Fredda Cassidy's - Articulating Imagery. The Vocabulary of Feedback and Critique - July 14, 2022

What do we see when we look at a painting? a quilt? The proverb, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” springs to mind. In this episode from Gather’s Design Element series, Fredda takes us beyond the “beauty” response—“I like this”—“I dislike that”—by parsing Matisse's painting, The Blue Window. Using design vocabulary to describe and comment on the piece, she will model how to provide valuable critique to yourself and others by applying design terminology to a variety of quilts.

View Fredda's Presentation - 50 Minutes

Janet McDonald's Japan Tour  - May 12, 2022

Janet Presented highlights of EBHQ's upcoming Fall of 2022 Textile Tour to Japan. Janet talked about some of the great places she visited on the last Japan tour.  Watch the show, join in and sign up!  Brochure here.

View Janet's Presentation - 29 minutes

Malleva Abenes' Under the Wave - May 12, 2022

Malleva walked us through the process of making her amazing Under the Wave quilt which was featured in Voices in Cloth 2018. She showed us her inspiration, challenges, and her techniques for overcoming those challenges.

View Malleva's Presentation - 36 minutes

Birthday Quilts and Beyond - April 14, 2022

This month we spotlighted EBHQ member Lois Helmbold.  Lois has made herself a birthday quilt in 12x12 inch format for the last eight years. When she reaches 80 in a few years she will have 12 squares to make into a quilt. Lois also showcased quilts she has exhibited and works in progress.  See how Lois celebrates her life through quilting.  Note:  Added a slide identifying Bisa Butler's work, which some people thought was mine, even though I credited her verbally. I've attached an updated version of the slide show with the additional slide inserted, # 15.

Lois Helmbold revised PowerPoint view here  

View Lois's Presentation - 28 minutes

Elements of Design—Balance - March 10, 2022

EBHQ member Fredda Cassidy demonstrates how combining a variety of elements can be used to achieve a BALANCED composition. Whether working on a design wall, the floor, with your own or a purchased pattern, choice of placement, hue, and value influence the end result. Decisions about PROPORTION, CONTRAST, EMPHASIS, VARIETY, REPETITION, RHYTHM, MOVEMENT, TEXTURE, and POSITIVE and NEGATIVE SPACE effect the aesthetics of your piece and how it is perceived.

View Fredda's Presentation - 44 Minutes

Bullseye Block - January 13, 2022

Valerie Sopher demonstrated how to make this fun and fast raw edge applique block and variations.

View Valerie's Presentation - 12 minutes