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Silk Art Quilts Made Simple

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I have a new online course for you! In Silk Art Quilts Made Simple, you’ll create a stunning art quilt using the finest fabric of all—silk. I’ll show you how to select the best silks for your design, how to paint a sky fabric, and how to fuse the silk for easy handling.

Next, you’ll learn to construct your design on silicone release paper, using free-cutting and pattern transfer techniques, and then prepare your quilt top for stitching by steam-setting it to wool batting. In the final lesson, we’ll discuss thread and needle choices and I’ll demonstrate beautiful hand embroidery stitches to bring your silk piece to life.

This class comes with a list of resources for silk, directions on how to paint silk fabrics, a pattern for the Fine Line Tree above, and how to make a pillowcase binding for your design.

Make something beautiful! Join me and make a silk art quilt.

Click here for more information on Silk Art Quilts Made Simple (priced at $39.99).

An Exhibit Down Under

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Soon it will be autumn in Illinois. (That is if we can survive the summer!) And soon my duet of art quilts, Fine Line Trees Summer and Autumn will be on view at the SAQA and Timeless Textiles Exhibition, Joining Threads.

The exhibition opens on August 13th, 2024, at Timeless Textiles in Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Timeless Textiles, the only commercial fiber art gallery in Australia, and SAQA are partnering together to present this unique opportunity for SAQA artists. This exhibition is composed of 2 artworks (each 30cm by 30 cm) by each artist which are a diptych or speak to one another. My pieces are both made with hand dyed silk fabrics and hand embroidered. I’m so pleased my artwork is traveling down under!

Suffering from Silkaphobia?

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Do you suffer from silkaphobia the fear of silk fabric? Does it scare you to use it in your art work? Want help in overcoming your silkaphobia? Then please join me on May 17 at the online Layered and Stitched event on Creative Spark where I’ll show you how to make the silk art quilt, Fine Line Tree above.

My presentation, Creating Silk Art Quilts, is about taking the fear out of working with silk. I’ll talk about what types of silk to use, show you how to paint white silk for a sky, assemble a fused design, and add hand embroidery to the small silk art quilt.

Layered & Stitch: An Art Quilt Experience

The Layered & Stitch: An Art Quilt Experience is a two-day live, virtual event with fourteen expert quilting instructors. You’ll find a lineup of engaging sessions covering quilt improvisation, techniques, tips, materials, and beyond. Learn about landscape quilts, surface design, how to use fabric scraps and silks, finding your creative voice, and so much more!

Come for the mini masterclasses and stay for the giveaways and a virtual swag bag. (I’m giving away a Resources Page with a pattern for the Fine Line Tree above.) Watch live or recorded. By securing your spot, you’ll have lifetime access to all sessions and can revisit your favorite moments whenever you please. 

It is time to overcome your silkaphobia! Sign up here and get $20 off!