Landscapes with Rhythm with Gloria Loughman
The sky has the potential to be the most exciting element to enhance and energise any landscape. With its endless capacity for change, it is the most flexible compositional tool that you can experiment with. I have found that whatever colour palette or style I choose, when I place the sky fabric in the position of the sky in my design, it will read as sky.
Rhythm is defined as a combination of elements repeated but with variation. In this 3-day workshop we will play with repetition and pattern, decorating our sky to add movement and interest. So, we have permission to play.
You will begin to create your sky by overpainting some interesting commercial fabrics and then decorate these areas with a series of repeated shapes. Once the sky is constructed and quilted, we will add our foreground with a number of techniques for creating landforms, areas of water, rocks, and trees outlined.
Size of class samples 80 by 60 cm.
3-day Workshop Fee: $495.00 (supplies extra)
Dates: Friday 23rd – Sunday 25th August, 2024
Class Times: 9:30 – 4:30 daily
Listed below are the requirements for the class. Please note Handcrafters House can supply fabrics, threads, freezer paper, Steam-a-Seam2 Lite, batting and backing and anything purchased for this class you will receive a 10% discount.
$495.00
Class Requirements
- Bring photos, pictures, sketches, or other subject material relevant to the design of your quilt. The background needs to be quite simple with a big sky. You may like to make a black and white enlargement of your design but remember to choose something simple.
- Suitable black and white commercial fabrics which will be overpainted in class – Bring at least six ¼ metres with a variation of the amount of white in each design.
- One metre of white fabric which can be painted for water or other areas of the foreground.
- One metre of white cotton fabric for the base
- Fabric for foreground and trees
- Small amounts of fabric that can be used to decorate sky
- One metre of tear away stabilizer – light weight that tears away easily.
- Two metres of Freezer paper
- Two metres of 24 in wide Steam a Seam 2 Lite
- Fee for fabric paint which will be supplied in class – $8 (payable direct to teacher)
Please bring:
- Sewing Machine in good working order, machine manual, tools and accessories including a darning foot, open toed embroidery foot and walking foot.
- Pencil (2B), eraser, scotch tape, black medium felt tipped marker (Sharpie)
- Large sheet of paper to draw out pattern.
- Rotary cutter, patchwork ruler, cutting board
- Pins
- Chalk marking pencil – (Sewline)
- Mathomat – if you have one or a stencil that has circles, triangles etc.
- Threads – size 40 or 50 to match background and foreground fabrics. Variegated threads work well. (I will have some variegated threads available for purchase in class)
- Neutral thread for the bobbin
- Machine needles – size 80 topstitch needles
- Scissors fabric and paper. Small sharp scissors, tweezers
- Quick unpick (seam ripper)
- A few two inch or one inch foam brushes, plastic water jar, plastic plate (for painting palette), Chux for cleaning up, apron
Please bring 2 thin boards or something similar that you can lay out your wet fabric on to paint. I have previously purchased some thin boards from Bunnings that are coated in a thin layer of white plastic, like melamine. The boards are thin and light enough to easily carry.
Backing and Batting – (suggested size 80 by 60 cm)
- Batting. Thin batting such as cotton or bamboo, works well.
- Backing fabric – one metre. This will allow you to use the same fabric for your backing and facings, to ensure a neat finish to the back of your quilt.
Any queries please contact me – gt@glorialoughman.com
Workshop Terms and Conditions
Please Read Before Booking
Booking Terms and Conditions – It will be assumed that you have read these conditions upon booking.
By booking a place in either a workshop or lecture you agree to abide by following terms and conditions.
To secure your place payment must be made in full. Your place is not secured until payment has been received. You can book either online, over the phone or in person with cash or credit card. Refunds will not be issued should you cancel or not attend the workshop. A store credit MAY be issued if we can fill your place. Handcrafters House does not accept responsibility for changes in the personal circumstances of its students. Mobile phones are allowed in the classroom but only when turned to silent or vibrate. No guests or children may accompany students in the classroom at any time. We reserve the right to change these conditions at any time without notice.
