Hey everyone! It's Donna Downey here. I'm thrilled to be bringing you the anchor leg of 2010's 4-Experts at Big Picture.

It's awesome to be back. I was actually the very first teacher to do workshops for Big Picture when they first launched the site, and to be a part of such an amazing lineup of teachers for 2010 is an absolute treat for me.

I'm going to be doing fabric, and I get what I think is the best time of the year, the last quarter, so I get the holidays. I get to do all kinds of fabric goodness with that season.

So if you're thinking…Oh, Donna, fabric? I don't sew!…then this is the workshop for you.

If you're thinking…I've got tons of fabric that I don't know what to do with…then this is the workshop for you.

If you're thinking…Um, I'm afraid of fabric…then this is the workshop for you, because my whole focus is to integrate something that we all own. We all own fabric, whether it's a pair of jeans that obviously shrunk in the dryer, or if it's the fact that we've just been collecting fabric because it has beautiful patterns, or if it's just that you know you have old sheets that you can't throw away and you're not sure why, then this is the class for you.

What we're going to do is we're going to take things that I know you already have and maybe mix it up with some things that you might want to have, and learn tons of techniques that cross over several genres of craft being scrapbooking and art and mixed media, and possibly even some sculptural stuff with fabrics. So, what I want you to do is to answer a couple of these questions, and if you can answer yes to them, then you have to take this class.

Do you own glue? Perfect! See, I knew you all would own glue, because it's not about sewing. We're going to be using glue for a lot of this stuff, and yet maybe once in a while I'll take out the sewing machine, but I know you have fingers and a needle and thread so that will work too.

Do you appreciate texture? Texture is a good thing. Fabrics are all about texture and the ways we're going to use it.

How about color? If you like color, then this is another reason why you should take this class, because with those three things, we're going to be able to pull off some amazing projects that don't require a whole lot of time, they just require a new way of looking at things, and that's what my class will be all about…introducing a new way of thought.

So, I'm so excited for 2010, and I'm so looking forward to making projects to tantalize you.