Captivating Compositions Workshop

“Deborah's easy-going, affirming teaching style, are a great help in learning the basic principles of design.”

A lively introduction to design and composition. Deborah introduces eight classic compositions and shares inspiring examples from traditional, modern and art quilting, plus examples from fine art! Learn how using these compositions can generate ideas for fabulous, original work.

Supplies

Bring Your Own Fabric

• five pieces of pre-fused fabrics approximately 12x13” Consider picking a focus fabric and building the other four fabrics around that with small tone on tone prints or solids. At least one fabric should be dark and one should be light. Fabrics don’t need to be measured exactly. Large scale multi-color pints can be tricky for this project. Follow the instructions in this video for fusing your fabrics ahead of time.

• eight 6.5 x 6.5ish inch pieces of batting or felt any color

• card stock window (Using an 8x10” piece of card stock paper, mark a 6x6” square and cut it out, leaving you with a window to help with design decisions.)

• Watch this video to help you choose fabric and prepare your supplies.

Or Purchase a Kit (Scroll down for kit options.)
Kit Includes:

• five pieces of pre-fused fabrics approximately 12x13” Deborah selects fabrics that complement each other and provide lots of options for design decisions.

• eight 6.5 x 6.5ish inch felt bases for your fabric collages 

• cardstock window 

• all workshops handouts

Plus Everyone Needs

• iron and ironing surface

• parchment paper

• embroidery floss and/or perle cotton — A sandwich size plastic bag full of floss will give you lots of options. Choose darks and lights in a variety of colors. If you don’t have embroidery floss in your stash, I suggest bringing 3 to 5 skeins in a variety of colors.

• embroidery needle

• thimble, needle threader and stitching glasses if you use them regularly

• scissors, large and small

• rotary cutter, ruler (6x12 is great), small rotary mat

• sketchbook, pen and pencil

  Optional

  • sewing machine  

  • Art Quilt Collage: A Creative Journey in Fabric, Paint and Stitching by Deborah Boschert

Captivating Composition Kits

If your workshop is IN PERSON, Deborah will bring kits with her and you’ll be able to select and pay for a kit on the day of the workshop.

For VIRTUAL workshops, kits must be ordered two full weeks before the date of your workshop. Kits can only be sent to US addresses.
If you live outside the US and would like to order a kit with additional shipping fees, please email Deborah.

If you’d like to order a copy of my book, Art Quilt Collage or Creative Voice workbook, please check out my Etsy shop. (If you order a kit and something from Etsy on the same day, I’ll combine and refund shipping costs.)