classes

Join Jaimie for an engaging workshop focused on painting a beautiful dragonfly on fabric. Throughout the workshop students will explore color mixing, brushwork, and fabric preparation, ensuring that each participant feels confident in their skills. All materials will be provided, including fabric, paints, and brushes. No prior experience is necessary and all skill levels are welcome. www.loopytulips.com

Full title—Big-Stitch Hand Quilting—Boro and Beyond. Don't let the tiny stitches of traditional hand quilting scare you from finishing your quilt tops. Try this modern method for adding texture and interest to finish your projects! Borrowing skills from Japanese Boro stitching, Kawandi-style quilts, and Kantha cloth, create modern masterpieces. After practicing on a small sample, start work on a small student-provided quilt sandwich. Select an orphan block for your quilt sandwich that can become a potholder, a small table runner in progress, or a more ambitious small quilt top. Using perle cotton or Sashiko thread and a large needle (think longer Sashiko needles), add design and texture to your quilt for a folksy finish.

Take the next step up from Log Cabin blocks. Build easy blocks that create a complex double frame illusion. Start with a square block and add strips, building outward alternating complete frames with partial frames to achieve a block that has dimension. Limited to 15 students. www.quiltersclinic.com

Do you have a stack of orphan blocks or scraps that didn't fit anywhere in your projects? Let's design a small wallhanging using your orphan blocks. Add 3D embellishments to enhance your art quilt. Kim will show you different finishing techniques and ways to hang your finished project on the wall. Let's give those orphans a home! Limited to 15 students. www.thewackydoodlequilter.com

This skills class will teach prepared-edge appliqué with foundation paper left in from square one to excellent results in three hours! Block will be sewn to learn machine appliqué, but technique is used for hand stitching as well. Kathy will have absolutely everything needed in the required kits minus a fat quarter background of your choice and sharp, cut-to-the-point small scissors. Students will learn the machine work on a small, prepared project. Work at your own pace. www.kathyduniganappliqueacademy.com

Jodi, a Sew Kind of Wonderful Certified Teacher, will guide you through making the Posh Sunflower from Sew Kind of Wonderful. This is a very forgiving method of working with curves. www.muddyhorse.com Supply list available after February 15, 2026.

Create a personalized "Grandma" or "Mom" embroidered shirt that's as meaningful as it is beautiful! Learn essential embroidery stitches while stitching a charming garden of flowers across a soft Bella + Canvas tee. Choose your title, Grandma, Nana, Gigi, or another name, and add a special "Established" date for a sentimental touch. Using stick-and-stitch patterns, curated floss colors, and beginner-friendly techniques, leave class with a nearly finished wearable keepsake. Whether you're crafting it for yourself or as a heartfelt gift, this project is a joyful way to celebrate the people who call you Grandma. www.threadsandmore.com

Full title—Knit a Mini Sweater Ornament with Dawn, The Stitching Coach. Learn to knit a mini sweater that looks like an Icelandic lopapeysa. In this stash busting class, conquer colorwork and picking up stitches with the help of Dawn, The Stitching Coach. Your tiny sweater makes a great keychain, ornament, gift tag, or make 26 for an advent calendar. Students should know how to cast on, knit in the round, and bind off before taking this class. www.stitchingcoach.com

This small but mighty wallet has room for everything —credit cards, ID, cash, and change. It's the perfect size for your purse or pocket! Credit cards are kept secure with a snap and the (optional) swivel hook is great for hooking to your bag or lanyard. www.sewmanycreationsny.com

Carol is constantly looking for, testing and adapting tips, techniques and tools to identify those that make the quiltmaking process easier while giving great results for her and for students. In this lecture, she will discuss and demonstrate the most helpful things she has learned about color, value, selecting fabrics, cutting, fussy cutting, piecing, pressing, quilting, binding, fusible products, making scrap quilts, attitude, affordability, and more. Participants will have the opportunity to learn the best ideas she has found and will receive a printed photo-filled book that summarizes the presented information. www.carolquilts.com

Do you have a favorite photo that you'd love to turn into a treasured quilt? If so, join Deb, a Portrait Quilting Certified Teacher to learn how to do just this. She will share examples and walk you through the process in this lecture designed to get you started creating your own Portrait Quilt of someone you love dearly. http://www.debatchison.com/quilting.html

If you are a bagmaker (or want to be) and looking for a way to step up your game, piping is the answer! Join Jessica for a fun demo on working with piping. Learn how just a few simple tips and tricks can make adding piping a breeze. These skills can also be adapted for your next quilt project. www.sewmanycreationsny.com