Last week had a week of teaching at Pinhole Quilting in Pinvin, click here to see what I was teaching and the workshop descriptions. I had such a fun, but very tiring, week! It is a wonderful thing to be able to be with people as they start their longarm quilting journey and then to see them again and, hopefully, again and again! I made new quilting friends, renewed friendships and all in all realised how lucky I am to be able to work in an industry that I love and that, generally, brings out the best in people!
Last Thursday was Improv Quilting and below are some progress pics from the day ...
We had black fabric and bright thread for the workshop which is a great teaching aid ....
because it shows up everything so that you can really see what you are quilting.
Students are encouraged to play with thread throughout the day because these machines can take anything from 12wt wool to 100wt silk! Photo above and below is using Glide Glisten in Gold - lovely!
We started with one quilting motif and stitched it out in varying scales ...
We then added several more motifs ...
and then learnt techniques and designs to join them.
It was amazing to see people's confidence grow throughout the day and some great quilting was done.
The final day of teaching was a Dream Big Panel workshop but that will need to wait for another day and another blog post!
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