Border Workshop   Tired of sewing long strips on your quilts and not sure what else to use?  Are you ready to put some sparkle into your  borders?  Border Crossings, our sample class, gave you a look at the theory behind border design.  In this hands-on workshop, you will go into your stash of fabrics and make some practice projects.  You can work in the round robin style or create a border sampler as shown on the Supply List page.  Carol Miller will show you more than a dozen different borders that will add the perfect finishing touch to your quilts.  Learn what works and why.  You should be comfortable with normal rotary cutting and sewing basic shapes, such as the half square triangle.  Four Lessons.  See Supply List for outline and more pictures. 
$36     [credit card only]   Class starts August 30.

Pieced Celtic Magic   Are you fascinated by the intricate knotwork in Celtic Designs but appliqué just isn't your thing?  Karen Combs felt the same way and set out to create these designs using piecing techniques instead.  Now she can teach you to design your own Celtic quilt using only two simple pieced blocks.  Lesson Two covers value, color and the optical illusion of transparency.  Lesson Three concentrates on choosing the size of your quilt and learning how to design your own cutting plan and fabric needs.  Lesson Four will take you through the construction of your original quilt and show you some quilting options.  Once you have completed your quilt, only you will know how easy it was.  This class is offered once a year.  Skill level: You need to be comfortable with rotary cutting and machine piecing. Four Lessons. See Supply List.
$36      [credit card only]   Class starts August 30.

Hand Piecing   Learn how to make templates, mark fabric, sew straight and curved seams.  Susan Purney-Mark will take you through all the steps in the hand piecing process as you complete three small projects.  Hand piecing gives you the freedom to work on your quilts anywhere, anytime.  All levels.  Three Lessons.  See Supply List for pictures of the other projects and a complete outline.  Extra week after Lesson Two.
$28         Class starts September 6.

Stack-n-Whack™ Hexagon Stars  Learn Bethany Reynolds's special techniques for creating kaleidoscope effects from a single print.  The blocks are all different and look incredibly intricate, yet no pre-planning or selective cutting is involved.  The print in your fabric does all the design work.  Class materials will cover fabric selection, preparing the fabric stack, rotary cutting 60° triangles, and fast, accurate piecing techniques.  This class is suitable for confident beginners who have had some experience with rotary cutting.  Three Lessons. See Supply List.  You can also see student pictures in the Gallery.
$28        Class starts September 6.

Starting From Scratch   Have you wanted to learn to quilt but were daunted by long supply lists?  Are you lost when the instructions tell you  to buy 2 lights, 2 mediums and 2 darks?  This class is for you!  It is a soup-to-nuts approach to quilting for the absolute beginner.  Carol Miller will teach you how to buy your tools, how to select your fabric, which patterns to use and how to size them.  The class is geared toward making your quilt top with a rotary cutter and a sewing machine, but some hand piecing instruction is included and much of the information is the same for either method.  The quilting at the end of class will be by hand.  You will learn the basic square, half square, flying geese, and quick-pieced 4-patch units.  Students will then make a medium square or a lap quilt, using the two basic blocks learned in class.  Variations will be included.  Instructions will take you through the batting, hand quilting and binding.  You CAN learn to quilt!  Six Lessons.  There will be an extra week between Lessons Four and Five, so you will have plenty of time to complete your blocks.  See Supply List for more details.
$55         Class starts September 6.

Traditional Double Wedding Ring   Have you always admired Double Wedding Ring quilts but hesitated to make one because you thought it might be too difficult?  Do you have an unfinished Double  Wedding Ring stuck in the back of a closet somewhere?  Now is the time to start one or get that orphan finished up.  Nyla Morrison admits it is not the fastest quilt to make, but if you take your time, it is not hard.  In this class, she will show you how to make a Double Wedding Ring the traditional way and also how to do a fused appliqué version that eliminates the careful piecing needed to connect the arcs to the melons and the center.  You will have the choice of using a seamless arc or a pieced arc.  Make a pillow, a wall hanging or a queen size quilt.  Four Lessons.  Extra week between Lessons Two and Three.  Confident beginner with good basic skills.  See Supply List for more pictures and class outline.
$37         Class starts September 6.

Bargello Blues   Ready to take Bargello to the next level?  Master advanced techniques in Bargello and learn to design your own Bargello quilts.  In the first two lessons, you will make Ruth Blanchet's Bargello Blues quilt, which will help you discover the techniques used in advanced Bargello and prepare the groundwork for creating your own design.  During the third lesson you will look at ways of designing a Bargello quilt, come up with your own design and prepare to sew it together in the final lesson.  We strongly recommend Ruth's Bargello Seasons as a prerequisite for this class.  Four Lessons.  Extra week after Lesson Two.  See Supply List.
$37        Class starts September 13.

Broken Star   Whether you call it Broken Star, Blazing Star or Star of Bethlehem, this is one impressive looking quilt.  The first one Nyla Morrison made was done with templates and all by hand.  Fortunately, rotary cutting and strip piecing have speeded up that process.  You can make this eye-popping design and you will be surprised how simple it is.  From a wall hanging to a king size quilt, just adjust the size of the strip you cut!  What could be easier?  If you have never worked with diamonds, this is your chance to learn the secrets of cutting accurate diamonds and then piecing them.  Four Lessons.  Adventuresome beginner.  Lessons are spaced two weeks apart to allow time for sewing.  See Supply List and Gallery for more photos.
$39         Class starts September 20.

More Patchwork Illusions   If 3-D quilts appeal to you, this class is just  what you want.  Karen Combs, author of Optical Illusions for Quilters, can take a perfectly flat surface and give it depth and shadows.  Karen will teach you her tricks so that you will be able to turn any basic geometric block into a fool-the-eye masterpiece.  If you loved her Patchwork Illusions class, this will take you to the next level.  This process class is on the intermediate skill level.  Four Lessons.  Templates required.  See Supply List.
$36        Class starts September 20.

Seminole Piecing is a patchwork method used by the Seminole people of south Florida to enhance their garments.  Daphne Greig will show you how to create eight bands of patchwork using simple rotary cutting and basic piecing techniques.  The magic comes when you cut the units apart and sew them back together.  You will be inspired by her suggestions to use the bands to trim garments and home décor items.  You will learn to make a tote bag, bolster pillow and wall quilt.  Level: Advanced beginner and up.  Three Lessons.  See Supply List for more pictures and class outline.
$27         Class starts September 27.

Make Your Own Hawaiian Quilt   Even though Hawaiian quilts look difficult, they are surprisingly easy!  In this class, Nancy Chong will show you the easy step-by-step techniques to hand sew a Hawaiian quilt, as well as how to design your very own.  You choose the size quilt you want to make, from single block to king or any size in between. Then follow the instructions to design and make your own unique Hawaiian quilt.  The techniques are written for the beginner, but even experienced quilters will learn new and exciting procedures.  If you previously took Nancy's Hawaiian Quilting 101, this class will expand your abilities so you can design any size quilt you want.  There will be an extra week between Lessons Three and Four for hand sewing.  All levels.  Five Lessons.  See Supply List for more information and pictures.
$46         Class starts September 13.

Tote That Mat   Are you tired of trying to lug that awkward cutting mat with you to classes?  Do you take smaller equipment to avoid the hassle, even though you will miss using your favourite long ruler?  Ruth Blanchet will solve those problems for you when you make this delightful tote that carries everything organized neatly in its own pocket, including your 23" x 18" mat and 24" long rulers.  This class is designed for all levels.  Instructions are provided for either beginner or advanced blocks for the large pockets.  If you are enthusiastic and want to make them all, Ruth has added a simple pillow design to use those extra blocks.  You can view student totes in the Gallery.  Three Lessons.  See Supply List.
$27         Class starts September 6.

Mermaid Lagoon Jacket   Get out all of your silk ribbons, pearls, fancy  threads, beads, batiks, and fish fetishes.  Create your own Mermaid  Lagoon Jacket!  As you create this lovely jacket, Linda Schmidt will teach you reverse machine appliqué, couching, silk ribbon embroidery, beading, fabric painting, machine embroidery on dissolving substances, and how to create small people in fabric.  Illustration shows close up of yoke.  All aboard for Mermaid Lagoon!  Four Lessons.  Intermediate level.  This class is offered once a year.  See Supply List.
$36         Class starts September 20.

Beginning Machine Embroidery   You bought a sewing machine with an embroidery module and you've never figured out how to use it, right?  Now you can.  In  this process class, you will learn how to stitch the designs that came with your machine, download designs from the internet, save them in design files, print PDF Color Charts and plan design placement using those files.  In over 25 years of teaching, Joanne Winn has learned how many different kinds of sewing and embroidery machines work.  She will be able to help you learn about your embroidery machine and how to use it with your computer.  Screen shots in this class use Windows XP.  If you use something else, you should be familiar enough with your computer to adjust.  See the Supply List.  Level: Beginner.  Three Lessons.
$27         Class starts September 13.