from Design Your Own Nature Quilt, in Charlotte, NC: Beth was working from some photos of fall trees. However, it’s difficult to get an accurate representation of this at the scale we were using. No worries: Beth decided to interpret her leaves loosely. She cut little bits out of her leaf fabrics, allowing the […]
