Instructor

Wendt, Debbie
Debbie has combined her passions for sewing, quilting, and teaching into Wendt Quilting, a business that is truly on the go. Debbie has a degree in Home Economics Education and eight years of teaching experience in the field. This allows her to influence her classes by breaking down and explaining the many aspects of quilting. Debbie began quilting over 30 years ago and started teaching quilting internationally in 1993 while living in Cairo, Egypt. Debbie now teaches at guilds, shops, and national shows. A unique teaching opportunity even took her to villages in Cambodia! Her article, Teaching the World to Quilt, was published in American Quilter. Debbie develops tools, has self-published two longarm project books, and designed many unique quilt patterns. She was a guest on Quilt It! The Longarm Quilting Show, demonstrating building and binding a quilt on a longarm. She brings tradition into modern designs and fun and confidence to each student. Learn more at wendtquilting.com.

Instructor Workshops

Basic Piecing is the Cornerstone, #157501

Piecing
Wednesday, 2/19, 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Ocean Center – 101B
Wendt, Debbie
Beginner
$75

Make a table runner with a variety of simple blocks to learn basic cutting skills and trusted piecing techniques with only three fat quarters. For efficiency, we will use a cutting plan to maximize the use of your fat quarters. Options will be given for moving blocks around to change up the layout.

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PFAFF

Become a Brilliant Binder, #158500

Quilting/Finishing-DOMESTIC MACHINE
Thursday, 2/20, 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Ocean Center – 101B
Wendt, Debbie
All Levels
$75
Plus Kit Fee

Make perfect bindings every time! Learn flawless mitered corners and no-fuss end seams with Debbie’s Brilliant Bindings© tool and technique. Make samples of continuous straight-of-grain and bias binding for straight and curved edges. Stitching the binding to the back will be done by hand and machine. Plus, we’ll work with odd-angle bindings often found on many table runners.

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PFAFF

Oooh Hexie Baby: Piecing with No "Y" Seams, #157511

Piecing
Friday, 2/21, 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Ocean Center – 102C
Wendt, Debbie
All Levels
$75
Plus Kit Fee

Discover time-saving techniques to create the beloved Tumbling Baby Blocks pattern with ease! In this workshop, you'll learn how to simplify this classic design using strip-piecing methods. With the help of the Hex-a-ma-jig Template, cutting becomes a breeze, and you'll achieve precise piecing—all without the hassle of Y seams.

wendtquilting.com

BERNINA

Basic Piecing is the Cornerstone, #157501

Wendt, Debbie
Wednesday, 2/19
Ocean Center – 101B

Make a table runner with a variety of simple blocks to learn basic cutting skills and trusted piecing techniques with only three fat quarters. For efficiency, we will use a cutting plan to maximize the use of your fat quarters. Options will be given for moving blocks around to change up the layout.

wendtquilting.com

PFAFF

Become a Brilliant Binder, #158500

Wendt, Debbie
Thursday, 2/20
Ocean Center – 101B

Make perfect bindings every time! Learn flawless mitered corners and no-fuss end seams with Debbie’s Brilliant Bindings© tool and technique. Make samples of continuous straight-of-grain and bias binding for straight and curved edges. Stitching the binding to the back will be done by hand and machine. Plus, we’ll work with odd-angle bindings often found on many table runners.

wendtquilting.com

PFAFF

Oooh Hexie Baby: Piecing with No "Y" Seams, #157511

Wendt, Debbie
Friday, 2/21
Ocean Center – 102C

Discover time-saving techniques to create the beloved Tumbling Baby Blocks pattern with ease! In this workshop, you'll learn how to simplify this classic design using strip-piecing methods. With the help of the Hex-a-ma-jig Template, cutting becomes a breeze, and you'll achieve precise piecing—all without the hassle of Y seams.

wendtquilting.com

BERNINA