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Expand your quilting horizons from the comfort of your own home. Quilt University offers more than 120 online classes, from basic quilting to graduate design work. New to Quilt U? Visit our Student Orientation.
Featured Classes: Starting July 12 ...
Capture the
beauty and excitement of fireworks in this adaptation of Helen Marshall's award-winning
quilt. Thread painting will bring your Fireworks! alive on a background of your
favorite celestial fabrics. As a finishing touch, add the glitz of sequins or beads. This quilt will brighten
any room. See student work in the Gallery. Learn
more.
In
Curved Piecing Made Easy, Michele Scott will show you
the design principles that allow you to successfully create your own curved line block. Her simple instructions for
making templates and sewing the curved seams will have you finished with your first wall hanging by the time class is over.
See student work in the Gallery. Learn more.
Ease
into the versatile world of appliqué with Hand Appliqué Basics. You will learn several
methods for performing the basic tasks that form the backbone of even the most complex appliqué designs. In this
technique class, Nyla Morrison will teach you to be comfortable with your tools and your
skills. You can make this little project, choose one of your own or just do the exercises.
Learn more.
You don't
have to tell your friends how easy it was to paint beautiful designs on fabric. Simple premixed paints and the natural
qualities of fabric will soon have you designing your own works of art. Marjie McWilliams
will share her secrets and keep you entertained in Fabric Painting. Look in the
Gallery and be impressed with the samples of student work from previous classes.
Learn more.
Are you
entranced when you see realistic quilts with more depth? Ruth Blanchet will
show you one of the methods for adding dimension to your appliqué pictures. Layered Machine
Appliqué shows you how to add sheer layers to create perspective and texture, changing both the line qualities and
the way your quilting will look. See student work in the Gallery.
Learn more.
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Registration Calendar
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| July 5 | |
| Bargello Seasons with Ruth Blanchet | |
| EQ6 Building Blocks with Fran Gonzalez | |
| Hawaiian Quilting 101 with Nancy Chong | |
| Journal Quilts with Lily Kerns | |
| Structured Fabrics with Dena Crain | |
| Tools of the Trade with Chris Pascuzzi | |
| Watercolor Wizardry with Carol Miller | |
| July 12 | |
| Curved Piecing Made Easy with Michele Scott | |
| Fabric Painting with Marjie McWilliams | |
| Fireworks with Helen Marshall | |
| Hand Appliqué Basics with Nyla Morrison | |
| Layered Machine Appliqué with Ruth Blanchet | |
| July 19 | |
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Getting Started Online with Julie Neu [closed] |
| Digitized Quilting with Joanne Winn | |
| EQ6 Sampler with Fran Gonzalez | |
| Multiple Magic with Carol Miller | |
| Playing with Lines and Shapes with Lily Kerns | |
| Printing on Fabric with Ruth Blanchet | |
| July 26 | |
| Crazy Quilt Piecing with Cindy Thury Smith | |
| Fancy That with Nyla Morrison | |
| Filament Fantasy with Linda Schmidt | |
| Playing with Paint with Lyric Kinard | |
| To Bead or Not to Bead with Susan Brittingham | |
| August 2 | |
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EQ6 Advanced Layouts with Fran Gonzalez |
| Creative Color with Lily Kerns | |
| Painted Landscapes with Michele Scott | |
| Pineapples Plus with Jane Hall | |
| Silk Dyeing with Marjie McWilliams | |
| Stained Glass Bouquet with Nyla Morrison | |
| Triple Treat Tulips with Susan Brittingham | |
| August 9 | |
| Elements in Fabric with Linda Schmidt | |
| Embroidery on Patchwork with Joanne Winn | |
| Gradations and Transparancies with Carol Miller | |
| On Land and Sea with Susan Brittingham | |
| Pacific Aquarium with Ruth Blanchet | |
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You are invited to register for any class that starts during the next five weeks. Five to seven classes open each weekend. The registration page contains a detailed description of each class including skill level, number of lessons, tuition and a link to the Supply List and Outline.
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Want to know when a class will be offered again? The Catalog lists tentative starting dates for the next several months.Quilt U offers both general interest and specialty classes. Thumbnail descriptions and prices of all classes are listed by category. Each class has a link to a more detailed description.
Categories include patchwork, appliqué, dyeing, design, embellishments and computer-aided design.
Meet the Faculty
Read about our international faculty. Find a list of each teacher's classes as well as links to their Web sites, to student reviews and to photos of finished work by students in previous classes.Our teachers are available to answer questions and to offer suggestions about your work-in-progress photos.
Three of our teachers are from Canada, two from New Zealand, one from Australia, one from the UK and one from Kenya.
Student Commons
Chat with quilters from around the world. Student Commons is the place where students gather to participate in our three open discussion groups.The Student Lounge is a chat room where you can discuss anything you want. Finishing School is an unstructured classroom where you can get encouragement and advice about your UFOs. Dyeing Forum is a place where dyers hang out.
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Student Gallery
The Gallery is a collection of photos of completed projects by our students, arranged by instructor and class. See what you can learn at Quilt U!Library
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sew a perfect 1/4" seam? measure for borders? add binding? use a rotary cutter?Are you afraid that you do not have the computer expertise to take classes online?
Our Library includes a Quilt Terms section full of definitions and tutorials. The Computer Terms glossary contains basic definitions of generally-used computer terminology.
You can also find information about Supply Sources and Metric Conversions.