Adventures in Appliqué, #51805
During this lecture, Angela will take you on her personal journey into the world of appliqué. Sharing her quilting experiences through a trunk show presentation, she will begin with the more traditional appliqué patterns and end with quilts created from the various collections of appliqué patterns she has designed. Throughout her presentation, she will discuss color and provide tips on fabric selection to assist you in the creation of your own quilt projects. Supplies are not required for a lecture, although you may want to bring a pen and paper to take notes.
All-Star Review, #STAR
Appliqué Pineapple Welcome Banner, #53508
If you are looking for an introduction to wool appliqué, this is the class for you! The class begins with an open a discussion of the characteristics of wool followed by demonstrations of the preparation steps and hand stitches including the stem, blanket, and whip stitches, which you will use to complete this beginning wool project. This hands-on wool appliqué class provides you with a solid foundation and the confidence to take on more involved wool projects. Welcome to the world of wool appliqué!
Barn Quilt Painting Party, #BARN
AQS is partnering with Barns & Brews out of Mount Vernon, IA to bring you an evening of creative fun while making a stunning keepsake you will never forget! This painting party is sure to be a night of laughs and enjoyment had by all. Students will be able to select between a white or yellow aluminum panel and then choose from 70 designs. Provide us with the design number you choose during the registration process. Paint colors will be choosen the night of the event and there are endless options. The class will include a box to take your barn quilt home in. Sign up for this special event today, as you won’t want to miss out!
Basics of Ruler Work on the Longarm, #58105t
Adding rulers to your free motion quilting is a huge step to change your quilting style and elevate your quilts to a new level! Let me share tips and techniques you may implement right after the class to get your designs for borders, blocks, sashings, and open spaces more intricate, thoughtful, and organized. One person per machine. Registration for this class includes show admission for Thursday.
Beginner's Blossom - Hand Appliqué, #53502
This flower block is perfect for first-timers learning needle-turn appliqué. Needle-turn appliqué is a method in which the point of the needle is used to turn under the raw edges of the fabric. Students will learn the four basic elements of this technique, the inside and outside of both points and curves. Students will also learn to make a 1/4" bias strip, freezer paper templates, and a laminate overlay (a placement guide used in many appliqué projects). Audra has specific tips and tricks to help make points sharp and curves smooth... taking the fear out of needle-turn appliqué.
Bird: Reproducing an Image by Hand, #53105t
To reproduce an image only using fabric is so fun! In this class, Marina will guide students to use only the print features in fabric to emphasize design details and textures. See how color and value add depth and realism to your hand appliqué work. Registration for this class includes show admission for Thursday.
Bodacious Big Thread Appliqué, #53110w
Learn to stitch with heavy decorative threads through the machine’s needle for appliquéing and quilting. Susan will explain how to stuff appliqué, make prairie points with stitching and embellishments, use freezer paper for quilting designs, and for designing an interestingly-shaped quilt. All while creating a precious little piece! Your choice of three patterns. Registration for this class includes show admission for Wednesday.
Borders Out of Nowhere on the Longarm, #58501
This class will bring some magic to your quilting by adding creative beautiful border designs on your plain borders. Julia wil guide students on how to break the border area and build complex quilting architcture within your quilts border. Two people per machine.
Concept to Quilted, #51802
Join Linda for a behind the scenes peek of her design process. She will share how patterns, fabric, and books go from an idea or concept, all the way to completion of a quilted piece. This lecture was developed with the assistance from her Facebook group participants that presented her with numerous questions. Questions they had about where designers get their inspiration, how fabrics and blocks may inspire a pattern designs, and much more! Of course, add in Linda’s infamous animation, you’ll be laughing as you hear about the different processes designers go through to bring you, the quilter, beautiful fabric and fun patterns! Supplies are not required for a lecture, although you may want to bring a pen and paper to take notes.
Contemporary Face Appliqué by Hand, #53101w
Learn how to interpret and transform a photo of a black and white face into a beautiful colorful and contemporary quilt. Learn how to apply color and value to give the feel of the depth and texture. Registration for this class includes show admission for Wednesday.
Creative Improv Piecing, #57516
In this workshop, the participant will learn four new improvisational piecing techniques (triangles, crosses, ¼ circle, and freestyle log cabin). You will learn how to choose a beautiful color palette that, works perfect for improv projects and how to piece the quilt top in an organic way. And Carolina will demonstrate how to quilt a spiral with your walking foot, an excellent design that you can use to finish your quilt.
Design-Spiration, #51803
Dream Big: Perfect a Panel on the Longarm, #58511
Julia will take her students through the whole process of creating a beautiful and unique panel they will be proud of! She will teach you how to plan the quilting, where to start, how to work with outlining and fillers, and how to emphasize the beauty of this gorgeous panel. Two people per machine.
EQ8: Adding Fabrics, #59505
Grow your EQ8 skills! Learn how easy it is to add your own fabrics, panels, and photos to EQ8. Import fabrics, straighten, scale, crop and add them to your Favorites library! Add current manufacturer fabric lines to use in your quilt designs. Discover how you can scan or photograph your own stash to use in your creations. Include fabric panels to creatively design one-of-a-kind quilts. This is the perfect follow-up to any Beginner EQ8 class. Windows and Mac Users welcome. PLEASE NOTE: You will need to carefully read through the class supply list to download REQUIRED files PRIOR to class. Don’t skip this step!
EQ8: Borders and Sashings, #59504
Are your Borders simply boring? Do you just slap on strips of fabric to add length and width to your quilt? Is your sashing simple? Take your borders from blah to beautiful and your sashing from sad to stunning with the built-in tools in EQ8. This fun class will explore a variety of borders and border styles from pieced, flying geese, appliqué, checkerboard, and more. Use borders to jazz up a panel or medallion quilt. Discover creative sashing with pieced blocks and clever design ideas. Your quilts are limited only by your imagination. NOTE: This class moves at a faster pace than Beginner EQ8 classes. PC and Mac Users welcome.
EQ8: Design for AccuQuilt Qube, #59503
Combine the power of EQ8 quilt design software with the ease of fabric die cutting. The AccuQuilt GO! Qube system is made of building blocks to create a four patch quilt block. Discover EQ8 compatible blocks, draw your own blocks, try different fabrics, and create your own block library. Your design will be ready to cut with the AccuQuilt GO! Cutter. Learn tips and tricks to use the best features of both EQ8 and AccuQuilt. Class based on the 8” Qube, with help to accommodate other sizes. Please note: This is an EQ8 software design class. No die cutters will be used. Completion of a beginner EQ8 class is helpful.
EQ8: I Want to Learn More, #59102t
Take the next step learning EQ8. Learn to draw or edit your own blocks to place in your quilt creations. Explore appliqué and stencils and understand the three layers of the quilt in EQ8. Take a deep dive into borders and Auto Borders. Create personal libraries, use text, photos, and explore free-form quilt settings. By the end of the class, you will have the confidence to design your own beautiful blocks and quilts. Windows and Mac users welcome. This is a great followup to the EQ8 Beginner class. Registration for this class includes show admission for Thursday.
EQ8: Start at the Beginning, #59101w
Build your EQ8 confidence! Tour the workspace and begin designing a variety of beautiful quilt styles. Search the EQ8 libraries for the perfect block or fabric to turn your quilt designs into reality. Or add fabrics from your own stash. Learn how to print yardage estimates, rotary cutting charts, and more. Nicely paced and encouraging class for those who want to understand and practice the basics. Windows and Mac users welcome. Registration for this class includes show admission for Wednesday.
Fill Out: Background Fillers on the Longarm, #58509
Have you created a wonderful quilt with a wide-open space, and have no idea how to quilt it? Are you bored of simply filling spaces with stippling and bubbles? Join Julia Quiltoff for a class to learn 50+ fillers based on simple shapes and star combining them to make new ones. You will also learn how to balance shapes and densities and pick good fills that will compliment your quilt. Let Julia guide you to improve your quilting and show you the endless possibilities of breaking space and ehancing your quilts! Two people per machine.
Fledging Folded Needle-Turn, #53509
This block is designed for first-timers! You will learn to both needle-turn appliqué and to the folded cutwork technique. The block finishes at approximately 12" x 12". As the name implies, the process of needle-turn appliqué uses the point of the needle to turn under raw edges of the fabric. The pattern is created by folding freezer paper and cutting out a design...just like making snowflakes. In this class, students will learn the four basic elements of needle turn: the inside and outside of both curves and points. Audra has some tried and true tips and tricks that make points and curves easier, taking the fear out of the dreaded "A" word.
Fox Beach: Create a New York Beauty Block, #57503
Learn Linda's unique technique for creating perfect New York Beauty blocks on the first attempt using just one pin! This design is a dynamic variation of a New York Beauty quilt. She'll also demonstrate how you can make an optional miniature of your quilt using scraps and cutaways of the main project.
Give it a Scrap Slap: Using Tones & Value, #55502
Using a variety of fabrics in various tones and values, all class participants will rework the same block using different directions on color, value, contrast, and fabric placement to discover how changing up those elements can change the entire look of a block. All fabrics are brought to class and put into a fabric pool. In the end, students are amazed how small changes can create major impact to a block or a quilt.
Identification Beautification, #59520
You’re entirely too special for an ordinary name tag! Create an adornment for your name tag while learning several valuable techniques in quilt making. Learn machine stitching with heavy threads, making two-color prairie points, and embellishing by hand with felted wool balls and beads. There’s a plethora of possibilities! You’ll have a creative garnish for your name tag and one for a friend too!
Improv in Antique Quilts, #51806
Some of our quilting ancestors were ahead of their time! We are not the first generation of quilters to discover improvisational quilting; but we may be the ones who have embraced it and made it mainstream. In this trunk show, Marge will display antique and vintage quilts that are improvisationally constructed. So much inspiration and some great lessons can be learned from these graphic and abstract “antiques.” Supplies are not required for a lecture, although you may want to bring a pen and paper to take notes.
Intro to Accordion Sewn HSTs™, #57502
If you haven't discovered the Accordion Sewn HSTs™ method of making half square triangles with no matches and no waste, it's time! It's not only fun and addicting, but by the time you create and cut apart your cute little accordions, your blocks have the potential to lay out perfectly in order to form your design! It's innovative and amazing and once you learn the technique, you'll want to adapt it to all of your future half square triangle quilts!
Kickin' Stash Quilt: Create Log Cabin Style Blocks, #57509
Become addicted to making these modernesque log cabin blocks. Beth will guide you through her piecing tips, value tricks, and how to become confident with scraps. Students will create these fun blocks, with only one matching point, in both “planned” scrappy – four fabrics per block, and “completely” scrappy – sixteen fabrics per block which really brings out the possibilities with this design.
Layers & Lines: How to Create a Quilting Design, #51808
Ever since RaNae started teaching Free-Motion Mastery in a Month, the question her students ask most often is "Now that I can quilt, how do I decide what designs to put where on my quilt?" Layers & Lines answers that question. After Layers & Lines, you will be able to create quilting designs that take your quilt tops from special to spectacular! Supplies are not required for a lecture, although you may want to bring a pen and paper to take notes.
Learn Curved Piecing with Eel Grass and Eddies, #57508
Eel Grass and Eddies is a great class to "get your feet wet" with improvisational curved cutting and piecing. Two fabric rectangles yield two reverse image blocks that can be using as is or cut into smaller units. Marge also will show variations that can be made with the blocks. This is a technique class on the curves and is fast and fun! In this half day class, you will make several of the reverse image units. Detailed instructions in the handout will help you finish the quilt at home.
Learn from the Stash Expert: Lunch Bunch Live with Ann, #51807
Learning Grid-Based Designs on the Longarm, #58508
In Julia’s class, students will learn the basic theory of grid-work with easy-to-follow instructions for creating a pattern and quilting it. Start with a basic grid and transform it into something unique by using her tips and tricks. Thirty plus designs will be shared step-by-step, plus tools helping you build your own! Two people per machine.
Leaves and Berries Wreath: Needle-Turn Hand Appliqué, #53104t
Let’s Befriend Color, #51804
This lecture is full of helpful topics that will help you create a color palette of your own, for your next quilt creation. Different topics such as the chromatic circle, three variables of color, and five different color schemes that you can use to create your color palette. Add in Carolina’s easy steps and you will be planning your next quilt color palette in no time. Supplies are not required for a lecture, although you may want to bring a pen and paper to take notes.
Mardi Gras Block Quilt, #57507
This cute wall quilt is made using just ONE block, just one! It is all about where you place the colors that will create the secondary and tertiary designs. Linda will share her tools and techniques to fast piecing, including connector square and using Triangles on a Roll!
Mix-Up Quilting on the Home Machine, #58110f
Mix-up quilting is a great way to mix match quilting techniques to mix up the look of your quilted creation. By combining the use of walking foot machine quilting and hand quilting, Carolina will have you adding new layers of interest to your quilts! When mixing these two beautiful quilting techniques you have endless possibilities to add color, texture, and movement to your creations. Students will learn and practice different designs, so you may return home to your UFO’s with many options for completion. Registration for this class includes show admission for Friday.
Mod-ified Tree Quilt, #58507
Have some fun with machine quilting and machine appliqué while making a sweet little modern tree project! Students will learn and practice some basic machine quilting layered with machine appliqué, and learn to use the Leaves Galore templates by Sue Pelland as an option for quick cutting of curved appliqué shapes. A great opportunity to play with your decorative stitches and fancy threads!
Modern Walking Foot Quilting, #58104w
You can do so much innovative quilting just with your walking foot! Marge will show you her method of quilting with your walking foot that involves little or no marking but still results in spectacular quilting. She will start with the basics, such as batting choices, thread, needles, and how to secure the quilting stitches. Then, you will start quilting with straight lines and move to curved quilting lines and spirals on your practice quilt sandwiches. For both the straight line and curved quilting, she will show you many designs and variations you can use to great effect. Marge will also have some of her quilts as examples. This class will change the way you think about your walking foot! Registration for this class includes show admission for Wednesday.
My Life in Quilts - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, #51809
In this lecture, Marge will tell her quilting journey, from the first quilt she remembers seeing to becoming a quilting instructor and fiber artist. She will also discuss her inspirations for quilt designs and her artistic process of turning an idea into a quilt. This presentation is peppered with lots of quilts, from her early quilts to her current quilts as well as the stories behind them. Supplies are not required for a lecture, although you may want to bring a pen and paper to take notes.
Painting Fabric with Pastels, #53510
With no knowledge in painting required, students will learn how to create beautiful and colorful images on fabric with the use of pastels. Marina will also show you techniques that can be used as the basis for an embroidery project or even a quilt. You don’t want to miss out on the chance to learn a creative technique that can be used in so many future projects!
Piece a Beach Bumz Quilt, #57513
A classic setting for the New York Beauty block created with current batik fabrics. Learn Linda's unique technique for creating perfect New York Beauty blocks using just ONE pin. This project is partially paper pieced using foundation paper that stays in the quilt!!
Piece Organic Shapes, #57505
Let Carolina teach you how to sew curved shapes with your sewing machine, and it’s not appliquéd! She explains step-by-step how to make these beautiful shapes that give you the possibility to freely piece shapes in your quilts. In addition she will show you three variants of these forms; one on top of another, one form next to another, and one form within another, which will give you inspiration for quilts to come.
Quick and Easy Beautiful Flora Effect, #53507
Quilt Any Design Using Six Basic Shapes, #51801
Did you know only six basic shapes make the building blocks of all free-motion quilting patterns? Learn them with my fun and easy "quilting yoga" moves that tie into movements your body already knows and instantly get you into the quilting groove! Then, learn how to combine these six shapes to create any quilting design. Quilters of all levels can use this technique for either domestic or longarm machines. Based on my book Free-Motion Mastery in a Month: A Block a Day to Machine Quilting Success. Supplies are not required for a lecture, although you may want to bring a pen and paper to take notes.
Quilt that Shape on the Longarm, #58502
Quilting a classic geometrical shape isn't boring! Learn new designs and open new horizons in quilting basic shapes by turning them into little shiny pieces. This class is devoted to the most common shapes. Two people per machine.
Quilted Flat-Out Fabulous Tray, #58506
Learn the fundamentals of free-motion quilting and binding as you make this practical little tray. You'll be amazed at how much you learn in just one block, and you'll finish the tray in class! In this fun and easy class, you'll learn: how to set up your machine for FMQ, how to balance stitch tension for FMQ, how to find YOUR perfect rhythm and speed, a fool-proof technique to get a perfect stitch length every time, simple patterns that look great, even if you're a beginner, and fundamental shapes that can build into any pattern.
Rock Around the Country Crown Block: The Royal Ensemble, #57512
Join Linda and “rock” that Country Crown Block! This class is part color, part design, and she will guide you through her method for rocking a quilt block. Students will learn how they can change a block’s style by simply adding or subtracting a color, or perhaps rotating a piece here or there. No one’s quilt will look the same. After learning the technique to make the basic Country Crown block, students will begin playing with the fabrics and colors to rock their own blocks!
Scrap Bash: Diamond Romance, #57515
Fall in love with diamonds! Let’s use up all those leftover strips and strings from previous projects and turn them into a fantastic quilt! Improvisationally pieced rectangles make light and dark diamonds when placed together. This results in a visually graphic layout and with very little cutting and prep so we can get right to the fun. In this half-day class, students will learn the technique of string piecing rectangles and make 4-8 blocks in the class. This could be your new favorite scrap quilt!
Simply Amazing Baravelle Spirals, #57517
Baravelle spirals have huge "Wow!" factor, yet they are surprisingly easy to design and sew! Using the techniques in RaNae's best-selling book Simply Amazing Spiral Quilts, learn to draw a Baravelle spiral block, then explore lots of ways to color them to create spirals, pineapples, baskets, and more. Along the way, you'll learn RaNae's "painless paper piecing" techniques. Use your spiral block in a quilt or other project, or a pattern is provided for finishing blocks into pot holders.
South Beach Spinners Quilt, #57501
Linda puts a new spin on the New York Beauty block!! Students will learn Linda's unique technique for creating a perfect New York Beauty block on the first attempt using just ONE pin! Throughout the class, she will demonstrate how to make an optional miniature version using the scraps and cutaways from the main project. Students will create one block and be prepared for completion of the entire piece. Once the New York Beauty blocks are created, you'll add some strips, skew the blocks, and you have created a fabulously dynamic quilt top!
Spectacular Guyon Grey Quilt, #57511
Oh the possibilities! Students will learn Linda's unique technique for creating the perfect New York Beauty blocks, using just one pin! During the class, she will show you how to make an optional miniature project from the scraps and cutaways of the main project. Linda will review several design options for this quilt so students can take the base design and make it their own.
Stitch by Stitch: Perfect Your Thread Work, #59140f
Create tiny blocks with thread stitch-by-stitch! Lots of machine skills are covered such as stitching with heavy thread, couching ribbon with thin thread, appliquéing with thin thread, and embellishing prairie points. You'll work from a kit to avoid the drudgery of finding so many supplies! This class is best suited for persnickety, patient quilters. Registration for this class includes show admission for Friday.
Sunburst Dahlia: Folded Cutwork & Reverse Appliqué, #53106f
This eye-catching and vibrant block has the appearance of stained glass...a result of combining folded cutwork with reverse appliqué. Although best for a confident beginner to intermediate level, a student brand new to appliqué could do this block because the design allows the easiest sections to be done first. Students will learn the folded cutwork technique...a process of folding freezer paper and cutting out a design (just like the snowflakes we cut out as kids). Students will also learn how to do reverse appliqué. Registration for this class includes show admission for Friday.
Sunshine Stars Quilt, #57506
C’mon, let’s get happy with these sunny stars! A small wonky star inside a larger wonky star forms the center of the quilt and then a sparkling border of more brilliant stars. Improvisational piecing the star point results in each star being unique and engaging. This quilt will be sure to brighten your mood and/or house. In this half-day class, you will make the star in a star center. You will have a handout to help you complete the quilt at home.
Susan’s Eclectic Quilts: A Trunk Show, #SUSAN
Join one of the world's most enthusiastic personalities for ooo’s, aaaah’s, and laughter to learn a plethora of tips to increase accuracy and add fresh, interesting details with piping, prairie points, heavy threads, and embellishments. See how to take show pieces to new levels and add charming surprises to simple pieces. Susan will share real live quilts with close ups through the projector so you’re sure to see oodles of detail. You may recognize many quilts as winners in AQS Paducah shows. Don’t miss out on this good time!
VIP Quilt Exhibit Tour, #TOUR
Be the first to see the winning quilts and get a special up-close tour with AQS Contest Coordinator, Michelle Thompson. Enjoy an intimate tour of the Special Exhibits to learn the inspiration behind the exhibit. You’ll get a chance to ask questions and get up-close photographs of the quilts before class starts and the crowds roll in! Don’t miss your chance to become a know-it-all about the quilts and be first to see the amazing work on display!
Waves and Shapes, #57118w
Join Carolina’s new class, where you will design and create a mini quilt top! Students will explore different designs, how to use value and hue to create composition. You will then draw out the design, cut, and sew these curved shapes by machine. Registration for this class includes show admission for Wednesday.
Whimsical Heart - Needle-turn Appliqué, #53503
Handwork is having a huge comeback in today’s quilting world. With adding an embellishment style twist to your quilt, in this workshop, Angela will introduce students to the traditional techniques of needle-turn appliqué. She will demonstrate the basic needle-turn stitch, inside and outside points, curves, and various ways of appliquéing circles and stems. This is a detailed and thorough introduction to this technique.
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