Quilts and Art Quilts
May Master Design Class-Flying Low
“The function of the overwhelming majority of your artwork is simply to teach you how to make the small fraction of your artwork that soars….even the failed pieces are essential” Art and Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland This month I did not soar! May’s assignment in my Design Master Class was another “learning…
Read MoreFern Tutorial-For Beginners With Experience and Beyond!
I am passionate about teaching free motion quilting-I really want anyone interested to know that they CAN quilt their own work! I am always looking for motifs and projects that help beginners feel competent and to put them on the road to loving free motion quilting. Ferns are surprisingly easy to quilt, definitely in the…
Read MoreBeing A Mindful Quilter
I’m still here! It’s been a wild 3 weeks of travel with 3 consecutive trips with just a day or so in between. I’ve wanted to write about this whole concept of mindfulness for awhile. This comes up in class a lot. I think mindfulness is an important subject, far removed from all the technical…
Read MoreBasting a quilt with Mistyfuse
I Mistyfuse basted my recent Morning Hosta quilt and loved the method. It’s super simple as I’ll show you here. Mistyfuse is a unique product-a two-sided fusing product that does not alter the hand of the fabric. Additionally, its melting point is low, allowing its use on even delicate fabrics. I used it to fuse…
Read MoreElizabeth Barton Design Master Class-April-“Morning Hosta”
April’s assignment was a “Magical mystery tour”! Elizabeth grew up in England where the mystery coach tour was a real thing. People would pay for a ticket and get on a bus, not knowing where they were headed!! It was the unexpectedness that was appealing. And indeed, my results for this month were very much…
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