Elastic cording has been used for decades to construct jewelry for children. We are going to take the humble stretch cord up a notch to make an elegant and fun bracelet. We will cover basic bead stringing using elastic cord. Various methods of knotting will be discussed. We will also be using monofilament line and basic knotting techniques.
Skill Level: Beginner/ALL Class Type: Hand Workshop Fee: $10 includes all beads and supplies to finish the project.
Layers of Lightness:
Construction Techniques Using Silk Organza
Composing with layers of translucent silk organza is an act of discovery in which new colors and shapes emerge as the fabrics are layered. We’ll explore design options as we sample different methods of assembling our designs: raw edge construction techniques including no-sew and hand-sewn versions, including pojagi seams. Samples using machine seams will be available and demonstrated, but this will be a machine-free workshop. Students will leave with a no-sew quilt block constructed of 100% silk organza and several technique samples.
Skill level: All Class Type: Hand Workshop Fee: $15 includes fabric, thread, needles, silk pins, adhesives, and handouts.
Learn about design principles through drawing and fabric exercises and then create a mini landscape quilt. These small works of art are fused to a foundation, stitched with simple accent stitching and are fun and quick to make. Yes, you can be a landscape artist!
Skill Level: All Class Type: Hand Optional: Sewing Machine Workshop Fee: $5 includes tracing paper, fusible Peltex, fusible web and fabrics to add to your selection.
Machined, Reverse Appliqué, Eight-Pointed Star Quilt
Learn Cathie’s unique technique for doing reverse appliqué with a sewing machine – not by hand! Create a 3-block,Eight-Pointed Star Quilt using this technique. Use the blanket stitch or zigzag stitch by machine to embellish the patchwork. Add large rickrack as border embellishment and a few rickrack flowers tacked in place with glass beads. This machine reverse appliqué technique is perfect for beginners and intermediate quilters. The instructions are simple and concise. It is a great technique to add to one’s box of tools! Remember - students will not be sewing lots of tiny pieces of fabric together; and they will not be drawing and using many different templates with this technique. Cathie’s original technique is quick, fun and easy to get sewing with!
Skill Level: All Workshop Fee: None Class Type: Machine
This is a very informative hands-on lecture where you learn how to choose the perfect quilting designs and make your quilt tops come alive! I teach you practical designing techniques, working with the “creatively pieced top”, laying out a whole cloth quilt, making your borders fit and so much more! We also go over good choices in batting and threads and lots of quilts are brought for fondling. Students are encouraged to bring a pieced top for designing tips and ideas. Extensive handout is included.
Skill Level: All Workshop Fee: None Class Type: Lecture/Demo
Quilting a landscape quilt is different than quilting a traditional quilt. Remove all thoughts of feathers and crosshatching – you have to think terrain for the quilting to be effective. Learn how easy it is to determine the appropriate quilting lines based on different terrains and how simply changing the quilting detail can create the illusion that one area is far away while another is closer. And no, you will not hove to relearn your quilting skills – just change a bit how you use those skills.
Skill Level: All Class Type: Machine Workshop Fee: $20 includes printed background fabric, batting, backing fabric complete as sandwich.
The creator of “Stamping Monday” uses unique and distinctive images to apply design on fabric. Students will learn some of Susan’s easy techniques of carving and creating personalized stamps with carving blocks, foam, elastic bands, corks, lace and more unusual tools. Students will be introduced to the different paints and inks available. Lots of fun and absolutely no experience necessary!
Skill Level: All Class Type: Hand Workshop Fee: $15 includes lino cutter and blades, some paints, carving blocks, extra supplies for a variety of stamps.
Make a quilted postcard with the author of “Positively Postcards!” Postcards are not only fun, they offer a great opportunity to “test drive” some creativity and art-quilt techniques that one might be reluctant to try on a larger scale. They are fun to exchange with other quilters, and they make wonderful greeting cards and hostess gifts. Discover the five basic techniques for designing postcards, lots of handy hints for construction, and why postcards are so much fun to make. Construction technique (with two layers of batting in the center, and no batting at the edge--it's blended to a stiffner that is just at the edges) translates well for making journal or other small quilts.
Skill Level: All Class Type: Machine Workshop Fee: $4 for Innards Kit (makes one postcard): includes one 4” x 6” piece of Peltex 72 (stiffner, fusible on both sides), two 4” x 6” pieces of Stitchwitchery (fusible), two layers of Warm & Natural batting and two pieces of white cotton fabric for the message side, one of which is rubber stamped “Post Card.” Optional: $4 -$8 for Postcard Kits.
Students will learn how to make a traditional furoshiki (Japanese wrapping cloth) using sashiko stitching techniques. Different types of sashiko stitches will be taught as well as how to transfer a design to fabric using templates and stencils. Students will have a variety of design stencils to use during class.
Skill Level: All Class Type: Hand Workshop Fee: $25 includes fabric, sashiko thread, needles, design templates and transfer paper.
A common stitch I use often in my fiber art pieces is called Pebbles – it is a small round or oblong free motion circle that can be used to create any kind of image. Participants will create an entire scene of overlapping butterflies of different sizes and colors using this Pebbles stitch. We will also use a free motion straight stitch to add grass to the scene, which serves to break up the pebbles and add more texture. We will also discuss what thread to use and when, the order of quilting, and making the piece two-sided. Students will leave class with a 15” square butterfly sampler.
Skill Level: Confident Beginner to Intermediate Machine Quilter
Class Type: Machine
Workshop Fee: $6 for custom template
David has had a career as a graphic artist for more than 20 years. This lecture workshop is designed for quilters who would like an overview of Adobe Photoshop tools. The workshop will cover - Types of Files, Color Formats, Proper File Sizing and Cropping, Color Adjustment with Curves and Levels, Layering Images, “Cutting out” Images and Manipulation, Tool Overview and Some Cool Photo Tricks!
Basic understanding of Photoshop is NOT required. Anyone interested in learning what the program is capable of will benefit.
Skill Level: All Workshop Fee: None Class Type: Lecture Optional: Personal Laptop pre-loaded with any version of Adobe Photoshop, including Elements. (Seminar Room has individual power outlets.)
Make mealtime special and cleanup simple with these fun bibs in two sizes and four styles. Experience the ease of creating texture on fabric using Texture Magic™; then use the “new” texturized fabric to accent the easy-to-make bibs. Learn to appliqué using fusible thread as you appliqué the lamb or chick in place.
Skill Level: All Class Type: Machine Workshop Fee: $20 includes Baby Bibs pattern, Texture Magic for two bibs, black and orange ultrasuede scraps & fusible thread for appliqué.
