1001 – Anything but Feathers! $125
Marilyn Badger
Monday: 6 Hrs: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Skill Level: INTERMEDIATE While feathers are beautiful and have been a part of quilting forever, there are many other designs that are fabulous and provide wonderful texture to your work. This class will show many background designs, as well as designs for sashings and unique areas of the quilt where block patterns do not work. NONE of these designs will have feathers anywhere in them! Cameras welcome. Longarm Machines provided by APQS
Supply List: Please bring pencil and paper and thread scissors.
1002 – Courthouse Star $80
Jodi Barrows www.squareinasquare.com
Monday: 6 Hrs: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Skill Level:
5 pointed stars don't have to be intricately pieced when using the Square in a Square system. Unique cutting and sewing from several Option 7's help achieve multiple points quickly and easily. In this 6-hour class, the focus is on 6 stars. Courthouse steps will not be sewn in class. Two colors are needed for each star. During class, learn the Square in a Square technique that eliminates the triangle hassle normally associated with cutting and sewing of multiple pieced blocks. Learn professional pressing and rotary cutting techniques that increase the speed and accuracy of this method. Sewing Machines provided by BERNINA
Kit Fee: Optional Kits are available on Jodi’s website.
Supply List: Downloadable PDF
1003 – Blocks, Borders & Sashings w/minimal marking $125
Irena Bluhm www.irenabluhmscreations.com
Monday: 6 Hrs: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
Learn how to create perfectly matching designs for blocks, borders and sashings treatments. This hands-on experience should give you enough confidence in handling just about any quilting challenge after you acquire the knowledge and understanding of the basic design concept. If you are tired of looking for the most appropriate designs to match your quilt theme, just create your own quilting designs on an as needed basis. Most designs do not require any marking. Learn how to handle both design possibilities so you won't feel challenged by any quilting job. After Irena breaks down the entire process into some easy to follow steps, the rest will just fall into place. Long Arm Machines Provided by GAMMILL.
Kit Fee: $18- workbook and dry erase pen. The workbook is a standalone class in itself.
Supply List: Drawing pad with no lines and grid and soft pencil or Sharpie Fine Point.
1004 – Background Frenzy Sampler $125
Pam Clarke www.homestitches.com
Monday: 6 Hrs: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Skill Level: ALL Are you in a stipple rut? Join Pam Clarke as she shares her 25 favorite background designs. Using a workbook and pre-stamped fabric the student will draw along and then stitch a sampler making a stain glass looking wall quilt of all these great background fillers. Swirls, leaves, loops, stars, waves, ivy, herky jerky, echo, paisley, etc. along with several samples, and hints where and when to use each design. This class is designed for all levels of quilters. Learn how to jazz up your quilting and show your friends and customers that you can go beyond stippling. Long Arm Machines Provided by INNOVA
Kit Fee: $20.00 - Includes Workbook and pre-stamped fabric for the sampler
Supply List: Small scissors or thread clippers and a pencil for notes.
1006 – Snails Trail $80
Annie Moody & Linda Remmers www.hoopsisters.com
Monday: 6 Hrs: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Skill Level:
Snails Trail quilt design is fun and easy and offers many layout, color and design possibilities. Learn how to make this popular block using an embroidery machine. Each block is completely pieced, decorative stitched and even quilted while in the hoop. Learn how to join four completely quilted blocks together. You'll love this technique! Embroidery Machines provided by JANOME
Kit Fee: $25.00 – Includes all the fabrics to complete the top.
Supply List: Basic Sewing Supplies. Threads will be provided for the classroom.
1007 – Load It - Square It - Quilt It $125
Sue Schmieden www.longarmconnection.com
Monday: 6 Hrs: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Skill Level: Beginner or individuals interested in a longarm If you own a longarm or shortarm quilting machine and need a little help or are dreaming of purchasing of one and do not know where to start, this class is for you. Sue will share her story of how she purchased one machine and now owns three, as well as a full service longarm quilting shop. In this hands-on workshop, students will learn to prepare the quilt for loading using the Quick Zip System™. Sue will discuss squaring the backing fabric, different types of batting and threads and easy tricks to handle quilt tops that just won't lay flat. After loading the frames, Sue will teach her simple tricks to keep the quilt square using the PatternGrid and other tools. Students will learn how to adjust overall patterns to fit any size or shape of quilt. She give tips on keeping spacing even between rows and will demonstrate her technique on finishing of the bottom of the quilt when the pattern doesn't fit. After the students finish quilting the pantograph patterns, she will demonstrate applying binding with the longarm. As time allows, she will also discuss stencil placement tricks, stitch in the ditch, easy free motion design ideas and tools and the invaluable books and techniques that helped her when she was a newbie. Door prizes and Quilting Connection Booth Bucks will be given at the end of the workshop. Long Arm Machines provided by handi quilter
Supply List: Downloadable PDF
1009 – Art & Stitch: Jumpstart into Digitizing $80 Leos van der Heijden www.artistitch.com Monday: 6 Hrs: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Skill Level: ALL In this hands-on digitizing class (bring your laptop) for longarmers with a computerized system you will learn how to create beautiful, creative patterns and become a real artist in the Art and Stitch digitizing program, specially developed for longarm quilting. Learn how to make beautiful patterns, fill shapes with motifs, cross-hatching, wave fills, auto stipple, creative background fillers. Use those fills inside or around a design, or turn shapes into appliqué. Learn how to draw from scratch or to trace any image. Art and Stitch will work with all major quilt and/or embroidery formats. We will show you that creating artwork for quilting is within reach... even if you think you can’t draw.
Sewing Machine Required: No
To prepare for class: watch the videos on http://www.artandstitch.com, download and install the trial version and follow the first exercises in the User Guide (open via menu Help > User Guide).
Supply List: Laptop with Art & Stitch (Trial version) loaded. Trial can be downloaded from http://www.artandstitch.com/trial.htm Tip: Bring a mouse to go with your laptop. Drawing on a laptop with just that tiny mini cursor pad is too much of a challenge!
1010 – Crazy Patch ‘In the Hoop’ Table Runner $80
Carmen Geddes www.tensisters.com
Monday: 6 Hrs: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Skill Level: CONFIDENT BEGINNER + Use the amazing piecing in the hoop technique to make a Crazy Quilt Patch Table Runner. You will stitch a nearly PERFECT pieced block complete with beautiful decorative stitches and fun embroidery designs. Learn placement and stabilizing techniques that will help in all your embroidery projects! Embroidery Machines for this class provided by VIKING
Kit Fee: $30 – Includes everything you need for the table runner.
Supply List: Small scissors, Small rotary mat and cutter, Marking pen, Neutral color piecing thread.
1011 Sew-a-Scene $70
Patsy Shields / James Raymer www.dalcohomesew.com
Monday: 6 Hrs: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Skill Level: All Levels Sew-a-Scene allows you, the artist, to create a tapestry combining a background scene with appliqué vignettes that can be positioned within the scene. Once completed this scene can form the basis of a quilt, pillow, wall hanging or it can be framed to be part of a home decoration. Be creative and have fun while learning to use our scenes, EasyStitch™ appliqués, scanning, placement and embroidery techniques. Your beach scene will be transformed into a realistic beach with chairs, an umbrella, table and a lighthouse - can you feel the gentle breeze as the ocean waves brush the sand? We will supply the scene, EasyStitch™ appliqués, stabilizer, and thread. Embroidery Machines for this class provided by BROTHER
Supply List: Basic Sewing Supplies
Kit fee: a $10 donation to the Susan B. Komen foundation. (payable to instructor) Note: Road to California will also donate $10 of the class fee to Susan B. Komen foundation
While feathers are beautiful and have been a part of quilting forever, there are many other designs that are fabulous and provide wonderful texture to your work. This class will show many background designs, as well as designs for sashings and unique areas of the quilt where block patterns do not work. NONE of these designs will have feathers anywhere in them! Cameras welcome. 
In this hands-on digitizing class (bring your laptop) for longarmers with a computerized system you will learn how to create beautiful, creative patterns and become a real artist in the Art and Stitch digitizing program, specially developed for longarm quilting. Learn how to make beautiful patterns, fill shapes with motifs, cross-hatching, wave fills, auto stipple, creative background fillers. Use those fills inside or around a design, or turn shapes into appliqué. Learn how to draw from scratch or to trace any image. Art and Stitch will work with all major quilt and/or embroidery formats. We will show you that creating artwork for quilting is within reach... even if you think you can’t draw.
