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Masterclass Instructional DVD's by Gabrielle Swain

  • Hand Appliqué: Borrowed Tools, Surface Design for Appliqué with new, timesaving appliqué methods.
  • Hand Quilting: Design and Specialty Threads
  • Borrowed Tools II: More Fun with Surface Design delve into surface design
  • Creativity on Demand: Exercises in Creativity by Gabrielle Swain.
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Hand Applique

 

Masterclass: Hand Appliqué
Instructional DVD

Narration and Technique Demonstrations by Gabrielle Swain
Item Code: B5-NC02
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Masterclass: Hand Appliqué

For quiltmakers of all skill levels and abilities.

Disc 1: Fabric Selection, Template Free Appliqué

Disc 2: Reverse Appliqué, Special Techniques

What Gabrielle Swain has to say about her Masterclass: Hand Appliqué DVD

This technique will help you reduce cutting and preparation time by 90%! Are you exhausted by the tedious templates and overlays you must use in traditional appliqué? I found it was zapping all of my creative energy, which is better spent on my design and composition. This led me to develop and perfect my own approach to appliqué.

Stay in your sweats or pajamas. Fast forward, stop, rewind, take notes It's all in your control. You will get 90 minutes worth of instruction on two DVD's You will learn:

  • How to define the mood of your quilt from the very beginning.
  • Are you aiming for a contemporary? Victorian? Traditional? Whimsical?
  • How to approach your quilt more creatively and "painterly" through your selection of nontraditional background fabrics. None of your choices should be arbitrary, but contribute to the look you are seeking.
  • How to use reverse appliqué in unusual ways.
  • Quick and easy ways to acquire key appliqué skills, such as inner and outer curves, small stems, and prints.

"To my knowledge, there is not another DVD on this subject! I have chosen to produce and sell this myself in order to keep the cost down for you. Steven Spielberg and his sound crew weren't available for filming in my studio, so you may hear the slight buzzing of my lightbox. Still, I made sure the concepts and material are well worth the affordable price. In the last 15 years, I have taught this technique to 1,000s of students all over the world. I'd love to have you at one of my workshops, but if you can't make it (or of you just want some reinforcements), these DVD's are for you. And it could save you a bundle since some of the places I teach charge as much as $1200 for a week of instruction, room and board."

The buzz about the DVD's

"I enjoyed the DVD's immensely, there is a wealth of information in them. I have a new way of looking at appliqué and have some new avenues to explore."
Thanks, Susan Hartman

"Your Masterclass DVD arrived yesterday and I LOVE it. I want to thank you for making this "class" available to those of us who seem to always miss your class for one reason or another. Previously I'd signed up for one in NJ and wouldn't you know my husband would have to have emergency surgery that day - darn him. Anyway, I learned a lot! I've already researched a theme I'd like to do using your techniques—nasturtiums. They've always been a favorite flower of mine and the leaves will lend themselves perfectly to reverse appliqué, I think. And, I'm looking forward to your next DVD. "
ttyl, Sally

 

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Masterclass: Hand Quilting
Design Techniques and Specialty Threads

Instructional DVD:
Narration and Technique Demonstrations by Gabrielle Swain
Item Code: B5-NC06
Weight: 0.4 lb
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Masterclass: Hand Quilting, Design Techniques and Specialty Thread

  • Love hand quilting and want to improve your stitch?
  • Tired of trying to find the prefect quilting line for your design?
  • Love the texture of specialty thread?
  • If so this is the DVD for you.

Contents:

1. Introduction
6. Squaring Up
2. Preparing to Baste7. A Closer Look
3. Basting Process 8. A Closer Look: Finished Quilts
4. Into the Hoop9. Closing
5. Quilting and Embroidery Stitches10. Outtakes


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Borrowed Tools

 

Masterclass: Borrowed Tools
Surface Design for Appliqué
Instructional DVD

Narration and Technique Demonstrations by Gabrielle Swain
Item Code: B5-NC04
Weight: 0.3 lb
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Masterclass: Borrowed Tools: Surface Design for Appliqué

For quiltmakers of all skill levels who want to add that special touch to their work.

These techniques teach you how to push the work artistically increasing the painterly quality of your quilts. Are you looking for that knock 'em dead overall visual impact or those special details that draw the viewer closer to your quilt? If so this is the DVD for you.

In one hour, you will learn how to use colored pencils in a variety of ways how to use pen and ink for texture and shading and more. This DVD is based on one of my most popular classes and now you have the luxury of following the class at your own speed in your own studio.

While this class is directed toward appliqué, these techniques also work well on piecing so don't miss out on this opportunity to take your work to another level.

Contents:

1. Colored Pencils
2. Pen & Ink Techniques
3. Water Soluble Oil Pastel4. Bonus: Outtakes

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Masterclass: Borrowed Tools II
More Fun with Surface Design
Instructional DVD

Narration and Technique Demonstrations by Gabrielle Swain
Item Code: B5-NC03
Weight: 0.3 lb
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Masterclass: Borrowed Tools II, More Fun with Surface Design

Explore more artist media to enhance your quilts. Learn how to create your own background fabric without dyeing. Add texture and color with paint sticks. Play with inks to create imagery and that painterly quality seen in Gabrielle's quilts.

A must have for all quiltmakers who want to push the work further.

Contents:

1. Shiva Paint Sticks
2. Permanent Markers
3. Artist Crayons4. Windsor Network Ink
5. Outtakes  

 

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Creativity on Demand

 

 

Masterclass: Creativity on Demand
Exercises in Creativity

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Narration and Technique Demonstrations by Gabrielle Swain
Item Code: B5-NC05
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Masterclass: Creativity on Demand: Exercises in Creativity

Full of ideas but do not know where to start? Stuck in a rut and ready to break out? Work through a variety of creative exercises designed by Gabrielle Swain to get you where you want to go. Through play and experimentation, we will open new doors, break down barriers, and release the artist within.

Contents:

DISK ONE DISK TWO
1. Introduction
1. Torn Paper
2. Painted Peliex (a fine fuse product)2. Design Modifiers
3. Viewfinder 3. Sacred Space
4. Journaling4. Found Objects
  5. Closing Outtakes

 

 
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