WORKSHOPS
Hedy’s Head – A Fabric Portrait
This is a raw edge applique technique class that turns digital images into fabric portraits. We will go over manipulating the digital image, choosing the correct fabric values, and assembling it all into a finished portrait of Hedy Lamar’s Head. If you would like, you may bring other digital photos that you are thinking about making into a fabric portrait on a USB stick and – time permitting – we can turn it into a pattern. A fun day of cutting, fusing and oohing and aahing!
1 day workshop
Kit required
YOU CAN HAVE YOUR QUILT SANDWICH AND FINISH IT TOO
examples of patterns I will be teaching
Hungering to get those unquilted tops quilted? This class will fill you right up! Learn the basics of free motion machine quilting. We’ll begin by learning how to layer your quilt sandwich, stabilize your ingredients and finish with some free motion condiments. Yum!
1/2 day workshop
RULER WORK BASICS
I am an authorized Westalee Instructor and would love to bring the beauty of the ruler to you and your domestic machine. You’ll learn how to use the 6 ruler set of Westalee Sampler Template 1 to create accurate, repeatable designs. Create straight lines, curved lines, scallops, waves, and specific designs while free-motion quilting with the use of these rulers. Students will use the patterns pictured above to explore what each ruler can do. Ruler foot and Sampler Template 1 required, may be purchased from me.
1/2 – 1 day workshop
LECTURES – Available through Zoom
A Deep Dive Into Needles, Thread, Batting, and Fabric
This lecture covers the minutiae, ins, outs, tips and tricks of choosing the right ingredients for your quilt sandwich. From which way to unwind a spool of thread to why does this batting beard?!? I’ll lay out an array of information for your consumption. Yum!
This lecture can be combined with my free motion workshop “You Can Have Your Quilt Sandwich and Finish It Too”. Which isn’t available virtually. Yet.
1 – 1.5 hours
Here’s a link to an introduction video for this lecture:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvCOd6DU-JM
