Winter Classes: Basic Skills
You
can register
by phone at (607) 266-0850 with a credit card
or in person with cash, check or credit card.
Hand Quilting with a Hoop
Linda VanNederynen
Ready, set, quilt! Linda took this class from one of the current authorities
on hand quilting, and couldn't believe how her quilting stitches improved.
Learn these same simple, wonderful techniques that will help you obtain
uniform, consistent stitches. Linda will cover fabric, batting, marking
and thimble choices. Roxanne thimbles may be purchased for this class
at a 15% discount.
Wed. Feb. 23 and March 2, 6-9 PM
$20
Intro to Machine Quilting
Cyndi Slothower
So many quilt tops, so little time! Spend an evening learning the basics
of machine quilting, both straight line and free motion. You'll be ready
to go home and finish some quilts. Machine with feed dogs that drop required.
Weds, Dec 1, 6:30-9:30 pm
$15
Beginning Quiltmaking
Cyndi Slothower
This class will give you a solid introduction to quiltmaking. We will
focus on different techniques each session (rotary cutting, squares, triangles,
stars) while making blocks for a wallhanging or small quilt. The later
sessions will cover basting, machine quilting and binding. Roll up your
sleeves and take the leap. You may never be the same! Machine required.
Mondays: Jan. 31, Feb. 7, 14, 28, March 14, 21 and 28
Choose daytime session 11-1:30 or evenings 7-9:30
$85
Care
& Feeding of your Featherweight
Sharon Stroud
In this class you will learn how to clean and oil your machine, where
to use lubricant, how to adjust the tension, how to do simple repairs
and more. This is for the old Singer Featherweights only. Machine and
book required.
Tues. Mar. 8, 10:30-1:30
$15
Rotary Cutting Basics
Linda VanNederynen
Discover how easy and efficient rotary cutting can be. Whether you
are experienced or just discovering benefits of rotary cutting, you'll
learn time saving methods as well as informative tips to get the most
out of your fabric and time.
Tues. Feb. 8, 9-noon
$15
Beginning Hand Appliqué
Sharon Stroud
Sharon's appliqué is gorgeous, her stitches truly invisible.
You'll learn how to handle sharp points, curves, corners, and stems while
making a small wall hanging. You'll learn a lot and laugh a lot with Sharon.
Tues.
March 15 and 22, 10:30 am -1:30 PM
$30
Intro to Paper Piecing
Linda VanNederynen
Do the words "sharp points," and, "exact corners,"
frighten you? Paper piecing makes it easy to achieve extreme accuracy
even when piecing the tiniest of pieces and produces the sharpest points.
You need only know how to sew a straight line. Have fun learning this
technique as you join Linda to create a sampler wallhanging. Book and
machine required.
Tues. April 12, 6-9 PM
$15
Intro to Machine Quilting
Cyndi Slothower
So many quilt tops, so little time! Spend an evening learning the
basics of machine quilting, both straight line and free motion. You'll
be ready to go home and finish some quilts. Machine with feed dogs that
drop required.
Wed. March 23, 6:30-9:30 PM
$15
Hand Quilting Without
a Hoop
Sharon Stroud
Whether you've just finished your first quilt top and are ready to
learn to quilt, or simply want to improve your quilting stitch, come learn
Sharon's unique way to quilt without sore fingers and without a hoop or
frame. Basting, marking methods, echo and grid quilting are covered as
well as the quilting stitch. Roxanne thimbles may be purchased for this
class at a 15% discount.
Tues. Jan. 18 and 25, 10:30-1:30
$30
Binding 101
Sharon Stroud
Ease yourself into the art of binding while learning to miter corners,
finish the back, and eliminate the "bump" where you start and
end. We will use straight grain binding, not bias, for this class. Hanging
sleeves are also covered. Machine required.
Tues. Feb. 15, 10:30-1:30
$15
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Saturday 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Sunday afternoon 1-4
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