Class & Lecture Descriptions
Beads I: Bead Emroidery for Quilters
We will take a look at beads, their shapes, varieties of finishes, and their use on quilts to create texture and color changes in the surface. We will learn the basic stitches for applying beads, and what they do to the surface of the quilt, and how the application of beads quilts the surface. This is a process class. The student should have some prior knowledge of hand sewing and hand quilting.
Kit fee $25 6-hour class (plus lunch break)
BEADS
II: Beaded Bezels & Borders
We
will learn to create beaded bezels around cabochons (flat-backed
stones, usually not faceted) to attach them to a quilt. We will look
at various borders and edges and their variations. We will learn to
do fringes (of beads) and the variations thereof. Most of the techniques
involved require some knowledge of basic “bead embroidery for quilters.”
This is a process and technique class. Students will have a sampler
to serve as a road map for future projects when they finish.
Kit fee $30 6-hour class (plus lunch break)
Scrappy Improvisation
Let's explore "What If's". Working with all those bits of
fabric you "couldn't bear" to throw away, especially
the fussy-cut ones, we'll assemble a pleasing arrang-
ment; pinning and trimming, re-arranging, and finally
gluing with Ellmers' Purple Glue Stick. Once the face
is finalized, we will assemble a fabric sandwich with
batting and a back. Then, using free-motion stitching,
we will explore adding borders.
My Quilts, Start to Finish
Power Point Lecture - Trunk show 1 hour
This is a look at how I approach each new quilt, starting with the fabrics and/or design idea, cutting, putting it together, and then finishing the quilt.
Scrappy Improvisation - Power Point Lecture 1 hour
This is an overlook at the process of improvisation with scraps, especially fussy-cut scraps. Where and how to begin; keep what you have or change it; glue it and sew it; and adding borders are all part of the talk.
How to Make a Dragon Teapot
Power Point Lecture 15 Minutes
A look at how I created a large soft sculpture, armature, body parts design, and assembled a Dragon Teapot.
