Workshops

This workshop is designed to give beginner and intermediate quilters more confidence in working with and selecting fabrics either by colour or pattern and applying them to the quilt designs they will learn to create in this workshop. Participants will bring their favourite fabrics—yes those you have ‘drooled over for years and were afraid to cut’ –along with a collection of associated colours and prints. The key fabrics will be analyzed by colour, print style and pattern repeat and we will use this newly gained information as a foundation for your quilt designs.

Participants will be introduced to graph paper design and recording principles as a means of extending their skills and documenting their quilt patterns and will be shown a simple but comprehensive system for calculating fabric quantities. During Day One, participants will ‘debunk’ their fabrics and start designing general quilt pattern layouts and move onto deciding where these fabrics will be placed in their designs. Stylizing of block structures and their supporting role in quilt design will then be introduced with guidance on how to translate your design into actual sized templates ready for cutting and assembly. As the quilt design profile grows, each step will be recorded for accurate retrieval at any point during the class or in the future. Day Two will see individual participants taking their own paths by using their new knowledge by either sampling some of the blocks they will be using in their final design or pursue further design options using graph paper and coloured pencils.

The workshop fees will be $55 per day and the class will run from 9.30 am until 3.30pm both days, tea and coffee are provided as well as use of the photocopier.

Book now to reserve your place. Download booking form or contact the office on (02) 9283 3737. Full payment confirms your place in this workshop.

Fibonacci with Amanda Daly  
Workshop date and venue to be advised

Amanda discovered Fibonacci number sequencing and the golden rectangle a few
years ago and was immediately fascinated. Photographers, architects and
artists use it to create good proportion and balance in their work and it's
a great tool for quilt designers.

After much research Amanda now bases most of her quilt design on this very easy
system. She says she is mathematically challenged but it's easy to understand how using this simple number sequence can help create better harmony and balance
within a quilt.

Whether you like traditional or contemporary quilts, Fibonacci number
sequencing will make a positive difference to your quilt designs. If you don't
design your own quilts you'll be able to use the information to slightly
rearrange the proportions in the quilt patterns you use, to create a more
aesthetically pleasing quilt.

These two quilts embody Fibonacci design principles but you will design your own quilt.

Please let us know if you have any suggestions for future workshops.