Quilting

I teach quilting and am known for my “reversible” or “quilt-as-you-go” classes. Many quilters enjoy piecing blocks and quilt tops but aren’t sure how to finish their quilts. It can be expensive to send out every quilt for professional long-arm quilting, and many quilters are daunted by trying to quilt a whole quilt on their home machines.

I teach students how to quilt one block, row, or section at a time and then join the sections with sashing strips. This is a technique that can be applied to many patterns, and in each class we look at a variety of quilts and patterns.  Students leave class with a new skill that they can apply to their other quilting projects.

New Cheat Sheets!

Learn to make half-square and quarter-square triangle units in multiple sizes from 1″ to 12″ finished.  I did the math so you don’t need to!

Upcoming Events

Quilt-As-You-Go Trunk Show
 Washington State Quilters, Spokane Valley, WA
 Jan 23, 2025

Seminole Patchwork Lecture
 Washington State Quilters, Spokane Valley, WA
 Jan 23, 2025

Disappearing 4-Patch Quilt-As-You-Go
 Washington State Quilters, Spokane Valley, WA
 Jan 24, 2025

Seminole Patchwork Techniques
 Washington State Quilters, Spokane Valley, WA
 Jan 25, 2025

Lecture & Trunk Show (virtual)
 West Michigan Quilters' Guild, Kentwood, MI
 Jan 28, 2025

Hugs or Kisses Quilt-As-You-Go
 West Michigan Quilters' Guild, Kentwood, MI
 Jan 29, 2025

Lecture & Trunk Show (virtual)
 Beaver Valley Piecemakers Guild, Beaver Falls, PA
 February 5, 2025

Seminole Patchwork Lecture (Virtual)
 Quilt Company East Quilt Guild, Pittsburgh, PA
 February 17, 2025

Seminole Patchwork Techniques
 Quilt Company East Quilt Guild, Pittsburgh, PA
 February 22, 2025

Please contact me if you would like to schedule a class for your guild, store or small group.

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