Oh my.  I presented my new lecture, "Conversing with My Fabric," last week and it was a huge hit!  I was so pleased, as I had poured TONS of work into it.

But, the results were worth it.  I enjoyed presenting it and my audience was enthralled.  We had so much fun together.

This PowerPoint lecture is about my process, how I make decisions, and some of the wacky ways I've created art quilts over the years. I'll be showing some snippets from it here in my newsletter and on my blog.  

One tip I shared is how you can use tulle (bridal netting) to alter colors or create shadows.See the two examples below.  On the left, two layers of black tulle were used over the fabric center right.  It was initially too bright, so the tulle cut hat down.  On the right, four layers of black tulle were used to create the foreground shadows.

In each case, the desired tulle shape was drawn, tulle was cut larger than needed and then pinned securely in place. The shape was stitched with monofilmentt thread and then trimmed closely.  Voila!  A very useful technique.

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