Step by-step Landscape Painting 
6 hr. 
Make a small painting of a flowering apple tree to use in a quilt. Instruction for using fabric paint in each procedure will be given as you work. Everyone should have a finished 9” x 9” painting at the end of class. Any painting experience level is welcome. Fabric and brushes are needed, but the paint will be provided for a materials fee of $5.00. 
Fabric Landscape Painting  
6, 9, or 12 hr.
In this class, we will paint on fabric with easy to use, non-toxic water base fabric paint - pigment not dye. You will make a landscape painting from a photo of your choice which can be later embellished and used in a quilt, garment, etc. Any painting experience level is welcome. This class is for those who want to try painting and who want to learn this medium. An atmosphere of play and personal expression will be encouraged. Fabric and brushes are needed, but the paint will be provided for a materials fee of $5.00.
 
 
Soft-edge Machine Appliqué 
3 or 6 hr. 
Soft-edge appliqué is a machine technique done with a straight stitch. It can be used in a Broderie Perse Updated approach with printed fabrics such as roses. Students who have taken  the Landscape Painting class can continue their pieces, but anyone can do the class with commercial fabric as a background. You will bring a landscape photo to interpret in fabric.
 
 
Simple Fabric Printing  

 

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6 or more hr.

Using fabric paint which is water-base and nontoxic, we will explore many simple methods for printing fabric. It will include scrunching, Saran wrap printing, stenciling, block printing, vegetable printing, leaf printing, found object printing, fabric crayons, and mono-printing. Bring your fat quarters and come play with these exciting techniques to make your own unique fabric. There will be a $7.00 materials fee for use of paint and kit. Any level of experience.
 

Borders X 3   Dawn at Annisquam 60"x84"
6 hr.
In this class, I will teach you the methods I use for creating borders: 3" inch squares floating blended squares, and a blended nine-patch. Students will bring a center to border - a painting or photo. They will learn to blend the border into the painting. Knowing how to do simple piecing is helpful, otherwise any level of experience.
 
Painted Wall Quilts   Quail in Meadow 2003 48"x36"
18 or more hr.
Want to learn three exciting techniques and make a small quilt using all three?  Fabric painting, soft-edge machine appliqué and machine quilting will all be taught in the class. You will work toward having a small wall-hanging with your favorite landscape as inspiration. We will learn how to use fabric paints and then paint a landscape. The details and extra touches are added with soft-edge machine appliqué. It is a method done mostly with a straight-stitch which is still very strong and machine washable. A border of patchwork can be used to frame the quilt. Some instruction in blending printed fabrics and painted work will be included. Once the top is done we will machine quilt it using  machine embroidery as the inspiration. Quilting in the ditch, free-machine quilting and fill-in techniques will all be explored. A sewing machine is necessary for this class. Zigzag stitch capability is better, but optional. Fabric paint will be provided for a fee of $5.00.
* This class can be done as a 2 day class without the quilting.
 
Raindrops are Falling on my Quilt   Spring Showers 2003 56"x38"
3 hr. or demonstration.

Beaded embellishment with metallic thread is used to create rain on some of my latest quilts. This class will teach you how I do it. 
 

 

Workshops Fees

3 hr.      $325
6 hr.      $500

* Prices are for 20 people. Add $25 per additional person, up to a 25 person maximum.
     
Travel Costs

For local lectures or workshops 0.485* cents per mile (from Soquel) round trip is charged. Overnight stays require room and board, but housing in a non-smoking, non-cat owning members home is fine. Long distance travel requires airfare, transportation to and from the airport, and airporter fare.
 

* Transportation prices may change to reflect current market standards.