A little over a year ago I met Jane.
Actually, I stalked her at Road to California.
She was wearing the most amazing embellished coat, and floral headpiece, and I just had to know more about what she was wearing!
So I followed her, found out she made and embellished the coat, and that she teaches classes on Embellished Garments. Cool!
Then I followed her back to her booth and saw her Altar Quilts. Wow! This was an idea I had been thinking about, but here she already had a series of Altar Quilts and was also teaching classes on the construction of such a quilt.
Over coffee later that day, we discovered that we have many mutual friends associated with the quilt festival in Mexico. Jane’s work reminds me of Frida Kahlo’s style, with Guadalupe and Day of the Dead motifs. Her bright Latino colors will be familiar if you’ve seen the movie “Coco”. When I look at her work, I can hear the Mariachis playing….
I have been making Altars since I was a kid. I would gather together candles, crystals, photos, semi-precious stone carvings, sentimental trinkets, lace handkerchiefs and mementos from my grandmothers, and arrange into an artful Altar on top of my dresser, a mantle, or on a shelf in my living room. Over the years I added my kids’ first baby shoes, travel souvenirs, and gifts from friends who had passed on. As more years passed, I found that I had many things in the Altar that reminded me of family and friends who are gone but not forgotten…. poignant memories that make me smile. Now it is a compendium of life’s memories, and a focal point for prayer and meditation. So it became obvious – why not make a quilt full of these kinds of memories? Meeting Jane was an answer to this question.
Jane is being honored with a Solo Exhibit in Houston this year….featuring her Altar Quilts.
After November you won’t be able to get into her classes! Would you like to join me, and spend time with Jane in the eQuilter classroom in June, to make your own Altar Quilt? – Luana
Bio:
Jane Tenorio-Coscarelli is a renowned author, artist and quilter whose talents have been featured in the Steven Spielberg movie ‘How to Make an American Quilt’. As a freelance artist Jane combined her artistic talent and love of quilting to create ¼ Inch Publishing and has, for the past 20 years successfully designed and produced books, patterns, fabrics and notions, many reflecting the richness of her Mexican roots. Jane has worked with a visionary creative team of studio designers to create fabric lines that represent her Latin heritage. With her vibrant choice of colours, patterns and texture designs, Jane’s natural influence inspires the flamboyant quilter in us all.
Jane lives in Lake Elsinore, California. That is where they
are having a Super-Bloom now. The massive hills of colorful wildflowers can be
seen from space!
You can learn more about Jane’s work at
www.quarterinchpublishing.com
Altar Quilt:
Sat & Sun – June 29-30, 2019 – 2 Day Class
https://www.equilter.com/product/259158/altar-offerings-quilt-jane-tenorio-coscarelli-629-30
Come and enjoy a celebration of life, by building a memory quilt to honor loved ones. Can be a family member, a person we admire, a whole family or a beloved pet. We will have a short power point detailing the traditions of altar building, and the symbolic motifs you can use to embellish and build your altar quilt. We will be using piecing and fusible appliqué to build our altar, then adding personal motifs and photos to honor our loved ones. Quilt will be approximately 47” x 58” finished.
Embellished Garments:
Friday – June 28, 2019 – 6 Hour Class
Bring that coat or jacket you’ve been dying to embellish. We will take it one step further and add some bling to your garment. With fusible appliqué, buttonhole stitch and more. You can bring that shabby coat to shabby chic. Birds, swirls and flower motifs will be part of the class design. Bring any other motif you would like to use. Buttons, beads, crystals, lace or trim. We will be layering anything possible. You will need a wool, cotton or denim coat with detached lining layers. No Polyester. From plain to priceless, we will cover it all. This will be a one day six hour workshop.
Click through (above) to register for these classes. All 3 days will be held in the brand new eQuilter classroom in beautiful Boulder Colorado. You will see a link to a discounted hotel rate at the beautiful Hampton Inn which is just a couple blocks away. When you register, we will send you the material list.
I hope you can join us for all 3 days! Jane is so much fun, I will be there too, so sign up today to guarantee your spot. We provide the coffee, tea, cookies/chocolate, and FUN.
In July we have Cindy Lohbeck coming to do FOUR one-day workshops on Tie-Dyeing, Ice-Dyeing, and Shibori!
https://www.equilter.com/category/237/classes-workshops-creative-retreats
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