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Online general registration begins October 29, 2019 and ends February 24, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.
After online registration has ended, admission and classes may be purchased at the show.
All-Star Review – #STAR
Day: Wednesday, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Location: Room 104AB
Teacher: Various
Level: All Levels
Member: $24 Retail: $30
Join us for our ever-popular All-Star Review and learn techniques from many of this year’s instructors. Each instructor will give a 10-minute demonstration to all participants from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. After 6:30 p.m., meet the instructors and purchase their books, patterns, and tools. You can even get an autograph or two. A booklet with printed handouts is provided to each participant. This event always sells out fast, so hurry and get your tickets today!
An Evening with Nancy Mahoney: Making Traditional Quilts – #NANCY
Day: Thursday, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Location: Room 104AB
Teacher: Nancy Mahoney
Level: All Levels
Member: $28 Retail: $35
Nancy Mahoney has been making traditional quilts for over 35 years. In this fun and lighthearted trunk show and slide show, you’ll hear how Nancy’s love of vintage quilts has influenced her approach to quilting and how her quilts have evolved since 1987. You’ll see award-winning quilts as well as quilts that have been featured on the covers of magazines. Nancy will share her spin on quiltmaking, from traditional to modern. She’ll include tips for making scrappy quilts and creating wonderful secondary designs. Learn how to choose colors for any design and how to use value to make dazzling quilts. Don’t miss this entertaining and inspiring evening with Nancy.
An Evening with Susan Cleveland and Her Eclectic Quilt Pageant – #SUSAN
Day: Friday, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Location: Room 104AB
Teacher: Susan Cleveland
Level: All Levels
Member: $28 Retail: $35
Join one of the world’s most enthusiastic personalities for oohs, aahs, and laughter to learn a plethora of tips to increase accuracy and add fresh, interesting details with piping, prairie points, heavy threads, and embellishments. See how to take show pieces to new levels and add charming surprises to simple pieces. Susan will share real-live quilts with close-ups through the projector, so you are sure to see oodles of detail. You may recognize many quilts as winners in AQS Paducah shows and International Quilt Festivals in Houston! Don’t miss out on this good time!
Attic Windows Quilt: Fun with Miters and Sashings – #17506
Day: Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Room 103C
Teacher: Susan Cleveland
Level: All Levels
Member: $56 Retail: $70
(Plus Kit Fee)
Susan’s mitering technique and built-in sashing for Attic Windows makes this block so much easier than traditional piecing! You’ll produce beautiful results and forget any fear of mitered corners. Join Susan for the morning and learn techniques for borders and miters that you’ll use in your quilts again and again! This is a class you don’t want to miss.
Backyard Birds Quilt: Learn Needleturn Appliqué – #13101t
Day: Thursday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 202AB
Teacher: Becky Goldsmith
Level: All Levels
Member: $88 Retail: $110
(Plus Kit Fee)
Who can resist a perky bird? This needleturn hand appliqué class focuses on the invisible appliqué stitch, outer points, inner and outer curves, small shapes, and off-the-block stitching. You’ll love learning from Becky as you create this bright and beautiful bird, and you’ll leave with the confidence to make your own appliqué quilts by hand! The block finishes at 12″ x 12″.
Registration for this class includes show admission for Thursday.
Bag Making 101: Learn the Best Methods, Tools, and Techniques (Lecture/Demo) – #12502
Day: Thursday, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 104AB
Teacher: Jessica VanDenburgh
Level: All Levels
Member: $56 Retail: $70
Has bagmaking got you feeling a bit challenged and overwhelmed? Join Jessica in this super informative sit-down, casual lecture/demo to learn all about bagmaking! You’ll learn about interfacing, hardware, bag styles, zippers, and so much more. Bring your questions and feel free to share your success stories (or even the not-so-successful for some friendly advice). Jessica has been a bagmaker & pattern designer for over 14 years, and she loves teaching others about bags! You’ll have a great time learning from Jessica, who infuses humor and energy into all her classes. Stop in for the afternoon and become a bagmaking pro!
Batik Magic: Quick and Easy Piecing – #17508
Day: Thursday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Room 101C
Teacher: Nancy Mahoney
Level: Beginner
Member: $56 Retail: $70
You will love making this eye-catching quilt filled with beautiful batiks. The blocks are a breeze to make with Nancy’s quick and easy piecing techniques, including tips for sewing accurate blocks and choosing fabrics. This stash-busting quilt is perfect for fat quarters (18″ x 22″) or precut strips, and would look great in any two complementary colors.
Be Inspired to Try Something New: A Trunk Show – #11805
Day: Friday, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 104AB
Teacher: Sally Manke
Level: All Levels
Member: $12 Retail: $15
Join award-winning fiber artist Sally Manke for a up-close look at her work. Enjoy a lighthearted presentation on what sparks her designs, what techniques she uses, and special materials and tips for you to create your own masterpiece. See a parade of quilts using confetti art, raw-edge appliqué, fiber painting, and mixed media techniques. These original designs will inspire you to step out of your box to try something new. You’ll even have a chance to ask questions about your own work. Supplies are not required for a lecture, although you may want to bring a pen and paper to take notes.
Bicycle Art Quilt (2-Days) – #14203tw
Day: Wednesday, Thursday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 103A
Teacher: Sally Manke
Level: Intermediate
Member: $176 Retail: $220
(Plus Pattern Fee)
Use all of your quilting skills and learn some brand-new ones to create this delightful art quilt. Learn the tips and tricks of this project, which include piecing, Dresden plate, bias tape creation, fabric weaving, and unique fusible and raw-edge appliqué. You’ll be amazed by what you can create with some simple tricks, and you’ll be so proud of this art quilt!
This two-day class includes show admission for Wednesday and Thursday. If class is full and you wish to be added to the waitlist for this 2-day class, please contact shows@americanquilter.com.
Birds on a Wire Quilt: Learn the Geese on Edge Technique – #17510
Day: Thursday, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 103B
Teacher: Michelle Renee Hiatt
Level: All Levels
Member: $56 Retail: $70
(Plus Pattern Fee)
Join Michelle for this fun and information-packed class and learn a variation of the Geese on Edge technique. You’ll start with a simple square, add logs, add a goose, and repeat. There are lots of possible variations! The Birds on a Wire pattern offers four different variations and four sizes using the same technique and fabric. This is a fabulous project to use scraps on! You’ll love improving your piecing and learning a great new technique with Michelle.
Blooming Feathered Star Quilt: Piecing Perfect Points – #17114f
Day: Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 103C
Teacher: Nancy Mahoney
Level: Intermediate
Member: $88 Retail: $110
This is the perfect class for any quilter wanting to improve their piecing. Nancy will walk students through step-by-step instructions with rotary cutting and piecing techniques for making accurate triangle squares. Her methods make short work of this tricky-looking block, and you’ll be so proud of what you can accomplish!
Registration for this class includes show admission for Friday.
Bob Ross: The Happy Painter (Free Film Viewing) – #BOB
Day: Thursday, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Location: 104AB
Teacher: Various
Level: All Levels
Member: FREE Retail: FREE
You’ve seen him before: he’s the quiet, soft-spoken guy with the fuzzy afro hair, painting mountains and trees with big brushes in a matter of seconds. Bob Ross is public television’s most beloved personality. This docu-story reveals the personal life of Bob Ross through the loving accounts of close friends and family, childhood photographs, and rare archive footage – what you know: his unwaivering dedication to wildlife for example, and what you don’t know: Bob Ross’ straight hair, his fascination with fast cars, and so much more. You’ll see rare film clips of Bob Ross with mentor William Alexander, and the very first rough-cut “Joy of Painting” episode. And you’ll learn how one little TV commerical to advertise local painting classes slowly turned this gentle-mannered fellow from simple beginnings into a viral phenomenon that continues to allow millions around the world to realize their dream of becoming an artist. Bob Ross: The Happy Painter is a 60-minute film presented in three parts: The Man, The Television Artist, and His Legacy.
Bullseye Quilt: Foundation Paper Piecing – #17105f
Day: Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 101C
Teacher: Becky Goldsmith
Level: All Levels
Member: $88 Retail: $110
(Plus Kit Fee)
This eye-catching block is easier to make than it looks. Come to class and learn the techniques that make foundation paper piecing fun! You will work on one 20″ x 20″ block in class. Choose fabrics and colors for your own block to set the mood you want, either traditional or modern. You can repeat blocks to make a bigger quilt, or you can use this block alone or as a center medallion.
Registration for this class includes show admission for Friday.
Cactus Collage Quilt: Put a Fine Point on Your Skills! – #14502
Day: Wednesday, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 201AB
Teacher: Emily Taylor
Level: All Levels
Member: $56 Retail: $70
(Plus Kit Fee)
The Cactus Collage Quilt class is an excellent introduction to creating an art quilt with an understanding of values and color theory. Learn Emily’s methods for creating a quilt with depth and dimension using her unique preprinted cotton foundation panel. Join Emily and make a fun and eye-opening collage quilt!
Color and Quilting 101 – #15502
Day: Thursday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Room 203AB
Teacher: Michelle Renee Hiatt
Level: All Levels
Member: $56 Retail: $70
(Plus Kit Fee)
The purpose of this workshop is to arm you with the tools and knowledge to build your own color plans for your blocks, quilts, and other projects. Learn how to make the most of your fabric choices to create the effects you’re looking for. Whether you’re a traditional quilter or modern quilter, you’ll improve your skills and sharpen your eye. This workshop will include an audio-visual component and hands-on fabric play! Michelle will discuss how to identify a fabric’s overall color, shading, and tone, then show you how to read and use the Color Wheel. Explore Analogous, Complementary, Split-Complementary, and Triadic color plans in fabric! Appreciate colors that just naturally look good together! You’ll dive deep into your stash and figure out how to arrange your fabric, analyze your fabric, and augment your stash with wise purchases. By the end of class, you will look at your fabrics in a whole new way.
Combo Weave Quilt: Create Perfect Combo Units – #17504
Day: Wednesday, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 101C
Teacher: Michelle Renee Hiatt
Level: Beginner
Member: $56 Retail: $70
(Plus Pattern Fee)
Quilters, pull out your scraps! Michelle designed this class as part of her Scrappy Series, which utilizes precuts or scraps and builds techniques to help you master the Combination Unit. During this class, students will create perfect Combo Units while making the Combo Weave quilt. Join Michelle for an afternoon of fun piecing and learning new tricks as you create a beautiful quilt top in whatever size you choose, using Studio 180 Design’s Tucker Trimmer I. Don’t miss your chance to learn game-changing techniques and leave with something you’re truly proud of.
Cup of Tea Collage Quilt: Understand Color and Value – #14509
Day: Friday, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 201AB
Teacher: Emily Taylor
Level: All Levels
Member: $56 Retail: $70
(Plus Kit Fee)
Join the collage quilt tea party! Learn the principles of collage quilts through making CUP OF TEA, an intermediate still life art quilt. Topics covered will be supplies and products, principles of color theory, and methodology for making gorgeous collage quilts. You’ll love making this adorable piece, and you’ll leave with the confidence to make collage quilts again and again!
Dancing Feathers: Composition with Fabric – #15101w
Day: Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 203AB
Teacher: Barbara Olson
Level: All Levels
Member: $88 Retail: $110
(Plus Kit Fee)
Design a whimsical “Fancy Dancer” piece with Barbara’s expert guidance. You will start by cutting lots of feathers using acrylic templates, then learn how to use the fabric as your paintbrush to create one-of-a-kind artwork. The fabric is your guide; learn to explore it for just the right lines, color, and texture for the feathers. Translate your feathers into a composition filled with transparencies and depth. You may even turn your feathers into flower petals! See what emerges in this fun and enlightening all-day class.
Registration for this class includes show admission for Wednesday.
Designing Outside the Lines: How to Unlock Your Creative Potential – #11802
Day: Thursday, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Room 104AB
Teacher: Barbara Olson
Level: All Levels
Member: $12 Retail: $15
Each person came into the world with an innate way of expressing their creativity. The art of discovering and manifesting one’s unique expression is the topic of this lecture. Great artists bring their full energy and uniqueness to each piece. The process of creating beautiful quilts with joy and purpose is an exhilarating experience, and the framework quilting offers is a good place to begin the creative journey. This exploration enables one to discover inner truths and travel beyond boundaries to begin the process of designing outside the lines. Supplies are not required for a lecture, although you may want to bring a pen and paper to take notes.
Diamonds in the Sky Quilt: Piece Brilliant Diamonds – #17515
Day: Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Room 101C
Teacher: Michelle Renee Hiatt
Level: All Levels
Member: $56 Retail: $70
(Plus Pattern Fee)
Michelle designed this dazzling quilt for Studio 180 Design. DIAMONDS IN THE SKY creates a brilliant four-piece diamond that really radiates, plus a beautiful alternating block that gives this quilt dimension and allows it to shine! If you want high contrast, use assorted bright fabrics for your Diamonds and a dark or light background. Learn how to use Deb Tucker’s Corner Beam® as you make this fun quilt. The class will include step-by-step instructions for use of the Corner Beam®, as well as tips on matching points and piecing on-point quilts. You’ll also learn strip piecing techniques and general machine piecing hints and tips that you’ll use again and again. This quilt shimmers!
Divide and Design: Quilting Inspirations – #18510
Day: Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Room 203AB
Teacher: Lisa Hagstoz Calle
Level: Intermediate
Member: $56 Retail: $70
(Plus Kit Fee)
We have all used the tried-and-true method of standing and staring to design our quilting. While this sometimes works, there is a much easier and quicker method of designing. Come join Lisa as she shares her Divide and Design technique and learn how to translate that onto your quilts! Students will start with a quilt top of their own and leave with ideas for custom quilting! After taking this design class, you’ll never be stumped at the quilting phase again!
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Dresden Bursts Quilt: A Twist on Tradition – #17113f
Day: Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 103B
Teacher: Susan Cleveland
Level: All Levels
Member: $88 Retail: $110
(Plus Pattern Fee)
Double-pointed Dresdens wrapped over the quilt’s edge put a contemporary spin on this longtime favorite and eliminates the need for a traditional appliquéd circle in the center! Learn Susan’s tips for turning wedge points and using foundation sew & flip to assemble perfectly flat rings. Learn to ditch-stitch Dresdens accurately to a quilted quilt for a time-saving, modern, and dynamic Dresden quilt!
Registration for this class includes show admission for Friday.
English Paper Piecing: History, Techniques, and Trunk Show – #11803
Day: Friday, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Room 104AB
Teacher: Jennifer Lee
Level: All Levels
Member: $12 Retail: $15
Come find out what all the fuss is about with English Paper Piecing! English Paper Piecing dates back to the late 1700s, when hexagon quilts became popular in England. The technique involves basting fabrics over paper templates and then sewing the shapes together by hand. In this one-hour lecture, Jen will discuss the basic tools needed as well as techniques, including how to cut the fabric, baste the pieces, and hand sew them together, along with tips and tricks to make your projects shine. You’ll see examples of successful quilts and be inspired to try new things with English Paper Piecing in your own quilts! Come for a fun and insightful learning experience and leave with the confidence to tackle English Paper Piecing. Supplies are not required for a lecture, although you may want to bring a pen and paper to take notes.
Feathers for the Timid: Longarm Machine Quilting – #18504
Day: Thursday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Room 102AB
Teacher: Lisa Hagstoz Calle
Level: Beginner
Member: $100 Retail: $125
(Plus Kit Fee)
Do you have a love of feathers but feel they are out of reach? Come join Lisa as she shares the first five feathers she learned to quilt and just how easy and fun they are to execute and embellish. This class is a combination of drawing and stitching, so students are sure to find their own personal feather. You will be wowing friends and customers in no time. This is a fun hands-on class for the true beginner.
Freeform Funky Castles: Get Creative with Fabric – #14504
Day: Thursday, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 203AB
Teacher: Barbara Olson
Level: All Levels
Member: $56 Retail: $70
Join Barbara for the afternoon and let the fabric be your guide as you create these spontaneous and fun wallhangings! Barbara will show you how to explore your fabrics for shape, color, texture, and shading so that while you’re working on this fun quilt, you’re also learning key skills for all your future quiltmaking. Don’t miss your chance for fun, fusing, and new information all in one three-hour class.
Free-Motion Feathers Four Ways on a Domestic Machine – #18106t
Day: Thursday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 103C
Teacher: Jenny K. Lyon
Level: All Levels
Member: $88 Retail: $110
(Plus Kit Fee)
Learn how to create beautiful feathers to add to your own quilts. You’ll work on four different kinds of feathers that can be used on traditional, modern, contemporary, or art quilts. You CAN do feathers! Those with some free-motion experience will enjoy this class, but Jenny will break it down into baby steps that make creating feathers simple, easy, and fun for everyone!
Registration for this class includes show admission for Thursday.
Free-Motion Fills and Frills on a Domestic Machine – #18511
Day: Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Room 103B
Teacher: Jenny K. Lyon
Level: Intermediate
Member: $56 Retail: $70
(Plus Kit Fee)
If you have some free-motion experience and want to learn more free-motion fills, then join Jenny and learn how to select and quilt “fills and frills”. You’ll learn a variety of motifs for fills, borders, dividers, and combinations that will add beautiful and stunning texture to your quilts, wearables, and home decór. Most motifs will be freehand quilted, and a few will use marked reference points. Let’s get beyond stipple and have some fun!
From Sublime to Ridiculous! A Trunk Show – #11801
Day: Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Room 104AB
Teacher: Teddy Pruett
Level: All Levels
Member: $12 Retail: $15
It’s time to get creative! This trunk show illustrates exciting ways to venture from the mundane. Teddy will share a traditional quilt followed by one in the same pattern that’s a little out of the box, then yet another quilt that blows the box completely out of the water! Many of the non-traditional examples are Teddy’s own nationally-award-winning artworks. Audience participation is always welcome! This lecture will wow you and inspire you to let your creativity shine. Supplies are not required for a lecture, although you may want to bring a pen and paper to take notes.
Fun with Felicity: Intro to Collage Quilts – #14501
Day: Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Room 201AB
Teacher: Emily Taylor
Level: Beginner, Intermediate
Member: $56 Retail: $70
(Plus Kit Fee)
Join quilt artist Emily Taylor and find out why collage quilting is all the rage! This beautiful FELICITY quilt will look great in any home, and it’s so much fun to make. Learn the best tips for making beautiful collage quilts, and you’ll go home with the confidence to use this technique again and again!
Granny’s Big-Block Stars: Piecing a Traditional Beauty – #17501
Day: Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Room 102C
Teacher: Nancy Mahoney
Level: All Levels
Member: $56 Retail: $70
Star blocks, simple appliqué, and yo-yo flowers make this traditional-looking quilt a real beauty. Learn how to make the big-block stars using Nancy’s quick and easy piecing techniques. Fusible appliqué techniques and tips for making perfect yo-yo flowers are included in the class. If reproduction prints aren’t for you, batik prints on a dark background will make a spectacular, eye-catching quilt. Finished quilt size: 76″ x 94″.
Half-Square Twisted Triangles: Use Your Precuts! – #17502
Day: Wednesday, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 102C
Teacher: Nancy Mahoney
Level: All Levels
Member: $56 Retail: $70
Join Nancy in this fun and informative class. Students will learn ten different ways to make half-square triangle units! This stash-busting lap-size quilt is perfect for fat quarters (18″ x 22″) or fat eighths (9″ x 22″). The blocks are oh-so-easy to make and look great in any color combination. Finished quilt size: 53″ x 60″.
Hand Quilting Basics and More- #13102w
Day: Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 202AB
Teacher: Becky Goldsmith
Level: All Levels
Member: $88 Retail: $110
Join Becky for the day and learn how to quilt by hand in a fun and relaxing atmosphere. Hand quilting stitches add beautiful texture and softness to your quilts. You will love the relaxed rhythm of hand quilting and experience real joy as you watch your stitches enhance your quilt. First, you will explore a variety of quilting designs and the different ways to mark them on your quilt top. Then, learn how to baste the layers and prepare the edges of your quilt so they stay tidy as you work. Most importantly, you will practice a classic hand quilting stitch: the rocking stitch. You will have the choice of making small, traditional stitches, or showy, fast, big stitches as you find your unique style.
Registration for this class includes show admission for Wednesday.
Harvest Collage Quilt: Learn “Block Collage” Quiltmaking – #14508
Day: Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Room 201AB
Teacher: Emily Taylor
Level: All Levels
Member: $56 Retail: $70
(Plus Kit Fee)
Join Emily and learn the principles of collage quilts as you work on your own collaged veggie quilt! HARVEST is a great project to teach you the foundations of color and design as you create a cute collection of small vegetables. You’ll leave class ready to tackle your own collage quilts at home!
Introduction to Japanese Sashiko Embroidery – #16505
Day: Friday, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 203AB
Teacher: Jennifer Lee
Level: Beginner, Intermediate
Member: $56 Retail: $70
(Plus Kit Fee)
Are you looking to learn a fun and relaxing technique that you can take with you on the go? This is the class for you! Sashiko is a form of decorative reinforcement stitching or functional embroidery from Japan. In this introductory workshop to hand sashiko, students will learn about the history of sashiko and the basic supplies needed to stitch this unique style. Jen will also show you how to work the stitch and transfer designs, as well as discuss Sashiko’s application in big-stitch hand quilting and boro, Japanese mending. Students will stitch a preprinted coaster that can be finished in class or at home. Time permitting, students will also mend clothing using sashiko stitches. Stitchers beware… Sashiko is addictive!
Jump Start Your Creativity! – #14106f
Day: Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 202AB
Teacher: Barbara Olson
Level: All Levels
Member: $88 Retail: $110
(Plus Kit Fee)
It’s time to jump start your creativity! Join Barbara for the day and learn how to be creative and playful in your quiltmaking. A flower pattern, a variety of fabrics, and a willing spirit are all you need to create this beautiful and unique piece. Turned-edge machine appliqué will also be demonstrated.
Registration for this class includes show admission for Friday.
Landscape Confetti Art Quilt – #14507
Day: Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Room 203AB
Teacher: Sally Manke
Level: All Levels
Member: $56 Retail: $70
(Plus Kit Fee)
See color, proportion, depth, and shadows through an art teacher’s eyes. In this fun and eye-opening class, you’ll create a woodland scene with confetti-cut fabrics “painted” on quilt batting. Layers and layers of tiny bits of batik and hand-dyed fabrics create a beautiful landscape. Fussy-cut trees, rocks, and flowers will be added before topping with a layer of tulle. Return home to free-motion quilt and embellish your masterpiece. You can bring a photo to work from or borrow one from the instructor.
Little Bird: Using Ink on Wholecloth – #16503
Day: Thursday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Room 204AB
Teacher: Linda M. Poole
Level: All Levels
Member: $56 Retail: $70
(Plus Kit Fee)
Learn to paint, blend, and add whimsical details with ink pencils and inks on your wholecloth quilt top. Learn from Linda – an experienced painter and quilt instructor – how to make your quilt a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. This is a relaxing, doable, and fun project that will help you to learn how to paint on fabric!
Majesty LeMoyne Quilt: Piece Brilliant Log Cabin and LeMoyne Star Blocks – #17112f
Day: Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 103A
Teacher: Michelle Renee Hiatt
Level: All Levels
Member: $88 Retail: $110
(Plus Pattern Fee)
Join Michelle and make this radiant and colorful quilt featuring her brand-new pattern! Michelle alternates the Majesty LeMoyne with the first block her grandmother ever taught her to make, the Log Cabin. Learn Michelle’s fun and easy methods for strip piecing and use your scraps, precuts, or favorite yardage! This class will teach you how to utilize Studio 180 Design’s Rapid-Fire LeMoyne Star® and Tucker Trimmer III®. This is a class not to be missed!
Registration for this class includes show admission for Friday.
Make an Art Quilt on the Longarm: Sari Silk Couching – #14511
Day: Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Room 102AB
Teacher: Sally Manke
Level: All Levels
Member: $100 Retail: $125
(Plus Kit Fee)
Come see why couching is all the rage! Discover a new way to use the longarm machine’s couching foot while creating a landscape art quilt. You’ll discover uses for sari silk ribbon, batik scraps, and novelty yarns and threads. Learn to use perspective, color, and texture to add depth to your work. You’ll love creating art on the longarm, and you’ll learn free-motion couching techniques that can be used on your domestic machine as well.
Making an Art Quilt: Plum Pretty Collage – #14510
Day: Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Room 201AB
Teacher: Emily Taylor
Level: Beginner, Intermediate
Member: $56 Retail: $70
(Plus Kit Fee)
Create this stunning art quilt to hang in your home! PLUM PRETTY is inspired by a 19th century botanical illustration and it’s so much fun to make! You’ll learn foundational art principles as you apply Emily’s impressionist method of collage in this fun and rewarding class. Come see what all the excitement is about with collage quiltmaking!
Meet and Greet the Longarm: Learn the Basics of Longarm Quilting – #18101w
Day: Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 102AB
Teacher: Lisa Hagstoz Calle
Level: Beginner
Member: $248 Retail: $310
(Plus Kit Fee)
Have you purchased a longarm, known to many as a beautiful, glistening, highly functional, and very expensive machine? And is that magnificent device gradually losing its luster and gathering a small layer of dust because you’re gripped with fear at the idea of pressing the On button? Or is the longarm on your wishlist, but the thought of investing in something so complicated and enormous seems unrealistic? Stop, stop, stop! Lisa has heard it all before, and these thoughts are simply unnecessary. Lisa’s Longarm Meet and Greet allows her to take the uncertainty out of connecting with the amazing longarm machine. She will teach you how to load the top and the importance of square backing. Then, learn some simple allover designs, simple custom designs, and many other important techniques. With her humor and creativity in the classroom, Lisa will close the gap that prevents you from uniting with the longarm. By the conclusion of this class, any skepticism about whether you possess the ability to take command of this machine will be long gone. On the contrary, after this class, one of two things will happen: you and your longarm will become the best of friends, or the longarm will no longer appear on your wishlist and will instead appear in your quilting room.
Each student will work on their own machine; there’s no sharing required.
Registration for this class includes show admission for Wednesday.
Mermaid Quilt: Painting with Ink Pencils and More – #16106f
Day: Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 204AB
Teacher: Linda M. Poole
Level: All Levels
Member: $88 Retail: $110
(Plus Kit Fee)
Come enjoy the day as Linda teaches you her techniques for fabric painting with inks, ink pencils, and ink blocks. Learn how to paint, blend, and shade your Mesmerizing Mermaid and start on your way to a stunning wallhanging. There is no need to know how to paint beforehand. Linda teaches everyone from beginners to those who are “in the know” and looking to add techniques to their repertoire. You’ll love finding your inner artist in this fun and enriching class.
Registration for this class includes show admission for Friday.
Monarch Butterfly: Paint, Blend, and Shade – #16501
Day: Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Room 204AB
Teacher: Linda M. Poole
Level: All Levels
Member: $56 Retail: $70
(Plus Kit Fee)
Explore wholecloth painting with Linda! You will learn to paint, blend, and shade with Derwent® Inktense pencils and pigments, then add doodle designs to your butterfly to make it your one-of-a-kind masterpiece. Learning from Linda, an experienced painter and quilt instructor, will make this a class to remember and give you the confidence to use this technique again and again. She promises that “anyone can do this!”
Pebbles, Echoes, Crosshatches, Oh My! Fillers on the Longarm – #18508
Day: Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Room 102AB
Teacher: Lisa Hagstoz Calle
Level: Beginner, Intermediate
Member: $100 Retail: $125
(Plus Kit Fee)
With so many fills to choose from, how do we decide which ones to use to complement our design? Come explore the wide array of fills and learn how to select the appropriate one for the job. Lisa will delve into how to choose the correct scale for the fill, and even how to choose the right thread for the job. Don’t let your fillwork be an afterthought. With a little planning, these amazing fills will make your quilt shine! Don’t miss this chance to build your quilt library with some beautiful stitches.
Perfect Endings: Binding Your Quilts – #18509
Day: Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Room 102C
Teacher: Nancy Mahoney
Level: Beginner, Intermediate
Member: $56 Retail: $70
(Plus Kit Fee)
Add a flourish to the edges of your quilts using a variety of binding techniques. Learn how to make straight-of-grain and bias bindings, invisible joins, mitered corners, and hand and machine finishes. Discover how to bind curved and irregular edges and add piping, rickrack, and other special touches. You’ll also make samples of finishing methods to take home for future reference.
Perfect Plumes: Feathers on the Longarm – #18513
Day: Friday, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 102AB
Teacher: Lisa Hagstoz Calle
Level: Beginner, Intermediate
Member: $100 Retail: $125
(Plus Kit Fee)
Feathers are considered one of the most complex and beautiful designs you can put on your quilt. No wonder they can be so daunting. Lisa loves making them come to life on quilts of all shapes and sizes. Join her as she takes the mystery out of these formal beauties while taking students step by step from simple feathers to ones of amazing elegance and beauty.
Piping Hot Binding: Create Perfect Bindings with Added Flair – #18103t
Day: Thursday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 102C
Teacher: Susan Cleveland
Level: All Levels
Member: $88 Retail: $110
Piped bindings add spark and a professional finish to any piece. Every detail of binding and tiny, perfect piping will be covered in class, with step-by-step demos and printed instructions. Machine differences will be addressed so students will be successful with their own machines. Students work on their practice piece to achieve making perfect piping, preparing the quilt, applying piping, applying binding, mitering corners, joining tails, and finishing for a show-quality back. Variations will be on display and discussed. Many major award winners are using this technique to achieve stunning results!
Registration for this class includes show admission for Thursday.
Practical Color for Quilters – #15503
Day: Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Room 202AB
Teacher: Becky Goldsmith
Level: All Levels
Member: $56 Retail: $70
It’s time to finally master color! This is a fun, no-sew class filled with surprises and lots of discussion. You will play with color and value as you glue fabric to paper to make pieced blocks. Everyone puts their blocks together, and you’ll get to see what works, what doesn’t, and most importantly, how to make color work for you! This class will set you up for success in all your future quilts. Don’t miss out!
Precision and Panache: Learn Susan’s Favorite Techniques (Lecture/Demo) – #12501
Day: Wednesday, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 104AB
Teacher: Susan Cleveland
Level: All Levels
Member: $56 Retail: $70
This is your chance to get up close and personal with Susan Cleveland’s techniques. Via live (and lively) projected demos, learn to add eye-catching details to quilts and increase accuracy with precision piecing, decorative threads (for quilting and appliqué), piping in seams, fancy Prairie Points, embellishing, skinny borders, and helpful tools. Susan will show plenty of quilts up close to demonstrate how you can make her methods work for you. You’ll be amazed by all the new and inspiring information packed into this three-hour lecture/demo. Bring a notebook and get ready to learn a lot!
Rulers for Rookies: Longarm Quilting – #18505
Day: Thursday, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 102AB
Teacher: Lisa Hagstoz Calle
Level: Beginner, Intermediate
Member: $100 Retail: $125
(Plus Kit Fee)
So you’re not ready for the major leagues when it comes to working with rulers? No worries! Join Lisa in Rulers for Rookies and be ready for three full hours of ruler action. This class is a comprehensive hands-on experience incorporating not only straight edges and circles but some of the other Quilter’s Groove rulers as well. Regardless of whether you’ve never touched a ruler or just feel that your skills could use a little coaching, this class is for you! Lisa will coach her team of temporary rookies to victory while working on the Ohio Star quilt block panel. She will have you working like a pro in no time!
Silly String Bargello Quilt – #17507
Day: Wednesday, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 103C
Teacher: Ruth Ann Berry
Level: Intermediate
Member: $56 Retail: $70
(Plus Kit Fee)
Join Ruth Ann Berry for a fun and relaxed afternoon and create this beautiful Bargello quilt! This complex-looking throw-sized quilt is easily accomplished with a simple process and straight piecing. Come join the Bargello craze and take home something you’re proud of.
Simple Quilting with Style: Alternatives to Free-Motion (Lecture/Demo) – #12503
Day: Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Room 204AB
Teacher: Susan Cleveland
Level: All Levels
Member: $56 Retail: $70
Come join this quilting masterclass! With lively projected demos, you’ll learn to prepare a quilt top for a successful finish. Discover secrets of ditch quilting, learn when and how to mark or not mark a quilt, and study stitching with heavy threads. Get excited about big-stitch hand quilting, bobbin quilting, and couched quilting! These skills empower those whose free-motion skills are less than stellar, but may be combined with free-motion quilting as well. Quilt your quilts with style and the techniques you enjoy the most!
String of Diamonds Quilt: Use Your Scraps! – #17517
Day: Thursday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Room 103B
Teacher: Teddy Pruett
Level: All Levels
Member: $56 Retail: $70
Simple yet stunning, this stash-buster quilt utilizes scraps and leftovers and is the perfect place to use your “ugly” fabrics or those pieces you bought but don’t know what to do with. Foundation-pieced rectangles, while individually unexciting, create magical effects when set together. You can’t make just one! Teddy will supply foundation papers for class. Join Teddy to try your hand at foundation piecing and make a beautiful quilt that’s unique to you! To facilitate time, precut scraps randomly any measurements between 1¼” to 2″.
Sublime Collage Quilt: Create an Impressionistic Art Quilt – #14105t
Day: Thursday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 201AB
Teacher: Emily Taylor
Level: All Levels
Member: $88 Retail: $110
(Plus Pattern Fee)
Join quilt artist Emily Taylor for the day and make this stunning SUBLIME collage quilt! Emily will teach her tricks and techniques for beautiful collage quiltmaking. You’ve seen these amazing collage quilts all over the quiltmaking scene; now it’s your turn to make one! Emily will teach you foundational concepts about color, fabric choice, and design that you can apply to all your future projects. You’ll love what you accomplish in this fun and inspiring class.
Registration for this class includes show admission for Thursday.
Summer Heat Quilt: Learn Paper Piecing – #17509
Day: Thursday, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 101C
Teacher: Nancy Mahoney
Level: All Levels
Member: $56 Retail: $70
(Plus Pattern Fee)
Learn how to create a stunning quilt with perfect points using paper piecing techniques. Class will encompass all aspects of paper foundation piecing, including positioning the right fabric piece, paper piecing efficiently and accurately, assembly line piecing, and accurately joining units. This is a great class whether you’re new to paper piecing or you’re a more seasoned piecer looking for a fun project. You can use fabric colors listed below, choose your own colors, or make a scrappy project!
Summer Star Quilt: Piecing the Carpenter Star Block – #17503
Day: Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Room 101C
Teacher: Michelle Renee Hiatt
Level: Beginner, Intermediate
Member: $56 Retail: $70
(Plus Kit Fee)
Join Michelle for the morning and make this beautiful Carpenter Star quilt. It is the perfect use for your scraps and precuts! Choose from six size options to make your quilt one of a kind. You’ll love learning Michelle’s quick and easy piecing techniques and trying out some great Studio 180 Design tools in this fun class.
Thread Makes the Design: Freeform Quilting and Thread Techniques – #18512
Day: Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Room 103C
Teacher: Barbara Olson
Level: All Levels
Member: $56 Retail: $70
(Plus Kit Fee)
Give the thread top billing with freeform quilting designs and an array of beautiful threads. Students will develop new quilting designs and experience stitching them with different types and weights of thread. Learn how to add dimension and design through your machine quilting and let Barbara take the mystery out of thread selection. You will be amazed at what you can create with a sewing machine and beautiful thread!
Threadology 101 with Superior Threads – #11806
Day: Friday, 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Location: Room 104AB
Teacher: A Superior Threads Threadologist
Level: All Levels
Member: $8 Retail: $10
Have you ever looked at the beautiful threads in your quilt shop and thought “I’d have no clue how to use that?” This is the lecture for you! If you’ve experienced frustration when deciding what type of thread to use or how to incorporate decorative or specialty threads, you’re not alone. A Certified Superior Threadologist will teach you about thread, needles, and tension so you can finally get to work with those beautiful threads. Supplies are not required for a lecture, but you may want to bring a pen and paper to take notes.
Under the Sea Quilt: Painting on Wholecloth – #16502
Day: Wednesday, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 204AB
Teacher: Linda M. Poole
Level: All Levels
Member: $56 Retail: $70
(Plus Kit Fee)
Join Linda for an underwater adventure as you learn to color, blend, shade, outline, and paint a whimsical watercolor seahorse. Linda’s technique eliminates the need to stitch many pieces together. Instead, you will create one piece to appliqué to the oval. You will love painting with quilter friends in class, and with Linda’s expertise, you’ll leave with the confidence to paint on fabric again and again. You’ll even receive instructions for making your own designer bias tape! Don’t miss this fun and creative class.
Use Your Fabric Panels! Create a Custom Layout – #11804
Day: Friday, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Room 104AB
Teacher: Ruth Ann Berry
Level: All Levels
Member: $12 Retail: $15
Do you have beautiful fabric panels at home but don’t know what to do with them? This is the lecture for you! Join Ruth Ann and learn how to draft custom layouts to feature a favorite panel or large-scale fabric. She will show you how to design a quilt that goes beyond traditional straight-line setting, and you’ll see plenty of examples that will inspire you to create your own one-of-a-kind quilt using fabric panels. Supplies are not required for a lecture, although you may want to bring a pen and paper to take notes.
VIP Quilt Tour (First Offering) – #TOUR1
Day: Wednesday, 7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Location: Show Entrance
Teacher: Liz Hammonds
Level: All Levels
Member: $12 Retail: $15
Be the first to see the winning quilts and get a special up-close tour with AQS Director of Education Liz Hammonds. Enjoy an intimate tour of the Special Exhibits and learn where each quilt came from and the inspiration behind the artwork. You’ll get a chance to ask questions and get up-close photographs of the quilts before class starts and the crowds roll in! Don’t miss your chance to become a know-it-all about the quilts and be first to see the amazing quilts on display!
This is the same special event as the Friday tour.
VIP Quilt Tour (Second Offering) – #TOUR2
Day: Friday, 7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Location: Show Entrance
Teacher: Liz Hammonds
Level: All Levels
Member: $12 Retail: $15
Get a special up-close tour with AQS Director of Education, Liz Hammonds. Enjoy an intimate tour of the Special Exhibits and learn where each quilt came from and the inspiration behind the artwork. You’ll get a chance to ask questions and get up-close photographs of the quilts before the crowds roll in! Don’t miss your chance to become a know-it-all about the quilts and see these amazing works of art on display!
This is the same special event as the Wednesday tour.
Whimsical Watercolor Butterfly: Painting on Fabric – #16504
Day: Thursday, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 204AB
Teacher: Linda M. Poole
Level: All Levels
Member: $56 Retail: $70
(Plus Kit Fee)
Learn to paint on fabric as you create this beautiful butterfly! Linda will cover all the steps you need to get comfortable with fabric painting, and you’ll leave with a beautiful piece that can be turned into a wallhanging or appliquéd onto a larger quilt. Come for a fun afternoon and expand your creativity!
You CAN Free-Motion Quilt on a Domestic Machine! (First Offering) – #18102w
Day: Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 103B
Teacher: Jenny K. Lyon
Level: Beginner
Member: $88 Retail: $110
(Plus Kit Fee)
Learn to free-motion quilt on a home machine in a supportive and fun atmosphere! Jenny’s approach is simple, approachable, and encouraging. You will work on five motifs that you can put on your own quilts, and each motif will teach a skillset useful for future quilting. Jenny will share numerous quilts, photos, and samples to illustrate what is taught in class, and you’ll even learn how to create the best setup for easy free-motion quilting. You can do this; come find out how!
Registration for this class includes show admission for Wednesday.
You CAN Free-Motion Quilt on a Domestic Machine! (Second Offering) – #18107f
Day: Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 102C
Teacher: Jenny K. Lyon
Level: Beginner
Member: $88 Retail: $110
(Plus Kit Fee)
Learn to free-motion quilt on a home machine in a supportive and fun atmosphere! Jenny’s approach is simple, approachable, and encouraging. You will work on five motifs that you can put on your own quilts, and each motif will teach a skillset useful for future quilting. Jenny will share numerous quilts, photos, and samples to illustrate what is taught in class, and you’ll even learn how to create the best setup for easy free-motion quilting. You can do this; come find out how!
Registration for this class includes show admission for Wednesday.
Zigzag Bargello Quilt – #17516
Day: Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Room 103A
Teacher: Ruth Ann Berry
Level: Intermediate
Member: $56 Retail: $70
(Plus Kit Fee)
Take the mystery out of bargello as Ruth Ann leads you through the process of making this beautiful zigzag bargello quilt. She’s done all the cutting and sorting for you, so you can relax and enjoy sewing this beauty! You’ll learn how a bargello quilt comes together, and you’ll be amazed at what you can accomplish! Find out what bargello is all about!
