The Shenandoah Valley Quilt Guild (Thank you Fran!)….invited me to teach in Harrisonburg, and I was thrilled to be able to return to an area that I used to love to visit when I lived in DC in my 20s and 30s. We scheduled a lecture, a half-day class (an abbreviated version of Balinese Garden) and a full-day class (Art Uncensored). The guild was so charming and welcoming, and had a lovely venue in a retirement center with a large, well-lit room–with good a/c since it *was* Virginia in summer!
Although it has taken me too long to get to posting these photos, I hope you’ll enjoy the students’ work:
The view from my hotel in Pennsylvania where I-80 crosses I-81...wow!
For a treat, rather than going fast I took the old Shenandoah Valley highway 11. Love the old stone and wood buildings...
And the rolling fields of the Shenandoah valley (snapped quickly through the window)
My corner of stuff displayed at the Harrisonburg class
In Saturday's class we played with paint! and veggies and other fun stuff...
Our youngest student, going into 7th grade, made this lovely flower with the bottom of celery!
And more...she really liked the painting!
Printing with leaves (from the grounds of where the class was held!)
And using stamps...this time gold on a dark cloth
Fran, the program chair, and her great grand daughter
Love the "fuzzy caterpillar".... And one student asked if I had used the "Dashed" stitch, the one she used on the green spikes. I hadn't, but I sure will now!
And playing with decorative stitches
Thanks so much to Fran and the wonderful ladies and gentlemen of the guild–I hope I get to return to Virginia and West Virginia to teach!
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July 28th, 2011 at 7:52 am
Oh that class looked like so much fun! I loooooove all the creations!
I just got my 7700 back from the shop (annual maintenance) and need to start working on my first art quilting challenge.
I may try some of the techniques shown here… Great ideas!
July 28th, 2011 at 7:56 am
Nothing like unleashing creativity! Looks as though all had fun — you included!