Virtual Workshop
Happy Villages
Karen Eckmeier
May 3, 2023
9:30 AM-3:30 PM CDT
Registration Feb 3 for members, Mar 19 for non-members
Explore the freedom of fabric collage! No seams to piece or match, no lines to trace ... Just free form cutting of step and window shapes. Step by step your little village will magically come to life. Finished size 16 1/2 inch square.
Karen says "Since I was a little girl I have always felt the need to create. I consider myself a serious “doodler” – pencil in hand, I just love making lines and patterns. Color had always intimidated me, because I didn’t enjoy the mess of mixing paints and I didn’t have the color confidence to select the right colors. Fabric was a welcome relief to my dilemma– colors came already “pre-mixed” – no color charts, no mess, no fuss AND I could work with them anywhere in the house. I do love painting on fabric now, which I happily cut up and use in my fabric art."
Supply List: Happy Villages Supplies and Instruction
Handouts: Templates and Workshop Outline
Zoom Call: Zoom invitation
Karen recommends her book (optional) for this workshop: Happy Villages Book - Amazon
May Virtual Workshop
Accidental Landscapes
May 4, 2023
A surprisingly simple quilted scene using Karen’s layered topstitching technique. Gentle rolling hills of green fabric strips combine with distant peaks to create peaceful vistas. Include a lake or a field of wildflowers. The variations are endless! See how quilting and embellishment can enhance your landscape.
Finished Size: approx. 9” x 12” without borders (size varies)
Supply List: Accidental Landscapes Supplies and Instructions
Handouts and Instructions: Handout and Class Outline
Zoom Call instructions: Zoom invitation
Karen recommends her book for this class (optional): Accidental Landscapes Book - Amazon
AAQG May General Meeting will be a HYBRID meeting
May will also be a corporate meeting.
May 6, 2024, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER: KAREN ECKMEIER
Happy Villages and Accidental Landscapes
Two totally different techniques with the same fun results!
Karen shares her two favorite approaches to playing with fabrics: Fabric collage (Happy Villages) and layered/topstitching (Accidental Landscapes). This lighthearted and informative power point presentation will show you how the techniques evolved and will inspire you to try fabric collage or layered/topstitching in your own creations.
Zoom Call Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85204812698?pwd=WDA2cHc5Zmc2aGhnWTliYmtpcmR1dz09
Call for Zoom Show 'n Tell: For those attending by Zoom, if you have a Show 'n Tell, please send a photo to president@aaqg.org by noon, seven days before the meeting. Please limit entries to 2. Photos received after the deadline will be included in the next monthly meeting Show 'n' Tell deck. For those in-person, please bring your Show 'n Tell pieces to share at the meeting.
In-person meeting location: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3208 Exposition Blvd, Austin, TX 78703
Open Sew Day
Just you, your project and your quilting community! Talk about happiness!
Bring your machine and a project. Or hand work if that is your groove.
New and beginning quilters are all welcome!
There is a $10.00 charge to cover the rental of the space.
Bring a sack lunch, if desired. A microwave is in the room if you need it.
AAQG June General Meeting will be a HYBRID meeting
June 3, 2024, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Corporate Meeting
•Financial Report •Proposed Budget approval •Quilt Show Procedures
•Financial Report
•Proposed Budget approval
•Quilt Show Procedures