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. [August 31] Nancy Chong. Learn the 5 basic appliqué shapes and Nancy's stress-free method for hand appliqué. (5) $46
- Drunkard's Flowers. Joan Waldman. Learn a shortcut to the Drunkard's Path block and add appliqué embellishments. (4) $37 *
- Hawaiian Quilting 101. [July 27] Nancy Chong. Beginner class using traditional needleturn appliqué. (4) $37
- Layered Machine Appliqué. [July 13] Ruth Blanchet. Add depth, dimension and perspective with layers of fabrics and sculptural quilting. (4) $37 *
- Make Your Own Hawaiian Quilt. [September 14] Nancy Chong. Learn to design your own, plus perfect needleturn instructions. (5) $46
- Stack-n-Whack™ Fan Quilt. Bethany Reynolds. New appliqué approach to her trademark technique. (3) $28 *
- Stress-free Celtic Tablerunner. [July 13] Nancy Chong. Use custom bias to create intricate knotwork. (3) $28
- Too Easy Stained Glass. [May 18] [October 19] Daphne Greig. Super simple method for adding stained glass leading to the top of a landscape fabric. (3) $27
- 2 Fabric Appliqué. [August 17] Nancy Chong. Learn the needleturn technique while creating one of these original wall quilts. (3) $27
- Triple Treat Tulips. [June 22] Susan Brittingham. Learn three methods of machine appliqué. (3) $27 *
- Upside-Down Appliqué. [August 10] Susan Brittingham. Create floral designs working from the back. (3) $27
Computer-Aided Quilt Design
Electric Quilt Series of classes help you get the most out of your software.
- EQ7 Sampler. [July 13] Fran Gonzalez. Learn the fundamentals of EQ7 software. Skill level: Beginner. (4) $36
- EQ7 Building Blocks. [May 18] [October 12] Fran Gonzalez. Learn to draw blocks in both PatchDraw and EasyDraw and to create quilting motifs. Level: Intermediate. (4) $36
- EQ7 Advanced Layouts. September 7] Fran Gonzalez. Explore layers, color tools and complex layouts. (4) $36
- EQ Appliqué Design. Patti Anderson. Learn to use the advanced tools on the PatchDraw drawing board. (3) $27
Design and Color
- Art for Quilters. [September 7] Marilyn Belford. Learn basic art principles you can apply to fabric compositions. (4) $36
- Artist's Toolbox. [June 1] [October 12] Lyric Kinard. Explore art principles through exercises, creating your own sketchbook as a permanent reference. (4) $36
- Attic Windows. [August 10] Daphne Greig. Learn to draft your own realistic windows. Sew starter project. (3) $27
- Color Companions. [June 1] Carol Miller. Color study based on color wheel, includes mini-project for each lesson. (5) $46
- Crazy and Sane. [August 17] Cindy Thury Smith. Mix crazy pieces with blocks and sashing for an innovative look. (3) $27 *
- Creative Color. August 3] Lily Kerns. Exploring color through experimentation. No sewing. (4) $36
- Crystal Quilts. [May 25] [October 19] Dena Crain. Use the symmetry tools of reflection and tessellation to make original innovative quilt designs, each one a unique jewel. Quilt design and construction. (4) $36 *
- Darned Quilts. [June 22] Dena Crain. Piece and embellish a strip set, then cut and darn circles to create your quilt. (4) $36
- Designer Pinwheels. [August 3] 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. [June 22] Lily Kerns. Intermediate class in creating freeform designs. Playing with Lines and Shapes is the prerequisite. (4) $36 *
- Fractal Fragments. [October 5] Lily Kerns. Use computer generated repeating images to create quilt designs. (4) $36
- Going in Circles. Leslia Lacika. Use circles alone or to enclose straight-lined shapes. Learn to finish the edges and hang them appropriately. (4) $36
- Goodbye to the Grid. [June 8] Dena Crain. Step away from traditional blocks and learn the principles of design while creating your own art quilt. (4) $36
- Gradations & Transparencies. [September 28] Carol Miller. Advanced color class, lots of sewing using gradated strips. (4) $37
- Inspired to Design. [August 3] Elizabeth Barton. Learn to recognize and use inspiration in the world around you. (4) $36
- Journal Quilts. [September 21] Lily Kerns. Learn to express yourself in these small-format quilts. (4) $36
- Multiple Magic. [July 6] Carol Miller. Quilt design with basic shapes. Use paper, computer graphics and fabric. (3) $28 *
- Playing with Lines and Shapes. [May 18] [October 19] Lily Kerns. Beginner design class. (4) $36
- Reflections. [August 24] Dena Crain. Learn to design, critique and construct an original quilt using artists' principles. (4) $36
- Structured Fabrics. Dena Crain. Cut, sew, layer and stitch your way to an original wall hanging. (4) $36 *
- Using Fusing to Express Yourself. [May 25] [October 26] Michele Scott. Turn thoughts, emotions or places into small expressive works with fused figures and embellishments. (3) $27
- Watercolor Wizardry. [June 29] Carol Miller. Painting pictures with squares of fabric. (4) $38 *
- Working in Series. [September 21] Elizabeth Barton. Experienced art quilters learn to dig deeper by exploring one subject in a series.. (4) $37
Dyeing and Painting
- Batik It! [June 15] Marjie McWilliams. Learn the art of using hot wax to create designs on fabric. (4) $36 *
- Cotton Dyeing Basics. [June 1] Marjie McWilliams. Introduction to fabric dyeing. (5) $45
- Dyeing with Tea and Spices. [July 20] Marjie McWilliams. Learn to use natural ingredients to stain fabric. (3) $27
- Freeform Screen Printing. [September 14] 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 28] Marjie McWilliams. Learn to paint your own panels. (5) $45
- Fun with Paintstiks. [June 29] Daphne Greig. Experiment with Paintstiks on a variety of fabrics with assorted stamps, stencils and rubbing surfaces. (4) $36
- Gutta Resist on Silk. [June 22] Marjie McWilliams. Use washable gutta to separate colored areas and create pictures on silk. (4) $36 *
- Painted Landscapes. August 24] Michele Scott. Add paint to cloth background for impressionist landscapes. (3) $28
- Playing with Paint. [June 8] 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. [October 19] Marjie McWilliams. Create fabrics perfect for landscape, portrait and other realistic quilt or craft projects. (5) $45.
- Shibori. [May 25] Marjie McWilliams. Japanese method of dyeing by folding, pleating and sewing fabric to create patterns. (4) $36 *
- Silk Dyeing. [August 10] Marjie McWilliams. Dip, splatter or mottle luscious colors on the most fabulous fabric in the world. (4) $36 *
- Thick and Thin. [October 5] Marjie McWilliams. Use sodium alginate to turn dye into fabric paint. (5) $45
- Three Unconventional Ways to Dye. [September 7] Marjie McWilliams. Spritzing, discharging & resisting. (4) $36 *
- Wool Dyeing. [July 13] Marjie McWilliams. Learn to use acid dyes to create unique colors for your wool yarns and fabrics. (4) $36
Embroidery Modules
- Beginning Machine Embroidery. [September 14] Joanne Winn. Learn to use your embroidery module, including downloading designs and saving. (3) $27
- Beyond Basic Digitizing. [June 22] Joanne Winn. Learn to turn your own pictures into digitized embroidery by completing several examples set out in the lessons. (4) $36
- Digitized Quilting. [May 18] [September 28] Joanne Winn. Use your embroidery module to quilt small items. Not for beginners. (4) $36
- Digitizing Feathers and Flowers. [June 1] [October 12] Joanne Winn. How to draw your own floral or feather designs using Bernina's built-in Art Canvas tool. (5) $45
- Embroidered Appliqué. [July 20] Joanne Winn. Use decorative stitching to attach appliqué shapes. Eight designs provided in multiple formats. (4) $36
- Embroidery on Patchwork. August 17] Joanne Winn. Learn to embellish your patchwork using an embroidery module. (3) $27
Garments and Accessories
- Designing Your Perfect Purse. [September 7] Lily Kerns. Stop buying purses that do not meet your needs. Learn to design and construct just what you want.. (4) $36
- InVestigations. [June 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. [June 29] Ruth Blanchet. Create a beautiful bag to carry your oversize mat, ruler and other supplies. (3) $27 *
- Victorian Sewing Box. [May 18] [September 28] Barbara Dieges. Keep your sewing things or your jewelry in this lovely padded box. (3) $27
Paper and Foundation Piecing
- Elegant Angel. [October 26] Lily Kerns. Sophisticated paper pieced original design. (2) $18 *
- Firm Foundations. [July 6] 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. [June 1] Daphne Greig. Fundamentals of paper piecing. (4) $36
- Pineapples Plus. [September 21] Jane Hall. Discover the infinite variety of pineapple designs and the perfect points of foundation piecing. (4) $36
- Ripless Paper Piecing. [September 7] Daphne Greig. Learn the precision of paper piecing without the tedious paper removal afterwards. (3) $27
- Strip Mine. Patti Anderson. Easy, strip pieced project. (3) $27
Patchwork and Piecing
- Bargello Blues. [August 24] Ruth Blanchet. An advanced class for quilters who want to learn to create their own design. (4) $37
- Bargello Seasons. [June 15] Ruth Blanchet. In this starter class, learn four different bargello techniques. (4) $39
- Bargello Twist. [May 25] Ruth Blanchet. This advanced class breaks away from the horizontal design and explodes from the center. (4) $36 *
- Border Workshop. [September 14] 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 *
- Crazy Quilt Piecing. [October 26] Cindy Thury Smith. Intro to piecing several different types for CQ blocks; embellishments discussed only. (3) $27
- Curved Piecing Made Easy. [July 20] Michele Scott. Tricks for designing your own softly curving blocks. Small project. (4) $36
- Fast, Fun, Fabulous. [July 20] 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. September 21] 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 5] Carol Miller. More than 100 4" blocks used in a sampler or small wall quilts. Construction tricks. (3) $27 *
- Landscape Sampler. Linda Schmidt. Variety of techniques to create a landscape visible through an arched window. (12) $108 *
- Reversible Quilts. [July 6] 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. [July 20] 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. [August 17] Susan Purney-Mark. Turn conventional strip sets into eye-catching quilts with angled cuts. (3) $27
- Stack-n-Whack™ Hexagon Stars. [August 24] Bethany Reynolds. Six-sided star quilt from her best-selling book. (3) $28
- Starting from Scratch. [May 18] [September 7] Carol Miller. Basic beginner piecing class, from shopping to quilting. (6) $55
- Tessellating Stars. [July 27] Cindy Thury Smith. Easy strip pieced project with variations. (3) $27
- T-Shirt Quilts. [August 17] Fran Gonzalez. Turn those piles of souvenir t-shirts into memorial quilts for graduation or other events. (3) $27
Pictorial Quilts
- Artists Revisited. [July 6] 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. [June 8] 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. [July 27] Susan Brittingham. Fusible shapes create small landscape. (4) $36
- On Land and Sea. [September 14] Susan Brittingham. Techniques used to create original land and seascapes. (5) $45
- People in Places. [July 27] Linda Schmidt. Turn a favorite picture into a fabric work of art. Intermediate and above. (6) $54
- Realistic Fabric Portraits. [June 15] [October 5] Marilyn Belford. Convert pictures of family members into wall hangings. (5) $46
- Still Life. [July 27] Ruth Blanchet. Using a free graphics program, create the illusion of a three-dimensional object and learn how to cast shadows or reflections. (4) $36
- Viewpoints. [October 19] Susan Brittingham. Learn to get true perspective in your pictorial quilts. (4) $36
- Waves and Waterfalls. September 14] Linda Schmidt. Create realistic moving water with non-traditional methods and materials. (6) $55
- Winter Wonderland. [May 25] [October 12] Linda Schmidt. Why wait for snow when you can learn how to make your own? (4) $36
Quilting and Surface Embellishment
- Arabesque: Embellished Trapunto. Martine House. Intricate handwork with embroidery, trapunto, appliqué & dense quilting (5) $47 *
- Bodacious Blossoms. [August 31] Leslie Lacika. Scraps of fabric and trim can become a bouquet of lush blooms. (4) $36
- Digital Fabric Printing. [August 10] Lily Kerns. Learn to create your own fabric, either by drawing designs or manipulating images in your computer. (4) $36
- Elements in Fabric. [August 10] Linda Schmidt. Get realistic effects by using non-traditional art and craft supplies in your quilts. (6) $55
- Fabric Pages. Martine House. Capture special memories in fabric with these embellished fabric envelopes. (4) $37 *
- Filament Fantasy. August 24] Linda Schmidt. Learn to stitch with specialty threads and yarns. (4) $36
- Fireworks. Helen Marshall. A simple pieced background sets off your vibrant thread painting. (4) $36
- Hand Quilting. [October 5] 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. [August 31] Susan Brittingham. Fold, pleat, scrunch and more to add raised textures to your creations. (3) $27
- Machine Quilting. [October 12] Carol Miller. Learn the basics of free motion and straight line quilting on a series of small samples. (4) $36
- More Machine Quilting. [August 3] Carol Miller. Learn machine trapunto, thread drawing, free motion feathers and how to design your own wholecloth quilt. (4) $36
- Printing on Fabric. [September 21] Ruth Blanchet. Learn how to transfer photographs to fabric, then make one of four projects. (3) $27
- Quilting Designs. [June 29] Susan Purney-Mark. Help decide what to quilt and how to mark it. (3) $27
- Silk Ribbon Flowers. [June 8] Martine House. Learn to create realistic flowers with ribbon manipulation and embroidery. (3) $27 *
- To Bead or Not to Bead. [July 6] Susan Brittingham. Add beading to quilts, garments and accessories. (4) $36
- Whisper Felting. [July 13] Lily Kerns. Learn to blend fibers together using felting needles. (4) $36
Other
- Displaying Your Quilts. [May 25] [October 5] Susan Dorchester. Instructions for hanging and ideas for other methods of showing your quilts. (3) $27
- Math for Quilters. [September 21] 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. [October 26] 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. [September 28] Janice Baehr. Learn to take the best possible pictures of your quilts. (4) $36
- Super Sue. Lily Kerns. Learn to create and dress figures for interactive quilts. (4) $36 *
- Tools of the Trade. August 31] Chris Pascuzzi. How to use the feet that fit your machine, experiment with thread, stitches. (4) $36