RITA VERROCA - Westlake Village, California
Rita is an award-winning quilter whose quilts have been exhibited in the USA, Europe and Japan. Her quilts have been on the cover of magazines and featured in calendars and quilt books. She has won awards in international competitions and shows.
Rita is a passionate teacher with great skill and contagious enthusiasm. In her quilts she combines old heritage quilt patterns with delightful and playful arrangements. Her choice of color is artfully chosen and arranged to give the overall design a stimulating balance of a harmonious picture.
BALTIMORE AND BEYOND --Mastering Hand Applique
Learn the various techniques that Rita uses to take your applique beyond the basics. She will show you how to choose special fabrics and colors to enhance Baltimore designs. Using the pattern choices Rita provides, you will learn how to perfect different situations unique to hand applique. Also how to enhance the block with embellishments she uses in her quilts to take traditional work into the 21st century. She teaches the skills that can be used in any direction of applique you may choose to go. Hand. Intermediate-Advanced
