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We recommend that you read CLASS INFORMATION and have your choices ready to go before you actually start the enrollment process. Questions on classes? Email Jill Benge at jillb@quilts.com. Questions on the enrollment process? Email enrollment@quilts.com.
200. CLASS—FABULOUS FANTASY HORSES
Charlotte Warr Andersen
*$128
Beginner/Intermediate, Design Work, Project Oriented, Process Oriented, Mixed Media
Friday
ALL DAY CLASS // 9 AM-5 PM LUNCH BREAK NOON-2 PM
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
*CLASS PRICE - $93 + MAT FEE - $35 = $128
201. CLASS—SWEET CLAM SHELLS—HQ CAPRI HANDS-ON
Fabia Diniz
*$158
Confident Beginner/Intermediate, Design Work, Project Oriented, Process Oriented, Stationary Longarm Machines Provided
Friday
ALL DAY CLASS // 9 AM-5 PM LUNCH BREAK NOON-2 PM
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
*CLASS PRICE - $143 + MAT FEE - $15 = $158
202. CLASS—BIRD
Marina Landi
*$118
Intermediate, Design Work
Friday
ALL DAY CLASS // 9 AM-5 PM LUNCH BREAK NOON-2 PM
Learn to represent images using printed fabrics, respecting the concepts of light and shadow. www.marinalandi.com.br
*CLASS PRICE - $93 + MAT FEE - $25 = $118
Bring fully charged iPad, tablet or laptop and battery backup. Limited outlets available in classroom.
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203. CLASS—BEGINNER FREE-MOTION MACHINE QUILTING
Teri Lucas
*$143
Beginner, Process Oriented, Sewing Machines Provided
Friday
ALL DAY CLASS // 9 AM-5 PM LUNCH BREAK NOON-2 PM
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
*CLASS PRICE - $103 + MAT FEE - $40 = $143
204. CLASS—NEEDLETURN APPLIQUÉ 101
Dierdra McElroy
*$143
Beginner, Hand Sewing
Friday
ALL DAY CLASS // 9 AM-5 PM LUNCH BREAK NOON-2 PM
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
*CLASS PRICE - $93 + MAT FEE - $50 = $143
205. CLASS—RULER WORK PASTICHE WITH WESTALEE DESIGN
Kate Quinn
$103
Intermediate/Advanced, Design Work, Advance Preparation Required, Sewing Machines Provided
Friday
ALL DAY CLASS // 9 AM-5 PM LUNCH BREAK NOON-2 PM
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
210. CLASS—GAINING CONFIDENCE ON THE LONGARM—LONGARM HANDS-ON
Jackson Cook
*$129
Beginner, Project Oriented, Process Oriented, The Grace Company Stand-Up Longarm Machines Provided
Friday
MORNING LONGARM CLASSES // 8 AM-NOON
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
*CLASS PRICE - $99 + MAT FEE - $30 = $129
211. CLASS—STRAIGHT TO THE POINT—STRAIGHT-LINE QUILTING—LONGARM HANDS-ON
Martha Higdon
*$119
Beginner, Design Work, Process Oriented, Handi Quilter Stand-Up Longarm Machines Provided
Friday
MORNING LONGARM CLASSES // 8 AM-NOON
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
*CLASS PRICE - $99 + MAT FEE - $20= $119
212. CLASS—MAGICAL MINI MANDALAS—AN ICE-DYEING CLASS
Cindy Lohbeck
*$138
Everyone, Design Work, Project Oriented, Process Oriented, Mixed-Media
Friday
MORNING CLASSES // 8 AM-NOON
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
*CLASS PRICE - $63 + MAT FEE - $75 = $138
215. CLASS—DESIGNING A SIMPLY AMAZING SPIRAL QUILT
RaNae Merrill
*$63
Everyone, Design Work, Process Oriented
Friday
MORNING CLASSES // 9 AM-NOON
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
*CLASS PRICE - $53 + MAT FEE - $10 = $63
216. CLASS—DRAPING FUNDAMENTALS—UPPER BODY
Joe Vecchiarelli
*$122
Beginner/Intermediate, Design Work
Friday
MORNING CLASSES // 9 AM-NOON
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
*CLASS PRICE - $53 + MAT FEE - $69 = $122
217. CLASS—PIECING IS THE CORNERSTONE
Debbie Wendt
$63
Beginner, Project Oriented, Process Oriented, Sewing Machines Provided
Friday
MORNING CLASSES // 9 AM-NOON
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
220. CLASS—ONE-OF-A-KIND—WHOLECLOTH LONGARM QUILTING—LONGARM HANDS-ON
Jackson Cook
*$119
Beginner/Intermediate, Project Oriented, Process Oriented, The Grace Company Stand-Up Longarm Machines Provided
Friday
AFTERNOON LONGARM CLASSES // 1-5 PM
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
*CLASS PRICE - $99 + MAT FEE - $20 = $119
221. CLASS—WHO DOESN'T LOVE FEATHERS!—LONGARM HANDS-ON
Martha Higdon
*$119
Beginner, Design Work, Project Oriented, Handi Quilter Stand-Up Longarm Machines Provided
Friday
AFTERNOON LONGARM CLASSES // 1-5 PM
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
CLASS PRICE - $99 + MAT FEE - $20 = $119
225. CLASS—SNUGGLY SNOWFLAKE
Heather Dunn
*$98
Beginner, Design Work, Process Oriented, Advance Preparation Required
Friday
AFTERNOON CLASSES // 2-5 PM
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
*CLASS PRICE - $53 + MAT FEE - $45 = $98
Sewing machines not needed in class. Sewing will be done at home.
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226. CLASS—LOVE YOUR CURVES
Melissa de Leon Mason
*$75
Everyone, Project Oriented, Process Oriented, Sewing Machines Provided
Friday
AFTERNOON CLASSES // 2-5 PM
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
*CLASS PRICE - $63 + MAT FEE - $12 = $75
227. CLASS—DRAPING FUNDAMENTALS—LOWER BODY
Joe Vecchiarelli
*$132
Beginner/Intermediate, Design Work
Friday
AFTERNOON CLASSES // 2-5 PM
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
*CLASS PRICE - $53 + MAT FEE - $79 = $132
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