My winter class offerings are now on my website, and I’m teaching including a new class called Lose the Paper, Not Your Mind: Half-Square Triangles. I used to pull my hair out making HSTs, because they were never accurate. So, like most people, I made them oversized and cut them down after pressing. What a total waste of time.
I discovered a better method and simplified it, making it even easier. No paper foundations, no cutting twice. Making a quilt with these HSTs is a dream, because they don’t get distorted after you press them. Your quilt comes together like butter. I promise.
I’ll have more classes coming soon at the Sharptop Arts Association as well. Check out the new schedule here. Can’t wait to meet you in one of my classes!
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Here are the promised photos of my Easy Art Quilt class at Sharptop Arts Association in Jasper. I’m so proud of these ladies as none of them used traditional quilting fabrics available in quilt shops, but fabric they already had on hand or purchased at discount stores.
Geri had never done any piecing before and look at her fabulous results:
Doris used upholstery fabrics for a stunning quilt top:
Jaci had a fascinating lame-type fabric that actually changed colors from red to green depending upon how you were looking at it:
We had such a great time and I’ll be doing it again this winter, so look for the schedule on my website soon.
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Fall is a wonderfully productive time for me, with cool weather, the promise of a new season, and my kids happily learning in school. I’ve been busy designing and making projects, writing, teaching . . . life is good. And all of it is for you, dear reader. I’m working on a book for quilters that is all about you. Not about me, my projects, or my process, but about making your projects better.
I know, I know. It seems like every blogger is coming out with a book. I even get tired of reading about them. So what makes mine different? I’ve written every word, designed every project, and taken every photo with my students in mind. I’ve remembered their challenges, their questions, and the delight in in their eyes when I open a new window of opportunity and adventure for them.
The book is a long way off - I’m still deep in the middle of it. But that’s why you haven’t seen much in the way of new quilts on my website: 2007 has been the year of the book. I haven’t mentioned it until now because I really did tire of self-promoting bloggers who post only when they are trying to sell you on their latest product. But hopefully we’ve developed a relationship over these last months and you know that is not how I work. I decided to talk about it now simply for personal reasons. If I don’t share about it soon, I’ll absolutely bust!
My goal is to finish the projects and the writing by the end of the year, when I’ll send the manuscript to the editor and have the quilts professionally photographed. Wow. Okay, it’s real now. I’ve shared the new project with you. Now I’ve got to get back to work - the book awaits.
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Tuesdays in October I’m teaching fiber arts classes to a wonderfully diverse group at Sharptop Arts Association. The first two weeks were Color for Fiber Artists, and I promised photos to show the projects from my students, but I was so busy teaching I forgot to take results photos. I’m a bad blogger - so sorry.
This past Tuesday and the next are my Easy Art Quilt class, and we are having a great time. I have all levels of students, from one who has never quilted before to an intermediate level quilter to a dedicated quilter, and all are having such fun with this quilt. Here are Doris and Jaci busy piecing strips for their quilts:
I promise to be a better blogger and deliver results photos next week.
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To register for my workshops, check out my Schedule page on my website. It lists my latest workshops, dates, locations, and where to call to register. Let’s make some quilts!
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Ever wanted to make an art quilt but don’t consider yourself an “art” quilter? Then my newest class is for you. “Easy Art Quilts” will show you how to make a quilt with design principles used by the great masters to create timeless works of art. Sound complicated? It’s not. All strip piecing, no matching seams, and almost no math! I must warn you, though: making this quilt is addictive. You won’t be able to stop. Great for that fall quilt you’ve been wanting to make.
Join me at the Sharptop Arts Association on Tuesdays, Oct. 16 and 23rd, from 10a.m. to 1p.m. and let’s make an Easy Art Quilt together!
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