2213 Brierfield Drive
Monroe, LA 71201
318-651-0828
Email: dswdesigns@msn.com
Use a picture of your choice to develop an abstract landscape. You will free-hand draw your own and learn how to transfer it to fabric. This workshop/class will develop your skills using the machine to sew curves. Batiks or hand dyed fabric work well. One option is to fracture the landscape in several places (which is to cut the landscape after it is pieced and sew back together again), which adds interest to your work.
Start with a 100% cotton t-shirt. Take strips of colorful fabrics and sew them together. Then sew this to the inside of the shirt in grids. Cut the shirt from the outside across the grids and add beads or pearls at the corners. The shirt curls when washed and Voila! the inside fabric is visible.
Race with a Snail:
Three techniques are taught in this class: Snail’s Trail, Afghani Flying
Geese and Waves. Snail’s Trail and Afghani Flying Geese use foundation
piecing to speed up the process and increase accuracy. Learn ways to
place the traditional
Snail’s Trail. Afghani Flying Geese is a different way to work with this
popular pattern. Waves add a new interest to your work. All the
techniques may be used in quilts or garments
Flowers Go South:
In this hands- on class students will learn how to make folded flowers.
You will also learn how to enhance these flowers by adding paints,
beads, and pearls.
In addition to flowers, you will learn to make yo-yos and three-dimensional leaves. Used as adornment on a garment, these flowers can transform something simple into something stunning.
KITS ARE AVAILABLE: $20
Gain confidence and skill as you learn the correct way to add borders to your quilts. Learn how to square up your blocks and quilts. Suggestions will be given as to the width of sashing and the borders, and how many borders you should add. Borders may be added in class. Then practice cutting bias and applying it to the quilted sample.