Nature’s Masterclass – Pink Galah Outback CLASS FULL!
TUTOR: JULIE HADDRICK
The clowns of the bush and in cities; the pink galah loves the attention of whoever is around. As seed eaters, they feed in the ground and they mate for life, returning to the same nesting site each year. Like other cockatoos, the galah is an excellent mimic of voices and sounds. Most galahs live to around 25 years in the wild, but they can live as long as 80 years when kept as a pet. The photos referencing Julie’s paintings are by Stuart Milde and Phillip Byatt.
Julie provides step-by step-instructions, patterns and coloured bird photos for you to reference in this project and technique class.
On Thursday and Friday you will learn painting techniques for landscapes, fabric colouring for borders and the finer details of galah painting techniques using fabric paints and pens, all provided by Julie.
On Saturday and Sunday you will explore machine stitching techniques to embellish painted birds, and detailing elements of the backgrounds. By Sunday you will be adding borders and starting to quilt your piece.
Julie provides starter kits with white fabric and garment interfacing and all materials; tools, paints and fabric pens to add detail to your quilt.
There are two designs to choose from – one has less detail in the background and is a little smaller but both feature three galahs.
Skill level: All levels
Materials:
- Kit includes use of Pebeo and Kraftkolour fabric paints, Fabrico fabric pens for the shading and finer details of birds
- All painting tools and equipment provided for student use in class
- 1.5m Emma Louise white fabric for painting and samples making
- 1m garment interfacing
- A set of bird and landscape photos as reference for accuracy
- full size 1m drawing of the pattern – finished size approx. 1m square, and there is also a smaller size option.
Materials fee: $68 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
Nature’s Masterclass – Pink Galah Outback with Julie Haddrick
Four-day Class: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday April 11, 12, 13 and 14
Class times: 10am to 5pm on Thursday and Friday, 9am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday
Students need to bring:
MATERIALS
Brands listed as guide only.
All fabric 36″ wide unless stated.
- 1.3m backing fabric neutral-colour, eg green
- 1.3m iron on Pellon
- Neutral-coloured cotton thread for assembling, eg grey Rasant
SEWING TOOLS
- 9″ embroidery hoop; plastic or wooden
- Rayon machine embroidery threads: Julie prefers Madeira 40 weight or polyester; Polyneon or the Robson Anton ranges Bring a variety of coloured that are visible in the painted image. .Useful bird colours include black white grey, peach, apricot, red, landscape blues greens, sky blues, browns, beige, rust, sienna and mauve
- Same threads used for quilting so consider some variegated thread options here
- 1 reel bobbin thread. Julie prefers Bottomline grey colour 622 – a fine 60 filament polyester
- 1 pack machine needles for machine embroidery eg Schmetz Embroidery needles red shank size 70, 80 etc.
- 1 pair of sharp embroidery scissors
- Seam ripper
- Flower pins
- Rotary cutter with new blade. A3 cutting mat and small quilting ruler
- Fabric marking pen
- Fine black permanent pen eg Sharpie
- Quilting safety pins
- B pencil with sharpener
- Apron
- A4 plastic sleeve folder like Esseltie to keep your notes dry.
Sewing machines will be supplied.
Materials fee: $68
- Kit includes use of Pebeo and Kraftkolour fabric paints, Fabrico fabric pens for the shading and finer details of birds
- All painting tools and equipment provided for student use in class
- 1.5m Emma Louise white fabric for painting and samples making
- 1m garment interfacing
- A set of bird and landscape photos as reference for accuracy
- full size 1m drawing of the pattern – finished size approx. 1m square, and there is also a smaller size option.
Materials fee is 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.
