Purchase this digital product and receive a link to the YouTube video of the CraftyMonkies Online Interactive Workshop featuring craft expert Victoria van der Laan and her fabulous Sketching With Triangles workshop.
 
Introduction by Victoria:-
Three years of a daily patchwork sketching practice have taught me so much about patchwork composition and construction and I’m excited to share some of the techniques I’ve developed with my favourite shape in this upcoming class! In my last CraftyMonkies class, Sketching with Scraps, I shared broadly about my intuitive approach to improv scrap play using a completely open approach and quick decision making. In this class I will show you a more intentional side to my sketching practice as we take a deep dive into the many possibilities of triangles in improv patchwork.
 
What You Will Learn in this Online Interactive Workshop:-
Set aside the rules and expectations of traditional quilt design and allow your intuition and the materials at hand to guide your work! Working with both traditional patchwork block construction and an open, improvisational approach I’ll show you how I build compositions with triangles. We’ll explore loose half square/half rectangle triangles, flying geese, and freeform triangles to create small compositions that can be auditions of ideas for larger quilts, low-stakes practice in working with colour, scale, and form, or simply playful experiments to stretch our creative muscles, opening endless possibilities in a myriad of unexpected ways! This is a process-based workshop without a specific end product but we will discuss finishing options including stretching over a canvas. 
 
During the class I will share a bit about my own textile sketching practice and my general approach to experimenting with patchwork design. We'll dig into our scrap bins and fabric stashes to find and create triangle units to work with, talk about different ways to sort our scraps to facilitate this work, and start sewing!  The end goal with this practice is not necessarily a finished quilt or art piece but rather a deeper understanding of piecing techniques, colour interaction, and design ideas for future quilts. It's about the process not the product, though we'll also discuss what we can do with our sketches. This is a great way to use up your scraps from past projects while developing your voice as an artist and quilter.
 
As always I am happy to answer questions as they arise and there are always little opportunities to show you extra techniques and tips during class. I love the exchange of knowledge that happens in class and I often learn new little tricks from students as well--there's always something new to learn and my goal is to create a rich learning environment in my classes!
 
Skill Level for this Online Interactive Workshop:-
This workshop is appropriate for quilters at any skill level. Everyone is welcome! The beauty of this process is that it will be different for each artist and can be as rigid or improvisational as you'd like. Everyone will approach it differently with very different outcomes but I believe it can be very rewarding for anyone. I especially encourage those who are reluctant to try an improvisational approach to patchwork - that was me not too long ago!
 
Fabric requirements for this Online Interactive Workshop:-
I'll ask you to bring an assortment of scraps, fat quarters, and small pieces of fabric of any sort. Small (1”- 4”) triangular, square, and rectangular scraps are particularly useful but we can also cut some from larger scraps or yardage. I personally work mainly with solid quilting weight cottons but that doesn't mean you have to! You can stick with quilting cottons or throw in different substrates and weights of fabric to see what happens - we're experimenting!
 
Equipment requirements for this Online Interactive Workshop:-
Sewing Machine
Rotary Cutter (with a sharp blade!)
Cutting Mat
Neutral Thread
Iron + Pressing Mat
Fabric Marking Pen
 
Pattern requirements for this Online Interactive Workshop:-
Not applicable for this improv class!
 
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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