Valerie Goodwin is an architect and college professor educated at Yale University and Washington University in St. Louis. She became very interested in designing and making quilts in 1998 as an outgrowth of her architectural background. It began as part of an investigation in the design classes that she teaches at Florida A&M University’s School of Architecture. Students were asked to investigate parallels between architecture and quilting. They studied issues related to composition, ordering systems, color, and pattern. As a result, she felt compelled to gain actual experience with this medium. To her surprise, she found the design and making of quilts as engaging as the design and study of architecture.

Create lovely collages using shapes such as map elements, floral motifs, and/or geometric patterns and shapes using opaque and sheer fabrics. Explore the potential of intricately cut surfaces created with the Silhouette Cameo electronic cutter. This popular machine can provide precision cutting that leads to beautiful detail. The instructor will also provide the opportunity to work with elements that are pre-cut with a laser cutter.

SUPPLY FEE: $50 The fee supplies each student with a kit with silk organza, Evolon, Lutrador, fusibles and other things we’ll be using in class. Additionally, it also includes the use of paints, but students can bring their own paints such as Dyna-Flow, Seta Silk, Setacolor or other fabric paints.

LEVEL: Intermediate