Friday Classes

Create a spirited horse of your color choice from a basic pattern. Add wings, a horn, flames, butterflies,  whatever you like. The pattern includes a narrow space between all the shapes called a "spirit line" which means that you won't be overlapping most of the shapes. In the morning, assemble the horses on your choice of background. In the afternoon, use fabric paint to embellish the horses and create a hint of landscape. www.cwaquilts.com

In this practice class for machine quilters, enjoy learning how to explore the background. Create a negative space quilting design by blending a variety of fillers to bring balance to your quilt. www.fabiadiniz.com

Learn to represent images using printed fabrics, respecting the concepts of light and shadow. www.marinalandi.com.br

Learn, or refresh on the basics of free-motion quilting. Needle & thread pairings and free-motion movement will be shown to tackle all the quilting motifs. www.terificreations.com

The mechanics of the needleturn appliqué stitch will be diagrammed, demonstrated on a large screen, and then practiced with direct one-on-one help by McElroy. The project is designed specifically to provide all five elements of needleturn appliqué in order, so noone in class is left behind. www.thatperfectstitch.net

This ruler work class explores the Westalee Designs 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 starter class to learn effective template quilting. Access to Virtual free-motion detail quilting class also included. www.fabrikatedquilts.com

Say hello to longarm quilting with confidence! Learn about successful machine and frame set up, along with new quilting motifs that are extremely achievable whilst adding an elegant touch of creativity to your quilting project. www.houseofjackson.com.au

Straight-line quilting is easy once you have the right tools and direction. A ruler will guide us in creating straight lines in all directions. This class will be about designing and quilting out straight lines in no time flat. Straight lines are clean and oh so modern! This class will be taught as hands-on with a longarm but can be applied to your regular sewing machine quilting. www.quiltingbymartha.com

What happens when you mash up tie-dye, ancient Shibori, and ice-dyeing? Learn the tips and tricks to making beautiful ice-dyed Mini Mandalas! From folding to applying dye, participate in your own set of nine ice-dyed Mandalas, each as unique as you! www.dyehardsstudio.com

Designing your own unique and original spiral quilt. Often when you combine spirals, the spirals themselves disappear and the connections between them become the more important element of the design. The possibilities range from traditional to modern. Experiment with combinations of spirals to explore "seeing between the blocks," flow forms, color and value, and symmetry. The class explores and builds on the techniques from Merrill's books Simply Amazing Spiral Quilts and Magnificent Spiral Mandala Quilts, 2015, RaNae Merrill Quilt Design. www.ranaemerrillquilts.com

Drape a front and back bodice top  on a body form, creating darts on the muslin, to get the perfect fit. Once draping the muslin is complete, see how to take that drape to a fitted pattern sloper. Learn to  manipulate the darts to create different styles and designs. Imaginations will begin to flow without any limits! www.frencheuropeaninc.com

Make a table runner to learn basic cutting skills and trusted piecing techniques. Use a cutting plan to maximize the use of three fat quarters to reduce fabric waste and for efficiency. Simple shapes make stunning quilts. www.wendtquilting.com

Explore the possibilities to help elevate your quilting with Wholecloth design quilting! Join Cook as you take your quilting to a new level and learn to make backgrounds pop! www.houseofjackson.com.au

We all love feathers and our quilts really love them. Learn how easy it is to make feathers and soon you will be quilting them on all your quilts. This class will start with the basic elements of making feathers, then move into filling the borders with gorgeous feather designs. Anyone can make feathers! This class is a design and hands-on longarm quilting class. Also applies to quilting feathers on your regular sewing machine. No experience needed. www.quiltingbymartha.com

Make this darling Snuggly Snowflake quilt with NON-TRADITIONAL PIECING! Using EasyPiecing Grid developed by Carmen Geddes of Tensisters Handicraft, you can accurately piece a beautiful quilt top with ease! Choose your favorite fabric to assemble a flat, stable quilt top. Choose only two fabrics or go scrappy within your two color choices. This is a great Two-Color Quilt! Prepare the quilt top in class and sew at home. www.etsy.com/shop/heathersquiltsnkits

Curves are one of the most versatile elements in quilt design. Learn how to piece all kinds of curves with this modern wall quilt, headache-free! This class is great for all levels, whether you're a beginner wanting to know how to get started with curves or experienced quilters who want to hone their piecing skills. Learn all the tips, tricks, and tools to make curved piecing easy peasy. Work on Orange Peels, Drunkard's Paths, and semi-circles while creating a fun citrus themed wall quilt together. www.quiltallthethings.com

Learn the fundamentals of draping pants as you work along with Vecchiarelli to create a basic straight pant using a body form. Includes learning about taking proper measurements, comparing them to the body form, calculating for and drawing the initial pattern from those measurements, and then tweaking it on the form itself. Working in groups of three or four, complete the creation of several pant styles in class (straight leg, cigarette, palazzo) and discuss darts and the conversion to pleats. Leave with all the tools and knowledge to drape your own pants on your body double at home. www.frencheuropeaninc.com