Lights! Camera! Action!- NE Ohio

Lights! Camera! Action! -- Add Sparkle, Focal Points & Movement to Your Quilt Using the Magic of Color Interaction

Length: 3 hours Skill Level: All

Josef Albers, the great artist/educator of the 20th Century, acknowledged how tricky colors can be. In his words, “Colors deceive continuously.” As artists, how do we navigate this world of deception? Luckily, by using a few simple rules, we can predict how color will try to deceive us and thereby increase our color confidence. In this hands-on class, MJ Kinman, maker of giant gem quilts, will introduce you to the four rules of color interaction and show you how to apply them to your own quilt design to create dramatic effects – regardless of your subject matter. For example, using strips and squares of solid fabric, MJ will show you how to:

• Add sparkle (“bling”!) to your quilts.

• Create dramatic focal points.

• Add exciting visual movement. (There is no sewing in this class)

MJ’s class is based on her new book, “Cracking the Color Code: Master the Magic of Color Interaction”, available in class and on her website.

Supplied by Instructor: $10 kit fee has been added to your ticket total

• Fabric strips and squares for experimentation

• Color wheels

Supply List for Students:

• Notebook and pen

• Rotary cutter and small mat

• Fabric scissors

Shared cutting mats, rotary cutters and irons will be provided.