Thread Art

Class Preview

Color and texture dominate this art quilting class. Learn stitches and shading to make colors and patterns pop in your collage or portrait quilts.

Introduction

Meet Lola Jenkins, who will teach you how to turn images into richly colored and textured art quilts.

Materials

Learn about materials with Lola’s detailed discussion of fabric colors, pens, tracing paper, sewing machines and more.

Choosing a Photo

Lola, a true artist’s quilter, offers guidance on how to choose a copyright-free photo to use in your quilting.

Line Drawing

Explore line drawing with Lola. Learn her tricks of the art-quilting trade and get detailed instruction along the way.

Design

Learn best practices when it comes to cropping, shapes and other design elements. You’ll have the scope of your quilt’s image narrowed down in no time.

Transferring Your Design

Transfer your design with Lola’s help!

Quilt Sandwich

Learn to fuse the interfacing and get started sewing. You’ll finish off your quilt sandwich with Lola’s easy-to-follow instruction.

Stitch Out

Explore hatching and cross-hatching with Lola. She also demonstrates her famous Lola’s Wiggle!

Color: Part 1

Add color to the eyes of your portrait with Lola’s helpful hints. You’ll also learn how to correct and add shade before building folds and even more color.

Color: Part 2

Finish the eyes and move onto the lips, face and hat. Color will bring your image alive as you quilt along with Lola.

Gallery

Take a tour through Lola’s gallery. You’ll be impressed by the diverse images and be inspired by all of thread art’s possibilities.