Instructor

Helfter, Beth
Author, pattern designer, and national quilting instructor Beth has one rule about quilting - it's supposed to be fun. With that in mind, along with her company motto of "Inspired Designs, Relaxed Attitude," Beth brings visionary designs and techniques to her patterns and exuberance and encouragement to the classroom. Looking for staid or typical? You won't find it here. As a mostly scrappy designer, Beth prefers to dig into her stash to create designs and patterns that appeal to her senses of color and value, using as many different fabrics as possible. Her penchant for scraps and her need to use as many fabrics as possible in her quilts led her to develop the Accordion Sewn HSTs™ method of creating half square triangles that don't have a match and yet waste no fabric. She has written two books on the method, which has been called life-changing, magical, addictive, and, her favorite, witchcraft. Beth resides in Pepperell, MA, with her husband and three daughters. She's visited guilds coast to coast and taught at national and regional quilt shows, and never tires of the ah-ha moments and banter of a classroom full of quilters.

Instructor Workshops

Basic Machine Techniques: Mod-ified Trees , #38506

Quilting/Finishing
Wednesday, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Jefferson Room
Helfter, Beth
All Levels
$70
Optional kit is available

Have some fun with machine quilting and machine appliqué while making a sweet little modern Christmas (or any celebratory) 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!

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Juki

Flying Frankies: The New and Fun Variation of Flying Geese, #39541

Stitching with Style
Thursday, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
McKinley Room
Helfter, Beth
Intermediate, Advanced
$70

What is a Flying Frankie? While it started as an autocorrect of "Flying Geese," the silly name quickly stuck as a description of scrappy outlined flying geese made using my Accordion Sewn HSTs™ method and some contrasting piping. In class, you will learn how to make these cool and eye catching elements and create two blocks; once you've mastered the technique, you'll want to add them to all sorts of projects!

evapaigequiltdesigns.blogspot.com

Janome

Sold Out

Hurdy Gurdy Table Runner: Using the Accordion Sewn HSTs™, #37521

Piecing
Friday, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Roosevelt I
Helfter, Beth
Intermediate, Advanced
$70
Plus Materials Fee

Adapted from the "Hurdy Gurdy" pattern in one of my books, this runner is a quicker version perfect to both learn the Accordion Sewn HSTs™ technique and create a stunning, scrappy version of a classic block. You'll be amazed by how the accordions turn into perfectly laid out blocks almost by magic!

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PFAFF

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Intro to Accordian Sewn HSTs™, #37503

Piecing
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Madison Room
Helfter, Beth
All Levels
$70

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 will 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!

evapaigequiltdesigns.com

elna

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Kickin Stash: Modern Log Cabin Blocks, #37522

Piecing
Friday, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
McKinley Room
Helfter, Beth
Beginner, Intermediate
$70
Plus Materials Fee

Become addicted to the making of these modernesque Log Cabin style blocks while learning piecing tips, value tricks, and color confidence. You will create these fun in both "planned" scrappy (four fabrics per block) and "completely" scrappy (16 fabrics per block) really bringing out the possibilities with this design.

evapaigequilts.com

Janome

Sold Out

Basic Machine Techniques: Mod-ified Trees , #38506

Helfter, Beth
Wednesday
Jefferson Room

Have some fun with machine quilting and machine appliqué while making a sweet little modern Christmas (or any celebratory) 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!

evapaigequiltdesigns.blogspot.com

Juki

Flying Frankies: The New and Fun Variation of Flying Geese, #39541

Helfter, Beth
Thursday
McKinley Room

What is a Flying Frankie? While it started as an autocorrect of "Flying Geese," the silly name quickly stuck as a description of scrappy outlined flying geese made using my Accordion Sewn HSTs™ method and some contrasting piping. In class, you will learn how to make these cool and eye catching elements and create two blocks; once you've mastered the technique, you'll want to add them to all sorts of projects!

evapaigequiltdesigns.blogspot.com

Janome

Hurdy Gurdy Table Runner: Using the Accordion Sewn HSTs™, #37521

Helfter, Beth
Friday
Roosevelt I

Adapted from the "Hurdy Gurdy" pattern in one of my books, this runner is a quicker version perfect to both learn the Accordion Sewn HSTs™ technique and create a stunning, scrappy version of a classic block. You'll be amazed by how the accordions turn into perfectly laid out blocks almost by magic!

evapaigequilts.com

PFAFF

Intro to Accordian Sewn HSTs™, #37503

Helfter, Beth
Wednesday
Madison Room

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 will 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!

evapaigequiltdesigns.com

elna

Kickin Stash: Modern Log Cabin Blocks, #37522

Helfter, Beth
Friday
McKinley Room

Become addicted to the making of these modernesque Log Cabin style blocks while learning piecing tips, value tricks, and color confidence. You will create these fun in both "planned" scrappy (four fabrics per block) and "completely" scrappy (16 fabrics per block) really bringing out the possibilities with this design.

evapaigequilts.com

Janome