04/03/24 - VIRTUAL THREAD Talk - Tara Faughnan - 8-9pm

Join Club Gotham for a presentation by Tara Faughnan - Value Creates the Design. This virtual talk will take place in the Gotham Quilts Community. Once you register, you will receive an email with instructions for logging in. All Talks are in Eastern (NYC) tme. Talk will not be recorded. 

Value Creates the Design - Value is one of the most essential design tools in quilt making. We'll explore how value plays a key role in creating movement, tension or flow in your quilt design. Attendees will also leave with practical exercises to apply to their quilt making process. 

Meet Tara 

I am a quilter, teacher and pattern designer who is passionate about always learning new things, stretching my skills and playing with color! 

I started to quilt around 2001 or so, using as my guide a reprint of the 1931 edition of 101 Patchwork Patterns by Ruby Short McKim. Somewhere along the way, my love of quilting led me to school and on to a career in textile design. For many years I worked in-house for Michael Miller Fabrics, Pottery Barn Kids and Riley Blake creating beautiful textile designs for the quilting and home goods market. 

And then 2020 hit like a train..and it was a tough transition, it allowed me to become a full time quilt instructor and pattern writer, and I could not be more grateful for that opportunity. I teach classes online, and create patterns for the Color Collective, a fun 6 month fabric and pattern subscription. 

I draw inspiration from the simple bold geometry of antique quilts, the gorgeous bright colors from textiles around the workd, and freedom and spontaneity found in unconventional and improvisationally pieced quilts. I like to use simple geometry, complex color interaction and find the line that exists somewhere between harmondy and discord.