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Featuring a professor and students from the Parsons School of Design, this program examines the elements of design. It discusses line; shape, including two- and three-dimensional, geometric, and organic; visual and tactile textures; size; and such color principles as value, hue, complimentary, analogous, triadic, additive and subtractive colors, and primary colors. Examples from fields such as architecture, fashion, interior design, and art are included....
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Featuring a professor and students from Parsons School of Design, this program describes how elements of design (color, size, texture, line, and shape) are combined to achieve design principles such as unity, dominance, contrast, and rhythm. Examples from fields such as architecture, fashion, interior design, theater, product design, and printed publications are included.
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Find your flow in improv quilting with master Sherri Lynn Wood. Explore how the square motif can be interpreted and re-interpreted as your flexible pattern or "score" expands and contracts to fit with your quilting goals. Work ruler-free and feel the freedom of improv as you move along. Play with squares within squares, cut them up to create grids and crosses, and learn how to make choices to move your pattern along. When you've finished this class...
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Quilting has a vocabulary unto itself. In this workshop, Liza deconstructs quilt construction and its vernacular - explaining patches, blocks, batting, sashing, binding, borders, quilting and more. This is a beautiful show and tell of different quilt traditions and techniques - from antique log cabin and crazy quilts to applique, string piecing and paper piecing quilts. Throughout, Liza emphasizes the "make-do" tradition of quilting with a warmth...
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Break free from traditional quilting and enter the world of improvisational art quilts. Annabel Wrigley is a textile designer, author, and modern quilter, and she shares her tips and techniques for sewing one of her colorful and iconic doodle quilts. There is no pattern or template needed - you will be doodling your very own unique quilt design. Annabel teaches you how to draw and create a template, choose fabric colors, and appliquГ© with monofilament...
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The Rainbow Road Mini Quilt, based on a vintage quilt pattern, is graphic, bold, and makes an exciting visual impact. If you've been curious about trying paper-piecing in your quilting projects, this beauty is for you. Textile designer and modern quilter Annabel Wrigley demonstrates how to create this gorgeous quilt top one step at time, from cutting all your fabric, to incorporating curved paper-piecing into your block, to creating a paper-pieced...
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Learning how to improvise block construction is a cornerstone of modern quilting. Heather Jones teaches three ways to experiment with improvisational piecing: with a log-cabin block, a stacked-coin block, and with a wonky cross block. This method of creating patchwork is perfect for mixing colorful fabric scraps, allowing you to forget about perfect measurements and straight lines, and learn to play with your creative intuition. At the end, you'll...
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In this beginner-friendly class, author, textile designer, and modern-quilter Annabel Wrigley teaches you how to make log cabin quilt blocks, then how to sew them together into a lap-sized log cabin quilt top. Begin with planning your design, choosing fabric colors, and cutting fabric, with several layout options provided in the class PDF. Then, Annabel will show you how to sew the log cabin block. Seaming your blocks together is a breeze, and by...
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This quilt pattern works off of a simple structure, but lends itself beautifully to a color and composition class with Kaffe Fasset. Watch as he mocks up a layout on his trademark design wall, working with prints in different scales to achieve a version of his classic pattern in a leafy, misty spring mood. Kaffe talks about adding depth through different fabric choices and introducing clarity with calm fabrics alongside classic Kaffe Fassett prints....
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Capture the beauty of a mountain landscape in a quilted, geometric wall hanging that bursts with color. Quilt instructor and life-long textile lover Leslie Shucker serves as your gentle guide as you craft a wall hanging of your own. Learn how to cut out fabric shapes using an EZ Quilting template, assemble and sew the patchwork landscape, then lightly quilt all the layers together. Switch the color palette to cooler tones for a moonlit night scene,...
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Creativebug is excited to release our first-ever Daily Quilting Challenge. Designer and quilter Anna Maria Horner created "Dear Diary" to help you build skills as you move through the month, resulting in the perfect modern sampler quilt. Beginning with traditional blocks and techniques updated with contemporary color choices and block arrangements, this quilt top serves as a record of your patchwork journey. Use half-square triangles in different...
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Improvising while piecing fabric requires a balance of instinct and sewing agility. In this class, artist and improv quilter Sherri Lynn Wood coaches you through developing both skills. Learn how to work with angles using a flexible pattern, then take a traditional block like flying geese and explore variations without rulers or templates. You'll skirt the edge of your comfort zone as you explore and experiment with color relationships in patchwork,...
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Learn how to combine existing patchwork pieces and fussy cut floral fabrics to create stunning floral bouquet blocks. Inspired by 17th century Broderie Perse (Persian embroidery) quilting, Anna Maria Horner shows you how to create a modern interpretation of a "trompe l'oeil" bouquet using improvisational patchwork and applique. The architectural line work of this modern block is softened by the organic floral motifs, giving it a balanced and fresh...
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For textile artist Sherri Lynn Wood, improvisation is a way to make choices in all aspects of daily living, but especially in her patchwork process. In this class, Sherri demonstrates the freedom and excitement of improv patchwork by focusing on string piecing. Working within a "score" or flexible pattern, you'll learn how to work with surprises, make choices from random selections, celebrate "whoopie" moments, and troubleshoot in the moment. By the...
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A Pineapple block traditionally features strips of patchwork that radiate out from a center point, creating a beautiful design full of energy and movement. While it's typically important to cut precisely and match your points perfectly, modern quilter Heather Jones teaches a method for piecing this block without measuring or matching, resulting in a loose, contemporary version of the original. This class is a fun way to create blocks quickly using...
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When asked whether Milwaukee-based artist and quilter Heidi Parks travels with her sewing machine, she answers "yes" and holds up a sewing needle. Using simply a needle, scraps of fabric, and colorful thread, this daily practice in hand-stitching has something for artists of all mediums. Learn techniques and artistic concepts that relate to a story-telling quilt and sew a quilt top through stitching, appliquГ©, patchwork, and other hand-piecing...
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