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Crossworks: Beginning Rulerwork, #16S8507
Learn to quilt with templates in this beginner friendly workshop. The Crossworks block gets its name from the Westalee Crosshair Square marking tools, which serve as the foundation for creating the beautiful designs in this block. Explore the unique nature of the Westalee Spin-E-Fex style of templates, from rotating designs to borders and echoes. Workshop topics include basic rulerwork setup essentials, how to move the quilt when using templates, how to connect designs so you can complete larger design sections in one go, and how 1-2 templates can create a wide variety of designs with just small variations in use. Quilting templates help you achieve cleaner and smoother quilting lines and offer endless versatility. Join Sew Steady national educator Kate Quinn to add this unique skill to your quilting toolkit.
Fun with Rulerwork Basics, #16T8503
Learn the basics of quilting with templates in a fun-filled workshop taught by Sew Steady Promoted Instructor Kate Quinn. This workshop is designed for the beginner with little to no experience with free-motion or ruler quilting. Learn how to set up your machine, needles, threads, proper hand positions, how to move the quilt sandwich, and some simple designs to get started. Designs include curved cross-hatching, straight line designs, spinning templates, echo quilting, and stitch in the ditch. Important tips and tricks to success are incorporated throughout the class material so you can explore the far-reaching potential rulers will bring to your quilting! This workshop is techniqueoriented and templates may vary.
Mad Modern Template Sampler, #16F8100f
This workshop covers the basics of how to quilt with templates using several different template designs. In addition, learn to combine quilting templates to develop more complex and visually interesting quilting designs. The workshop’s goal is to give you the skills to confidently decide on what designs to put on your quilts and to execute those designs beautifully.
Topics include:
- Basic machine setup
- Movement skills
- Designing with templates
- Stitch quality tips
- Using spinning templates
- How to stitch in the ditch
- And so much more
You’ll leave the workshop with enhanced skills and a larger design repertoire. Learn all the tips and tricks to be successful using this unique guided-motion technique! Registration for this workshop includes complimentary show admission for Friday.
Sashiko Rulerwork Sampler, #16W8500
Sashiko designs are elegant and timeless, great for both traditional and modern quilt projects. Thisrulerwork workshop uses grid foundations to build the framework for these classic Sashiko elements. Designs include the classic Clamshell with two variations, the Persian Tile Single and Double design, the Puzzle design, and a mastery design using the previously learned skills. Other topics include using grid stencils and Pounce pads, choosing the best threads, and making the designs fit into areas of a quilt. Basic template skills and machine setup are also included. This is a good way to get started, both designing quilted elements and learning to use templates for quilting.
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Scraptastic Quilting, #16TLE03
Want to make a beautiful quilt with your quilting scraps? How do you make sure it truly turns out beautiful? Join Kate Quinn for clear and practical tips to make amazing, interesting, and fun scrap quilts. She shares cutting tips, planning guidelines, color balance ideas, and organizational tips so you can turn your scraps into a treasure trove of fabulous quilts. This lecture includes both a PowerPoint presentation and a robust trunk show, so you will have strong visuals to help you turn your own scraps into quilting gold! Kate also includes a special discussion about how scrap quilting affects the utility of a quilt, the longevity of a quilt, and the quilt’s ultimate use. Scrap quilting can have a huge impact on developing a quilt to respond to those questions. If your scraps are multiplying out of control, join this lecture to start wrangling them into shape. Supplies are not required for a lecture, although you may want to bring a pen and paper to take notes.
Wedded Bliss 4-Patch Block, #16W7504
Join Sew Steady National Educator Kate Quinn to explore the intricacies of a scrappy Double Wedding Ring quilt block. Kate shares everything you need to know. Topics include cutting the block units using Sew Steady's Westalee Double Wedding Ring cutting templates, selecting the best fabrics, working with bias fabric edges, chain piecing for fast assembly, stitching curved pieces with ease, managing pressing for flat and smooth seam intersections, and general completion of the blocks needed for this eye-catching quilt pattern. Though this block has many pieces and does take some time, using Kate's practical tips and guidance, you can master the skills to make a fabulous heirloom Double Wedding Ring style quilt.
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