Quilting

Dancing with the Wall: Quickstep with Irene Roderick

I took a live online quilting class with Irene Roderick last week.  Over the course of a week, we were to create a two-color improv quilt top.  Take a peek at my progress:

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And here it is all stitched together:

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I'm quite pleased with where I ended up, even if I did end up grabbing a third color.  Rules were meant to be broken, after all.  You can see that I completely dismantled my design between photos 3 and 4.  It looked too much like houses or silos or something recognizable.  I wanted something truly abstract.

I haven't determined whether I will actually finish this quilt or if this was simply a really good design exercise.  Either way, I'm very glad that I took the class.  It was great to be a student on zoom in order to understand how to be a better teacher on zoom.

Thanks for stopping by!

Julie Fei-Fan Balzer

Based outside of Boston, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer is a mixed-media artist who constructs vibrant compositions. Passionate about connecting with and inspiring other artists, she shares her expertise through in-person workshops, her online classroom www.balzerdesigns.com, and through monthly membership at www.MyArtPractice.com.

28 thoughts on “Dancing with the Wall: Quickstep with Irene Roderick

  • Love it! It reminds me of so many artists of past whose art we see hung in museums. Thanks for sharing.

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  • Love it! It reminds me of so many artists of past whose art we see hung in museums. Thanks for sharing.

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  • Love it! It reminds me of so many artists of past whose art we see hung in museums. Thanks for sharing.

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  • Love it! It reminds me of so many artists of past whose art we see hung in museums. Thanks for sharing.

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  • Love it! It reminds me of so many artists of past whose art we see hung in museums. Thanks for sharing.

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  • Love it! It reminds me of so many artists of past whose art we see hung in museums. Thanks for sharing.

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  • Love it! It reminds me of so many artists of past whose art we see hung in museums. Thanks for sharing.

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  • I had to look again to notice the third color, to me it works. I like the changes but the door one is cool also. It’s interesting to watch your design evolve, the design wall is a great creative descision.

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  • I had to look again to notice the third color, to me it works. I like the changes but the door one is cool also. It’s interesting to watch your design evolve, the design wall is a great creative descision.

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  • I had to look again to notice the third color, to me it works. I like the changes but the door one is cool also. It’s interesting to watch your design evolve, the design wall is a great creative descision.

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  • I had to look again to notice the third color, to me it works. I like the changes but the door one is cool also. It’s interesting to watch your design evolve, the design wall is a great creative descision.

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  • I had to look again to notice the third color, to me it works. I like the changes but the door one is cool also. It’s interesting to watch your design evolve, the design wall is a great creative descision.

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  • I had to look again to notice the third color, to me it works. I like the changes but the door one is cool also. It’s interesting to watch your design evolve, the design wall is a great creative descision.

    Reply
  • I had to look again to notice the third color, to me it works. I like the changes but the door one is cool also. It’s interesting to watch your design evolve, the design wall is a great creative descision.

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  • some stitching might really set off the piecing. This is very cool!

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  • some stitching might really set off the piecing. This is very cool!

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  • some stitching might really set off the piecing. This is very cool!

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  • some stitching might really set off the piecing. This is very cool!

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  • some stitching might really set off the piecing. This is very cool!

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  • some stitching might really set off the piecing. This is very cool!

    Reply
  • some stitching might really set off the piecing. This is very cool!

    Reply

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