Class List
Classes for Thursday
4001G – Magic Pinwheel Quilt
$120.00
Eleanor Burns
Location: Ontario Gateway Hotel Salon 4
One dayThursday, January 21st 2021
From 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Kit Fee $53.95
Skill Level: All Levels
Description: Grab your black Magician's Hat! With a wave of you magic wand, Half Quarter Square Triangles are sewn into twirling Pinwheels. With this amazing method, Lattice is sewn right into the block.
Machines Provided by: Babylock
Same Class as 5001G
Kit Contents: Pattern and fabric for quilt top and binding
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4002C – Gridwork Makes it Shine
$134.00
Gina Siembieda
Location: Room 200AB
One dayThursday, January 21st 2021
From 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Kit Fee $20.00
Skill Level: Beginner - Intermediate
Description: Gridwork puts a texture on your background that really makes the quilt shine. Continuous line designs accomplish that. We will learn the continuous paths for many grid designs and try them out. You may go home with a few new favorites! This hands-on class will give you the opportunity to immediately put into practice what you learn.
Machines Provided by: Handi Quilter Capri
Note: This class is a sitdown longarm machine class. The skills learned in this class are transferable to a domestic machine.
Kit Contents: A multi-page handout and fabric sandwiches needed during class
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4003C – One and Done!
$99.00
Sue Heinz
Location: Room 201AB
One dayThursday, January 21st 2021
From 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Kit Fee $3.00
Skill Level: Intermediate
Description: Imagine taking ONE SIMPLE shape and being able to transform it into a whole quilt-full of unique, custom quilting designs that all blend effortlessly together. Let Sue Heinz show you how fun, fast and easy it can be!
Design Class
Kit Contents: A multi-page handout and a pre-lined tablet
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4004C – Quilting with Grids & Fillers
$149.00
Gina Perkes
Location: Room 103
One dayThursday, January 21st 2021
From 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Kit Fee $20.00
Skill Level: All Levels
Description: Fear grids and fills no more! Straight lines can be your best friend. Use grids for both ruler work and as a guide for perfectly spaced free-hand designs. Students will gain confidence in producing beautiful cross-hatching and unique variations using minimal tools. Learn how to use temporarily marked grids as a guide for spacing beautiful freehand designs. A variety of unique freehand filler designs will be explored and you will learn how to achieve balance and control in your work.
Machines Provided by: Handi Quilter
Note: This is a stand-up longarm class. Two students share a machine head, and time is split equally on the machine.
Kit Contents: Fabric, batting, thread, and workbook
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4005C – Resilience
$94.00
Diane Kirkhart
Location: 1st Floor Board Room
One dayThursday, January 21st 2021
From 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Kit Fee $23.00
Skill Level: All Levels
Description: If you haven’t yet tried Millefiori, here’s your opportunity to test the waters and create your own masterpiece with a little help from Diane. Using EPP, we will create a 36” square wall hanging quilt, learning fussy cutting using acrylic templates to create the look of new fabric designs. With this class you may decide you want to jump in and make the entire La Passacaglia quilt. If so, you will be well on your way. This is a handwork class, but Diane will be happy to talk you through using a machine for this project as well.
Handwork Class
Kit Contents: 5 Piece Acrylic Template set with 3/8" seam allowance and paper templates to complete this wall hanging.
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4006C – Strip Pieced Sunflowers Class
$94.00
Robin Long
Location: Room 203AB
One dayThursday, January 21st 2021
From 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Kit Fee $49.95
Skill Level: Intermediate
Description: Create your very own stunning sunflower garden using Robin Ruth Design’s innovative STRIP-PIECING method and rulers for making this variation on the mariner’s compass block. We’ll spend the day creating Fat Robin Sunflowers for your own fabulous garden. Students will learn this raw edge appliqué method for finishing their blocks and I will also give ideas for shaping these flowers into other shapes and embellishing these gardens with other appliqué shapes (including bias stems and shaped leaves).
Machines Provided by: Pfaff
Kit Contents: Fat Robin 16-Point Book and Ruler Combo
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4007G – Wild Waves
$99.00
Nancy Mahoney
Location: Ontario Gateway Salon 3
One dayThursday, January 21st 2021
From 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Kit Fee $10.00
Skill Level: Beginner - Intermediate
Description: Create a dynamic design with this off-center Pineapple block, while learning an easier, quicker, and less-waste method of paper-foundation piecing. All aspects of paper piecing will be covered, including how to correctly position the right fabric piece. With Nancy's helpful in-class directions, you can relax and have fun in this information packed class. This is the perfect class for mastering foundation paper piecing!
Machines Provided by: Juki
Kit Contents: Handouts and Foundation Patterns
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4008C – Finding Your Creative Voice
$99.00
Kathy McNeil
Location: Room 202AB
One dayThursday, January 21st 2021
From 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Skill Level: All Levels
Description: Let me help you find your unique Visual Voice. This interactive morning lecture will help you dramatize movement, depth, color combinations, emotion and balance to your Quilts.. Learning the language of design will help make the most of your contemporary or traditional quilts. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder - so there are NO right and wrongs, only a clearer understanding of what appeals to us. We look at a wide range of diverse quilts by other artists and myself and discuss together what appeals to you and why that is. In the afternoon we will work in groups to brain storm ideas for projects students bring that they want feedback on.
Design Class
Kit Contents: None
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4010N – Learn to Look Beyond the Lines on a Stencil That is!
$134.00
Jodi Robinson
Location: Room 1
One dayThursday, January 21st 2021
From 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Kit Fee $20.00
Skill Level: Beginner - Intermediate
Description: Description: In this new stencil class, I will teach you how to look beyond the lines on a stencil to see points, areas, and sections that can be used to create extraordinary new designs. I will show you how to create multiple designs from a single stencil; for backgrounds, blocks, and borders. If you have taken my Stencil Magic Class, this class takes things a step farther. We will play with combining stencils, as well as layering multiple stencils for endless design possibilities. You will never look at stencils the same way again!
Machines Provided by: Innova
Note: This is a stand-up longarm class. One Student per machine head.
Kit Contents: All Supplies needed to complete class sample
Same Class as 6010N
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4011N – Tilework
$134.00
Jodi Robinson
Location: Room 1
One dayThursday, January 21st 2021
From 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Kit Fee $20.00
Skill Level: Beginner - Intermediate
Description: Let me show you a fun way to create unique designs that are so versatile you can use them as background fills, in borders and blocks, and as feature designs in large areas of negative space. By marking a basic “Tilework” layout (think: straight grid, circular grid, triangles, mosaic, and more), then filling in areas with multiple freehand designs, you will create designs that are unique to you! You will see how endless the options are when you discover how many creative options you have. You can choose to have “grout” lines between your tiles if you like (or not), and then decide if you will quilt them, leave them un-quilted, or fill them with a design. All of these creative options allow you to determine the textural effects your design will provide.
Machines Provided by: Innova
Note: This is a stand-up longarm class.One student per machine head.
Kit Contents: All material needed to complete class sample
Same Class as 1010N
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4012C – New York Beauty
$94.00
Nancy Roelfsema
Location: Room 106
One dayThursday, January 21st 2021
From 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Kit Fee $7.00
Skill Level: Beginner - Intermediate
Description: New York Beauty quilts are an old design that has modern appeal. The block looks difficult but it isn't. Learn a unique method for paper piecing perfect points and curves - block will come out right every time.
Machines Provided by: Viking
Kit Contents: the paper piecing paper for 4 blocks, the freezer paper templates and the original pattern so the students can make more blocks after class if they wish.
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4013C – Gorgeous Gridded Quilting Designs
$134.00
Cindy Seitz-Krug
Location: Room 200C
One dayThursday, January 21st 2021
From 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Kit Fee $30.00
Skill Level: All Levels
Description: Everybody loves the classic look of grid-based quilting designs. In this one-day class, you will learn 10+ different gridded quilting designs that you will incorporate into a small quilted wallhanging. All designs will be based on a ½” or 1” grid. These designs can be used by any and all quilters, whether you’re a domestic machine quilter, a longarm quilter, or a hand quilter. You’ll be amazed at the beautiful designs you’ll master!
Machines Provided by: BERNINAQ20/700. This classroom features half Bernina Q20 and half BERNINA Domestic Machines. Students will split their time on both machines.
Note: The Skills Learned in this class are transferrable to a standard home domestic machine.
Kit Contents: 1 Fat Quarter Ultra Sateen for quilt top 1 Fat quarter Ultra Sateen for quilt backing 1 Fat Quarter of wool batting 2 Spool 100wt. silk thread 1 70/10 quilting needle 1 Blue wash-away marking pen 1 Diagram of stitches
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4014G – Compass Points
$99.00
Tammy Silvers
Location: Ontario Gateway Salon 1
One dayThursday, January 21st 2021
From 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Kit Fee $125.00
Skill Level: Beginner - Intermediate
Description: Are you ready to have some fun? AND create awesome Mariner’s Compass style blocks using an easy technique that marries improv piecing and traditional blocks for amazing results?! Compass Points using a fun “guided improv” technique to create lovely, long sharply pointed stars, or compass blocks, with no paper piecing or templates required. All you need to do is relax and enjoy the slightly “wonky” compass stars as you work on your project!
Machines Provided by: Brother
Kit Contents: Pattern plus a selection of Island Batik fabrics for the quilt top.
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4015C – The 1:10 Quilt
$94.00
Annie Smith
Location: Room 204
One dayThursday, January 21st 2021
From 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Kit Fee $16.00
Skill Level: All Levels
Description: Compose an eye-popping quilt, The 1:10 Quilt, using a single block pattern and ten fat-quarters! The block used for this exercise is a magical block that changes design based on where you place your fabrics. Each block is totally unique and canʼt be repeated! As a part of the quilt making experience, you also learn precision piecing for accurate seams and perfect points, using one little essential notion.
Machines Provided by: BERNINA
Kit Contents: Pattern for quilt
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4062C – Introduction to Folk Art Embroidery
$49.00
Catherine Redford
Location: 1st Floor Board Room
One dayThursday, January 21st 2021
From 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Kit Fee $25.00
Skill Level: All Levels
Description: Start by learning or being reminded of some basic embroidery stitches on a specially designed pre-printed sampler. Then learn some novel embellishment techniques that add to the fun. Learn how Catherine transfers her own designs onto dark-colored backgrounds. Enjoy the relaxed tempo and reconnect with hand work!
Handwork Class
Kit Contents: Prepainted fabric sampler panel, threads, embellishments, needles, stitch sheet
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4064G – Seths Dinosaurs - An Applique Project
$49.00
Connie Spurlock
Location: Ontario Gateway Hotel Salon 4
One dayThursday, January 21st 2021
From 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Kit Fee $45.00
Skill Level: All Levels
Description: This delightful class is a great opportunity to make a fun kids dinosaur quilt while you learn the basics of fusible applique using an applique sheet. You will learn how to choose fusible, how to enlarge and reduce patterns and how to finish the raw edges. This 42" x 52"project has colorful batiks for the dinosaur appliques and a total of 15 blocks with sashing and borders.
Machines Provided by: Babylock
Kit Contents: The kit will include the pattern, all fabrics for the quilt top, including batiks for the dinosaurs, batting and fusible
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4065C – Not Your Grandmothers Lace
$49.00
Joyce Teng
Location: Room 100A
One dayThursday, January 21st 2021
From 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Kit Fee $30.00
Skill Level: All Levels
Description:Lace motifs, trims and fabric take on new life when colored with vibrant Tsukeniko fabric inks and Fabrico markers. Whether your lace is vintage or newly purchased, its colorful focus will add dimension to your quilts, embellish your clothing creations and enhance your mixed media art pieces. Combine your lace with stencils, daubers and sprays to create stunning backgrounds, or even use the lace itself as a stencil! With Joyce’s innovative techniques and imaginative applications, you will always learn something new in her classes!
Handwork Class
Kit Contents: Tidy Tray, Small Dauber, Aqua Brush Pen, Squeegee, set of Droppers, Spray Bottle, Stencil, API ink, set of assorted Fabrics
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4066C – Commercial Notions for the Home Studio
$30.00
Joe Vecchiarelli
Location: Room 104B
One dayThursday, January 21st 2021
From 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Description: Learn about the specialty tools and notions used in the fashion industry for all types of pattern work, and how to use them for better, faster and more accurate results. These are the same tools found in the toolboxes of fashion professionals in NYC and Hollywood – they help you to move swiftly, accurately and surely through all your pattern work. Whether you’re creating a new design from scratch, adjusting an existing pattern’s fit, re-styling, re-shaping or re-designing a great-fitting pattern, using the proper tools allows you to enjoy what you’re doing, not worry about how to go about doing it. Includes the what, why, where, when and how for a collection of important fashion rulers, marking tools and more – an essential class for those who design or sew fashion.
Lecture Class
4067C – Landscapes Elements and Concepts
$49.00
Beth Watts
Location: Ontario Gateway Salon 1
One dayThursday, January 21st 2021
From 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Kit Fee $50.00
Skill Level: All Levels
Description: Learn Tips and tricks to re-create your favorite landscape picture. Learn how to create and customize a use able quilt pattern. Create and learn using wash away and tear away stabilizer, Fabric Magic, Fibers, Embellishments and Fusibles. You do not have to be “Artistic” to create amazing – Art Quilts. This is the first step in unlocking your endless creativity! Handouts will coordinate with each technique so you can create a binder of all your examples to reference when you start a larger project.
Machines Provided by: Brother
Kit Contents: Handouts on different techniques and materials needed to complete each sample. Fabric, wash away and tear away stabilizer, fabric magic, embellishments, toole,fusibles
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4701C – PhotoReal Fiber Art
$400.00
Melissa Sobotka
Location: Room 105
Four DaysThursday, January 21st 2021
From 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Kit Fee $10.00
Skill Level: Intermediate
Description: Photorealism is a genre of art that encompasses painting and drawing in which an artist studies a photograph and attempts to reproduce the image as realistically as possible in another medium. In this 4 day workshop, you will be reproducing the still life, "Rembrandt’s Repast" using Melissa award winning techniques for transforming a photograph into a masterpiece of Fiber Art. You will learn to see as an artist does, select appropriate fabrics, build a pictorial quilt from an image using a raw edge applique method. You will then learn to enhance your work by adding depth, dimension and detail with inks.
Design Class
Kit Contents: Four Tiled 11”x 17” color prints for pattern
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