Student Work

Many of my students and customers send me wonderful pictures of how they have used my patterns. I love receiving them and find it so interesting how they use color and fabric to make it their own.

Janelle Holcomb made my 'Folklore' Quilt. This is one of my favorite designs. Well done Janelle! I also believe it is your birthday today. Have a wonderful day.

Kathy Mcelroy finished her 'Flower Vase' with a wonderful appliqued border. Her embellishment on this piece was wonderful.

Vicki Guerra from Texas made all my pincushions from my '12 Pin Keeper' book. Great job!

Jean Impey from CA sent me her finished 'Flower Vase' piece from a workshop I taught earlier this year. I love how the border sets off this piece.

Paula Hook of Surfside Guild, CA send me pictures of her piece from my class. I love all her embellishment.

Jean Impey has been busy again. The side panel on her quilt was inspired by my 'Thistledown' Table Rug. Wonderful colors.

Mieke Duyck from Belgium made this wonderful bag and needle case inspired by projects from my 'Contemporary Folk' book by Quiltmania magazine. I love the colors she used in the bag. It makes me want to make a new one.

Well done to all. Please keep sending me photos I love it when you all share.

Keep Stitching

Sue

Empty Spools - Monterey CA

I just spent a glorious week in Monterey, Ca teaching a 5 day workshop at Empty Spools Seminars. There were 10 teachers including my friends Gwen Marston and Freddy Moran. I was able to spend a little time with them drinking early morning coffee and dinning at a couple of wonderful seafood restaurants in town.

Judy's Greenbrier blocks.

I had 18 very enthusiastic students who worked on projects either inspired by my designs or designed my themselves using textural fabrics and hand dyed wools. It was fabulous to have the full 5 days to work through the design process, pick colors and then go on to add texture using embellishments. I have been dying to teach more than one or two day classes as my design process warrants more time. This week made me realize this was were I need to put my energy as we were able to accomplish much more in this time. I am excited I will be teaching more 5 day classes in the next couple of years. I have a full workshop in Orvieto, Italy on May then at the Madeline Island School of the Arts on WI www.madelineschool.com in September.

You can also check out my schedule page on my website for other teaching engagements www.suespargo.com/schedule.html

When I returned home I realized I did not have pictures of all my students work. I am so sorry please if you don't see your piece here send me a picture as my intent was to show case everyones work. As each one of you continues to work on your piece please send me photo's.

Phyllis worked on a small piece using wonderful imagery in her circles and plans to fill it with birds and butterflies. I think we have here hooked on wool now!

I love the layering effect she is achieving on her flowers.

Stacey came with her idea of creating love birds. She pieced a wonderful blue background using different textural wools then used silk and wool in her birds. She also added flowers, a sun and leaves through out the week.

Ellen's piece is going to be so much fiun with this large dragonfly and basket of flowers. She started to pick great colors to work on her background.

Jayne worked on my house block form 'Folklore' and stitched on a leaf sampler using many different threads and stitches.

Charlene worked on 'Folklore' adding her own touch. I love the fun elements in this quilt.

Judy started with making a miniature version of 'Robin Run the Hedge' and worked on embellishing her Greenbrier blocks.

Barbara worked on her version of a block from 'Folklore'. I love the ostrich and these Bullion knots!

Eileen dyed here own wool and designed this tree sampler with fruit and birds. I love the textural braid on the bottom.

Linda worked on this delightful Guinea Hen quilt. She will be adding small chicks and lots of embellishment to the leaves in the border.

This was Gayle's first experience working with wool. I know she loved it and plans to add her own imagery to my 'Folklore' pattern.

Debbie decided to work on a small piece as she really wanted to concentrate on the embellishment. She combined imagery from different quilts of mine and used a combination of textural threads in her stitching adding ribbons and braid.

Tina pieced a great background and then decided to fill it with flounders and leaves. I can't wait to see these embellished.

Helen and Nancy worked on these wonderful pieces first piecing a wool and cotton background then adding a tree and wildlife. These are going to be great embellished.

Deanne designed this quilt using hand dyed wool and cotton fabrics. She is going to have so much fun embellishing the cactus using spiky stitching.

Pat worked with great textural fabrics adding monkeys, flowers and leaves to her design. I can't wait to see what she does with this piece.

Susan started on a very ambitious wall hanging. She pieced a deep and textural background then filled it with this magical pot filled with oversized flowers.

I hope your creative juices are flowing now! These are all going to be spectacular quilts.

Thanks to all my students for a wonderful week in Monterey.

Keep Stitching

Sue

Couer d'Alene - Idaho

I have just spent 9 days in Spokane visiting with my family and spending time with my youngest son Jason who is on spring break. I always love to spend time with them it gives me a little breather and also allows me to catch up with a lot of emails and gives me time to think about the year ahead.

While in Spokane I taught at the North Idaho Quilt Guild for a couple of days. The class was full of very enthusiastic students who worked on my 'Bird Play' block. It is always fun to see all the embellishment techniques used by each student.

We used many ribbons which were attached in many different ways. Couching was also widely used stitching with an array of hand dyed yarns.

These pieces are still in progress but you can all see how the sky is the limit with creativity. I can't wait to see them once more has been added.

Don't you love the use of zippers. Very creative!

We used a combination of cotton, silk and metallic threads for stitching. It is always a surprise.

Sharon Howe has been teaching my Flowerbed Quilt as a class at Bear Paw Quilting. It was wonderful to see Carol and Eileen's blocks in progress.

Cheryl Clossin also brought her blocks from Magnolia to share.

I loved seeing these Victoria bags made by -

Paulette Steele Sharon Howe and Nancy Pawlak.

Many thanks to Sharon and all her guild members for making me feel so welcome. It was a pleasure to share my passion of wool and embellishment.

I traveled to Monterey, CA last night to teach for a week at Empty Spools at Asilomar. I am so excited to be teaching a 5 day workshop on 'Creating with Wool and Textural Fabrics'. Will share my experience soon.

Keep creating

Sue