Quilting Workshops
Mastering Hand Quilting: The Stab Stitch
Half-Day 3 hours
Whether you have quilted before or not,
this class is for you. Begin as if you are new to the topic, and explore
the world of poke-pull (or stab stitch) quilting. This is done quite differently
from the running stitch. I will teach you how poke-pull quilting allows you to
make quilting stitches that straight and even, and look the same on the front
of the quilt as they do on the back. No more calluses, no more sore fingers,
and no need for a thimble, poke-pull quilting is especially good for those
with arthritis, carpal tunnel, or limited flexibility due to mastectomies.
Learn how to transfer the design onto your quilt top,
how to prepare your layers for quilting, and how to do a
truly lovely quilting stitch.
Proficiency: All levels
Class Handout Fee
NOTE: For a follow-up on this class, see Refining Your Stab Stitch below.
Quilt Pattern Design Workshop
Half Day 3 hours or Full Day 5½ - 6 hours
Don't be limited only to quilting stencils,
patterns in books, or those dreaded words 'quilt as desired'. Learn how
to draft your own quilting designs that fit the spaces you need to fill.
Elegant feathered wreaths, border designs, and corner motifs that flow
smoothly around the corners are all covered in this class.
There is no stitching in this workshop. It is a day of learning to
draft patterns that can be used for hand or machine quilting.
Proficiency: All levels. No prior drawing skills are required.
The Half Day version of this class covers feathered wreaths. The full
day version continues on with how to do borders, lattices, and corner motifs.
Class Handout Fee
Refining Your Quilting Stitch
Half Day 3 hours
Ifyou have taken my Mastering Hand Quilting class and
learned my method of stab stitching, this class may be
just what you are looking for.
Now that you have had a chance to try the technique, do you
need assistance refining your stitches? Do you need some hands-on assistance tweaking your technique? This is your chance.
Bring along your quilting and what you have questions on, and we will work on it together.
Learn more tips on using tape to assist in marking, how to measure for placement of lines of stitching,
hints on traveling, working with colored thread, how to turn corners, and more. Refine your stab stitching
in this half day workshop.
Prerequisite: Must have taken Mastering Hand Quilting
Class Handout Fee
What Quilting Pattern Goes Where
Half-Day 3 hours
Quilting transforms the quilt. You spent hours picking colors,
choosing fabrics, and constructing the quilt top. The choice of a
quilting pattern deserves the same care. This discussion course
helps you to decide what type of quilting best enhances your quilt,
whether by hand or machine, traditional or contemporary. Students
are encouraged to bring quilt tops they'd like help with.
Proficiency: All levels
Class Handout Fee