Coming Classes

Advance registration and payment is required to reserve your place in Traveling Teacher classes.  Call Irene Scheffler or use the Contact page button at the right to email your request.

Patricia Harrison

www.oceanwavesqc.com
Pat Harrison, a former President of the National Association of Certified Quilt Judges and who judged our Shows in 2017 and 2019, will be here to teach for 3 days.  WE STILL HAVE A FEW OPENINGS IN 4 OF THE 5 CLASSES.  IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE CONTACT IRENE SCHEFFLER ASAP SINCE THE CLASSES ARE NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Classes
Thursday May 4, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm, “Quilt As Desired: Quilting Design”
Anxious about designing the quilting for your quilt?  Lose that feeling as you jump into the fun of designing the stitching that will give your quilt movement and emphasis.  A combination of lecture and plenty of hands on practice will have you gaining confidence in designing the perfect quilting for your quilt.
Thursday May 4, 1:30 – 4:30 pm, “Binding 101 – Basic Bindings”
A combination of lecture, samples, and hands-on practice of basic binding techniques to ensure that this finishing touch is correctly and securely attached to your quilt. Finally achieve a sharp 90 degree bulk-free corner and invisible hand stitching throughout. Also demonstrated and student practiced will be a glue-basted and heat-set completely machine stitched binding method ~ a fabulous method for those rough and tumble quilts!
Friday May 5, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm, “Easy Peasy Circles”
Learn how to easily and evenly piece circles into your quilts using the “freezer paper frame-glue baste-heat set-stitch” method.  All steps to this simply successful technique will be fully demonstrated.  Students may piece circles into an existing quilt top such as a jelly roll race top or a quilt or block of their own design.
Saturday May 6, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm, “Binding 201 – Beyond the Basics”
A combination of lecture and demonstration with plenty of samples, and hands-on practice of these special additions to your quilt's edge. Up the impact of your bindings to a whole new level and impress others with your attention to detail. Included are piping, wrapped edge beading, stem stitch embroidery, facings, and inset flanges. All techniques are broken down with step-by-step samples and clear, patient instruction for guaranteed success.
Saturday May 6, 1:30 – 4:30 pm, “Binding 301 – Curves, Corners, and Cleavages”
A combination of lecture, samples, and hands-on practice of applying bindings to those gracefully curved and scalloped edges. Included are design methods and the step-by-step smooth, bulk-fee application of bias binding onto curves, corners, and cleavages. All techniques are broken down step-by-step for guaranteed success.