Favorite Classes

A-Mazing ** {42” × 56”}

Dana Brabson

The A-Mazing Quilt can serve both as a crib quilt and as a play mat. If you have some fabrics with fun critters (kitties, dogs, characters from the Oz books, etc.) that can be fussy-cut to yield patches 5” x 5” with seam allowance, you can create a maze. Stop and visit the critters as you find your way along the red-brick road through the maze. We shall sew the strip sets, make a few blocks, and then pay a lot of attention to the strategy for pressing the seams so that the bulk in the seams is minimized.

3 hrs: $24.00.
Friday, July 6, 1:00-4:00

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Clamshells ** {60” × 72”}

Becky Welch

Learn how to cut and piece clamshells. Curved piecing is easier than it looks. Practice the techniques and then design your own quilt.

3 hrs: $24.00.
Saturday, July 14, 1:00-4:00

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Color Confidence **

Becky Welch and Dana Brabson

Gain confidence choosing fabrics for your quilts! Small projects teach value, contrast, and easy ways to incorporate “sparkle.” Successive classes will build on your experiences and observations of your classmates’ work.

9 hrs: $72.00
Saturdays, May 12, June 30, and July 28, 1:30-4:30

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FRQ (Free Range Quilters) **

Becky Welch

Free range quilting – thinking “outside the box.” Explore design terms, develop “improv” (improvisational) piecing techniques, and learn starting points toward creating original quilts. The different exercises are “short and sweet.” At the October, 2017, class, the students displayed the quilts they had made in response to Becky’s challenge to use a 5” strip of fabric from India with an elephant in the center of the strip. Here is a snapshot of the show we posted with these quilts; 16 of the 17 quilts are shown in this picture. The design of each of the 17quilts is original.

Three, 3-hr sessions: $24.00/session.
Sunday, May 20, Saturday, June 30 and Saturday, July 28, 1 PM – 4 PM

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Kid’s Class – I Spy Quilt * {40” × 55”}

Becky Welch and Dana Brabson

“I spy with my little eye” – lots of fun novelty fabrics made into a delightful quilt. Open to children ages 11 and older, this class focuses on building good and safe sewing practices. With parental permission, rotary cutting, safely and accurately, is included as a skill set. A lap-sized quilt is the reward for the week. All fabrics, batting, thread, and the pattern are provided.

15 hrs: $175.00
Monday-Friday, July 23-27, 1:30-4:30

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Kid’s Class – Chinese Coins * {both 38” × 51”}

Becky Welch and Dana Brabson

Chinese Coins is a wonderful quilt for a young person to make. Students, age 9 years and up, choose their own fabrics, learn safe sewing skills, and construct a lap-size quilt in a week. All fabrics, batting, thread, and the pattern are provided.

15 hrs: $175.00
Monday-Friday, July 23-27, 9:30-12:30

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Let’s Appliqué – Harvest Tapestry Quilt ** {40” × 40”}

Kathi Dineen

Rich colors and classic blocks make up this wall hanging for all. Both hand appliqué and machine quilting bring it all together. A great project for using wool, too.

6 hrs: $48.00
Saturdays, May 12, June 9, and July 14, 9:30-11:30

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Modern Quilt As You Go ** {individual blocks are 10” × 10”}

Fay Manganelli

This is a quick and easy new way to use “quilt-as-you-go” techniques for your next quilting project. We will complete a sample in class and discuss variations and other possibilities.

3 hrs: $24.00.
Saturday, June 30, 1:00-4:00

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Santa Ana Winds *** {60” × 76”}

Dana Brabson

The basic block in the Santa Ana Winds quilt has almost limitless potential for exciting designs. Dana has made the gentle curves easy to sew with room to trim down after sewing. After learning the basic techniques (hands on!), we shall spend time exploring some of the unique design possibilities. The quilt may be made in any size, lap to king. A note from Becky Welch: I recently took this class and was blown away by the engineering of the templates, the block construction technique (There is a trick that makes it easier than it looks!) and especially the enormous amount of design possibilities. This class should not be missed.

4½ hrs: $36.00.
Saturdays, June 9, 1:00-3:30, and June 23, 1:00-3:00

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T-Shirt Quilt ** {26” × 40”}

Dana Brabson

Think about those T-shirts from concerts you attended, from events in which you participated, from places you have been, etc. A T-shirt quilt will not only be a great memory piece or gift, but will also help you empty the drawers in which the shirts are “residents.” This is an A to Z technique class in which we imagine the design of the finished quilt, practice methods for stabilizing the T-shirt fabrics, explore the juncture between stabilized T-shirts and other fabrics, examine quilting ideas, and much more.

2½ hrs: $20.00.
Friday, June 1, 1:00-3:30
Wednesday, July 18, 1:00-3:30
Wednesday, July 18, 5:30-8:00

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Tuffet ** {19” diameter, 12” high}

Candace Gillis

Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet made from her favorite 2½ inch strips. No spiders – instead guidance from Candace to create this very special conversation piece for your front room.

Note (1): We offer the opportunity, at the same cost, to make either the round Tuffet or the square Tuffet. The fabric requirements for the square Tuffet are different from those for the round Tuffet. Be sure to study the pattern in advance to make sure that you bring the right fabrics; Dana can help you with this.

Note (2): Sign up at least a week in advance so that we can order the hardware and other specialty items (round or square) needed for this project.

6 hrs: $48.00 for the class plus $154.00 for the kit (VIQ eligible; includes pattern, hardware, and specialty fabrics.)
Fridays, May 18 and June 1, 1:00-4:00