Level: All Levels Class Type: Hands-on Category: Collage Techniques Machine(s): Not required
Create your forever bouquet-Collage raw edge applique art quilt. We will work on design and composition. You will leave with a piece ready to be stitched.
Kit/handout Fee: $15 Paid to the teacher in the classroom. Kit includes: Template and pattern.
Student supply list: 1/2 yd of fabric for the background, an array of fabric, some with floral motifs and other whimsical butterflies/birds. Freezer paper, pencil/sharpie, heat and bond lite, Elmer's washable glue, applique scissors for fussy cutting, all sewing supplies (pins/scissor), cutting mat and rotary cutter.
Level: All Levels Class Type: Hands-on Category: Collage Techniques Machine(s): Not required
We'll use bits and pieces of printed fabrics to "Paint" an animal portrait. Choose from one of my many animal or bird designs on my website PORTFOLIO page- https://www.phylliscullenartstudio.com/portfolio.html or from a pattern I create for you from a photo you provide in advance. We'll chop up our fabrics, divide them into values, and fill in the value-marked pattern sections with corresponding value pieces of fabric. Add a bit of tulle, and some simple quilting, and you will have created your unique masterpiece.
If you prefer to finish your piece without sewing, that's okay too! No-sew finishing options are also taught. The results are wild, whimsical, and totally believable! Instructions on the use of Adobe® Photoshop® Elements to create a pattern are included in the course.
No drawing skill needed, but expect to learn about values, contrast, lines, and eyes. And a new way of looking at fabric!
Kit/handout Fee: $40 (Paid to the teacher in the classroom). Kit includes: Full-size pattern Handout 2/3-yard Steam-a-seam Reference photos Dark tulle 40-50 different fabric pieces A custom pattern of your own photo will be created for you after class is over to create a second portrait! A link to a recording of a full scrappy animal class for after-class use will be provided as well.
Student supply list: Small rotary cutter and mat, scissors, (tweezers are optional) Black marker Glue stick or instant glue of choice Clear plastic overlay sheet 18” x 20” One or more fat quarters of solids, tone on tone, or other choice for background (you may want to wait until the face is completed and choose this at a booth at Show. Or bring a few different possibilities Optional: light box
If you would like a custom pattern, you need to email Phyllis at PCUL429@gmail.com at least a month in advance of class to ensure she has a good photo to work from. Patterns will be made in advance and brought to class. Kits and handouts mandatory.
Level: All Levels Class Type: Hands-on Category: : Collage Techniques / Domestic Machine Sewing Machine(s): Sewing Machine required
Making a collage garment is pure fun; you use either a sweatshirt base or use a foundation style base. You will choose solids and small prints that will blend with the theme fabric - think Asian, flowers, animals, fish etc.. You do not wash the fabric prior to the collage process – just before the binding is to be added, you will wash and dry the garment to get the texture of the raw edge stitching,
Kit/handout Fee: None
Student supply list:
1. Purchase a sweatshirt that is two (2) sizes larger than you wear. DO NOT PREWASH.
2. Fabric: a fabric that has animals, a flower of different sizes, Asian birds, fish, etc., something you can cut apart. Choose other fabrics that pick up color from the main fabric, some solid and small prints that do not overpower the main design. Thread to match the fabric and the color of the sweatshirt. If you prefer to line your jacket, purchase coordinating fabric and thread. DO NOT PREWASH YOUR FABRIC.
3. Sewing machine with free motion foot. General sewing supplies, including a small pair of scissors for cutting sections of the fabric apart. Make sure you have extra needles for your machine.
If you have any questions, call me at 209-296-4926.
* SEWING MACHINES ARE NOT PROVIDED IN THIS CLASS. Bring your own machine in good working order, pedal and cord.
Sewing Machine and Supply storage: For your convenience, we have available, free of charge temporary and overnight storage at the class registration desk located at Nevada Office 1, across the hall from classroom N5 on the lower level of the hotel.
Level: All Levels Class Type: Hands-on Category: Collage Techniques Machine(s): Sewing Machine required
What do all quilters have, despite the techniques they love to do? Scraps! This is a workshop where you learn different ways to assemble those scraps we save and cannot bear to get rid of. This is a very freeing and fun workshop, guaranteed to not only use up some scraps but create a one-of-a-kind quilt while learning about color, value, and block techniques!
Kit/handout Fee: None
Student supply list: Sewing machine in good working order (don’t forget pedal and cord) Neutral thread Typical sewing kit: scissors, seam ripper, pins, etc. Cutting mat at least 12" by 18" Sharp rotary cutter & ruler (best size 2-1/2" by 12" or close) Fabric (see note below) Paper and pencil for doing the math for your final quilt size and division of colors Extra light, if needed
Note: Fabric is of course, the most important element of this project. This is a chance for you to use up some of the scraps you have been saving! Look especially for focal fabrics that have “pictures” or interesting images that you can feature in your quilt. Almost all fabric is workable: stripes, polkadots, prints, solids, batiks, even UFO blocks. You should think ahead as to which colors you want to focus on and bring scraps in those colors.
If you want to make a rainbow effect as you see in my sample, you will need yellow, orange, red, purple, blue, and green, but any combination of any number of colors is possible. The rainbow effect is best for subtle blending of one color to the next, if that is what you’re after. Distinct color separations are OK too, where a more striped effect is desired. As you can imagine, you won’t need yardage, but some ombre fabrics are nice for having many colors, in which case you might want more than a scrap ;-) When in doubt, bring it! We will have a share table so everyone will have the optimum variety to work with. Keep in mind this is a 4-hour workshop, so when thinking about colors, you may only need 3 total to get started. Look at my website for ideas! https://www.sandrabruce.com/quilt_scrap_vortex_class-.html
Feel free to call me or email me if you have questions. My number is 530-210-9748, and my email is sandrabruce13@icloud.com.
* SEWING MACHINES ARE NOT PROVIDED IN THIS CLASS. Bring your own machine in good working order, pedal and cord.
Sewing Machine and Supply storage: For your convenience, we have available, free of charge temporary and overnight storage at the class registration desk located at Nevada Office 1, across the hall from classroom N5 on the lower level of the hotel.
Level: All levels Class Type: Hands-on Category: Collage Techniques Machine(s): Not required
Learn how to make realistic-looking trees with multi-fabric trunks and fiber lace foliage using water-soluble stabilizer and fused applique. Free-motion machine embroidery, thread painting, bobbin drawing and couching techniques will be discussed, but you will sew your quilt at home.
Kit/handout Fee: Pattern $10 (optional) (Paid to the teacher in the classroom). Kit includes: Tree pattern of your choice (optional).
Student supply list: 2 yards of paper-backed fusible web (Pellon 805: Wonder Under or Steam a Seam) fat quarters of batik browns (2 lights; 3 mediums: 2 darks); 1 yard of background fabric. Hand-dyed fabric will be available for sale. Rotary cutter and mat, pencil, Sharpie, scissors, Teflon pressing sheet, and fabric glue stick.
