Whisper Felting   The felting process doesn't have to give you a thick pad of uniform denseness.  The results can be light and supple.  Felting offers quilters a way to embellish fabric with a wide variety of textures and patterns.  By felting different materials together, you can change the color.  Lily Kerns will show you how to combine fibers, yarns and fabric using several different hand and machine techniques.  You will make a collection of samples and three small projects.  Little actual sewing is required.  All levels.  Four Lessons.  See Supply List.
$36   Registration closed   Class starts March 12.

More Machine Quilting   Move beyond the basics of machine quilting.  In this class, Carol Miller will show you how to create more elaborate free motion motifs, how to add trapunto to your quilt tops and how to draw with thread.  You will learn to work with different kinds of threads and needles as you expand your skills and increase your comfort level.  Small projects in the first three lessons will prepare you to design your own small wholecloth quilt in the last lesson.  Carol will show you how to plan and mark your design.  Skill level: Intermediate.  Must be comfortable with stippling, following basic stencils and sewing straight lines with a walking foot.  Four Lessons.  Supply List.
$36      [credit card only]   Class starts March 12.

Fabric Painting is a satisfying art form.  No drawing or painting skills are required for this class.  It’s really quite simple.  The fabric paints  come ready-mixed.  Use Marjie McWilliams's designs or make up your own.  Together we will make color samples, experiment with color mixing, color thinning, and color layering.  Although this is a process class, the results may trigger great project ideas and expand your quilting horizons in new and exciting ways.  Five Lessons.  All Levels.  Supply List.  See Gallery for previous student work.
$45         Class starts March 26.

Thick and Thin    If you love painting on fabric but wish for the permanence of dye, this class is for you.  Marjie McWilliams will show you how to add thickener to your dye mix to create a medium that can be used like paint but will have all the long lasting qualities of dyed fabric.  First, you will learn how to mix the dye paints and experiment with the effects of using different amounts of thickener.  You will make color and texture samplers to use as a reference, allowing you to recreate any color or texture you want.  Once you have mastered the basics, you will move on to experimenting with stamps, stencils and painting motifs and designs.  This method works on small pieces or on yardage.  Level: we suggest that you have previously taken one of Marjie's dyeing classes.  Five Lessons.   Supply List.
$45         Class starts April 2

Quilter's Palette   When you moved from pieced quilts to landscapes or portraits, did you have trouble finding the right fabrics?  Often, you will need several values of the same hue to achieve depth and dimension.  Marjie McWilliams will guide you as you learn to create hand dyed fabrics for sky, water, earth, hair and skin.  Working with small quantities, you will be able to create a broad range of fabrics with texture and shadows.  For best results, a minimum room temperature of 65 º F throughout the dyeing process is recommended.  Warmer is even better!  Five Lessons.  We recommend that you take Cotton Dyeing Basics first.  Supply List.  See student fabrics in the Gallery. 
$45         Class starts April 9

Miniature Landscapes   This class introduces some of the major principles for designing realistic landscapes using atmospheric perspective.  Emphasis will be on the effective use of color to create the illusion of depth for quilters who are ready to try branching out into landscapes.  Students will begin to stitch their own small fabric "paintings" using fusible appliqué, free motion machine embroidery and some embellishment ideas.  Award-winning quilter Susan Brittingham will provide designs for several mountain landscapes, so you do not need to know how to draw to take this class.  Your finished project will be suitable for framing and will fit a 9" x 12" or 8" x 10" frame, or you may wish to add borders and bind it.  To complete your project you will need a sewing machine with an adjustable zigzag stitch and the ability to lower or cover the feed dogs.  Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate, especially designed for first time landscape quilters.  Four Lessons.  Supply List.  See Gallery for previous student work.
$36      [credit card only]   Class starts March 12.

Realistic Fabric Portraits is perfect for quilters who think they cannot draw.  Start with a photograph and you, too, will be accepting compliments for your skills.  Award-winning artist and quilter, Marilyn Belford, will guide you step-by-step through the techniques that enable you to produce realistic fabric portraits of loved ones.  In this class, you will learn how to use the computer to adjust photos, appliqué by fusing, deal with the features on a face and use thread painting for the finishing touches.  Good basic sewing skills are necessary in this machine class.  Five Lessons.  Extra week after Lesson Four.  See Supply List and completed student quilts in the Gallery.
$46      [credit card only]   Class starts March 12.

On Land And Sea   Do you just love landscape quilts, but have no idea how to make one yourself?  Explore techniques and strategies you can use to create beautiful quilted landscapes and seascapes.  Starting with fabric selection and design planning, Susan Brittingham will teach you how to translate a sketch or photograph into fabric for a stunning quilt.  Learn how to combine various forms of machine appliqué and decorative embellishments to create a unique environment that will intrigue viewers.  Quilting strategies specifically suited to landscape quilts will also be covered.  Five Lessons.  Skill level: Intermediate to advanced.  Supply List.  See student projects from previous classes in the Gallery.
$45         Class starts March 19.

Waves and Waterfalls   Join Linda Schmidt for an exploration of many non-traditional techniques for making moving water, including twisted tuck waves and painted waves.  You will embellish with beads, Angelina, Tinzl and Shiva Paintstiks.  In the first three lessons, you will make waves.  Lessons Four through Six start with a photo of Yosemite Falls and advance to a waterfall of your own creation.  Skill level: Intermediate to advanced.  This class involves many different techniques and will require a substantial time commitment.  The Supply List includes many of the same items used in Linda's Elements in Fabric class.  Six Lessons.  Extra week after Lesson Three.  See examples of student work in the Gallery.
$55         Class starts April 9.

Inspired to Design  Have you ever wondered how artists got from their original inspirations to their finished design?  Have you noticed how much richer, more exciting and personal the artist’s view of a scene is than a photograph?  These things do not happen by chance.  There are specific methods, techniques and principles at work.  Elizabeth Barton will show you how to develop designs from your photographs or sketches, and how to use color, shape and value to bring them to life.  Her simplified layered appliqué construction means that what you see on the design wall is what you get when it is sewn together.  She uses no fusing.  Level: You need to be competent with machine appliqué.  Class emphasis is on design and fabric, not sewing.  Four Lessons.  Supply List.
$36   Registration closed   Class starts April 9.

Designing Quilts with CorelDraw^®    You can draw patterns with a pencil or pen and ruler, but nothing beats a computer drawing program for accuracy and ease of correction.  CorelDraw is one of several programs available.  Lily Kerns will guide you from the simplest way to create a perfect square, triangle or hexagon through drawing elegant curves and then using these skills to draft original patterns of your own.  Basic competence with the software is a prerequisite.  This class will deal with the quilt design aspects only.  Four Lessons.  If you have Xara or Adobe Illustrator, you may also find this class useful.  Outline and Supply List.  See student designs in the Gallery.
$36         Class starts March 26

EQ6 Advanced Layouts   Now that you have a working knowledge of EQ6, are you ready to dive into the deep end of quilt design?  In this class, Fran Gonzalez will show you how to use EQ6's powerful advanced design tools to create a series of complex quilts in a wide variety of layout styles: Horizontal, On-Point, Medallion, Strip and Custom Set.  As part of the design process, you will experiment with border styles and explore special features such as Serendipity, Symmetry and WreathMaker.  You will work extensively with the Graph Pad as you set blocks in Custom Set, appliqué motifs in Layer 2, and stencils or embroidery in Layer 3.  If you use appliqué with your pieced quilts or like to add digitized embroidery designs, learning to use layers is essential.  You will also discover EQ6's advanced color features and learn special printing techniques.  This is the third class in the EQ6 series.  Four Lessons.  Supply List.  See student projects in the Gallery.
$36         Class starts April 2

Strip Mine   Be prepared to have fun with teacher Patti Anderson while making this quick and easy foundation string pieced quilt.  Layouts will be given for both the Lap size and the Wall quilt.  You choose which size you want to make.  Random-sized strips are sewn to the background/foundation using a stitch and flip method.  When the blocks are sewn together, the diamonds stand out as the main design element and folks wonder where the blocks begin and end.  You will learn tips for working with scraps and efficient ways to cut them.  A word of warning: Stitching string pieced quilts has been known to be habit forming among fabric collectors!  Lap size quilt: 50 1/2" x 62 1/2".  Wall quilt: 32 1/2" x 32 1/2".  All levels.  Three Lessons.  Supply List.  See some student samples in the Gallery.
$27         Class starts March 19.

Photographing Your Quilts   Whether you are photographing your quilts to enter a quilt show, emailing them to a friend, posting them in the Quilt University Gallery, documenting them for insurance, creating  your personal quilt registry or keeping a  scrapbook, you want the best photos possible.  In this class, Janice Baehr, will help you take photographs of your quilts with the camera you have, whether it is film or digital.  It is neither expensive nor difficult to take good quality photographs of your quilts.  You will learn to understand and use your equipment and supplies, master setting up your quilt, taking the photographs and tweaking the results until you get it just right.  After this class, you will be as proud of your photographs as you are of your quilts!  Four Lessons.  All levels.   Supply List.
$36         Class starts March 19.