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Creating Captivating, Colorful Quilts

Creating Captivating, Colorful Quilts

Full Day
Beginner to Advanced

Are you confused about color? Do you rely on the quilt shop staff when choosing fabrics for your quilts because you lack the confidence? Quilters take classes to learn to piece blocks and learn new quilting designs, now we need to take time to learn more about color. During the morning, we will play with glue, fabric and scissors, then in the afternoon, we will take our favorite color choices and create a small wall hanging or students can continue their morning color exploration. Using the color wheel as a reference, we will explore topics such as value, contrast, color families and more. By manipulating fabric with scissors and glue we see immediate results of our fabric choices. Come discover a new color confidence!

Supply List Creating Captivating, Colorful Quilts Workshop by Wendy Butler Berns

For morning session :
• Fee of $12 to cover Wendy's 16 page Color Exercise Kit
  
• Several glue sticks (preferred) or Bottle of sobo or tacky glue
  
• Fabric and paper scissors
  
• several pencils
  
• colored pencils
  
• 25 to 40 different fabrics taken from your stash at home. They can be at least fat quarters or large scraps 6" or larger. Bring a good sampling of various values--- lights, mediums, darks, dark darks ( example: navy blue, black). Good sampling of various different scale prints(small, medium, large), theme fabrics, favorite fabrics, geometrics, stripes, that you have in your stash ( bring more if you have room) All these scraps can be used for your glue and paste project. Students can trade fabric scraps.
  
  For afternoon session :
• Option 1: One can continue with the fabric and glue designs. Most students choose this option because it is so much fun and you do not need your machine!!!
  
• Option 2: Begin planning your wall hanging. You will need:
  
• Sewing supplies very optional as your time will be spent planning fabrics and placement for your block. Sewing machine, General sewing supplies, Cutting board and supplies
  
• 7 to 8 fat quarters size choices of fabric for creating color block, remember value, etc. when making choices (lights, mediums, darks, different size prints, tone on tones)
  
• Pattern for color block wall hanging will be needed if you want to begin your wall hanging project. It will be available from Wendy in class for $10.
  
• Optional: Books: Color Play by Joan Wolfrom or Color Works - a Crafters Guide to Color by Deb Menz published by Interweave Press. Color- A Quilter's Guide by Christine Barnes ( out of print a few copies only available on Amazon) Valuable tools to add to your library
  

CAUTION…WARNING…ATTENTION ***After our color session in the morning, you may find you want to visit the vendors at lunch to add to the fabrics you bring with you to enhance your new approach to color you will most likely encounter!

Classroom Set Up

• 8 foot tables at the front of the class for the instructor
• slide screen and projector table for brief power point presentation
• At least 1/2 of an 8 foot table per student, so there is room for sewing machines, cutting boards, etc.
• irons and ironing stations for every 3-4 students
• A flannel board or bulletin board for displaying samples and viewing projects from a distance