AQS Quilt Week Branson - Part II

 

Laura Heine's Guitar Collage Quilt

It's no secret to close friends and family that one of my favorite quilters of all-time is collage quilter, Laura Heine. In my opinion, she has absolutely revolutionized the world of quilting with her collage techniques.  When I found out she was offering workshops at the AQS Quilt Week Branson, I knew I had to take her course.  My friend, Elizabeth and I registered first thing in the morning when registration became available for her Guitar Collage Quilt workshop.

We took her all-day workshop last week and absolutely, positively loved it.  Laura is a very hands-on instructor.  She explained her processes and gave additional tips for success in making her style of quilts, along with information about why something works (and why it doesn't, as the case may be.)  

Laura explaining her process of collage quilting.

 

My kit for the workshop.

 

Laying out fabric in a pleasing combination.

Me - sorting out fabrics for my quilt.

During the workshop, Laura showed us several of her other quilts, like:

Hummingbird Collage Quilt (Laura Heine)

 

Rosie Bear Collage Quilt (Laura Heine)

A Merry Little Christmas Collage Quilt (Laura Heine)

Crystal Ball Collage Quilt (Laura Heine)

Bouquet, Mosaic and Statement Vases Quilts (Laura Heine)

Dee-Ceased Quilt (Laura Heine)

Unicorn Quilt (Laura Heine)

We didn't finish our quilts in class, but here we are with our quilts in process:

Elizabeth, Barbara and I with our Guitar quilts (in process.)

 

Me with Laura Heine!!! :)

Me and my friend, Elizabeth with the wonderful Laura Heine!

 One thing is for certain - we had an ABSOLUTE BLAST taking Laura Heine's workshop.  We would do so again in a heartbeat.

After I arrived home from Branson, I completed the top of my Guitar Collage quilt.  This weekend, I'm planning to assemble and complete it.  I'll share photos of it here after it's done.

In the meantime, please come back and join me for the next installment of AQS Quilt Week Branson where I will share photos from around the show, including the quilts.

Until next time,