Sunday, July 15, 2012

Workshop Success!

Oh my, what a terrifically fun afternoon I had, teaching my Easy Going Modern workshop for the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild!

Just about everyone finished the day with a completed quilt top, so I achieved one of my workshop goals. The other was to make the experience fun and relaxing, and judging by the evaluations, I achieved that one too. Yay!

Here are some photos of the day (most courtesy of Holly):

Amy, arranging her low-volume blocks

Diane's version - kind of a "split Easy Going Modern" - she came to the workshop with it partially pieced, so we were able to get it basted during the workshop.

Me, overseeing Amy and Jo-Anne's progress.

Jo-Anne's finished top.

I stitched along with the class, so I ended up with a finished top too (Kona Chartreuse and Turquoise or possibly Caribbean).

I'm so happy to see all these beautiful quilt tops!

I think the best part for me was seeing all the different ways the pattern could stitch up. There were layer cake versions with both light and dark contrasting solids, a low-volume multi-print layout, an ombre version, a transparency version, one that featured prints and a near-solid repeating in the large squares, and one with many gorgeous hawaiian fabrics that played absolutely beautifully together. There were different types of linen, vintage/thrifted sheets, cotton and rayon used in the tops as well. So much inspiration, I couldn't sleep last night, I was so wound up!

I got some other fantastic suggestions in the evaluations including having everyone introduce themselves. I was so excited to get stitching I forgot about that - oops. Next time, I'll have a real-life sample available, and I'll give a quick rundown of the process before getting started too.

Thanks to all my workshop participants - I couldn't have done it without you all!

11 comments:

  1. Hey, that's great. Looks like an all around success. :)

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  2. Congratulations on the workshop! That's a nice collection of quilts!

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  3. Well done Felicity! Looks lkike it was a very successful day - I can't wait to see some of these in person on Thursday

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  4. Congrats! It looks like it was so much fun! I'm so impressed everyone finished their tops!

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  5. Sound fantastic, Felicity! No surprise that it was a big success. :)

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  6. From the accounts I've heard, it was a great day! Looks like you all had a blast. :-) Great tops!

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  7. Way to go Felicity! You must be so proud of your students (and yourself). Sounds like it went off without a hitch!

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  8. I had such a great time Felicity, thanks again! It was a treat to sew with my friends and a thrill to complete a quilt top in a day. I love the group photo with all our different fabric choices.

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  9. So, so happy you had a fun day and that everyone got their tops complete. I just know you were a great teacher!!!! Can't wait to see them all lined up show and tell tomorrow night, woohoo!

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  10. I had a great time! Thanks your great leadership skills, all the time you put into making those excellent instructions and being all-around fabulous. xx

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  11. Whoo hoo!! Way to go Felicity, I just knew you'd be a great teacher :) I will need to pick your brains when my turn comes in September!

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