Innovative Traditionals
Janet
Fog
This workshop is geared to all whether
you
are a beginning or
advanced student of quilt making.
Janet’s years as an
art director, required to be creative on demand,
has had a huge effect on the way she approaches
making quilts. Let her share with you some of
the creative skills she has carried
from her background
as a graphic designer into the world of
quilt art design. Come prepared to
take your favorite traditional quilt blocks on a
journey of innovation. By setting
a design parameter
of using traditional blocks, we will
explore the many ways a quilt can be both
traditional and
innovative.
Day one involves
visualization and group brainstorming
sessions geared to
move the design
process along.
Janet will later work one on
one
with each student
to help formulate a design plan for their own
projects. Most students enjoy observing
and participating
at this stage because the best ideas happen
collaboratively and the repetition
of the problem
solving sessions reinforce your new thinking
skills.
While not a
technique class, Janet will cover the
basics of machine
curved piecing. A helpful technique
in rendering
designs in fabric.
After everyone is
started on a path, the workshop is spent drawing,
sewing and enjoying as a group a wide variety of
projects in progress.
Supplies:
BASIC SEWING
SUPPLIES
Pencil
and eraser
White
out
Colored
pencils or markers
Sharpie ultra fine point black
pen
1—4
yards featherweight to lightweight
Pellon
fusible
interfacing
Freezer
paper (optional)
Drawing
paper (large sheets or on a
roll)
Tape
to tape paper together for larger
designs
2—3
8 ½” x 11” clear transparency
sheets
Glue
Stick
Old
magazine, any type with pictures for
collage
exercise
Piecing/appliqué
instructions for blocks you
plan
to
use
Fabrics—lights,
mediums, darks in your
chosen
pallet.
Theme ideas:
Photos or illustrations you have done or
have permission to
use. Stories, songs or poems. Places you’ve been
or hope to go to someday. A stack of blocks
already made that never made it into
a quilt? Bring them
along. Maybe they will become part of your new
quilt
