Julia Pfaff Quilting Workshop March 17, 2012
Posted By drsao on March 17, 2012
I celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with friends in the Richmond Modern Quilt Guild’s first ever workshop – “Quilting 101” (not really the title of the workshop) taught by Julia Pfaff. I really learned SO MUCH about Free Motion Quilting and I also feel so much LESS ANXIOUS about it after today’s instruction. (I didn’t SAY that I was BETTER at it – just that I am LESS ANXIOUS….LOL.)
Julia Pfaff is a knowledgeable, extremely likeable, entertaining, gifted quilt artist – to say the least! VCU is really lucky to have her as an instructor.
Julia’s quilting is absolutely inspiring. I hope – that with practice – that SOME DAY – my quilting may be half as good as hers. Here are some of the photographs that I took of her work!
Some of Julia's Favorite Thread!
Run - don't walk - to get these SUPER FINE pins!
These Super Fine pins are really SUPER AND FINE and Julia highly recommends them!
Ok – so after that little break for those two product recommendations – I return to Julia’s quilts!
She dyes her fabrics!
Hopefully, Julia will come back to the Richmond Modern Quilt Guild soon to teach us how to dye fabrics!
I really liked the instruction on how to attach two quilted sections together. I think I would like to try this!
WOW - a rounded "corner"
Attaching two sections using the same fabric makes it less noticeable!
This is what it looks like on the back when joining two quilted sections....
Beautiful color in this fabric
Foundation piecing is something else that I want to try
Foundation piecing - courthouse steps - ELEGANT!
Love this one
I love Julia’s thread box (she told us that she is frugal)!
Speaking of how we organize our thread…..
I like the way Chris has her thread organized
This is how I have my thread organized – in a Hello Kitty Lunchbox! 🙂 I put the thread into baggies so they won’t come UNWOUND and get tangled!
Love this show and tell – isn’t this a great DOUBLE WEDDING RING WALL HANGING! Becky did a great job!
More show and tell - this quilting is by Chris
Susan's
Sue's
Catherine's Nest - a SHOW STOPPER
Isn’t this nest just the BEST! Great job Catherine!
Here are some of my ATTEMPTS!
I think these are beginning to look like flowers. THIS IS GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF PRACTICE. Once you get going on this Free Motion Quilting – it is like trying to hold onto a freight train…..it just MOVES…….and I feel like I am on a roller coaster ride and I can’t get off…..LOL. I am LEARNING to slow down a bit and I must say that I really like doing FMQ on my Featherweight!
My Feathers - it sort of resemble feathers! Maybe a deformed leaf?
Don't we look like we are having fun!
Catherine made a couple of CREATIVE little IMPROMPTU nests on the back of her fabric!
Can't wait to see how Chris quilts this one!
Catherine claims that she is a beginner – but these peacock feathers look professional to me!
Catherine's peacock feathers
Love these pebbles – Chris does good work!
Here are other samples from the class work….I think we all made progress!
If you missed the workshop today, make a note to YOURSELF not to miss another one of Julia’s workshops! I promise that you won’t be disappointed!
And since it is St Patrick’s Day – here is a picture of me, my DD and two of my grandangels wearin’ the Green and saying HAPPY ST PAT’S DAY to Great Grandpa Albertson!
HAPPY ST PATS DAY from Grandangel Sarah, me, Grandangel Leanna, and DD Christi
Oh, whata’ uber lovely action packed creatively fulfilling day!!!!!!!!!! Happy BD Mom, I know you were smiling big time at my silly attempt to FMQ and just know I had the BEST time with my buddies and Julia simply rocks and I learned sooooooooooooo much!!!!!!!!!