Photos from our Spring Flower Workshop Yesterday

Spring has sprung, at least in Williamsburg where we spent the day creating scrappy collage backgrounds with fused flowers on top.  I am so proud of all the students - they dove right in and had a great time!

just needs leaves and a stem!

three patterns to choose from...

laying out and pinning a collaged background from scraps

ready to sew!

so many scraps to choose from!

selecting thread

Suzi uses perfect hand position for free-motion stitching

tracing the flower to fusible web

lady's slipper orchid in progress

almost done tracing and fusing!

fusing pattern pieces

using the non-stick pressing sheet

selecting just the right purples

the room way busy

the machines were humming

some machines worked better than others, so we shared!

choosing a green for the base of the flower

wake robin (trillium) ready to stitch!

lovely pale background - the flower shows up well!

Wunderley decided to do her own flowers!

lady's slipper ready for stitching and veins in the leaf

Kathy's Trillium - what a fantastic choice of fabric for the leaves!

Finished!