Here’s another report on my awesome Design Your Own Nature Quilt students, at Empty Spools. Lucy was a delight. Like Katie, her only quilting experience was with simple piecing. The design concepts and construction techniques were completely new to her and she was very willing to learn them. Her inspiration photo was one she had taken herself….
My week teaching Design Your Own Nature Quilt at Empty Spools Seminar was excellent and my students were fantastic! They brought their creative courage and tried lots of new things – with amazing results. This was Alex’s board for the classroom walk-through. She did the little plant on the left first. She played down the…
I’m just back from teaching Design Your Own Nature Quilt at Empty Spools Seminar, in Pacific Grove, CA. It was fabulous!!! The beach side setting was lovely, complete with historical architecture, wind-swept trees, and the sound of the surf. But, of course, the real excitement was occurring in the classrooms. I had nine fantastic students who…
The students in my “Design Your Own Nature Quilt” class did really excellent work. Their task was to be INSPIRED by their photos, but not to actually copy them. Eldora had a beautiful photo showing a ton of beautiful flowers, so she wisely cropped it way down. She did a great job depicting the foliage…
I recently taught two classes. One was “Design Your Own Nature Quilt,” and the ladies did a great job. The supply list includes artistic courage and they did not disappoint. After a morning learning about design and preparing a sketch, the students start creating their fabric collages in the afternoon. It can be a little…
I had forgotten how much fun it is to cut colored paper and glue it down. But, the ladies in my Adventures in Color class, in Carlisle, PA helped me remember! Gee, did we have fun! In this class I encourage table mates to share their materials. This adds to the fun, since everyone is…
The ladies of the Columbia River Gorge Quilters, in Portland, OR, really excelled at creating Floral Improv pieces. These are just a few of the results. Tomme Fent used a vibrant palette that really made her flowers POP! Ginger Hartnett’s poppies were really enhanced by her contour stitching. Don’t they look 3D? Ronda Griffin’s piece…
More awesome results from my “Floral Improv” students in Tavares, FL. This is what they accomplished in just 5 hours, all with no patterns! Karen’s dark background made everything pop. Dawn was getting close to her final composition. Gail’s was ready for stitching. Betty was careful about how she used her printed background fabric and…
More great student results from “Love It and Leaf It,” in Tavares, FL! Liz with her quilt: Jeanette’s quilt in-progress: Betty and her piece: Laura’s quilt: Lois didn’t really want to take the class, but she was sharing a ride with one of the students, so she came along and did her own thing. Still,…
I sure had fun teaching two classes in Tavares, FL! Although I enjoy teaching via Zoom and feel that it’s very effective, there’s nothing like being in the same room with a group of quilters. The first class was called “Love It and Leaf It” and it was only 2.5 hours long. Just look what…