Adventures in Quilting:
Virtual Online Classes
All classes are Accuquilt Friendly
Virtual Online Classes
All classes are Accuquilt Friendly
Classes are online 'quilting bee' classes in a virtual classroom.
Students must download the free Zoom app onto their laptop or I-pad to participate.
Classes are offered in cooperation with the Aurora Sewing Center in Buffalo, New York through June 30, 2025.
Starting July 1, 2025, all classes will be channeled through my new business, QuiltersB.com.
Occasionally classes are offered through the Little Shop of Stitches. Miamisburg, Ohio where Eileen is a guest instructor.
ALL CLASSES ARE EASTERN TIME.
Future Accuquilt for Beginners classes:
Tuesday, June 10th and 17th, 2-5:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 21st and 28th, 2-5:00 p.m.
Future Grids and Pattern Conversion class:
BIG NEWS: SUMMER CLASSES - JULY AND BEYOND - GO TO THE EDUCATION CALENDAR LINK OF THIS WEBSITE.
Check your time zone. Classes are taught from Buffalo, New York. Click here for a time zone converter.
Accuquilt for Beginners Class is on Zoom, Tuesday, June 10th and 17th, 2-5:00 p.m. Eastern time (check your time zone). This class is sponsored by the Little Shop of Stitches in Miamisburg, Ohio.
Build your confidence for using the Accuquilt Cutting system. Understand how Accuquilt has done the math for us by building Qube shapes with seam allowances.
Class is recorded, and available to download for three days. Receive a pdf of the PowerPoint as a permanent reference.
Enjoy membership on an Accuquilt for Beginners Facebook page created as an extension of the Zoom classroom. Tell your friends about these classes. There is so much to learn. Register here by clicking on this link.
Come learn the power of the Qube. Develop a mindset that enables you to look at a pattern, put down the rotary cutter, and cut accurately with the shapes in your Qube.
Learn to translate your patterns on Thursday, June 12th, 6:00-9:00 p.m. Eastern time. (Check your time zone.) Would love to see you in class. It's a game-changer.
Class is recorded and downloadable. Also, you receive a PowerPoint pdf that gives you a permanent reference of topics covered, and you will be invited into a Pattern Conversion Facebook page that is an extension of our Zoom classroom. Continue to practice and learn. It's a great resource for converting patterns.
Register here: Thursday, June 12th and 19th, 6-9:00 p.m.
The Mystery Build-a-Quilt Block of the Month class is a nine month virtual quilting bee. Goal of the class: To help you open your Qube and become proficient in using it.
Open to all sewing levels, instruction offers tips and tricks for creating beautiful quilt blocks and stunning quilts with the Qube.
Option to create a quilt top to be long-armed OR learn quilt-as-you-go techniques so you may quilt each block on your own machine.
Choose your own fabrics. Enjoy more than 30 quilt block patterns. Creatively design your own quilt. There is mystery in everything we do and the global camaraderie is wonderful.
Registration is now open for the October-June classes. Starts Friday, October 3rd and 17th, 2-5:00 p.m. Eastern time. Click here to register.
Thursday, July 10th and 31st, 10-1:00 p.m. Eastern time
Christmas in July is around the corner, my friends. Time try something new and celebrate the spirit of the holiday, even as it is six months away.
This is foundation paper piecing. A class list would include Carol Doan's foundation paper and an Add-a-quarter-plus ruler along with green fabric scraps and a pop of brown for the tree trunks.
Then bring your patience and discover how paper piecing really can be relaxing. Give it a try. Let's have a new kind of fun.
These trees as you can see are four different sizes and can create a wall hanging or a table runner. I've turned some into gift card holders and greeting cards.
This class, run through QuiltersB, is recorded and downloadable for five days. To register click here.
Schedule uninterrupted sewing time.
These mini retreats are offered through QuiltersB to promote the idea that we can all sew together and be motivation for each other.
July 8th, August 5th and September 9th - 9:00-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Overwhelmed quilters need uninterrupted sewing time for unfinished projects, Christmas sewing, and for catch-up on class work.
Many want company in their sewing room. Others want to know there is someone who can help them with a skill. So, join me in my sewing room. I will join you in yours. Let's help each other, and sew together on Zoom.
Schedule one day once a month for uninterrupted sewing. Write it on the calendar. Educate your family that you are dedicating that day to the sewing room. Maybe plan ahead so supper is in the freezer.
Call this a mini-retreat, a therapeutic respite, or a Christmas workshop. The spirit is the same; we are all like elves preparing for that big day when we gift a quilt to someone. Many of us just need to breathe and create.
I am offering the first three days - July, August and September - on a Tuesday from 9-4:00 p.m. If it goes well, we will try three more days - October, November and December - on a Thursday from 9-4:00 p.m. By switching the days, it gives those who can't do Tuesdays a chance to join a different day.
June 27th, July 11th and July 25th, 6-9:00 p.m. Eastern time
This is a very popular class for those who want to create this gorgeous heart quilt. It is a delightful pattern created by the Slice of Pi Quilts. The goal for this class is to give you the motivational support needed to follow this quilt construction to completion.
A requirement for the class is to purchase the pattern. It is Accuquilt friendly for those with the Accuquilt system, and is best completed with the 8" Qube, dies 1, 3 and 4. Can other Qubes be used? Of course. The size of the quilt is your choice.
For the class, a supportive Facebook page will be created so that teaching and support may extend far beyond the Zoom classroom. The page is helpful for getting feedback on fabric choices, tips and tricks for cutting and sewing, while building friendships around the globe.
Classes are scheduled every other week. This builds cutting and sewing time into building the quilt. Meanwhile, we stay in touch on our Facebook page. From previous experience, this quilt can be completed in the allotted time. We are each other's cheerleaders.
This class is sponsored by the Little Shop of Stitches in Miamisburg, Ohio.
To register for this class click here.
Make this a summer project!
Alerting anyone wanting to attend Accuquilt Club that it is on Wednesday this time, May 14th, 2-4:00 p.m. Eastern time. (Check your time zone) This Club can be a one time visit or I welcome you to attend regularly.
We talk dies, sales, tips and tricks, and then usually there is some topic we address. It is recorded and happily downloadable. There is also a PowerPoint pdf.
This is a great entry level Zoom class. After the PowerPoint we open our microphones for dialoguing about questions and answers. I demo anything that needs a real time explanation.
Bring your questions and we will answer them.
June 25th, 2-5:00 p.m. Eastern time
The June Die of the Month is the awesome Pineapple Die. It creates an amazing 10" block that when joined to fellow Pineapple blocks will produce a phenomenal quilt.
This BOB die can pull 2, 3, or 4 colors together into an easy to create unique block.
Learn how to organize the different sized pieces. Then you’re golden because it’s a delightful block to sew. Enjoy this class with me. What an awesome summer project!
Click here to register for this June 25th class. See you there.
Thursday, May 29th and June 5th, 2-5:00 p.m. Eastern time, there is a basic intro to the watercolor quilt process.
I love watercolor table runners or wall hangings especially. They are small projects that are both doable and fun.
If you're interested in making a small project, join me. We will work with a fusible grid like that worked with in the Ten Sisters class.
Look for blender fabrics that have flowers from every season. Avoid big, big flowers. It's okay for the fabrics to have backgrounds that are dark, medium or light.
Click here to register. Open the door to watercolor quilts.
2 classes: May 17th and May 24th, 2-5:00 p.m.
2 classes: May 17th and May 24th, 2-5:00 p.m.
Many are timid about the Accuquilt applique and embroidery process. So this class walks us through the basics of applique and introduces the embroidery that Accuquilt so nicely matches to their applique shapes.
This is a lecture/demo class. You don't need lots of supplies to participate. It builds your awareness of what can be done, and shows you how to do it. So, build your confidence. Come take a look at what's 'out there'. Enter the world of applique and embroidery. You'll be glad you did.
To register for this class, click here. Look forward to seeing you!
6 CLASSES: July 11 and 25, August 22 and 29, September 19 and 26, 1-4:00 p.m. Eastern time
Expand your knowledge. Learn how to join the Angles and Corners Mix and Match Companion sets to the Qube that is their parent. On Friday, July 11th and July 25th, this class will begin to enlighten you.
After becoming proficient with your Qube, you will be ready for what's next. That's when we pull out those Angles and Corners to look at them, learn tips for sewing their beautiful quilt blocks, and then become creative, often designing our own.
The possibilities are endless. Play with the shapes and literally mix them up in a variety of grids. Make your quilts look amazing and develop your own confidence.
Coming in July we will review dies taught over the winter. This is a chance to catch up with what you missed.
Monday, July 7th, 2-5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 9 and 30th, 1-4:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 27th, 2-5:00 p.m. Eastern
May's Die of the Month
May's die of the month is fun. Join me for the Morningstar Die class on Friday, May 23rd, 2-5:00 p.m. Eastern time.
The Morning Star block looks overwhelming at first. But this Block on Board (BOB) creates a beautifully intricate 12” block. In one pass through any AccuQuilt cutter, you have just what is needed for a beautiful quilt block.
Remove the cellophane from your die. Learn how to use it. Let's play and learn together. It will be piecing good fun.
Simply click here and you can register for class. See you there!
Many exclaim, “I am terrible at choosing fabrics for my quilts.” So, let’s do a class and talk about that. I'm all in. Are you?
Allow me to give you tips and tricks for selecting fabrics. Talk values, shades, tints, dark, medium and light with me. Get into a helpful mindset for choosing just what you need next time around.
Remove the stress. Playing with fabric can be fun. I'll even give resources that are helpful for choosing color combos.
Interested. Class is May 31st, 2-5:00 p.m. Click here to register.
Four classes: May 17th and 24th, June 14th and 21st, 6-9:00 p.m. Need a practice sewing class when starting out with your Accuquilt cutting system?
This class, specially designed for beginners, will guide you through starter quilt shapes, best practices for sewing them, fabric preparation and pressing tips.
This will be hands on in class sewing. Bring your scraps or chosen fabrics for creating. This may be just what you need to review your sewing skills. Create a table runner with me. Maybe something for Christmas.
Here is the link to register for this class: Click here.
A QUILT AS YOU GO CLASS is happening Friday, May 30th and June 6th, 2-5:00 p.m. Eastern time.
Take completed quilt blocks, learn how to quilt them on your domestic machine. Square them and learn to join them with borders into a beautiful, finished quilt.
Recommended supplies: Pauline Rogers Quilt as You Go Handbook, Pauline Rogers Sasher Tools set, Hobb's Heirloom cotton/polyester FUSIBLE batting, Clover double forked pins, and Roxanne's Baste-It Glue.
This QAYG approach to finishing a quilt is satisfying and methodical. Best part: the quilt is completely done by you. If you would like to participate with us, register by clicking here.
Join the Accuquilt Learning and Support Facebook page.
It is interactive. Make friends globally. Get tips and tricks. Cruise the page for positive thoughts, motivation, inspiration, and enormous amounts of enthusiasm for quilting. This upbeat Facebook page exists to motivate your quilting and give you Accuquilt confidence.
Look forward to seeing you!
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