Beginning Curved Piecing

Sometimes you just need to learn something new and exciting. You will be able to choose from three different sample patterns. Join us and learn basic piecing techniques for irregular curves including marking, pinning, and different finishing methods to make your project truly unique!

Teacher: Ann Heisler-Vantour $45.00 +supplies

Sat.—Apr 15 & 29 1-5pm

Blooming Nine Patch

This is almost considered to be a classic quilt. By combining nine patch squares with squares of fabric the same size, a quilt that blends from one color to another is created with stunning results. Accurate cutting and strip piecing will be reviewed.

Teacher: Debi Richmond $30.00 +supplies

Sat.—May 6 & 20 10am-Noon

Bonnie Bag

Whether you are heading for your favorite quilting class or shopping with friends you will love this roomy comfortable bag with six inside pockets and two outside pockets, which is perfect for a cell phone or sunglasses. This purse is quilted and can be beautifully embellished with beads. Come check out the store sample.

Teacher: Deb Mason $45.00 +supplies

Fri.—Apr 28 & May 12 6-9pm

Creative Tucks & Textures

Come explore the possibility of texture and design with Creative Tucks and Texture by Jenny Rayment. Create beautiful designs for pillows, wall hangings, and quilts by pleating, tucking, folding, and layering fabrics. Basic techniques will be taught during the first two classes. You will have an opportunity to work on a design of your choice during the last two classes.

Teacher: Tami Johnson $45.00 +supplies

Thu.—Feb 2, 9, 16 & 23 10am-Noon

Curves Made Easy

Beginning to advanced quilters can learn curved piecing by using the Curve Master presser foot on your machine. No pinning or trimming is necessary. The techniques for cutting and piecing curved blocks will be taught along with design layout. Create your own block design using Karla Alexander’s Stack a New Deck book. Quilt size will depend on the number of blocks you wish to make!

Teacher: Debi Richmond $30.00 +supplies

Tue.—Feb 28 & Mar 7 6-8pm

Tue.—Mar 21 & 28 1-3pm

Fat Quarter Frenzy

This is a quilt as you go technique that will give you a finished quilt of truly breathtaking beauty in no time at all. Create unique blocks with an easy stack the deck and shuffle technique. The perfect chance to learn and use your decorative stitches!

Teacher: Rachel McDonell $45.00 +supplies

Fri.—Feb 24 & Mar 10 6-9pm

Felted Bags

Felting is the latest technique to gain resurgence in the knitting world. Treva will show you how to knit and shape your bag and prepare it for the felting process. In the first class we would do the bottom of bag and work it into a round. During the second class we would finish the bag and learn how to make the straps; and then talk about how to felt them.

Teacher: Treva MicKeal $30.00 +supplies

Sat.—Apr 15 & 28 10:30-12:30pm

Felted Slippers

Let Treva introduce you to this easy and wonderful process in which you will make a pair of felted slipper. In the first class you will start one and work them on a round needle; maybe even finish one. During the second class you will finish the second one and talk about how to felt them.

Teacher: Treva MicKeal $30.00 +supplies

Sat.—Feb 4 & 11 3-5pm

Hand Appliqué

This class will explore different types of appliqué. Celtic Appliqué, Inner City, Celtic Knot, and Reverse Appliqué blocks will be made during the class. These blocks can be combined to make a table runner, wall hanging or combine with the blocks made in the hand piecing class.

Teacher: Tami Johnson $50.00 +supplies

Thu.—Mar 2, 9, 16 & 30 10am-Noon

Hand Piecing

Come learn the joy of hand piecing. This is a great project that you can work on while traveling, waiting at appointments, or during children’s activities. Class participants learn hand piecing techniques, while making four different blocks, Carolina Lily, Attic Window, Tangled Star, and Corner to Corner Curve. The blocks can be assembled as a table runner or a wall hanging.

Teacher: Tami Johnson $50.00 +supplies

Mon.—Feb 6, 13, 27 & Mar 6 10am-Noon

Kaleidoscope Curves

This project is perfect for anyone who would like to learn the mechanics of curved pieced quilting. This curved design can be finished as a wall hanging, stunning table decoration or use it as the center for a unique lap blanket. You will learn basic curved piecing techniques along with some basic pointers for creating your own curved designs and rendering them in fabric.

Teacher: Ann Heisler-Vantour $45.00 +supplies

Sun.—May 7 & 21 12:30-4:30pm

Knitted Socks

What better way to someone’s heart than by warming their toes. In the first class Treva will show you how to knit-in-the-round with four needles. During the second class she will show you how to do the heel of the sock and how to finish them. Pick a wonderful yarn to make a one of a kind gift.

Teacher: Treva MicKeal $30.00 +supplies

Sat.—Mar 4 & 11 3-5pm

Making Waves

Make waves with your next quilt project! We will make a Storm at Sea wall hanging, which may be expanded to a full size quilt. We will discuss how the use of color can create an amazing variety of designs with this one quilt pattern. Techniques for both paper piecing and templates will be discussed.

Teacher: Ann Heisler-Vantour $45.00 +supplies

Fri.—Mar 3 & 17 6-9pm

Pickle Dish

Traditional quilt made of interlocking rings of foundation pieced arcs very similar to the double wedding ring. The sharp points in the arcs and color combinations lend to the look of the old fashioned cut glass pickle dishes of the 1930s. Wonderful quilt to use the 30s reproduction prints with bleached muslin background or spice it up using a black background with “brights” for the sharp points and the inside of the “dish”.

Teacher: Sheilah Crum $45.00 +supplies

Wed.—Mar 8 & 22 6-9pm

Snails Trail

Great Traditional Quilt. Start with a simple 4 patch and add half square triangles around to build the block. The placement of light and dark fabrics gives the block the look of spinning or turning around. This quilt is a little more unusual because the blocks are set on point and framed by two borders. Great quilt to use up all your scraps or use specific color choices.

Teacher: Sheilah Crum $45.00 +supplies

Wed.—Apr 5 & 19 6-9pm

Stars & Strips

This striking pattern is a combination of easy paper piecing and strip quilting. You can make this multiple 6-point star quilt into a wall hanging, stunning table decoration, pillow, or use it as a center for a unique lap blanket. Basic paper piecing techniques will be covered in this class. This is a fun and easy project for anyone with basic sewing skills.

Teacher: Ann Heisler-Vantour $45.00 +supplies

Fri.—May 5 & 19 6-9pm

Thinking Outside the Block

Start with traditional blocks and learn easy steps to designing and creating your own artistic quilts. Next, move up to deceptively simple “transition” units that offer a bridge into the world of contemporary quilt making. Sheilah will share tips on embellishments and foundation piecing.

Teacher: Sheilah Crum $45.00 +supplies

Wed.—May 10 & 24 6-9pm

Unusual Lone Star

Large Wall Hanging Size Quilt made of foundation pieced diamonds. The combination of light and dark fabrics in the pieced diamonds creates a shimmering quality to the star. The star is accented by an inner Sawtooth Border. This is a great quilt to use up all your scraps.

Teacher: Sheilah Crum $45.00 +supplies

Wed.—Feb 8 & 22 6-9pm

Woven Nation: Cover Quilt from “Fast-Forward Your Quilting”

Join Dina with her new book & apply the fuse, fold & stitch method to traditional quilts. You will learn how to increase accuracy and reduce seams by up to 85% with interfacing. Go from pieced units to the finished quilt top in a snap. Learn to piece the units and how to stitch your project. We cover diagonal setting secrets, ideas for jackets, borders and more.

Teacher: Dina Pappas $40.00 + Supplies

Tue.—Jan 17 & 31 6:30-9:30pm