Level: Beginning, Hands-On | Category: Longarm Sat. May 9, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Room 300B
Modern quilts provide a fabulous canvas for showcasing gorgeous quilting designs! Discover new quilting designs which will enhance your modern quilt tops. You will learn the basics of ruler/grid work, new modern fill designs and more. You will also come away with trouble shooting information and tips for decorative thread success!
Kit includes: Fabric, batting, thread and workbook. Student supply list: Erasable marking implement, notebook, pen/pencil and thread clipping scissors.
Gina will take you through the process of determining how to quilt a quilt through a power point presentation. Students will discover how to identify the style and purpose of their quilts or those of their customers, then how to create an appropriate quilting plan. Students will have the opportunity to email pictures to Gina ahead of time to be discussed in class.
Kit includes: Written materials to support class content. Student supply list: Notebook, pen and pencil.
Level: Beginning, Demo/Lecture | Category: Longarm Wed. May 6, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Room 300C
Tired of the same old thing? Jenny Pedigo and Helen Robinson of Sew Kind of Wonderful will show you how to add the bump/bump to all of your favorite fillers, feathers, and ruler work to bring a fresh new look to the same old thing. Learn how adding this one fun element will add life and pizzazz to your quilting that just needed something else.
Kit includes: Photos of quilts with quilting elements and workbook pages for practicing quilting elements. Student supply list: Pen or pencil.
Level: Beginning, Demo/Lecture | Category: Longarm Thur. May 7, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Room 300C
Hang out with Jenny Pedigo and Helen Robinson of Sew Kind of Wonderful to learn the fun and easy techniques for curved quilting. Learn the basics of using curved rulers, reference lines, and easy marking techniques to add a fresh contemporary look to any quilt. Class also includes a trunk show of over 15 quilts with curved ruler quilting.
Kit includes: Details of techniques discussed in class and workbook pages for practicing quilting. Student supply list: Pen or pencil.
Piece the iconic double wedding ring quilt with ease using the Quick Curve Ruler and the Metro Rings pattern from Jenny Pedigo and Helen Robinson of Sew Kind of Wonderful. Learn easy cutting, piecing, and square up techniques to assemble Metro Rings blocks in a fun, no stress, no rules atmosphere.
Kit includes: Pattern Student supply list: Quick Curve Ruler required and available to purchase in class. 1 'jelly roll' or (35) 2 1/2" width strips assorted print fabric, 5 yards background fabric, 1/2 yard each of (2) fabrics for setting triangles, 10" or larger square up ruler, Thread and scissors.
Level: Beginning, Demo/Lecture | Category: Longarm Fri. May 8, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Room 300D
Learn the fun and easy techniques Jenny Pedigo and Helen Robinson of Sew Kind of Wonderful use to add curves to custom quilting. Go beyond fillers and feathers by adding curves to create secondary designs. Learn how to add curves to borders, piecing and open spaces to give your quilting a fresh contemporary look.
Kit includes: Details of quilts with curved ruler quilting and pages to practice techniques discussed in class. Student supply list: Pen or Pencil
Piece this iconic gypsy kisses pattern with ease using the Quick Curve Ruler and the Chic Kisses pattern from Jenny Pedigo and Helen Robinson of Sew Kind of Wonderful. Learn easy cutting, piecing, and square up techniques as you assemble several Chic Kisses blocks in a fun, no stress, no rules atmosphere.
Kit includes: Pattern Student supply list: Quick Curve Ruler required and available to purchase in class. 32 Fat Eights or yardage equivalent to 4 yards. 2 yards each of (2) different solids to go with focus fabric. 1 1/3 yard each of (2) different fabrics for setting squares. 2 yards for setting ovals. 4 1/2 yards background fabric. General Sewing Supplies. Rectangle ruler at least 20" long and 12" square up ruler.
Level: Beginning, Demo/Lecture | Category: Longarm Sat. May 9, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Room 300A
Tired of the same old thing? Jenny Pedigo and Helen Robinson of Sew Kind of Wonderful will show you how to add the bump/bump to all of your favorite fillers, feathers, and ruler work to bring a fresh new look to the same old thing. Learn how adding this one fun element will add life and pizzazz to your quilting that just needed something else.
Kit includes: Photos of quilts with quilting elements and workbook pages for practicing quilting elements. Student supply list: Pen or pencil.
Learn the fun and easy techniques Jenny Pedigo and Helen Robinson of Sew Kind of Wonderful use to add curves to custom quilting. Go beyond fillers and feathers by adding curves to create secondary designs. Learn how to add curves to borders, piecing and open spaces to give your quilting a fresh contemporary look.
Kit includes: Details of quilts with curved ruler quilting and pages to practice techniques discussed in class. Student supply list: Pen or Pencil
Level: Beginning, Hands-On | Category: Embellishment Wed. May 6, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Room 200A
We don't need any electrical tools anymore to put the original Swarovski Crystals onto our tops! We will work with the fantastic "Crystal Katana" (included in the kit fee!) to glue the Crystals on. Hundreds of beads and fancy embellishments will be provided in the kit! Please prepare (pieced or wholecloth, quilted, bound) a miniature quilt, max. size 12 x 12 inches to work on in the class!
Kit includes: The original "Crystal Katana" tool, a bottle with glue (together worth $36 USD), crystals, beads and fancy embellishments. Student supply list: Tweezers, pins, 3-4 little plates, one miniature quilt, described in the class proposal!