⇩ Live Virtual Quilt Classes ⇩
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Live Virtual Workshops: September
Free-Motion Quilting Quick Start
September 5 & 12, 2024with Beth Ann Williams
Are you interested in free-motion quilting, but need a boost to get going? Join this beginner-friendly, hands-on introductory class. We’ll start with foundational patterning styles that you can use right away, and then explore how you can build on them as your confidence grows. You can do this!
BONUS: You'll also receive a printable handout to keep for future reference.
Greenhouse Mixed Technique Quilt
September 16, 2024with Annie Smith
Greenhouse is a wonderful blend of piecing blocks and applique quilting. Techniques include y-seam construction, drafting a block and creating templates for piecing, an introduction to machine applique, and an option to use the pattern's borders or design your own. Instruction is presented at confident beginner level, introducing a new technique and section of the quilt each day.
Discover the Magic of "Invisible" Machine Appliqué
September 28, 2024with Beth Ann Williams
Once you know the secrets, it's easier than you'd ever believe to create the look of heirloom-quality hand appliqué with finished edges – all with your sewing machine! And when it comes to style and versatility, the sky is the limit.
This class is a great introduction to many of the more advanced appliqué-based classes I offer, while still including my favorite easy, practical techniques that even newcomers to invisible machine appliqué can use right away.
All skill levels welcome. BONUS: a printable PDF class handout will also be provided for future reference.
Live Virtual Workshops: October
Abstract-A-Licious: Easy Exercises for Abstract Art
October 05, 2024with Lyric Montgomery Kinard
If you’ve looked with secret longing to the world of art quilts but don’t know where to start, this is the class for you. Lyric will gently guide you through a number of concrete exercises designed to help you create ideas for original abstract quilts. You will create numerous studies, starting points for creating a small art quilt top. Doodles will be scribbled, eyes and minds will be opened, and fun will be had.
3 hours live via Zoom. 1 - 4 pm eastern
Easy & Effective Machine Quilting with a Walking Foot
October 10, 2024with Beth Ann Williams
Finish your quilts with confidence! Go beyond quilting in-the-ditch and discover fast, fun, and deceptively easy ways to complement piecing, enhance a focal area, and create a variety of wonderful textures, all while machine quilting with a walking foot. Together we'll make a set of swatches that you'll be able to refer to for inspiration whenever you wonder "How can I quilt this?"
BONUS: You'll also receive a detailed printable handout for future reference.
Live Virtual Workshops: November
Easy Machine-Sewn Quilt Bindings That Still Look Great!
November 1, 2024with Beth Ann Williams
Never dread quilt binding again! Step-by-step, you'll learn my favorite tips & tricks for preparing a classic French-Fold quilt binding (including flanged bindings), stress-free ways to navigate corners and attach the binding to the quilt, 5 different methods for stitching the binding down, and 3 different ways to join the ends of the quilt binding. No hand-sewing required!
BONUS: You'll also receive a comprehensive printable PDF handout for future reference.
Courthouse Cabin Quilt
November 6, 2024with Annie Smith
Learn accurate yet simple piecing techniques to create this fresh vintage quilt. Annie will teach you quick Strip piecing and perfect seam alignment using cornerstone squares. The quilt top is made with assorted Fat Quarter fabrics and allows for all skill levels -- beginners to experts. You'll have this quilt finished in time for holiday gift-giving.
