LaFazio is teaching a six-week class that incorporates "hand-sewing techniques, traditional embroidery, transfer methods, and the use of fabric, ribbons, beads, buttons and found objects," as well as working with clear vinyl and painting on cloth. "Some women want to remember a moment in their lives, others want to commemorate a specific event: It's all about using fabric for self-expression," said LaFazio, a Rancho Bernardo resident. No special skills are required to participate – "just the ability to thread a needle and sew on a button, and I can even teach that," she said. Each week, a journal-sized, 81/2-by-11-inch quilt will be started with LaFazio introducing a technique, material or subject matter. "It's entirely up to class members how far they want to go with it," she said. "Each week they'll bring in what they've done to share, but it doesn't have to be finished. You put in the time you want to put in."
All the projects are hand-sewn. "Beginners say, 'This is going to take forever,' but when they get into it, it goes a lot faster than they thought." Classes are 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 28 to March 4, at Oceanside Museum of Art's School of Art, 219 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside. Museum members pay $105; nonmembers $110. The fee includes materials. To register, log on to www.plainjanestudio.com or call the museum at (760) 721-2787. – CATHY LUBENSKI |
