My friend and fellow artist Candy Glendening has just released her newest instructional Quilting Arts DVD, where she shares with us her process for using free-motion sketching to create her wonderful sketchbooks, (and inspires us to do the same) filled with stitched samples of that which inspires her, such as birds, vessels and fauna. Oh... and COLOR! Lot's and lot's of glorious color, which Candy knows better then almost anyone!
For anyone who is intimidated by free-motion sketching, (done the same way as free-motion quilting, but using the technique to draw/sketch a picture) this DVD will be a great first step in breaking down that wall of fear.
Candy gently walks you through the process, showing how simple and fun it actually can be, even if you have never had success with sketching on paper.
As Candy demonstrates it's a great way to practice ideas for new motifs and color combinations.
Candy likes to create her sketchbooks by themes, and refers back to them when planning bigger projects, which I think is a fabulous idea!
And now here's the best part! Not only is Candy offering one of my lucky blog readers a chance to win their own copy of her newest DVD, she is also going to include a botanical sketch of a Pansy, (which I requested as it's my favorite flower) made especially for this giveaway!
To enter, just leave a comment at the bottom of this post, (please make sure that the comment links back to you so I have a way of contacting you should you win)! The drawing ends on Wednesday the 26th, and I will announce a winner on Thursday. You can also follow along on the blog tour for more chances to win!
- Wednesday, 3/12 – Vicki Welsh of Field Trips in Fiber
- Friday, 3/14 – Diane Doran of Ooh! Pretty Colors
- Monday, 3/17 – Victoria Gertenbach (hey, that's me!) of The Silly BooDilly
- Wednesday, 3/19 – Susan Brubaker Knapp of Blue Moon River
- Friday, 3/21 – Beth & Kristen of Sew Mama Sew
- Monday 3/24 – Melody Johnson of Fibermania
- Wednesday, 3/26 – Candy Glendening of Candied Fabrics
I have contacted the winner and will share who it was in my next blog post. Contest is still going on over at some of the other participating blogs, including Candy's, so you still have more chances to win!
110 comments:
This looks a great DVD - I'd love some gentle help from Candy!!
That's me....totally intimidated.....maybe the DVD will give me courage!
ooooh, this looks like fun. thanks for the chance!
This would be a great challenge to me... and I love challenges!
Her sketches are beautiful! Maybe it would break my mental block against FMQ....
This giveaway is so exciting. I love sketching with thread. Winning this DVD would give me more inspiration and skills.
Thanks so much.
Oh! Candy's sketchings are sweet! I'd love a copy of her dvd.
I'd love to learn to do this! I am a bit intimidated by machine quilting and this would help immensely!
Ack! So beautiful. I can see what I really need is my sewing machine recessed down in my table!;)
I think I'd have to sketch it out in marker first, just to get the hang of it. Looks like lots of fun.
great giveaway! I can use all the help I can get with machine quilting!
Oh, I'd like to learn to sketch! And my favorite flower is a pansy, that would double the fun!
Her sketching is fantastic! I would love to learn.
I really want to give it a try, just need a little push,thank you...martamanole@yahoo.com
What beautiful work and lovely giveaway! Thank you for the chance to enter! I plan to buy this dvd!
Looks like fun.
Candy's work is so beautiful. I would love to learn more!
Her work looks gorgeous, it would be great to win this! Thanks for the opportunity, and I love pansies too!
Candy's a wonderful teacher! I would welcome having her DVD and especially the pansy. -- soparkaveataoldotcom
WOW! That is so cool! Crossing my fingers!
Ooh, I want to try this!
The dvd would be so cool! I am always looking for news FMQ ideas!
Esther
esthersipatchandquilt at yahoo com
ipatchandquilt dot wordpress dot com
Great give away! I want to improve my FMQ skills. Always when have possibilities.
The sketches are amazing. I can't imagine being able to do it myself but would love to try. Thanks for the chance to win.
Looks like fun - thanks for the chance to win.
i would love that , thanks for the chance
So pretty! I would love to have a little virtual hand-holding via DVD to try this technique.
Candy has inspired me to try free motion sketching and I'm sure her video would help me on my way!
Sounds wonderful...I would love to try it and be able to sketch some of the flowers in my garden.
I would love to add that book to my other quilt books.
Pansies are my favorite flower - they're so cheerful. Thread sketching them would be really cool!
I have a project ready to quilt that is crying for some thread-sketching ... I'm a bit of a scaredy cat and would love to win the DVD to help me get started.
Pansies are one of my favorites, too. I have giant pansies quilted into a large purple scrap quilt of mine.
I love thread sketching! Now I need to bite the bullet and learn to do it. This DVD should help!
I would love to get re-inspired for thread sketching. I love the look of it especially with black thread on hand dyes.
Wow - that looks like fun! I'm fairly new to quiliting - and just learned to FMQ. I never thought about painting with thread - I think I'm heading to my machine right now!
Looks like a great DVD.
I love how Candy creates her sketch books for reference and history. Hard to believe she can help someone like me to machine thread sketch even though I cannot draw or sketch on paper. Please include me in the DVD drawing. Thank you sew very much and Creative Stitching Bliss...
I love the idea of thread painting but would love a bit of help getting started. Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
You are both great inspiration for me, loving colour fabric and thread.
Karin på Ösäter
http://karinpaosater.blogg.se/
Lots of lovely inspiration- thankyou for showing us
I love creating fabric books. I've tried thread sketching, but so far I'm not too successful. I love the idea of trying it on small pages. Would love to win this!
I could use some inspiration. What a fun looking technique. Thanks!
Just what I need! Enough of straight lines and simply meandering stipples - onto something extra pretty. Thanks for the chance!
I'd love to have some direction in thread sketching from Candy! Thanks for the chance!
I love Candy's work and would love to win her DVD.
Would love to win the DVD and give this a try.
Wow, I just love her free motion sketching! Thanks for the giveaway!
Since I never win anything, I have preordered the dvd! lol I am in awe of such beautiful work!
Thanks for the chance to win! I would love a copy of this DVD.
I would love to learn how to do this!! Thanks for the chance!!!
Here work is amazing, I would love to win!
I have tried some free motion sketching...still learning. I have a regular sewing machine. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com
Would love the chance to try this free motion sketching !
One of the things I know is practice makes perfect and Candy show this I her work, such a delight to have a chance to win not only the CD but a lovely pansy design sketched by her. Thanks so much!
I'm a thread sketching beginner, but I like it and I will do more.
Would love to win this DVD to start me off sketching with the machine. please, please, please.
Thank you
Frankie White
I love those sketch books! What a neat idea!
I love her sketch pages and I think they would make pretty quilt blocks.
Your sketchbooks are amazing. I never thought to make something like them. they are pretty, functional, and a wonderful collection of ideas.
Candy's artwork is beautiful! I would love to win, thanks!
Wow this looks like fun, and so original! Thanks for the chance to win and maybe become a real free motion quilter :0).
Happy Sewing
I love ALL of Candy's work and would love the DVD.
I would use this! I've been wanting to learn this!
This DVD sounds so useful for me at this time. I would love a chance at winning!
This looks awesome! Thanks for the chance to win! ksmith8@emich.edu
Candy's sketches are really eloquent. I love the way she has developed the technique. Free motion quilting leaves me cold, but I am very intrigued and would love to learn more! Lisa (lawnes@africaonline.co.ke)
Great looking book and wonderful to have it offered as a door prize.
I think this would help me learn so much. thank you
I´d love to learn how to do that.
isabel_mbpp@hotmail.com
Have seen Candy on TV. This is something I would love to learn.
I do lots of free motion sketching, mostly landscapes and structures. I'd love to try botanicals and can always use tips to make things better, cleaner, easier!
A dvd to follow while I tried this would be great.
Great DVD and I love her stuff. I would love to try this.
Love your blog and would love to see this DVD. Her samples look instructive and easy to follow.
this dvd looks fantastic, I'd really love to have a go at this
I love Candy's style both with the sketching and the dyed fabrics.
I am just starting to get into sketching and have made a couple of brooches with the method. I draw so it seems like a natural path to take, but my stitches are uneven, so this DVD would be great for me!
Candy's DVD would be considered the win of the year, in my book. Her work is spectacular!! I really thank you for hosting this giveaway and by the way I am a new follower of your blog! : )
I love the sillyboodilly blog and refer to it often. I would totally enjoy the DVD on sketching as I gave tried using that technique on items for my grandchildren (and have been teaching them a few little sketches.)
Thank you for the opportunity. I can't wait to try this
I just watched a workshop preview and it looks like fun. Thanks for the chance to win the DVD!
This looks like a great dvd. I've wanted to try thread sketching but haven't yet.
I'm a fairly new quilter but I can see this as a great way to embellish journal covers in a way that isn't raised from the surface very much. I just bought 4 journals that I'm going to cover for my daughter so I may take the plunge and try sketching.
I have seen Candy on quilting arts! I would love to have this DVD!
What a great idea - stitched books! Would love to try it.
I would love to learn free motion quilting! Thanks for the chance.
Very intimidating for me. Would love to win.
Oh thanks for the giveaway. I'd love to learn how to do free motion sketching better. My (very poor) attempts have been ok, but I want to get much better. Love the photos of Candy's sketchbooks.
I would be happy to learn more about this technique, thanks.
I'd love to learn this. Thanks for the chance.
This DVD looks great!! I just started free motion sketching and I love it!! Thank you for the great giveaway!!!
I would like to win this DVD and learn how to "sketch".
senstrings[at]yahoo[dot]com
Thanks so much for this wonderful giveaway -- count me in!
Diane
Candy's DVD sounds like a great addition to a quilter's library. Thanks for the chance at the giveaway!
Looks like a wonderful DVD, which I'd like to check out and help share insights with those that have participated in the 2012 and 2013 FMQ Challenges that I hosted.
SewCalGal
www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com
Looks like a great DVD to assist in learning this technique. Thanks for the giveaway.
What fun. And what a great giveaway. I'm hoping!
What a lot of comments. I would love to have further instruction on thread sketching. My efforts I've been careful to do on busy fabrics so they don't show very well. :)
The pics of the sketch books are fabulous. With the help of her DVD, just maybe I can do this. The sample sounds lovely. Seeing the technique in person gives perspective. Thanks for the giveaway.
katztoo at excede dot net
Wow! I'd love to win the pansy and the DVD. Learning FMQ on my sewing machine is on my list for this year!
This looks so cool. I have to try it!
I would love to learn machine sketching. Thanks for the giveaway.
I want to try free motion quilting this year, this DVD looks great. Is the giveaway is open internationally? I'm in the UK.
jen dot barnard at btinternet dot com
I dream of being able to draw with thread.
I've always been a fan of Candy's work and this book comes as no surprise of her talent.
deb
ladara at cfl dot rr dot com
Love her style. Thanks for give away
I really love creative sewing, but I also really need help with free-motion stitching/sketching. This DVD would be heaven sent!
I really love creative sewing, but I also really need help with free-motion stitching/sketching. This DVD would be heaven sent!
Those books are beautiful!!! I'd love to learn how to do that!
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