6-Hour Workshops
Lone Star Sparkler
Quilters love the Lone Star! Make your own diamond dazzler with this great method of strip-piecing, developed by Helen Frost. Learn precision cutting, pinning, sewing, and pressing, plus painless set-in seams and perfect mitered borders.
Beautiful Bindings
Achieve smooth bindings with perfect corners and learn a great method for joining the ends. You'll also get great tips on preparing your quilt for binding. You'll make a sample of traditional binding then practice angled and scalloped edges. Try new "gourmet" bindings, such as two-color and faux piping. All quilted fabric and bindings are included in the kit.
There is a $15.00 kit fee per student.
Radiant Sunshine & Shadow
These little 2 1/4" Nine-Patch blocks create a quilt that is intricate looking yet so easy to make! Explore color and value for sparkling results as you learn precision cutting, sewing, and pressing techniques. You'll only need three fabrics to make a fabulous wall quilt.
Blooming Nine-patch
Helen has updated her mother, Blanche Young's, wildly popular design with new, smaller sizes and innovative techniques. Learn the importance of value as well as techniques for precise cutting, sewing, and pressing. Begin a wall quilt in class and leave with instructions for a bed-size quilt!
Sunshine & shadow: the easy way
This classic design is made using a clever strip-piecing technique. With fabrics shading from lighter to darker, a shimmering effect is created when the fabrics repeat. You'll learn about color and value as you practice precision cutting and pressing. You'll also discover the secrets behind perfectly matched intersections and easy mitered birders.