Colour for Quilters - all skill levels

Do you have difficulty combining colours or selecting fabrics for your quilting projects? With guidance you will develop a colour workbook exploring colour principles and the colour wheel using watches of fabric.
$10.00 kit fee per student.

Spiral Bargello - intermediate level

This workshop allows you to make a fantastic wall quilt using 20 different fabrics. This is my own design based on a technique developed by Chris Timmins of Australia. Any combination of fabrics in gradation colour families will work. Piecing of the strata is done at home before the workshop. Pattern included.

Cobblestones Quilt - all skill levels

All of my speed piecing and cutting methods, including cascade cutting are covered in this one day workshop. These techniques can cut up to one third off of the construction time on any quilt you make. While learning these techniques, we will make this quilt that has over 80 layout possibilities. Cutting before class is required.

Scrappy Stars Quilt - all skill levels

Let’s be honest......You’ve go a pile of scraps that multiply every time the lights go out! You can make a fantastic quilt and put a hole in that pile of scraps at the same time. Speed sewing and finishing techniques as well as discussion about borders and balance are just a few of the topics included in this one day workshop.

The Bride’s Quilt - Some experience

My original design is sure to become a family heirloom. Let me show you the fastest and most accurate methods for making these blocks. There is a lot of sewing involved in this quilt but easy enough for quilters with some experience.

60 Degree Quilts - The Argyle Quilt - all skill levels

Also known as the diamond four-patch, this quilt gives students the opportunity to learn how to use the 30 and 60 degree lines on their rulers. This quilt has many different design possibilities that will be discussed in class. A great quilt that works in any style of fabric.

60 Degree Quilts - Double Diamond - some experience

This is one of those quilts that look a great deal harder than it actually is. There are many seams but the accuracy can be attained after learning just a few tricks. Several variations of this particular design will be discussed in the workshop. Although my quilt is in the darker fabrics, you many consider using 1930’s fabrics with a cream background or perhaps colours of the sea.

You’ve Got Mail! - some experience

When I first started working with 1 1/2” squares, she didn’t realize how addictive it would become! This is one of those “selfish” workshops where the teacher wants her students to become just as addicted!! Students will be working with 1 1/2” cut squares and strips to create one of many designs presented and patterns given in this workshop. Students will be working with designs created from scrappy 9-patch Postage Stamp blocks.

There Are Strings Attached! - all skill levels

String quilts are a fun and easy way to use up scraps of fabric in a new “old fashioned” way. Several different designs to be made with string blocks by changing the size of the block and the settings will be handed out in class so students have many options to make their quilt unique. This style of quilt makes a great group project as blocks are trimmed to size after sewing. I have had the pleasure of providing this workshop to groups who have donated their finished quilts to Quilts of Valor.

Log Cabin Chevron Quilt - all skill levels

the Log Cabin Chevron quilt made in this workshop is a replica of a quilt made in the late 1800’s. the original quilt was mad with silks but we will be using a variety of reproduction cotton fabrics to get a similar look. Colour theory for antique reproduction will also be taught. If you don’t like the antique palette, feel free to make a more modern version.

Angles and Squares - all skill levels

Here’s a quilt that will definitely put a hole in that pile of scraps! There are unlimited possibilities for quilt layouts with the unit that is taught in this workshop. NO TRIANGLES ARE SEWN! They just magically appear! You won’t believe how accurate and easy this is.

Fireside Log Cabin - all skill levels

Break out those scraps! Using contrasting light and dark fabrics, students will make this beautiful scrap log cabin variation. Lessons will be taught on value and colour as it applies to scrap quilts. This is one of my favourite quilts.

Antique Spider Web - all skill levels

This is a very antique looking quilt made with many homespun plaid and striped fabrics. Unlike the antique spider web quilts that were foundation pieced, this one is strip pieced. Students will learn the best way of dealing with multiple intersections and cutting 60 degree angles with a regular ruler. A pattern for a second quilt that uses scraps from the spider web is included in the workshop (pictured to the right).

Colour Studies for Stash Quilters - all skill levels

This course is designed for quilters with some experience and a “stash” that would like to make their colour choices for their quilts unique and interesting. In this class, students will make three or more Colour Study Boards with colour palettes based on everyday objects found in the home. This method of colour selection is best suited to those students who would like to learn and experiment more with colour and who prefer to use many different fabrics in their quilts. Look at colour in a whole new way.

Quilt Marking Mysteries - all skill levels

One of my most requested classes. Choosing the right quilting design for a quilt can be one of the most difficult aspects of quiltmaking. Learn marking methods, making the designs fit, marking tools and much, much more.
Bring a quilt top for discussion in the class.
Kit Fee: $3.00 per student

Quilt Restoration, Repair and Care - all skill levels

Learn how to repair, restore, preserve and care for heirloom quilts. We will discuss several methods of restoration, whether or not to repair. How to “age” fabric for repairs etc.
A busy, informative day!