Learn invisible applique stitchery, how to sew wreaths, circles, points, and curves while making the ever-popular Rose of Sharon block. This class gives the novice valuable grounding in applique, as well as the more proficient stitcher a review of basic techniques.
Proficiency: All levels
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Explore the glorious richness of Baltimore Album Quilts in this one day trip into the world of three-dimensional applique. Fabric blooms as it is gathered, pleated, ruched, and folded to create blossoms beyond compare. Half day version includes a kit fee.
Half Day class is a sampler of techniques. Full Day version includes more floral techniques.
Proficiency: All levels
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Come travel to a time when quiltmaking took on an elegance never before known. The motifs on newly discovered printed fabrics were cut apart, rearranged on a new ground fabric, and appliqued in place, stretching one yard of the precious fabric to cover an entire quilt. This technique known as broderie perse adapts beautifully to today's printed fabrics. Class project: Wall Hanging
Proficiency: All levels
Class Kits provide correct fabric for technique; price upon request.
Explore the intrigue of narrow bias strips that twist and curl forming an interlocking design, seemingly with no beginning and no end. Reminiscent of Gordian knot configurations, these patterns are shaped with bias tubes formed with the use of bias press bars. Students will work on an 8" block, laying strips in an interweave pattern, and learn invisible applique stitchery.
Proficiency: All levels
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The bias press bars that make Celtic interweaving so easy join forces with traditional applique to create this original piece inspired by the artwork of Morocco. Linda's trip to north Africa is commemorated in this lovely piece that reflects the scrolled ironwork, carved marble plaster work, and the mosaic intricacy of Morocco. Techniques covered in this workshop are ideal for perfecting your points and circles.
Proficiency: Prior experience in applique will allow students to proceed with unusual techniques, but is not a prerequisite. Some techniques involve manipulation of small pieces of cloth.
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The lacy elegance of paper snowflakes is translated into fabric in this applique technique indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands. Surround a 12" block with an elegant appliqued border. The resulting 24" piece is stunning by itself, or spectacular as the central medallion for your next quilt.
Proficiency: All levels
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Taken farther than Applique Perfection, create a glorious grapevine wreath, complete with intertwining vines, leaves, and of course, clusters of grapes. Ideal for perfecting your points and circles.
Proficiency: Intermediate
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Applique combines with piecing in this one day workshop. Joyous colors combine to create Prairie Lilies, constructed in my two for one technique. Piecing in this method creates cutaways that are ready to go into a bonus quilt, so you are actually making two quilts at the same time. Make use of every bit of fabric. It is such fun! Students start with how to choose and combine fabrics for a quilt, giving valuable fabric selection skills that can apply to your future quiltmaking. This is followed with my two-for-one piecing method, then adorn with applique, utilizing a very nifty stem technique. In addition to the Prairie Lilies quilt, students will also be making a bonus quilt out of the cutaways.
Proficiency: All levels
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Explore the intrigue of three-dimensional blossoms fashioned out of ribbons. Taken from millinery techniques of the 1700-1800's, these flowers are wonderfully elegant.
Proficiency: All levels, although be aware that some techniques require handling of very narrow ribbons.
Class Kit contains ribbons needed
Half Day 3 hours
Try your hand at ribbonry. Flowers fashioned from elegantly rich ribbons can be used as pins, on hats, or on your most treasured applique quilts. They also can be used to make a lovely nametag.
Proficiency: All levels
Class Kit contains ribbons needed
Full Day 5½ - 6 hours
The Shaker Tree of Life design becomes the centerpiece of this class where students will enjoy the pleasures of hand applique. It is not hard to get invisible stitches when you know the proper techniques. New students will discover the soothing rhythm of hand stitchery, while more experienced quilters will add new skills to their repertoire. Master circles, curves, points, and narrow stems in this piece with old world charm.
Proficiency: All levels
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