Thursday of Quilt Festival week started with a Kristal Wick class on making fabric beads. It was called Silky Beads with a Sassy Twist, and it was loaded with information and fun. One of the students brought this small quilt to show her cotton fabric beads...
We painted silk, embellished it with foil, Paintstiks and other items, and then cut up the fabric to roll into beads!
This is a promotional sheet of Kristal's beads...
Later that afternoon, Kristal was also teaching at the Mixed Media Miscellany Sampler. A Houston sampler consists of a ballroom full of teachers who teach unique ten-minute segments over and over again. Students can go to all of the teachers in the ballroom that they'd like to see for two hours! It's the best bargain of the show!June Colburn also taught at the Mixed Media Sampler...
...and here's a sample of one of her beaded, silk screened pieces...
...and here's a sample of one of her beaded, silk screened pieces...
I must tell you that the classes at the Houston Int'l Quilt Festival can be more expensive that those at your local quilt shop, but they are always well worth the price.
Day 6 coming up soon...
2 comments:
I agree. Every class I have taken at Houston has been well worth every penny! Sorry I didn't find you there. I kept looking for the red walker!
Clever use of the fabric beads.
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