Thursday, July 25th – 8:30 am – 11:30 am
EQ 8 Bootcamp
Workshop 201
Skill Level: Beginner/Some experience
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Workshop Fee: $50
EQ8 is the newest version of this powerful drawing and design software program for Quilters. Students will learn to draw and edit quilt blocks, create and color quilts with blocks, borders, sashing and applique, and apply quilting designs to completed projects. By learning the vocabulary and logic of the program in this unique and intensive introduction, students will be able to problem-solve independently and continue to develop skill and confidence in quilt and block design and drawing.
Benefits:
- If you were not able to learn the program on your own, this class is for you.
- If you design a block of the month for your guild or shop this class will give you the tools to design and print instructions for your blocks.
- If you worked with an older version of the program this class will show you the new features of version 8 and how to use them.
- If you have a project you wish to create but need to figure out the details, math, yardage and options this class will show you how.
Supply Sheet:
Students must bring a laptop computer (PC or MAC) with EQ8 installed and activated on the computer, power cord, mouse, EQ8 user’s manual (digital or print), paper and pen. Students must have prior experience with the computer they bring for class.
Kit Fee — $10 due to instructor at time of class.
Handouts & Cheat Sheet included.
Thursday, July 25th – 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Charm Pack Candle Mat
Workshop 202
Skill Level: Basic Rotary Cutting/Piecing
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Workshop Fee: $50
Use a Charm Pack (set of forty pre-cut 5” squares in one fabric line) to create a beautiful 8-sided candle mat large enough for a side table, coffee table, are dining table center. Choose fabric packs for holidays or any color to match your décor. Use a simple template technique using a 6 x 12 regular ruler.
Benefits:
- Very few supplies are needed so it is easy to prepare for the class.
- Uses a charm pack which is inexpensive and easily obtainable.
- Most quilters have a stash full of charm packs!
- Learn unique techniques for working with a paper template.
Required Kit Fee $10 — due to instructor at time of class.
Pattern, paper templates, seam guide with guide setter are included.
Friday, July 26th – 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Anna’s Garden
Workshop 301
Skill Level: Beginner
Workshop Canceled
Workshop Fee: $75
Beautifully simple quilt for beginners. Learn easy rotary cutting and traditional piecing techniques, use tools which make the work easier and faster. Uses precuts to make fabric selection easy.
Benefits:
- Perfect quilt project for beginners featuring 10” squares and yardage from one fabric collection.
- Traditional cutting and piecing for just two blocks: nine-patch and snowball.
- Learn to use basic quilting tools and rulers.
Required Kit Fee — $20 — due to instructor at time of class.
Anna’s Garden Pattern, seam guide, guide setter, ruler grips included.
Saturday, July 27th – 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Indian Blanket
Workshop 401
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
Workshop Fee: $75
Learn precision cutting and piecing techniques using a “Jelly Roll” to make a 60-degree diamond quilt with no set-in seams. Be well on your way to assembling the quilt top during class. Pre-cutting prep list available at www.morningglorydesigns.com/classes.htm
Benefits:
- Precuts dramatically speed up the process.
- Precision acrylic templates make sewing accurate and fast.
Required Kit Fee — $30 — due to instructor at time of class.
Complete Indian Blanket pattern and precision acrylic template with ruler grips, seam guide & guide setter are included.
Thursday July 25th – 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
House and Home Fabric Collage
Workshop 203
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
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Workshop Fee: $75
In this workshop students will be able to start work on a fabric collage of their home, favorite house or building. Starting with an enlarged photo you will learn about fabric choices, tips to keep this collage simple and stitching techniques.
Friday July 26th – 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Cats & Dogs Fabric Collage
Workshop 302
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
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Workshop Fee: $75
In this workshop a choice of patterns is provided for students to work on either a cat or a dog which includes Bulldog and Boston Terrier patterns. Consider using a bright abstract color palette for your pet collage. Students have the opportunity to learn the fabric collage technique working on a small project before embarking on their own pet portrait at a later date. During this workshop Jane will give instructions on how to make the enlargement and pattern of your own pet. One pattern per student is provided with the workshop.
Saturday July 27th – 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Combined Hummingbird, Hens & Roosters Fabric Collage
Workshop 402
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
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Workshop Fee: $50
Hummingbird Fabric Collage:
Learn Jane’s fabric collage technique using two patterns; a hummingbird and fuchsia flowers. These small collaged pieces can later be used in a small wallhanging or on a canvas frame. Two sizes will be available on the pattern so you can work simple or more detailed.
Required Kit fee — $15 — payable to instructor in class. Includes the pattern and fabrics.
Hens & Roosters Fabric Collage:
Choose from a selection of Jane’s patterns and begin work on your collaged bird. Learn Jane’s free-form and relaxing technique of tracing, cutting and gluing your fabrics onto your pattern. The finished size of this project is about 18”. Also learn a variety of ideas for the background treatment and how to free-motion quilt on the design. You don’t have to work with a regular color palette how about a blue, pink or yellow chicken! One pattern per student is provided with the workshop.
Thursday, July 25th – 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Periwinkle Swirl
Workshop 204
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
Workshop Fee: $75
Periwinkle Swirl – Master Diamonds and Beams
Join Michelle for Periwinkle Swirl and learn how to conquer the making Diamonds and Beams. Quilters have long struggled with elongated diamond units and radiating corner beam units. But fear no more, Michelle will teach you have to use the Studio 180 Diamond Rects and Corner Beam tools to make these units perfectly all while making this beautiful quilt.
Periwinkle Swirl was inspired by Michelle’s spring gardens, where Periwinkle blooms can be found here and there, swirling around in the early April winds. The Swirl blocks create wonderful movement around the Periwinkle Blocks, generating a light and lively vibe, mimicking that fresh feeling of spring!
Whether you go with pastel or bright fabric, this quilt will look fabulous! Feel free to alternate the colors to make your own personal version, however, be mindful of the suggested values to insure you obtain the fabulous movement. Periwinkle pattern offers four great quilt sizes and settings!
Michelle always has great tips for your making your piecing easier!
Periwinkle Swirl class requires Studio 180 Design’s Diamond Rects™ and Corner Beam™ which can be purchased in class with a discount.
Janome sewing machines provided by Seams Sew Perfect.
Friday, July 26th – 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Majesty Lemoyne
Workshop 303
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
Workshop Fee: $75
Magnificent Majesty Lemoyne – Next Level
Take your Lemoyne Stars to the next level with the Magnificent Majesty Lemoyne Michelle created. In this class you will master the strip piece Lemoyne Star method and learn how to utilize Studio 180 Design’s Rapid Fire Lemoyne Star® and Tucker Trimmer III® to make these fantastic Majesty Lemoyne Stars. With this process and the Rapid Fire Lemoyne Star® tool, you will be able to strip piece and oversize the units to increase the speed, accuracy, and enjoyment when making this Lemoyne Star variation.
Michelle alternated this fabulous Majesty Lemoyne with the first block she remembers her grandmother teaching her to make, the Log Cabin Block. The combination radiates stateliness, especially with the Empire Border!
The Bright fabrics in the Majesty Lemoyne Stars and Log Cabin blocks are created with strips from various vibrant Fat Eights or Fat Quarters. This quilt could as easily be made with yardage, half yards or strips of scraps! The Background can be made with yardage or you may elect to go scrappy, selecting assorted Scraps, Fat Quarters, or Half Yards, that are in a similar colorway (white on white, cream on ivory, black on black, etc.).
This quilt is extremely versatile, since the entire quilt is made with strips and is strip pieced! No Y Seams!
Requires Studio 180 Design’s Rapid-Fire Lemoyne Star™ and Tucker Trimmer III™ which can be purchased in class with a discount.
Janome sewing machines provided by Seams Sew Perfect.
Saturday, July 27th, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
A Day at the Lake
Workshop 404
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
Workshop Canceled
Workshop Fee: $75
Day at the Lake – Conquer Peaky and Spike and Square-in-Square
Join Michelle for the Day at the Lake quilt class and learn how to make beautiful Peaky and Spike units, terrific Square-in-Square units, and get some great tips for Half Square Triangles.
This is the perfect quilt for those beautiful larger Fat Quarter Bundles that you’ve been collecting. Day at the Lake was inspired by a Quilt Michelle inherited from her Oma. Michelle has fond memories of sitting under the “summer quilt” while sitting on the porch with her Oma on cool summer’s nights.
Day at the Lake features Log Cabin Patch Blocks intermixed with two different types of V Star (Peaky and Spike) Blocks (only one in the Baby/Wall quilt). Blocks are constructed using the Studio 180 Design V Block™, Square Squared™ and Tucker Trimmer™.
Michelle started with a larger Fat Quarter bundle, dividing the fabrics into a few categories: Feature (a standout fabric), Assorted Brights, Dark, and Low Volume prints.
Day at the Lake requires Studio 180 Design’s V Block™, Square Squared™ and Tucker Trimmer I™ which can be purchased in class with a discount.
Janome sewing machines provided by Seams Sew Perfect.
Thursday July 25th 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Free Motion Mastery in a Month
Workshop 205
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate
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Workshop Fee: $75
Want to learn to do free-motion quilting but don’t know where to start? Can you do a few simple patterns but you want to expand your creativity? Have you taken other classes and failed? Are you afraid you’ll ruin that beautiful top you spent weeks piecing? This is the class for you!
RaNae’s unique teaching system and specialized tools guide you step-by-step through simple exercises that will get you moving comfortably at the sewing machine and build your quilting skills as you quilt one block at a time.You’ll make a quantum leap in your FMQ skills during the class and go home with a practice plan to continue building your skills. You’ll leave class saying “I can DO this!”
In this class you will learn how to:
- Pre-train your hands anytime, anywhere, before you sit down at the sewing machine.
- Set up your machine for free-motion quilting
- Move your hands, your body and the quilt for relaxed, efficient quilting
- Quilt the fundamental shapes that are the basis for all quilting patterns
- Join pre-quilted blocks to make a quilt of any size
The class is taught on domestic sewing machines, but the principles and exercises work equally well on a sit down or frame-mounted long-arm. The book includes instructions for domestic machines, as well as both sit-down and frame-mounted long-arm machines.
Required Kit fee — $30 cash — payable to instructor in class.
Friday, July 26th – 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Quilted Flat-Out Fabulous Tray
Workshop 304
Skill Level: All Levels
Workshop Fee: $50
Learn the fundamentals of free-motion quilting and binding as you make this practical little tray. You’ll be amazed at how much you learn in just one block, and you’ll finish the tray in class!
In this fun and easy workshop, you’ll learn:
- How to set up your machine for FMQ
- How to balance stitch tension for FMQ
- How to find YOUR perfect rhythm and speed
- A fool-proof technique to get a perfect stitch length every time
- Simple patterns that look great, even if you’re a beginner
- Fundamental shapes that can build into any pattern
- An easy technique for perfect binding
- Ribbon tray option
The tray goes from flat to ready-to-use with just a quick tie or button at the corners, then stores flat when you’re finished. It’s perfect for using up orphan blocks or even re-purposing previously-quilted items. Use it in your studio, or for travel, picnics, RV’s and other small spaces. Makes a great gift!
Kit fee — $20 cash — payable to instructor in class.
Friday July 26th – 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
More Fun than a Barrell of Monkeys
Workshop 305
Skill Level: All Levels
Workshop Fee: $50
Make a Baravelle spiral quilt that all your friends will say is simply amazing! Learn to draw, color and foundation-piece a Baravelle spiral. You’ll also learn how to select fabrics by color, value and pattern and pick up techniques for foundation piecing that make it easier than ever. Baravelle spirals look complicated, but they’re actually easy to sew — and there are NO curved seams! You’ll have time in class to complete one block to get your quilt started. Based on the techniques in RaNae’s best-selling book Simply Amazing Spiral Quilts.
Material fee — $20 cash — payable to instructor in class.
Saturday July 27th 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Free Motion Mastery in a Month (Repeat)
Workshop 405
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Sold Out
Workshop Fee: $75
Want to learn to do free-motion quilting but don’t know where to start? Can you do a few simple patterns but you want to expand your creativity? Have you taken other classes and failed? Are you afraid you’ll ruin that beautiful top you spent weeks piecing? This is the class for you!
RaNae’s unique teaching system and specialized tools guide you step-by-step through simple exercises that will get you moving comfortably at the sewing machine and build your quilting skills as you quilt one block at a time.You’ll make a quantum leap in your FMQ skills during the class and go home with a practice plan to continue building your skills. You’ll leave class saying “I can DO this!”
In this class you will learn how to:
- Pre-train your hands anytime, anywhere, before you sit down at the sewing machine.
- Set up your machine for free-motion quilting
- Move your hands, your body and the quilt for relaxed, efficient quilting
- Quilt the fundamental shapes that are the basis for all quilting patterns
- Join pre-quilted blocks to make a quilt of any size
The class is taught on domestic sewing machines, but the principles and exercises work equally well on a sit down or frame-mounted long-arm. The book includes instructions for domestic machines, as well as both sit-down and frame-mounted long-arm machines.
Kit fee — $30 cash — payable to instructor in class.
Thursday July 25th 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Fun Free Motion
Workshop 206
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
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Workshop Fee: $60
Are you wanting to master free motion quilting on your long arm, but not sure where to start. This class is for you. We will go through the basics of free motion and Adam will share some of his tips to help you practice along the way. Also learn how to customize designs to make them fit every quilt.
Kit fee $20 includes your stitched sample to take home.
Handi Quilter longarm machines sponsored by Sanford Sewing.
Thursday July 25th 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
All Thrills with Background Fills
Workshop 207
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
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Workshop Fee: $60
A background fill can change the way a quilt looks. They can be put in dense to make areas pop, or they can be larger to fill an area fast. Either way, a background fill is a long arm quilters best friend. This class will talk about different ways to create these fills, when to use the different scales, and different modes to use when creating each one.
Kit fee $20 includes your stitched sample to take home.
Handi Quilter longarm machines sponsored by Sanford Sewing.
Friday July 26th 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Ready for Rulers
Workshop 306
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
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Workshop Fee: $60
Ruler work on a long arm is so enjoyable but it can be daunting when you are just starting out. This class will teach you ruler basics and all the tips to help you succeed when using them. Leave with not only understanding the ins and outs, but also with confidence in your own skills.
Kit fee $20 includes your stitched sample to take home.
Handi Quilter longarm machines sponsored by Sanford Sewing.
Friday July 26th 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Modern Grid Work
Workshop 307
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
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Workshop Fee: $60
Grids can help a quilter accomplish their goals in so many ways. Some long arm quilters will grid an entire quilt, so they have continuity in their designs, while others use the grids at a smaller level to add texture and interest in areas. This class will talk about different ways to grid your quilt while showing off different designs that can be achieved.
Kit fee $20 includes your stitched sample to take home.
Handi Quilter longarm machines sponsored by Sanford Sewing.
Saturday July 27th – 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Basic Pro-Stitcher
Workshop 406
Skill Level: Confident Beginner..
Workshop Fee: $60
Have you been looking at adding a Pro-Stitcher onto your machine, or have you purchased a Pro-Stitcher but you are too scared to use it? This class will take you through the Pro-Stitcher like never before. Touch on many different aspects of the Pro-Stitcher while getting to do each step with a partner. There’s no learning like doing it yourself and this class will have you sending photos to friends to share your work.
Kit fee $20 includes your stitched sample to take home.
Handi Quilter longarm machines sponsored by Sanford Sewing.
Thursday, July 25th 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Modern Mariner’s Compass
Workshop 208
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
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Workshop Fee: $75
Have you ever wanted to make a Mariner’s Compass block but were too intimidated? Not a fan of paper piecing or using tedious templates? You’ll love this class for learning how to make 16-point compass blocks using Robin Ruth Design’s rulers and STRIP PIECING method! Join Robin and learn all the compass basics as you make a Skinny Robin or Fat Robin Compass block – your choice! This class will enable you to be ready to tackle any block or project made using Robin’s rulers.
Friday, July 26th 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Sunflower Compass
Workshop 308
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
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Workshop Fee: $75
Create your very own stunning sunflower garden using Robin Ruth Design’s innovative STRIP PIECING method and rulers for making this variation on the mariner’s compass block. We’ll spend the day creating Fat Robin Sunflowers for your own fabulous garden. Students will learn this raw edge appliqué method for finishing their blocks and I will also give ideas for shaping these flowers into other shapes and embellishing these gardens with other appliqué shapes (including bias stems and shaped leaves).
Saturday, July 27th 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Modern Mariner’s Compass (Repeat)
Workshop 408
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
Workshop Fee: $75
Have you ever wanted to make a Mariner’s Compass block but were too intimidated? Not a fan of paper piecing or using tedious templates? You’ll love this class for learning how to make 16-point compass blocks using Robin Ruth Design’s rulers and STRIP PIECING method! Join Robin and learn all the compass basics as you make a Skinny Robin or Fat Robin Compass block – your choice! This class will enable you to be ready to tackle any block or project made using Robin’s rulers.
Thursday, July 25th – 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Small Studies in Improv
Workshop 209
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
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Workshop Fee: $75
Come play! In this class, we will be working with small improv pieced units that will be used to make a small (about 10” x 12”) study. Working small is a great way to explore techniques and composition styles. This class will show you a variety of improv techniques, such as skinny curved inserts, curved piecing, improv triangles and dancing squares The first part of the class will be making units based on demonstrated techniques and the latter part of the class will focus on composing them into a small finished top. Solid fabrics are my preference here and an interesting challenge is to use just one or two colors.
Bernina sewing machines provided by Cotton Cupboard.
Friday, July 26th – 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Eel Grass & Eddies
Workshop 309
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
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Workshop Fee: $75
Eel Grass and Eddies is a great class to “get your feet wet” with improvisational curved cutting and piecing. Two fabric rectangles yield two reverse image blocks that can be using as is or cut into smaller units. I also show variations that can be made with the blocks, as shown in the black and white quilt (Give and Take). This technique is fast and fun!
Bernina sewing machines provided by Cotton Cupboard.
Saturday July 27th – 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Going in Circles
Workshop 409
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
Workshop Fee: $75
This class will show you how to do a very unique technique of curved piecing resulting in circles. Developed by your instructor, Marge Tucker, this is a more advanced class but anyone with a sense of adventure can do it!! These circle blocks give added movement and motion and work well with other improvisational techniques classes or with other abstract blocks. Students will learn free-form cutting and curved piecing techniques.
Bernina sewing machines provided by Cotton Cupboard.
Saturday July 27th, 1pm – 4 pm
Children’s Afternoon Workshop
Workshop 702
Ages: 7-12
Workshop Fee: $15
It is always fun to make something you can use! This class features a Burrito- style pillowcase that is beginner-friendly that the students will sew from start to finish to take home and keep for their very own. After learning how to operate a sewing machine, kids will use their machine to straight stitch their pillowcase together while also adding a cuff. Machines, supplies and pillowcase kits will be provided.