Class Descriptions for 2024

If you register for my classes: Christmas Cardinal Oct 29th, Zinnias and Stitch Oct 29, Sunlit Sunflowers on Nov 1st and Fish and Stitch on Nov 2nd they will include a kit with fabrics. If you wish to bring your own fabrics or bring supplemental fabrics you are welcome to do that. Do bring you collage supplies.

The Paintbox Chickens on Nov 2nd you will need to bring your fabrics and collage supplies. This is great if you have a gallon or quart size bag of colored fabric in a color family including all values. Maybe some red for the head.

See photos below

Starting from a photo-Create a fabric collage of your pet OCT 30-31

• Please read these notes below for more information about this class

• Your photograph does not need to be of a pet, it can be any animal or similar photograph but pets are most requested.

• For part of the process a light-box is useful but not required. It is requested if you can operate it with a battery pack that is what IQF requires. Many light pads have the option of a USB plug that goes into a phone battery pack charger. This is what I do. If you don’t have a light box I have a couple I can loan out, or we can share or if you are traveling locally and you have one I would ask if you could bring it. Thanks

  Instructions on what to bring. The photo you choose will need to be cropped to remove any unnecessary background or animal body. Focusing on the face is most successful. You will need to reprint this photo at “fit to page” so it once again fills an 8 x 10 or 8 1/2 x 11 inch page. Then take this photo to you local print shop and ask for them to enlarge it by 200% in black and white. This shoiuld only cost a few $$ and is printed on blueprint paper. The size of the image will be about 22” x 18” and is a good size to work on in class and fit on the table. (You can do this at home with Blockposters.com by uploading a jpg file). If you have problems choosing or cropping the photo etc feel to contact me and email me your photos. I will provide tracing and drawing paper if needed. Email me if you have any questions.

  Creating the Pet Portraits in Fabric Collage. Once the pattern is made we will move onto the collage technique. You will need to bring your fabrics to use on the collage. I will provide the Pellon foundation as part of the kit. Email me and I can send a PDF file with a more detailed materials list . You can work in realistic or unrealistic/abstract colors.

Supply List for this workshop

8” x 10” photo of your pet in color and black and white.  To get a close-up of the face  you may need to crop this, and then enlarge to fill the page. Email me if you are unsure

Optional Step. Cover the photo with tracing paper and draw black lines where you see change in color and value. The lines need to join up. Print this tracing paper onto regular paper and have an enlargement made of this.

Take this photo or line drawing to a printer shop and get a black and white enlargement at 200%  (about a 20” quilt) or go larger, Bring this for your pattern. If you are unsure I can do this for you if you email me the photo for a $5 charge. At home you can do this step using Blockposters.com

A variety of fabrics to match the colors in the photo. Small pieces and some larger are good. Adding some unusual colors, textures, small scale prints, batiks will add interest to the quilt. I encourage students to share fabrics since such small pieces are used. You can go for realistic or abstract palette just include all values.

A background fabric approx ¾ yd. You might want to decide this after the portrait is made. I look for a good contrast.

Pencil, Chalk pencil or similar fabric marking tools. Disappearing ink pen can work. I like Bohin chalk pencil or Chaco chalk roller

Black permanent marker Sharpie Fine (not ultra-fine)

Scissors, sharp and good for cutting small pieces of fabric. I like KKB 6” perfect scissors

Alennes Tacky Glue or other fabric glue, Can be glue bottle with needle dispenser. Tool for applying glue like a toothpick or I have glue applicators for sale.  

Optional tweezers and light box

To finish the quilt you will need background fabric, batting backing and binding fabric.

Friday Nov 1st Sunlit Sunflowers. This is a 3 hr class so the pace will be pretty quick. Students will learn my fabric collage technique and other tips about using color in these quilts. My kit includes plenty of colored fabrics, the pattern, and the interfacing. You are welcome to bring extra fabrics in sunflower colors. I have a choice of 3 patterns

My class is Zinnias and Stitch on Friday Oct 29th 2-5pm For this class we will work on creating one approx 12” Zinnia flower that will then be stitched on. The majority of the class will be creating the collage and as time allows students can work on hand stitching. I will provide kits of various colors.

Tuesday 29th 9-12pm Christmas Cardinal. This kit is for the cardinal with a background and batting included. I am making a series of hand stitched holiday themed blocks for a sampler quilt. I will share these in class. This small sample can be made into a larger quilt, wall hanging, tote bag or pillow for a gift.

Paintbox Chickens Nov 2nd 2-5pm Bring a bag of your favorites color scraps and work on a colored chicken. You might want to make a whole series of them! I will provide the foundation and the pattern

You can also see me at my lecture, Memory Quilts, Stories and How to on Friday Nov 1st 11am.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.