Behind the Scenes with Curves Class
Thanks for all your well-wishes yesterday. Last night I put together a triple star block (designed by Angela Pingel for Modern Blocks
) that was a lot of fun and went together so nicely. Phew! Now that I have that moment behind me, I feel like I can focus on finishing touches for the Curves Class again. Isn't that funny? I just wanted one nice non-curvy moment.
Yesterday a friend reminded me that Curves Class starts in just one week. One week! I'm getting a little performance anxiety. Thank-goodness I don't have to sew and lecture in real time! All of my demonstration videos are complete. I've begun working on the lecture videos where I actually talk to the camera face to face. You all promise not to expect much, ok? There will be plenty of goofy faces and blathering. I've always dreaded public speaking, but I do like teaching my friends. So I'm just pretending that there are only a few of you listening anyways....
One of the projects I've received lots of good feedback for is the Scallop Quilt for week 3, Precise Curves. When I began developing projects for Curves Class the improv curves ideas kept flooding in. But the precise curves were a sticking point. I wanted to come up with something original, but it seems like everything precise has been done. One night through several hours of TV I brought my notebook to the couch instead of my hand sewing. Oddly, that worked for me. I sketched and erased, sketched and erased until I had 5-6 precise curves design ideas. The distraction of watching TV helped me relax!
Well, in the light of another day, most of those ideas were just "eh" or way to complicated, but this Scallop Quilt design had some potential. I didn't know if it would be way too difficult to sew a half oval like that (I mean everyone uses the Drunkard's Path quarter circle for curves, not a half-circle block). So, when I finally tried to sew a block, after Brandon had drafted the pattern pieces, I was thrilled to discover that it was totally doable! And, actually, this project was one of my favorites to make. Just one repeated block and a whole lot of negative space. How easy can it get! I used Kona Aqua, Grass, Everglade and Chartreuse.
I can tell you that I would never, ever, ever have designed a quilt like this if I wasn't preparing for Curves Class. I am so thankful for the impetus to stretch my horizons in designing and sewing as I've pushed to make creative projects for you. I hope I remember to pursue simple designs like my Scallop Quilt in the future.
If you're interested in joining us, Curves Class is a 5-week class that starts February 1st. You can register for Curves Class $45 or Curves Class {Premium} $65. Both class versions include access to all 14 projects, with the Premium version adding access to video tutorials and a pdf eBook to be delivered in April. Find more details here and register here. Thanks for supporting my work!
) that was a lot of fun and went together so nicely. Phew! Now that I have that moment behind me, I feel like I can focus on finishing touches for the Curves Class again. Isn't that funny? I just wanted one nice non-curvy moment.
Yesterday a friend reminded me that Curves Class starts in just one week. One week! I'm getting a little performance anxiety. Thank-goodness I don't have to sew and lecture in real time! All of my demonstration videos are complete. I've begun working on the lecture videos where I actually talk to the camera face to face. You all promise not to expect much, ok? There will be plenty of goofy faces and blathering. I've always dreaded public speaking, but I do like teaching my friends. So I'm just pretending that there are only a few of you listening anyways....
One of the projects I've received lots of good feedback for is the Scallop Quilt for week 3, Precise Curves. When I began developing projects for Curves Class the improv curves ideas kept flooding in. But the precise curves were a sticking point. I wanted to come up with something original, but it seems like everything precise has been done. One night through several hours of TV I brought my notebook to the couch instead of my hand sewing. Oddly, that worked for me. I sketched and erased, sketched and erased until I had 5-6 precise curves design ideas. The distraction of watching TV helped me relax!
Well, in the light of another day, most of those ideas were just "eh" or way to complicated, but this Scallop Quilt design had some potential. I didn't know if it would be way too difficult to sew a half oval like that (I mean everyone uses the Drunkard's Path quarter circle for curves, not a half-circle block). So, when I finally tried to sew a block, after Brandon had drafted the pattern pieces, I was thrilled to discover that it was totally doable! And, actually, this project was one of my favorites to make. Just one repeated block and a whole lot of negative space. How easy can it get! I used Kona Aqua, Grass, Everglade and Chartreuse.
I can tell you that I would never, ever, ever have designed a quilt like this if I wasn't preparing for Curves Class. I am so thankful for the impetus to stretch my horizons in designing and sewing as I've pushed to make creative projects for you. I hope I remember to pursue simple designs like my Scallop Quilt in the future.
If you're interested in joining us, Curves Class is a 5-week class that starts February 1st. You can register for Curves Class $45 or Curves Class {Premium} $65. Both class versions include access to all 14 projects, with the Premium version adding access to video tutorials and a pdf eBook to be delivered in April. Find more details here and register here. Thanks for supporting my work!