Purchase this digital product and receive a link to the YouTube video of the CraftyMonkies Online Interactive Workshop featuring craft expert Sarah Spencer and her wonderful Pop-Art Pet Portraits workshop.
Rachel loved the fact that Sarah chose to work with Pet Portraits as so many of you love your pets and would surely love to bring them to life in an everlasting piece of work! We do hope you will support this new artist and purchase the video of her class!...
Introduction by Sarah:-
Are you ready to bring a contemporary, Pop Art vibe to your quilting practice? Do you love illustrative quilts, but are worried you’re not “good enough” at drawing to make your own? I’ve got you covered!
If you’re anything like me, your phone is chock full of photos of your furry friends, doing little else than clogging up your phone’s memory card. In this class, we’ll take a photo you’ve selected, and transform it into Pop Art-inspired textile art, ready for your wall – or anywhere your imagination leads you! I’m so excited to bring you this workshop with CraftyMonkies; I just know we will take your quilting practice to another level.
What You Will Learn in this Online Interactive Workshop:-
You’ll learn simple techniques for transforming my basic, ho-hum photos into outrageous, eye-catching Pop Art-style portraits. Working from a pre-existing photograph, you will learn how to draw a compelling, simplified image in order to create a paper pattern. You will then learn to use appliqué to recreate your drawing out of fabric. At the end of the class, I’ll show you how I incorporate yarn into my quilts to add extra dimension and a mixed-media, graphic element.
You will leave this workshop full of new techniques and ideas for transforming your quilting practice into something uniquely your own.
Skill Level for this Online Interactive Workshop:
This class is suitable for all levels, and is the perfect foundation class for those interested in exploring more advanced portraiture down the road.
Seasoned quilters: you will learn how to incorporate mixed-media elements and graphic details into your quilts. I’ll demonstrate an easy appliqué technique to piece our portraits, and if you have a technique you prefer, you can modify my instructions to work as you wish.
Beginners: this class is the perfect introduction to portraiture with raw-edge appliqué. Since many of the techniques I incorporate are a little radical, traditional quilting experience is not-at-all required. This is punk rock quilting, my friend! Please note, you should be comfortable using your sewing machine without assistance.
Material requirements for this Online Interactive Workshop:-
One clear photo of your pet, with the head cropped and enlarged to your preferred finished size. During the class, I’ll make a 12” x 12” (30 x 30cm) portrait, and I will show you how I crop and enlarge the head to take up approximately ¾ of the finished size (as seen in the class images). If you have a home printer, you can complete this step at home ahead of class. Black and white pictures are fine!
Tracing paper
Black Sharpie marker
Freezer paper
Fusible stabiliser (such as Misty Fuse or Wonder Under fusible web)
Please note that while a light box is not required, they can be useful and I will be using one in my demo. For those who don’t have one at hand, a bright window or light works great! You can certainly learn this technique without buying one, though if you have one, bring it out!
Fabric requirements for this Online Interactive Workshop:-
While fabric requirements will vary depending on your design, expect to have 2-3 fat quarters of fabric available. For maximum Pop Art effect, choose a punchy palette in your favourite contrasting colours. There will also be ample opportunities to incorporate additional colours, so keep your scrap bin close at hand!
Equipment requirements for this Online Interactive Workshop:-
A sewing machine in good working order that can do a zig-zag stitch
Good quality (this is key!) monofilament thread, such as Superior Threads MonoPoly in clear. Some sewing machines will not tolerate monofilament thread, so alternatively, any other neutral, 100 weight thread (like Invisifil by Wonderfil) also works great.
Rotary cutter with a fresh blade, ideally with a small diameter. I prefer to work with 28mm or even 18mm rotary cutters for precision cutting.
Cutting mat
Size 10/70 sewing needle
Clear ruler
Crochet thread, yarn or light-weight cording in the colour of your choice. I often use Aunt Lydia’s cotton crochet thread in size 10, which is easily available at my local craft shop, Any comparable substitute will do. I recommend you AVOID overly fluffy yarns for this technique, as we’re aiming for something stable-yet-stitchable. I like to work with black for its graphic effect, though you can choose any colour)
Cotton or polyester general-purpose thread to match your yarn colour.
Pattern Information relevant to this Online Interactive Workshop:-
There is no pattern required for this illustrative quilting class, as you're going to make YOUR OWN!
Additional Information relevant to this Online Interactive Workshop:-
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This class is available to view as many times as you like for 60 days
FROM THE DATE OF YOUR PURCHASE
NOTE: Any short video featured in this promotional info is a Trailer and not the fully-edited version you'll gain access to via YouTube!
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