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Joe Vecchiarelli knows the Fashion District from his role as a dresser on TV’s Dancing with the Stars. He’ll be our guide today as we explore his favorite shops in the Fashion District. Our first stop is the Los Angeles Fashion District www.fashiondistrict.org where you’ll have a chance to wander and shop. We’ll drop you at Michael Levine’s where you will find fabric of all kinds at a discount.  Michael Levine’s is located in downtown Los Angeles and carries fabrics at great prices from many well-known manufacturers such as Kaufman, Hoffman, RJR, Kona Bay, Wilmington, South Sea, Riley Blake, Studio E, Elizabeth Studio, and Westminster, just to name a few. From there Joe will take you on a walking tour of the Fashion District to share his favorite places for fabrics and embellishments.  There are shops with beads, ribbons, silks, and just about anything you can think of to incorporate into your next quilt or garment. Travel to the Grand Central Market where we will have lunch (on your own).  The Market is a downtown landmark since 1917 and brings together the cuisines and cultures of Los Angeles. With over 30 eateries to choose from, there is something for everyone. If time allows, walk across the street to see the Bradbury Building.  Built in 1893, it is an architectural landmark in downtown Los Angeles known for its extraordinary sky-lit atrium of walkways, stairs and elevators made with ornate ironwork. After lunch, take a private tour of the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (better known as FIDM). The FIDM Collections currently hold over 15,000 objects of high fashion, covering more than 200 years of history. Then travel to Mood (www.moodfabrics.com). Yes, that Mood! The one you’ve heard about on Project Runway! This, too, is one of Joe Vecchiarelli’s favorite shopping spots. He promises fabric, fabric, and more fabric!

If you are a beginner quilter, or an experienced quilter who would like to review the basics, this class if for you! Cover all the essentials to machine piece a quilt –use of basic quilting tools, accurate cutting of fabric using a rotary cutter and mat, sewing an accurate ¼ inch seam, matching seams, ironing vs. pressing, adding borders and binding, etc.—as you make a small, simple wallhanging. www.kathiebeltz.com

Work on a colorful cat or dog portrait using one of the patterns and kits that are provided. Learn Haworth's raw-edge fabric collage technique using glue and no pattern pieces. Discuss how to create a pet portrait pattern of your own pet so you can do this at home. www.janehaworth.com

Free-motion quilt in a fun, supportive, and encouraging atmosphere. Draw designs on paper, then move to sample quilt squares. Discover how the right choice in fabric and notions can significantly improve your work. Learn five versatile motifs, then begin quilting your own quilts. Anyone can learn to free-motion quilt! www.quiltskipper.com

Learn two techniques in one class! First, Sullivan guides you through her liberating and modern slash 'n sew technique while making cute ColourBug blocks—no ¼ inch seams to follow and no rules to worry about. Next, she'll guide you through sewing perfect curves with her handy tips and tricks. Both techniques come together in one class while making this cute ladybug quilt! www.colourwerx.com

There's more than one kind of feather, from classic to modern. Explore a variety of feathers and immediately put them onto your quilt. All levels of quilters welcome and our classroom will operate on the famous quote by Theodore Roosevelt "Comparison is the thief of joy." This is your opportunity to find your courage to quilt those feathers! www.quiltwithgina.com

With a focus on value and its importance in art, discuss and see demos of the various aspects of color harmony, value, color theory, psychology of color, the expressive aspects of color, and value in nature and in Art/Traditional quilts. Learn to use value to create a focal point, to set the mood in a piece, to create 3-dimentionality, or to give the perception of perspective in a landscape. You will see value and color in a new way and will start releasing the artist within! Start by creating a perfect 8-value gray scale from fabrics provided by the teacher. Then, learn how to look at value using the Periodic Table of Value in Color and Errea’s Value Matching Tool. By the end of the class you will realize that value is the dynamic difference between good quilts and amazing quilts. www.amazingquiltsbygrace.com

Confidently finish your quilts on a domestic machine with all the control of your walking foot! Start with a brief discussion on preparing your quilts for quilting, marking included. Then make some samples of different styles including modern grids, Matchstick quilting, altered stitches, and spirals A fast-paced class. QATV series 1400, FW, Modern Machine Quilting, DVD, and book. www.catherineredford.com

Frustrated with cramming your quilt into the small throat of your domestic machine? Thinking about upsizing to a stationary/sit-down longarm? Taylor has been quilting on these machines for more than a decade and will introduce you to all the exciting and easy features of the HQ Capri by Handi Quilter. www.davidtaylorquilts.com

Explore how thread can be like painting with a brush to enhance the fabric design.  Flowers may vary from the picture. The technique will yield amazing results and open your mind to what is possible with thread. www.quiltwithgina.com

Translate favorite photos to fabric by creating a pattern for a quilt! Enhance perspective and depth, proportionately enlarge the drawing from the photo, and incorporate multiple photos in one design. Working from provided photos, identify shapes, create a pattern, and value-ize it for easy fabric selection. Discuss composition and photography options. www.amazingquiltsbygrace.com

You love your walking foot but want to do more? Tackle organic curves, sharp turns, square and irregular shaped straight-line spirals, and round spirals. With time to try them all, go home with new ideas and the confidence to add fun details to your next quilt. QATV series 1400, FW, Modern Machine Quilting, DVD and book. www.catherineredford.com

"You can't play in the orchestra, unless you show up for rehearsal. Before you attend the rehearsal, you need to practice regularly." This is Taylor's mantra for free-motion quilting. This class will start beginners off with simple movement exercises to strengthen free-motion abilities. After learning the notes, you'll be ready for a symphony! www.davidtaylorquilts.com

Don't miss the most creative curriculum offered at Festival! Angotti contributes her talent and humor to this laser-cut, kitted mystery class. Enjoy this project as is or combine with complementary project offered in the other Progressive Class. Progressive Class—this class may be taken singularly or in conjunction with Karen K. Stone's (403) on Friday. Enroll for one or both. www.charlotteangotti.com

Using a scrap of a favorite fabric as a "starter", create a unique free-motion quilted mini-quilt, step-by-step. A timid free-motion quilter will gain confidence in this class. This is a great class for students with a little free-motion quilting experience or who want to learn to combine motifs and discover their own personal style. Various motifs and fills will be taught in class. www.quiltskipper.com

Classic Clamshells are stunning, and so are their fancy variations! Stone shares her elegant technique for flawless results with ease. Lots of design options and lots of fun!

Start with the basics of how a quilting machine operates and progress to tension control and rhythm. Learn how to properly adjust tension with hands-on lessons regarding needle sizes and thread weights. Find out how easy it is on the Handi Quilter Capri. Fun and informative. www.davidtaylorquilts.com

Quilting is not always about precision. Sometimes you just have to let loose and quilt without any rules. This beginner free-motion class will fill your mind with countless Modern ideas for quilting in those small spaces. If you are new to longarm quilting or not comfortable in front of the machine, this class is for you. www.forever-quilting.com

Fletcher looks complicated but is so easy to make for confident beginners and above.  Create with only one block, the Shaded 4-Patch—a basic unit used in many quilting patterns. With thirty-two blocks in one colorway, thirty-two in the reverse, construct this interesting design. No need to cut triangles! No need to piece triangles!  The versatile Shaded 4-Patch blocks can be easily made oversized using strip piecing methods, and then trimmed down using the Tucker Trimmer 1. www.kathiebeltz.com

Embrace the ocean and create a number of tropical fish from Haworth's pattern using her fussy cut technique and no fusible but glue to hold them together. Later, add these to a background of rocks, coral, and plants. Suitable for a wallhanging. www.janehaworth.com

Start by learning, or being reminded of, some basic embroidery stitches on your choice of a beautiful hand-made Malaysian batik panel. Then learn some novel embellishment techniques to add to the fun. Enjoy the relaxed tempo and reconnect with handwork! www.catherineredford.com

Crosshatching comes in many forms—from straight, curved, and/or wavy to modern. Where do you start? Hruska shows some creative ways to quilt out crosshatching designs with ease. Practice these designs on a border style sampler and leave the class with the confidence needed to try crosshatching on your next quilt project. www.forever-quilting.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. www.kathiebeltz.com

Create Haworth's Spring wildflower patterns and learn to cut in a serendipitious way. Start with the Blue Lupine and then work on other flowers of your choice. Learn to make a simple painted and stitched background for your wall hanging or table runner. www.janehaworth.com

Design and create your own fabric, something no one else has. Learn to use paints, stencils, stamps, and other tools for monoprinted designs to use in Art and Traditional quilts. No artist training needed!  Using a gel press printing plate and paints, create complex fabrics designs that are uniquely yours. These fabrics are a fabulous addition to your stash, ready to use the day they are printed.  Totally permanent on fabrics. www.onpoint-tv.com

Finally, a class where you know you have all the right fabrics because there is a pre-cut kit waiting for you to make a quilt top designed just for Quilt Festival. Such a relaxing, fun-filled day! Although you will be amazed what you can get done here, you will not finish in class—but you can certainly try! www.charlotteangotti.com

Learn TWO totally new and amazing techniques. They are easy, foolproof, and the results are stunning. The bird will be executed in the incredible "heat-set" collage with templates technique. Create one just like the sample or choose your own colors for a more original bird. The feathers will be created using the "free-edge" technique. They will be adhesive-free so they will have the appearance of real fluttering 3-D bird feathers. www.amazingquiltsbygrace.com

Learn Roelfsema’s unique paper piecing technique to get super sharp points for your block. Then learn piecing curves to finish the blocks. Expect to leave satisfied with the results, finishing two to four blocks during class. www.onpoint-tv.com

The most creative curriculum offered at Festival! Stone contributes her talent and humor to this laser-cut, kitted mystery class. Enjoy the project as is or combine with complementary project offered in the other Progressive Class. Progressive Class—this class may be taken singularly or in conjunction with Charlotte Angotti’s (#300) on Thursday. Enroll for one or both.

Discover the creative possibilities that can be achieved when you start with a foundation of grid lines. By laying down a grid you now know how to place, position, and scale all the elements of the design. Create incredible texture in blocks, borders, or as background fills. Rulers, stencils, and marking tools will be used and discussed. www.forever-quilting.com

Around the Pond is one of the quilts from Kathie Beltz's pattern line! Watch those geese come in to land around the pond! The quilt consists of strips of two different sizes of Migrating Geese. Once you have created both the left hand and right hand units of geese, piecing the units into strips goes quickly, and your geese will be flying around the quilt in no time. Finished size: 30.5 inches x 30 inches. www.kathiebeltz.com

A more modern innovation than the traditional Dorset button, Shirtlace buttons date back to the Edwardian era at the beginning of the twentieth century. Start with the Star Shirtlace, progress to the Austrian Shirtlace, and finish with the slightly trickier but most popular, Lace Shirtwaist. Finish our time together as a fully trained buttoner! www.catherineredford.com

Staring at open spaces? Not sure which design you want to use on your quilt? Do you hate making feathers? Taylor will show fun ways to fill in the blanks, from easy stippling and loop-de-loop to easy grid work and organic motifs. www.davidtaylorquilts.com

The beauty of a Mandala is magical. It draws us in and captivates us with its repetitive designs and symmetry. Using stencils and rulers, create these designs with quilting. (Recommended for quilters who have previous experience and comfort with free-motion quilting and ruler work.) www.forever-quilting.com

Expand your quilting skills in this fun hands-on class on a Handi Quilter Capri stationary longarm quilting machine. Try many different rulers while learning how to use them easily and safely.  Rulers with a bit of free-motion fills will be shown with samples of many of the rulers. Add a stencil or two and you will have a fabulous quilt.

Looking for a quick and easy gift? Don't miss out on the chance to learn how to make the quickest and easiest blanket using Cuddle^® Minky. With just a few seams and some topstitching, go home with a finished blanket. Learn about working with Cuddle^®, how to resize the pattern and lots of tips and inspiration for working with these beautifully soft fabrics. Kit fabrics will vary from the photo. www.shannonfabrics.com www.teresacoates.com

Add some more advanced dimensional stitches to your embroidery vocabulary as you work on your piece from a selection of pre-printed fabric samplers. Learn Crested Chain stitch, Double Cast-On, Drizzle, Trellis, and lots more! www.catherineredford.com

Finally, a class where you know you have all the right fabrics because there is a pre-cut kit waiting for you to make a quilt top designed just for Quilt Festival. Such a relaxing, fun-filled day! Although you will be amazed what you can get done here, you will not finish in class—but you can certainly try! This class will have a totally different kit from Angotti’s (400) on Friday—kit will be smaller. www.charlotteangotti.com

Machine appliqué and grid work come together in this interpretation of a timeless motif. Stone's unique approach to preparation and positioning for appliqué promises success and delight as your wonderful block comes together. Your basted work will travel easily home for finishing options offered in class.

Come explore fusible machine appliqué and break out those decorative stitches! Sullivan will guide students through a variety of different methods for preparing their appliqué shapes as well as tips and tricks for successful machine appliqué. While working on one of these cute flower pots, students will also explore using a variety of different decorative stitches and threads to embellish and texturize their shapes! Boost your appliqué IQ with this fun and informative workshop! www.colourwerx.com

Rid yourself of all those orphan blocks and Aliens (also known as UFOs or Space Junk) found  living in your closets. Learn some new techniques for creating outstanding blocks from your leftovers and create a truly unique and wonderful quilt—large or small. Relax and enjoy the process because we are going to break all the rules in this unconventional, fun and creative class! Every quilt will be a one-of-a-kind creation and you will finally leave a workshop with a finished top ready for quilting.

The revolutionary, amazing "Heat-Set collage with templates" technique designed by Errea creates quilts easily and quickly with raw edges. Errea will demonstrate each step as you make this gorgeous Pansy quilt top from the pattern provided. Start with the pattern, create the templates for fabric cutting, and then create the quilt top using the Heat-Set technique. Choose the colors shown, or Errea will also demonstrate how to change the colors to make a totally different Pansy with the use of value. www.amazingquiltsbygrace.com

Do you struggle with how to quilt a top with the least amount of starts and stops? In this hands-on class, learn the strategies Hruska uses to find the continuous path around pieced blocks. Then take it to the next level by connecting these free-motion designs across the width of the quilt top. Based on Hruska's book, Making Connections, C&T. www.forever-quilting.com

Work without a pattern. Work without a scant ¼ inch seam allowance. Work without straight lines. All the rules are thrown out with this quilt. Create and cut as you go. Take the plunge to piece curves without pins and create blocks like no one else has ever made before—this will be your own artwork. www.onpoint-tv.com

3-dimensional flanges and perfect bindings add spark and a professional finish to your quilts. A "Bording" is a perfect binding, but 1 inch wide, so that it doubles as a border as well as a binding. Learn and practice how to prepare your quilt, prepare and apply this amazing alternative to quilt edging, and how to join the tails easily and correctly the first time. www.amazingquiltsbygrace.com

In this hands-on sit-down class, explore all things Floral. Flowers, stems, and leaves...with cherries, swirls, ribbons, starbursts, butterflies, bees, and dragonflies ''sprinkled'' all around. Freehand all-over designs that are simple, yet when combined, appear to be very complex. Join Hruska as she breaks down these designs and teaches how to stitch them out continuously. www.forever-quilting.com