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Consult one-on-one with an ergonomist and quilt studio designer about your specific needs. Walk away with solutions to your ergonomic problems, layout recommendations, furnishing ideas, and organizing solutions tailored to your requirements. Consultations provided in 1-hour increments. Contact Lois Hallock at clearviewdesigns@comcast.net to reserve your appointment. Photographs of quilt studio and room dimensions are helpful but not required. Go to www.clearview-designs.com for more information.

“Spa Day for Your Singer Featherweight 221 ^{TM ”} is a comprehensive workshop in which all aspects of routine mechanical maintenance for your beloved Featherweight are addressed, including motor and foot controller. Also offered as 500 on Friday. Do not enroll for both. www.novamontgomery.com

This next level ruler work class explores the Westalee Design Ruler Work kit, combining templates to show how they can work together to make amazing designs. Techniques include curved and straight designs, blocks, circular designs, motifs, background fills, borders, and much more. This is a robust design class to learn effective template quilting. Access to virtual free-motion detail quilting class also included. www.fabrikatedquilts.com

Deep in the heart of Texas is the perfect place to learn this great method for strip-piecing a star! Learn efficient cutting, precise pinning and sewing, and pain-free set-in seams. Y’all come! www.helenfrostquilts.com

Create a dimensional “steps” quilt using color, value, and a 45° ruler. www.quiltersclinic.com

Making traditional Flying Geese units takes time, wastes fabric, and the units almost always come out wonky. Using the Wing Clipper tool makes creating Flying Geese units fast and easy, with no fabric waste. No need to cut triangles! No need to piece triangles! With one large square and four small squares, make a set of four complete Flying Geese. Use these units in your quilts as Flying Geese, star points, chevrons, and all kinds of designs. The Wing Clipper tool is required for this class. This tool is available from the instructor during class, or is available at your local quilt shop. www.kathiebeltz.com

Make this wonderful “Sunrise/Sunset” quilt using Kim Brownell’s Quilted Jigsaw Puzzle technique. A raw-edged fusible appliqué is used creating a negative space between each piece. It’s just like putting together a jigsaw puzzle. This fun class is for both beginning and experienced quilters. www.thewackydoodlequilter.com

The “T-Shirt Quilt Revolution” method utilizes a specialty ruler (included in kit) that allows different size shirt blocks to be incorporated into your quilt.  Using your own shirts, construction of a throw size quilt top will be started in class. Additional shirts can be incorporated later to create a larger quilt top. www.marthadzines.com

Learn how to free-motion quilt face portraits, using quilting lines to create dimension and enhance portrait quilts. A class you are sure to enjoy. www.fabiadiniz.com

Dunigan’s 23 inch X 27 inch wallhanging and pattern designed by her mom, JoAnn Hudgins, under TQP Design Company, features her no fail appliqué methods and beautiful fabric kits to make your garden grow beautifully. Delight in her simple, yet masterful way to place your appliqué fabrics. This pattern lends itself to even more blooms and foliage and can stand alone as a wallhanging or make a whole quilt with different pitchers in each block. What could be more inviting than these breathtaking flowers? This class features a fun, creative process and uses prepared-edge techniques (but you can use any appliqué method). There will be no limit to what you can appliqué after this class! Dunigan never ends her demos up close and personal. This class is designed by hand but leaves the actual appliqué stitch choice to be done by hand or machine. Everything needed for the wallhanging is included in the kit. Choose a dark or light background in class. www.kathyduniganappliqueacademy.com

Make an umbrella using the provided frame and your own choice of fabric. The umbrella is waterproofed after making it. Very functional and beautiful. Basic sewing skills required. www.bungalowquilting.com

In six hours, learn to paint your favorite quilt design on a board to be hung on your house, gate, or barn. Dozens of quilt designs will be available for you to choose from. During class, learn how to transfer and paint the design of your chosing to a 2 foot X 2 foot board. It is all taping and painting, no special artistic skills are needed. Gersch will be assisted by Margaret Atkins and Pat Karisch. www.quiltblocktrail.com

Scalloped binding, curved or straight edges, perfect 90° corners or a faced edge—discover the best finishing techniques for you and your quilt. Bonus—learn to join the ends for a beautiful finish. Complete samples of each technique and bring home a binder of bindings for easy future reference. This class is perfect for the beginner, but offers abundant tips for the experienced quilter as well. www.paulagolden.com

Do you know how to work with colors and values? Learn Landi’s tricks by creating this cute cat! With a kit specially prepared for this class, complete it in class. www.marinalandi.com.br

Learn how to create four beautiful types of feathers to add to your quilts, garments, and home decor. Feathers add elegance to any type of project. Lyon breaks it down into baby steps that make creating feathers fun and easy! Learn how to quilt these beautiful, curvy, feminine feathers without the use of stencils. www.quiltskipper.com

Learn to expand your free-motion quilting skills. Focus on using the three basic elements of free-motion (lines, curves, and circles) to build a variety of designs. Prepare to take on the exciting world of modern machine quilting with a variety of simple techniques that will open the box to expanded concepts of machine quilting  Class includes demonstrations of burying starts and stops, comfortably moving a large quilt in a regular domestic machine, and information on tools, basting, thread choices, and practice plans. www.swanamity.com

Stone’s Cinco de Mayo quilt set the standard for contemporary interpretations of traditional designs. Enjoy a day of color work, paper foundation piecing technique, curved piecing (and alternatives), and the variations that make this quilt unique. www.karenkstonequilts.com

Kitchen Garden Quilt is an exploration of fabric coloration and hand stitching to create a personal unique Art quilt with a tasty theme. Class begins by colorizing fruit and vegetable block prints with fabric dye pastels provided in your kit. Then let the stitching begin! Learn a stitch technique that borrows from the traditional Japanese style of Boro stitch and sprinkles in a bit of Grandma’s Crazy Quilting too. Choose if you want a colorful patches look, a solid color background so the stitches shine, or some of both! Finished blocks can be framed, finished individually, or stitched together in any combination to create a larger Art quilt. See lots of examples and share finishing ideas and techniques as well. www.lisathorpe.com

This original design is an adaptation of a New York Beauty block. A swirl of small spikes, create this stunning wallhanging. Watch it grow as each piece is added. If you can stitch on a line, you can create this quilt. A variety of colors will be available. Lightweight interfacing is used for the foundation and is easy to see through for placements of fabric. Interfacing remains in quilt and eliminates the messy job of removing paper. www.flickr.com/photos/mgaylequilter

Are you tired and achy from sitting and chugging away at your sewing machine? Are you eager to take a break, relax and do something new? The Nosegay Quilt class will help you relax and stay calm while creating a hand pieced quilt. Yamin chose the Nosegay from an antique quilt in her own collection. This is a fabulous take-along project. Put it in your favorite tote and head out to hand stitch wherever you go. The serenity of hand piecing has never seemed more welcome and popular. www.comequiltwithme.com

We’re blowing it up BIG in this Jumbo Itajime Shibori quilt back class. Be amazed at how easy it is to create a variety of bold and graphic patterns with this fold, clamp, and dye technique. Lohbeck will share her tips and tricks for folding large pieces of fabric, and the secrets to even and consistent backgrounds. Fold, clamp, and dye your own unique Itajime Shibori quilt back. www.dyehardsstudio.com

How to draw motifs by structures? Develop a magical whymsical village just with quilting structures. For example, walls, rooves, water, trees, leaves, flowers, and grass are easy to draw with the longarm machine! Be creative! www.claudiapfeil.de/en/start-2/

If you think finishing seams is all your serger can do, you’re in for a treat. A few tweaks of your serger settings can transform utility stitches into beautiful embellishments for quilts, garments, and home decor projects. If you’ve never serged with decorative threads, prepare to be amazed. A serger can handle thick decorative threads to create fabulous surface embellishments. Raindrops, ladders, blanket stitches, and the fabulous Twice as Nice stitch are just some of the specialty serger stitches. Your serger might even become your new favorite embellishment tool! www.gailpatrice.com

Note: Updated supply list will be available on Gail's website after Sept. 1. Please check back!

Using a 15 inch X 15 inch exclusive panel inspired by Carolina Asmussen’s original design “Amsterdam View” show quilt, play with fundamental shapes to develop free-motion quilting skills. Learn how to fill different areas in your quilt as you go and leave with the confidence to quilt your own quilts. Skills learned on a sit-down longarm translate seamlessly to your home machine. www.carolinasmussen.com

Judith Baker Montano guides you through ten different silk and thread embroidery stitches to create a beautiful floral bouquet. This charming project can be framed as a work of art and hung on the wall with pride. The bouquet can be used as a centrepiece in a Crazy Quilt block, an art-to-wear, or mixed-media project. This is a wonderful way to learn silk ribbon embroidery. Elegant Stitches; Silk Ribbon Embroidery; and Crazy Quilt Handbook, 3rd. Edition, C&T Publishing. www.judithbakermontano.com

This hands-on class for all levels of machine artists is your chance to try all of today’s new threads. Nancy Goldsworthy brings her “tub” of threads for you to play with. Start with a short lecture on needles and threads, then try them on small fun projects for two plus hours to play. www.ninepatchquilting.com

Learn Haworth’s forgiving free cutting technique for fabric collage that uses glue rather than fusible stabilizers. From a choice of three kits, trace, cut, and layer fabrics to create these fun patterns. www.janehaworth.com

This method of EPP can be done by machine with no need to remove any paper. Students will be working with larger sized hexagon quilts but the technique can be used when making smaller traditional projects also. This project quilt is an approximately 65 inch square design. In this class, create 2-3 flowers and learn how to incorporate this technique into other designs and finishing techniques. www.onpoint-tv.com

Receive a pre-printed Sashiko sealife panel, Sashiko thread, needles, and border fabrics. Choose from whales, dolphins, turtles, seahorse, lobster, crab, jellyfish, or salmon. Stitching will be done in class to finish the 16 inch X 16 inch panel. Sew the border fabrics on at home. www.shiboridragon.com

This lecture/demo class offers students the opportunity to learn about Taylor’s pictorial appliqué technique from start to finish. Topics include image selection, pattern drafting, fabric choices, appliqué, quilting, and binding. Come with a notebook and as many questions as you can think of. Taylor’s quilts hang in private collections around the world. www.davidtaylorquilts.com

Travis’ prize-winning Art quilt was inspired following a visit to Scandinavia. Each block is approximately 4 inches and is made using her innovative inlaid technique with 100% wool felt. Her quilt is embellished with machine stitching. Learn some hand stitches for two sweater blocks that could be made into a pincushion or needle case. The colors of the felt will vary. Instruction will be given in class on how to embellish the sweaters at home by machine, in case students wish to make another. www.gilliantravis.co.uk

The purpose is to appliqué circles so they look like they’re pieced onto the background. The process is fast and doesn’t strain your eyes. The field of this technique extends to any fully closed shapes, petals or hexagons. There is no distortion of the background, which allows the use of plaid or striped fabrics. www.quiltsvanillia.wordpress.com

Embrace perfectly imperfect quilting! That means little to no marking and a whole lot of gorgeous texture. Ease into free-motion quilting with asymmetrical textures that are fast and fun to quilt. Explore a wide range of motifs that will look good on any quilt from Modern to Traditional. Students should be comfortable with a sewing machine and will practice on their own pre-basted fabric and batting samples. www.christaquilts.com

This simple Fat Quarter quilt is quick and easy to make. Great for beginners wanting to learn the basics of rotary cutting, strip piecing, and quilt construction. (Also fun for the experienced to get back to the basics.) Stacked squares create an optical illusion of framed fabric goodness. www.wendtquilting.com

How to take professional looking photographs of quilts for print reproduction or show submission. This lecture covers setting up a budget fitting professional studio in your home, how to balance lighting, types of cameras, what camera settings to use, managing glare, photo editing in software, pixels versus resolution, and more. www.kestrelmichaud.com

In a whirlwind round of interviews with multiple generations of Japanese quilt makers, Dana Jones learned about Japanese fabrics from indigo to taupe and beyond. She talked with master quilters Kuroha Shizuko, Yoko Seito, Reiko Kato, and Keiko Goke. See and feel many of the fabrics. www.danajonesquilts.com

Ever wonder how to plan your custom quilting? Don't know where to start? In this lecture, look at several quilt tops that are begging for custom stitches. Discuss the process of drawing, marking, and deciding on designs to make that custom quilt ever so special. Combining curves, straight lines, background fills, and more will be sure to make a statement! Leave this lecture with inspiration for your next custom quilt! www.seamsdivine.etsy.com

Ever wonder what would this quilt look like if I made it in another color way? In a fun format, compare quilts made in florals versus batiks, reproduction fabrics versus crisp modern prints, brights versus pastels. Gather inspiration and insight into the choices for your next project! www.tamarinis.com

Are you interested in pulling your Art quilts into the third dimension? Join Shannon Conley as she takes you along her journey in making 3-D Art quilts. She’ll share tips, tricks, resources, and materials she uses for making 3-D sculptural quilts using a variety of different approaches. Learn the pitfalls (she learned the hard way) and how to avoid them. https://www.shannonconleyartquilts.com/abstract-and-dimensional-work www.shannonconleyartquilts.com

Incorporate principles of realism design into Art quilt layouts. This lecture covers identifying sightline and type of lens used in a reference photo, combining photos, color versus value, how to incorporate light, simulating atmospheric perspective, choosing appropriate fabrics, incorporating stitching, and more. www.kestrelmichaud.com

Discover all things binding. From traditional to fused, hand sewn to machine, and quilts to clothing. Be inspired by an array of binding styles to finish your edges. www.wendtquilting.com

Ever since I started teaching Free-Motion Mastery in a Month, the question students ask most often is “Now that I can quilt, how do I decide what designs to put where on my quilt?” “Layers & Lines” answers that question. Begin with four concepts—story, layers, lines, and contrast. Work together through a variety of simple, hands-on drawings that will teach how to use these concept to create a quilting design. After “Layers & Lines”, create quilting designs that take your quilt tops from special to spectacular! www.ranaemerrillquilts.com

What happens when the Queen of Dotting (Kyra Reps) and the Dyeing Diva (Cindy Lohbeck) come together for a class? Dot painted mandala quilt fabric, of course! Join this dynamic duo and learn two very different approaches to the wonderful world of dot painting on fabric! www.dyehardsstudio.com www.quiltingtranquility.com

Take an in-depth look at layering quilting designs to make your quilting features pop! From drawing basic shapes, grids, and feather spines; talk about stitching order, echoing, and so much more! Learn how to make appliqué stand out from background quilting and how to make it look like it is on top of your quilting design. It would be beneficial for students to be familiar with free-motion feathers and ruler work. www.seamsdivine.etsy.com

The versatile coverstitch isn’t just for hemming. You can do so many other techniques with it. In this workshop, insert a zipper, create an amazing flat fell seam, finish an unbound neckline, and finish stitching “in the round” without losing one single stitch. When you hem knit garments, is your cover stitching wonky and are the stitches microscopic when you stitch across the side seam? Learn an easy solution for a perfect “over the hump” cover stitch. www.gailpatrice.com Note: Updated supply list will be available on Gail's website after Sept. 1. Please check back!

In this original design class, work with a 16 inch X 16 inch exclusive panel inspired by Carolina Asmussen’s “Spring Labyrinth” show quilt. Learn to mix ruler work with free-motion quilting as you quilt your own beautiful wallhanging. Asmussen’s multiple designs quilting ruler is included. The skills you learn on a sit-down longarm are easily transferred to your home machine. www.carolinasmussen.com

Join Haworth for this popular sunflower fabric collage class that introduces you to raw-edge fabric collage. Learn her forgiving cutting technique for collage that makes this an achievable project in 3-hours. Choice of two sunflower patterns. www.janehaworth.com

Add hand stitching to your walking foot quilting for maximum impact. Make samples of different machine stitched grids and hand embroidery combinations that will have you planning your quilting before you even start piecing your quilt top. www.catherineredford.com

Work without a pattern. Work without a scant ¼ inch seam allowance. Work without straight lines. Create and cut as you go. In the class, learn to piece curves without pins and create blocks like no one else has ever made before. These will all be your artwork. www.onpoint-tv.com

Fun and easy to make, the Japanese knot bag is one of the most popular bags in Japan. This handy bag (approximately 12 inch X 18 inch) can be created in any size and used as a lunch bag, shopping bag, or to carry your Sashiko or knitting supplies. To make it truly your own one-of-a-kind bag, add an assortment of Japanese fabrics to create a Boro patchwork. Patchwork and Sashiko will be done in class with final assembly of your bag at home.  www.shiboridragon.com

Taylor has more than 30 years in the field of graphic design. This lecture/demo class is for all crafters (amateurs and professionals) who would like to discover the ways Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign can be used to create patterns for quilt making. Bring your notebooks! A handout is provided. www.davidtaylorquilts.com

This is a method of making bonded appliqué quilted items based on a basic shape. The design work is simple; the placing of the colors and patterns can be the key to making a successful piece of textile art that can be a cushion or wallhanging. The blocks are approximately 4 inches in size. www.gilliantravis.co.uk

Use the seam lines on your quilt as a guide to add gorgeous texture to your quilts with absolutely no marking! Practice many of the free-motion designs showcased in Watson’s books. Embrace perfectly imperfect quilting while exploring a wide range of motifs that include continuous curves, S-curves, geometric chains, chevrons, zig-zags, and other linear geometrics. Leave class armed with the confidence that you can indeed quilt your own quilts! www.christaquilts.com

Neither photo or stitch stands alone in Kerttula’s work. The photo is the underlayer for her work, but it can never stand alone. Let Kerttula show before and after and the processes that take the photo into a textured and layered version of itself. Find out where and how the decisions are made to make stitch and photo play together in a balanced and unique way. www.jillkerttula.com