is a very interesting place - I just checked out the work one of Learningfa's members Stephen du Toit, from the UK,
who is a partner in this interesting company. He is the costume designer and his work is very good. Obviously he is very aware of how to use fabric. I was most interested in his jackets. Once you are in the magic factory, click on designs. He will also be opening a new blog in the very new future and I will put his blog in the links.
I think it wonderful that there are so many talented people on our list and that they use
fabric in so many ways. I understand he also does sets for many of the plays they are involved in. His partner is a director and very good artist. Check them out. Shirley
hand painted queen size quilt - donated to raise funds for the Crisis shelter where I lived. the proceeds paid for the playground for the children in the new shelter. 2003
Showing posts with label Learning fa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Learning fa. Show all posts
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Saturday, November 8, 2008
SQUARE DANCE
is the name of the quilt that will be taught on the learning fa group in early December.
It is a beautiful wall hanging and I am excited that Cheryl, one of our members will teach us how to make it. If you are interested in making it - click on the side bar (learningfa)
and click on 'join' and I will be happy to accept you.
Here is a picture, isn't it beautiful? We have lots of great free classes coming up in
2009 - The classes are all taught by members of the group. We are also starting up
my Beginners' thread painting classes which are ongoing and I think, very helpful for those who wish to learn how to thread paint birds, and landscapes.
Shirley
Friday, October 31, 2008
LEARNINGFA (FIBER ARTS) - 2009
We are in the process of setting up free classes for 2009 - and we have lots of great things planned. Once I have the schedule set up, I will post the classes here.
Learning fa is a group I started in May 2007 - with the idea, that I would like to share
any knowledge I have about quilting landscape wall hangings, thread painting etc.
I also wanted to make sure that there were lots of traditional classes as well.
Wow, has it ever taken off -- we have covered so many things, and learned so much.
The members themselves have done most of the teaching. Some have never taught before at all, and others have never taught on line. We have a very workable method of sending emails with each class, showing pictures and instructions for each step of the way. The girls have been wonderful. We have all gained from the group - it is a happy, fun, and very
interesting group. Some have never done any art type quilting and they have enjoyed doing thread painting and making landscapes. Others have learned new techniques for traditional quilting. We have mysteries, swaps and round and row robins. However it is mainly focused on teaching different techiques. We have taught stained glass, one block wonder, prairie points, wearable art, colorful cubes, and on and on.
If this appeals to you , click on the learningfa on the side bar - I would be happy to have you in the group. We also teach (at least I do) with the Cdnquiltswappers and the Valerie Hearder landscape group - so we are spreading our knowledge.
If you are new to my blog, check back on my posts and you will see lots of pictures of work done by our members.
It has been a dream of mine for years to do something like this but I never dreamed it would work out so well. Shirley
Learning fa is a group I started in May 2007 - with the idea, that I would like to share
any knowledge I have about quilting landscape wall hangings, thread painting etc.
I also wanted to make sure that there were lots of traditional classes as well.
Wow, has it ever taken off -- we have covered so many things, and learned so much.
The members themselves have done most of the teaching. Some have never taught before at all, and others have never taught on line. We have a very workable method of sending emails with each class, showing pictures and instructions for each step of the way. The girls have been wonderful. We have all gained from the group - it is a happy, fun, and very
interesting group. Some have never done any art type quilting and they have enjoyed doing thread painting and making landscapes. Others have learned new techniques for traditional quilting. We have mysteries, swaps and round and row robins. However it is mainly focused on teaching different techiques. We have taught stained glass, one block wonder, prairie points, wearable art, colorful cubes, and on and on.
If this appeals to you , click on the learningfa on the side bar - I would be happy to have you in the group. We also teach (at least I do) with the Cdnquiltswappers and the Valerie Hearder landscape group - so we are spreading our knowledge.
If you are new to my blog, check back on my posts and you will see lots of pictures of work done by our members.
It has been a dream of mine for years to do something like this but I never dreamed it would work out so well. Shirley
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