classes

Every year, a new design is made just for Quilt Festival. The kit is laser-cut to make a unique mystery quilt in each of Angotti's Surprise classes. A short supply list, already cut and ready to sew kit...what could be better? And you don't need to worry about having the wrong fabrics for this mystery. They will be there cut and ready for you. If you have taken a class before, please, if possible, bring what you made for show and tell. (Top is fine. Quilt is great.) www.charlotteangotti.com

Learn how to paint with fabrics, threads, and ribbons to create a one-of-a-kind underwater art project. Combine free-form embroidery with fabric manipulation and embellishments to create a dimensional work of art. This “Underwater Sea Garden” can be framed as a painting or made into a beautiful wallhanging. Free-Form Embroidery with Judith Baker Montano, C & T Publishing. www.judithbakermontano.com

Use your favorite fabrics to make this fast and easy quilt that just looks difficult. Only one block to learn, using neutral or bright fabrics, you decide. A stash buster and skill builder quilt—this class teaches a lot. Be amazed how fast this comes together. The perfect "gift" quilt. www.bbquiltmaker.blogspot.com

Afraid to try free-motion quilting? Let Clotfelter hold your hand as you learn all the basics and more! Experience how much fun free-motion quilting on your domestic machine can be! We really do start at the very beginning! Leave with newfound confidence and a sampler you can refer to for many different designs...that you'll create! Let's start the fun! www.ninaquilts.com

Using solid, bright color cottons (and a helpful stencil) machine-sew Crazy Quilt blocks (morning session) then explore vintage and contemporary-style hand embroidery stitching (afternoon session). Not all Crazy Quilts are Victorian silks and elaborate embroidery and embellishments. Sometimes Crazy Quilting is just plain fun! www.peppercory.com

Use scraps of lively prints in three values of one color, or of all the colors you want to combine to create your own tropical flower. We'll chop up our fabrics, divide them into values, and fill in the value marked pattern sections with corresponding value pieces of fabric. Add a bit of tulle, and some simple quilting and you will have created your unique masterpiece. Quilting line pattern will be provided for home use later.​​ If you prefer to finish your piece without sewing, that's okay too! No-sew finishing options are also taught. The results are beautiful and totally believable! www.phylliscullenartstudio.com

Paint a quilt design on a board to be hung on a house, gate, porch, barn, etc. Dozens of quilt designs will be available to choose from. During the class, learn how to transfer and paint that design on a 2 foot x 2 foot MDO board. It is all taping and painting. No special artistic skills are needed. Also offered as 210 on Tuesday. Do not enroll for both. www.quiltblocktrail.com

Learn the basics of collage while making one oversized block, 25½ inch x 41½ inch. The oversized block can be made into a wallhanging, table runner, or can be incorporated with the other blocks to make the entire quilt. Learn about fused appliqué, Laura Heine's Underlay technique for reversing images for collage, and color! www.fiberworks-heine.com

Learn how to transform any image into a stencil, customize the background fabric with wax pastels quickly and easily, and assemble a completely personalized quilt. www.marinalandi.com.br

Full title—Class—EQ8—Start at the Beginning—Computer Hands-On. Build your EQ confidence! Tour the workspace and begin designing a variety of beautiful quilt styles. Search the EQ8 libraries for the perfect block or fabric to turn your quilt designs into reality; or add fabrics from your own stash. Learn how to print yardage estimates, rotary cutting charts, and more. Nicely paced and encouraging class for those who want to understand and practice the basics. Windows and Mac users welcome. www.lorimillerdesigns.com

With total freedom from rulers and rules, the construction of free and curved blocks gives the background of this garden life full motion. This class shows how much an improvised background makes an appliqué stand out. The study of color is presented and the freedom of creation is emphasized. www.instagram.com/estelamota.patch

An excellent opportunity to learn some of Claudia Pfeil's award-winning sewing techniques. This is a totally unique class using a fearless strip-piecing method even with complex material like Dupioni silk, so don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity. Starting with sewing strip panels, create wheels using a 15-degree wedge ruler (necessary) with surprising results. Those wheels can be applied onto a pieced or solid background by hand or machine at home. www.claudiapfeil.de

Put your scraps stash to good use. Recycle and reuse fabric scraps to create a delightful storybook. Using a children's board book and your scraps and embellishments, learn how to use fabric and composition to tell a story. A fabric altered book can be a sophisticated treasure, a fun project with children, or a place for experimentation and play. Lesley Riley will share the how-to, what makes a good composition, and how using pattern and color can make your pages pop. What you learn creating a book full of mini-compositions will enhance your regular quilting practice. Perfect for beginners, too! www.lesleyriley.com

This pitcher filled with flowers would be beautiful sitting on anyone's table. Learn to grow your own bouquet, from creating a pitcher with depth, to filling it with skinny stems, and lastly, adding beautiful flowers using Broderie Perse. The needleturn appliqué technique will be taught. Find out how fun this method actually is! www.denarosenberg.com

Full title—Class—Gelli Print to Art Quilt—A Day of Gelli Printing Exploration and Play with Lisa Thorpe. The first half of class is spent creating a stack of fabric mono-prints made on small 4 inch x 6 inch soft gel print plates. Thorpe will show fun and easy print techniques using botanicals, stencils, and texture tools. Print on a variety of pre-cut fabrics. In the second half of the day, use your stack of little prints to create a quick fabric collage composition fused onto felt. Then use a lot or a little hand stitching to finish. No experience with fabric collage or hand stitch required. All materials for printing supplied. www.lisathorpe.com

Full title—Class—Tea at Five—Longarm Hands-On. Do you love coloring but are too afraid to do it on a quilt? Arcenegui Bono will discuss her tricks and secrets for applying pen to fabric. On top of that, quilt a little wallhanging that looks like it has been pieced although no piecing or appliqué is involved. Also see how different threads can make a big impact on the final result. One person per machine, limited to 18 students. www.crisarcbono.com

Full title—Class—Grid Quilting Designs—Stationary Longarm Hands-On. In this practice class, enjoy learning a variety of quilting designs, ranging from simple to creative and intricate, using grids in the free-motion process. Create unique designs that perfectly fit any quilt and bring an exclusive and fabulous look. One student per machine, limited to 12 students. www.fabiadiniz.com

Make a tote using decorative serging techniques and specialty threads to enhance the fabrics. The tote will be lined and have shoulder straps with a coordinating fabric. www.cuttingedgesergerdesigns.com

Create the illusion of curves, motion, and depth with strip-piecing and straight seams. Discover the easy process that produces complex-looking results. www.quiltersclinic.com

Full title—Class—The Beauty of Feathered Borders—Stationary Longarm Hands-On. Dive into the art of quilting with our beginner-friendly feathered border class. Embrace the beauty of organic feathers, a forgiving and approachable twist on the traditional. Learn to craft stunning, flowing borders with unique corner designs that add elegance to your projects. Join us for a feather-filled journey, perfect for all skill levels. www.forever-quilting.com

This is just pure fun! Play with squares of sheer fabric, layering them on a simply free-motion quilted background to create colorful effects. This is color theory without color wheels or rules; a joyful class where you'll make your choice of four mug rugs or a quiltlette. And there's a kit! No free-motion experience required! www.quiltskipper.com

Maybe you have a favorite pattern, but you want to do something different with it—make it larger, make it smaller, or just pull a favorite element from the pattern. Maybe you love the pattern, but don't have all the fabrics it calls for and you really just want to bust your stash! Then “Hack That Quilt Pattern” is for you! Let Tammy Silvers guide you through steps to make a quilt project uniquely yours. Look at examples of project hacks and explore some fun reworkings of Tamarinis patterns, of course. Complete the class with ideas to inspire and direct you in your own pattern hacks! Discuss some practical approaches to dissecting a pattern to determine exactly what fabric and how much of each you will need for your hack. Talk about creating a game plan for your creation so that you have the most successful project possible! Finish the class with ideas on how to hack your stash of patterns, as well as useful handouts you can reference again and again! Silvers is excited to explore with you! www.tamarinis.com

Full title—Class—Fabric Coloring with Tsukineko Inks. Tsukineko All Purpose Inks (API) from Japan are child-safe, archival quality, colorfast, and a permanent medium without changing the texture of the fabric it is applied on. It works on any porous surface from paper to wood, wall, leather, and fabric (cotton, silk, poly, and wool). Beginners welcome! No experience necessary to learn coloring fabric from your own stash using Fabrico dual tip markers or Fantastix brushes. Learn, explore, and expand coloring possibilities for color blending, shading, highlighting, and shimmering. Use TSC stencils to create patterns on white or white-on-white and printed fabrics for an even more dynamic outcome. TSC Designs offers a wide range of stencils featuring elements from nature. Use TSC stencils as an overlayer or partial design, or mix and match to create your pattern for Art Quilts and wearable fiber art projects. Understand how to use inks with different media to create gradient background colors. Practice TSC Designs' many different inking techniques using an art watercolor brush, household items, or items from your local dollar store. The possibilities are endless. Bring your challenge fabrics. Let's work together and apply what you learn from class to give your fabrics a new life. www.teacherstamp.com

Learn basic garment pattern making skills in Vecchiarelli’s combined lecture and hands-on experience. Splitting the class into groups and using a dress form, drape a bodice, and convert it into a sloper. Use darts to allow the bodice to fit your individual figure and learn many other essential techniques. The sloper can later be used as the foundation for many of your pattern making projects. All these wonderful skill sets will be taught with the tips and tricks Vecchiarelli uses on television celebrities. Everyone deserves the opportunity to become a fitted celebrity as Vecchiarelli works with on “Dancing with the Stars”! www.frencheuropeaninc.com

Full title—Class—Frolic Forest—Longarm Hands-On. Learn a quick and easy method to appliqué and machine quilt all at the same time. Thread painting doesn't have to be boring. Finish the day with a beautiful and colorful mini-quilt and with a lot of texture. One person per machine, limited to 18 students. www.crisarcbono.com

Full title—Class—Balloons—Feathers in the Sky—Stationary Longarm Hands-On. In this practice class for confident beginners/intermediate level machine quilter, enjoy learning how to quilt feathers to create different background designs, dividing spaces, and adding texture and movement to the quilt. One student per machine, limited to 12 students. www.fabiadiniz.com

Create the illusion of depth with vertical rows of equilateral triangles and no Y-seams. Use color and value instead of complicated piecing to give the impression of 3-D. Learn the tips and tricks for organizing and streamlining the construction process, including getting all the pieces correctly oriented and the points matched. www.quiltersclinic.com

Full title—Class—Confetti Gardens—A Floral Free-Motion Paradise—Stationary Longarm Hands-On. Immerse yourself in a “Floral Free-Motion Paradise” in this hands-on, sit-down quilting class, as you skillfully combine intricate floral designs, leaves, cherries, swirls, feathers, butterflies, bees, and baubles throughout. Learn the techniques to create vibrant, dynamic quilting, where creativity blooms freely in every stitch. www.forever-quilting.com

Ruler work gives accurate results with little marking, and it's fun! This is an ideal way to experiment with ruler work on a domestic machine with only one ruler. Class includes a pre-printed panel (markings wash out) and a unique ruler that makes straight-line ruler work virtually foolproof. Great for newer free-motion quilters! www.quiltskipper.com

Stitch exercises demonstrate how sewing machine needles, thread, technique, and you, the sewist, control stitch quality. Experience stitching with a variety of needles and fabrics, along with a few surprises. Gain respect for the needle and elevate confidence in your needle selection. This is a fun, hands-on, educational class. Sew SCHMETZ! www.schmetzneedles.com

Full title—Class—Creating a Gradation from Your Stash. Love the look of ombré or gradation fabrics? Explore creating a similar effect with your own fabrics. Put your fabric stash or scraps to work and give your next quilt project a unique look and a sense of movement. In this hands-on class, look at examples of projects using this technique, and create some sample gradations using fabrics from your class kit. Come ready to share, swap, and exchange fabrics from your class kit for a fun experience! www.tamarinis.com

Immerse yourself in the process of transforming a blank white or white-on-white print fabric into a captivating work of art using the proprietary TSC Alcohol Spray formula. Experiment with six techniques to create color harmony highlighting Pantone Colors of the Year with your end creation featuring a “Dazzling Koi in a Serene Pond” setting. In this hands-on class, learn and explore using various applicators and a range of mediums—Fabrico markers, Fantastix, and other unexpected mediums such as shaving cream, rubbing alcohol, and Soft Scrub^® with Bleach cleanser. Explore how to employ new techniques and common household items to achieve a cohesive ombré effect. www.teacherstamp.com

When making a garment, it will become faster and more accurate than ever to create your fit on a dress form with easy placement of sizing material. Learn to make simple adjustments on the form to fit your shape instantaneously and eliminate the frustrations of fitting the pattern to your shape. One dress form can become your body shape in seconds, making fitting faster and more accurate. The entire concept is what Vecchiarelli uses on “Dancing with the Stars”. www.frencheuropeaninc.com

This is the condensed version of “Serger 101” (320 on Wednesday)! Learn how to use a 4-thread serger from threading to stitching. This intensive class will teach the fundamentals of how a serger works and how to serge with confidence. Build a reference notebook in class as you learn how to set up and stitch the most useful serger stitches, including rolled hems and special stretch stitches. Also learn how to use differential feed to work with knits and other specialty fabrics, and how to serge challenging shapes such as curves and corners. Whether you're just starting to Overlock or want to build knowledge and confidence, this class is for you! Taught by the author of Serger 101: A Field Guide, C & T Publishing. www.katrinawalker.com