Wednesday, February 28, 2018

QuiltCon :: Classes

Several folks I talked to at QuiltCon had not signed up for any classes, and fair enough, but I really enjoyed taking a couple. The way it turned out, they were both all-day (6 hour) classes with teachers I had not met yet but really admired.

First up was Color Play with String Quilts with Tara Faughnan.



We spent much of the morning exploring color with swatches of the fabrics we'd each brought. 20-30 different colors/values were suggested! Tara gave us all sorts of little challenges, and it was all very interesting, leaving us with much to think about and consider in our future work.



In the afternoon we got to sewing, and though these blocks don't look like much YET, I'm looking forward to getting back to it and making more. Eventually they'll be cut up, rearranged, and sewn together with others. I'm looking forward to that!


Here's a bit of Tara's string quilt so you can see where I'm headed.


The next day, it was time for Small Hand Piecing with Chawne Kimber. The hand-piecing allowed for a full day of sitting around a table, stitching, and getting to know new quilty friends. It was a real pleasure. As was Chawne herself! 


Though I'd done much hand-sewing years ago, it had been a while, so it was good to hear the basics from Chawne, and considering we were working with 1 1/2" unfinished squares, things made tiny are a whole 'nother thing.


Mine's in the center of our group photo, so you can see I got several rounds stitched on. Fingers crossed I can keep at it and actually piece a quilt top of some size. It may take a while!




I gotta say, this was one terrific day. Rachel/@snippetsofsweetness [aka daughter dear] and I both felt so pleased to have spent this day with Chawne. Truly a treat.


13 comments:

  1. Such beautiful beginnings! Yay for happy times with good folks!

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  2. Very nice! From the outside, it looks like those would be fabulous women to spend a day with. It will be fun to see how your pieces progress.

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  3. Fantastic! I'll have to try those classes/teacher's next Quiltcon!

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  4. so glad you enjoyed your classes! I was afraid to take all day classes, but my half day classes were so great & flew by too fast. I might try a longer class next time

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  5. I didn't decide to attend Quilt Con til Dec 17 and most of the classes I was interested in were sold out by July 17. Some of the attendees took multiple classes and were exhausted by the end of the conference. Best advice might be a few classes, lectures and time for quilt observations. This is my second Quilt Con and I squeezed in one class, EQ8, attended excellent informative lectures, meet friendly quilters and definitely felt that the event was well worth while.

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  6. Great post . . . Those ladies look like a lot of fun.
    What a marvelous way to spend a day.

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  7. It looks like you had a productive time at Quiltcon.
    And your daughter got to go with you!
    I love the hand quilting and hand stitching, the best.

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  8. Looks like both of these were great classes. I really like how the color swatches are labeled with calm, icky, nasty, etc.

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  9. It sounds like the classes were wonderful. I am finding myself more and more attracted to the idea of handwork. I look forward to seeing how both of these classes projects evolve for you. Also, lovely to see and meet you and your daughter!

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  10. How wonderful, thank you for sharing your experience. I would love to do the colour play. It must be wonderful to share your passion with your daughter.

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  11. Oh my...I can't wait for Nashville!! I never take classes! I think you picked two amazing one, both ladies on the top of my 'WOW' designer lists!

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  12. Sounds like you had good classes. I look forward to seeing where Tara's class takes you as I think she has a very interesting sense of color.

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  13. Looks like you had fun ! I can't wait to see what you'll make with your blocks.

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