Classes
Color Collage Block of the Month Registration
Sign up now to hold your space in the Color Collage Block of the Month program designed by Nancy Rink and using the lovely Greenhouse Garden fabric collection from Marcus Fabrics. Make this beautiful quilt a little at a time in this 10 month Block of the Month program that begins in February 2023. Click on the photo for more information and to register to hold your spot!
Cost: $ 25.00
Sign up now to hold your space in the Color Collage Block of the Month program designed by Nancy Rink and using the lovely Greenhouse Garden fabric collection from Marcus Fabrics. Make this beautiful quilt a little at a time in this 10 month Block of the Month program that begins in February 2023. Click on the photo for more information and to register to hold your spot!
Cost: $ 25.00
In The Garden Wool & Cotton Block of the Month Registration
Sign up now to hold you space in the In The Garden Block of the Month program designed by Jenifer Gaston and using the rich Lanacot Wools & Paula's Companions II by Paula Barnes from Marcus Fabrics. Make this beautiful quilt a little at a time in this 10 month Block of the Month program that begins in April 2023. Click on the photo for more information and to register to hold your spot!
Cost: $ 30.00
Sign up now to hold you space in the In The Garden Block of the Month program designed by Jenifer Gaston and using the rich Lanacot Wools & Paula's Companions II by Paula Barnes from Marcus Fabrics. Make this beautiful quilt a little at a time in this 10 month Block of the Month program that begins in April 2023. Click on the photo for more information and to register to hold your spot!
Cost: $ 30.00
Vintage Sampler Block of the Month Registration
Sign up now to hold you space in the Vintage Sampler Block of the Month program designed by Nancy Rink and using the beautiful Vintage Charm fabric collection designed by Judie Rothermel from Marcus Fabrics. Make this beautiful quilt a little at a time in this 9 month Block of the Month program that begins in June 2023. Click on the photo for more information and to register to hold your spot!
Cost: $ 25.00
Sign up now to hold you space in the Vintage Sampler Block of the Month program designed by Nancy Rink and using the beautiful Vintage Charm fabric collection designed by Judie Rothermel from Marcus Fabrics. Make this beautiful quilt a little at a time in this 9 month Block of the Month program that begins in June 2023. Click on the photo for more information and to register to hold your spot!
Cost: $ 25.00
"The Handmade Quilt" Hand Piecing Series with Barbara Burnham
With a few basic techniques and minimal tools, you can make a quilt with your own two hands. Hand piecing is an enjoyable and relaxing way of making quilts, and portable enough to take almost anywhere to stitch in peace and quiet, alone or with friends. Join Barbara as she teaches the different techniques used to make a beautiful hand pieced sampler that you will be proud to call your own!
Cost: $ 225.00
With a few basic techniques and minimal tools, you can make a quilt with your own two hands. Hand piecing is an enjoyable and relaxing way of making quilts, and portable enough to take almost anywhere to stitch in peace and quiet, alone or with friends. Join Barbara as she teaches the different techniques used to make a beautiful hand pieced sampler that you will be proud to call your own!
Cost: $ 225.00
Basics of Longarm Quilting All Day Hands-on Workshop with Leigh Zipf!
The Handi Quilter Van is coming back to visit us - So we're filling our classroom with HQ Amaras, and hosting a Hands-on Education and Sales Event! Kick off the weekend in this day long workshop with Handi Quilter National Educator, Leigh Zipf! Does longarm quilting interest you, and you'd like to learn more about it? Or do you just want a refresher of longarm quilting basics? This class removes the mystery of longarm quilting by exploring topics including machine and frame maintenance, loading a quilt, setting your tension, and picking the perfect thread to stitch out the perfect design. Hands on experience for the entire class with only two students per machine! Thursday, March 30th 10 a.m - 5 p.m., Click on the photo for more information and Register to Reserve your spot on a machine!
Cost: $ 99.00
The Handi Quilter Van is coming back to visit us - So we're filling our classroom with HQ Amaras, and hosting a Hands-on Education and Sales Event! Kick off the weekend in this day long workshop with Handi Quilter National Educator, Leigh Zipf! Does longarm quilting interest you, and you'd like to learn more about it? Or do you just want a refresher of longarm quilting basics? This class removes the mystery of longarm quilting by exploring topics including machine and frame maintenance, loading a quilt, setting your tension, and picking the perfect thread to stitch out the perfect design. Hands on experience for the entire class with only two students per machine! Thursday, March 30th 10 a.m - 5 p.m., Click on the photo for more information and Register to Reserve your spot on a machine!
Cost: $ 99.00
Beginning Quilt Piecing Class with Letitia Mattu
Learn to piece a quilt, and perfect your techniques along the way! Click the photo for more details, quilt example photo, and upcoming dates & times to register!
Cost: $ 135.00
Learn to piece a quilt, and perfect your techniques along the way! Click the photo for more details, quilt example photo, and upcoming dates & times to register!
Cost: $ 135.00
Binding 101 Class with Letitia Mattu
Congratulations on completing your quilt! Your piecing is accurate. Your borders are straight. The quilting is beautiful. Your binding is...um...well...not attached yet? Do you need a little more help? Come join us for Binding 101. Click on the photo for more information, session dates, and to register!
Cost: $ 40.00
Congratulations on completing your quilt! Your piecing is accurate. Your borders are straight. The quilting is beautiful. Your binding is...um...well...not attached yet? Do you need a little more help? Come join us for Binding 101. Click on the photo for more information, session dates, and to register!
Cost: $ 40.00
Disappearing 9 Patch Quilt Workshop with Letitia Mattu
"Disappearing Blocks" look difficult, but are actually SO easy to make! They are great for any skill level. Anyone form an experienced quilt maker to the brand new piecer can make these blocks. If you can make a 9-Patch block, then you can make a Disappearing 9-Patch block! Click on the photo for more information and to register!
Cost: $ 55.00
"Disappearing Blocks" look difficult, but are actually SO easy to make! They are great for any skill level. Anyone form an experienced quilt maker to the brand new piecer can make these blocks. If you can make a 9-Patch block, then you can make a Disappearing 9-Patch block! Click on the photo for more information and to register!
Cost: $ 55.00
Dogwood Applique Block with Barbara Burnham
Drawn directly from the antique quilt featured in Barbara?s book, ?Baltimore Garden Quilt,? this delightful block features flowers with only four petals, perhaps inspired by our beloved native dogwood trees. Make your block with the classic red and green fabrics so popular in the 1840s, or choose your favorite fabrics. Blend shades of color, or make artistic use of fabric on each petal. Learn the techniques needed to finish this block using needleturn with freezer paper on top, and no marks on the background. Learn to applique smooth curves on leaves and flowers. Try Barbara?s unique method for sharp leaf points so they turn easily and securely. Experiment with layered applique. Choose from several methods to make stems and arrange them in graceful curves.
Cost: $ 65.00
Drawn directly from the antique quilt featured in Barbara?s book, ?Baltimore Garden Quilt,? this delightful block features flowers with only four petals, perhaps inspired by our beloved native dogwood trees. Make your block with the classic red and green fabrics so popular in the 1840s, or choose your favorite fabrics. Blend shades of color, or make artistic use of fabric on each petal. Learn the techniques needed to finish this block using needleturn with freezer paper on top, and no marks on the background. Learn to applique smooth curves on leaves and flowers. Try Barbara?s unique method for sharp leaf points so they turn easily and securely. Experiment with layered applique. Choose from several methods to make stems and arrange them in graceful curves.
Cost: $ 65.00
Free Motion Quilting Foundations Hands-on Workshop with Leigh Zipf!
The Handi Quilter Van is coming back to visit us - So we're filling our classroom with HQ Amaras, and hosting a Hands-on Education and Sales Event! Quilters everywhere LOVE the excitement and fun of free-motion quilting and it's easier than you think! Leigh will teach you how to create flowing designs by connecting simple design elements with continuous lines, traveling across the quilt or filling in a specific area. Learn how drawing and muscle memory contribute to beautiful free-motion quilting, and how you can create stunning designs. Friday, March 31st 10 a.m - 1 p.m., Click on the photo for more information and Register to Reserve your spot on a machine!
Cost: $ 69.00
The Handi Quilter Van is coming back to visit us - So we're filling our classroom with HQ Amaras, and hosting a Hands-on Education and Sales Event! Quilters everywhere LOVE the excitement and fun of free-motion quilting and it's easier than you think! Leigh will teach you how to create flowing designs by connecting simple design elements with continuous lines, traveling across the quilt or filling in a specific area. Learn how drawing and muscle memory contribute to beautiful free-motion quilting, and how you can create stunning designs. Friday, March 31st 10 a.m - 1 p.m., Click on the photo for more information and Register to Reserve your spot on a machine!
Cost: $ 69.00
Landscape from Fabric Class with Barbara Dahlberg
Learn how to construct a landscape with fabric. We'll discuss how to use color, value, line, texture and layering to achieve depth. In fun - no sewing required- class you will make a small fused landscape. Click on the photo for more information and to register!
Cost: $ 50.00
Learn how to construct a landscape with fabric. We'll discuss how to use color, value, line, texture and layering to achieve depth. In fun - no sewing required- class you will make a small fused landscape. Click on the photo for more information and to register!
Cost: $ 50.00
Longarm Rental Class
In the class you will learn how to load your quilt top, backing & batting, wind your bobbins, the basics of using the machine, and the guidelines of how to work in our SWD Longarm Rental Program. You will be working on a machine by yourself with our Mentor and you will load your own small quilt, or sample fabric. Rental time is included at the class for you to practice quilting on your first small Free motion Long arm project! Click on the photo for upcoming dates and to register!
Cost: $ 165.00
In the class you will learn how to load your quilt top, backing & batting, wind your bobbins, the basics of using the machine, and the guidelines of how to work in our SWD Longarm Rental Program. You will be working on a machine by yourself with our Mentor and you will load your own small quilt, or sample fabric. Rental time is included at the class for you to practice quilting on your first small Free motion Long arm project! Click on the photo for upcoming dates and to register!
Cost: $ 165.00
Mimi Dietrich Year Long Baltimore Applique Class
Learn to Hand Applique from an Expert! Mimi Dietrich herself will walk you through every step of the process from selecting fabrics to making your heirloom Baltimore Applique Quilt. Meet once a month for an entire year, plus an orientation session in the beginning to aid in choosing your fabrics and materials. Contact the shop to get on the Wait List!
Cost: $ 295.00
Learn to Hand Applique from an Expert! Mimi Dietrich herself will walk you through every step of the process from selecting fabrics to making your heirloom Baltimore Applique Quilt. Meet once a month for an entire year, plus an orientation session in the beginning to aid in choosing your fabrics and materials. Contact the shop to get on the Wait List!
Cost: $ 295.00
Pink Posey Applique Class with Barbara Burnham
Inspired by a vintage 1930?s pastel pink flower quilt, imagine a Posey Quilt in your favorite color. You could even go wild with bright batiks, or coordinates from your stash for a fun scrap quilt. In this workshop, we will pre-turn seam allowances for applique ? no needleturn required! Barbara will share her techniques for accurate placement of pieces. Arrange all the applique pieces and secure them on your block and applique by hand. Make a gently curved stem and a softly padded center circle. Easily master smooth inner and outer curves. Try Barbara?s unique method for sharp pointed leaf tips.
Cost: $ 50.00
Inspired by a vintage 1930?s pastel pink flower quilt, imagine a Posey Quilt in your favorite color. You could even go wild with bright batiks, or coordinates from your stash for a fun scrap quilt. In this workshop, we will pre-turn seam allowances for applique ? no needleturn required! Barbara will share her techniques for accurate placement of pieces. Arrange all the applique pieces and secure them on your block and applique by hand. Make a gently curved stem and a softly padded center circle. Easily master smooth inner and outer curves. Try Barbara?s unique method for sharp pointed leaf tips.
Cost: $ 50.00
Pro-Stitcher Basics All Day Hands-on Workshop with Leigh Zipf!
The Handi Quilter Van is coming back to visit us - So we're filling our classroom with HQ Amaras, and hosting a Hands-on Education and Sales Event! Pro-Stitcher is an intuitive computer-guided quilting system designed especially for use with Handi Quilter longarm quilting machines. Leigh will show you how user-friendly and simple it is to operate, the step-by-step process as each function is easy and fun. Whether finishing your own quilts or considering a quilting business, come see the elegant and precise quilting you can accomplish with Pro-Stitcher. Hands on experience for the entire class with only two students per machine! Saturday, April 1st 10 a.m - 5 p.m., Click on the photo for more information and Register to Reserve your spot on a machine!
Cost: $ 99.00
The Handi Quilter Van is coming back to visit us - So we're filling our classroom with HQ Amaras, and hosting a Hands-on Education and Sales Event! Pro-Stitcher is an intuitive computer-guided quilting system designed especially for use with Handi Quilter longarm quilting machines. Leigh will show you how user-friendly and simple it is to operate, the step-by-step process as each function is easy and fun. Whether finishing your own quilts or considering a quilting business, come see the elegant and precise quilting you can accomplish with Pro-Stitcher. Hands on experience for the entire class with only two students per machine! Saturday, April 1st 10 a.m - 5 p.m., Click on the photo for more information and Register to Reserve your spot on a machine!
Cost: $ 99.00
Ruler Your Quilts Hands-on Workshop with Leigh Zipf!
The Handi Quilter Van is coming back to visit us - So we're filling our classroom with HQ Amaras, and hosting a Hands-on Education and Sales Event! If you love precision and consistency in your quilting designs, you will love using rulers and templates! These handy tools assist in placing designs accurately and stitching them out precisely. Learn to handle rulers and templates safely with the ruler base and Sure Foot, and how to achieve accuracy with the markings. The wide variety of Handi Quilter rulers will inspire you to new design heights. Friday, March 31st 2:00 - 5:00 p.m., Click on the photo for more information and Register to Reserve your spot on a machine!
Cost: $ 69.00
The Handi Quilter Van is coming back to visit us - So we're filling our classroom with HQ Amaras, and hosting a Hands-on Education and Sales Event! If you love precision and consistency in your quilting designs, you will love using rulers and templates! These handy tools assist in placing designs accurately and stitching them out precisely. Learn to handle rulers and templates safely with the ruler base and Sure Foot, and how to achieve accuracy with the markings. The wide variety of Handi Quilter rulers will inspire you to new design heights. Friday, March 31st 2:00 - 5:00 p.m., Click on the photo for more information and Register to Reserve your spot on a machine!
Cost: $ 69.00
Spring Tulips Hand Applique with Barbara Burnham
Learn to hand applique smooth curves and soft leaf points from Barbara Burnham, author of the Baltimore Garden Quilt book
Cost: $ 50.00
Learn to hand applique smooth curves and soft leaf points from Barbara Burnham, author of the Baltimore Garden Quilt book
Cost: $ 50.00
Swirling Wheel Hand Piecing Class with Barbara Burnham
Hand piecing is an enjoyable and relaxing way of making quilts with a few basic techniques and minimal tools, and portable enough to take almost anywhere to stitch in peace and quiet, alone or with friends. For this block, choose contrasting or coordinated fabrics, or go wild with florals, stripes, and prints. Learn how to plan and approach hand piecing of complex block designs with sharp points, triangles, inset seams, and curves. Learn several ways to make templates, mark your fabrics, and sew your block with running stitch methods. Set your circle into background fabric with hand pieced corners or hand applique techniques.
Cost: $ 65.00
Hand piecing is an enjoyable and relaxing way of making quilts with a few basic techniques and minimal tools, and portable enough to take almost anywhere to stitch in peace and quiet, alone or with friends. For this block, choose contrasting or coordinated fabrics, or go wild with florals, stripes, and prints. Learn how to plan and approach hand piecing of complex block designs with sharp points, triangles, inset seams, and curves. Learn several ways to make templates, mark your fabrics, and sew your block with running stitch methods. Set your circle into background fabric with hand pieced corners or hand applique techniques.
Cost: $ 65.00
T-Shirt Quilt Class with Letitia Mattu
Let's get those special T-shirts out of closets, boxes, and bags and turn them into something you or a loved one can enjoy. Everything you learn from this quilt can be applied to any other T-shirt or memory quilt. Join Letitia Mattu as she guides you through the process! Click on the photo for more information and to register!
Cost: $ 75.00
Let's get those special T-shirts out of closets, boxes, and bags and turn them into something you or a loved one can enjoy. Everything you learn from this quilt can be applied to any other T-shirt or memory quilt. Join Letitia Mattu as she guides you through the process! Click on the photo for more information and to register!
Cost: $ 75.00
Taking it to the Next Level All Day Hands-on Workshop with Leigh Zipf!
The Handi Quilter Van is coming back to visit us - So we're filling our classroom with HQ Amaras, and hosting a Hands-on Education and Sales Event! In this workshop Leigh will help you take your longarm quilting to the next level exploring topics like Beyond the Basics Background Fills, Mandala Magic, Fun with Orange Peel quilting designs, and Applique on the Longarm. Hands on experience for the entire class with only two students per machine! Saturday, April 2nd 10 a.m - 5 p.m., Click on the photo for more information and Register to Reserve your spot on a machine!
Cost: $ 99.00
The Handi Quilter Van is coming back to visit us - So we're filling our classroom with HQ Amaras, and hosting a Hands-on Education and Sales Event! In this workshop Leigh will help you take your longarm quilting to the next level exploring topics like Beyond the Basics Background Fills, Mandala Magic, Fun with Orange Peel quilting designs, and Applique on the Longarm. Hands on experience for the entire class with only two students per machine! Saturday, April 2nd 10 a.m - 5 p.m., Click on the photo for more information and Register to Reserve your spot on a machine!
Cost: $ 99.00
HQ Pro-Stitcher Club
The HQ Pro Stitcher Club is geared to Learn & Share Ideas and Information on the Handi Quilter Pro-Stitcher Computerized Quilting System. Typically meets on the 1st Sunday each month from 2:30 - 3:30 or the following Tuesday 1:00 -2:00 Click on the photo for details and to Register!
Cost: $ 60.00
The HQ Pro Stitcher Club is geared to Learn & Share Ideas and Information on the Handi Quilter Pro-Stitcher Computerized Quilting System. Typically meets on the 1st Sunday each month from 2:30 - 3:30 or the following Tuesday 1:00 -2:00 Click on the photo for details and to Register!
Cost: $ 60.00
Longarm Club
Want to really know and love your longarm? Join the SWD Longarm Club! LA Club typically meets on the 1st Sunday most months from 1:00 - 2:30 or the following Tuesday from 11:30 - 1:00. Great for both Longarm Owners & Renters or those wanting to learn about Longarms! Click on the photo for details and to register!
Cost: $ 75.00
Want to really know and love your longarm? Join the SWD Longarm Club! LA Club typically meets on the 1st Sunday most months from 1:00 - 2:30 or the following Tuesday from 11:30 - 1:00. Great for both Longarm Owners & Renters or those wanting to learn about Longarms! Click on the photo for details and to register!
Cost: $ 75.00
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