Organic Applique Workshop with Kathy Doughty

Kathy offers a unique opportunity for study and immersion into her imaginative world!  Focusing on composition and color along with her simple techniques for using fabric to create interest, her methods will open doors to creative freedom and control of design.  Kathy will demonstrate her methods for appliqué using your own designed shapes or her templates and work with you on your own composition. 



Because of the flexibility in her designs, this workshop will not focus on any one pattern, but instead focus on her techniques and methods for composition.  You can choose one of her patterns (From her Organic Applique book or from 3 of her latest patterns - see below) as a starting point, or design your own!  Select some fabrics and start the development of your own unique Organic Applique quilt!  This class is very flexible - beyond the required supplies for Kathy's techniques, the creativity will be all yours to develop with her help!  Trust in her process and be amazed!



We will be offering patterns, Organic Applique books, some appliqué starter bundles (supplies and tools), some thread bundles, some Creative Applique templates that Kathy has designed, as well as some fabric starter packs to get you started.  They will be available, but not required.


Class will begin with learning techniques.  Then she will start a conversation about color, value, scale, and texture to create interest while developing confidence in choosing fabrics. Guidelines for selecting fabric, considering value, scale and more are all reinforced with a language developed at Material Obsession over the last 16 years.  Class then include demonstrations using a few simple techniques that allow for easy expression of personal choices.  Techniques include needle turn using wash away stabilizer, Boro applique, broderie perse, paper piecing, and hand quilting with Perle 8. 

The content of Organic Applique is designed to inspire experienced applique artists to embrace the freedom of breaking routines.  Novice quilters will achieve success with helpful instructions.  Everyone will have fun! If you have been considering tackling a particular pattern but have been holding back, this class will give you the confidence you need to stop avoiding that pattern!  

As Kathy states "often times even those in the room that like the comfort of knowing exactly what they are going to make come around to loosening up."

Organic Applique Book by Kathy Doughty:





Options from Kathy's latest designs:

#1: Windmill Picnic


#2: Garden Retreat


#3: Into the Wild


Options from Kathy's Organic Applique Book:

#4: Over Grown: 



#5: Boro Collage:



#6: Organic Churn Dash



#7: Black Bird Fly:




#8: Stolen Moments:


Option #9: Your choice of pattern



SUPPLIES & TOOLS LIST REQUIRED:

A list of required and optional supplies will be sent out prior to class.  Sweet Home Quilting will also offer a basic supplies bundle and some small fabric bundles.  Fabrics required will be dependent on which pattern you are choosing to make, however they are all very flexible to allow for customized creativity!

No Sewing machines are needed!!


Workshop cancellation policy: 

• Refunds are not given for workshops.  Workshops usually incur large up-front expenses with obtaining instructors and sometimes venue locations.  We need to be able to rely on the registrations in order to make these larger events happen. 

• Registration can be transferred - but you must call the shop and provide information for the transfer.  We may be able to assist with the transfer if there is a waitlist.

• No accommodations will be provided for "no-shows"