Dynamic Landscapes
TUTOR: GLORIA LOUGHMAN CLASS FULL!
The focus of this workshop will be to create a beautiful landscape full of movement and direction. Diagonal lines bring energy and movement to a design, and when the light is just right, commonplace subjects are transformed and become noticed.
The first small project will be a colour exercise with the pattern provided. For the second project, you will be shown a technique to combine sections of hand-painted sky with areas of strips placed at an angle. Once you have created your stunning sky, the foreground and other details will be added. You can use one of my patterns or design your own foreground. You will also have the choice of adding a dark outline around the edges of some areas to add more contrast.
Fabric painting will be demonstrated and there will be the opportunity to paint and overpaint fabric.
Skill level: Suits all
Materials:
2 large pieces of hand-painted fabric (approx. 30″ x 22″), 2m of 24″ wide Steam A Seam 2 Lite, 50cm of hand-dyed fabric and pattern for small project.
Materials fee: $100 payable direct to the tutor. Please have the exact amount in cash in an envelope with your name on, to hand to the tutor at the start of the class.
CLASS REQUIREMENTS
Dynamic Landscapes with Gloria Loughman
Four-day Class: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday April 11, 12, 13 and 14
Class times: 10am to 5pm Thursday and Friday, 9am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday
Students need to bring:
For the main project, bring photos, pictures, sketches, or other subject material relevant to the foreground of your quilt. Remember the foreground needs to be quite simple to work with a big sky. The foreground can include water, buildings, trees, rocks etc.
- 2B pencil, eraser, scotch tape, black medium felt tipped marker (Sharpie)
- Large sheet of white paper – needs to be at least as big as proposed quilt size. There will be large sheets of tracing paper available if you would like to use one of Gloria’s patterns.
- Rotary cutter, patchwork ruler, cutting board (the largest you can manage to bring)
- Pins
- 2 metres of freezer paper
- Threads – size 40 or 50 to match background and foreground fabrics. Variegated threads work well.
- Neutral thread for the bobbin
- Machine needles – size 80 topstitch needles
- Fabric and paper scissors
- Small sharp scissors
- Tweezers
- Quickunpick (seam ripper)
- Roll of baking (parchment) paper (available from the supermarket)
- Apron
Fabric and batting
- 1.4m [1 1/2yd] white cotton fabric for the bases
- The hand-painted sky fabric will be either a range of blues or sunset colours. Keeping this in mind, bring a range of fabrics that blend well together in the colours needed for the foreground elements. Batiks, landscape prints, and hand-dyed fabrics can work well together. (1/4 metres or fat quarters)
- 50cm [20″] of black or very dark batik fabric
- 92cm x 61cm (36″ x 24″) piece of backing fabric
- 92cm x 61cm (36″ x 24″) piece of thin batting
- 51cm x 38cm (20″ x 15″) piece of backing fabric for the small quilt
- 51cm x 38cm (20″ x 15″) piece of thin batting for the small quilt
Backing
Tip – Try to use the same fabric for your backing and facings if possible, to ensure a neat finish to the back of your quilt. If you are a fast worker you might need the fabric for the facings in class.
Gloria will provide paint, brushes and painting equipment at no charge.
Gloria will have variegated threads, Ives colour wheels, and hand-dyed fabrics available for purchase in class.
She will be in contact with participants a few weeks before the class to provide further information and answer any questions. gt@glorialoughman.com
Sewing machines will be supplied.
Materials fee: $100 includes 2 large pieces of hand-painted fabric (approx. 30″ x 22″), 2m of 24″ wide Steam A Seam 2 Lite, 50cm of hand-dyed fabric and pattern for small project.payable direct to the tutor. Please have the exact amount in cash in an envelope with your name on, to hand to the tutor at the start of the class.
