Classes start every weekend between New Years and the end of October.  Most classes are offered twice a year, although beginner classes are offered more frequently.  Registration opens five weeks before a class starts.

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Tip:  Curious how classes relate to each other?  Can't tell which class comes first when you are exploring a new technique?  Find your answer in the Quilt U Road Map.

APPLIQUÉ

• Baltimore Basics.  Nancy Chong.  Learn the 5 basic appliqué shapes and Nancy's stress-free method for hand appliqué.  (5) $46
• Broderie Perse.  [October 22]  Susan Dorchester.  Historic appliqué technique is really a 21st century time-saver.  (3) $27
• Drunkard's Flowers.  Joan Waldman.  Learn a shortcut to the Drunkard's Path block and add appliqué embellishments. (4) $37 *
• Hawaiian Quilting 101.  Nancy Chong.  Beginner class using traditional needleturn appliqué. (4) $37
• Layered Machine Appliqué.  Ruth Blanchet.  Add depth, dimension and perspective with layers of fabrics and sculptural quilting. (4) $37 *
• Make Your Own Hawaiian Quilt.  Nancy Chong.  Learn to design your own, plus perfect needleturn instructions. (5) $46
• Quilt the Zodiac.  Ruth Blanchet.  Use machine appliqué and these elegant designs to create Zodiac-themed items. (4) $36
• Stack-n-Whack™Fan Quilt.  Bethany Reynolds.  New appliqué approach to her trademark technique. (3) $28
• Stress-free Celtic Tablerunner. Nancy Chong.  Use custom bias to create intricate knotwork. (3) $28
• Too Easy Stained Glass.  [September 24]  Daphne Greig.  Super simple method for adding stained glass leading to the top of a landscape fabric. (3) $27
• 2 Fabric Appliqué.  Nancy Chong.  Learn the needleturn technique while creating one of these original wall quilts. (3) $27
• Trellis Quilts.  Leslie Lacika.  Piece the straight-line trellis, then tuck the appliquéd vines in place for a natural look. (4) $36 * 
• Triple Treat Tulips.  Susan Brittingham.  Learn three methods of machine appliqué. (3) $27 * 
• Upside-Down Appliqué.  Susan Brittingham.  Create floral designs working from the back. (3) $27

COMPUTER-AIDED QUILT DESIGN

• Designing Quilts with CorelDraw.  Lily Kerns.  Using the graphics program to make quilt blocks and layouts. (4) $36

Electric Quilt Series of classes help you get the most out of your software.

• EQ6 Sampler.  [September 3]  Fran Gonzalez.  Learn the fundamentals of EQ6 software. Skill level: Beginner.  (4) $36
• EQ6 Building Blocks.  [October 15]  Fran Gonzalez.  Learn how to draw blocks in both PatchDraw and EasyDraw and to create quilting motifs. Level: Intermediate. (4) $36
• EQ6 Advanced Layouts.  Fran Gonzalez.  Learn on-point, strip and Custom Set layouts, along with color and multiple borders. (4) $36
• EQ6 Appliqué Design.  [September 10]  Patti Anderson.  Learn to use the advanced tools on the PatchDraw drawing board.  (3) $27

DESIGN AND COLOR

• Art for Quilters.  [October 15]  Marilyn Belford.  Learn basic art principles you can apply to fabric compositions. (4) $36
• Artist's Toolbox.  [September 3]  [October 22]  Lyric Kinard.  Explore art principles through exercises, creating your own sketchbook as a permanent reference. (4) $36
• Attic Windows.  Daphne Greig.  Learn to draft your own realistic windows.  Sew starter project. (3) $27
• Color Companions.  [September 17]  Carol Miller.  Color study based on color wheel, includes mini-project for each lesson. (5) $46
• Crazy & Sane.  Cindy Thury Smith.  Mix crazy pieces with blocks and sashing for an innovative look.  (3) $27 *
• Creative Color.  [October 15]  Lily Kerns.  Exploring color through experimentation.  No sewing. (4) $36
• Crystal Quilts.  Dena Crain.  Reflection and tessellation for innovative quilts.  An updated version of Dena's Ladders & Crystals design class. (4) $36
• Darned Quilts.  [October 1]  Dena Crain.  Piece and embellish a strip set, then cut and darn circles to create your quilt.  (4) $36
• Designer Pinwheels.  Dena Crain.  Divide a typical pinwheel in atypical ways, then learn new ways stitch it up. (4) $36
• Exploring Log Cabin.  Carol Miller.  Piece four types of LC, learn to design your own. (4) $36 *
• Fifteen Lines and a Squiggle.  Lily Kerns.  Intermediate class in creating freeform designs.  Playing with Lines and Shapes is the prerequisite.  (4) $36 * 
• Fractal Fragments.  [September 3]  Lily Kerns.  Use computer generated repeating images to create quilt designs.  (4) $36
• Goodbye to the Grid. Dena Crain.  Step away from traditional blocks and learn the principles of design while creating your own art quilt. (4) $36
• Gradations & Transparencies.  Carol Miller.  Advanced color class, lots of sewing using gradated strips. (4) $37
• Inspired to Design.  [September 17]  Elizabeth Barton.  Learn to recognize and use inspiration in the world around you. (4) $36
• Journal Quilts.  Lily Kerns.  Learn to express yourself in these small-format quilts. (4) $36
• Multiple Magic. Carol Miller.  Quilt design with basic shapes.  Use paper, computer graphics and fabric. (3) $28
• Playing with Lines and Shapes.  Lily Kerns.  Beginner design class. (4) $36
• Reflections.  [October 15]  Dena Crain.  Learn to design, critique and construct an original quilt using artists' principles.  (4) $36
• Structured Fabrics.  [September 17]  Dena Crain.  Cut, sew, layer and stitch your way to an original wall hanging.  (4) $36
• Super Sue.  Lily Kerns.  Learn to create and dress figures for interactive quilts.  (4) $36 * 
• Using Fusing to Express Yourself.  Michele Scott.  Turn thoughts, emotions or places into small expressive works with fused figures and embellishments. (3) $27
• Watercolor Wizardry.  Carol Miller.  Painting pictures with squares of fabric. (4) $38

DYEING AND PAINTING

• Batik It!  Marjie McWilliams.  Learn the art of using hot wax to create designs on fabric. (4) $36 *
• Cotton Dyeing Basics.  [October 8]  Marjie McWilliams.  Introduction to fabric dyeing. (5) $45
• Dyeing with Tea and Spices.  Marjie McWilliams.  Learn to use natural ingredients to stain fabric.  (3) $27
• Freeform Screen Printing.  Lyric Kinard.  Use common household supplies to make stencils or resists, then push your paint through the screen for unique designs. (4) $37.
• Fabric Painting.  [September 17]  Marjie McWilliams.  Learn to paint your own panels. (5) $45
• Fun with Paintstiks.  [October 8]  Daphne Greig.  Experiment with Paintstiks on a variety of fabrics with assorted stamps, stencils and rubbing surfaces. (4) $36
• Gutta Resist on Silk.  [October 1]  Marjie McWilliams.  Use washable gutta to separate colored areas and create pictures on silk. (4) $36
• Painted Landscapes.  Michele Scott.  Add paint to cloth background for impressionist landscapes.  (3) $28
• Playing with Paint.  Lyric Kinard.  You don't have to use commercial stamps or stencils when you can create your own from items found around the house.  (4) $36
• Quilter's Palette.  [September 3]  Marjie McWilliams. Create fabrics perfect for landscape, portrait and other realistic quilt or craft projects. (5) $45.
• Shibori.  Marjie McWilliams.  Japanese method of dyeing by folding, pleating and sewing fabric to create patterns.  (4) $36 * 
• Silk Dyeing.  Marjie McWilliams.  Dip, splatter or mottle luscious colors on the most fabulous fabric in the world.  (4) $36 * 
• Thick and Thin. Marjie McWilliams.  Use sodium alginate to turn dye into fabric paint.  (5) $45
• Three Unconventional Ways to Dye.  Marjie McWilliams.  Spritzing, discharging & resisting.  (4) $36 * 

EMBROIDERY MODULES

• Beginning Machine Embroidery.  [September 17]  Joanne Winn.  Learn to use your embroidery module, including downloading designs and saving. (3) $27
• Beyond Basic Digitizing.  [October 1]  Joanne Winn.  Learn to turn your own pictures into digitized embroidery by completing several examples set out in the lessons.  (4) $36
• Digitized Quilting.  [October 22]  Joanne Winn.  Use your embroidery module to quilt small items.  Not for beginners.  (4) $36
• Embroidered Appliqué.  Joanne Winn. Use decorative stitching to attach appliqué shapes. Eight designs provided in multiple formats.  (4) $36
• Embroidery on Patchwork.  Joanne Winn.  Learn to embellish your patchwork using an embroidery module. (3) $27

GARMENTS & ACCESSORIES

• InVestigations.  [October 15]  Carol Miller.  Size, sew, embellish and design your own vests. (4) $36
• Mermaid Lagoon Jacket.  Linda Schmidt.   Highly embellished pictorial garment. (4) $36 *
• Tote That Mat.  Ruth Blanchet.  Create a beautiful bag to carry your oversize mat, ruler and other supplies. (3) $27
• Victorian Sewing Box.  [October 29]  Barbara Dieges.  Keep your sewing things or your jewelry in this lovely padded box. (3) $27

PAPER AND FOUNDATION PIECING

• Elegant Angel.  [October 29]  Lily Kerns.  Sophisticated paper pieced original design. (2) $18
• Firm Foundations.  Jane Hall.  Learn to get absolutely accurate results using foundations. (4) $36
• Ozark Garden.  Lily Kerns.  Award-winning paper pieced floral quilt. (7) $64
• Paper Pieced Paradise.  Daphne Greig.  Fundamentals of paper piecing.  (4) $36
• Pineapples Plus.  Jane Hall.  Discover the infinite variety of pineapple designs and the perfect points of foundation piecing. (4) $36
• Ripless Paper Piecing.  [October 29]  Daphne Greig.  Learn the precision of paper piecing without the tedious paper removal afterwards.  (3) $27
• Strip Mine!  [October 8]  Patti Anderson.  Easy, strip pieced project. (3) $27

PATCHWORK & PIECING

• Bargello Blues.  Ruth Blanchet.  An advanced class for quilters who want to learn to create their own design.  (4) $37
• Bargello Seasons.  Ruth Blanchet.  In this starter class, learn four different bargello techniques.  (4) $39
• Bargello Twist.  Ruth Blanchet.  This advanced class breaks away from the horizontal design and explodes from the center.  (4) $36 *
• Border Workshop.  Carol Miller.  Experiment with different borders, exploring the effect of size, color and placement. (4) $36 * 
• Buttons & Bows.  Patti Anderson.  Traditional block with a very contemporary twist.  Rotary cut. (3) $27 * 
• Chinese Lattice.  Carol Miller. Simple sewing project for graphic results. (3) $27 * 
• Combing Through Your Scraps.  Karen Combs.  Learn techniques for making quilts by value while using up some of your stash. (4) $36
• Crazy Quilt Piecing.  [September 10]  Cindy Thury Smith.  Intro to piecing several different types for CQ blocks; embellishments discussed only.  (3) $27
• Curved Piecing Made Easy.  Michele Scott.  Tricks for designing your own softly curving blocks.  Small project. (4) $36
• Fast, Fun, Fabulous.  Carol Miller.  Design and construction tips for quick-pieced quilts.  (3) $27
• Feathered Star Medallion.  Patti Anderson.  Surround a star with little half square triangles. Intermediate or above. (5) $45 *
• Hand Piecing.  Susan Purney-Mark.  Learn everything you need to hand piece your blocks: template making, marking, sewing the seams and assembly. (3) $28
• Jane Was Nuts.  [October 8]  Carol Miller.  Over 100 4" blocks as sampler or used in small wall quilt.  Construction tricks. (3) $27

Patchwork Illusions Series.  Karen Combs.  Two classes.  Optical illusions with 60° diamond.

• Patchwork Illusions  (3) $27 *
• More Patchwork Illusions  (4) $36 *

• Pieced Celtic Magic.  Karen Combs.  Create the intricate look of knotwork with simple pieced units.  (4) $36 *
• Reversible Quilts.  Leslie Lacika.  Learn to match pieces front and back, with the batting already in place, to create a two-sided quilt. (4) $36
• Seminole Piecing.  Daphne Greig.  Create the illusion of intricate piecing by sewing strips, segmenting, and resewing the units. (3) $27
• Sewfasst.  Barbara Dieges.  No waste shortcuts for common units using only squares and rectangles. (3) $27 * 
• Shattered Angles.  [October 15]  Susan Purney-Mark.  Turn conventional strip sets into eye-catching quilts with angled cuts.  (3) $27
• Stack-n-Whack™ Hexagon Stars.  [September 10]  Bethany Reynolds.  Six-sided star quilt from her best-selling book. (3) $28
• Starting from Scratch.  Carol Miller.  [September 10]  Basic beginner piecing class, from shopping to quilting. (6) $55
• Tessellating Stars.  Cindy Thury Smith.  Easy strip pieced project with variations. (3) $27
• Treasure Boxes.  Karen Combs.  Optical illusion quilt.  You fill the boxes with your favorite theme fabrics. (3) $27 *

PICTORIAL QUILTS

• Artists Revisited.  Marilyn Belford.  Filter famous works of art through your mind's eye and your fabric stash to create anything from Gotta Be Gauguin to DayGlo Degas. (5) $46
• Flower Power.  Susan Brittingham.  Learn multiple methods for creating flowers in fabric. (5) $46
• Home Building.  Betty Alofs.  Use fabric to make a portrait of your home. (4) $36 *
• Miniature Landscapes.  [October 22]  Susan Brittingham.  Fusible shapes create small landscape. (4) $36
• On Land and Sea.  [September 10]  Susan Brittingham.  Techniques used to create original land and seascapes. (5) $45
• People in Places.  Linda Schmidt.  Turn a favorite picture into a fabric work of art.  Intermediate and above. (6) $54
• Realistic Fabric Portraits.  [October 1]  Marilyn Belford.  Convert pictures of family members into wall hangings. (5) $46
• Still Life.  [October 1]  Ruth Blanchet.  Using a free graphics program, create the illusion of a three-dimensional object and learn how to cast shadows or relfections.  (4) $36
• Viewpoints.  [September 24]  Susan Brittingham.  Learn to get true perspective in your pictorial quilts. (4) $36
• Waves and Waterfalls.  [September 24]  Linda Schmidt.  Create realistic moving water with non-traditional methods and materials. (6) $55
• Winter Wonderland.  [October 22]  Linda Schmidt.  Why wait for snow when you can learn how to make your own? (4) $36

QUILTING & SURFACE EMBELLISHMENT

• Arabesque: Embellished Trapunto.  Martine House.  Intricate handwork with embroidery, trapunto, appliqué & dense quilting  (5) $47
• Bodacious Blossoms.  [October 22]  Leslie Lacika.  Scraps of fabric and trim can become a bouquet of lush blooms.  (4) $36
• Digital Fabric Printing.  Lily Kerns.  Learn to create your own fabric, either by drawing designs or manipulating images in your computer. (4) $36
• Elements in Fabric.  [September 3]  Linda Schmidt.  Get realistic effects by using non-traditional art and craft supplies in your quilts. (6) $55
• Fabric Pages.  [October 1]  Martine House.  Capture special memories in fabric with these embellished fabric envelopes. (4) $37
• Filament Fantasy.  Linda Schmidt.  Learn to stitch with specialty threads and yarns. (4) $34
• Fireworks.  [September 24]  Helen Marshall.  A simple pieced background sets off your vibrant thread painting.  (4) $36
• Hand Quilting.  [September 17]  Nancy Chong.  It all starts with a needle and thread.  Learn how to make magic turning three layers into one.  (3) $27
• Machine Embellished Surfaces.  Susan Brittingham.  Fold, pleat, scrunch and more to add raised textures to your creations. (3) $27
• Machine Quilting.  Carol Miller.  Learn the basics of free motion and straight line quilting on a series of small samples. (4) $36
• More Machine Quilting.  Carol Miller.  Learn machine trapunto, thread drawing, free motion feathers and how to design your own wholecloth quilt. (4) $36
• Printing on Fabric.  Ruth Blanchet.  Learn how to transfer photographs to fabric, then make one of four projects. (3) $27
• Quilting Designs.  Susan Purney-Mark.  Help decide what to quilt and how to mark it. (3) $27
• Silk Ribbon Flowers.  [October 29]  Martine House.  Learn to create realistic flowers with ribbon manipulation and embroidery. (3) $27
• To Bead or Not to Bead.  Susan Brittingham.  Add beading to quilts, garments and accessories.  (4) $36
• Whisper Felting.  [September 24]  Lily Kerns.  Learn to blend fibers together using felting needles.  (4) $36

OTHER

• Displaying Your Quilts.  Susan Dorchester.  Instructions for hanging and ideas for other methods of showing your quilts. (3) $27
• Math for Quilters.  [October 29]  Dena Crain.  Draft blocks, figure template sizes and yardage, calculate layouts and apply math to calculate the real cost of your quilts.  (3) $27
• Getting Started Online.  [September 24]  Julie Neu.  Decide how you would like to present yourself online and get help with the mechanics of making it happen. (3) $27
• Photographing Your Quilt.  Janice Baehr.  Learn to take the best  possible pictures of your quilts. (4) $36
• Tools of the Trade.  [October 29]  Chris Pascuzzi. How to use the feet that fit your machine, experiment with thread, stitches. (4) $36