Each spring and autumn my local guild, the Victoria Quilters’ Guild, holds an educational day where members have an opportunity to lead workshops at a very modest fee to the participants. It’s a great opportunity to try teaching and one I didn’t want to pass up. So, I took the plunge and taught a class of 11 students how to make a fabric pet portrait from a photo.  I had given them homework to prepare their pet photos and they all came to class armed and ready to bring their pets to life. They worked with dogged (and cat-ish) determination on their portraits.  Seeing all their beloved pets take shape in fabric was truly exciting.

Here is the portrait of Pedro that Kelly made. Isn’t he cute? She did a great job selecting the fabric values and just check out that quilting!

I had a great time showing the students how to create their own pet portraits and I’m grateful to those who came to my class.