Chunk and Jigsaw Fusible Applique, Houston 2009
Hi all! In just one week (GASP, Shriek!) I leave for Houston to help launch my book AND teach AND have a ball at Festival. My Wednesday class on thread is (hoooray and thanks to those who signed up) FULL! But I still have spaces in my other classes. I’ll blog about each of them separately in hopes that a more extensive description might encourage a few more folks to join the fun.
Chunk and Jigsaw Fusible Applique is really a fabric postcards class that sneaks in a few art quilting techniques such as stencilling with textile paint, rubbings with Shiva Painsticks, stamping, using Angelina, and creative edge finishes. Also I’m debuting what will become my next pattern: Little Brown Bird. Students can use the bird on a postcard OR make a larger piece. My LBB quilts (the wholecloth and the in-progress fused applique seen here) are about 16 x 20 inches:
I’ll start the day with my technique that I call chunk and Jigsaw which uses up all those leftover bits to create a “stash” of pre-fused fabric. Then when you want to dash off a quick thank you postcard to someone, it’s easy peasy…just pull out the pre-fused stash and start collaging!
Here are some other samples of postcards I’ve done that may get you inspired to give it a try:
Hope you can make it to the class! Just head to the second floor of the convention center to the education desk to sign up. Cheers, Sarah
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:01 pm
I really wanted to take your postcard class but it doesn’t look like I’ll be able to make it. I’m really disappointed too! If I make it to Houston at all, I’ll drive down Saturday morning, spend the afternoon, and drive back. It’s a lot of driving (total of 8 hours) for a just an afternoon but I think it’s well worth it. I hope you have a wonderful, successful trip!
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October 2nd, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Thanks for posting this. It’s a whole lot more informative than the blurb in the class catalog. Hope it drums up more participants. I can’t wait.
October 5th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Such wonderful colors and abstractions!