IN PERSON: Dog Portraits with Nancy Brown

IN PERSON: Two Day Workshop! Saturdays, October 5 & November 2, 10AM - 3PM PST 

Bay Quilts

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Nancy Brown is know for her quilts portraying animals of all kinds. In this class, she will share all her tips and tricks to create a no-sew, fusible applique portrait of a dog. And then, you'll learn how to customize it to look like your favorite fuzzy friend.

Day 1:

• learn how to portray dogs and their features
• explore choose colors
• create a portrait using a fusible applique technique by working on an 11 x14" portrait of Happy the labrador retriever
• you'll leave with homework to be prepared to create a portrait of a specific dog of your choosing

Day 2:

• work on a portrait of your own dog

Skill level: ✂️

This is a NO SEWING class. People of all levels will have a great time learning a new technique!

Supplies: You will receive the fabric requirements once you sign up. Bay Quilts is glad to help you select fabrics for your quilt.

About the instructor: 

Nancy Brown loves all animals and has been making a variety of animal themed applique quilts for over 30 years. She has exhibited her quilts nationally and internationally and won several awards. She enjoys teaching her students how to portray animals in fabric. She specializes in hand applique and also teaches collage style applique and fusible applique because she believes applique is a lot of fun---you just need to find the method that works best for you.

Location:

This class is being held at the Bay Quilts located at 5327 Jacuzzi St. 3-C, Richmond, CA 94804. Bay Quilts is run by Sally Davey and her daughter, Abbey-Shane  a team of lifelong artists and crafters who have been in the quilting industry for over 30 years. They opened Bay Quilts to share their passion and knowledge with the vision of creating a community where artists, crafters, quilters, and makers of all ability can learn, grow, and create together.  This unique fabric shop is so much more than a store - from consignments quilts and gifts, and cloth figures to monthly gallery exhibitions and artist receptions to workshops.  Bay Quilts is a sanctuary for creatives of all skill level. Bay Quilts is generously offering a 10% discount to students on the day of the class.

The classroom space is on the 2nd level so you will need to be able to climb a flight of stairs. There is a convenient caddy so you don't have to carry your equipment up the stairs.

Cancellation Policy:

Class fees are non-refundable. However you may transfer the class to a friend if you let us know in advance.