You've created and amazing collage of your favourite pet, but the fear of messing up the quilting is stopping you from finishing an otherwise amazing pet portrait. Does this sound familiar?

Let Anne guide you with her photos, clear instructions and short videos in preparing for and quilting your pet portrait.

You'll learn how to audition threads and choose a quilting motif, then practise before actually stitching into that beautiful collage.

The course contains all the information and guidance needed to finish your project. You will clear all the hurdles and have the confidence to finish off your portrait and display it with pride. _____________________________________________________________________

This class is suited to ambitious beginners and experienced quilters alike.

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What You Will Learn

  • Two Methods of Assembling a Pet Portrait project.

  • Easy to follow design guidelines that will take your portrait from great to fantastic.

  • Types and weights of threads to use for the collage and the background.

  • How to choose a motif or quilting design for the portrait and the background.

  • How to audition threads and choose the ones that will enhance your portrait.

  • How to make a Master Quilting Plan to use as you quilt your pet portrait.

  • How to audition quilting motifs to enhance your portrait.

  • How to confidently quilt the project from start to finish (free motion motif, edge stitching or straight line designs with a walking foot)

  • Four ways to finish the edges for a professional looking pet portrait.

What You Will Make

  • Master Quilting Plan

    The Master Quilting Plan becomes your quilting guide so you will know just what, where and how to quilt your portrait.

  • Practise Samples

    Audition your luscious threads and quilting motifs on mini quilt-lets, then use them to select threads and motifs as you quilt.

  • Quilted Pet Portrait

    Quilting makes a pet portrait come to life as though it could leap right off the background. It transforms the collage into a work of art and you into an artist.

Testimonials

“I can highly recommend any course taught by Anne. Creating a portrait of my son’s mastiff was challenge for me as I had not ventured into the world of art quilts. Every step of the process was introduced with examples and clarity. The family were so excited to receive the lasting image of a much beloved pet!”

Pet Portraits Student

Barbara

“Anne is a wonderful teacher and her bubbly enthusiasm brings out the best in each student. Anne will encourage you to dig deep to create a masterpiece....one that will make you smile each time to look at it!!”

Pet Portraits Student

Marg

“I signed up for Anne’s Pet Portrait course with the mindset that it would take me a few attempts before I’d be happy with the results – but wow was I ever pleased with the first attempt. My first portrait will also be my first quilt that I put into a quilt show. I’ve expanding the scope of my quilting because the techniques I learned from Anne.”

Pet Portraits Student

Sylvia

Instructor

Instructor Bio:

Anne has been making pet portraits since the fateful day she snapped a photo of her Jack Russell Terrier in 2015 and made a simple portrait from the photo. When the dog started barking at the portrait, she knew she was on to something. Quilting had never been that fun!

Since then, she has taught students from age 10 to 80 with a wide range of abilities to make portraits of their own from photos of their favorite four-legged or feathered friends.

Anne's portraits have wide appeal and have been juried in to Fine Art and Quilt shows. Today, she looks forward to every minute she's creating fabric collage animal portraits and teaching others how to create their own artful pet portraits.

Anne Mathers

Instructor

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Table of Contents

    1. About Anne

    1. About this Class

    2. Orientation

    1. Classroom

    2. Pet Portraits Lounge

    3. Pet Portraits Coaching Session

    1. Supply List

    1. Assembly Option 1

    2. Assembly Option 2

    3. Size and Composition

    4. Crop to Improve Composition

    1. Quilting Designs for Backgrounds

    2. Quilting Designs for Portraits

    3. Master Quilting Plan

    4. Prepare Practise Samples

About this course

  • $125.00
  • 29 lessons

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Reviews

Debra Campbell

5 star rating

“I worked through all three Pet Portrait courses and found them to be well worth the time, effort and cost. I've read some articles and watched some video by others on doing pet portraits but none of them come anywhere close to the lessons Anne has...”

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“I worked through all three Pet Portrait courses and found them to be well worth the time, effort and cost. I've read some articles and watched some video by others on doing pet portraits but none of them come anywhere close to the lessons Anne has prepared. Anne's thoroughness and attention to the details is much appreciated. I'd started a pet portrait years ago but put it aside as I got stuck and didn't know how to proceed. I'm now able to identify what was bothering me about the work I'd done to date and have decided to start over and "do it right" with Anne's guidance. I love that I can go back and review the lessons (and I plan to do that regularly!) as I now proceed through the remake of my puppy portrait. Thank you, Anne!!”

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c. langlois

5 star rating

“I did all three of Anne’s pet portrait classes and found them informative and thorough. When I got stuck Anne was able to give constructive direction. Thank you so much for giving me the tools to elevate my skills. ”

“I did all three of Anne’s pet portrait classes and found them informative and thorough. When I got stuck Anne was able to give constructive direction. Thank you so much for giving me the tools to elevate my skills. ”

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • How long do I have access to the course?

    Once you've enrolled and paid, you'll receive access to the course. After that, the course is yours for personal use as long as you want. It never expires.

  • What is the price for this course?

    The cost is $125.00 US. Payment with your credit card is secure through Paypal or Stripe. If you are not in the USA, I wish I could show the price in your currency but this isn't an option for now. Sorry.

  • Can I share this course with a friend?

    I hope you respect that this is a private course, one that you and others have paid for and that I have spent a lot of time putting together. So while I encourage you to share your work widely, the course itself is not for general sharing, sorry. I trust you will use your judgement here. I have put considerable time and effort into building the course and I am here to support those who are enrolled. Thank-you for respecting that the course and all of the teaching materials aren't for sharing.

  • I still have a question, how can I contact you?

    I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have. Send me an email at [email protected] or use the Discussion panel, which you will find on the right panel of each lesson. If it's not visible, click the icon with the three horizontal lines. I will be checking in regularly to answer any questions or comments.

  • Is there a form online where we can share and ask questions?

    Yes! Head over to the private Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/442392650292186 once you're enrolled for any of the three pet Portraits courses. This is a place to share and ask questions about works in progress. There, you can share your experience in making collage pet portraits with like-minded students of Anne's Pet Portrait classes, past and present.

  • What if I'm unhappy with my purchase?

    Well, I would be sad and would love to hear how I can make it a better experience for you. But if you're really unhappy with the course, email me within 7 days of enrolling to get a full refund.

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