Do you love but avoid the traditional one-patch? Handwork is wonderful, but let’s explore an innovative machine technique, useful for any pattern that would be English paper pieced, without compromising the integrity of the original.  We begin with hexagons, then move quickly to a Sunburst star (like in the pictured quilt, simplified for class). You’ll enjoy having this in your bag of tricks!
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Piped bindings add spark and a professional finish to any style piece. Every detail of binding and tiny perfect piping will be covered in class with step-by-step demos and printed instructions. Machine differences will be addressed so students will be successful with their own machines. Students work on their practice piece to achieve making perfect piping, preparing the quilt, applying piping, applying binding,mitering corners, joining tails, and finishing for a show-quality back. Variations will be on display and discussed. Many major award-winners are using this technique to achieve stunning results!
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Choose from a selection of my patterns and begin work on your collaged bird. Learn my free-form and relaxing technique of tracing, cutting and gluing your fabrics onto your pattern. The finished size of this project is about 18”. Also learn a variety of ideas for the background treatment and also how to free-motion quilt on the design.
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This fun class starts out with glorious fabrics. Pick some fabrics whether they be beautiful florals, rugged and earthy western themed, Kaffe fabrics of novelty. The sky is the limit! You will learn to cut your fabrics using a 12-inch clam shell ruler. After cutting the clammies you will learn to sew them together and you will be amazed at how accurately they assemble. You will also be given ideas for expanding on the basic clamshell. This is a very versatile technique with many creative possibilities.
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Come join Ruth Davis for a fun-filled day creating these beautiful Kaleidoscope blocks using eight repeats of a large scale print! Pick your fabrics in your favorite colors. You can also use eight panels if you’d prefer. Either way they will be gorgeous!!!
Class Handout: $5.00
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Prairie Fields is designed to use your creativity with fabrics as you make some basic blocks such as square in a square, pinwheel, nine patch and prairie star! You will enjoy the process as we work on the blocks and build your confidence along the way.
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The Christmas Cactus table topper or Scrappy Starburst table topper, depending on fabric choices. Would work great for a stash buster topper.
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This is one of Jacqueline de Jonge’s latest creations  —  a 66” x 21” tablerunner featuring dragonflies.  The foundation for this project is made with paper piecing and standard machine sewing.  The dragonflies are appliquéd either by hand or machine.  Josephine will give you tips for all the techniques and you will leave class with a beautiful runner for your table.  You can pick your own fabric or purchase a kit from Josephine.

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What is a potato chip quilt?  It is a quilt made from a pattern of blocks that use rectangles that are twice as long as they are wide.  It is said to have gotten its name because, like potato chips, “they are so fun to make that you won’t want to stop at just one”.  And Donna Toly should know because so far she has made 48 of them!  It is an excellent scrap-buster quilt for the beginner quilter.  When you take this class you will learn how to make a Shades of One-Color Potato Chip Quilt, but you will also leave with a booklet compiled by Donna containing at least eight variations on the basic pattern.  This is a quilt that can become addictive for quilters who love to work with color and scraps.
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The Truvy bag is the perfect bag to take handwork or other small projects in when you are on the go.  The bag has four zippered vinyl pockets, two of which are removable by snapping those sections out.  The bag measures 7” x 11” excluding handles.  The removable pockets both measure 5” x 8”.  Pattern required.

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Simplify your piecing while increasing precision and accuracy. Come try out some new tools and practice cutting and pressing techniques for more perfect patchwork.  This is a fun with triangles class. Make a couple of quilt blocks or finish a complete quilt.   QuiltingWithMarianne.com.
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