Design As You Go by Anne Sullivan

Monday afternoon, June 11, found 18 members and guest instructor Anne Sullivan at Amazing Grace Lutheran Church. 

Workshop: "Design As You Go"

Anne explained that "Design As You Go" isn't a techniques workshop, but a way to approach improvisational piecing using design elements and principles.

Some quilters most often use color as a tool for designing a quilt, but many other elements can be utilized: lines, shapes, space, and texture.

In this example, Anne showed how a cool color palette looks... 

... and how it changes with the use of warm colors.

Dark colors add weight. A new shape (upper right) introduces a completely different look, even while using the same colors.

Since design is also about experimenting, a combination of shapes creates another design.

Every quilter in the room dug into scraps and began experimenting.

L-R: Ardie, Rosemary, and Alice

Dawne

L-R: Lynn, Linda W. (back to camera), and Gwen

Table by table, Anne went around the room to consult with everyone about the improv they were designing.

L-R: Jane, Dee, and Karen

Susan concentrating on her fabric choices

The workshop concluded with a big clean-up, and everyone left with a different perspective on improv and how they can experiment and play.

Next blog post... Anne's presentation "You Are Creative!"