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Do you need to learn the traditional rules of quilting before you break them? How do you know when a quilt is finished? And does your thread colour really matter?
Take Two Creative Director Jo sits down with artist and quilter Julian Jamaal Jones to answer your most-asked questions about his practice.
Julian shares how he came to quilting through fashion photography and his family’s quilting legacy. He explains how he turns emotion into gestural marks, prints his drawings onto fabric and builds a composition without a pattern. We’re sharing it to celebrate the launch of Julian’s new course with Take Two Art, Gesture, Colour, Quilt, our first ever dedicated quilting course.
In this episode:
– How did Julian find his way to quilting?
– Did he learn the traditional rules of patchwork before breaking them?
– Who decides what counts as “proper” quilting?
– What fabrics and printing methods does Julian use?
– Does he paint or draw directly onto fabric?
– How do you bring structure to a bold, colourful composition?
– How do you know when a quilt is finished? (Hint: if it feels done, it’s done.)
– Does thread colour matter, and does a quilt always need binding?
– Can you make a quilt from your own fabric stash?
– What equipment do you need to get started?
– Why Julian hopes your quilts look nothing like his
Featuring: Julian Jamaal Jones – self-taught artist and quilter from Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Hosted by Jo, Take Two Creative Director
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