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class information
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL CLASSES, LECTURES, AND SPECIAL EVENTS
(For information on Enrollment issues, deadlines, contact, how-to FAQS, and refund/cancellation policy, please click on the Enrollment Info link after the class enrollment open date).
GENERAL INFORMATION
Class size varies according to the teacher’s preference and the room size. Most classes have no more than 25 students and some have fewer. Longarm classes can have up to 36 students. Handi Quilter Capri and BERNINA Q-Series classes can have up to 24 students.
You must get the teacher’s specific permission before photographing or taping his or her class or lecture. Do not attempt to take flash photos of the slide screen. The photos will not turn out, and the flash distracts everyone else in the audience.
MEET OUR EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Full-time staff members Jill Benge, Education Manager and Barbara Cline, Education Assistant direct a “show team” that arrives to help each fall.
EDUCATION OFFICE
Room 340 on the third floor of the George R. Brown Convention Center is “command central” for all educational offerings at Quilt Festival. It’s also the place to check for classroom lost & founds, to turn in any refund request or special request, and to check in as a Classroom Aid.
Thanks to AllBrands.com, BERNINA of America, Janome America, Inc., Elna USA, Juki America, Inc., Husqvarna Viking Sewing Machines, and Pfaff Sewing Machines; 350 sewing machines are provided for your use in Festival classes.
Thanks to Handi Quilter 18 longarm machines and 24 Handi Quilter Capri machines are provided for your use in Festival classes. And Thanks to BERNINA of America, 24 Q-Series machines and 25 BERNINA serger machines are provided for your use in Festival classes. A Special Thanks goes out to Janome America, Inc. for providing 10 sewing machines for the Sit & Sew room.
Irons are provided courtesy of Clover, Maytag®, Oliso®, Panasonic, Reliable, and Rowenta®. Wool iron pads are provided by the Decorating Diva.
Batting is provided for the longarm room by Hobbs Bonded Fibers.
Thanks to the Daylight Company, LLC, for providing lights in selected classrooms and Open Studios and light boxes in the Sit & Sew Room.
Lecture Fees
$12
Most lectures include PowerPoint presentations.
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Class Fees
3-HOUR, $53; 4-HOUR, $66; 6-HOUR, $93; 7-HOUR, $106; 2-DAY, $186
Class fee includes electric & audiovisual costs.
The fee structure for sewing machine, HQ Capri, and BERNINA Q-Series classes is 3-HOUR, $63; 4-HOUR, $76; 6-HOUR, $103; 7-HOUR, $116. Class fee includes electric & audiovisual costs.
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Longarm classes
3-HOUR, $63; 4-HOUR, $76; 6-HOUR, $103; 7-HOUR, $116.
Class fee includes electric & audiovisual costs.
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MATERIALS FEES (MAT FEE)
Total class cost (fee plus materials) is noted on the line below the teacher’s name. An * indicates material fees included; material fees are noted below class description. This is not a fee to rent a cutting mat.
classroom aid
Classroom Aids provide help for Festival teachers by taking roll, passing out materials in class, and running limited errands. To be selected as a Classroom Aid, you must first enroll for that particular class and then respond to the link provided in your confirmation email.
The first person to respond will be chosen as the Classroom Aid and will receive a Classroom Aid acceptance email closer to the show. You will receive an International Quilt Festival Classroom Aid pin of your choice at the conclusion of your class & duties. Check the sign outside the Education Office or at the enrollment area to see if a Classroom Aid is still needed for your class and sign up in the Education Office, room 340.
FESTIVAL SUPPLY STORE
Coordinated by Pinwheels and Posies of Dickinson, Texas
If you get to class and realize you’ve forgotten a basic supply of fabric or notions from your class list, check us out! We’re open Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 7 PM and Saturday 7:30 AM to 3 PM We are located on the third floor of the convention center in front of the ballrooms. We stock many of the supplies required by the Festival faculty and, although we may not carry everything each class requires, our quilt store in Dickinson (near Galveston) is very well stocked and we will be happy to supply your needs within 24 hours.
If you cannot get supplies from your local quilt store, you can pre-order your class supplies in advance from the Festival Supply Store. Just email your order to info@pinwheelsandposies.com or mail to 3335 Gulf Freeway, Dickinson, TX 77539. You can pre-pay by credit card or check to Pinwheels and Posies, 281/337-1213. Your supplies will be pre-packaged, to be picked up at the Festival Supply Store. A limited number of hard-to-pack large rotary mats and rulers, provided by Omnigrid Inc./Prym Consumer can be rented by the day, if reserved in advance.
CLASS SUPPLIES
Be prepared for class. The Supply List for classes is available thru a link listed directly after the class description to either a pdf supplied by the teacher or to the teacher’s website. Bring all listed supplies for each of your classes. Do NOT bring your own iron or sewing machine to class. If needed for your class, they will be supplied. In most cases, bring paper and pencil for a lecture. Instructor’s permission is needed for photographing or taping a class or class project.
Note: If fabric strip width is given, but not length, cut the strip from selvage to selvage; finished strip = 40-45in long. Read fabric yardage figures carefully!
DECIMAL EQUIVALENTS
1/8 = .125
¼ = .25
3/8 = .375
½ = .5
5/8 = .625
¾ = .75
7/8 = .875
1/3 = .33
2/3 = .67
