Hello!
The title tells you what I’m up to at the moment. I’m in the midst of teaching the Preserving Our Quilt Legacy workshop for 5 Saturdays, via Zoom. This time, I have 6 wonderful students! This does kind of take over my schedule for these few weeks, but it is always fulfilling and fun.
Here’s where I sit to teach. This is the set-up for a session of explaining the various tools and fabrics I like to use.
It’s pretty low-key, as far as video equipment goes. On the left end of the table is my one big purchase for this process - a ring light with phone/camera mount in the middle for showing bird’s eye view demonstrations. (brand - Canvas - no affiliation.) Another most important thing that my son, who knows about videos, told me about, is a “diffuser” so I don’t get harsh shadows and uneven lighting. Mine is a length of translucent fabric (given to me by my friend Martha Spark), handily hung with “high tech” (wink) bulldog clips on music stands. The other important thing you’ll note is a hard-to-miss sign reminding me to hit the Record button as I start.
Here are two other workshop process shots:
Kits with samples of needles, threads, and fabrics I like to use. These get mailed to each student.
A still from a video set that demonstrates all sorts of procedures.
If you’d like to learn more, the link with all the info is just below, in the Announcements section. And you can always respond to this post and ask questions!
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• Preserving Our Quilt Legacy Virtual Workshop
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