Creative Border Piecing

Learn how to machine piece an interesting, colorful quilt border with no fabric waste.  This workshop is a technique class perfect for using scraps for a quilt you may have started and are stuck on how to border it.  This concept could also be incorporated in the body of a quilt and can be used over and over again for future projects.

Skill level:  Beginner

Maximum class size:  20 students

Workshop fee:  $300. plus travel expenses

Watercolor Florals

Experience the excitement of painting on fabric using water-soluble artists’ crayons.  Students will master using the crayons in conjunction with a wet brush to achieve realistic looking flowers and botanicals.  After the painting is completed, border treatments will be explored along with free motion thread painting tips.  No previous art background is necessary.  A kit fee of $5.00 is required the day of class, which includes PFD muslin, fabric medium, botanical drawings and photographs.

Skill level:  Advanced beginner

Maximum class size:  16 students

Workshop fee:  $300. plus travel expenses

 

Don’t Fear the “A” Word

This is needle-turn appliqué that entails a simple, straight forward approach.  No freezer paper, no templates, no fusing, just trace shapes and apply to your background with silk thread.  You’ll be surprised how easy it is!  Hand embroidery is also covered.  Best of all, no sewing machine is required for this class!

Skill level:  All

Maximum class size:  16 students

Workshop fee:  $300. plus travel expenses

 

Crazy Fun

 

Did you ever want to create an heirloom-type crazy quilt?
Well, this is your chance, and you’ll be surprised how
easy it is.  This class involves both machine piecing and hand work.  Students will first create their crazy quilt blocks using their sewing machine, then hand embellish with simple embroidery techniques.  A kit fee of $5.00 is required the day of class, which includes cotton batiste foundation fabric, embroidery and beading needles, and a perle cotton ball for some embroidery

Skill level:  All

Maximum class size:  20 students

Workshop fee:  $300. plus travel expenses