Overview
All workshops have been specifically developed for learning via Zoom and focus on a different freeform piecing technique. The classes are standalone or you can pick and choose a series for your group. Please email me for my availability and rates.
Longer Format Workshops designed for in-person classes or multi-segment virtual events are also available. View the Serendipity Student Gallery.
Learn with Brenda: Upcoming Workshops
I am directly hosting the following live, interactive workshops in 2022:
- FUNdamentally Circles: 6-9am Thursday 3 February
- FUNdamentally Circles: 9am-12noon Saturday 12 February
- Beyond FUNdamentally Circles: 6-9am Thursday 3 March (for graduates of FUNdamentally Circles only)
- Geometricks: 6-9am Thursday 10 March
- Geometricks: 9am-12 noon Saturday 12 March
- Strip Ease: 5-8am Thursday 7 April
- Line Dancing: 5-8am Thursday 19 May
- The X Factor: 5-8am Thursday 2 June
- Abstraction in Action Group One: 10, 11 & 24 Feb and 24 March from 6am (good for US/Canada)
- Abstraction in Action Group Two: 7, 8 & 21 May and 18 June from 5pm (good for Europe)
All dates are shown in Sydney time. Use the Time Zone Converter Tool to calculate the time at your location.
Line Dancing
In this introductory workshop, you will learn two versatile methods of piecing expressive fine lines and undertake improvisational design exercises to create small compositions. See the Serendipity Student Gallery – Line Dancing.
Geometricks
Tips and tricks for creating geometric shapes with freeform piecing: triangles, quadrilaterals and hexagons. Explore the design possibilities of repeating motifs and learn how to join irregular shaped blocks. (The content of this workshop overlaps with the in-person workshop Improvisation Plus! ) See the Serendipity Student Gallery – Geometricks.
FUNdamentally Circles & Beyond FUNdamentally Circles
Focus on the core technique of freeform piecing circular designs without pins and templates. It’s liberating and it’s FUN. After some skill-building exercises, students will start on their own compositions with confidence. See the Serendipity Student Gallery – FUNdamentally Circles
Beyond Fundamentally Circles goes deeper into the design possibilities of circles and curvilinear shapes and is designed for graduates of the first FUNdamentally Circles workshop. See the Serendipity Student Gallery – Circular Explorations: Beyond FUNdamentally Circles
The X Factor
Apply the X factor to a layer cake of your favourite fabric range to create cross design projects. Discover the liberation of free cutting and curved piecing techniques.No rulers, no templates and no pins! Also suitable for solids and scrap-busting. See the Serendipity Student Gallery – The X Factor!
Strip Ease
Learn an effective, improvisational strip-piecing technique to create new “fabrics” layer by layer and explore design possibilities for incorporating these strip sets into your own compositions. Indicative designs shown below.(The content of this workshop overlaps with the in-person workshop Strata Various! ) See the Serendipity Student Gallery – Strip Ease.
