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Rita is an accomplished quilting and fiber art instructor. She teaches at guilds across the country. Her classes are fun, her teaching techniques are easy to follow and she makes sure you finish your projects. If you’re interested in bringing Rita’s unique classes to your guild, please contact her for more information and fees.
I'll be teaching at International Quilt Festival in Houston, in November!
HALF DAY WORKSHOPS
Create Your Personal Garden
3 Hour Workshop – All skill levels
Techniques: Fusing fabrics, fusible applique, dimensional flowers, dimensional butterfly
You can create a dozen or more different floral bouquets with the flowers you make in this class. Over six delightful flowers are waiting for you to create and place on your quilts, purses, wearables, pillows, hair pieces, gifts....
Floating Autumn Forest
3 Hour Workshop – All skill levels
Techniques: Fusible fabrics, abstract backgrounds, floating parts of the art quilt away from the background.
Yes, the trees float away from the background.
This is a great class to try your hand at fusing fabrics together and create impressionistic background. Class includes several design techniques used to create beautiful landscapes. Bring your own fabrics or purchase the kit at class.
Additional art quilts with floating parts include Hibiscus, Peaceful Ocean and more found in the Patterns section.
Full Day Workshops
Fantastic 3 Dimensional Flowers
Full day workshop - All skill levels
Techniques: free motion quilting, designing a Lily, creating flexible petals and leaves, mounting a quilt on a frame, tips and ideas for creating additional flowers.
Learn how to use your quilting skills in exciting new ways by creating three dimensional fiber art. We will create a beautiful lily using very easy-to-learn techniques. I will spend time showing you advanced techniques to make several other flowers. Patterns for a Magnolia, Rose or Tulip are available in this class. Go to the Patterns section to purchase all 3-D flower patterns.
Crazy Quilt Vessels
Full Day Workshop - All skill levels
Techniques: Fabric manipulation, embellishments, hand embroidery, dimensional art.
This class is pure fun! We use crazy quilt techniques to create free standing vessels. You will learn how to design several different vessels shapes and leave the class with your completed personal design vessel.
