Long Arm Quilting Class:
Boot Camp 1 (for beginner quilters) Instruction - Staff Start and finish a 60" x 72" quilt in 3 short days! You'll learn the basics of quilting, piece your quilt top, add borders properly and load your quilt on to one of our long arm machines to machine quilt! We'll even cover binding application and have some fun along the way. So take a three-day break from work and walk off with a completed quilt! Note: This class is required before taking any of the other classes in the Boot Camp series. |
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(3) Wed, 07/10/24, 07/24/24 and 07/31/24
11am-3pm Class fee: $90 |
Long Arm Quilting Class:
Boot Camp 2 Instruction - Staff For those who have completed Boot Camp 1, we have a new quilt for you to complete in 3 days! You'll enhance your long arm skills to include a simple shape after doing more precise piecing and cutting. We'll show you an easy way to attach your binding! |
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11am-3pm Class fee: $90 |
Long Arm Quilting Class:
Boot Camp 3 Instruction - Staff For those who have completed Boot Camp 1 and Boot Camp 2, we have a new quilt for you! We'll be making the Scenic Route Quilt which will give you plenty of practice with working on the bias, and then it's off to the longarm room to try a pantograph pattern using a laser guide. |
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11am-3pm Class fee: $110 |
Long Arm Quilting Class:
Boot Camp 4 Instruction - Staff We will be making a strip-pieced trip around the world quilt (no funny business with bias!), but we really want to make sure you get your points right! Then we’re off to the longarm room where you will use a stencil to mark a border design to follow. This technique will test your machine control, so it won’t be super easy. |
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(3) Wed, 08/28/24, 09/04/24 and 09/18/24
11am-3pm Class fee: $110 |
Long Arm Quilting Class:
Boot Camp 5 (Queens only) Instruction - Staff It's time to go big! In true Boot Camp style you'll be using only 3 fabrics (light, medium and dark). The quilt makes up Queen size and is on point. Just enough of a challenge to keep your interest, but in the larger size for a true bed-quilt. You choose stipple or free-motion edge-to-edge quilt method at the long-arm machine. |
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11am-3pm Class fee: $110 |
Block of the Month Quilt
Instruction: Staff Create this sampler quilt using the Wonder Curve Ruler, featuring easy to follow colored lines and markings to align and create a variety of curved block designs! We'll spend the year working on a different block each month and then go over border options in the November class. Finished size with borders will vary depending on your choices. Finished size before borders is 46" x 61". Book required. |
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(11) monthly sessions
Tuesday, 06/25/2024 Tuesday, 07/30/2024 Tuesday, 08/27/2024 The remainder of the year will be scheduled soon. 11am– 2pm Class Fee: $175 for the year |
BQ7 Quilt
Instruction: Staff This easy to make quilt features square centers in rectangular frames with a small accent. They're then rotated for a variety of bold looks. Use one center fabric or many. 2 block sizes and 5 quilt sizes from wall to queen. |
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(1) Sat, 08/24/2024
11am– 3pm Class Fee: $30* *Free if you purchased your sewing machine from our store! |
Machine Quilting Basics
Instruction: Staff This class will show you how to use your walking and free motion foot so you can quilt your quilts! We’ll practice in the ditch quilting and free motion quilting on fabric sandwiches. |
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(1) Tues, 07/16/24
11am– 3pm Class Fee: $40* *Free if you purchased your sewing machine from our store! |
One Block Wonder
Instruction: Staff Learn the art of making kaleidoscope quilts using just one fabric! Simply choose a large-scale print and cut and piece these drop-dead gorgeous quilts! Graciously accept cheers and accolades from all. Big pieces and clever shortcut methods make these quilts go together fast so that quilters can spend more time with their admiring public. |
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(2) Tues, 07/23/24 and 08/20/24
11am– 3pm Class Fee: $60 Level 2+ |
Running Geese Quilt
Instruction: Staff Perfect your flying geese block techniques while making this colorful and fun quilt! Running Geese uses (60) 10-inch squares of batiks for the geese and the border. Since all of the geese are trimmed to size with the Quilt in a Day Small Flying Geese tool AFTER sewing, all of the units fit together beautifully. |
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(2) Sat, 07/20/24 and 08/17/24
11am– 3pm Class Fee: $60 Level 2 |
Ruler Work Basics
Instruction: Staff This class will show you how to use a ruler foot with your machine to quilt your quilts! You’ll learn how to attach the foot, properly set up your machine for ruler work and then try quilting on fabric sandwiches which will need to be pieced or drawn prior to class. This will be a prerequisite class to all ruler work classes offered! |
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(1) Tues, 06/18/24 or
(1) Tues, 08/13/24 11am– 3pm Class Fee: $40* *Free if you purchased your sewing machine from our store! |
Ruler Work Butterflies & Botanicals Art Quilt
Instruction: Diane Russell, Sew Steady Educator and Designer If you love flowers and our winged friends, you will love creating this botanical garden. Take your ruler work to the next level with the template set that Diane designed. You will learn how to combine rulers to make beautiful daisies, mums, tulips, peonies & plumeria flowers, as well as dragonflies, butterflies and sweet bees. This is a two part class, using Diane’s pattern, rulerwork, reverse applique and many techniques to enhance your art quilt. Written instructions will be provided, as well as a pattern. |
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(2) Sat, 06/08/24 and 06/29/24
11am– 3:30pm Advanced Beginner/Intermediate Class Fee: $120 |
Studio 180 UFO
Instruction: Sue Simpson, Certified Studio 180 Instructor Get help finishing those quilt projects! Join Sue for the day and get hands-on assistance with your Studio 180 quilts. |
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(1) Sat, 06/22/2024 Argyle, SeaBreeze and Prism UFO
11am– 3pm Class Fee: $20 |
Triangles Galore Quilt
Instruction: Sue Simpson, Certified Studio 180 Instructor This pattern uses the Triangle Pizazz technique to create a quilt full of spinning triangles in four different sizes - and its fat quarter friendly! Give this quilt a scrappy look by using many bright fat quarters or pick your favorite coordinating colors for a more subtle appearance. Whichever direction you select, you are bound to end up with a sensational quilt! Four project sizes: Crib (34"x 50"), Lap (54"x 68"), Twin (68"x 97"), and Full (82"x 97") |
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(2) Mon, 06/10/24 and 06/24/24
11am– 3pm Class Fee: $40 |