Thursday, October 10th
9am to 11am
Heavy Metal Quilting
With the look and feel of rod iron fencing Heavy Metal gets its name. Don’t be fooled by the name, these designs are made using soft curves and spirals. You will learn how to quilt the border treatment that started it all with a little bit of marking to divide up the space and turn the corners with ease. Kim will explain the process of creating unique custom designs for many traditional and modern quilts. Supply List: Pen and paper for notes, still camera's welcomed.
$5 handout fee to be collected in class.
With the look and feel of rod iron fencing Heavy Metal gets its name. Don’t be fooled by the name, these designs are made using soft curves and spirals. You will learn how to quilt the border treatment that started it all with a little bit of marking to divide up the space and turn the corners with ease. Kim will explain the process of creating unique custom designs for many traditional and modern quilts. Supply List: Pen and paper for notes, still camera's welcomed.
$5 handout fee to be collected in class.
Thursday, October 10th
1pm to 3pm
Angle Wings, Fish Hooks and More (New class!!!)
What do these two things
have in common? They are both feather
designs! Learn these unique feathers for
elegant and whimsical designs. Kim will show you many different feather designs
from frilly and feminine to masculine. Once you have the basics of constructing
these feathers we will explore using them in borders, blocks and setting
triangles. Kim will show you how to use
stencils, templates and rulers for the foundation to quilting these designs
into your quilts. Someone will go home
with the class sample. Supply List: Pen and paper for notes, still camera's welcomed.
$5 handout fee to be collected in class.
Friday, October 11th
9am to 11am
Starting
With a Swirl-Freehand designs for edge to edge quilting
This is the updated
version of Kim’s popular beginner class with many new designs for edge to edge
quilting that can also be used for background fills. Do you like the look of edge to edge quilting
but don’t like following a line? Let Kim show you how to freehand quilt fast,
fun & fabulous designs all starting with a swirl. Starting with how to piece
a stripy quilt on the longarm, we will learn several different styles of Swirls
to Start with. Add a few simple shapes
for fast freehand quilting; add a few more fun elements to create fabulous
designs to cover your quilt tops. Supply List: Pen and paper for notes, still camera's welcomed.
$5 handout fee to be collected in class.
Friday, October 11th
1pm to 3pm
| That Loopy Thang: Quick custom designs for samplers and other quilts
that stump your imagination.
Bring your
sketch books and follow along as Kim uses loops, swirls and continuous curves
to design custom treatments for sampler blocks. You may boost your profit
margin with this technique to quickly get those samplers done. Students are
encouraged to bring unquilted tops for group discussion on design
possibilities. This class if for all skill levels, but geared for beginners to
intermediate. Supply List: Pen for drawing and notes.
Optional: 4 to 5 different colored pens or pencils.
$5 handout fee to be collected in class.   |
