Leader: Kathi Beratan
Sunday, March 24, 2019, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Materials fees:  $5
Class Size:  6
Registration Deadline: March 15, 2019

This Iloomination will cover how to turn photos or drawings into art quilts using a fabric collage technique.  Participants will learn how to prepare a design from a photo or drawing (representational or abstract) and how to create an interpretation of that design from fabric.  We will use the fabric collage technique that Barbara Yates Beasley uses to make her amazing animal portraits (https://barbarayatesbeasley.com).  This technique is simple to learn, versatile, and relatively quick.  There will not be time to complete the project during the class, but participants will be able to easily finish assembling their projects at home.  We will not cover surface stitching or quilt finishing in this class.

Kathi Beratan has made several photo-based dog portraits out of colorful quilting cotton fabric using a couple of different methods.  She saw some of Beasley’s work last year and got inspired!  She was able to take a lesson from Beasley and used her technique in her most recent dog portrait.  Kathi loves the method and is happy to have this chance to share what she learned with others.

Participants should bring the following:

• 1 or 2 small detail scissors suitable for cutting small shapes from fabric
• A relatively uncomplicated photo or a drawing to be the base for the design, along with a photocopy enlarged to about 8.5 x 11 inches.
• A pencil and a fine-point Pigma Micron or Sharpie pen in a dark color for tracing (the Pigma Micron pens make a crisper line on the muslin)
• A couple of pieces of quilting fabric in the main colors and patterns you want to use for your project.  A quarter yard of each color/pattern should be plenty; participants will be encouraged to share what they don’t need.

If you have any questions, please contact Kathi Beratan at kkberatan@gmail.com