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…
I recently taught Double Reverse Applique (via Zoom) for a guild in Concord, MA. As usual, the students had awesome results. Just take a look. They really did a great job! Here are some more great student pieces that I’ve been remiss in showing you: Susan Newsom’s project from Floral Improv She did a great…
Floral Improv is such a fun class. The students learn a lot AND accomplish a lot in a relaxed atmosphere. The gals in Arizona had just such an experience, and made some fantastic quilts! (I only got photos of a few.) Victoria’s dark background really created a lot of contrast and drama! Cindy reversed the…
You can win a free class, taught by me, at the upcoming Road@Home virtual quilt show! But, you have to act quickly. The deadline to enter is January 3rd. All you have to do is 1 – Like Road@Home Facebook page, 2 – Send me an email indicating which of my 3 classes you’d like…
Most of my classes are geared toward somewhat traditional quilters who want to try art quilting, but aren’t quite sure where to start. Floral Improv is a perfect example of this. In it students learn how to make two types of stylized flowers without any patterns. Then, they learn about composition, and construct everything with…