Fabric Art by Lenore Crawford

 

LENORE'S LECTURES

 

Lecture Title: Create Your Own Impressionistic

Fabric Art with 2"Squares

 

In this lecture Lenore will talk about the development of her technique using the 2" squares to create impressionistic fabric blended art quilts.  She will cover the supplies she uses, visualizing the project, designing the art quilt by great blending, techniques for sewing the squares together, and finishing the piece. 

 

Lecture Title: Combining Techniques to Create Your Own Work of Art Quilt

 

In this lecture Lenore will talk about how she started using the impressionistic fabric blending style with 2" squares to create her unique art quilts and how over time the learning of new techniques and adding them to her repertoire has broadened her style of art quilting. 

 

Lecture Title: Fusing, Fabric Painting, and Stitching to Create Your Own Fabric Art

 

In this lecture Lenore will talk about her own interpretation of fusing and fabric painting techniques she now uses to create art quilts with depth and color from photographs she has taken in her travels.  She has won prizes with this new style of art quilting such as the Best Wall Quilt at the 2007 AQS Nashville Show. 

 

 

LENORE'S WORKSHOPS

 

Workshop Title:  Create Your Own Impressionistic Fabric Art with 2" Squares

 

 

 

One Day/Six Hours

 

Topics covered in this workshop:   History and Evolution of Lenore’s technique, gathering supplies needed for this style of quilting such as cutting supplies, fabrics that can be used, construction techniques she uses, thread options, visualizing the project and how to create it out of 2" squares of fabric using applique and other techniques, blending your squares together to make the square disappear, and sewing the squares together using chaining.  A large part of the class is spent designing and blending the quilt.  No sewing is done in this class.  That will be done by the student later at home.  The only supplies needed for this class will be about 150 pins.

 

Two Days/Six Hour Days

 

The same topics will be covered in this workshop as in the six hour class for the first day.  The second day will be spent sewing the quilt together using the chaining technique and layering with Wonder Under™ or Misty Fuse.  Top-stitching will be shown and practiced if time allows.  Finishing the art quilts with multiple borders and stretching over a frame will also be demonstrated.  Supplies needed besides pins for this workshop are given in the Letter of Agreement. 

 

Multiple Days/Six Hour Days

 

This class will be an in-depth look into the impressionistic fabric blending technique.  The student will be able to design a more complex project with the teachers help.  Ideas will be given for the topic or the student can use her own idea.  Fabric squares will be supplied by the teacher along with a piece of gridded fabric to design on.  The first days will be spent designing and putting together the art quilt then created.  The same topics covered in the other workshops noted above will be covered in multiple day classes.  Designing will be more complex and time consuming.  Students will supply necessary finishing supplies as will be listed by the instructor. 

 

Projects to be done in classes will be dependent on availability of fabric.  Samples will be given by Lenore for students to use as examples of possible finished quilts.   All fabric squares needed to finish the project and gridded design fabric to work on will be furnished to students at a cost of $20 each.  For prices of workshops see Lenore's Letter of Agreement.

 

 

Workshop Title:  Fusing, Fabric Painting, and Stitching to Create Impressionistic Fabric Art

 

 

 

One Day/Six Hours

 

In this workshop the designing of a small fused project will begin.  We will work from a photo of the student’s or the teacher’s that has been outlined on freezer paper.  The design from the freezer paper is then transferred to muslin on which the fabric design will be fused.  No sewing will be done during the workshop, only the designing and fusing.  Supplies lists are available on request.

 

Multiple Days/6 Hour Days

 

In these workshops the same beginning will be done as in the one day workshop, but the project will be larger depending on the length of the workshop from two to five days.  Fusing projects will be designed and then stitched together using free-motion sewing.  The pieces will be put together with a batting layer and backing.  The top-stitching will then be done to assure the fused pieces stay in place, and then they will be finished with borders and sleeves for hanging.  Supplies lists are available on request.

 

LETTER OF AGREEMENT: Please request a copy from Lenore at lenore@lenorecrawford.com  This document covers all fees relating to lectures and workshops including travel expenses.  She will come to your venue to teach a one day or multiple day workshop.  She has taught all over the world, and her classes have been well received by students!  See her Schedule page to locate current workshops, lectures, and art shows. 

Fabric Art by Lenore Crawford

2023 Ashman Street Midland, MI 48640-5464 989-708-9390