Laura Krasinski's Art On The Run: May 2013

Monday, May 13, 2013

Daisy.... and more

I received a wonderful email from a gal I met up in Eagle River last year at the quilt show. She made my Daisy pattern and does it ever look cool...
Her Blog is called The Smiling Cat. And you can see the post on Daisy here
http://www.thesmilingcat.com/2013/05/daisy-applique-cat-fusible-applique.html
She has a Tuxedo cat so she made Daisy into a black and white cat. She has the whole tutorial on how she made her Daisy. Thanks Carole!!

I'm gearing up for the show in Janesville this upcoming weekend. Jessi and I will be trucking down there for the weekend. I just received a fresh batch of patterns too!! More info here http://rvqg.org/quilt_show.html

I went to a half day of Wendy Rieves open sew today and put together a pattern I made of my mom's Cavalier King Charles dog... Billy. I'm definitely going to make up patterns for this.. it turned out so cute. I'll post a photo when I am all finished..

My Lectures

Fusibles and how do I start with a Fusible Pattern

Students will learn about using fusible web to create raw edge art quilts. In a powerpoint presentation with movies I will show the steps to make Billy. And different ways to sew the fused pieces while quilting the quilt at the same time. Students will learn what fusible works best for different fabrics. With a trunk show of quilts

Where did I get my Creativity

In this lecture I tell you my journey of how I became a quilter. Starting with a simple set of Rubber Stamps at a Stamping Up party to an award winning quilter. The show and tell of my journey to become a quilter is interesting. I even amaze myself at all the different art and media I had used. From simple rubber stamped card, to altered books, swaps with other artists and the reason I started using fabric. For a taste of my art before quilting and some of what I will bring along, check out my picture trail http://www.picturetrail.com/barngirl I will bring a trunk show of quilts as well. This is a very fun lecture.

Using Your Printer in Quilting and Making Quilts.

In this lecture I will show you different ways to use fabric sheets. You print on them with your inkjet printer. I will talk about different printers and Inks. I will go over how you can enlarge a 8 x11 page with a photo or drawing in a computer program and on an internet website. Then you can print the pages on Fabric Sheets. I will have examples including quilts with photos printed on fabric. And many other ways and ideas to use the Fabric Sheets.

Thread Sketching and Embellishing

In this lecture I will tell you and show you how to embellish your quilts with threads. If you have a flower and you want it to pop more you can add some thread sketching. I will talk a bit about threads, and different ways to use thread sketching. I will demonstrate on my machine how to thread sketch. I will also bring some samples and some quilts in which I have used thread sketching. I will also show you how to add some beads to your quilt ( for flower middles) and other embellishments.