Craftsy Classes
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I'm taking a class from Leah Day called Free Motion Fillers. I've learned a lot and I haven't even started the actual FMQ lesson! The advantage to taking Craftsy over just watching YouTube is you can ask the instructor questions and she will reply within 1-2 days. You are also provided a list of supplies you'll need for the course. Also, each course you take you come out of it with a finished product. This class I'm taking will be a lap quilt with 50 individual blocks and each block has a different FMQ design, so basically I'm learning 50 different styles of FMQ.
I have been wanting to sign up for Angels Water class, too. So you really don't have to do the project to learn- great references if you are looking for something specific!
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I hesitated for a few months before I plunged in. I buy when they are on sale and have not regretted it yet. There are also FREE classes and I've taken some of those. Several things I like: you can watch when it's convenient for you, you can replay sections as much as you want, you can ask questions and the instructor plus other classmates will answer you, you can see what others are doing for their practice or projects as well as share your own, the camera angles are in close so you can see clearly what the instructor is doing. I have not experienced this but others have said if a class was not what they were expecting or wanted - they got a refund from Craftsy. If you have interests that aren't served by taking a class where you live , this is a perfect solution. I used to buy a book to learn a new technique and go from there. With Craftsy classes, since it is interactional, you can get an answer to a question in a day or two or less. I had a question for Cindy Needham and it was beyond what she knew so she ended up asking another instructor and got back to me in a few days. It was great to be able to have that access of information.
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Any ideas on FMQ without drawing first? I have MS and can't draw! I have mastered stiple, but would really like to learn feathers.
I signed up for many, many classes and so far there is only one that was blah, but I got it for free so I am not bitching. I loved Easy strip paper piecing, Ruler work for long arm quilting, Angela Walters quilting class, Weeks Ringle modern quilts class, Elisabeth Hartman's class, and the list goes on... You will love it. That being said, what helped me learn the feathers was drawing them ad nauseoum, and two very good books. One is by Sally Terry called Hooked on Feathers for no backtracking technique and more free style feathers. The other one is The Art of Feather Quilting by Judy Allen and has more traditional elegant feathers. Good luck!
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I like that they have teachers who go around the country teaching similar classes in person, but if you take one of those live ones, you'll have the inspiration and the exposure, but you can't repeat at will on your own schedule. This is an opportunity for some of the best teachers to reach many more students than they could possibly have reached in a lifetime before Internet. I hope they know what a difference they're making by sharing their skills!
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I took Peggy Martin' "quick strip paper piecing" and made her version of a mariner's compass. It was the first time I did paper piecing and the project came out quite well. It was a challenge for our quilt guild. I've since made another mariner's compass by Brenda Hennings using Peggy Martin's techniques and it too came out well. I think with paper piecing that you need to do a small project every so often to keep the technique in you mind. I struggled with the second star until I went back and watched the video again. Good luck finding something you can do. By the way, the Indian Summer pattern is a mariner's compass. I would never have been able to do the two pieced quilts using templates. Sometimes my frustration level just gets too high.
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I LOVE Craftsy classes! Not only do you get lots of instructions, instructor support, downloadable printable resources, but each class has patterns included - sometimes lots of patterns. So $20 to $30 bucks gets you a lot of stuff!
My favourite teachers are Leah Day, Cindy Needham, Kimberly Einmo and Jenny Doan. (I haven't tried Angela Walters class.) Not all of them 'agree' on everything which is actually liberating! Find the method/style that suits YOU....and run with it!
I watch the videos instead of watching TV! A quilting mini-series!
I forgot Camille Roskelly - she has lots of great tips... mostly on working with pre-cuts.
My favourite teachers are Leah Day, Cindy Needham, Kimberly Einmo and Jenny Doan. (I haven't tried Angela Walters class.) Not all of them 'agree' on everything which is actually liberating! Find the method/style that suits YOU....and run with it!
I watch the videos instead of watching TV! A quilting mini-series!
I forgot Camille Roskelly - she has lots of great tips... mostly on working with pre-cuts.
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