My quilting activities include giving lectures and conducting workshops. Lectures at guild meetings generally run about an hour. Color Families A trunk show on how to put fabrics together to make color families, using hand-dyed fabrics and printed cottons. Examples include woven ribbons, bargello jackets and vests, and color-shift bargellos.
Examples shown include wall hangings, matted blocks, and cards.
Each student receives the piecing instructions and template patterns for the 12 blocks that make up my sampler. During the workshop, the student should be able to complete at least two blocks. Fussy Cutting Mariner's Compass Learn to draft and piece a mariner's compass with 8 kite-shaped pieces in the center. The pieces can be fussy-cut from a geometric or floral print to give your compass a kaleidocopic center. I've adopted these maze-like designs to quilting with an easy stripped method.