402 Open Thread Bar
Cindy Needham
$70
All Levels
Samples Only *

This is a one-of-a-kind workshop where Cindy will be your “Bartender” for the day at the Open Thread Bar! This is a great class for all levels of quilters…even the beginner! She will teach you the tricks of using all different types of threads in your machine, how to change your tensions, needles, thread delivery, bobbin work, and so much more. There will be ten cases of thread at your disposal while you spend the day using these threads to make a reference panel, and learn to audition threads doing thread play on provided floral panels. Extensive handouts provided on a CD. Lab Fee: $10

403 Fowl Play:
Birds with No Egrets
Laura Wasilowski
$70
All Levels
Size 18” x 18”

Like a bird in flight, this class will lift your spirits and make you sing! You’ll create fun little birds dancing, nesting, and wading knee deep in personality. Our colorful fowl (indigenous only to the campus of the Chicago School of Fusing) are created with fused fabrics and hand embroidery. Your kit includes all the patterns, pre-fused hand-dyed fabrics, and threads you’ll need for your little bird quilt top. Lab Fee: $30
(No sewing machine necessary)

404-504 Deconstructing the Screen
Rayna Gillman
$140
Some experience with dyes –
No screening experience necessary
Technique Class – Samples Only

Working spontaneously, explore deconstructed screenprinting with textured resists. This exciting and unpredictable way to print lets you create as you go, transferring your own marks from screen to cloth.
Book Recommended: Create Your Own
Hand-Printed Cloth - $27.95

407-507 Nuts & Bolts of
Machine Quilting
Barbara Shapel & Rob Appell
$140
All Levels
Sample Size 35” x 35” *

This two-day workshop will be a presentation of technical information about how the sewing machine is designed to work, led by “Quilting Mad Man” Rob Appell. Rob has a background in sewing machine repair, so he offers a lot of information to help students understand their own equipment, and all the little gadgets that are available, so they can improve their machine quilting skills. This lecture will also address body mechanics, physical techniques, and practice drills for quick improvement. Barbara Shapel will then present information about the different types of thread currently available, and sewing machine needles. She will also introduce at least a dozen different machine quilting stitches that she uses in her fiber art pieces.

410 The Square Within
Karla Alexander
$70
All Levels
52” x 73” Block Size: 10 1/2” x 10 1/2” * +

The Square Within is a unique and fun quilt to make. Each block can be identical or very different from one to the next and it’s a snap to adjust its size. Karla chose a mix of medium to large-scale contrasting prints. If you feel inspired to add an extra print or two – bring them along! You’ll design your blocks as you go and will leave with a head full of ideas, possibilities and techniques that you will use over and over again. Change the color way if you please, just make sure that you have an equal balance of contrasting or dark and light prints.
Book Suggested: Color Shuffle! - $26.99

412 Cherry Limeade
Sally Frey
$70
All Levels
51” X 51” *

Sally is back at it! She has designed another favorite tablecloth. This has become such a popular class. The fabric says it all! Choose a fun border fabric and you will be on your way. There is always some pre-cutting for this fun, easy class. Sally’s classes are full of tips and tricks with new methods to make a cute tablecloth for your home.

413-513 Curves and More…
Hilde Morin
$140
Advanced Beginner
(simple piecing & basic quilting experience helpful)
20” x 20” *

Learn the art of piecing free form curves without pinning, marking or clipping. Add interest by incorporating multi-directional and 3 dimensional elements. Create your own lace and learn to insert it into your quilt. Embellish your work with yarns and threads of different weights. Finish off your piece using a clean and elegant facing technique. You will piece, quilt, embellish and face your quilt in class. Size of the finished work is approximately 20” x 20”.
Lab Fee: $3

415 Fractured
Kathy Doughty
$70
Intermediate
Size 84” x 94” *

Understanding Contrast Workshop: Working contrast into our quilts immediately adds interest. Fractured uses one unit to make an exciting quilt, while discovering the ins and outs of making fabric work. This is a great stash activator project!
Book Required: Making
Quilts...the Promise of Joy - (Price TBD)

416 Chopsticks
Julie Herman
$70
Advanced Beginner–Intermediate
35” x 48” * +

Large and small triangles weave a festive Asian flair with this criss-cross of another kind. The pattern includes 4 size options, you can choose the size you would like to make.
Pattern Required: $10.50
Specialty Ruler: 12” Creative Grids® 60° Triangle Ruler #CGRT12560 - $26

417 Modern Blocks
Alissa Haight Carlton
$70
Beginning
Three 12” Blocks * +

Learn three graphic and bold blocks from Alissa’s Modern Block of the Month series. Includes discussion of use of negative space, modern block layouts, bold color choices and using solids to create a pattern.

418 Honey Quilt
Elizabeth Hartman
$70
Intermediate
46” x 63” * +

In this quilt design from Modern Patchwork, pyramids become hexagons and hexagons grow into a beautiful honeycomb of bold print and bright solid fabrics. This is a good skill-building project for a quilter who has mastered the basics and wants to take on a new challenge.
Book Required: Modern Patchwork - $24.95

419 Ribbons & Waves
Good Neighbors Make
Judy Johnson
$70
Intermediate – Advanced *
Sample is 34” x 52”

Colors which “neighbor” each another around one half of the color wheel are the basis for the color/fabric palette of this quilted wall art project, composed entirely of “ribbon and wave” units. Learn how to make these versatile, gently curved units, and begin to explore the many design options that are possible when the units are combined. Class samples range from small wall art pieces to table runners to lap quilt-sized projects. The dimensions of your finished piece will be determined by the number of units you decide to make. Experience with curved piecing is not required, however, some pre-cutting is suggested for those who want to maximize their use of class time.

420 Indian Summer
Jan Bressler
$70
Advanced Beginning – Advanced
60” x 69” * +

Here’s your chance to learn paper foundation piecing at its simplest! Judy Niemeyer’s Indian Summer is fast, fun and easy using her techniques. Precise piecing and dramatic design make this an Oscar-winner for sure. The design is based on the contrast between the dark & light values, and each block is built using the same number of dark and light pieces. Pattern Required: Indian Summer
pattern by Judy Niemeyer - $25.50

421 Ring Around the Pavers
Jackie Erickson
$70
Intermediate
Lap Size * +

Begin with a jelly-roll (or forty 2 ½” strips cut from your stash), sub-cut the strips into bricks, and divide them into two groups. Then Jackie teaches a “no-brainer” approach to shuffling and arranging the bricks into twenty easily assembled blocks. With simple sewing, students can make significant progress during class on construction of the 12” blocks to produce this quilt.

422 Club Noir
Amy Walsh
$70
Advanced Beginning
54” x 72” *

The original Club Noir quilt uses a selection of saturated, jewel-tone solids. Amy has seen this quilt made with prints and solids, contrasting size prints and black and white—all of these quilts were amazing, and amazingly different! These blocks are very straightforward and go together somewhat quickly. This may be a good quilt for a favorite collection you’ve been trying to use! We’ll be discussing cutting, piecing and finishing tips in class.
Book Required: Colorful Quilts for Fabric
Lovers - $21.95

423 Contemporary Totes
Tonye Phillips
$70
Levels
24” x 32”

Contemporary Totes is a small study in choosing unique, modern fabrics and colors. By looking at line and color in certain commercially printed fabrics you can design a quilt that will present unusual interest and draw the viewer in. Tonye will share her simplified needle-turn appliqué techniques and her love of simple shapes and playful fabric choices.
Pattern Required: $9.50 Book Suggested: Hand Appliquéd Quilts–Whimsical Designs & Simple Techniques - $16.95
(No sewing machine necessary)

425-525 Two + 2
Colleen Blackwood
$140
Advanced Beginning
78” x 78” * +

Create a scrumptious quilt using two Bali Pops* and two yards of fabric! No worries about fabric selection and pre-cutting, it is already done for you! This dynamic quilt features a lone star in the center with set-in corners and borders made from simple blocks that will give you some great experience with selecting where to use colors and value for the most impact.

426-526 (am) & 427-527 (pm)
Zippidy Doo Da!**
Alethea Ballard
$70
All Levels (8 years & older)
40” x 50” *

Does your child really want to be a part of the Quilter’s Affair classes this year? We are delighted to offer a fun class for our younger sewists with experienced teacher Alethea Ballard! Using simple, traditional, string-piecing techniques, even a beginner can make a great quilt - and no rotary cutting involved! Scheduled in two-three hour sessions over two days, the students will work on a creative, stripey quilt top. This involves sewing a variety of strips to a foundation, either straight or on the bias. Each child will make great quilt squares in an improvisational style. Students who work efficiently can complete the quilt center and maybe even add the borders!  Finished quilt size will be approximately 40” x 50”.

**Parents: Please arrive early and help your child get the sewing machine set up and plugged in. Class will begin promptly at 8:30 am or 12:30 pm and parents will be excused at that time. The class will be held for two different age groups 8–12 years old in the morning sessions (426-526) and 13 years–Adult in the afternoon session (427-527). Students will need to be able to thread the bobbin and the sewing machine without help.

430 Sit N’ Stitch
Sue McMahan
$35
All Levels

We will have a room open where you can sit and stitch on any project you like. Sue, one of our resident experts, will be on hand to answer your questions.