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. 

Starting April 2nd and 9th, 10-1:00 p.m. Eastern

Continuing May 7th and 14th, June 4th and 18th

Jen Kingwell is an amazing quilter from Australia that writes amazing patterns. When this pattern turned up, I grabbed it and said, "We've got to try that!" So here is a photo of the pattern with lots of smaller quilt blocks, some of them applique, some of them quilted. 

If you're interested in trying this with me, I'm opening the class in April, May and June. Let's rev up our love for cool bags and play with this sack. Then we'll all be set for delivering our gifts over Christmas. Or perhaps it could be a bag for packing beach towels or loading up for in-person quilt retreats.

'Sacks' are awesome any time of the year. Join me by clicking here.

Wednesday, April 8th, 10-1:00 p.m. Eastern time

Carol Thelen is amazing. She is a member of our Learning and Support page. Her educational training was in engineering, and in retirement she reinvented herself by creating Quiltnotes.com. 

In October, Carol taught us how to use Accuquilt, EQ8 and Quiltnotes in conjunction with one another. Her explanation is easy to understand, and opens the door to a whole new way of figuring yardage for pieced quilts. At the same time, we learn how to apply borders to quilts, make quilt layouts simple, and even design quilt blocks. 

This is a class you do not want to miss. To register for class, click here. Save your space because we close this class at 50 students.

Learn the difference between applique and embroidery. Look at how one can enhance the other, and how they can work together or separately. 

Applique can be done without an embroidery machine: by hand or with decorative or straight stitches. A must have for doing embroidery at home is an embroidery machine with hoops big enough to handle your designs.

This is a lecture/demo class. So, come with your questions and watch what can be done. I will do a live demonstration after the initial presentation. You will be amazed at how easy Accuquilt has made the applique/embroidery process. It blows me away. 

Class this time is a back-to-back Friday/Saturday class. That way we can do applique one day and embroidery the next. This time around we will focus on spring projects.  Register here if you would like to play. 

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. 

Tuesday, May 5th and 19th, 2-5:00 p.m. Eastern time.

This delightful pattern is fun to play with. What's most fun is realizing that the entire quilt is created from 2 1/2" strips. 

Also, this pattern gives us data for a Baby quilt, Throw, Twin, Queen and King sizes. It's not difficult. Daniela Stout has done a fine job creating this pattern, making it easy to understand in any size. 

I have made the Top Down quilt many times and with great success. Each time I make it, I think it would be an awesome pattern for a class. So, grab your fabrics, scrappy or not, and come play with me. 

If we set the class up with an empty week in the middle, that gives us time to work on our quilt project. This doesn't have to be stressful. Take your time. We will meet on alternating Tuesdays and complete our quilt. There's nothing better than a completed quilt. Register by clicking here.

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