The Art of Fabric is one of Durham Region's premier Art, Fabric, Quilting and Sewing destinations. With a large selection of high quality, original fabrics, sewing and crafting supplies, notions and embellishments, there is something for everyone's creative expression. Featuring Elizabeth Dillinger, one of Canada's internationally renowned artists, the staff is friendly and helpful and offers a warm and welcoming environment to men and women, children, teens and adults, sewing experts and beginners. Come out and explore our classes, get help on a sewing project or shop and explore our new space. We look forward to meeting you! Canadian Quilters Association International and National award winning textile artist.more...See more text
The expression ‘to teach is to learn twice’ certainly holds true for textile artist Elizabeth Dillinger. When she runs a class at her store Art of Fabric, she says she often finds creative solutions to problems through working with students.
“When I am working with six students, creating pictorial textile art quilts,” she explains, “the process shows them how to use colour, value and texture to create a large replica textile art piece that is a duplicate of the picture they have brought to class. The creation of their work also helps me to continue to grow my own artistic work.”
Elizabeth, who is an accomplished, award-winning textile artist, stocks supplies for all kinds of creative activities at her Pickering store. Everything you need for textiles is available alongside art supplies. Plus, she and her equally well-versed colleagues teach an exciting array of classes for people ranging from beginners to advanced students.