Back in May a few of us took a landscape class at Quilters Quarters. I've always wanted to learn the basics behind the art of putting pieces of fabric together to form a picture. For myself I chose a very easy image, that of a stained glass landscape with a lighthouse. A few chose very hard challenges that included sky, mountains, hills, bushes, shrubs, roads, rivers and boulders all in the one image, crikey!
The course was over two days, 10-4 each day. By 3pm on the second day I think most of us were truly fagged. As much as I love to patch and quilt, staying focused and sewing for two days is pretty full on, but I'm so pleased I gave it a go. I have yet to quilt it together, but now that I have the fundamentals behind me I can now make a start on another one with more confidence.
Here are some pics of everybody's landscapes at the end of day two:
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| My simple landscape with lighthouse |
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| Judith's West Coast with swing bridge |
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| The challenging one with all the bells and whistles |
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| Katherine's West Coast tree |
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| Otira Gorge with the viaduct |
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| Julie's Milford Sound |
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| Before the light was added |
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| Detail of lighthouse |
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| Hard work focussing |
All your class members were very creative indeed, great work! You are right, going to a class is fun, but really hard work, I find. It must be all that concentration, plus occasionly a little frustration sneaks in too.
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