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I teach locally at
Sun Sew Vac and
Artistic Artifacts in
Alexandria, VA Guilds... I'm available for travel to your group. I can teach one or two day workshops. And...I'm also available for trunk shows. Please contact me for more information and price structures. Classes, Workshops and Lectures Click on any thumbnail to
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Who Spilled the Bleach?One Half-Day Hands-on Workshop So you’ve only used bleach to make your whites whiter and brighter. Take this class and learn how to use bleach to create interesting patterns on denim and dark colored cottons and linens. Learn how to create great resist images using everyday household items: string, plastic flowers, spaghetti, etc. |
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Did I Do That? Vest One Day Hands-on Workshop or Two 3-hour classes Take a relatively basic vest pattern (code for boring) and jazz it up. Fabric paints, decorative stitching, fused motifs and other embellishments will take your creation to a whole different level. You may even take scissors to it and slash and slice a f ew holes here and there. Be daring and you’ll never create the same again. Sewing machine required. |
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Off-Kilter
Log Cabin One Day Hands-on Workshop or Two 3-hour classes This is a fast, easy and fun take on the traditional Log Cabin block. Learn how wonderful Wonder Under™ can be. Create a small quilt or wall hanging where no two blocks look the same or are the same size. No measuring requirement and unique machine techniques will be demonstrated and welcomed. Develop your own style!! |
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Odd Ball Embellishments One Day Hands-on Workshop
Learn how to
take everyday items that you have laying around the house and use them
in your fiber art. Incorporating washers, bottle caps and other wacky found items
into your art will
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One Day Workshop Learn how to transfer photos to fabric and then how to incorporate them into wall hangings, pillows, etc. Learn about the best and worst of the photo transfer products on the market. You will complete many samples in class.
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Machine Quilting One or Two Day Hands-on Workshop
Learn machine
quilting techniques using the walking foot, as well as exploring
stippling and machine drawing. You will complete many samples in class.
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Stippling & Nothing But Stippling One or Two Day Hands-on Workshop
Spend an
afternoon (or two) learning nothing but stippling--you know that stitch
that looks like little puzzle pieces. Learn the latest tips and find out
about tools to help you master this technique. You will complete many
samples in class. Become one with your sewing machine!! Oooommmm. |
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More Machine Quilting One or Two-Day Hands-on Workshop Move beyond the walking foot and stippling. Learn more free form techniques--spirals, Greek keys, loops, flowers and more. Couching with yarn and other decorative threads will be a part of the fun! |
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Learn how to make a flat, round quilt that can be transformed into a Fortune Cookie. Makes a great gift for graduations, weddings...just about any occasion.
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The Good, Bad & Ugly Trunk Show Two Hour Presentation I'll share my quilts and wearables with your group. You'll see it all and hear all the stories--the funniest are tied to the ugliest trial and ERROR fiber art.
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Host a Quilt Party in Your Home! How about if I come to you? Get together with a few of your friends for a fun gathering of quilting and embellishment. Have a particular project in mind? Let's work on it together. Call me and we'll work out the details!
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Are you in the Washington Metropolitan Area? (Maryland, Northern Virginia or DC) Need a one-on-one session? Quilting? Embellishment? Garment sewing? Come visit my studio and we'll have a great time. |
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Call or email me for more details on ANY of the above!!
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Art on the
Avenue, October 4, 2008
HGTV & Me Patterns Available!! Click here!
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Links
Where I'm teaching:
Artistic Artifacts Sun Sew Vac
Artist websites: Diane Herbort--quilt artist Ginny Smith--quilt artist Priscilla Stultz--quilter and wearables artist Betsy True--quilter, instructor, designer
Organizations and Symposiums Q&A Quilt Art Group--group of art quilters from DC, MD& VA Potomac Craftsmen Guild monthly meetings, guest speakers, study groups & more Potomac Craftsmen Fiber Gallery cooperative fiber gallery representing more than 60 artists www.potomaccraftsmenfibergallery.com Quilter's Unlimited Guild weekly bees, guest speakers, many chapters in northern VA Quilt Surface Design Symposium great learning environment for quilting techniques Arrowmont School of the Arts --classes in fiber, glass, wood working, jewelry making & more
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