MASTER CLASS

Through images of historic pieces from the Edo period of Japan and hands-on demonstrations, discover the origins of the intricate Japanese handwork technique of Sashiko. It has been adapted for use in our quilted and sewn creations, and even for visible mending. See how you can use it too!

MASTER CLASS

Line is everything, and composition is what organizes lines. Learn standard composition formats to create four well thought out little quilts while focusing on layers to create complex dimensional pieces. A lot of guidance in one packed course.

MASTER CLASS

You can piece and quilt on a serger? Pam Damour, author of Power Serge, will show how. Quilting on the serger is fun and easy! Join Pam as she demonstrates a variety of ways to use a serger, including many of her signature embellishments and finishing techniques. See how to creatively finish your quilts by making piped binding on the serger too.

MASTER CLASS

Sometimes deciding what to quilt can be harder than the actual quilting! In this class, Angela will show how to use quilting to achieve different effects, such as highlighting portions of a quilt and creating secondary effects. Learn her favorite versatile designs as well as how to efficiently move your way around a quilt.

LECTURE

Michell will share tips, techniques, and secrets for quilting big quilts in manageable sections, thus eliminating the frustration of trying to squeeze a queen-size quilt through the small opening of your sewing machine. Then, she shows how to join the sections! Learn new methods that are not even in her best-selling book, Machine Quilting in Sections. Save big $$$ and gain big satisfaction!

LECTURE Quilts of simple shapes can be transformed into dramatic visual spectacles using intricate, charismatic fabrics. Nadelstern explains her design strategies, including the roles of symmetry, templates, repetition, and camouflaged seams.

LECTURE

Don't let your stash overwhelm you! See how to organize and store fabrics, tools, threads, books, and magazines so that they are readily accessible. This lecture includes ideas for folding and storing fabric so that it's easy to locate. See many examples of quilts and small projects made from stash collections.

LECTURE

Proper body mechanics and ergonomic work spaces—computer, sewing, ironing, and quilting—are the keys to quilting longevity. Learn 10 easy tips to make your workspace healthy and efficient. Your body is your most important quilting equipment. Learn to take good care of it!

LECTURE Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about threads but were afraid to ask—weight, ply, fiber, use, pros & cons. As an Educator for WonderFil Threads, Nina understandably LOVES thread and loves sharing her knowledge. Enjoy this fun lecture to learn what you're looking at and what you want from the vast array of threads on the market. Live Viewing Only.

LECTURE

Considering an embroidery machine, or not sure how to get started using yours? Regardless of the machine brand you own, the end results should always be the same... beautiful stitches creating soft embroidery! Getting consistent results begins with a firm grasp of the basics. Explore the nuts and bolts—hooping, choosing the right stabilizer, selecting appropriate needles and thread, along with repairing and finishing your embroidery. Bonus: Discuss choosing the right design and customizing it as needed for the fabric you're working with.

LECTURE

What can you do with an embroidery machine in quilting? Why everything! Create your blocks, sew them together, create thread art, embellish your quilt top, and even add your quilt label. Embroidery machines can do all types of appliqué, quilt-as-you-go, quilting stitches, stippling, and in the hoop quilting. You can even quilt your quilt top with an embroidery machine. There is so much creativity added to a quilt when you use your embroidery machine. Learn some of the fast and fun ways to quilt with your embroidery machine.

LECTURE Have you ever wondered how to create an Improv quilt without a pattern? Where do you start? How do you know when it's finished? Author and award-winning artist, Cindy Grisdela will share her tips and tricks in this entertaining lecture about the process for working improvisationally from start to finish.

SPECIAL EVENT

Quilters crave contact, contact with other quilters, contact with other types of artists, and of course, contact with fabric. We love to gift our work and to influence those outside our community. So how do quilters create contact during a pandemic? Let’s have a look at how we affect the world around us with what we create with our hands. Live Viewing Only.

FORUM

Focused forum of 20-minute back-to-back presentations from five top educators, including live Q&A and chat for a truly engaging experience. Download a compilation of handouts from each presenter, new ideas, and information on products and processes.

Jenny K. Lyon - Easy Peasy Cutwork!—Combine cutwork-by-hand with some very forgiving free-motion quilting to create beautiful and useful quilts, home decor, and art. There are so many things you can do with this technique. See a few here and you'll start thinking about how you can use cutwork in your own quilting.

Sue Nickels - Machine Quilting Basics with Sue Nickels—Sue has been teaching machine quilting for over 30 years and will share her expert tips for free-motion success on the home sewing machine. See how to easily start and stop, how to achieve smooth and even stitches, and much more. Free-motion quilting can be fun and stress free with a few confidence building tips!

Catherine Redford - Modern Machine Quilting—Straight Lines, Serpentines, Spirals, and More Tips and tricks for successful walking foot quilting, including altered stitches, curved lines, and smooth spirals.

Christa Watson - Christa's Top Tips for Machine Quilting Success—Learn to become better at quilting on your home sewing machine with Christa's top tips for machine quilting success. A few of these include proper work station setup, choosing the right materials, how to hide your mistakes, and learning why a "can-do" attitude is the most important tool in your toolbox! If you can sketch it, you can quilt it. See Christa's "doodle" demonstration and learn up close how practice makes progress with each and every quilt!

Cyndi Zacheis - Mark the Design and Follow the Line—If you can mark the design, you can quilt it! Learn three simple and effective ways to mark your free-motion designs before you quilt. Start with printed quilting designs and get tips to help transfer them to your quilt. These techniques are especially useful for those who need to practice control in free-motion work.