Class & Lecture Descriptions:
If I'm not scheduled to teach in your area, then I would be glad to send my teaching proposal packet to the Program Director for your local guild or group,if you send me her/his contact info. Thanks for your interest in my classes!
Fabric Landscape Decollage (6 hour class plus lunch break, for all skill levels)
Create a beautiful landsape using fabric and fusibles, with no stitching! In this one-day class, you’ll complete an 11"x14" fabric landscape of your own design, ready to be framed. It will look like a painting – a “fabric painting”! No experience is necessary. Anyone can make these. With many chances to change your mind as your work evolves throughout the day, it’s easy and fun. These landscapes make wonderful gifts, since they can be designed in any style or color scheme. If you prefer, Debbie will show how to alter this technique, so your finished decollage can be quilted or stitched later, at home. Detailed handout included. See more examples of this class on the Landscapes page.
Fabric Seascape Decollage (3 to 4-hour class, for all skill levels)
Create a breathtaking underwater scene in fabric, using fusibles to make an 11”x14” fabric decollage that can be framed or stitched/quilted at home later, if you prefer. No templates or patterns are needed with these easy techniques. Learn how to use your rotary cutter to cut kelp in a free-form style – it’s easy! With their vibrant colors, the fish are “woven” through the kelp to give your seascape a 3-D look. They make great gifts, and it's a fun project to share with your kids and grandkids – they’ll love making “fishy” scenes! A detailed handout will be given. See more examples of this class on the Seascapes page.
Fabric Decollage Greeting Cards (3 hour class, for all skill levels)
Learn to make one-of-a-kind greeting cards by fusing fabrics onto blank card stock, and embellishing them with Debbie's rubber stamps, inks and embossing powders, making 4 cards in class. No stitching is required and no experience is needed. These cards can be made for special occasions or as elegant note cards - your choice. They're even nice enough to be framed, for great gift ideas. Bet you can't make just one! Learn lots of tips and tricks in this class. A great way to use small fabric scraps. Handout included. See more examples of this class on the Jewelry & Cards page. (Click here to see photos from a recent Card Class.)
Fabric Decollage Jewelry (3 hour class, for all skill levels)
Learn to create jewelry you’ll treasure for a lifetime! Imagine making pins, pendants and earrings using beautiful fabrics, fusible web and other adhesives. With no sewing, it’s easy and fast using Debbie’s quick-fuse techniques. You can make jewelry with new materials or recycle older costume jewelry into new. You’ll make two pins or pendants and two pairs of earrings (or any combination totaling four pieces). You’ll go home with finished jewelry! (This is not a beading class.) Handout included. See more examples of this class on the Jewelry & Cards page.
Rubber Stamping on Fabric (3 hour class, for all skill levels)
Bring your own fabrics to class and use Debbie’s rubber stamps, stencils, inks, paints, paint sticks and markers to create unique pieces that will add pizazz to your quilts, wearables or decollage! Learn tricks for getting crisp, clear images that are permanent once heat-set, and enhance your fabrics even more with inks and markers for depth and shading. We’ll even do velvet embossing, and Debbie will provide the velvet! Detailed handout included. Everything provided except the fabric, or for an additional fee, she can provide a fabric kit also. See more examples of this class on the Stamped Fabrics page.
Fabric Painting (6 to 7 hour class, plus lunch break, for all skill levels)
Join the fun as you learn at least 14 techniques for painting fabric, including some that look like they’re airbrushed! You’ll leave class with approximately 4 yards of hand-painted fat quarter sized pieces, and no two will be alike. These paints are completely colorfast once they’re heat-set. No dye powders to mix either! We’ll experiment with scrunching, sun printing, mottling, sponging, stamping, pleating, tilting and splattering. We’ll twist and twirl, and do shibori too! We’ll even paint skies and water, experiment with masking and more. Detailed handout included. Easy techniques, no prior experience necessary. What a great way to make your quilts, wearables & decollages truly unique. Watch out – fabric painting can be addictive! See more examples of this class on the Painted Fabrics page.
The Business of Fabric Art and Quilting (3 hour class, for all skill levels)
Want the respect and income that you and your fabric creations deserve? Whether you want to sell your own fabric art, quilts, tools, patterns/books, techniques or services, or even a combination, it’s all covered here! Debbie shares lessons and resources gleaned from over 12 years' experience in the quilt and art fields, to help you avoid mistakes and achieve success! See below for the list of topics covered in this class. Incredibly detailed handout and resource list. There are so many ways to make your fabric passion both fun and profitable!
Topics include:
Setting Up Your Business; Presentation (artist statements, resumes, photography, portfolios); Teaching; Copyright Issues; Marketing (setting prices, networking, galleries/exhibitions, art/craft shows, websites, ebay, grants, working with agents and more); Promotional Materials (press releases, printing services, mailing lists/newsletters); Publishing Patterns & Books; Buying Supplies at Wholesale Prices; Selling Supplies or Fabric; Accounting/Taxes; Insurance; and lots of Resources.
Lectures:
"Fabric Scraps Become Fine Art"
This lecture is both entertaining and informative, encouraging quilters and other fiber artists to see their work as fine art, while stretching the boundaries of what can be done with fabric. Debbie will show samples along with slides, explaining how she developed her technique and sharing how it doesn't take any art training (because she's had none!) to create a beautiful fabric decollage without the time and planning required for quilting. (Of course, stitching or quilting could be added, if you like.) This is a great way to work with all those leftover fabric scraps. Add a mat and frame, and voilá, it's fine art! This will open up a whole new world to fabric lovers -- you'll never look at fabric the same way again!
“Fabric Painting – easy techniques with eye-popping results!" (also available as a class; see above description)
Join the fun as Debbie takes you through her specialty fabric painting techniques. See how easy it is to create your own one-of-a-kind fabrics, for quilts that sizzle! She will share her “soft skies” painting technique, along with many others including scrunching, sun printing, mottling, sponging, stamping, pleating, tilting, splattering, twist & twirl, shibori and landscapes. Learn lots of tips and tricks. Fabric painting is fun and anyone can do it! What a great way to make your quilts, wearables and other fabric art truly unique. Warning: fabric painting can become addictive!
"The Business of Fabric Art and Quilting"
(Please see the class description listed above.) The lecture is a shortened version of the class, but all the basics are covered. An extensive handout is available optionally, priced to cover the printing cost.
These lectures are approximately 1 to 1-1/4 hours long, plus time for questions.
Please inquire for details and pricing.
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Folded Fabric Ornaments - Stars! (3 hour class, for all skill levels)
For any holiday or year-round home décor, these elegant ornaments are created by pinning fabrics to a styrofoam ball. There's no sewing! Choose fabrics ranging from lovely traditional cottons to shimmery satins to glitzy metallics, and trim with ribbons. In this class, you'll complete one folded star fabric ornament and then experiment with any of a dozen variations on the technique. The pattern contains detailed instructions for the folded star ornament and all the variations Debbie has developed over the years. See more examples of this class on the Ornaments page. Visit the Store page and then scroll down if you would like details about the pattern.
Folded Fabric Ornaments - Fans! (3 hour class, for all skill levels)
Create a beautiful fan using fabrics and fusible web, then add lace or ribbon trims for an ornament that you can hang on a holiday tree or display all year round, depending on your fabric choices. Using two fabrics, your ornament will be reversible, like having two ornaments in one! In this class, you'll complete one folded fabric fan ornament. The pattern contains detailed instructions for the folded fan ornament in various styles. See more examples of this class on the Ornaments page. Visit the Store page and then scroll down if you would like details about the pattern.
