Learn to Quilt: Modern Baby Quilt
This four session, beginning quilting class is for new quilters. Skills taught include rotary cutting, machine piecing, straight line machine quilting and binding. Basic sewing machine skills and a sewing machine in good working order with 1/4" piecing foot with guide and walking foot are required.
This four session, beginning quilting class is for new quilters. Skills taught include rotary cutting, machine piecing, straight line machine quilting and binding. Basic sewing machine skills and a sewing machine in good working order with 1/4" piecing foot with guide and walking foot are required.
Penguin Family
Like penguins or know someone who does? Make this 22” x 22” wall hanging of three king penguins on the beach. Machine applique technique. Class includes Barbara’s original pattern for the penguin family, instruction in raw edge fusible applique and practice with free motion quilting. Confident beginner level.
Like penguins or know someone who does? Make this 22” x 22” wall hanging of three king penguins on the beach. Machine applique technique. Class includes Barbara’s original pattern for the penguin family, instruction in raw edge fusible applique and practice with free motion quilting. Confident beginner level.
Quilt As You Go
Use Gudrun Erla's On the Move pattern to make this fun, colorful kid's quilt and learn quilt as you go method. Finished size 35 1/2" x 45 1/2". Confident beginner level.
Use Gudrun Erla's On the Move pattern to make this fun, colorful kid's quilt and learn quilt as you go method. Finished size 35 1/2" x 45 1/2". Confident beginner level.
Monarchs Art Quilt
Learn layered raw edge applique and applique with sheers. Intermediate skill level.
Learn layered raw edge applique and applique with sheers. Intermediate skill level.
Stencil, Stitch, Paint
Get your creative juices flowing with three techniques in one art quilt. Use stencils to make designs, stitch the designs onto fabric with decorative thread in the bobbin, and accent the designs with paint. No drawing or painting skills needed. Sewing machine in good working order required. Intermediate skill level.
Get your creative juices flowing with three techniques in one art quilt. Use stencils to make designs, stitch the designs onto fabric with decorative thread in the bobbin, and accent the designs with paint. No drawing or painting skills needed. Sewing machine in good working order required. Intermediate skill level.
Artful Butterflies
Explore mixed media techniques including creating a background with Inktense blocks, stenciling on fabric, fashioning 3D butterflies, and binding with metallic thread.
Explore mixed media techniques including creating a background with Inktense blocks, stenciling on fabric, fashioning 3D butterflies, and binding with metallic thread.
Landscape From Fabric
Learn how to construct a landscape with fabric.
We'll discuss how to use color, value, line,
texture and layering to achieve depth. In class
you will make a small fused landscape (no sewing required), embellish it and mount in a
photo mat. The technique can also be used for hand or machine applique. Beginner friendly.
Cherry Blossoms Art Quilt
Celebrate spring and our beautiful D.C. blossoms with this 18" x 24" wall hanging of a bowl of cherry blossoms on a table. Fusible applique technique, with three dimensional flowers accented with colored pencil and thread. Confident beginner/intermediate level.
Celebrate spring and our beautiful D.C. blossoms with this 18" x 24" wall hanging of a bowl of cherry blossoms on a table. Fusible applique technique, with three dimensional flowers accented with colored pencil and thread. Confident beginner/intermediate level.
A Bowl For Every Season
Learn how to make fabric bowls in
this fun class. You'll complete two bowls in class - leaf for fall and poinsettia for winter - using two different firm interfacings. Go home with everything you need to make the cherry blossom bowl for spring and shell bowl for summer. Confident beginner level.
Learn how to make fabric bowls in
this fun class. You'll complete two bowls in class - leaf for fall and poinsettia for winter - using two different firm interfacings. Go home with everything you need to make the cherry blossom bowl for spring and shell bowl for summer. Confident beginner level.
Convergence Quilt
Learn this technique made popular by Ricky Tims. Use novelty fabrics and add borders for a colorful wall hanging. Or make yours with hand dyed fabrics for a blended look that makes a great background for applique. Easy and fun for beginners and experienced stitchers. For the class we will do the Original Harmonic Convergence (Project One in the book).
Learn this technique made popular by Ricky Tims. Use novelty fabrics and add borders for a colorful wall hanging. Or make yours with hand dyed fabrics for a blended look that makes a great background for applique. Easy and fun for beginners and experienced stitchers. For the class we will do the Original Harmonic Convergence (Project One in the book).
Convergence Quilt - Part 2
This class is for anyone who has made a
Convergence Quilt and would like to do
more with the technique. We will do Project
Two from the book - Divide and Conquer
Convergence.
This class is for anyone who has made a
Convergence Quilt and would like to do
more with the technique. We will do Project
Two from the book - Divide and Conquer
Convergence.
Machine Applique for Everyone
Quilt and applique this wall hanging with just your machine's walking foot. Finished size 24" wide x 18" long. Confident beginner/intermediate skill level.
Quilt and applique this wall hanging with just your machine's walking foot. Finished size 24" wide x 18" long. Confident beginner/intermediate skill level.
Scrappy Animal
Use your fabric scraps or fat quarters to turn a simple line drawing into a fun, colorful wall hanging. Bring your own, a child's drawing or clip art of an animal, or you can trace my dolphin drawing and add your own patchwork design. This is a technique class for all levels. Basic machine applique and quilt construction skills are needed to complete the project.
Use your fabric scraps or fat quarters to turn a simple line drawing into a fun, colorful wall hanging. Bring your own, a child's drawing or clip art of an animal, or you can trace my dolphin drawing and add your own patchwork design. This is a technique class for all levels. Basic machine applique and quilt construction skills are needed to complete the project.
Quilt Ikebana
A few years ago after learning about the centuries old Japanese art of flower arranging known as Ikebana at a museum exhibition, I began using some of the principles of this wonderful art form for my floral applique quilts. I call these Quilt Ikebana. In this class I'll give a brief introduction to Ikebana and you will construct an arrangement from fabric based on the principles. Patterns are provided for a vase, calla lilies, fern and cat tails to begin the 24" x 36" Summer Ikebana quilt shown. Sewing machines are not needed for the class. You'll receive complete instructions to complete the machine applique quilt at home. Confident beginner/intermediate skill level.
A few years ago after learning about the centuries old Japanese art of flower arranging known as Ikebana at a museum exhibition, I began using some of the principles of this wonderful art form for my floral applique quilts. I call these Quilt Ikebana. In this class I'll give a brief introduction to Ikebana and you will construct an arrangement from fabric based on the principles. Patterns are provided for a vase, calla lilies, fern and cat tails to begin the 24" x 36" Summer Ikebana quilt shown. Sewing machines are not needed for the class. You'll receive complete instructions to complete the machine applique quilt at home. Confident beginner/intermediate skill level.
Autumn Leaves Art Quilt
Get a jump on your fall decorating with this 22" x 30" wall hanging of colorful autumn leaves. You'll make the leaves from batik fabrics and burnish them with metallic rub-on paints. Assemble your design with fusible web applique and you are on your way to a beautiful art quilt. Easy technique for all levels. Basic machine piecing skills needed to prepare background prior to class. Machine applique and quilt construction skills needed to complete the project. Confident Beginner/Intermediate level.
Get a jump on your fall decorating with this 22" x 30" wall hanging of colorful autumn leaves. You'll make the leaves from batik fabrics and burnish them with metallic rub-on paints. Assemble your design with fusible web applique and you are on your way to a beautiful art quilt. Easy technique for all levels. Basic machine piecing skills needed to prepare background prior to class. Machine applique and quilt construction skills needed to complete the project. Confident Beginner/Intermediate level.
