Caribbean Cruise

The end of an ideal day is watching a gorgeous sunset in the tropics. We will have many op-portunities to enjoy this phenomena on our cruise and this class will bring it home with you. We will paper piece glorious blocks in all the vibrant colors of the Caribbean making as large a piece as you like. Believe me, it will be hard to stop once you begin to play with these beau-tiful, precise blocks and amazing colors.

During the Curves workshop, students will be introduced to the basic technique to construct the pear piece while learning how to sew curves without sewing any curves.

Students will prepare the piece and have it ready to take to the sewing machine at a later date (or during Open Sew). Quilting options will be discussed. If time allows, a discussion will take place on how to design a piece with this method.

Non-machine
Skill level: Fun for all (perfect for all levels of experience).

The view, the Caribbean is all about the view. The water and sky drinks every shade of blue. The daily attitude is relaxed with a hint of breeze. That”s the feeling I wanted in Caribbean Star 2. How do you see it?

Travel underwater in the tropics to swim with a school of colorful little fish. Choose wild fabrics and let them swim in the beautiful aquamarine water of the Caribbean. They are made of one fabric and a contrasting fabric for the sweet three-dimensional fin. Make yours a wall hanging like mine or keep going for a throw or quilt size-your choice. It’s hard to stop!

Ever since I was a small child, I’ve loved rocks, pebbles and stones. My dad would say that it was difficult to go for a walk with me because I would stop every two steps to look at some-thing on the ground. Even now, I cannot resist going by a rock without wondering if I should keep it.

It was natural to me to find a way to incorporate these shapes into my work. Join me in this 3-hour live-stream online workshop to make rocks, pebbles and stones and learn two different techniques to incorporate them into your art pieces. The workshop is all done by hand; no sewing machine required.

The kit for Rocks, Pebbles & Stones, Oh my! includes everything you need for the class: my hand-dyed fabrics for background and rocks, batting samples, template plastic, hoop, threads and needle. Choice of background fabrics. A basic supply list will be provided.

Non-machine.
Skill level: Fun for all (perfect for all levels of experience).

A field of sunflowers just makes you happy. Recreate your favorite sunflowers or imagine electric new varieties. Sunny Side Up cleverly uses two sizes of kite polygon cut from 3” and 5½” strips. You will learn how to construct a perfect “Crisscross” and “Butterfly Seam” for effortless stitching. It’s so easy you’ll fall in love.

Come play with me! Our cruise project is a wall hanging using a beautiful tropical fabric. We will use a technique with watercolor pencils and stitching to create “shadow images” continuing the design into the solid fabric. Once the image is in place we’ll layer the quilt and use free motion stitching and color to finish up. You will end up with a quilt that can be-come a wall hanging or pillow and have a permanent memory of a fantastic vacation.

In this class, you will explore ways in which to use Paintstiks to embellish fabric and create personal prints. You can paint, stencil, and rub with them. Paintstiks are easy to use as they are creamy and thick.

You will spend some time making rubbing plates to use during the class. Different ideas to use the Paintstiks will be shown. Beware: it’s addictive!

A kit containing supplies needed to make rubbing plates will be additional. The kit will also include Paintstiks, fabric, and different textures.

Sewing machines provided for this class.
Skill level: Fun for all (perfect for all levels of experience).

The stack of bricks is an illusion of impossible objects. Do you see open bricks, or single dimensional rectangles cutting through each other? I can see both and this is why I love the work of MC Escher. Learn to recreate or create an original impossible objects wall hanging. Like Escher, no mathematical experience is needed. All you need is the willingness to see the world from a different perspective.