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
April 8, 2025
Quilt-As-You-Go Trunk Show (ZOOM)
Quilt Guild by the Sea, Boca Raton, FL
May 24, 2025
Strip Quilt-As-You-Go Class
A Clean Stitch, Missoula, MT
June 17, 2025
Seminole Patchwork Lecture
San Francisco Quilters Guild, San Francisco, CA
June 25, 2025
Quilt-As-You-Go Trunk Show
Valley Quilt Guild, Marysville/Yuba City, CA
June 26, 2025
Quilt-as-You-Go Technique Workshop
Valley Quilt Guild, Marysville/Yuba City, CA
July 16, 2025
Seminole Patchwork Lecture (ZOOM)
Moonlight Quilters of Sonoma County, Sonoma, CA
July 21, 2025
Quilt-As-You-Go Trunk Show (ZOOM)
Big Red Quilters’ Guild, Holland, MI
August 26, 2025
Quilt-As-You-Go Trunk Show (ZOOM)
Mid Michigan Quilters Guild, Clare, MI
Sep 8, 2025
Quilt-As-You-Go Trunk Show
Mt Bachelor Quilters’ Guild, Bend, OR
Sep 9, 2025
Quilt-As-You-Go Trunk Show
Mountain Meadow Quilters, Sunriver, OR
Sep 10, 2025
Hugs or Kisses Quilt-As-You-Go
Mountain Meadow Quilters, Sunriver, OR
Sep 17, 2025
Quilt-As-You-Go Trunk Show
Yakima Valley Quilters’ Guild, Yakima, WA
Sep 17, 2025
Seminole Patchwork Techniques
Yakima Valley Quilters’ Guild, Yakima, WA
Sep 18, 2025
Crazy Quilt-As-You-Go
Yakima Valley Quilters’ Guild, Yakima, WA
Please contact me if you would like to schedule a class for your guild, store or small group.
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