Line, one of the essential elements of design will be explored over the following two–3-hour virtual workshops. Christina will cover some line design theory and definitions. Students will then have lots of fun as they draw, doodle, slice, and shuffle to create personal, unique designs while learning to understand how lines work together to affect the design and the viewer.

The second workshop will focus on reproducing one of your designs into a masterpiece in fabric. Christina will also introduce a few surface design techniques, based on the interest of the students and time. 

Stained Glass, very much like Celtic and Bias, appliqué , a traditional techneque that uses uniform folded bias strips of fabric. The bias cut allows the fabric to lay flat and curve easily. The intent of this appliqué technique is to create a ‘line’ in between sections of the design shapes as you would to create a curved line to add the lead in-between the glass when you create stained glass. Of course this can be done in various ways using all types of fabrics &/or materials such as; yarns, cords, strips of frayed fabric and plastics. How you apply your materials also gives you options for unique outcomes as you; melt, fray, colour, stuff, couch on…Your imagination will be challenged.

Reverse Appliqué, traditionaly, is a technique of tucking under the edges of a piece of material in order to show another piece of material underneath. Typically created with several layers. The Innovative application that we will explore to create a sample will incorporate layers of felt that you will cut out in your desired design, or one provided.

Shadow Applique is a technique where an appliqué design is overlaid with sheer or translucent fabric or sandwiched between two layers of sheer fabric to create a shadow effect. The traditional and innovative methods are similar, however, it’s bringing in non-traditional materials and methods, such as melting and adding colour or embellishments encourages lots of ioriginal outcomes.

Christina will cover some line design theory and definitions as she presents this workshop(s) to the Oliver Surface Design Group. Line, one of the essential elements of design will be explored over the following two–3-hour virtual workshops. Students will then have lots of fun as they draw, doodle, slice, and shuffle to create personal, unique designs while learning to understand how lines work together to affect the design and the viewer 

During the first workshop you can expect to get started on producing several designs that can be easily reproduced in fibre art. Students will have four weeks in between the 2 workshops, lots of extra time to finish or create more designs ready for the second workshop.  

Christina will teach a three - 3.5 hr (EST) virtual workshops to the Etobicoke Quilter’s Guild that will explore five innovative appliqué techniques; Raw Edge, Reverse, Bias , Stained Glass), 3D and Shadow.

Traditional hand applique methods often included freezer paper or templates to help keep the folded edges nice and sharp. The secrets to successful hand appliqué are, smoothly turned edged, sharp points and a tiny, invisible stitch.

Machine appliqué has taken the art of appliqué to another level that ofter doesn’t include smooth turned edges or sharp points. The first of the workshops will cover three different raw edge appliqué techniques; stuffed motif, frayed and applied with program stitches.

An hour presentation on My Journey into Fibre Art and Surface Design

Acquire the skills to use your needle and thread with your feed dogs down. This workshop will give you the knowledge and confidence to be in control of the free motion designs you create. A great base to further your future creativity should you wish to thread paint, craft thread lace and/or free motion quilt your own quilts.

Students will be educated on the tools and techniques needed to go forward with free machine thread work. Students can expect to come away with a good understanding of how to free machine quilt as they create three small samples of their own. In addition, thread lace and thread painting will be discussed & demonstrated.

Christina will be presenting an informative and inspiring Power Point ‘presentation’ workshop Colour On… to the Etobicoke Quilters Guild. A wonderful beginning or addition to surface designing.

Christina’s workshop Colour On.. is an introduction to colour mediums, colour schemes, a variety of techniques, and methods to apply them. Students will explore colouring mediums from fibre reactive dyes to polyester friendly transfer paints.

Christina presented a trunk show to the Etobicoke Quilt Guild on her 23 year journey, learning to sew and quilt to becoming passionate with fibre art, in particular surface designing.