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Learn to Quilt
In this series, you will learn how to measure your quilt to determine fabric requirements, pick fabrics, stitch a 1/4" seam, match intersections, apply borders, straight line quilt, and finish with binding. In addition to bringing a sewing machine, students will require graph paper and coloured pencils or crayons.
Dates and Times: Fridays, 1 to 4 p.m., January 10 to 31 inclusive
Instructor: Cathy Forsyth
Cost: $100.00 plus materials
Rulerwork Club
This is a self-directed club. Together with peers, students will work on their own projects in the store to share ideas and build techniques for completing their projects using quilting rulers. Participants will need to ensure they have a rulerwork foot that fits their machine.
Dates and Times: Every second Wednesday afternoon starting January 15, 1 to 4 p.m. January 15, 29, February 12, 26, March 11, 25
Instructor: Workshop only
Cost: $10.00 to confirm your space
Walking Foot Quilting and Beyond
Want to move beyond "Stitch in the Ditch" with your walking foot? Want to test the water with something less "safe"? Come and explore the simple elegant designs and texture of walking foot quilting on your domestic machine. Walking foot quilting is a great way to finish your projects. In class, students will: explore various geometric designs (linear, circles and grids); learn how to adjust built-in machine stitches to use as quilting stitches; learn to adapt free-motion quilting designs for walking foot quilting; learn how to transfer designs; learn the order of quilting for best results. Join Linda Hurd to learn that walking foot quilting isn't limited to a series of straight lines, and get ready to finish your projects!
Dates and Times: Saturday, January 25, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. AND Sunday, January 26, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Instructor: Linda Hurd
Cost: $150.00 plus materials
One Block Wonder
One Block Wonder, you've come a long way! This class will not only show you all the ins and outs of the One Block Wonder block, will also the incredible options for organizing the hexies to create a truly one of a kind quilt. You can use yardage or panels for this class -- options will be discussed first class.
Dates and Times:
Instructor: Linda Ward
Cost: $150.00 plus supplies
Quilt As You Go ... And More!
Explore the basic quilt-as-you-go technique with sashing.
During Day 1 of this class, students will:
Instructor: Linda Hurd
Cost: $150.00 plus supplies
Weighted Blanket Workshop
Weighted blankets have gained popularity in recent years as an aid to sleep as well as helping individuals with certain medical conditions. Join Cathy at this workshop to discuss options as we work through making a weighted blanket based on your individual requirements.
Dates and Times: Friday, February 7, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Instructor: Cathy Forsyth
Cost: $100 plus materials
Quick Curve Ruler Mini
The Mini Quick Curve Ruler has established itself as a versatile tool to create many quilt patterns. In this class, students will learn the correct way to cut basic shapes, be given tips for accurate piecing and sewing curves, all while creating a unique project that they design. Dates and Times: Fridays, February 21 AND March 6, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Instructor: Linda Hurd
Cost: $100.00 plus pattern plus material
BQ6
By Maple Island Quilts, the BQ pattern series that has proven to be very popular, yet quite simple to create. Join Patti Williamson and Karen Duncan to create the latest design in the series.
Dates and Times: Saturday, February 22, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. AND Sunday, February 23, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Instructors: Karen Duncan and Patti Williamson
Cost: $100.00 plus pattern plus material
Bear-y Patches
Wow! Great curved look, but no curved seams ... seams too goo to be true! This fun Bear-y Patches quilt offers the opportunity to get acquainted with this cool fold back method of creating the curved look. Whether starting anew or using up scraps, you can make your Bear-y Patches quilt uniquely your own. To make cutting more efficient, instructions on power cutting will also be presented.
Dates and Times: Coming Up in April
Instructor: Linda Ward
Cost: $150.00 plus supplies
Large Quick Curve Ruler
The large Quick Curve Ruler is fun to play with! Linda will guide you through some of the perils and pitfalls of sewing curves to allow you to create some incredible projects.
Dates and Times: Friday, February 28, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Instructor: Linda Hurd
Cost: $100.00 plus pattern plus material
Jelly Roll Genius
This quilt is a fantastic way to showcase a feature fabric using a jelly roll to fill in the background! This novel design offers a big bang for your buck when it comes to time savings as it goes together quite quickly. You can use precut jelly roll or slash through your stash by making your own jelly roll. You must be warned -- Jelly Roll Genius quilts are highly addictive -- there will likely be multiples in your future.
Dates and Times:
Instructor: Linda Ward
Cost: $150.00 plus materials
T-Shirt Quilt
T-shirt quilts are a great way to memorialize hobbies, events, sports, etc. Students will receive ideas on how to put together different size blocks and screen printed shirts. This is a great way to utilize embellishments, if desired, as well as specialty stitches on your sewing machine.
Dates and Times: Saturday, March 21, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Instructor: Cathy Forsyth
Cost: $100.00 plus materials
Paperless Paper Piecing
Description: This is a great way to learn paper piecing, without having to remove all the papers from the back! Linda Hurd teaches this innovative technique class, which is quickly becoming popular.
Dates and Times: Saturday, March 28, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Instructor: Linda Hurd
Cost: $100.00
Poppins Bag
Just like Mary Poppins' bag, this bag will hold all your treasures and maybe more! This class will have some homework in order to complete the bag by the end of the second class.
Dates and Times: Sunday, March 29 AND Sunday, April 26, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Instructor: Cathy Forsyth
Cost: $100.00 plus pattern plus materials
Free Motion Mastery in 30 Days
Are you tired of stitching in the ditch? Do you want to start free motion quilting but are scared to death of ruining your quilt? Well lucky you! This class was designed specifically for scaredy cats! It is a fantastic step by step, organized approach to free motion quilting that both domestic machine and long arm quilters will benefit from. Working on just one block per day, your quilt will be done by the end of the 30 days and you'll be a more confident free motion quilter.
Dates and Times:
Instructor: Linda Ward
Cost: $150.00 plus supplies and book "Free Motion Mastery in a Month"
Get to Know your New Bernina
Instructor: Cathy Forsyth
Cost: Free if you bought your Bernina from Pinheads, otherwise there will be a cost associated for the orientation.
Times: Please phone to schedule a time that best suits your schedule and the classroom schedule. Bring your machine and all its accessories.
In this series, you will learn how to measure your quilt to determine fabric requirements, pick fabrics, stitch a 1/4" seam, match intersections, apply borders, straight line quilt, and finish with binding. In addition to bringing a sewing machine, students will require graph paper and coloured pencils or crayons.
Dates and Times: Fridays, 1 to 4 p.m., January 10 to 31 inclusive
Instructor: Cathy Forsyth
Cost: $100.00 plus materials
Rulerwork Club
This is a self-directed club. Together with peers, students will work on their own projects in the store to share ideas and build techniques for completing their projects using quilting rulers. Participants will need to ensure they have a rulerwork foot that fits their machine.
Dates and Times: Every second Wednesday afternoon starting January 15, 1 to 4 p.m. January 15, 29, February 12, 26, March 11, 25
Instructor: Workshop only
Cost: $10.00 to confirm your space
Walking Foot Quilting and Beyond
Want to move beyond "Stitch in the Ditch" with your walking foot? Want to test the water with something less "safe"? Come and explore the simple elegant designs and texture of walking foot quilting on your domestic machine. Walking foot quilting is a great way to finish your projects. In class, students will: explore various geometric designs (linear, circles and grids); learn how to adjust built-in machine stitches to use as quilting stitches; learn to adapt free-motion quilting designs for walking foot quilting; learn how to transfer designs; learn the order of quilting for best results. Join Linda Hurd to learn that walking foot quilting isn't limited to a series of straight lines, and get ready to finish your projects!
Dates and Times: Saturday, January 25, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. AND Sunday, January 26, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Instructor: Linda Hurd
Cost: $150.00 plus materials
One Block Wonder
One Block Wonder, you've come a long way! This class will not only show you all the ins and outs of the One Block Wonder block, will also the incredible options for organizing the hexies to create a truly one of a kind quilt. You can use yardage or panels for this class -- options will be discussed first class.
Dates and Times:
Instructor: Linda Ward
Cost: $150.00 plus supplies
Quilt As You Go ... And More!
Explore the basic quilt-as-you-go technique with sashing.
During Day 1 of this class, students will:
- Learn how to prepare blocks
- Learn how to join blocks to make rows and join rows to make a quilt
- Learn how to add different types of borders
- Learn how to apply a reversible binding to the edge of the quilt
- Learn various techniques to join blocks (i.e. disappearing, pieced and wide sashing)
- Learn how to complete blocks without sashing
- Learn several techniques to piece and quilt the blocks in one step to make reversible quilts
- Learn which patterns adapt to the quilt-as-you-go method
Instructor: Linda Hurd
Cost: $150.00 plus supplies
Weighted Blanket Workshop
Weighted blankets have gained popularity in recent years as an aid to sleep as well as helping individuals with certain medical conditions. Join Cathy at this workshop to discuss options as we work through making a weighted blanket based on your individual requirements.
Dates and Times: Friday, February 7, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Instructor: Cathy Forsyth
Cost: $100 plus materials
Quick Curve Ruler Mini
The Mini Quick Curve Ruler has established itself as a versatile tool to create many quilt patterns. In this class, students will learn the correct way to cut basic shapes, be given tips for accurate piecing and sewing curves, all while creating a unique project that they design. Dates and Times: Fridays, February 21 AND March 6, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Instructor: Linda Hurd
Cost: $100.00 plus pattern plus material
BQ6
By Maple Island Quilts, the BQ pattern series that has proven to be very popular, yet quite simple to create. Join Patti Williamson and Karen Duncan to create the latest design in the series.
Dates and Times: Saturday, February 22, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. AND Sunday, February 23, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Instructors: Karen Duncan and Patti Williamson
Cost: $100.00 plus pattern plus material
Bear-y Patches
Wow! Great curved look, but no curved seams ... seams too goo to be true! This fun Bear-y Patches quilt offers the opportunity to get acquainted with this cool fold back method of creating the curved look. Whether starting anew or using up scraps, you can make your Bear-y Patches quilt uniquely your own. To make cutting more efficient, instructions on power cutting will also be presented.
Dates and Times: Coming Up in April
Instructor: Linda Ward
Cost: $150.00 plus supplies
Large Quick Curve Ruler
The large Quick Curve Ruler is fun to play with! Linda will guide you through some of the perils and pitfalls of sewing curves to allow you to create some incredible projects.
Dates and Times: Friday, February 28, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Instructor: Linda Hurd
Cost: $100.00 plus pattern plus material
Jelly Roll Genius
This quilt is a fantastic way to showcase a feature fabric using a jelly roll to fill in the background! This novel design offers a big bang for your buck when it comes to time savings as it goes together quite quickly. You can use precut jelly roll or slash through your stash by making your own jelly roll. You must be warned -- Jelly Roll Genius quilts are highly addictive -- there will likely be multiples in your future.
Dates and Times:
Instructor: Linda Ward
Cost: $150.00 plus materials
T-Shirt Quilt
T-shirt quilts are a great way to memorialize hobbies, events, sports, etc. Students will receive ideas on how to put together different size blocks and screen printed shirts. This is a great way to utilize embellishments, if desired, as well as specialty stitches on your sewing machine.
Dates and Times: Saturday, March 21, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Instructor: Cathy Forsyth
Cost: $100.00 plus materials
Paperless Paper Piecing
Description: This is a great way to learn paper piecing, without having to remove all the papers from the back! Linda Hurd teaches this innovative technique class, which is quickly becoming popular.
Dates and Times: Saturday, March 28, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Instructor: Linda Hurd
Cost: $100.00
Poppins Bag
Just like Mary Poppins' bag, this bag will hold all your treasures and maybe more! This class will have some homework in order to complete the bag by the end of the second class.
Dates and Times: Sunday, March 29 AND Sunday, April 26, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Instructor: Cathy Forsyth
Cost: $100.00 plus pattern plus materials
Free Motion Mastery in 30 Days
Are you tired of stitching in the ditch? Do you want to start free motion quilting but are scared to death of ruining your quilt? Well lucky you! This class was designed specifically for scaredy cats! It is a fantastic step by step, organized approach to free motion quilting that both domestic machine and long arm quilters will benefit from. Working on just one block per day, your quilt will be done by the end of the 30 days and you'll be a more confident free motion quilter.
Dates and Times:
Instructor: Linda Ward
Cost: $150.00 plus supplies and book "Free Motion Mastery in a Month"
Get to Know your New Bernina
Instructor: Cathy Forsyth
Cost: Free if you bought your Bernina from Pinheads, otherwise there will be a cost associated for the orientation.
Times: Please phone to schedule a time that best suits your schedule and the classroom schedule. Bring your machine and all its accessories.
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