classes and lecturEs

Starting from an enlarged photo of your pet or other animal, create a pattern suitable for collage. Learn Jane Haworth's fabric collage relaxed technique that uses no fusible product or pattern pieces. For a successful portrait you will learn about fabric choices, values, contrast, and stitching techniques. Project will be stitched and finished after class. www.janehaworth.com

This is a class about color and design. The course will start with students drawing a variety of proposals which will be used to practice different strategies. First, applying light and volume; second, brightness and color; and third, using techniques. During this class Montserrat will guide learners around the chromatic circle and color gradients. Then, she will help you apply the sections to achieve a quilt like her "Tube". Finally, apply what was learned earlier in a smaller tube as a practice exercise. Interpreter will assist the teacher.

Complete title—Nova's Featherweight 221 Maintenance Workshop—Spa Day for your Singer Featherweight 221. A comprehensive workshop in which all aspects of routine mechanical maintenance for your beloved Featherweight are addressed, including motor and foot controller. www.novamontgomery.com

This class is designed to introduce beginners to the fundamentals of color theory while creating a beautiful lotus flower painting using Derwent Inktense pencils on fabric. Explore basic color concepts, such as hue, value, and color mixing, and apply them to create vibrant and harmonious artwork. By the end of the class, participants will understand how to use Derwent Inktense pencils on fabric to blend, layer, and enhance their art with dynamic colors. No prior painting experience is necessary! www.alessandravolkerstudio.com

Join Cristina in this inspiring and hands-on workshop in the world of raw-edge appliqué. It is a versatile and exciting technique that allows you to create stunning appliqué quilts without the constraints of traditional turned-edge methods. Discover how Artificial Intelligence tools can enhance creativity and provide novel perspectives in patchwork design. www.crisarcbono.com

Unleash your creativity with "Scrappy Appliqué", an innovative raw-edge appliqué technique that's quick, fun, and perfect for quilters of all levels. Beginners will love its simplicity and forgiving nature, while experienced quilters will be inspired by its limitless creative possibilities. Choose from a variety of patterns and let Deb, a Certified Scrappy Appliqué teacher, guide you step-by-step through this unique process. Discover tips, tricks, and inspiration to create a one-of-a-kind quilt in a relaxed and supportive environment. Join her for a day of creativity, learning, and joy, and leave with your very own "Scrappy Appliqué" masterpiece. Order the pattern of your choosing ahead of time or purchase one in class. http://www.debatchison.com/quilting.html

This replica of an antique quilt will teach you so much. Use your choice of fabrics, from 1800s reproduction to bright contemporary designs, to make this easy Star block with a surprising technique you will love. Techniques taught include paper piecing, hand or machine appliqué, fantastic color selection, and lots of tips and tricks for accurate precision piecing. Build skills that will improve all your quiltmaking. After making the first block, you will be eager to make more. www.bbquiltmaker.blogspot.com

Transform your favorite quilt or found fabric into a beautiful stylish blazer using McCall's M7332 pattern. Whether you're working with quilted fabrics, vintage tablecloths, denim, or cotton, this workshop will guide you through creating a wearable piece of art. With hands-on sewing techniques, creative discussions, and expert instruction, leave with a one-of-a-kind blazer and enhanced skills in garment construction. www.sandrajohnsondesigns.com

This project is an easy introduction for Crazy work and embellishing. While working on a Crazy pieced background (provided), learn to layer laces, trims, buttons, beads, etc. Techniques include Feather stitch, Blanket stitch, Chain stitch, French knots, Twisted Chain, bead loops, Snowflake, bead Festoons, button snowman, and faux snow to complete the scene. Pre-requisite—basic embroidery knowledge helpful. Will not be finished in class. Approximate size 8 inch x 11 inch. Charms sold separately.

In this practice class for confident beginner/intermediate level machine quilters, enjoy learning how to explore the background creating a secondary quilting design, stitching different and modern quilting motifs, and transforming a simple quilt into a masterpiece. One person per machine, limited to 16 students. www.fabiadiniz.com

You just can't find that exact color that you need in your collage? Or, you want to add shading to your quilts? Incorporate Derwent Inktense pencils. Laura will show how to use them successfully. These permanent inks for fabrics are a blast to use. www.fiberworks-heine.com

Create your own colorful version of this orchid, respecting the light and color values, using the raw-edge technique, with a kit specially prepared for this class. There will be enough material to make another orchid at home. Interpreter will assist the teacher.

Use ruler work and free-motion to quilt a beautiful blossom panel with many different types of blocks. Everyone's quilting design will be a little different and that is part of the fun. A great way to practice how to use designs in a real life situation. https://blog.amandamurphydesign.com

Are you looking for a fun and easy way to add unique elements to your quilts, bags, and garments? Use Kim's techniques to create your own raw-edge reverse appliqué block that can be used in a quilt or bag. Work with textile paint and hand stitching and be amazed how easy and addictive this technique can be. www.quiltaholicsanonymous.com

This is a comprehensive class in walking foot quilting. Begin with a discussion of the factors that lead to success, including pressing and basting. Then, make stitched samples of different styles including matchstick quilting, grids, combined stitches, and serpentines. Find out how Catherine adds hand stitching to her quilts. Elevate your technique with beautiful organic curves. Learn how to execute sharp turns and make accurate straight line polygon spirals. Have fun with designs inspired by string art before rounding out the workshop with circular spirals. Finish with a look at Catherine's work to inspire you to go home and turn your tops into quilts. www.catherineredford.com

The New York Beauty quilt block beautifully merges paper piecing with elegant curves, creating an intricate design that might seem daunting. However, this class will show that anyone can master it. With Nancy's unique technique for crafting pointed arches, develop the confidence to create flawless points every single time. Plus, her curved piecing methods will be invaluable for all your future quilting projects that incorporate curves, including stunning Double Wedding Rings and creative improvisational designs. Join us and elevate your quilting skills! www.quiltingwithnancy.com

Complete title—Gracie’s Garden 18 Inches x 20 Inches. Dena is so excited to have been given permission by Brenda Papadakis to teach her pattern "Gracie's Garden". This vase with its beautiful flowers are full of teaching elements, skinny stems, circles, outward curves, inward curves, and points, all taught using the needleturn method. In addition, creating windows for fussy cutting will also be utilized in "Gracie's Garden". So much fun and learning is waiting in "Gracie's Garden". www.denarosenberg.com

Let's have fun using half Clamshells to create the classic pattern Apple Core. The super accurate cutting templates provided in the materials make for easy piecing. The curve of the half Clamshell is very gentle and they are so easy to stitch. A two pin construction method will be thoroughly demonstrated. This is a perfect class for beginners to start loving your curves or any quilter who has been hesitant to use beautiful curves in their quilts. www.stripsandcurves.com

Have you been longing to design your own patterns? Or would you like to create a plan for how to quilt your newest project? There are many programs to help you design patchwork, but programs to help you create your own appliqué, or anything with curvy lines for that matter, are almost non-existent. Explore the beauty, ease, and flexibility of digital drawing using Inkscape, a free design program for both Windows and MacOS X. Learn how to create a drawing that can be taken in any direction, from a simple block to a professional quality quilt pattern. Work alongside Jaimie as she teaches how to use Inkscape's many tools to reproduce a pattern from start to finish, design a quilt, and then tweak that design to make it your own. No drawing experience is necessary. Bring your basic computer skills and your imagination, and watch your design come to life! www.loopytulips.com

MJ Kinman, maker of giant gem quilts, will show how to create sparkling gem blocks in a whole new way using the power of improvisational piecing. Learn how to use strip-piecing techniques to create emerald-cut and Asscher-cut diamonds, the gems that feature long, lovely facets or the "hall of mirrors" that highlight the interior clarity of a gem. www.mjkinman.com

Let's show some Veteran love with hand-dyed Stars and Stripes. Perfect for holiday bunting, Quilts of Valor, or just showing your patriotic side. This Itajime Shibori class will load you up with an amazing collection of the good old red, white, & blue! www.dyehardsstudio.com

Join Sew Steady National Educator, Kate Quinn, to explore the intricacies of a scrappy Double Wedding Ring quilt block. Kate shares everything you need to know. Topics include cutting the block units using Sew Steady's Westalee Double Wedding Ring cutting templates, selecting the best fabrics, working with bias fabric edges, chain piecing for fast assembly, stitching curved pieces with ease, managing pressing for flat and smooth seam intersections, and general completion of the blocks needed for this eye-catching quilt pattern. Though this block has many pieces and does take some time, using Kate's practical tips and guidance, you can master the skills to make a fabulous heirloom Double Wedding Ring style quilt. www.fabrikatedquilts.com

Did you know the Dinner Plate Dahlia's produce the largest flowers in the dahlia's universe with individual blossoms measuring 10 inches or more. Join Kyra in creating this magnificent colorful "Dinner Plate Dahla Mandala". This class is product specific to the APLIQUICK^®™ Rods and the APLIQUICK^®™ one-sided fusible shapes to create perfectly turned-edge appliqué. We will not be sewing any of the shapes down in class, but Kyra will be going over finishing methods for machine and hand sewing. www.quiltingtranquility.com

The versatile coverstitch isn't just for hemming. It's perfect for so many other techniques. In this hands-on workshop, insert a zipper, create a faux flat fell seam, finish a neckline, and "stitch in the round" without losing a stitch. Always have crooked stitches over a side seam? Gail has the perfect "over the hump" solution! www.gailpatrice.com Supply list available after September 1, 2025.

If you make quilts, you can make clothes. Join Teresa for inspiration and education on how to take the skills you've developed piecing quilts and use them to create garments you will love to wear. Learn how to judge a pattern by its cover and decipher the meaning and reason for understitching, interlining, ½ inch seam allowances, and more. www.teresacoates.com and www.crinkledreams.com

In this class, create an impressionistic fabric collage of a forest scene in the fall with Aspen (or Birch) trees' brilliant colorful foliage. The trees float away from the front of the quilt creating a surprising and unique Art Quilt. As you work with the snippets of fussed fabrics, placing them on the batting layout, you may be inspired to change a few things. Please do! This is your time and your Art Quilt. Everything you need is in the kit to create and complete this Art Quilt in this three-hour class. www.ritalynnestudio.com

Discover the joy of hand piecing with an at-home or on-the-go patchwork project when a sewing machine is unavailable or inconvenient. In this workshop, participants will use PatchworkPlay^™ fabric stamps that drastically reduce hand piecing prep time; become proficient in simple, practical, and precise techniques that allow for a "pieceful" hand-piecing process; and organize your project so it is compact and convenient for on-the-go. Dozens of beautiful samples will be available to spark your creativity. With hand piecing, an at-home or grab-and-go project is always available and formerly idle or unrewarding time becomes an enjoyable and productive "patch" of time spent with your favorite hobby.

Let's take an in-depth look at those wide borders and narrow sashings and learn how to make them stand out. From drawing, designing, marking, and stitching, leave this class with the confidence to quilt those spaces. Best of all, learn how to mark your borders and sashings with the no-math method. It would be helpful for students to be familiar with some ruler work but not required. Two persons per machine, limited to 36 students. www.seamsdivine.com

Can feathers really be modern? In this workshop, the answer is a resounding "Yes"! Learn basic feather plume shapes, then build upon those shapes to create entirely new designs. Explore a variety of options such as Echo feathers, Swirl feathers, Broken feathers, and many more. Discover your unique feather style and learn how to apply what you have stitched to an actual quilt. Adventurous quilters may choose to customize their swirls by adding pebbles or other flourishes to their designs. www.christaquilts.com

This trunk show delights as it subtly shares best practices in color selection without the jargon that can cause quilters' eyes to glaze over. See more than 30 quilts up close and personal, plus more in the accompanying slide show. Learning color has never been so easy or so intuitive. Within the hour, be on your way to tuning into your unique color sense. The show includes quilts designed by speaker, Dana Jones, plus those designed by others and made by Dana. Color experts and those a bit intimidated by color will find inspiration in this lighthearted, conversational presentation. www.danajonesquilts.com

Questions abound about the how, when, and why Harriet Angeline Powers profoundly quilted her precious "Bible Quilt". This legendary folkart quilter shows strength and hopefulness as she stitched the trials and triumphs of her life into her many quilts. Only two of her quilts survive to this day—"The Bible Quilt" and "The Pictorial Quilt". Be inspired to consider the origin and narrative story behind Harriet's appliqué cut-outs of a dove, a high-stepping elephant, a camel, a serpent, and a Leviathan in her "Bible Quilt"! Her voice as an African American artist is integral to her legacy of quilting. www.bquiltin.com

Did you know that most artistic disciplines parallel each other in how they are created? Ricky Tims demonstrates the parallels between music composition, the elements and principles of art, and how they relate to quilting. Be entertained and inspired from this enlightening presentation that includes live musical excerpts and plenty of visual treats. www.rickytims.com

With 50 years of quilting background, Charlotte has a large enough body of work that she can dedicate a lecture to her creations and life as a quilter. Spend an entertaining hour listening to the personal, sometimes laugh-out-loud adventures of a quiltmaker who has experienced quite a bit of the ups and downs of our favorite pastime. www.cwaquilts.com

MJ Kinman, maker of giant gem quilts, will share one of her favorite ways to find inspiration for new work or a new series, playing with images in a photo editing app. These apps allow you to manipulate images in infinite ways. MJ will show specific examples of the process she has used to create new mock-ups. Additionally, students will learn 20 different ways to manipulate images to create fascinating designs. www.mjkinman.com

Have you ever thought "I want to make a quilt with my scraps, but how can I make sure it actually turns out beautiful"? Ask no further. Join Kate Quinn for clear and practical tips to make amazing, interesting, and fun scrap quilts. Kate will share cutting tips, planning guidelines, color balance ideas, and organizational tips so you can turn your scraps into a treasure trove of absolutely beautiful quilts. This lecture includes both a PowerPoint presentation and a robust trunk show, so you will have strong visuals to help you turn your own scraps into quilting gold. Kate also includes a special discussion about how scrap quilting affects the utility of a quilt, the longevity of a quilt, and the quilt's ultimate use. If your scraps are multiplying out of control, come learn how to wrangle them into shape! www.fabrikatedquilts.com

Enjoy a humorous and visually delightful foray into Cindy's decade long dalliance into ice dyeing. Determined to lasso this mystical technique into some kind of order, Cindy has explored a dozen different approaches to ice dyeing, some with mind blowing results, and some dismal failures. A combination of slides, a trunk show, and live reveals, this exciting lecture offers a multitude of mash-up ideas to incorporate ice dyeing into your quilting fun! www.dyehardsstudio.com

Don't be intimidated by these little ones. Stuffed animals and plushies are easy to sew with the right patterns, tools, and techniques. Join Teresa Coates for a hands-on workshop to make the "Puppy Dog Pete" pattern from Funky Friends Factory. She'll teach how to construct stuffed animals with tips for additional stuffed animal patterns. www.teresacoates.com and www.crinkledreams.com

Do you have the desire to "rescue and render aid" to damaged quilts? Is there a point where you must stop all life support? Learn basic quilt repair techniques as you work on a "practice" project in class. Proper tools, techniques, and the ethics of quilt repair will be covered, as well as some "tricks of the trade". You are invited to bring your own "ailing" quilt to class for discussion. www.lequilts.com

Let's take the coverstitch to the next level. Bind a neckline that looks like a ready-to-wear top, see how easy it is to create trims, tote handles, and straps with the belt loop folder, and get a perfect one inch hem on all types of projects with the 25mm hemmer. Have you ever tried the single fold binder? You will in this class. www.gailpatrice.com
Supply list available after September 1, 2025.

This three-hour class will introduce students to Amaziograph, a geometric drawing app on the iPad. First learn the basics of the graphical interface, and then learn to create a concentric circle template which will be used to aid in drawing traditional circular mandalas. Next create a unique design that can be colored, saved, and later printed to fabric, if desired, for quilts or other craft projects. This app is an addictive way to create unique mandala designs. An instructional handout will be provided. www.judithahlborn.com

Guaranteed to please. This class promises to be a productive and fun session, using lots of colorful and high contrast fabric. Using a simple improvised paper foundation, create this spiky "Stardust Wonder". Choose a colorway of pre-cut 2½ inch strips or go completely scrappy. Just remember to be random and carefree with bold strips and patterns that just might reduce your fabric stash. Along with this easy flip and stitch method, students will be encouraged to step into improvisational piecing techniques to create future stunning original quilts (PDF booklet included). www.bquiltin.com

In this class, create a floating Art Quilt with three colorful irises actually moving away from the front of the quilt. This technique will expand your creativity and add unusual design work to your Art Quilts. Complete this project in the three-hour class. As a bonus, get access to videos on Rita's YouTube channel after the class. Come to a class where all the materials are in the kit ready for you to have a fun experience. All written directions and color supporting pictures are included in the kit. www.ritalynnestudio.com

Discover the joy of hand piecing with an at-home or on-the-go patchwork project when a sewing machine is unavailable or inconvenient. In this workshop, use PatchworkPlay^™ fabric stamps that drastically reduce hand piecing prep time; become proficient in simple, practical, and precise techniques that allow for a "pieceful" hand-piecing process; and organize your project so it is compact and convenient for on-the-go. Dozens of beautiful samples will be available to spark your creativity. With hand piecing, an at-home or grab-and-go project is always available and formerly idle or unrewarding time becomes an enjoyable and productive "patch" of time spent with your favorite hobby.

Doodles upon doodles can be fast, fun, and fabulous. Intimidated by not knowing what to quilt where? Need help making a plan? Inspiration is everywhere if we just know where to look. Let's fill those wide open spaces with creativity. Join Stacie for some great quilting fun. Two persons per machine, limited to 36 students. www.seamsdivine.com

Ricky Tims is a master at presenting lecture/demo style classes that are fat with information, ideas, and unique concepts. These sessions bring enlightenment, ah-ha moments, and plenty of "who-knews". In Part 1, learn specialty techniques, tips, tricks, principles of quilting design that will foster your original ideas, and unorthodox precision piecing methods that forego the ¼ inch nemesis. There is no sewing, just learning…and more learning. Receive a spiral-bound color syllabus. Part 1 is a stand-alone session and is not a prerequisite for taking Part 2. Part 2 is not offered at Quilt Festival at this time. www.rickytims.com

Complete title—Perfectly Imperfect Free-Motion Quilting (FMQ) Swirls. Just like penmanship, everyone has their own unique machine quilting style. In this class, learn how to form the basic swirl shape, then branch off in many different directions as you discover your own signature swirl. Ideas to explore include the Wonky swirl, the Flower swirl, the Elongated swirl, the Packed swirl, and many more. Combine swirls with other favorite motifs for even more possibilities! Students should be comfortable with basic machine quilting techniques. www.christaquilts.com