Have a look at the drawings Laura’s been working on this week.
Running with Stitch – Final Steps
Workshop 6 – In the final session of the course Linda will show you some of the options you have for using your stitched piece. Maybe you’ll make a cushion, bag, card or frame your work?
Workshop 6 – In the final session of the course Linda will show you some of the options you have for using your stitched piece. Maybe you’ll make a cushion, bag, card or frame your work?
Event – Festival of Quilts 2022
We’ll be exhibiting at Festival of Quilts in August. Come and see our work in a gallery hosted by Madeira threads.
Quilting Arts Magazine – Summer Issue 2022
Linda’s written an article for the Summer 2022 issue of Quilting Arts Magazine on the topic of combining digital stitch with fabric painting.
Making it Belong
Linda talks about how you can integrate elements into your sketchbook or altered book and make them look like they belong.
Running with Stitch – Couching Line
In this session we’ll explore how we can add line to our stitched pieces using couching. This is a great technique for adding outline and additional motifs. If you’d like to use some of the same motifs as Linda, don’t miss the pattern sheet which you can download and print out for reference.
Workshop 5 – In this session we’ll explore how we can add line to our stitched pieces using couching. This is a great technique for adding outline and additional motifs.
Running with Stitch – Reference Images Part 2
Here are some reference images for your landscape piece.
Running with Stitch – Landscape
Now you have the essential techniques, let’s move on with making a second piece. This time we’ll work with the idea of a landscape to help our composition.
Workshop 4 – Now you have the essential techniques, let’s move on with making a second piece. This time we’ll work with the idea of a landscape to help our composition.
Running with Stitch – Stitching
In this session work along with Linda to begin your stitching. Linda will show you how you can use simple running stitch to blend or contrast with your fabric layers.
Workshop 3 – In this session work along with Linda to begin your stitching. Linda will show you how you can use simple running stitch to blend or contrast with your fabric layers.
Running with Stitch – Composing your Fabrics
Work along with Linda to layout the composition of fabrics. Consider the scale of the piece you’re working on and how you’ll layer your fabrics ready for stitching.
Workshop 2 – Work along with Linda to layout the composition of fabrics. Consider the scale of the piece you’re working on and how you’ll layer your fabrics ready for stitching.
Running with Stitch – Reference Images Part 1
On this page you’ll find reference images which you may like to work from when making your free appliqué. These are all original paintings by Linda, made in response to her study of the work of Paul Klee.
Running with Stitch – Inspiration and Materials
In the first workshop of this course join Linda to take a look at some inspirational images that will inform the appliqué and colour choices. Then make a start with gathering materials and beginning the composition.
Workshop 1 – In the first workshop of this course join Linda to take a look at some inspirational images that will inform the appliqué and colour choices. Then make a start with gathering materials and beginning the composition.