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Hand Applique All $30 + bookWed. May 12 & 19 6-8pm
If you enjoy handwork, you will love to appliqué and become an “AA” (applique addict). Using the needle turn technique, it’s easier than it seems.
Instructor: Sheri Diesburg
Start Quilting I Very Beginner
$68 + bookSat. May 15, 22 1-6pm
Have you always wanted to make a quilt, but didn’t know where to start? Come learn all the basics, from rotary cutting to piecing borders while making your first quilt top.
Instructor: Ann Marceca
Beginning Machine Quilting All $45 + book
Thur. May 27 10am-4pm ORSat Aug.21 12-6pm
Got a quilt top? Practice the simple techniques for free-motion quilting by following patterns or without a pattern and “stitch in the ditch” quilt too.
Instructor: Donna Mae Norris
Start Quilting II Beginner $45
Sat. June 5 & 12 1-4pm
So you have a quilt top--now what quilting do you do? If you have taken Start Quilting I or made at least one quilt top and would like to know how to finish it--this is the class for you. You’ll learn to baste the quilt, sew basic straight line machine quilting, and binding.
Instructor: Ann Marceca
Beginning Paper Piecing Beginner $30 + book
Wed. June 9 5-9pm
Have you always loved the New York Beauty block with those skinny spikes? Want to learn how easy they are to make? Make this small wall hanging while mastering paper piecing techniques.
Instructor: Ann Marceca
Fusing 101 Beginner $15
Wed. June 23 6-8pm
Do you refuse to fuse? When you do fuse, do you have to re-fuse? This demo will give you all the ins and outs of fusing.
Instructor: Ann Marceca
Hand Quilting All
$30Wed. July 14 10am-2pm
An art that’s so worth it—and as good as a tranquilizer. All you need is a few basic skills and tips, and you can master this wonderful dying art.
Instructor: Sheri Diesburg
Kids Can Quilt Beginner $65Tues. & Wed. June 1 & 2 OR Aug. 3 & 4 10am-3pm
Yes, they can! They will rotary cut (with supervision) and sew a small quilt while learning all the basic skills of sewing and quilting. They will have a lot of fun too. Ages 8-18.
Instructor: Donna Mae Norris
May Classes
NEW DATE!!!!High Tech Tucks Intermediate $53 + pattern
Friday, June 11 11am-6pm
Create this “op-art” hanging in just one day! 3-Dimensional strips and folds create this intriguing piece. Kits with pattern and handpainted fabric available.
Instructor: Ann Marceca
Multifaceted Experienced Beginner $45 + pattern
Thurs. May 6 & 20 6-8pm
This is a jelly roll quilt perfect for any jelly roll you’ve collected and don’t know what to do with. You will be working with triangles and exposed bias edges.
Instructor: Susan Sears
Playing With Paint age 14 & up $23 +$10 feeThurs. May 13 6-9pm
Paint small pieces of prepared for dying fabric to add to your fabric stash, with a focus on color mixing and creating color gradation.
Instructor: Annette Kennedy
Daily Doodler All $25 + patternFri. May 14 10am-1pm
You’ll love making this 9X12” personal organizer. It makes a great gift (are we thinking Christmas?!)
Instructor: Sheri Diesburg
Accidental Landscapes All $45 + bookTues. May 18 & 25 10am-1pm OR
Sat. July 17 12-5pm
If you're short on time, but want to make a great landscape, this technique is for you. These “layer curve” small landscapes are so fun and easy to make and embellish. Trust me--you can’t make just one!
Instructor: Sheri Diesburg
At a Crossroads Beginner
$45 + $5 pattern feeWed. May 26 10:30am - 4:30pm
Using quick piecing methods for triangles and the use of light, medium and dark values, you’ll be able to make this stunning quilt in no time. Hints given so you don’t cut off those points!
Instructor: Jackie Vujcich
Fiona Fairy All $60Sat. May 29 11-4 OR Tues. Aug. 10 & 17 6-9pm
Make this 16” fairy lass with bead knees for ease in sitting and wired arms and hands for posing.
Instructor: Barbara Piano
June Classes
Angle Play Intermediate $45 + book + ruler
Wed. June 2, 16, 30 6-8pm
This class will explore Margaret Miller’s book “Angle Play Blocks” . Learn to precisely piece half-rectangle triangles to make stunning blocks and quilts with pizzazz. We will also explore design concepts as the quilts evolve and merge.
Instructor: Alaina Marler
Passionate Pansies Experienced Beginner $45 + bookThurs. June 3 & 10 5:30-8:30pm
This intricate and “artsy” quilt will inspire the beginner as well as advanced quilter. It uses the flip and sew method where accurate seams and matching seams are not a requirement!
Instructor: Jackie Vujcich
Cut and Fold Intermediate $68 + bookMon. June 7, 14, 21 6-9pm
Expand your quilting experience with this fusing and folding technique that produces a more complex result than you think. Stunning in batiks!
Instructor: Dawn Koltz
Dakota Long Legs or Ruby All $60Tues. June 8, 15 & 22 6-9pm
Create an 18” cloth doll designed to sit on the edge of a shelf or table. It’s long, thin legs and arms and a wild hair style give the doll a whimsical look.
Instructor: Barbara Piano
Tahoe Tote All $45 + patternThurs. June 17 10am-4pm
This is an easy to sew, spacious tote with inside pockets, no sag bottom, and optional magnetic tab closure.
Instructor: Sheri Diesburg
Lacy Applique Free motion quilting experience
$50 Tues. June 22 10am-4:30pm
Learn to make lacy appliqués to embellish your
fabric projects. We will start with leaf shapes and explore other uses for this technique.
Instructor: Christine Broers
Beading By Machine Advanced Beginner $45 + book +$2 feeThurs. June 24 10am-4pm
You’ll be inspired and amazed to learn a variety of easy to master techniques for beading on any machine. Discover many approaches for attaching individual beads or beads that you’ve strung.
Instructor: Donna Mae Norris
Painted Canyon Ages 14 & up $60 + $16 feeSat. June 26 12-6pm
Learn controlled painting techniques for creating details and depth on a small quilt top of Red Rock Canyon, NV.
Instructor: Annette Kennedy
Quick Napkins All $15Mon. June 28 6-8:30pm
Learn several ways to make eco-friendly napkins. No lumpy corners and no serging! Plus ideas for folding.
Instructor: Donna Mae Norris
July Classes
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From Photo to Pattern to Art Quilt All $60 + $7 pattern fee
Sat. July 3 12-6pm
Learn how to turn a photo into a pattern and then into a quilt, by making “Rocky Mountain Sunrise” using fusible appliqué.
Instructor: Annette Kennedy
Rungs Table Runner All $25 + bookThurs. July 8 10am-1pm
Using 6 fabrics, reshuffle the “deck” to make surprising and wonderful strip-set blocks. No one will ever know how quickly and easily this runner goes together.
Instructor: Sheri Diesburg
Mastering Precision Piecing Experienced Beginner $68+book
Mon. July 12, 19, 26 6-9pm
This class is designed for those who want to take their piecing skills to the next level. You will make a miniature quilt, but the skills you learn apply to any size quilt.
Instructor: Dawn Koltz
Quilts Without Corners Intermediate $45+bookTues. July 13 & 20 6-9pm
Who says a quilt has to be square? The Woven Basket quilt combines bargello techniques with a circular setting.
Instructor: Ann Marceca
T-Shirt Quilt All $58Wed. July 14, 21, 28 6-8:30pm
Create a memory quilt from t-shirts. Learn to stabilize the shirts and then design a quilt top using these shirts.
Instructor: Jackie Vujcich
Pieced Applique Bulletin Board Intermediate Beginner
$30 + bookThurs. July 15 10am-3pm
Create a fun bulletin board using the whirlilgigs block that combines piecing and appliqué in the same block. Learn partial seams and machine appliqué, too.
Instructor: Ann Marceca
Day and Night All $45+book
Thurs. July 15 & 23 6-9pm
See how manageable this elegant quilt’s construction becomes using Eleanor Burn’s technique. No paper piecing technique or templates are needed.
Instructor: Jackie Vujcich
Thread Painting Free motion experience $45 + book
Sat. July 24 6-9pm
If you love thread, this is the class for you! Using a prepared image, you will learn the secrets of sewing layers of thread to “paint” a miniature work of art.
Instructor: Christine Broers
August Classes
Stack & Whack Experiencede Beginner $58 +bookMon. Aug. 2, 9, 16 6-8:30pm
This is “mystery quilt meets kaleidoscope quilt”. You’ll love Bethany Reynold’s method and each block is a surprise!
Instructor: Dawn Koltz
Convergence Quilts All $45 + bookThurs. Aug. 5 10am-4pm
Learn this piecing technique using 2 or more fabrics, cut into strips, sewn together, then cut and pieced again. Every Convergence quilt is a unique work of art.
Instructor: Donna Mae Norris
Fractured Diamonds Experienced Beginner $45 + pattern
Sat. Aug. 7 10:30am-4:30pm
This is a quilt of intertwined diamonds. Learn to use templates and Tri-Recs rulers.
Instructor: Susan Sears
Bargello Landscape All $38
Tues. Aug. 10 & 17 12-2:30pm
Choosing your fabric carefully is the secret to making this quilt. Pick a landscape theme (ocean, mountain, etc.) and pull in the appropriate fabrics. Learn the bargello technique.
Instructor: Jackie Vujcich
Crazy Quilting All $45 + book
Wed. Aug. 11 & 18 1-4pm
“Crazy” sums up this unique form of quilting. Learn to piece and then go wild embroidering and embellishing your crazy patches.
Instructor: Sheri Diesburg
Geese Around the Stars Experienced Beginer
$45 + $5 pattern feeThurs. Aug. 12 & 19 1-4pm
This wall hanging combines a checkerboard center framed by two favorite quilt blocks, Ohio Star and Flying Geese. Great for learning how to work with triangles.
Instructor: Sheri Diesburg
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Painting Calla Lilies All $60 + $12 kit feeSat. Aug. 14 12-6pm
Learn to create these dramatic calla lilies, starting with fabric shapes and then painting on the details.
Instructor: Annette Kennedy
Clubs
Sweatshop (Otherwise known as UFO Night)
Never enough uninterrupted quilting time? Join us on the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month from noon to midnight for friendship, fun and food—and of course quilting. Just $5 reserves your spot. Dinner is pot-luck. You will get lots done and have a good time!
May 7 & 21, June 4 & 18, July 2 & 16, Aug. 6 & 27
AA—Applique Anonymous $5.00 Fee Open to all hand appliqué lovers. Come work on your appliqué projects with Teresa here to offer expert advice. First Friday of each month from 10am-12pm.
May 7, June 4, July 2, Aug. 6
Hand Embroidery Club $5.00 Fee Join others who want to work on—and maybe need some help—with their embroidery projects.
Last Friday of each month 10am-12pm.
May 28, June 25, July 31, Aug. 27
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