Fabric Scrapbooking with Flat Dolls and Journaling

If you are a collector of bits and pieces, precious fabrics, buttons, sewing treasures, family remembrances, tiny dolls and toys, and are anxious to give these fancies meaning for the future, why not take a nod from scrap bookers? With heavy weight interfacing or small quilts, create a folio to wrap them in like the binding of a book. You can tell the story attached to your treasures, with color, texture, the written word and the flexibility that fiber has to offer. You can include photos transferred to fabric and anything your pointy little head can steal from technology. Most of us have been gathering “STUFF” like magpies, now we can lend it meaning, for our own pleasure and posterity. 

Skill level: All

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Add piping to curves and avoid curved piecing! This technique is wonderful for traditional curved patterns and great for contemporary designs. In class, you will learn to make perfect piping and add that piping to perfect circles for this sophisticated application of the Piping Hot Curves technique. Piping adds pizzazz! Quilting and finishing will be discussed, additional $8 pattern fee per student or $25 for Piping Hot Curves book. (32”x40”, smallest block 3.5”, border 7”)

Skill level: Confident Beginner to Advanced

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Based on Mickey’s original quilt, “Autumn Oaks Plaid”, this class will have everyone creating their own version of this wallhanging with background/wavy border guidance.  You will choose from 10 different leaf patterns to further personalize your quilt. Every quilt will look different based on wavy borders technique!  Instruction in a new and innovative use of Pellon Décor Bond for machine appliqué will be covered.

Skill level: Confident Beginner to Intermediate

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Based upon Jan’s newest book, design your own Broken Star quilt! Incorporate large scale prints, or create a Split Broken Star! Learn Y-seams or assemble with a Y-seam-free method!

Skill level: Skilled Beginner & Above

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Using a selection of provided patterns, design your own applique folk art wreath. Special help with inside curves, points, and smooth edges will be given to make needle turned applique a comfortable technique.

Skill level: All

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This adaptation of a traditional cherry wreath includes corded stem, padded fruit, a ruched butterfly, stem stitch and chain stitch embroidery.

Skill level: Intermediate

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If you like precision sewing, this class is for you! During this class you will learn relationship of various colors, fabric designs, value of measuring and precutting all pattern pieces before sewing, and the precision of paper foundation sewing.  A starter fabric kit will be provided.

Skill level: Beginner to Advanced

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