Category: Class Lectures & Links

(images: Nick Cave, Lauren, Lucy Orta, Judith Scott) The final critique of the Independent Projects will take place during the CMU’s Final’s Weeks. It will be a four hour class.

(images: Dave Cole, Nick Cave, Elizabeth Talbot Scott, Annie Albers) Assignments:  Work at least 6 hours per week on Independent Project each week

(image: Names Project – AIDS Memorial Quilt) Project Introduced: Independent Project Assignments:  For Mon. 11/26: Create proposal for Independent Project For Wed. 11/28: Document your Encoded Cloth Project and upload to class website

(images: styles change among tribes on East Coast, Great Lakes, Plateau and Southwest; Teri Greeves) Assignment: Over the next week: Work 6 hours outside of class and complete the Encoded Cloth project

(image: Nick Cave)

(images: Gee’s Bend quilters and quilts) Assignment: For Mon. 10/29: Finish your Textile Talks Slideshow: Piecework & Quilting slideshow Extras: Videos by the Jacquie Harvey, quilter for the Queen of England Andi Perejda quilting tutorial videos

(images: sewing machines over the decades) This workshop is for anyone in class who does not know how to use our IDEATE sewing machines or would like a refresher on how to sew with a sewing machine.

(image: olivia robinson) Handouts: Applique Cheat Sheet handout

(image: Tilleke Schwartz) Project Introduced: Textile Talks Assignment: Select Topic for Textile Talk (due 10/24) Bibliography for Textile Talk (due 10/31) Slideshows and Handouts: Slideshow of example Textile Talk topics Some Embroidery Techniques handout