ONLINE: Printed and Stitched Tabletop Quilt with Jody Alexander

ONLINE: Printed and Stitched Tabletop Quilt with Jody Alexander

Saturday, October 1, 1pm - 3pm and

Saturday, October 8, 1pm - 4pm

(2 sessions)

This is an opportunity to work with renowned artist, Jody Alexander, to learn to create and incorporate your own imagery and mark making into your fiber arts projects. 

In this workshop students will learn how to create and print with stencils on fabric, and then piece together and embroider the fabric to make a decorative tabletop quilt square. The techniques and skills learned can be applied to quilt making, garment making, and other fiber arts pieces. 

Students will learn how to cut and print stencils, and will learn a number of embroidery stitches. Inspirational images will be shown of contemporary designers who create imagery that works well with stencils. We will also look at contemporary fiber artists who combine printing and stitching. Your finished piece will be richly layered and unique to you. The project can be entirely hand stitched but a sewing machine may be used if you have one and that is your preference.

Skill level: ✂️

This class is for all creatives!!

Supplies: 

The supply list will be emailed upon registration. 

About the instructor: 

Jody Alexander is a mixed media artist who lives and works in Santa Cruz and Penn Valley, California. She combines textiles, paper, found items and imagery to create books, objects, wall pieces, garments, and installations. Her current work is inspired by the art of repair, reuse, and imagery and stories encountered in her travels and everyday.

She is the 2015 recipient of the Rydell Visual Arts Fellowship, and in 2019 she was an artist in residence at the Santa Cruz Resource Recovery Facility SCRAP program. Her work appears in a number of publications including Masters: Book Arts: Major Works by Leading Artists, 500 Handmade Books (Vol. I & II), and 1000 Artists’ Books: Exploring the Book as Art.

Jody teaches and exhibits nationally and internationally. 

Cancellation Policy:

Please select your class carefully, we will not be able to issue refunds for online classes. You can, however transfer the class to a friend, just let us know before class starts. No refunds will be given for late arrivals or no-shows. However, class will be recorded and available for viewing for two weeks after class.