Guila's Art & Other Assorted Joys
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Grace your Thanksgiving table with this beautiful Tumbling Leaves quilt – shown in a versatile size ready to decorate your wall or your table throughout the season.
2 sessions on 2 consecutive Saturdays from 10 AM until 2 PM
Part 1 October 18 10-2
Part 2 October 25 10-2
Call Quilty Pleasures in Simi Valley today to reserve your spot 805-581-1577
“Summer in a Snap” is on the schedule at Quilty Pleasures. (Simi Valley)
The class begins a week from tonight:
Wednesday June 35
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM (2 sessions on consecutive Wednesdays)
Give the shop a call tomorrow to sign up: 805 – 581-1577.
Here is the quilt top prior to quilting. It measures 52″ by 68″
For confident beginning quilters and above.
No borders and no picky seams to match!
(c) Guila Greer – original pattern – all rights reserved; please do not reproduce. Thank you.
You’ve heard of Baseball or other Sports Clinics???
They are defined as :
…….- a meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity
Well now there is a QUILT CLINIC
Meeting Wednesday evenings at Quilty Pleasures in Simi Valley. (except for the 3rd Wednesday of the month)
from 5:30 until 8:30 – cost to attend: $10.00 per session – sign up in advance
You will have the expertise of 2 seasoned quilt teachers on hand to help you finish some of those projects that need additional assistance.
Call the shop and reserve your spot and let’s get those project’s done!!
805-581-1577
You can create your own design or fashion your pillow along the lines of this one that I made for this class.
I started with a piece of white PFD Kona cotton and painted the background with an acrylic wash of color. Next I painted the flowers and layered the piece with batting and lining. Then the REAL fun began as I used thread painting to add depth and texture to the design. Here’s where you can really let yourself experiment with color and various thread weights. I particularly liked the look of some variegated 30 wt. thread.
When I declared the thread painting “done” I got out my beads and went to town! Because this will be used for “show and tell” in class I wanted to be sure to incorporate several basic beading stitches. I used moss stitch, scatter stitch, seed stitch, bugle pathways, back stitch and stacked stitch.
My goal was to achieve a vibrant mix of color, texture and bling.
Call Baron’s today to sign up – This is a FUN class.
818-224-2746
You can create your own design or fashion your pillow along the lines of this one that I made for this class.
I started with a piece of white PFD Kona cotton and painted the background with an acrylic wash of color. Next I painted the flowers and layered the piece with batting and lining. Then the REAL fun began as I used thread painting to add depth and texture to the design. Here’s where you can really let yourself experiment with color and various thread weights. I particularly liked the look of some variegated 30 wt. thread.
When I declared the thread painting “done” I got out my beads and went to town! Because this will be used for “show and tell” in class I wanted to be sure to incorporate several basic beading stitches. I used moss stitch, scatter stitch, seed stitch, bugle pathways, back stitch and stacked stitch.
My goal was to achieve a vibrant mix of color, texture and bling.
Call Baron’s today to sign up – This is a FUN class.
818-224-2746
Sign up for this class at Quilty Pleasures – Simi Valley – It is sceduled for Saturday November 2 from 10 AM until 4 PM.
You will make a beautiful piece of Home Decor to use as a table or mantel runner. It is shown here in festive holiday colors but can be made in the fabric of your choice.
“Quilt As You Go” so that when you have finished adding the last border you are finished! Quilting has already been done.
This is going to be a fun class so go ahead and call the shop today to reserve your spot.
805-581-1577 1742 E. Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley
The more I make these samples the more ideas I get for using them. Right now I’m working on a cute cover for a collection of recipes. Also in the works is a cover that’s perfect for a knitting or crochet diary. Keep records of what you made – type of yarn – needles used, and so on.
Here are a couple more that are suitable for just about any topic. One of the benefits of these particular covers is that when your composition book is full you can slip it out and replace it with a brand new one.
The cover shown above was made by Betsy Farwell and features a collage of nettiing with colorful ribbons and an unique toggle closure.
I made this cover from a colorful batik and embellished it with a collage of cheesecloth, lace, silk pod, and decorative hand and machine stitching.
Call Baron’s in Woodland Hills for details about the Journal Cover Workshop scheduled for March 19 from 6 until 9 PM at Baron’s Sewing Center in Woodland Hills. Call 818-224-2746.
Hot off the presses!!!
We just dropped off 2 embellished journal covers at Baron’s. “How to create an embellished/collaged fabric journal cover” Workshop is scheduled for Saturday March 16 and repeated Tuesday March 19. Call Baron’s to register or for details.
This cover fits a composition book approximately 9 inches high by 7 1/2 inches wide.
This is the size we will be making in class. We will provide the composition books in the purchased supply kit.
This cover was adapted to fit a spiral bound art journal measuring approximately 5 1/2 inches by 8 inches. We will provide guidelines for adapting directions for other sizes.
Topics in Art Quilting Techniques will continue into the New Year. For those who missed them the first time around we are repeating key topics such as Painting on Fabric, Putting on the Glitz and so on.
For those of you who are eager to delve further into Art Quilting Techniques we will be scheduling additional classes such as Using Alternative Materials in Your Art Quilts, Orphan Blocks as an Inspiration for Art Quilting and more!
I CAN tell you that the first scheduled workshop of 2013 will be Tuesday January 15 from 6 PM until 9 PM. It will be Painting on Fabric. You will learn how to select and prepare your fabric; how to select appropriate paint for your project and how to apply the paint. You will learn techniques for stenciling and stamping with paint as well as how to apply paint with a brush to achieve the effect you are looking for.
Make sure you wear clothes that won’t suffer if they receive some paint splashes or bring a coverup. It’s going to be a fun and creative evening.
I expect to have the rest of the dates for the first quarter firmed up later this week so keep your eye on this space.
And enjoy your Thanksgiving Day with lots of good food and surrounded by family and friends!
Guila's Art & Other Assorted Joys 