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Lectures/Trunk Shows
Each lecture is a “heaping” hour long, plus a trunk show of dozens of quilts.
Pieces of a Quilter's Life
What do you get when you mix a life long addiction to needle and thread, an
inability to follow directions and a love of language? In Beth's case that
landed her a career in quilting. You'll be inspired take on those goals
you've always thought were just beyond your reach. Includes a trunk show.
When Finishing is Highly Overrated
Why do we quilt? Are we really trying to cover the world (or at least all the
beds in our world) with our quilts? Or perhaps we quilt with an entirely
different goal in mind. If finishing is a lifelong goal, or a dirty word,
you will enjoy this talk. Includes a trunk show.
Workshops Hand Appliqué by Machine
Learn
how to imitate the look of fine hand appliqué with your sewing machine. My nifty-deluxe appliqué technique
will take you from novice to appliqué goddess in one class!
One Day Workshop: Introduction to all the nuts and bolts for
beautiful applique. Supply
List (In PDF format)
Two Day Workshop: In addition to learning the basic technique
we'll play with color and shapes as we design our personal garden.
In
the two
six hour days
we'll
discuss color theory, design placement, perfect circles, and the sharpest
points.Grow Your
Own (Supply
List)
Three to Four Day Workshop: All of the above, plus you
can design your own appliqué, (or use elements from mine!). We’ll cover background options,
add dimensional appliqué elements, and quilting strategies. Everything
you need to know to create your own incredible appliqué project.
For all skill levels. Supply List coming soon.
Sneaky Piecing Tricks
Everything's easier when you know the tricks, let me
show you how my favorite tricks will improve your piecing, saving time and
effort in the process. Supply
List (In PDF format)
One Day Workshop: As we complete the small wall hanging
we will learn the coolest shortcuts for the best piecing. While we're at
it, we'll
cover ergonomic rotary
cutting, mastering the ¼” seam allowance, the magic of clever pressing
techniques. Even experienced piecers will learn strategies to improve their
piecing technique. Supply
List coming soon (In PDF format)
Two Day Workshop: All of the above, plus dealing with more
complex designs, mastering value, understanding needles and threads.
For the confident beginner. Supply List coming soon.
Three to Four Day Workshop: Incorporating all of the above, plus lessons on
color and value, design basics. You will leave with a precision pieced quilt
of your own design. Supply List coming soon
Fools for Tools
You bought them, you stashed them and
still you don't know what they do. Never fear, when you see how cool they
work you'll be proud of yourself for the purchase.
One Day Workshop: While piecing the small wall hanging
we will learn ergonomic rotary cutting, mastering the ¼” seam allowance,
the magic of clever pressing techniques and discover how the right tool
for the job makes everything
easier. Even experienced piecers will learn strategies to improve their piecing
technique. Supply List (In
PDF format)
Two Day Workshop: All of the above, plus dealing with more complex designs,
mastering value, understanding needles and threads.
For the confident beginner. Supply List coming soon.
Three to Four Day Workshop: Incorporating all of the above, plus lessons on
color and value, design basics. You will leave with a precision pieced quilt
of your own design. Supply List coming soon
Machine Quilting Basics
One Day Workshop: In this workshop, we learn how to take
advantage of the speed of machine quilting without sacrificing the look of
traditional hand quilting.
From basting to binding, we'll cover the basics and more. Tons of information
on batting, fabric, needles, threads, washing and care. For all skill levels.
Supply List (In
PDF format)
Romancing the Stitch
One Day Workshop: For
theconfident beginner machine quilter who is ready for a challenge. We will
explore scads of free motion designs that
don’t require marking the
quilt, including feathered wreaths and border garlands. We will discuss specialty
threads and bobbin quilting.
Intermediate to advanced skill level. (Stubborn beginners are always welcome.)
Supply List (In
PDF format)
Machine Quilting Master Class
Two Day Workshop: Combine
Machine Quilting Basics and Totally Free Motion to go from zero to hero in
two days! Bring your summer spreads
to class and
we’ll help you design the quilting motifs! See Supply List
for "Machine Quilting Basics" and "Totally Free Motion" above.
Professional Classes
Professional or Hobby Job? Etiquette for the Quilt Shop Teacher
One Day Workshop: We'll
cover class development, contracts, newsletter blurbs, dealing with difficult
students and the shop owner/teacher
relationship. Supply List coming soon
The National Teacher
One Day Workshop: So
you want to be a national quilting teacher? We’ll discuss contracts, workshops,
ethics, standard requirements
and getting noticed. Supply List coming soon.
Self Publishing
Two Day Workshop: Learn the ins and outs of self-publishing in the
quilting industry. We'll cover industry standards, pricing, production (software
and
hardware), and marketing your product. Supply List coming
soon
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