Having attended courses in many provinces,
this was with the best. The samples were numerous and provided
ideas.
Anonymous participant, "From
Inspiration to Art Quilt" at the Elora Summer Arts
Program.
I learned more than I expected. So much
so that my head is full of ideas.
Patsy, participant, "From
Inspiration to Art Quilt" at the Elora Summer Arts
Program
Elaine is a wonderful teacher; approachable,
knowledgable, and organized. She shares what she has learned
as a very successful hand dyer and art quilter, everything from
finding and sustaining creative inspiration to practical tips
on assembling and finishing your work.
Jean Gerster, Ottawa (participant
of the Art Quilt Series)
This class opened my eyes
and made me dare to experiment. You really know your stuff.
Sue Cherry, Ottawa (participant
of the Art Quilt Series)
It was a privilege to have
access to you and to be able to take this course with you. What
stands out for me is how very generous you are with your students.
You are a great teacher!
Nicole D'Avignon (participant of
the Art Quilt Series)
I find the teacher very knowledgeable,
and she is very apt in conveying this knowledge to the class.
I quite enjoyed the workshop. It helped me get out of my box
and look at art, nature, quilts, etc. in a different way.
Anonymous participant
of the Art Quilt Series, Ottawa
I liked that you were very willing to
share all your knowledge and experience, that you are excited
about what you are doing, that you were willing to cover more
than outlined in the course program and discuss topics suggested
by students. Every class was very inspiring for me.
Anonymous participant of the Art
Quilt Series, Ottawa
You present and express
yourself well. You are calm but convey an excitement and love
for what you do. You are not threatened and are non-threatening,
sharing your knowledge without hesitation. You are encouraging
yet give realistic and appropriate positive criticism. You are
very approachable.
Valerie Harrison, VanKleek HIll,
ON, participant of the Art Quilt Series, Ottawa
I have been leading your fan club over
the past six months. I talk about this class a lot to my quilting
friends and everyone else as well. Well done!
Anonymous participant of the Art
Quilt Series, Ottawa
I thought that you were very generous
with your time, your knowledge, your books and magazines and
all of your supplies. You were also very encouraging with your
feedback. Coming from a traditional quilting background, this
class opened up a complete other world with a ton of possibilities,
so much so that at some points I felt overwhelmed. Thank you
so much for your generosity.
Sylvie, participant of the
Art Quilt Series, Ottawa
As I write this I am wishing I could
be in attendance at your class today. I so enjoyed yesterday's
experience I left wanting more...lots more! Thank you for that
experience. All of your work is beautiful and inspiring! Best
wishes in your 'new' career, I'm sure that it will be successful
for you. You are an excellent teacher! Sincerely,
I really enjoyed the class today & think
you are a terrific teacher. The way you share information &
expand on ideas is very inspiring. Thanks for the great day.
You are an excellent teacher! Really
enjoyed the class.
I have been receiving a lot of very
positive feedback about how well you teach, how easy it is to
understand you, the amount that we learned and on and on. Personally,
I feel very inspired to keep this up and improve my skills.
Maggie O'Brien, Kemptville
Thank you so much for your
excellent presentation in Brockville on Saturday. We all enjoyed
the day immensely. I love your relaxed, informative manner which
makes free motion sound so easy. Have been doodling all weekend
and now trying new ways. Thanks for the encouragement and support.
I'm ready to fly!!
Trudy Brown, Brockville
I took your Beyond Stippling
I class this Sunday and really enjoyed it. The very next day I
used some of the techniques I learned and love it. I'm hooked
now. I just needed that little push in the right direction.
Monique Trudel-Wilson
I
just want to let you know how much I enjoyed your class (Beyond
Stippling I) yesterday. Thanks again for a wonderful day.
Michelle Hartrick
Thank
you for the great workshop. I've heard just positive feedback
from everyone.
Joan Lemay, Renfrew, Ontario
Thank you so much for the great class yesterday. I have taken
a lot of quilting classes over the years with many world-renowned
teachers of free-motion quilting, but nothing ever clicked. After
yesterday, I felt that I had a chance. I promise to practice and
to make it happen! Thanks again.
Marion Perrault, Beaconsfield, Quebec
I
took the dyeing course in Arnprior on Sunday and I wanted to tell
you how much I enjoyed it :) Thank you so much I learned a lot
and had a great time. My fabrics turned out really well and I
dyed some more fabrics on Tuesday.
Katrina
Kahn, blog at http://www.sunshowerquilts.blogspot.com/
Subject
: beyond stippling class in Waterloo
Your relaxed teaching style and useful explanations made this
class so enjoyable for me. As well as learning new techniques
for machine quilting, I picked up some useful insights about drawing,
matching threads to needles and threading sewing machines. Thanks
so much.
Judith Hampton
I'm
finally sitting down at the computer, to thank you for offering
all the ideas, techniques and your beautiful quilts, you shared
in Beyond Stippling 1 & 2. Your quiet, relaxed, fun method of
teaching was appreciated. Thank you for the well organized handouts.
I don't know if you've ever taught "Colour" - another one of your
many talents - but one that would also be very effective. I'm
practicing! Thank you again!
Pat
MacDonald
Hi
Elaine, Thanks very much for the wonderful workshop yesterday
– we all enjoyed ourselves immensely! And of course your hand-dyed
fabrics are so yummy they are very hard to resist. But who resisted
? For myself I found your class very liberating, I loved making
the background with the free-form curves and will definitely do
more in this style. It’s a perfect technique for all my batiks
and your hand-dyes. Thanks again. Have attached a photo of our
group – hope you had a great day as well.
Bev Cooper
I want you to know how inspired I was by your machine quilting
classes. I used your techniques to quilt the wallhanging that
our redwork group is submitting to THE QUILT for the 2007-2008
auction. The group was really pleased with the results. I have
also quilted a Magic Tiles. I was so inspired I took the sashing
off the top, sandwiched each piece and quilted an oak leaf medallion
over each block.... I am having such fun!
Virginia
Miller
I just have to tell you how pleased so many of us were with your
class, your approach (especially the 12 step colour wheel) and
our results afterward. THANK YOU so much for your availability
for us. It was truly a treat. I am so pleased with my strong clear
colours. They aren't even ironed yet! But I know they are gorgeous.
Your handout will be in the file of resources that will prove
helpful for a long time yet. Thank you again
Barb Robinson
What a great workshop you gave on Friday! Thank you so much. It
was exactly the workshop that I was ready for! I plan to spend
some considerable time this summer practicing machine quilting.
I also love to hand stitch and quilt ---- but your quilt designs
and your technique for teaching them work so well for me. Have
a great summer. Warm wishes,
Maureen Kay
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