Quilting Arts Workshop Making Faces: Beginning and Advanced Portraits
Learn several techniques to create dramatic fabric portraits for your art quilts. This workshop is suitable for both beginners and advanced quilters. Discover how to manipulate your photos with computer software to easily fashion portraits of your loved ones with fused applique. Then learn how to use a photo to draw faces on fabric with colored pencils, pens, fabric paints, or inks. Extra bonus: basic lessons on how to draw faces freehand. MATERIALS COLOR BLOCK PORTRAITS (BEGINNER) Computer with photo editing software Digital photo Lite SteamASeam 2A cut 3 pieces 8.5 x 11 Rotary cutter, ruler, and cutting mat Large scissors (optional) Small scissors (essential) Red gel pen Silver (or white) gel pen Four shades of fabric (light, medium light, medium dark, dark), each cut into 1 piece 8.5 inches x 11 inches Iron ironing board SURFACE DESIGN PORTRAITS (INTERMEDIATE) Computer with photo editing software Digital photo Freezer paper, cut 8.5 inches x 11 inches Light colored fabric, cut approximately 10 inches x 12 inches Iron ironing board Light table PigmaA MicronA 005 pen or a mechanical pencil Choice of mediums: pen, pencil, pastels, crayon, paint, ink, thickened dye FREEHAND PORTRAITS (ADVANCED) Photo Drawing paper and drawing pencil Light colored fabric, cut 8.5 inches x 11 inches Light table PigmaA MicronA 005 pen or a mechanical pencil Choice of mediums: pen, pencil, pastels, crayon, paint, ink, thickened dye QUILTING YOUR PORTRAITS Heavy, clear plastic (like tablecloth material from a sewing store or template plastic, transparency film, or a report cover) Dry erase marker (or a SharpieA with rubbing alcohol to remove lines later test first) Quilt top, sandwiched with batting and backing Chalk pencil for marking quilt top Fine thread (such as invisible thread, 100weight silk, or 60weight polyester)