CURVES & MORE - Class
2-3 days

Learn the art of piecing free form curves without pinning, marking or clipping.  Add interest by incorporating multi-directional and 3 dimensional elements.  Create your own lace and learn to insert it into your quilt.  Embellish your work with yarns and threads of  different weights. Finish off your piece using a clean and elegant facing technique. 
You will piece, quilt, embellish and face your quilt in class.  Size of finished work is approximately 20” x 20”.

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YOUR OWN VILLAGE - Class
2-3 days

Design and create your own village…learn improvisational piecing techniques to create huts, houses and curved landscapes.   Learn to put it all together into a free form landscape quilt.
You will exercise strip and curved piecing techniques to create individual quilt units; design your own quilt diagram and put it all together through improvisational piecing techniques.  Size of finished class work varies, I recommend 36”x36” or 40”x20” or 20”x40” approximately.

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CITYSCAPE (new class)
2-3 days

Design and create your own cityscape or skyline…detect common design elements, create building blocks, stack them into your own cityscape and put it all together using improvisational piecing techniques.  Add character to your city by experimenting with different surface design techniques. Recommended size of work for class is 36” or less on each side.

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QUILT IN A BOWL / ART BOWL (new class)
1-2 days

Create a three dimensional art piece in the shape of a bowl. Starting with heavy duck canvas, you will shape a bowl and then decorate with your own design and embellishments. Size of finished bowl is approximately 16" diameter.

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FRACTURED BLOCKS - Class
2 days

Based on a traditional pattern, the log cabin, you will create this contemporary-looking quilt by bending the rules of this well known block.  Once you have created several of these “untraditional” log cabin blocks you will be challenged to cut through them to achieve some very interesting and abstract designs. Bubbles included!

Skills covered in this class include straight and curve machine piecing.

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STEP BY STEP - Lecture
1 hour

Using slides as well as my quilts, I will present to you my use of fibers, colors and design.  I will walk you through my learning stages, my inspirations, and my quest and process towards defining a style.  Along with this PowerPoint presentation I will bring 15 to 25 pieces to show.