INSTRUCTOR: Denise Labadie

CLASS FEE: $305

MIN/MAX STUDENTS:

Denise is constantly asked about the “stone”, landscape, and sky fabrics that she uses in her quilts. There is just not much commercial fabric with the types of colors, textures, depth, and complexity that many quilters are looking for. So Denise — and participants — create their own!

In this hands-on fabric painting workshop, participants learn (some oftentimes rather surprising techniques for using sun-reactive transparent paints to create uniquely textured and colored fabrics. The focus is on how to best mix, apply, and layer the paint; how to create and use resists; and how to cause (and control) layer-by-layer differential paint absorption, diffusion, blending, patterning, and mottling. The two days of hands-on painting ensures plenty of time for “guided experimentation” and techniques exploration.

Each participant completes the two-days wit a collection of their own highly textured fabric in the colors and textures that they themselves have selected to bring depth and complexity to their art quilt projects.

Class fee plus additional mandatory painting supplies surcharge ($50.00 as of 10/2025).

Experience: Confident beginner (comfortable with operating a sewing machine) through Advanced.