Starts Monday, May 11 and 25, 10-1:00 p.m. Eastern time.

My fun-loving and very artistic sister lives in Brownsburg, Indiana and free motion quilts. In fact, she is a professional free motion quilter who thoroughly understands the need to begin a free motion journey with good solid basics. Best of all, she teaches how to free motion on the domestic machine.

She teaches us online. We are inspired. We can listen and learn and practice during class. It means working with our respective machine to find out what it can do. It is starting with straight lines and growing from there. 

If you have always wanted to tackle free motion quilting and haven't know where or how to do that, then join this class. While Donna's orientation is with Bernina machines, there is so much information here that can be translated to your unique machine. 

Class prerequisite: Basic Free Motion 101

Starts Wednesday May 6 and 20th, 10-1:00 p.m. Eastern time.

Donna is excited to take her free motion quilters into steps beyond their first classes. Now the fun really begins. The horizons expand as free motion techniques build on all that was learned from practicing daily. Just wait until you see what you can do. 

I'm not revealing any secrets here. Donna and her dog 'Stitch' will guide you through all the next steps, and beyond. Learn to quilt your quilts artistically because you can. With Donna's expertise moving you forward, you'll be ready to spread your wings and fly!  Just imagine the beautiful quilting in your future. You will create masterpieces.

Proficient free motion does come with dedication and heart. You will benefit from setting aside 30-60 minutes of independent practice stitching at least four days out of each week. There will be lesson days and sewing days. It's a perfect mix for learning the best in this skill.  

Often we purchase an Accuquilt bundle. That sets us up with all the basics for entering the Accuquilt landscape. However, when there is a Qube as part of the bundle, we may never take the cellophane off that Qube. It will sit on the shelf forever unless we make an effort to learn what the Qube is about. 

This class is a hands-on introduction to the Qube. Learn about marking your Qube, and cutting with the shapes. Learn about sewing the shapes into a simple quilt block and a more complicated quilt block. Then you will be all set for any Accuquilt adventure on the horizon. 

Ahead of time, send me your questions so everything gets answered. I will do demos. You will practice. I will show you the process for sewing a quilt block. Those beautiful blocks you see in beautiful quilts will become reality for you because I will teach you how to make your dreams come true. 

Friday, May 1st, 11-2:00 p.m. Eastern time

For those who love paper piecing, this class is delightful and easy. For those who have never done foundation paper piecing, this class is an awesome introduction to the process. Best part: you can use your scraps for delicate tulips. You know we all have plenty of scraps.

Do join me. Perhaps make one flower. Or make several. Add hearts from the Accuquilt applique dies. Expand your creativity and invent your own design. 

These tulips use ribbon for the stem. Novel. Cute. Simple. I provide you with the pattern to print onto foundation paper ahead of time. Purchase Carol Doan's foundation paper and the Add-a-Quarter-Plus ruler to make these tulips. You will also want a 4" strip of green ribbon for the stem. 

To register for this May 1st class, click here.

We talk about the hidden talents in quilt blocks. They give us secondary designs. We talk about hidden talents in BOB dies. They are a wonderful tool for creative quilts. Well, take the plunge. Come see what we can do with this ruler. It's fun. It's easy. It's rewarding. And it's amazing at how quickly the ruler will spark your imagination. 

This is the link to register for class. Simply click here.

You will want to purchase the ruler ahead of time. Perhaps check out Linda's Electric Quilters or the Fabric Quarter Shop on my affiliate links here.

Friday, May 8th and 15th, 10:00 - 1:00 p.m. Eastern time. 

This class runs two weeks, three hours in each class. The first class we will talk through the process of managing panel quilts. There will be helpful tips and tricks. We will discuss border options. 

In the second class, we will look at your panels and figure out options for dealing with them. That's right. We will actually take a look at a panel you have and brainstorm ideas for creating a lovely quilt. The whole class will have a chance to offer up inspirational possibilities. Just imagine. 

Perhaps you will want to select a patriotic panel for the 250th. This is an example of a Robert Kaufman panel. There are more 'out there'. See what you can find. Or dig down into your panels and pull out something special.

To register for this class click here.

This QUILT AS YOU GO CLASS reviews Pauline Rogers techniques for quilting pieced blocks on your domestic machine. Square them and learn to join them with spacer strips, sashings, and borders into a beautiful, finished quilt. After instruction, feel free to work hands-on in class.

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. When you gift a quilt, take pride in the reality that all the work is your own. If you would like to learn the process and practice these techniques, register below. QAYG will save you from expensive long arm costs and piles of UFOs. 

Click here to register.

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. 

It is possible to register for one day or two or three. Please know that the cost is slightly less if you pay for the three day package. But this payment option gives you some flexibility, month to month. 

AND IF YOU REGISTER FOR THE CHRISTMAS CLUB, you are given a discount to these mini-retreat days of sewing. 

Friday, May 29 and June 5, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Eastern time 

If you ever wanted to make a t-shirt quilt, then this is the class for you. It's amazing what you can do with tees, sweatshirts, polo shirts, pajamas, nightgowns, dance costumes, and even the merit badge sashes from scouts. 

T-shirt quilts are a canvas for your creative touch. You can do anything. Make a quilt with sashing around the tees; make a quilt that looks like a collage of different sized logos. I can show you how to do it all. 

Making a t-shirt quilt is about a 12 step process from start to finish. Each step takes time, but in the end you have a quilt that lasts a lifetime. It can be gifted with knowing you pulled someone's memories together into a living scrapbook, and they will be eternally grateful.

Register today. Click here to find the link.

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