York Heritage Quilters GuildJudi Warren Blaydon
Judi's workshops are applicable to both traditional and innovative quilting styles. "I try to document both traditional and contemporary quilts that have taken my breath away and touched my heart - not because of their complexity but because of their honesty, their poetry, their eloquence, their exemplary craftsmanship, expressive color and dynamic design." Early in her fine art career Judi created large paintings of quilts until her quilter grandmother said, "If you love them so much, why don't you make a real one?" This led her to make quilts, teach and to write her recent book, "Collage+Cloth=Quilts: Create Innovative Quilts from Photo Inspirations".
Sign-up for the following workshops in November or January or contact the workshop co-cordinators.
Workshop Location: The Latvian Canadian Cultural Centre, 4 Credit Union Drive, (at Eglinton Ave E., east of the DVP).
Time: 9:30am to 3:30 pm
Workshop 1 - Mist on the Moon
Large scale versions of the familiar quilt block, Drunkard's Path, are clustered in multiples to suggest the quadrants of the moon interrupted, obscured and altered by a sweep of mist that floats across the surface. The resulting airy and atmospheric illusion enriches this classic design by adding dimension, depth, light and content.
The use of transparency, expressive colour, light and contrasts in value allow your fabrics to state content that is lyrical, celestial and inventive.
One Day Workshop: Monday, February 20, 2012
Workshop Fee: $65.
Workshop 2 -YOU LIKE TOMATO and I LIKE TOMATO: INDIVIDUAL STYLES = DIVERSE SOLUTIONS
The title of this workshop honors the song lyrics, not the salad ingredient
In Judi's words: "This 1-Day version of “You Like Tomato” offers the opportunity to document the richness and range of personal responses to a single inspiration by allowing individual fabric stashes and intuitive choices to prevail. Starting with an identical compositional diagram of an abstract asymmetrical pieced block AND a gray-scale guide showing the relationship of values within the composition, each participant will introduce their own COLOR and CONTENT, via selections and combinations of fabrics that express a favorite style, mood or theme. The character and content of your fabrics will reflect either traditional or innovative design.
The design format [containing NO tomato imagery] will be revealed when you arrive at the workshop. Each interpretation of the design will be unique and distinctive…intuitive and spontaneous... there are no ‘wrong’ answers, because all that matters is that you love them together. Your design elements will be finalized by the end of the morning, ready to be sewn during the afternoon. When you leave the workshop you will have seen a collection of distinctive blocks and have a new awareness of your own personal style. "
One Day Workshop: Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Workshop Fees: $65.
