Free Pattern Demos
Saturday 10:30 and 2:00
by Gail Abeloe

Free-Style Stitching #1

One 5 hour class $35
(must have own book)

Knot Handle Bag

What a great bag! Join Janet Taillon for a fun day making this clever reversible bag. Choose fabulous fabrics and sew a bag you will enjoy. This bag is so easy you will want to make several for your family and friends. Janet will also help you make a cute pouch with your scraps.

One 5 hour class $45
(includes pattern)

Beginning Quilt Making

Learn beginning quiltmaking skills as you make a small project. Gail Abeloe will teach you fast rotary cutting and easy piecing techniques on Saturday. Then you will return on Sunday to machine quilt and bind your project.

Two 5 hour classes $60
(includes pattern)

Cottage Garden Embroidery

Want to learn fanciful stitches and the joy of hand stitching? Wendy Ward will show you the easy way to embellish your cottage garden with hand embroidery. Fuse your fabric before class so you will have more time to stitch.

One 5 hour classes $35
(must have own book)

Dots Are Hot

Learn a simple blind-hem applique technique as you sew layers of circles. Elizabeth Olney will show you her way to cut and sew circles. Then get creative as you slice up your blocks and arrange new squares. Make a small project and learn a new skill.

One 5 hour classes $45
(includes pattern)

Card Art

Fusing fun for everyone! Create treasured cards from fabric and paper. Diane Costa Gabler will help you use all the fun stuff you have been saving as you craft lots of cute cards. Spend a day playing with quick-to-make greeting cards.

One 5 hour class $35
(must have own book)

Shadowbox Quilt

Show off your fabulous fabrics in this easy to cut and sew quilt. Sharon Winter will show you her tricks to strip-piece this design the fast way. Sharon’s model is made with Asian fabrics, but the quilt would also be stunning in other large scale fabrics.

One 5 hour class $45
(includes pattern)

Octagon Magic

You will be amazed with this easy-to-sew but complex looking design. Sharon Winter will show you how to make this intriguing block and get you started on your own fabulous quilt. Looks great in Kaffe’s fabric.

One 5 hour class $45
(includes pattern)

Have Fun & Get It Done

Join Gail Abeloe and get your projects from the Saturday Demos or Back Porch Fabric classes finished! Make this the year to “Get It Done”. Enjoy the company and competition of other quilters as you accomplish your goals.

Each 5 hour class $15

Threadwork

More stitching excitement. Come tear fabric and arrange your collage. Wendy Ward will teach you Running Stitch patterns for merging and blending complimentary colors. A great hand-work project for beginners and experienced stitchers.

One 5 hour class $35
(must have own book)

Rocky Road to California

A new twist on an old pattern. Paper piecing makes sewing the Rocky Road block a breeze. Sharon Winter will show you how to sew this intriguing block and get you started on your own fabulous quilt. Fee includes 40 foundation patterns for paper piecing. Great first paper piecing project.

One 5 hour class $40
(must have own book)

Little Birds

Whip up a charming little art quilt with Elizabeth Olney. You will learn easy raw edge applique. This small project is all machine sewn with options for folk-art stitching. Feature your style with colors that complement each other or clash wildly.

One 5 hour class $35
(must have own book)

Vivacious Curvy Quilts

Another fabulous curved-pieced project. Learn Karen Flamme’s easy way to machine piece curves. Karen will help you create your project and take the mystery out of cutting and sewing curves. The class project is Circular Curvies with Windmills.

One 5 hour class $35
(must have own book)

Free-Style Stitching #2

Learn to doodle with your sewing machine. Elizabeth Olney will show you her way to stitch as you create greeting cards and decorate kitchen towels. This is a great way to make beautiful projects for yourself and friends.

One 5 hour class $35
(must have own book)

Dresden Plate

Dreaming of doing a Dresden Plate quilt? Sharon Winter will share her tips and tricks to piecing and appliquing this great design. The small scale prints of the petals show off well against the pieced background of four solid fabrics. Pattern includes a rotary-cutting template for the petals.

One 5 hour class $45
(includes pattern)

One Block Wonder

One great fabric + one block = one stunning quilt. Sharon Winter will show you how to turn this intriguing idea into a fabulous quilt. You make half-hexagon blocks and then design a stunning quilt. Easy cutting and sewing, no set-in seams.

One 5 hour class $35
(must have own book)