This is the second virtual Too Cold for TOGA that TreadleOn has hosted. It was a two day event with only one class on Friday evening for machine maintenance. That was taught by our brave leader Mea Clift.
There were two classes on Saturday January 29. I taught the color class and Helen Howes of Helen Howes Textiles taught an amazing class on quilted postcards. She taught this class using her darling pattern called Counter-Change Cats. It is available as an e-pattern from her at helen@helenhowestextiles.co.uk
Here are my cats. One quilted and one waiting to be quilted. Then I trim them to size, back them and put the postcard info on the back. I loved the class. Of course I love cats so it was a given.
My color class was fun too. I had the devil of a time deciding how to teach it until Dawn Beckwell herded me into deciding that the best would be actually working through how I choose colors for a quilt. We used a picture of a monarch butterfly on Zinnias that I had taken in my garden as the inspiration.
I had a huge pile of fabrics that were possibilities and as a group we worked through them and came up with a lovely set of fabric. I am tempted to actually use the fabrics to make something.
Don't you think we did a great job?
Hugs,
Nancy
It was a fun TOGA. You give too much credit, though. I think everyone liked all your examples.
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I love the cats! I think I could incorporate that cat design onto a bib which I had planned to make for a coworker's baby last weekend. Unfortunately, I had to take out the whole bobbin case when some threads got tangled and I cannot get it back in. It's an old Kenmore and I know I put the manual in a safe place, so I am sure it will turn up - hopefully before the baby turns 1!
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