Another great fun class for skill building free motion. I've come to see all quilting motifs as either visually stabilizing, harmonizing, or moving your eyes around your quilt. Sometimes a mix of types is fun and effective. In this class, students in learning marked their motifs first.. some motifs eventually can be done without marking.... but this is a good way to skill build. I saw people who had never quilted a feather create a beauty!
Here's an example of a marked curved fill
First stitching the larger curved divisions
Coming back in to fill the smaller curves.
We also marked and ultimately stitched a victorian feather
The end result included horizontal rows of motifs that 1) visually stabilized... (mostly straight and box-like motifs) 2) harmonized ( that would be curvy stuff) and moved your eyes ( like angles)
This gave students a reference library of differing motifs they knew how to do... and which they could use to choose motifs that send the message they wish on new quilts. I am again teaching this class March 12th 2017 for/with San Diego Friendship Quilters. Seems a perfect companion to "Media Mixer" ( previous post).
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Great lesson plan!!
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