Showing posts with label teaching. Show all posts
Showing posts with label teaching. Show all posts

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Scraptacular!!!

There has been a change of plans for my quilt-making class .....

Beehive quilt - quilt centre

I will now be teaching The Monday Scraptacular at Amitie every Monday afternoon.
 
Values quilt - Detail

It will be a class where you can bring in your own scrappy quilt projects and I can help with designing, piecing and finishing your quilt tops.

log cabin

You can learn techniques for making scrappy quilts including:
  • String quilts
  • Flying geese
  • Log cabins
  • Postage stamp quilts
  • Half square triangles 
  • And LOADS more!!!

blocks detail 2

You can read more about it here.
I hope to see you there!!

Andi xx

Friday, April 8, 2011

An apple for the teacher

I also accept Mint Slices and all forms of chocolate!!

I'm teaching a class at fabric heaven starting next month!!! Can't wait!!

front

You can read all about it here.

Interested in coming? I'd love to see you.

Andi xxx

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

A place of her own (and some Patch Andi news)

I've always loved the feeling of snuggling up in a confined comfy space. A cubby house full of cushions or a tent filled with mattresses and bean bags.

My kids seem to like that same comfy 'womb-like' feeling. So this summer, my crafty goals have been to create a fun and snuggly place for each of them in their bedrooms.

For Ella, I designed a "bed tent" that gives her that snuggly feeling but doesn't diminish the sense of light and space in her rather small room.

Ella in her tent

So I used some pretty fabrics from the Dream On range, recycled the bunting from her room and added some sheer netting to create the tent surrounds.

Ella's tent (inside view)

So far, she loves it so much, it has already fallen down and I need to come up with a better way of securing it to the ceiling. I have a plan but just need to get to the hardware store to buy supplies.

Jake's space is still a WIP so I'll show you that when it's finished.

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And now for that Patch Andi news:

My husband (together with me) has made some decisions about his working life this year that mean I will have to ramp up my own earning somewhat. This probably means reducing my crafting and going back to my other career which pays better and still offers significant flexibility.

Nothing to worry about. We're OK. Just changing things up a bit this year which is good.

So, I'm still happy to accept quilt commissions but won't be actively seeking them out. I'll still be blogging and crafting, but perhaps a little less regularly.

I am hoping to do some crafty teaching this year to keep my creating mojo humming along. Stay tuned for more details.

Andi xx

Monday, December 20, 2010

Well, maybe just one more quilt

Even though I have summed up and signed off for 2010, I got my hands on a fat quarter stack of Momo's "It's a Hoot" and a charm pack of "Just Wing It" by the same designer and a quilt instantly designed itself in my head.

quilt top

I had to sew it IMMEDIATELY. You know when you get into the flow and can't stop until the thing is done?

blocks detail 1

I am hoping to teach some classes next year at Amitie (the happiest place of them all) and one idea is to have a class aimed at sewists who don't want to dwell on perfect points and following rules. This would be a class aimed at people who want to learn the tricks of fast and furious (but still rather gorgeous) quilt making.

detail 2

Patchwork where your mistakes don't get re-done. They get hidden away or simply embraced. Besides, who will ever actually notice???


This is the quilt I thought I'd teach. Would you be interested in a class like that?
Andi xx

Saturday, July 10, 2010

A cushion for baby Gretchen

My parents decided to give this quilt as a gift for my cousin's new baby girl.


My in-laws also wanted to give a gift for the same baby so I have made her a cushion using the same fabric selections.



It's a quilt-as-you-go style cushion top which I really enjoyed doing.


As part of Notebook Magazine's craft room series in Melbourne, I'll be teaching a class to create cushions just like this one.

Interested? Stay tuned for details.

Andi :-)