ROTARY CUTTING

What is a rotary cutter?  It's a round razor blade on a wheel and looks a little like a pizza cutter.  But you won't be cutting pizza!  You'll be cutting fabric (often several layers at once) and creating some wonderful quilts as a result.  Come learn about different cutters, rulers, and mat boards, safety features and basics of cutting fabric strips, squares, rectangles and triangles.

A 3-hour workshop, $10

A simple 9-patch quilt is one of the many patterns you'll be able to make once you learn the secrets of machine piecing patchwork.

Piecing patchwork by machine can be simple if you know a few tricks of the trade.  Learn how to set your sewing machine so you have a guide for an accurate ¼-inch seam allowance (so important for any quilting project) and how pressing can make your seams match perfectly. 

HAND PIECING AND QUILTING 101

The perfect class for beginners.  By making a small sampler quilt, you will learn the basics:

• Understand fabric; combine designs, textures & colors

• Draft traditional patterns & template

• Discover the secrets of hand piecing traditional quilt blocks using a variety of techniques—set in seams, curves, 8-pointed stars, appliqué 

• Learn how to do hand quilting

• Make perfect borders and continuous binding

• Finish a 4-block sampler quilt

A 2-hour evening class once a week for 9 weeks.  $30

61" x 76"
(crib size also available)

· Fabric selection & tools of the trade
· How to safely use a rotary cutter
· Sew accurate seams with a sewing machine
· Secrets to successful pressing
· Basic hand tying and quilting plus finishing

Beginner-level workshop; no quilting experience necessary. Sewing machine needed.
One evening followed by three 6-hour, Saturday workshops.  $50

 
various sizes available

AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY

Perfect for beginners, this quilt is an easy-to-sew adaptation of the traditional “Trip Around the World” design.  Special cutting and sewing techniques make this an extra-fast project.  Large squares and a layout designed to reduce waste make this an economical, as well as beautiful, quilt. 

This pattern was one of the first designed by Bethany Reynolds, who has gone on to create the popular Stack-N-Whack techniques.  

baby to king sizes available (baby size shown)

YELLOW BRICK ROAD
Fat quarter friendly

Grab some fat quarters and you're on the road to a fast and fun quilt designed by Terry Atkinson of Atkinson Designs. 

Make it scrappy or select your favorite palette of fabrics.  Why not consider making it with flannels.  The smallest baby size uses 6 different fat quarters; the largest (king) takes 48.

To be quilted, as desired, at home.  A 6-hour workshop; perfect for beginners.  $20

   typical log cabin quilt--layouts will vary; various sizes available

LOG CABIN QUILT-IN-A-DAY

Log Cabin is one of the most traditional of quilt patterns.  A favorite Quilt-in-a-Day workshop using Eleanor Burns' book, Log Cabin Quilt-in-a-Day, which guides beginning quilters step-by-step through the process of making a heirloom quilt.   

·      Create a beautiful Log Cabin quilt in 6 hours with Quilt-in-a-Day's ingenious speed-sew techniques.

·      It's a modern-day quilting bee!  Bring your sewing machine, fabric, lunch and lots of energy!

To be quilted, as desired, at home.  A 6-hour workshop; perfect for beginners.  $20

various sizes available

DOUBLE IRISH CHAIN

Although you won’t finish this quilt in one day, Eleanor Burns (of Quilt-in-a-Day fame) makes this complex-looking quilt simple. Cutting and assembling the fabrics in strip sets makes the chain pattern come together beautifully.   Double Irish Chain is a great quilt for beginners.  The workshop offers detailed instructions and personal attention to help you make an intricate looking, but simple quilt in three colors—a light, a medium, and a dark. 

Sewing machine needed.  To be quilted, as desired, at home.

A 6-hour workshop.  $20

13" x 13"

SHOW ME HOW TO PAPER PIECE

Machine paper piecing is a method that allows you to create accurate patchwork blocks quickly and easily.  You simply cut oversize fabric pieces and sew them in sequence to a paper foundation.  This workshop will show you how to machine paper piece, step by step, using the book, Show Me How to Paper Piece, by Carol Doak.  You will learn the basics by making a mini quilt using a variety of patterns.  Even if you have never made a piece of patchwork before, you can make wonderful blocks the first time you try machine paper piecing.

To be quilted, as desired, at home. A 6-hour workshop.  $20

60" x 76" lap (double/queen also available)

PEPPERMINT TWIST

Select just two fabrics―a light and a dark―to make this super-simple, but stunning, two-color quilt.  Peppermint Twist uses some basic machine piecing techniques with a "twist."

This workshop is a lesson in strip piecing and sub-unit cutting.  There is often an additional "Cutting Clinic" for those who may need help rotary cutting the strips for this class prior to the workshop.

To be quilted, as desired, at home. A 6-hour workshop.  $20

TWISTED TAILS

To expand your beginning machine piecing skills, consider taking this 8-week class.  You will finish the top for a charming wallhanging.  Using some traditional quilt blocks, you will learn the basics of template-free machine piecing:

• Use a rotary cutter safely, accurately with confidence
• Sew accurate ¼" seams with a sewing machine


• Make traditional quilt blocks with precise machine piecing


• Discover the secrets of half-square triangles


• Create a pieced border


• Finish quilt top so it can be quilted, as desired, at home

28" x 28"

INTRODUCTION TO WATERCOLORS 

Watercolor quilts are full of striking colors and beautifully blended shapes.  Choose three fabrics (plus a 4^th for the first border) and cut strips, not fussy cutting, to get a tendril edge shape.  In this workshop you will create a delightful heart wallhanging using a very simple technique. 

2-hour evening workshop to learn about selecting fabric followed 2 to 3 weeks later by a 6-hour workshop to cut, arrange, and sew the wallhanging.  Sewing machine needed.  To be quilted, as desired, at home.  $25

27" x 39" shown--sizes will vary

CURING "CURVE-A-PHOBIA"

Have you been avoiding blocks with curved seams? Your fears will melt away as you glide through machine piecing over-sized Drunkard's Path units using Fons & Porter’s technique and curved rotary cutting templates to make the “Around the Bend” quilt. Once the blocks are sewn, the fun of playing with arrangements begins. 

Sewing machine needed.  To be quilted, as desired, at home. 

A 6-hour workshop.  $20

38" x 48"

I SPY TUMBLING BLOCKS

52 different novelty prints create this simple, but complicated-looking baby quilt.  Each participant will bring (10) different ¼ yard pieces to share.  Other fabric and supplies required.  Sewing machine needed. 

A lesson in precise machine piecing and "fussy cutting."  Sewing machine needed.  To be quilted as desired at home. 

A 6-hour workshop.  $20

various sizes available

LOVER'S KNOT

Twisted log cabin blocks in this Quilt-in-a-Day workshop will create a beautiful bed quilt using an ingenious speed technique for machine piecing.   

A lesson in calculating setting and corner triangles. 

Sewing machine needed.  To be quilted as desired at home.

 Two-6-hour workshops.  $30

42" x 58" shown (sizes may vary)

SCRAP-OLOGY

Often considered the truest reflection of America’s past, the scrap quilt is the most quilt-like and the best loved of quilts.  Bring strips of dark and light fabrics for a day of scrappy fun making a tessellated friendship star quilt.  Students are invited to bring extra fabrics to share.

Learn how to make your scrap quilts "sparkle!"  Sewing machine needed.  To be quilted, as desired, at home.

A 6-hour workshop.  $20

various sizes available

WEAVER FEVER

Based on the book, Weaver Fever, by Jackie Robinson of Animas Quilts, this quilt is a Bargello variation using different color families.  Create it by strip cutting & sewing strip sets together that will produce a ribbon-weaving effect across your quilt.  No triangles and very little matching. 

Sewing machine needed.  To be quilted, as desired, at home.

A 6-hour workshop.  $20

31½” X 31½”

PRINTS CHARMING

Combine paper-pieced snowmen with lots of scraps for some winter fun.  These adorable snowmen surround a center made to resemble a charm quilt.  Use your scraps and homespun plaids to create this wintry quilt.  

Sewing machine needed.  To be quilted as desired at home.

A 6-hour workshop.  $20
 

sizes will vary

JEWEL BOX

Get ready to clean out your scrap bag.  Bring lots and lots of squares of different fabrics to share and create a “jewel” of a scrap quilt in the process.  A unifying background fabric and terrific border fabrics help pull it all together.

A lesson in color values by sorting light and dark fabrics.  Sewing machine needed.  To be quilted as desired at home.

A 6-hour workshop.  $20

80" x 92" (lap size also available)

SECRET GARDEN 

How does your garden grow? With brilliant wildflowers and the secret paths that wind their way from blossom to blossom, Secret Garden is created using two simple 9-patch blocks that work together to create a secondary pattern and make their way through hidden paths across your quilt. 

You will learn how to use Tri-Recs Tools—an easy way to make triangles within squares and divided rectangles.  

Sewing machine needed.  To be quilted, as desired, at home.

A 6-hour workshop.  $20

43" x 53"

55" x 70"

Guest teacher, Shirley Slauenwhite, of St. Croix International Quilters' Guild teaches this class developed by Maine's own Bethany Reynolds.  Stack-N-Whack is an easy way to create quilt blocks with unique kaleidoscope designs.  These designs require a set of identical pieces cut from a large-print fabric.  Rather than finding and cutting each piece individually, learn how to layer and cut a number of identical print strips to make a stack.  Each diamond cut from the stack produces a star kit--a set of identical pieces that will create a kaleidoscope effect for one block.

Reversible Table Runner Too


        
Side A                                           Side B

This quilt-as-you-go project (making both sides at once) was designed by Karen Montgomery and has "relaxed" instructions.  The pattern includes 2 widths of runners measuring approximately 12" x 45"  for the narrow version and 20" x 45" for the wider version (shown). A fun and easy workshop.  Sewing machine needed.  $10

22" x 28"

STAR SPANGLED PATCHWORK

Made with simple four-patch blocks and half-square triangles, this sparkling flag makes for a sizzling summer celebration.  The use of different red, white/beige and blue fabrics adds to the scrappy Americana look.

I LIKE IT LIKE THAT!

Make your quilt any way you like it.  Designed by Black Cat Creations, one simple block creates several different designs.

Made with simple 9-patch blocks, this quilt is perfect for "blendable fabrics."   It can be as delicate as a spring rain or as dramatic as a storm at sea. 

This workshop is a lesson in using Thangles^TM paper to make easy, fool-proof half-square triangles.  Sewing machine needed; to be quilted as desired at home.

A 6-hour workshop.  $20

lap (shown) and double/queen available

STACK-N-WHACK FAN

Guest teacher, Shirley Slauenwhite, of St. Croix International Quilters' Guild teaches this class developed by Maine's own Bethany Reynolds.  Stack-N-Whack is an easy way to create quilt blocks with unique kaleidoscope designs.  These designs require a set of identical pieces cut from a large-print fabric.  Rather than finding and cutting each piece individually, learn how to layer and cut a number of identical print strips to make a stack.  Each wedge cut from the stack produces a fan kit—a set of identical pieces that will create a kaleidoscope effect for one block.

26" x 26"   Why not try a Blueberry Pie, too!

CHRISTMAS PIE

   "Little Jack Horner sat in the corner
   "Eating his Christmas pie...

A delicious wallhanging; consider making it in yummy blues for a blueberry pie, too!  At the workshop you will learn how to:
  

• rotary cut and machine piece an oversized-Feathered Star block
• use an appliqué pressing sheet
• use fusible webbing to iron on appliqué pieces
• mark quilting designs on your quilt top 

..."He stuck in his thumb and pulled out a plum
   "And said, 'What a good boy am I."  

Sewing machine needed; to be quilted as desired at home.

28" x 33"

LOON CREEK

McKenna Ryan's loon wallhanging from Pine Needles Designs is a quilt that reflects the artistry of the outside world and appeals to quilters of all skill levels.  This workshop is fast and fun, thanks to quick and easy fusible techniques and step-by-step directions.  You will learn how to use an appliqué pressing sheet, too!    

Sewing machine needed.  To be quilted, as desired, at home. 

A 6-hour workshop.  $20

Turn this...

Fancy Quilts
from
Plain Squares

Into this...

37" x 37"

SQUARE DANCE

Developed by Martha Thompson, this is an ingenious technique made by first piecing a simple quilt of squares.  Then cut it apart, turn the blocks, and stitch the pieces together again into a second quilt.

If your husband thought you were crazy just cutting plain fabric into pieces and sewing it back together, he'll really think you're "nuts" cutting a quilt top apart.

34 ½" X 34 ½"

SCHOOL DAYS

Here's an irresistible paper-piecing project depicting an old country schoolhouse; perfect for a special teacher or as a reminder or days gone by.

Sewing machine needed.  To be quilted, as desired, at home. 

A 6-hour workshop.  $20

19 ½" x 23 ½"

STRADDLING BUNNY

Just in time for Easter, this cute bunny designed by Kelly Mueller of Wooden Bear Quilt Designs can be easily made using fast and fun fusible appliqué and blanket stitch either done by machine or by hand. 

Sewing machine needed.  To be quilted, as desired, at home. 

A 6-hour workshop.  $20

QUILT-AS-YOU-GO STAINED GLASS

Brenda Henning of Bear Paw Productions designed this streamlined stained glass technique using fusible bias tape.  In this method, the pieces of the design are cut and placed on a marked background fabric.  All the raw edges fit together like a jig-saw puzzle and are covered by bias tape.  The project is then quilted as the bias "leading" is machine stitched.

Eight different patterns are available for this class (see left).   Choose the one you like and start gathering fabric―this is a great chance to use all the batik and hand-dyed fabrics you've been saving for something "special!"

Sewing machine needed.  Advanced beginner class.  Two sessions.  $30 for both days.

CARPENTER'S STAR

There are no set-in seams and no diamonds to cut for this quilt.  It is simply made with half-square triangle units and background squares. 

It is a great quilt for fat-quarter lovers.  Start with eight fat quarters and background fabric to piece the center and scrappy border.  Add additional borders for a finished, stunning quilt.

Sewing machine needed.  To be quilted, as desired, at home. 

32" x 32"

LOG CABIN WREATH

Designed by Eleanor Burns of Quilt-in-a-Day fame, this wallhanging includes simple strip piecing and assembly-line sewing.  Finish with a 3-D fabric bow.  You'll want to make one for everyone on your Christmas list!

      various sizes available

STARS ACROSS AMERICA
Block of the Month Club

The star blocks are dedicated to 12 notable women in American history.  Some of the women fought for suffrage, equal rights or spoke or wrote against slavery.  And some simply went about the task of earning a living.  Based on an Eleanor Burns Quilt in a Day book, Stars Across America, you will learn clever machine piecing techniques while gaining knowledge in history, too.

Sewing machine needed.  To be quilted, as desired, at home. 

We'll meet once a month for 2-hour monthly workshops.  $5/month  (Last month free with completed blocks from the previous 11 months)

various sizes available

AMISH ROMAN STRIPES

Choosing fabrics for this Sunshine and Shadows style quilt is exciting because regardless of what is chosen, the black intensifies and dramatizes all colors.  Use either solid "Amish" fabrics or prints in gradations of one color family or theme.

Sewing machine needed.  To be quilted, as desired, at home. 

A 6-hour workshop.  $20

60" x 60"

The designer of this quilt, Bette Runnels, and I share the same quilting philosophy, "...there is no right or wrong way to do these things, only what works best for you, achieving the results you want, in the easiest manner." 

Be open to different ways of doing the same thing and choose what works best for you.

One great pattern, 4 unique size variations:

THE WEEKENDER

• For a cozy-looking quilt, choose Flannels

• For the man in your life, consider Plaids & Stripes

• For a more feminine quilt, consider Light or Pastel Plaids, Florals, or 1930s Reproduction Prints

• For your creative side, choose Batiks, Thimbleberries, OR just choose Scraps from your scrap bag

With your fabric precut prior to class, you will surely complete this quilt top at the workshop.  Sewing machine needed.  To be quilted, as desired, at home. 

36" square

FORGET ME NOT

This charming wallhanging was designed by Eleanor Burns' sister, Pat Knoechel, who, together with her husband, creates all of the Quilt-in-a-Day (QIAD) rulers.  Learn:

• QIAD Scallops, Vines & Waves template

• Easy hand appliqué with QIAD techniques

• Bias vines

• 3-D flowers

• Machine quilting

• Bias binding 

This quilt could become a friendship quilt, a perfect gift for someone who is retiring, or moving away, or celebrating an anniversary.  Writing on the center block documents the events.   

Two full-day workshops, 6-hours each session, $35

Lap size shown
Also available in baby, twin and queen

Sweet Dreams* (all are 11½" x 30")

Be Thankful
Believe
Sweet Liberty
Welcome to the Lake
Winter Blessings

COTTAGE CREEK QUILTS

These charming wallhangings are designed by Pam Puyleart for Cottage Creek Quilts.  Her Backdoor Quilt Series has quickly become a "must have" to help decorate your home for all seasons.  The creations stem from a mixture of traditional and folk art. They are appliquéd and quilted at the same time, making quilting fast, fun & easy for everyone! 

In this workshop you will learn to do fun and easy, fusible and soft-edge machine appliqué, hand embroidery and then finish your piece with a little machine quilting. 

Six different patterns are available for this class (see left).   Choose the one you like and start gathering fabric.  Once you've made one you'll want to try another. 

Sewing machine needed.  Advanced beginner class.  $20

*from the NEW Baby Banner Quilt Series, also by Cottage Creek Quilts.

 

Diameter is approximately 46"

86" x 86"

TOWN & COUNTRY
Block of the Month Club

Meet once a month for 12 months, learn traditional blocks in a variety of techniques, and create this charming sampler quilt:

• Paper-pieced school, church, houses

• Advanced hand- and machine-pieced blocks

• Log cabin variations

• And more

(Blocks may vary but will be similar to those shown.) Sewing machine needed.  To be quilted, as desired, at home.

various sizes available

RADIANT STAR

Eleanor Burns’ simple strip piecing & famous quick-sew techniques allow you to create your own Radiant Star quilt in a variety of sizes.  This workshop offers detailed instructions and personal attention to help you make a star in four or six colors. 

Sewing machine needed.  To be quilted, as desired, at home.

A challenging Quilt-in-a-Day class—not for the faint of heart!

Two 6-hour workshops.  $30