Workshops

3 hour workshop:  $150.00 plus mileage.

6 hour workshop:  $275.00 plus mileage.

Saturday workshops are $325.00.

Depending on the travel distance, we may require overnight accommodations for both of us and  reimbursement for food on the road. Travel times of more than 4 hours total will be subject to additional nominal fees to cover our time spent on the road.

Realizing that the cost of supplies for a quilting project can be prohibitive for some, we try to teach classes with a $5.00 kit. We provide a precut kit to every student.  They get to sewing immediately and don’t have to worry about any prep work.  They just need to bring simple sewing supplies and their sewing machine.  We find that this format allows some people that might be excluded because of cost to come and try something new.  These kits are intended to teach a technique and not intended to be a finished product.  How often have you taken a class where some members were still cutting out at 2 pm, and left the class without sewing anything at all?  After the class, each student has to option  to purchase the template or ruler that we used in class.  They can decide after they have tried the technique if they want to do a big quilt or not.  They do not have to purchase any special supplies in order to take the class.  Kits are in addition to the base price for the workshop.

Browse through the following photos and descriptions.  We can customize to suit your guild.

#1 – A Little of This and a Little of That If your group has a lot of beginners, then this might be a class to consider.  Every quilter needs to know how to make a half-square, a quarter square and a flying goose.  We’ll teach rotary cutting methods and make one block  similar to the photo below.  $5.00 kit w/ one block.

Winner’s Bouquet

Here is another photo showing the colors reversed.

#3 – Kaleidoscope: Skill level: Confident beginner

This is a fabulous quilt with a lot of different looks.  One ruler and one skill set can give you several different quilts.  This quilt is a a great design to use up your fat quarter stash.  $5.00 kit w/ 2 blocks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This version of the Kaleidoscope is called Spider Web.

 

 

 

Peaky and Spike – Skill level: Confident beginner.

Having trouble getting pointy points?  We’ll work with a couple of blocks, and this common shape to get perfect results.  This shape gives you the look of curves, but you are sewing straight lines.  $5.00 kit w/ 2 blocks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This version is sometimes called Tennessee Waltz.

 

 

 

#5 – Dresden Divas - Skill level: Confident beginner.Dresden Plates are new and exciting.  We’ll make a Dresden Star and a Shooting Star from Laundry Basket quilts and demo a couple of other dresden plate variations. A little foldy trick makes these points easy.  Another good choice to use up your stash.  $5.00 kit w/ 2 blocks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#6 – St. Louis Star - Skill level: Confident beginner.Everyone loves stars, but they need to be accurate.  This star looks complicated, but there are no Y-seams.  Focus on accurate piecing and pressing skills. $5.00 kit w/ one 17” block

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Mystery of the Magic Lantern and the 60 degree Triangle -Skill level: Confident beginner.  Welcome to the wonderful world of 60 degree triangles and hexagons.  Give shapes other than squares and right triangles a try.  We’ll make a Magic Lantern block.  We’ll also examine Twist and Turn, Pathway Star, 1000 pyramids, and Merry Go Round.  $5.00 kit w/ one block.

This is the Magic Lantern Quilt.   We will make one block in class. The photos below use similar shapes and techniques.

To select a date for a workshop, please contact us by e-mail: quiltgallery@bellsouth.net

or call us:  Patti – 704-864-4894 or Cindy – 704-376-2531

Quilter’s Gallery, 2913 Old Stage Rd., Gastonia, NC 28052