Inspired by the glory of Frieda’s garden, these flower patterns provide the perfect setting for the use of detailed cutting, fusing and color combinations to create drama and whimsy together in a single piece.  Discover the newest techniques and tools for creating these raw edge beauties as you complete the colorful tulips or daffodils wall hanging.  Kit includes pattern, Frieda’s hand dyed fabrics that are all necessary to create the quilt top.  Kit consists of 1 ¼ yard total of Frieda’s hand dyed fabric.  Kit cost: $28  Kit expense extra.  Kit optional: may use other suitable fabrics of your choice.

Skill level: All

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Yes you can!!!  A guideline drawing under your fabric makes positioning features easy.  By the end of the class you will have a painted face ready for the addition of hair and clothing.  Once you learn this technique you will be able to paint your own choice of faces – family and friends.  Combine this class with the “Fantasy Fabric Sampler” workshop and you will be able to complete a Painted Face design with hair and clothing.

Skill level: All

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Students will practice needleturn appliqué using the basting method for placement of the motifs on these 6” blocks with vintage flavor.  The basting method is very portable (a take-along project) and you will love the results. You will use one of the blocks from Jo’s book Prairie Flowers for the stitching in class, one appliqué pattern will be provided.  Book purchase is optional at $20.  Book purchase extra expense.

Skill level: Beginner - Intermediate

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This workshop will focus on beautiful feathers, from drawing your own feathers to free motion quilting with ease.  First, explore the techniques Sue uses to custom design her feathers.  It is easier than you think! Next, learn to control your stitching successfully to create your own free motion feathers on the machine.  Practice will make perfect as you stitch on practice samples.  Also covered in a demo format, Sue will show her approach to marking, basting and quilting the actual quilt.  At the end of the day, feel confident to design and free motion quilt fabulous feathers!

Skill level: Advanced Beginner - Advanced

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This delightful quilt comes from Nancy’s book Fast Asleep.  Combine piecing and appliqué to create a charming quilt with an Irish chain look.  This design lends itself to many looks, depending on your choice of fabrics.  An easy cutting guide, strip-piecing, and good tips to keep your blocks organized will have you fused to your sewing machine.  Nancy will also discuss the various fusible products and threads available today, along with demonstrating her unique blanket stitch on raw-edge appliqué.  Finished size: 50” x 70.

Skill level: All

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The traditional feathered star is dear to almost every quilter’s heart.  Is it that we never tire of the complexity and comfort of half-square triangles, or is it our continuing respect of the technical challenge?  Using Karen’s “Summer Star” pattern, minimize the challenge with foundation piecing, learn to assemble the star without screaming, and adorn background areas with dazzling motifs in channel and cutwork appliqué.

Skill level: Intermediate & Up

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NOTE: Image to left representative of teacher's work, not class project.

Do you really love the look of those skinny lines and curves, but don’t know how to make them?  Now is your chance to learn.  Carol shares the secrets of piecing them, and you can make those practice blocks into a lovely wall quilt ( 41x36) full of those “sensuous lines and curves”!  You will start with simples lines that you cut improvisationally on small pieces of fabric that will turn out to be 7 ½ “blocks.  The middle section of  “sensuous lines and curves” is made by couching and becomes the centerpiece for the quilt.  All of this is done with no pinning and a minimal amount of measuring to free you up and allow you to think outside the box.  You’ll also learn how to finish your quilts with facings instead of bindings.  You’ll be thrilled with the resulting small quilt, which you can do in any 4-5 colors you like.  Check Carol’s website (www.caroltaylorquilts.com) to see how many quilts Carol has made using these same techniques in her Linear Series, and then come make your very own version.

Skill level: All

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