Recent Library Workshops
Student Work from Library Workshops I recently taught a series of sewing workshops for area libraries with Maker Spaces. Classes are only 90 minutes long and need to be suited to complete beginners. That’s a tall order: to teach people to machine sew, and have...
Some Thoughts on Teaching Quilting
I don’t often write manifestos, but when I do, they’re about teaching. When I was hired by to teach quilting, I gave a lot of thought to what kind of quilt teacher I want to be. Here’s what I came up with. My thoughts as a quilting teacher- I am...
New Classes this Fall: Shibori Dyeing & Cyanotype
This fall I’ll be teaching both Shibori Dyeing – Japanese style tying, clamping and wrapping, which will dye with the Procion color “indigo” which has been formulated to mimic the plant dye indigo. It has all the right undertone colors. It is...
How to Outline Your Course by Elaine Luther
Learn to outline your course—the process is the same whether it’s for a weekend workshop, an online course, or multi-week class. It’s like having your experienced teacher friend come over for coffee and giving you the crash course you need in how to outline your...
❤️ Thank you so much for taking the time to tell me! That's amazing! I hope you get to experience…
Hello Elaine, a while ago I was having a blah day when suddenly your healing quilts popped into my mind.…
Thank you so much Lauree! I appreciate that!