KAREN PHARR STUDIOS
Workshops
Workshops are open to all skill levels

 

Fearless Fabric Painting

Want to learn to create your own fabric? This hands-on workshop will teach you to create color and designs on fabric with textile paints so you can have what you want, when you want it.  Learn batiking, printing, and creating perfect fabrics.

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Fusing Fibers and Fun

Have you seen all those great new products but just don't know how to use them?  Let Karen guide you thru all those different types of Fusibles, Angelina, Lutradur, Tyvek and so much more... Ever wonder what it the best fusible for the job? Learn to used them all and what works best for the job. Create appliques from shimmering fabrics, fabric beads, embellish with yarns, beads foils and just about anything.

Landscape Windows

Join Karen for this workshop and learn to create a picturesque wall hanging that will look just like a window with a view.  Your window will be full of trees, rivers, stones, hills and mountains.  You will be wowed at how simple this raw edge appliqué process is.  Layering directly onto batting, you are ready to quilt the minute you finish.  *No Machines are needed for this workshop.  It is a fusing project.

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Opening Doors - 6hrs

Come with a playful attitude and desire to explore dimension by mixing some non-traditional fabrics and embellishments such as yarns, silks, tyvek, fabric paints, upholstery and even sticks.  Layer, add, embellish. This fun class includes constructing your very own door to welcome everyone to your world.  

There are several Door designs to choose from, ask for one that best suites your area of the Country.

Crazy Shuffle

Using just 9 fat quarters and 2 coordinating 1/2 yards for borders this class is a fun surprise for anyone.  Sure to be one of your most loved designs that can handle any fabric choices. 

Cut, Shuffle, sew; there can be no mistakes just choices.

Walk before you Run - Machine Quilting

Are you ready to expand your machine quilting? Want to say “WOW, I can do that!”.  Get out of the ditch, use your walking foot in ways you never dreamed. Next move on to free motion quilting, find freedom you never knew. This workshop will amaze new machine quilters and those who already think they have freedom will say, “WOW, I didn't know that?!” 

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