Patches and Stitches

(B+) This quilt is the ultimate scrap quilt!! For a traditional look, choose country/documentary fabrics or go bright with clear jewel tone colors-or mix it all together. This quilt is made using very basic pieced units which can be arranged in multiple ways for your own quilt design-traditional or more contempory. Several designs will be shown in class. You can use up those chunks of fabric you have been saving OR use multiple Fat Quarter or Fat Eights.

(B) Learn several basic stitches and experiment with different kinds or fibers.

(B) Come learn the basics of counted cross stitch while stitching a cute little heart! A kit will be provided – you only need to bring scissors!

(B) Come and let Lisa show you how to turn your stitched piece into an ornament that you can hang on your tree.

(B) This is the class for those who want all the tips for beautiful hand appliqué.  Learn to make points, curves, circles, leaves, and stems.

(B+) This class is designed to teach students how to sew a quick and easy bag for gifts or personal use. The bag is 12” by 11” Long and 4” deep. It can be a scappy bag using up some 2.5 X 4.5” fabrics or you can use a charm pack. You can also use a bigger square to put in the center with initial or applique or cross stitch It is a quick bag.”

(B) Learn how to make a quilted project bag to hold your cross stitch or needlepoint projects. This bag is also great for holding quilting items.

(B) Never quilted before?  Would you like to learn?  Take this class and build several basic blocks while you learn piecing techniques.  Designed for new beginners or someone wanting to brush up on their skills.

(B+) Make a quilt top in 5 hours and to be able to adjust the pattern to make it larger, Use panels instead of squares and use different size squares. You should be able to leave the class with a finished top. Lots of fun for a Christmas quilt to show off all those pretty fabrics.

(B) This quilt is a “blueprint” for designing your own scrappy quilt. This layout has enough space and block sizes to insert any block from the book into your own sampler. We’ll be making four different blocks, including Antique Tile blocks, but you can add as many others from the book that you would like to finish your layout at home. You can even add blocks that finish 3” and 6” as those sizes are included for every block in the book. We’ll also be introducing tips and techniques for working with quilting stencils and free motion quilting for your finished quilt top.