This past weekend was
Pacific International Quilt Festival: complete with over 800 quilts, 300 vendors, 60 workshops offered by national and international quilt teachers. It was 3 days of quilter's bliss!
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Dixie in fabric |
This year, I signed up for two different one-day workshops: Animal Portraits with
Esterita Austin and Tucked Up and Embellished Circles with
Jennie Rayment. I arrived to the Animal Portrait class super early--so I got first pick among some half yards of gorgeous hand dyed fabrics. I had hoped to use Skippy as my subject matter---but he tends to be pretty camera shy...so instead I went with Dixie. As you can see I didn't get very far with capturing Dixie in fabric, but in fairness those are all individual pieces of fabric cut out and fused. But I am really excited about the technique and can't wait to work on it more to tackle the rest of her face in fabric.
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Jennie's Tucked Up Circle |
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Just the beginning... |
Last year I took Jennie Rayment's Texture into Sudoku class, so I knew I was in for a treat with her Tucked Up and Embellished Circles class. Many students opted to go with the class kit containing muslin fabrics. And as usual, I took a more colorful route: a gorgeous glowing ombre fabric ranging from a warm yellow to oranges and finally to a bright raspberry pinkish/purple. I was able to cut the fabrics needed for class to capture on this changing fabric...and each step of the process kept getting more and more exciting.
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Tucked up circle from class...more to come! |
I can't wait to show the finished piece, especially since I added some fun borders.
And even though I was exhausted after each class, I powered through and checked out the quilt show. Day 1, I only managed to get through the vendors and maybe half the quilts. Day 2, I helped cover our guild's table to sell tickets for wall hangings and a featherweight machine, named Pearl. Day 3, I tackled the remainder of the show. I behaved myself at the various vendors, only picking up a few fabrics to add to my stash. I especially enjoyed seeing all the gorgeous quilts made by fellow guild members, several of which earned ribbons! Next year, I will be sure to submit a quilt or two... but until then, I am officially PIQF'd out!
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