{"id":6082,"date":"2018-09-25T12:09:39","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T19:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.road2cablog.com\/?p=6082"},"modified":"2018-09-25T12:09:39","modified_gmt":"2018-09-25T19:09:39","slug":"teaching-the-art-of-handwork-quilting-techniques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/25\/teaching-the-art-of-handwork-quilting-techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching The Art Of Handwork Quilting Techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tOn Wednesday: 3007C \u2013 For Anne\"Handwork<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

On Thursday: 4009C \u2013 Millefiori, La Passacagila\"Handwork<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

On Friday: 5006C \u2013 Tule Nova English Paper Piecing Quilt\"Handwork<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nOn Saturday and Sunday, Diane will be teaching a unique table runner class<\/strong>,\u00a06702C Botanical Table Runner, utilizing\u00a0Apliquick products and tools.\u00a0\u00a0\"Applique<\/a>\nDiane Kirkhart was a \u201cdabbler\u201d in sewing and crafts before she found the handwork quilting bug. She tried knitting, crochet, cross stitch, bobbin lace and ceramics. She even did some painting for a while teaching friends and friends of friends. One afternoon during one of those classes, there were several quilters enrolled. They asked if Diane would be interested in attending a quilt meeting that evening. As she recalls, \u201cOf course I went and as they say, the rest is history.\u201d\"Handwork<\/a>\nWhat does Diane like most about handwork quilting techniques? \u201cMy favorite aspect would be working with colors and seeing a quilt come to life whether from a pattern, a picture or sometimes even from my head.\u201d And her least favorite aspect of quilting? Binding. \u201cI know I should be happy to do it but two things, this journey is over and my hands usually ache afterwards!\u201d\nHandwork quilting, especially appliqu\u00e9, has been Diane\u2019s favorite from the start, due to that first quilt guild meeting she went to. A member of that guild, Emily Martin, was giving a\u00a0trunk show and Diane loved each quilt presented. She decided then and there that this was\u00a0what she wanted to do and began her journey. Diane eventually took a class from Emily and so appreciated that class. Diane learned a lot of things including the fact that to this day, she doesn\u2019t like using the freezer paper technique. Instead, Diane has adapted over the years combining several appliqu\u00e9 techniques and is \u201cstill adapting, still learning.\u201d\nWhere does Diane do her handwork quilting creating? She says she is fortunate to have a fairly large bedroom in her Virginia home to use as her sewing space.\"Handwork<\/a>\n\u201cIt has a walk in closet and an attached bathroom which is very convenient. As I said it is quite large but the more you have, the more you want. Two walls are lined with Elfa drawers from the container store, of course filled with fabric and notions. On top of several of them, I have placed my big board ironing surface. There is a big easy chair and footstool in the corner. I have an old drafting table elevated with bed risers for a cutting table. Beneath that table are two bookcases from Ikea or someplace like that where I keep my books, light box and other paper type supplies. Various rulers (her favorite are Quilters Select rulers) are on a smaller drawer set and others are hanging on the wall.\"\"<\/a>\nAround the walls, I have a Bernina-Q20 and I keep it\u2019s table closed to its smaller size until I need to put its leaves in it when I use it for quilting. In the center of the room I have a Horn Table with my Bernina 440 in it. My sewing chair sets in between both machines. There is a tv on the wall but it\u2019s rarely on. I like the peace most days.\"\"<\/a>Oh, I also have a computer in there. It\u2019s tight in there, but it works for me. And if a friend comes to sew, I can flip up the drop leaf of my Horn Table or if they bring their Sew Easy Table there is room.\u201d<\/span>\nA handwork quilting teacher for over 14 years, Diane loves when she can evoke excitement and see a light bulb come on in a student\u2019s face. Diane also loves to listen to the chatter and banter of her students, especially when one student is explaining to another what Linda had just said, but in a different way. Linda has observed, \u201cNot everyone learns the same way and sometimes their description works better. I too get to learn!\u201d\nWhat does Diane want for her Road to California students? \u201cI hope they gain the skills to complete the project. I want them to be confident that they can continue and even expand and someday share what they have learned by teaching someone else to keep this quilting party going.\u201d\nTo learn more about Diane, please visit her website<\/a>.]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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