Swirly-Do Tree Quilt

Description Quilt artist Heather Thomas shares all the techniques needed to make a fun, funky, fantasy tree quilt, complete with swirling leaves and filigree roots. First she’ll show how to use loosely woven fabric to form the trunk and major limbs of the tree. Then she’ll show how to extend those limbs into branches using thread sketching techniques to extend the limbs into branches. At the same time Heather will discuss the placement of the branches and stitch them out. Next, Heather will teach you how to machine quilt fabulous filigree swirls for the roots. She will also share her tips on ow to deal with the fullness in the trunk while stitching in a bark like texture. She will finish up by using torn and twisted strips of fabric to form the swirling leaves of the tree, discussing her color and size choices. This class is geared toward growing and building a tree quilt, but the skills and techniques you’ll learn have endless uses.