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SKILL LEVELS:
* Beginner, no experience needed.
** Rotary skills and machine piecing experience are required.
*** Advanced skills needed.me
Beginning Bargello** {43” × 55”, 45” × 52”}
Susan Smith
Enhance your fabric/color selection skills and create a lovely wall hanging. The stair-step piecing contributes to the design. Make one for any occasion.
6 hrs: $48.00
Tuesday, September 19, 9:30-4:30, with a break for lunch
FRQ (Free Range Quilters)**
Becky Welch
Join us, thinking “outside the box.” Explore design terms, develop “improve” (improvisational) piecing techniques, and learn starting points toward creating original quilts.
Three 3-hr sessions: $24.00/session
Saturdays, August 19, October 21, 9:30-12:30
Sunday, September 17, 12:00-3:00
Let’s Appliqué ** {block on right: 8” × 10”}
Kathi Dineen
Welcome spring and summer with this beautiful collection of vases, flowers and birds. Exercise and expand your hand appliqué prowess with this lovely project.
8 hrs: $64.00
Saturdays, September 9, October 7, November 4, and December 9, 9:30-11:30
Picture Quilt
Becky Welch
Preserve your favorite photos in a memory quilt. Avoid costly mistakes! Becky will take you through the different processes of transferring your photos onto fabric. Makes a great gift!
4 hrs: $38.00 (includes handouts)
Thursdays, October 19 & 26, 5:30-7:30
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.
Mondays, October 16, 1:00-3:30 or 5:30-8:00, and October 23, 1:00-3:00 or 5:30-7:30
Sew Together Bag ** {9”w × 5”d × 3½”h}
Becky Welch
This is a distinctive, practical little organizer that is easier to make than it looks. Make it for sewing tools, jewelry or travel items; you will get a great sense of accomplishment as you construct it. Cut the fabrics prior to class, and the bag should be done when you leave class.
6 hrs: $48.00
Friday, October 20, 9:30-4:30, with a break for lunch
Sock Monkey Palooza ** {9” to 23”, tails extra}
Michele Lommasson and Becky Welch
Making a sock monkey is more fun than a barrel of monkeys. (Whether you’ve never made a sock monkey or you’ve made a dozen, if you love sock moneys, this class is for you!) Come and relax and make a monkey with us.
6 hrs: $48.00.
Saturday, October 28, 9:30-4:30, with a break for lunch
Streaks of Batik** {63” × 72”}
Susan Smith
Who knew that a single striped Batik fabric could yield such dramatic results? Learn the cutting and piecing tricks from Susan, and make this quick beauty.
6 hrs: $48.00
Wednesday, August 16th, 9:30 – 4:30, with a break for lunch
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.
Thursday, September 28, 1:00-3:30
Thursday, September 28, 5:30-8:00
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.)
Wednesdays, Fridays, October 13 & 27, 1:00-4:00
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, August 19, September 16, and October 21, 1:30-4:30
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- Spontaneity 22″ x 25″
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- Color Enrichment 24″ x 29″
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- Value Recognition 30” × 30”
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- Contrast 21” × 28”
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- Inspiration 34″ x 34″
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- Visualization 18″ x 21″
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- The Aritist’s Eye 40″ x 48″
Stacking Pop-Ups ** {diameters: 14”, 11”, 8”, and 5½”}
Lois Warwick
Make a handy and attractive fabric container to hold whatever. Choose your size and benefit from Lois’ expertise in making this.
3½ hrs: $28.00.
Thursday, April 20, 1:00-4:30
Hooked on Feathers I ** {10” × 11”, 11” ×12”}
Becky Welch
Becky has tried many free motion feather techniques, and this one is the best. This class focuses on feathers for borders and sashing. Learn the tricks to make this beautiful quilting happen.
3 hrs: $24.00
Friday, October 6, 1:00-4:00
Hooked on Feathers II ** {12” × 10”}
Becky Welch
Continue on with the fabulous “Hooked on Feathers” technique. In this class, we shall work on allover background feathers.
3 hrs: $24.00
Saturday, October 7, 1:00-4:00
Monkey Business ** {54” × 68”}
Becky Welch
No monkeys here – just some whacky flying geese. This contemporary lap quilt goes together rapidly. Learn the stack, cut, and flip method of construction. Use some large prints and go wild.
4 hrs: $32.00
Friday, September 8, 1:00-5:00
