QuiltWorks QW1A
So, you’re the kind of person that looks at a quilt and is dumbstruck by the idea that people actually cut perfectly fine fabric into bits and sew it back together. You’re also the same person that thinks you’d like to cut perfectly fine fabric into bits and reassemble them. This class is the opportunity for which you’ve been waiting! From cutting to piecing, layering to quilting to binding, you’ll see your true colors shine!
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QuiltWorks QW1B
Join us for this second edition to our wildly popular QuiltWorks series!
· Session 1: The infamous Bermuda Triangle. You’ll be working with all things triangular, and you’ll find out how to find your way out via set-in seams!
· Session 2: Border Crossing – Pieced and Piped Borders, Flanges and Prairie Points.
· Session 3: Becky’s Mighty Miters – Mitered Borders, Stripes and Plaids.
· Session 4: Hanging Sleeves, Labels and Fussy Cutting.
· Session 5: Circles, Curves and Curlies, Oh My!
· Session 6: Finish it all up with Scallops and Bias Binding..
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WhackWorks WW1A – the Basic 6 Pack Whack
Folks are crazy for this class! And with good reason, too! Another curtain call this quarter, you’ll learn the trickiest tricks for one of the most amazing and dynamic of kaleidoscope quilts. Choose just about any fabric, and be dumb-founded by the miraculous blocks that emerge!
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WhackWorks WW1B – One Block Wonder
The Stack ‘n Whack technique has truly made its mark on the quilting community and is firmly ensconced in the quilt block annals. One Block Wonder is a beautiful expression of this technique and a truly fresh departure. This technique uses ALL the blocks, even those we would have considered throw aways with a traditional Stack ’n Whack quilt. Want to express your true fabric artistry? This is the class for you! Even easier to construct than the traditional Stack ’n Whack, you’ll truly shine! 2 Sessions. $60, plus materials. Supply list.
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WhackWorks WW1C – 4-Patch Whack Attack
Okay, so you thought you could make just one stack and whack??? Hah! Here's a NEW version of a stack/whack -- it's a 4-pack! This is a new turn on the basic stack and whack concept, this time made with 4-patches. Yep, it's true. You have to see it to believe it, and it's awesome. Individual blocks are amazing and, when put together, lots of fun things start to happen. We'll have kits available for this stack as we've found a fabulously fantastic fabric for this project. Vive la Stack et Whack!!
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Hand Piecing HP1A
Have you ever thought it might be kind of cool if you could take your sewing projects with you while you waited for the car to be tuned up, or while you were hurrying up and waiting for your child to finish up with the dentist, or while you were commuting on the train back and forth from work? (I know…you thought about whittling but it really is out of the question…)
Come try your hand at hand piecing! Join us for this introduction to the art of hand piecing. We’ll explore several different blocks (Apple Core, Tumbling Blocks and Grandmother’s Flower Garden).
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ThreadWorks TW1A
We’ve reinvented our free motion quilting classes—et voila — our ThreadWorks series! You’ll not only become more comfortable with your capacity to express your creative genius in thread, but you’ll also have a tiered structure of classes that build upon one another, providing you the tools to really explore how threadwork can add another dimension to your work. You’ve mastered the basics of quilting: cutting, piecing, layering and binding. Come try your hand at free-motion quilting. In session 1, learn to stipple and echo quilt and how to use templates to design beautiful, quilted motifs. This free motion introduction will provide you the tools you need to turn your free motion scribbles to scribes!
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ThreadWorks TW1B
In session 2, play with a variety of threads, moving on from just the basic cotton. The fun begins… In session 3, start to explore all sorts of design elements and motifs to move you beyond the basics. It's a blast!! (You’ll get hooked…) Free up your free motion quilting skills as you further those skills with patterns, feathers, and a plethora of other design possibilities. Explore your creative genius in a free-wheeling free motion world!
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ThreadWorks TW1C
You’ve taken TW1A and TW1B, and you’ve magically put 9 hours of free motion threadwork under your belt (whew…) Well, come on! Put another 9 hours on the clock! In threadworks TW1C, you'll be taking a trip down under....to bobbin thread...and beyond....
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Cabin Fever - Angle on Triangles
Well, Cabin Fever is squarely ensconced at Sewing Arts Center! Originally called "A Year in the Cabin" because Becky thought one year of log cabining would satisfy the log-cabiners among us, the craze continues and the fever rises! This trimester, For those log cabin aficionados or those looking for a slightly different way to build the cabin, this will offer new adventures on the cabin path. This time, you’ll find out that log cabins can be A-frames!! It’s true. Whether you mastered the diamonds in last trimester’s class or are just now venturing into expanding your log cabin vocabulary, this class promises to get your creative juices flowing. Creating log cabins in triangle shapes offers oodles of possibilities by utilizing color placement and design options. The ever-versatile log cabin rises to a yet another level; come join the fun! You'll want to sign up quickly as this is a very popular class and starts to fill with graduates from the previous hundred sessions!
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Dyeing to Design
with Brian Dykhuizen
During his first visit to Southern California and to Sewing Arts Center, Brian is offering a workshop developed specifically for us: “Dyeing to Design” – a 3-day intensive quilt design workshop incorporating Brian’s unique fabric dyeing techniques, quilt design and quilting.
Day 1 is an introduction to Brian’s fabric dyeing techniques — you’ll dye and paint several yards of fabric for your personal use! There’s a day off between Day 1 and 2 so that you can prepare your dyed fabrics.
Day 2 is all about design in which you will utilize your fabrics to design a wall-hanging size quilt.
Day 3 is all about quilting your masterpiece. This workshop is all inclusive (all you need do is show up with a basic sewing tools ), and is limited to 8 students. $400.
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Curvaceous Curves CC
Be not afraid of circles, curves, or other non-straight quilting lines! We’re gonna open up lots of creative options that can come about when playing with anything and everything curvy, including a variety of curved piecing techniques, working with circles – appliquéd, fused, pieced – and more.
In each monthly session, a new technique will be featured – one that can be used on its own or in conjunction with other curvy techniques to create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. You won’t want to miss out on any of the sessions, and folks have been chomping at the bit for this, so sign up early!!!
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Racket Jacket RJ
Becky quilted the fabric for this white-on-white quilted jacket. Russell made the jacket from Becky’s fabric. It is displayed at the register and has been quite the conversation piece. In session 1, we’ll take measurements to build a custom fit box coat utilizing Wild Ginger pattern making software. As soon as you’re measured, we’ll print patterns for you, and you’ll spend the rest of the day planning and quilting your jacket fabric. In session 2, we’ll cut patterns and construct the jacket.
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Year Of the Dragon YOTD
Even though 2008 is the Year of the Rat under the Chinese Zodiac, start off your own personal Year of the Dragon with a bang! All of us (or all of us willing to admit it) have a batik panel, or two or several, or a scarf or a fabulous piece of fabric or textile that we purchased because we just had to…and it’s been sitting about mocking us for oh, how long now? Here’s the perfect solution – a technique/design class combo designed to bring you and that orphaned piece of fabulous-something together into something wonderful. First session of class will feature a completely versatile piecing technique that can be translated into many formats; second session will be design work to finish up your masterpiece.
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Silk Roads Log Cabin SRLC
Ever want to learn how to work with silk? Ever want to learn how to make a courthouse steps log cabin with a bit of a flair -- color placement designed to create a completely secondary, very cool design? (You have to have your wits about you to realize it’s a log cabin.) Alas, this is the class for you! Both of these elements will be covered, and you’ll leave ready to create silk or log cabin masterpieces, or both all in one.
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Overachievers Anonymous
Independent Study
You’ve fledged, you’ve feathered. You’ve plunged death-defyingly from the nest. But having the reassuring cooing of Ms. McClure — well that still makes ALL the difference.. This is Becky’s answer to all those who keep flocking to class, then after exhausting almost every other quilting vehicle, WHAT NEXT? Take this opportunity to try your wings with confidence knowing that a watching eye is watching your every move.
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Strips ’n Curves SC
We’re pleased as punch to have Susanne Cole join us to teach this wonderful piecing technique. A grand and stunning take on the traditional Drunkard’s Path block, you’ll find this design truly endless in its myriad configurations. Add a few strips and curves to your quilting repertoire, and your friends will think you genius!
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