3026. ONLINE Improvisational Quilting and Hand Piecing

3026. ONLINE Improvisational Quilting and Hand Piecing

Workshop - Textiles | This class has been canceled

All levels

3/24/2021 (one day)

6:00 PM-7:00 PM EDT on Wed

$140.00

$126.00

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PLEASE NOTE: This is a two part class which includes a prerecorded video. The first part of the class has been prerecorded and will be made available to you 2 weeks before the class start date. The date listed is a 1-hour follow-up Zoom session to review further techniques and answer questions.

Learn the intuitive and creative process of improvisational quilting for textile art. Rather than using a pattern or plan, we’ll allow our textile art to grow organically as we piece together scraps and cuts of fabric. Along with different embellishment techniques, you’ll learn the basics of hand piecing, constructing a quilt, hand quilting, and finishing as we create a small wall hanging.

This improvisational process can be incorporated into larger pieces of textile art or can be applied to traditional quilted blankets. A kit is included with all necessary materials, but you are encouraged to use any of your own textiles to personalize or add meaning to your artwork.

Ortiz Badalamente, Emily

Emily Ortiz Badalamente first came to Sawtooth looking for a creative outlet during her freshman year at Wake Forest University. The drawing class she took prompted her to explore other mediums at Wake Forest, where she earned her BA double majoring in Psychology and Studio Art, with a concentration in Printmaking. During her time at Wake Forest, Emily volunteered with Arts For Life at Brenner Children’s Hospital, and was inspired by the intersection of art making and health. She went on to complete her Master’s degree in Art Therapy and Counseling at the George Washington University in Washington, DC and is a provisionally registered Art Therapist. Emily has provided art therapy and therapeutic art programming in inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment centers, community outreach programs, with adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and with cancer patients and survivors. She is passionate about the positive effect that artmaking has on wellbeing for all individuals and is excited to connect Sawtooth’s Art + Wellness programming to the Winston-Salem community. Contact Emily: Email: emilybadalamente@sawtooth.org. Phone: 336-723-7395, ex 1205.