3401 – Appliqué for Realism $155
Charlotte Warr Andersen www.cwaquilts.com
Wednesday: 6 Hours: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Thursday: 6 Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Skill Level: Intermediate - Advanced
Starting from photos, we will make patterns for realistic appliqué figures and then work through the techniques needed to create them. Several small drawing and stitching exercises will help to understand how each process works. You may choose, animals, landscapes, flowers or, my favorite, portraits of people. The class elaborates on the techniques explained in my book, Faces & Places - Images in Appliqué and in its sequel, Focus on Features - Life-like Portrayals in Appliqué. (These books are out of print - if you have them you may want to bring them but they are not needed for the class.) It is an intricate and tricky study in appliqué and reverse appliqué, but mastery of the technique is well worth the extra effort.
3402 – Painting Landscape Fabrics $155
Mickey Lawler www.skydyes.com
Wednesday: 6 Hours: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Thursday: 6 Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Skill Level: All This class is a great introduction in the use of non-toxic transparent permanent textile paints on cotton fabric suitable for quilts. Students will spend the first day becoming familiar with the various effects that the watercolor paints produce when diluted and applied with brushes, sponges and bottles. The second day gives the opportunity to develop more sophisticated color combinations, as well as creating individual painted landscapes and other landscape techniques for interesting results. Students generally complete about 3-6 yds. of fabric pieces if weather permitting. The designs produced are a combination of planning and serendipity, and give students a hands-on basis for future exploration in hand-coloring fabric.
Sewing Machine Required: No
Materials Fee: $25 for use of paints in class and other materials
Supply List: Downloadable PDF file
3403 – Fiber Art Embellishing $155
Heather Thomas www.wildheatherdesigns.com
Wednesday: 6 Hours: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Thursday: 6 Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Skill Level: Confident Beginner/ Intermediate
Come and explore some of the wonderful products that can be used to embellish the surface of your quilts, dolls and fiber arts. You will make a small wall quilt as you learn to use fabric paints and rubber stamps, Angelina, Crystalina and Textiva, fabric foils and glitters, miniature glass bead and sequins and hot fix metals.
This class is for anyone who wants to pump up the volume of their artwork!
Sewing Machine Required: No
Kit Fee: $30 includes all embellishments needed.
Supply List: Downloadable PDF file
3404 – Lighting Up Your Quilts $155
Joen Wolfrom www.joenwolfrom.com
Wednesday: 6 Hours: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Thursday: 6 Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Skill Level: All
You will be surprised at how easy it is to light up your quilts with seemingly magical color effects. In class you will be presented with the most important color basics, so that the world of color is in your hands. Then you will learn how to create the wonderful illusions of depth, luminosity, and luster. Later, as time permits, you will explore the illusions of shadows, highlights, and transparency. You should leave class with a wide array of beautiful lighting ideas to use in your future quilts.
This class is a great introduction in the use of non-toxic transparent permanent textile paints on cotton fabric suitable for quilts. Students will spend the first day becoming familiar with the various effects that the watercolor paints produce when diluted and applied with brushes, sponges and bottles. The second day gives the opportunity to develop more sophisticated color combinations, as well as creating individual painted landscapes and other landscape techniques for interesting results. Students generally complete about 3-6 yds. of fabric pieces if weather permitting. The designs produced are a combination of planning and serendipity, and give students a hands-on basis for future exploration in hand-coloring fabric.
