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Dimensional Thread Painting - Floral Basics, #154501
Want to learn Thread Painting on floral appliqué motifs but you think it is too hard? Joyce often hears students say, “I am not creative! Can my machine do this?” Yes, you are creative, and yes, you can do this on your domestic sewing machine!
Working from Joyce’s newest book, Thread Painting As You Go, you will begin a quilting sampler of three designs: leaves, lilies, and cosmos. Learn the proper steps of Dimensional Thread Painting, a fun and creative technique. Explore the various thread selections, and learn how to set up your machine for stitching techniques with free-motion quilting of zig zag and straight stitching.
See the fabric come to life as you sew and layer the threads on top of your design. You will use thread as paint, sewing with different types of threads and color combinations. Learn how to create interesting texture and dimension for your quilting sampler. You will leave with a full knowledge of Dimensional Thread Painting and create a one of kind piece of art!
Dimensional Thread Painting - Poppy with Bluebird, #154504
Learn the basics of Dimension Thread Painting and Embellishment on this beautiful Poppies with Bluebird wall hanging. We will cover the step-by-step process of Dimensional Thread Painting using zig zag and straight stitching. See the fabric come to life as you sew and layer the threads on top of your design, adding shading, highlighting, texture, and definition. You will use thread as paint –and sew with different types of threads and color combinations.
Dimensional Thread Painting Techniques and More, #154103f
In this workshop, eight techniques will be covered and applied to a beautiful panel. You will learn step by step basic instructions for free-motion quilting, Dimensional Thread Painting, trapunto, application of multiple overlays, various 3D layering, bobbin work, blocking and squaring a quilt, and, of course, applying crystals! More importantly, you will not only learn the proper steps for creating these numerous techniques, but also why and when to use them to a quilt! You will see the effects of various techniques and supplies, and how they can create added interest of texture and dimension to a piece of art! Registration for this workshop includes complimentary show admission for Friday.
Dimensional Thread Painting with Daisy Panel, #154100w
Want to learn Dimensional Thread Painting but you think it is too hard? In this workshop, you will start with a beautiful panel to create a piece of art! You will learn the proper steps of Dimensional Thread Painting and find it to be a fun and creative technique. Explore the various thread selection, setting up your machine for stitching techniques with free-motion quilting of zig zag and straight stitching, bobbin work and crystals. See the fabric come to life as you sew and layer the threads on top of your design. You will use thread as paint – sewing with different types of threads and color combinations. Learn how to create interesting texture and dimension for your quilting project. You will leave with a full knowledge of Dimensional Thread Painting and create a one of kind piece of art! Registration for this workshop includes complimentary show admission for Wednesday.
Inspiring Journey into Thread Painting, #15LL01
In this open and inspiring talk, Joyce shares how she started in quilting, which led her to creating Art Quilts with Thread Painting, giving her lots of great ideas about how to use panels as Art Quilts. You’ll leave inspired to try something new with your quilting!
- Joyce will show you her before-and-after Art Quilts featuring panels. Explore ways panels can be used for your personal projects. With a little embellishing and/or thread painting on fabric, a simple panel soon becomes a piece of art.
- Learn how to prepare the panel for a project, and how to use thread painting to create layers of thread to achieve different effects on your quilts. Then, add embellishments with ribbon, markers, paint, crystals, and more.
- The end result is unique and one of a kind – even with a panel!
Lunch will be provided for you. There will be options to choose from during registration. Lecture will start at noon once meals have been given out.
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