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NEW CLASSES
Classes are offered through:
Bernina World of Sewing, 6013 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC 27612-2601 Phone: (919) 782-2945
Hours: Mon-Sat 10-5, Thurs. 10-6.
Thimble Pleasures , 225 South Elliott Road Chapel Hill, NC 27514 · 919-968-6050
or by hiring me directly for your conference or guild, call (919) 602-2260 or use the contact form
NEW CLASS!
JOY OF SOY
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Soy isn’t just for eating anymore. Yes, it makes a wonderful resist for surface design techniques on fabric! Bring your inner child and play with me creating one of a kind fabrics using soy wax and fabric paint. Soy wax is not expensive, not smelly, not toxic, and easy to clean up and remove. I will provide the soy wax and the know-how. You will have to gather a few supplies, but most of it you will already have around your house. Sounds fun? It is!!
Class size will be limited to 8, because we need space
10-4 pm, $70 plus $5 materials fee
ThreadUtopia
In this class we will teach you how to use all those pretty specialty threads you have drooled over, but were afraid to use. I’m talking about the sparkly ones, the thin ones, the fat ones, the invisible ones, the shiny ones- you get the idea. We will learn about the importance of needle and bobbin tension, types of needles, what threads to use for different effects. You will have confidence when using these wonderful threads. We will make a sampler and practice with different threads. A small kit of threads will be for sale to practice with or bring your own: metallics, rayon, variegated, monofilaments, glitter, threads to heavy to go in the needle i.e. Candlelight, Razzle Dazzle for bobbin work.
3-4 hours, $45.00 per person
Sewing machine required in good working order, bring free motion foot.
Fused Applique & Paint Workshop: Morning Glory Pattern
Fused applique is fast, fun and very creative. Applying a little textile paint to add depth to your flower or landscape can be addicting. Here’s a class where you learn how to do both!! In this class, I provide two patterns to choose from and we take off from there. We will cover the basics of fusing fabric, choosing fabrics and colors to make your piece shine, and painting for depth and realism with a little bit of fabric paint. Your fused and painted piece will then be ready for you to quilt on your own. You can purchase supplies from me, bring your own, or try mine in class without purchasing.
6 hour workshop/ or 2, 3 hour classes. $70.00 per person
Paint kits include ProFab black and white opaque, 6 transparent colors, & paint thinner, $25.00.
Brush kits include 4 high quality Weber flat angled brushes, chosen especially to paint on fabric, $30.00.
No sewing machine required.
Colorplay For Quilters
Finally, the class you’ve been waiting for….calling all quilters, traditional, art quilters, beginners, advanced and everyone in between. We will explore the element of color in designing your quilts by using simple exercises in FABRIC (after all that’s our medium!) First you will learn about value and the importance of it in all your work. We will do some fabric exercises to help you master value. Then you will learn about different color schemes and create 2-3 small abstract fused quilt tops to demonstrate these color schemes. Your confidence in choosing colors for your quilts will be greatly enhanced. Don’t be intimidated by all those colors-take your quilts from boring to gorgeous!
6 hours total, or 2 sessions, $70.00 per person,
No sewing machine
Skill Level: Beginner and up
Old World Still Life
Would you like to create your own still life art quilt? In this class, you will learn how to fuse your batiks, solids and hand-dyes to create a tiny masterpiece. In an easy, fun way you will then learn to apply a little fabric paint to depict brilliant color, shiny highlights, and dark shadows to gorgeous fabric fruits and vegetables. These small touches of paint will add depth and realism to your still life. Paint and brushes and pattern plus photo of still life will be supplied.
12 hours total or 4 sessions, $100 per person
No sewing machine
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner and up
Design Your Own Art Quilt
Have you ever wanted to make an art quilt from a photo, sketch or idea, but don’t know where to start? In this class, we will learn an easy method of transferring your image to a workable pattern. From there, we will work on selecting fabric for your design, and cut and fuse your design onto a background fabric. This is the method I use to make all of my landscape, cityscape and botanical quilts. Once you know this method, it will be like having the keys to the car. You will be able to make any quilt idea you have. No sewing machine will be used, but I can give advice for quilting ideas. This method is suitable for beginners and advanced students as well, so come on, let’s make your art quilt!
12 hours total or 4 sessions, $100 per person
No sewing machine
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner and up
Painting Your Masterpiece
Completely fused quilt top from Design Your Own Art Quilt Class. Design your Own Art Quilt is a pre-requisite for this class. We will work on using fabric paint to enhance depth and details in your piece. I will be various showing techniques for painting on fabric, and will have you painting on your quilt in no time!!
Paint kits include ProFab black and white opaque, 6 transparent colors, & paint thinner, $25.00.
Brush kits include 4 high quality Weber flat angled brushes, chosen especially to paint on fabric, $30.00.
6 hours total in 2 sessions, $70.00 per person
Skill Level: Beginner and up, prereq. Designing Your Masterpiece
Quilting Your Masterpiece
So now you have a beautiful quilt top and it’s all layered and ready to go. Where do you begin? What threads should you use to enhance your work? What tensions and needles should you use for your chosen threads? What kind of quilting patterns should you use for each area of your piece? If you are like me, these are the questions I am always faced with when starting to quilt a new piece. In this class, we will answer all these questions with group and individual instruction. Bring your quilt top completed from Design Your Own Art Quilt, Painting Your Masterpiece or any other art quilt that you wish to quilt that you have finished and is ready to quilt.
Previous free motion quilting experience is a must!
6 class hours total or 2 sessions, $70.00 per person
Skill Level: Advanced beginner and up
Teeny, Tiny Art Quilts
Make a tiny art quilt in this easy, no stress class. We will play with the elements of design and learn about successful composition, using your scraps of fabric, thread and embellishments. We will learn an easy finishing technique, then quilt and mount your tiny gem onto a small canvas.
Skill Level: Beginner and above.
No sewing machine
4 class hours total, $45.00 per person
Easy, Elegant Japanese Landscape
Are you in love with all things Japanese? Do you wish you could make a serene, gorgeous landscape, but don’t know where to begin? Then this is the class for you! In this fun, easy, step-by-step method, we will learn how to use value differences in your fabrics to create the illusion of depth. You’ll see amazing results immediately, as if you are painting with fabric!
Skill level: Intermediate or above.
No sewing machine
9 class hours total, $75.00 per person
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