Paducah, Kentucky — Quilt City USA®

No Machine Required - Hand Class

Session Description:

This session is open to all skill levels and is a delightful way to learn how to think like a painter with fabrics, threads, yarns, and ribbons to create a one-of-a-kind underwater work of art. Combine free-form embroidery with fabric manipulation and embellishments to create a dimensional watery art piece.

Judith guides you through the process of creating beautiful underwater shapes using freeform embroidery and fabric manipulation. Learn how to make floating jellyfish, buttonhole anemones, net stitch corals, spider web backstitch starfish, velvet brain coral, and many other techniques.

Highlights:

• Use Freeform embroidery to create organic shapes
• Learn to think like a painter using threads, materials, ribbon, yarn
• How to combine techniques to create an original art piece
• Gain confidence in embellishments and freeform stitching

Project Description:

Under The Sea: Underwater Scene

This mixed media project was inspired by the breathtaking beauty of the underwater world Judith observed while diving in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Captivated by the vibrant sea gardens, she developed techniques over the years to recreate these scenes through needlework and embellishment. The project incorporates hand-dyed cotton, silk, sheers, cheesecloth, and scrim, using fabric as a painter would use colors to bring the underwater landscapes to life. Each creation is unique, and once completed, it can be finished as a wall hanging or framed to resemble a painting with a mat and frame, adding a touch of artistry to any space.