Linda Schmidt Lecture: Down & Dirty Design & Terrific Techniques (PMS)
Linda Schmidt (http://www.shortattentionspanquilting.com/) also known as AVQ’s 2026-2027 President. Linda started making her first quilt at the age of 8, and has made most of her own clothes since she was 12. She comes from a long line of quilting women and still uses some elements of traditional quilting, but most of her work involves art quilts, wearable art, portraits, and landscapes.
Linda has won over 300 ribbons and prizes at quilt shows, and has taught, spoken, judged quilts and exhibited nationally and internationally since 1990. She has had many of her quilts published in magazines and books, has taught online classes since 1993 for Quilt University and The Academy of Quilting.com, and was chosen as Quilter of the Year by the Professional Quilter Magazine in 2003.
She is also a four-time Fairfield and Bernina fashion designer, writer, musician; she retired from her 26-year position at the City of Dublin in 2017. She has three children, three guitars, three flutes, one piano, 5 million beads, one husband, a suddenly useful BA in French, and a 5-bedroom house she cleans herself. She gardens, cooks, does Zumba three times a week, and writes good music and bad poetry in her spare time.
Linda will be speaking to us today on Down & Dirty Design & Terrific Techniques. This is a trunk show that gives you principles of design you can keep in your head while creating traditional and/or art quilts and shows you shortcuts and techniques to make your quilts come alive! See how to use fabric paints, fusibles, heat guns, cracked ice, Lutradur, Tyvek, Angelina fiber, Puff Paint, foil, and many other substances to create special effects while remaining true to the quilting tradition.
Workshop: Art Garment Design/Art Quilt Techniques Workshop 101 (Bothwell Arts Center)
Learn design, construction, and embellishment techniques that can be used to create your own unique art garments. Workshop includes some basic insights on color and design, but emphasis is on development of student’s knowledge of various techniques such as foundation piecing, invisible machine appliqué, layered appliqué, creating new fabric with Bonding Agent 007 and scraps, stenciling, fabric painting and printing, threadwork on Solvy, bobbinwork, foilplay, and much more.
Workshop Supply Details: Art Quilt and Garment Techniques Supply List
Students will also need to purchase a supply kit directly from Linda for $20.
Register for the workshop here.