Seen any UFO's lately? You know, those UnFinished Objects. Bring them out into the open and let's party with them! Are you stuck and need some help with a project or some advice on fabric/designs? Let me try to help you. Supper will be provided so that you can just work on them and visit with friends.Please go through your projects to determine what is needed. If ironing is required, bring iron and ironing surface. Typically, you’ll need the sewing machine and its accoutrements, rotary cutting supplies, scissors, pins, thread. I'll have soup, bread, tea, and a dessert. You are welcome to bring goodies to share.
Learn how to go from design to machine using Designer’s Gallery software. In class we will learn how to take a design from a disk to your laptop to your embroidery machine. I’ll also show how to put your design on without the software. We’ll have an overview of stabilizers and our project will be an embroidered kitchen towel.
Open to ages 8 and up, we’ll be making a 9-patch quilt. Practice sewing, learn to sew ¼” seams & to know your machine. We’ll have fun and you’ll have a quilt.
Sewing machine required.
July 13, 16 & 19, 1-3pm or August 5, 6 & 9, 1-3pm
(Please specify which date your prefer in the comments section of your order)
Learn about using your walking foot to quilt individual squares and then how to assemble your quilt using sashing strips.I have just learned a simple way to attach the sashing strips and will share it with you. This is a technique/learning class, not a finished project class. Many people are not comfortable with free motion quilting OR wrestling with a larger quilt.This class will show how to make a design for your blocks, quilt with the walking foot and then assemble and have a quilt ready to use. When using sashing strips the front and back are usually very different.A hand-out and demonstration will explain how to do a two-color binding.
Judy Neimeyer has designed Desert Sky to teach the simplicity of foundation paper piecing. Come to class to experience this dramatic pattern and marvel at how easy it is to make. There is a great trick to make the curved piecing as simple as the foundation piecing. This pattern is appropriate for the advanced beginner to the intermediate quilter. Lunch will be provided.
This class is geared to people who have all ready quilted some quilts and are looking for more ideas on what to do with their quilt. A working knowledge of free motion quilting is needed to gain the most from class.This means that the student is fairly comfortable with his/her machine and how it works. Learn how to maneuver that larger quilt in your machine.Practice 3 different types of feathers; 8 different background designs are shown. Some of these designs may be adapted for overall quilting.
For that toddler on the move, this car play mat will entice the wee one to have a seat and play. The handy handle on this floor mat just their size makes it easy for them to pick it up and haul it along. Great class for moms or grandmas for the little ones in their life!!
Saturday, July 31, 10:30am-4:30pm
or Thursday, August 12, 10:30am-4:30pm
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Create a “WOW” quilt using just one fabric and one block. For less experienced quilters, creating a “One Block” is an opportunity to explore design while remaining in your comfort zone due to the parameters of this technique. Essentially, six repeats of fabric are layered and cut into strips. From these strips, triangles are cut and formed into hexagons. Once the placement of hexagons are determined (the design portion), the blocks are easily pieced together in strip form. Purchase of One Block Wonder book is required.
Sewing machine required.
Wednesday, September 8 & Thursday September 23, 6-9pm
This class will help explain a lot about quilting.A 10-page handout goes home with you loaded with information.Some of the hand-out is covered in class.A demonstration of sandwiching a quilt is included in class.Students will learn the use of the walking foot and seam guide,will practice two designs using the walking foot which allows for even stitching because the machine is in control of the stitching. After mastering the walking-foot technique, class will move on to free motion quilting.Again, two designs will be practiced along with signing your name! Depending on how well the student does, other ideas for quilting designs will be discussed. Former students call this class a great confidence builder!
Sewing Machine required.
Saturday, August 7, 10am-3pm
or Saturday, September 4, 10-3pm
(Please specify which date your prefer in the comments section of your order)