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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
All skill levels are welcome.This workshop is not just for beginners!
Simple geometric shapes, such as circles, squares and rectangles can be combined with lines to create amazing patterns for quilts. These patterns can then be executed using any piecing, appliqué, or machine thread embroidery technique. Students will use these shapes while exploring basic design principles through a series of exercises. These exercises will help students gain a new appreciation for the complex nature of "simple shapes". Students will then plan and execute a series of quilted examples based on the exercises.
This workshop is planned to take place over two successive days, 6 hours each day. This gives participants an opportunity to sample the concepts discussed.
The workshop can easily be expanded to 3 or more days, allowing for students to plan and begin their own quilt.
Discussion:
Working with different fabrics in the same quilt
- Properties of each fabric
- Appropriate threads
- Sewing techniques
Understanding basic design elements is an important component of geometric design. Throughout the exercises presented in the workshop, the following concepts will be explored:
- Repetition
- Gradation
- Movement
- Balance
- Proportion
- Dominance/subordination
- Unity
Students will explore:
- Single block rotation
- Using squares to create geometric designs
- Overlapping and entwined geometric shapes
- Positive and negative designs
- Geometric constructions
Using different fabrics to enhance a block design will always be a consideration when designing fabric blocks
ROOM REQUIREMENTS
The workshop can be held in any room that has plenty of light and provides each student a flat surface to work on. Each student will need a chair, and table space that is equivalent to the size of a card table. Additionally, there should be sufficient electrical outlets for each student to be able to iron.
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MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
- Black drawing ink (or ink cartridges to go with pen)
- Compass with ink pen attachment
- Drawing pen (such as Staedtler)
Note: the drawing pen, compass with ink pen attachment and drawing ink are available at any office supply store
Alternatives to the three items listed above:
- Calligraphy pens - with three tips - fine, medium and thick
- Black ink cartridges to go with pen
- Very good quality compass - one with a screw that adjusts the size is preferable
- Pencils
- Pencil sharpener
- White plastic eraser
- Metal ruler with cork liner (this liner lifts the ruler so that the edge doesn't come in direct contact with the paper.
This prevents ink from sliding underneath).
- Paper - 24lb. bright white printing paper (for an ink jet printer) works well
- Graph paper - ¼" squares is preferable.
- Scissors - for paper and for fabric
- Pins
- Freezer paper
- Wax paper
- Cutting board and rotary cutter, and rotary ruler
- Table-top ironing board
- Iron
- Lots and lots of fabric scraps or fat quarters. I suggest that you divide the scraps into 6 color categories: yellow, blue, red, orange, violet and green. You will want a value range of light, medium and dark for each color. It's hard to know exactly which ones you will use prior to the workshop, so just bring along what you can easily carry. You will not need a lot of any one fabric - half of a fat quarter should be sufficient.
But if all else fails, please remember: borrowing just the �right� fabric scrap from a friend or neighbor during the workshop is a perfectly viable sport.
- Crayons - this isn't an endorsement of a particular brand, but Crayola is a very good brand of crayon. Less expensive crayons often contain more wax than pigment, which will not give great results. Have fun � buy a pack that contains 64 or more different colors!
- 1 ¼ yards fusible interfacing with printed grid (available at most fabric stores)
- 2 yards of lightweight fusible web, used for appliqué
Any questions? Please ask participants to feel free to contact me!
FEES
$500 per day, room and board (hotel, single occupancy), and travel expenses.
MATERIALS
Students must provide their own materials.
AVAILABILITY
October, December 2007
January, May - August 2008
To book a workshop, please contact Sue Beevers at: suziebee123@hotmail.com
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