101-201 Hibiscus
Melinda Bula
$140
All Levels
Size 28” x 28”

Look through the eyes of an artist as you create a beautiful Fusible Flower quilt. You will learn the steps of developing a flower art quilt; how color and values work to make a flower look real, how to use the fusible web, and how to lay out your design. Melinda encourages creativity, while assisting those who may feel timid about color and design. All skill levels can master these flowers and make them their own. Next, Melinda will demo her “Renegade Thread Play,” which is a simple method of free-motion quilting (don’t get nervous, she’ll break it down into simple steps). This technique adds detail and highlights to your flower quilt.
Lab Fee: $15
(No sewing machine necessary)

102 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 making a reference panel and learn to audition threads doing thread play on provided floral panels. Extensive handouts provided on a CD.
Lab Fee: $10

103 Colorful Leaves
Laura Wasilowski
$70
All Levels
Size 20” x 20”

You’ll create your own leaf design the easy way–with fused fabrics. Learn a quick pattern transfer method and the basic principles of designing artwork (like repetition, variety, and contrast). Your kit includes all the fabric colors and values needed to make 4 small leaves for this design tutorial as well as a sampler of embroidery thread for stitching detail, texture, and pattern on the surface.
Lab Fee: $25
(No sewing machine necessary)

104-204 Carve Original Stamps -
Print Original Cloth
Rayna Gillman
$140
All Levels
Technique Class – Samples Only

Limited by commercial stamps? Expand your options! You can make simple and sophisticated prints with hand-carved stamps that reflect your design sense and personality. Using easy-to-cut blocks, lino cutting tools and water-based paints, we will explore different methods of inking the block, printing dry vs. wet, random or repeat patterns, and various design possibilities. Book Recommended: Create
Your Own Hand-Printed Cloth – $27.95

105-205 Flower Play - Wool Embellishment
Sue Spargo
$140
All Levels
16” x 25” +

Fun hands on embellishment class studying numerous ways to create flowers, which Sue uses on many of her quilts. You will arrive in class with your large flowers already appliquéd then spend the time in class layering and embellishing a one of a kind piece. Learn many techniques including working with velvet, embroidery, beading, ribbon play and dimensional art, using different stitches and hand dyed threads. A kit will be mailed to you ahead of time so come prepared to be creative. The kit will include all fabric, some embellishment threads and a journal.
+ Kit Required: $50
Book Required: Creative Stitching - $32.95
(No sewing machine necessary.)

106-206 Line Dancing
Rosalie Dace
$140
Intermediate
Size Varies (approximately 36” x 36”) *

Line is one of the most vital elements of design. This class offers you the opportunity to have fun with line and make it work for your quilts, by adding movement, texture and vitality in smooth, graceful, sharp, crisp or fuzzy lines. Learn to explore what sensitive, subtle or bold lines can do for your compositions. In this hands-on class, discover the secrets of embroidery, trapunto, piping, couching and quilting by hand or machine to give your quilts that extra zing. Students will make several small studies or one large wall quilt using line in many sensitive and exciting ways. Slides and class examples will see you “line dancing” forever!

107-207 Owl Moon Thread Painting
Barbara Shapel
$140
Intermediate – Advanced
18” x 25” *

This class is intended for the quilter who is comfortable with their stitching but would like to take it to the next level. Topics to be covered include what thread to use and when, machine needles, the order of quilting, outlining, and transferring images to fabric. We will also discuss how to make the piece two-sided.

108 Scrappy Mystery
Lawry Thorn
$70
Advanced Beginning – Advanced
Size 64” x 64” *

“Scrappy” to Lawry is usually more than five fabrics – so plan on using at least that many if not more in this quilt. There will be a theme fabric, background and more in this somewhat traditional quilt. There is pre-class cutting and sewing, which will give you a big head start on getting this quilt together in class. Cutting instructions will be given for either using the Omnigrid© triangle rulers (96 and 98) – or cutting triangles using the strip/square/cut again method. Whoops – a clue (there are triangles)!
Ruler Purchase Suggested:
Omnigrid© 96L & 98L - $14.00 each

109 Beginning Dyeing
Lynn Koolish
$70
All Levels
Technique Class - Samples Only

Learn everything you need to know to create your own fabulous hand-dyed fabrics or clothing, including how to mix dyes and create your own colors, basic dyeing techniques such as low-water immersion, creating gradations, dyeing multiple colors at the same time, and creating patterns and textures using thickened dye. $15 supply fee payable to instructor for dyes. Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Dyeing book required, available as an electronic download from www.lynnkoolish.com Lab Fee: $15
Book Required: Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Dyeing
$17.95 (or eBook $9.99 from CTpub.com)
(No previous dyeing experience required)

110 Polka Box
Karla Alexander
$70
All Levels
58” x 73” * +

Learn to sew curves the easy way. The big blocks in this quilt piece together quickly and you’ll find a lot of variations are possible as well as layout possibilities. FABRIC TIP: Karla chose bright small to medium scale colors for the circles set in small scale white and gray background prints. Choose whatever color way you would like for the circles, then choose your background making sure you have a high contrast with the fabric for the circle.
Pattern Required: Polka Box - $10
Optional: Circle Savvy Ruler, CGRSAV1
by Creative Grids - $36

111-211 Best Friends
June Jaeger
$140
All Levels
Approximately 18” x 27”

Create a look-a-like wall quilt portrait of a special pet. Start with the drafted pattern, learning June’s “paint-by-number” technique. You will have a great time reproducing your photo with fabric and fusible web. Any bird or animal that has made a difference or impression on you can come to life in your personal wall hanging.
Lab Fee: $15
(Custom pattern from your pet photo)

112-212 Dots & Diamonds
Sally Frey
$140
All Levels
55” X 80” *

Do you love the large floral prints? How about the wonderful world of polka dots? This is the perfect two day class for you. We will do a little color exploring to achieve the wonderful look of large print quilts. With a two day class you should get your quilt designed and on to the sewing. The simple shape diamond looks difficult but once you start you will see how easy your quilt will come together.
Book Recommended: Simple Shapes,
Spectacular Quilts by Kaffe Fassett - $35

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

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

116 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

118 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

119 Black and White Can Excite
Judy Johnson
$70
Intermediate – Advanced
Size 37” x 37” (or larger) * +

What’s black and white and sure to excite? Could be this striking wall hanging composed solely of those two colors. While the quilt top appears to be a complex mixture of separate pieces, it is actually composed of units formed by strip cutting and piecing. Judy will lead you through the process and share some tips to assure your project will be successful.

122 Rainy Monday
Amy Walsh
$70
Intermediate
80” x 80” *

A twist on the traditional 16-patch! Amy used a number of different teal and blue prints for the strata-based Rainy Monday quilt, made with 2 1/2” strips. If you are opting to use two colors that are close together on the color wheel, be sure that you include a variety of different shades so that you can create contrast within each block. Also, don’t be afraid to use prints that have contrasting colors in them—they can add interest. The original Rainy Monday has many spots of red and hot pink that look great sewn into the quilt. Bring fabrics that you love, and some that you don’t! Amy will help you sort them all out and put ‘em together!
Pattern Required: $10.50

125 Elegance Table Runner
Sue McMahan
$70
Advanced Beginning - Advanced
18” x 40” * +

Inspired by a panel in Kitty Pippen’s book Asian Elegance, this project appears complicated but is actually easy to piece using two shapes–a hexagon and a triangle. Sue will demonstrate use of several types of templates: freezer paper, template plastic and Marti Michell templates (Set G). To finish things off, Sue discusses two different options for binding.
Template Purchase Suggested:
Perfect Patchwork Templates - Set G
by Marti Michell - $26.00

126 Obi-Jelli
Alethea Ballard
$70
Advanced Beginning
63” x 76 1/2” *

Bring in those great precut strips or slice up a pile of beautiful fabrics and join Alethea Ballard in creating this gorgeous, elegant quilt. Inspired by the balanced stripes on a Japanese Obi Belt, she set out to use pre-cut 2 1/2” strips in a simple yet dynamic quilt. The balance of colors on either side of the center creates very pleasing and beautiful quilt blocks that can be made for any occasion. Use Charm squares to whip up a pretty border! Line up your quarter inch foot, chain sew the strips, and you’ll walk out with a masterpiece at the end of the day!
Pattern Required: $10.50

130 Sit N’ Stitch
Colleen Blackwood
$35
All Levels

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