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Apple Blossoms
Painting by Vicki Johnson - (September 13th) - Sign
up now! - Make a small painting of a flowering apple tree
to use in a quilt, garment, wall hanging or other small project.
Instruction for using fabric paint in each procedure will
be given along with a general description of the type of fabric
paint used. Everyone should have a finished 9" x 9"
painting at the end of class. More
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Basic Celtic
for Hand Applique by Scarlett Rose - Learn an effective
method for making your own bias tape; with your choice of
fabric, your sewing machine and bias bars. Take the first
steps in learning how to draw Celtic designs by using Scarlett's
new technique for creating knots - the Magic Key series. This
class also shows how to hand appliqué for the right
or left handed. For the beginner, but with optional suggestions
for the intermediate and advanced, who may be interested in
learning what can be done with designing your own Celtic knotwork.
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Button, Button,
YOU'VE Got the Button! by Eleanor Levie - (September 27th)
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up now! - We all know you've got a big old jar or box--or
maybe a treasure chest chock-full of buttons. This class is
sure to unbutton and unleash your imagination to think about
buttons outside the boxand onto quilts, and quilted
accessories, and wearables. After all, whether buttons are
functional or purely decorative, they're the perfect accents
for everything you make. More
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Freezer Paper
Applique by MsDesigns - This project is intended for first-time
appliquers or those that want to learn freezer paper applique.
Come and see how easy it is for a beginner to get into applique
and get excellent results! More
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| Hearts O'Plenty
Tablerunner by Karen Whiteside - Do you have a huge pile
of scraps and want a quick way to use them up? Or are you a
beginner and want a project that's easy to do and you can actually
finish? This fun tablerunner uses some unusual materials (the
Yellow Pages?), an age old technique and some updated appliqué
methods all to let you end up with a great looking quilt. Lots
of helpful tips, speedy shortcuts and ideas for variations make
this class a must! More
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NEW!
- Intermediate Celtic Design by Scarlett Rose - (October
4th) - Sign
up now! - Take the next steps in learning how to draw
Celtic designs with Scarlett's technique for creating knots,
with Magic Key #2. If you've done some Celtic applique or
taken other Celtic classes, this class is for you! Learn how
to make corners with bias tape, create intersections in Celtic
designs and find out all about inset patches. Learn a precise
method for making your own fusible bias tape with your choice
of fabric, a craft or mini iron, fusible web and a fusible
bias tape maker. This class also shows how to do invisible
machine appliqué, which will give your project a hand
appliqued look done in less time than real hand applique.
For the intermediate quilter with optional suggestions for
the advanced. More
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Machine Quilting
- Master the Basics by Nadine Ruggles - (November 8th)
- Take the first steps in machine quilting with this comprehensive
beginning class. Class is presented in exercise format, and
introduces students to machine guided and free motion quilting,
including continuous line designs, grids, stippling and meandering,
echo quilting and other background patterns. A discussion
of tools, materials, marking tools and basting techniques
is also presented. More
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Nine Patch Kameleon
by Eldrid Røyset Førde - In this class you will
learn the Kameleon Quilt® technique of sewing three dimensional
curved triangles in between the blocks, and between blocks
and borders. The inset curved triangles which can be flipped
over and buttoned down to either side, will make for a versatile
design with lots of possible looks, - you can practically
have a new look to the quilt every day. More
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Pillowcases
by Sue Beevers - (November 8th) - This class has been designed
for quilting students of all levels who are interested in
a "mini workshop". Two lessons will be presented,
each exploring a different way to create a pillowcase. More
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Quilted Portraits
by Therese May - Make a wonderful fantasy portrait quilt!!
Start with a very simple drawing of a face (like kindergarten!!!)
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Somerset Patchwork
by Eldrid Røyset Førde - Somerset patchwork
is made by folding fabric squares or rectangles and sewing
them on to a foundation fabric. More
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| Splatters, Splashes,
and Splotches by Sue Beevers - (September 13th) - Sign
up now! - This is a class for students who are interested
in exploring the myriad of painted fabrics that are possible
to make using splattering, splashing, and splotching techniques.
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| Your First Quilt
by Maria Hrabovsky (October 18th) - Sign
up now! - If you have never made a quilt, this class is
for you. It will take you step by step from the tools and fabrics
you will need right through to a finished, labelled, machine-quilted,
small quilt. Students will choose the size of quilt they wish
to make: doll quilt, wall hanging, crib quilt, baby quilt, or
child size. Each students quilt will be different from
the others. The only prerequisite for this class is knowing
how to use your sewing machine. More
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