Recently I had a chance to listen to a lecture given by Wendy Butler Berns on decorative threads. I always enjoy her lectures and have long wanted to take a class from her. I asked her if she was teaching in the area any time soon but she was not.
This weekend I had a very pleasant surprise. Wendy contacted me with a link to two classes she is teaching on the Craftsy website, "Pictorial Art Quilts" and "Machine Quilting". I spent the last couple of evenings watching and participating in her Pictorial Art Quilting Techniques class. In this class you will learn how to select fabrics for your project based on value and style of fabric. Wendy discusses how she creates her patterns, what construction techniques she uses to create her art quilts, threads, needles and machine quilting options. By the end of the class you will have a completed art quilt.
I have taken a few classes on the internet but have never had an experience like this before. The class is given in a video format which makes it feel like you are sitting in a class with Wendy. The class is broken into segment, making it easy to view the class at your leisure. Once you have purchased a class on Craftsy you have access to the class indefinitely. You can add notes to your computer that are saved along with the class for future reference. This website is extremely user friendly.
The Craftsy website is perfect for someone like me who lives in the middle of nowhere. The class cost about what I would have spent on gas if I had to attend the course and I was able to take the class in the same amount of time it would take me to drive to a class and back. I look forward to seeing the Craftsy course selections grow.
The Craftsy website is perfect for someone like me who lives in the middle of nowhere. The class cost about what I would have spent on gas if I had to attend the course and I was able to take the class in the same amount of time it would take me to drive to a class and back. I look forward to seeing the Craftsy course selections grow.
Follow this link and you can enroll in this class for half price.
Click here to view a vidcast interview where Wendy talks about her "Out On a Limb" Exhibition with Bonnie McCaffrey
P.S. Wendy mentioned she has a third class called "Art Quilting 101" that will be added to the Crafty site in November.
2 comments:
thanks for this great link and review, Chris. I think I'll check it out!
I have never done this, but this makes so much sense. Thanks for the review. I think I will look at the possibilities. I have been thinking about taking a class on color and value.
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