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Create a beautiful border while learning to appliqué by machine. Pat will show you how it’s done and how to adapt it to your own quilt. The berry and tulip appliqués are fused and blanket stitched, creating a lovely, traditional border for any quilt.

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Having trouble getting those bindings to look just right? This half-day class with Pat will get you on track for a show-worthy ending to your quilt. Little tricks and tips will give you the confidence to finish your quilts with a beautiful narrow binding and perfectly mitered corners every time. She will discuss sewing on the binding fitted perfectly to the quilt, filling the binding with just enough batting, and hand sewing it all together invisibly. A beautiful binding is the frame for your quilt and should be as wonderful as the rest of your workmanship!

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The quilter’s dilemma is always to choose an appropriate design to fill space on the quilt top. It would be helpful to have a collection of usable designs at your fingertips as you begin to think about your selection. This class will stitch your way through many designs and keep them organized for you. Browsing your collection will undoubtedly inspire your next project! We will explore multiple styles of free-motion stitches to add to your collection.

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Tired of the same old stippling? Perk up your machine quilting with a new set of designs for filling spaces and backgrounds. With more than fifty designs made to fit narrow borders, triangular patches, or background areas, you will have no trouble broadening your design ideas. This type of heirloom quilting is done with little or no marking. You will end up with a portfolio of stitches to get your creativity flowing.

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A trip to Nana’s house was always a fun time for Pat. She loved Nana's embroidered table scarves and textiles. This quilt is full of all those visual memories. Whether you use thirties fabrics, Civil War prints, or your favorite fabrics, they'll all work as you learn a variety of techniques in this quilt – piecing and paper piecing, thread sketching for the embroidered flowers, and turned-edge appliqué by machine for the borders. Join Pat and add these techniques to your quiltmaking arsenal and you'll be ready to stitch full-steam ahead when you get home.

Registration for this class includes show admission for Wednesday.

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We will start with the basics and go quickly to stitching. We will explore many techniques including background fills, stencils, freehand designs, and motifs. If you are apprehensive or out of ideas, this class will rev up your skills making you a confident machine quilter ready to tackle those UFO’s that have been piling up. A quilt is truly yours when you finish it yourself.

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