Beginner Quilting

Ellie is teaching a class that is good for beginners but also for quilters who want to learn new skills or try doing something a different way than you have been doing it.  There are all kinds of little "tricks" that make things easier and more accurate that make your quilts come together easier!!

 So sign up today!!

Beginner Quilting - Ellie Held

This class is for beginners who wish to learn to make quilts and or any quilter who would like to learn or improve their quilting skills. You will start by making simple blocks that you can arrange into a small quilt.  You will learn workmanship methods and construction techniques by making 1, 2, and 4 patch squares, and half-square triangles. Learn about fabric choices and colors.  Blocks can be scrappy or color coordinated.

Future classes will include blocks with different construction techniques.

Sun Mar 13, Apr 10, 12 - 4 Class fee $8 per class

More Blocks

Here are a couple of more of my Splendid Sampler blocks.  I am really enjoying working on these!

Here's four completed.  

I have all six finished!  I am looking forward to the next block, available on Sunday!

Adele's Class

Debbie Cole is a frequent visitor to Adele's Wednesday classes.  Here she is shown working on a hexagon table topper.

She made this throw with a minkee backing to make it super cozy!

These next two are Marilyn Holle's, and were machine quilted by Marjatta Gladding!

Annette made this tablerunner!

Meredith is working on this Summer themed quilt!

Laura D is finishing up her placemats!

Karen Carafoli made a Patriotic Presidential Pillowcase!

 Cindy Green made a wallhanging using Jo Morton fabrics!

Joanie M is working on a cozy throw!

Agie Knowles made a cushion!!

Annette also made these ornaments with special buttons meaningful to the person receiving them for Christmas!

And of course, Adele had lots of her projects to show her class for inspiration!!

Variety!!

It's always interesting to see the variety of quilts that come into the store!  So many different styles and colors!!

This is Christina Hemmila shown layering her First Quilt Ever!! in our classroom!  Congratulations and welcome!!!

Kathryn Butterworth had these two quilt tops to show us last time she was in!  

Scrappy stripes!

Scrappy dots!  What fun!!

Dottie Stenner made this wonderful "Garden Tea Party" quilt and brought it in to show us!!

So many things to find in it!

This chickadee quilt was made by Susan Bushart!!

Elizabeth Bailey made these tulip blocks and her Great Granddaughter found them at her Mother's house and had Kathryn Butterworth piece them together and then it was machine quilted by Lisa

Pat Smith thread painted a beautiful Iris that she will quilt and hang up in a special spot!  

It makes me wish for Spring to come soon!! 

Quilts!

Congratulations to Melissa Averinos!!! She won the "Best In Show" prize at Quiltcon 2016 last week for her quilt "My Brother's Jeans", pictured here!!

Here is Melissa (left) shown with Susan Houghton (right) returning Susan's quilt to her after machine quilting it for her!  

Diane Patch is working on this schoolhouse quilt and is almost finished!

Betsy Nadeau showed us her quilt, made using Kaffe Fassett fabrics and a lot of triangles!!

Ken Erdman was visiting the Cape for a quilting weekend with his wife and showed us one of his latest quilts! He calls this bargello quilt "Lightning Strikes" and it is for their bed!  

Block 2

Here is my block 2 of The Splendid Sampler!  I wasn't crazy about butterflies so I didn't make them prominent.  Tomorrow block 3 will be posted!

Beginner Quilting

Beginner Quilting - Start a Sampler Quilt!

We have added another class to our schedule!  Ellie Held is going to teach beginner quilting!  This class is for beginners who wish to learn to make quilts and or any quilter who would like to learn or improve their quilting skills.

You will start by making simple blocks that you can arrange into a small quilt.  You will learn workmanship methods and construction techniques by making 1, 2, and 4 patch squares, and half-square triangles.

Learn about fabric choices and colors.  Blocks can be scrappy or color coordinated.

Future classes will include blocks with different construction techniques.

Classes will meet the second Sunday of every month starting March13 from 12 to 4.  Cost is $8 per class.




Sign up today!!