Teaching satisfaction!
I taught my two-day “Curvaceous Squares Quilt” workshop again over the weekend – this time in Canberra. The workshop participants were mostly members of Canberra Quilters – a group that I belong to and have great affection for, partly because they have been so supportive of my quilting journey for nearly 7 years.
Two of my workshop samples are pictured above. Raspberry Lime Splice was featured in Down Under Quilts magazine, issue 128 (January 2009) as a project.
Every time I teach this workshop I marvel at the creativity of my students. My Curvaceous Squares technique is fairly forgiving, in that the piecing and freehand curved cutting don’t have to be perfect to create a successful quilt. But to see how each student comes up with something so special, and has fun doing it too, is one of the greatest gifts a teacher can receive.
I am also really inspired by the clever variations that students come up with in this class. I have been planning to write a book about my technique, and I can see that when I do get down to writing it I will have plenty of wonderful quilts – made by my students – to showcase in the Gallery section and also to demonstrate many possible variations.
So today, I am smiling big time just thinking about how joyful it is to teach something I love so much myself. It is such a pleasure to share my passions with others in this way. Fiona very happy!
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May 20th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
Fiona,
You must be a good teacher, it sound as if you help bring out the creativity in your students.
May 31st, 2009 at 6:43 pm
Had the priviledge of being on the “trial team” for this workshop. Looking forward to getting time to finishing my quilt. It’s such a clever idea and very satisfying as it appeases many of the drives that make quilting fun – love of playing with colour, the satisfaction of the process, getting the brain into gear and challenging our imagination and skill and the joy of working in a group situation with great people. Thanks Fiona.