Let the fun begin with Quilt Bingo. After you have checked in, unpacked those bags and slipped into your favorite pair of bunny house slippers, join us for an evening of fun playing Quilt Bingo. Bring a fat quarter for each Bingo card you want to play. Lucky winners will be going home with a stack of fat quarters.

When: 7:30pm -10pm

This class is based on scraps, leftover blocks, one of a kind, and using up those fabrics you bought that now you don’t know what to do with. Learn numerous, simple ways to make easy scrappy blocks for fast and unusual quilts, baby quilts and borders by using those leftovers.

Class Tuition: $60
Supply Fee: $5 - includes handout booklet
Supply List: Basic Machine Sewing Supplies

• Sewing machine with a ¼” foot
• Neutral thread
• Rotary cutter and mat, squares, cutting ruler, scissors
• Irons, ironing boards and extension chords. May share.
• Bring scrap fabrics, orphan blocks, left-over blocks, ugly fabrics.
• (Do Not bring themed fabrics like sports, Halloween, etc. Unless you want those types of scrappy quilts.)

You’ve been saving all of those t-shirts of yours, the kids or grandkids, and have always wanted to make a t-shirt quilt someday. Well, someday is here. Let me help you get started. We will learn the basics of t-shirt quilt making and explore some of the various possibilities. Students need to bring 10 to 15 t-shirts, which we will then cut up, stabilize and arrange into a throw sized quilt with the option of making larger at a later time. We may not use them all at this time, but it will give you several to pick from. Please DO NOT cut anything out before class. I will be showing you the best way to do this to avoid any frustration. Pick shirts of various colors and with various copy sizes (left chest, full front and/or back, sleeves or wrap around). Half the fun is trying to fit them all together. I will share with you some of my tricks.

Class Tuition: $60
Supply Fee: $16 - includes approximately 4 yards of stabilizer and 4 yards of ¼” bias tape. Additional quantities will be available for purchase. 
Supply List: Basic Sewing Supplies

• Sewing machine with a ¼” foot and a zig-zag foot
• Neutral and black thread
• Dressmaker scissors (8”)
• Rotary cutter and mat (at least 18x24)
• Square rulers that you already have from 6 ½’ to 16 ½” (please do not buy any)
• 1 yard of fabric for sashing or borders in any color you choose (solid or tone on tone works best)
• Design wall and masking tape (a large piece of flannel or batting will work well for this.

*Please label your rulers that you bring as we may be sharing some of these with others.

Learn to make the fabric bias tubes using ⅛” and ¼” metal bias bars. Then create this delightful 22’ x 17’ wall quilt of a wheelbarrow full of your hand-picked flowers. Use Jaynette’s words of “Wheelbarrow Flower Power”, or create your own saying with Ultrasuede letters and leaves. Straight-stitched machine stitching is all that is required, plus hand appliqué.

Class Tuition: $60
Supply Fee: $12 - includes pattern with photograph, directions and Ultrasuede for the letter and leaves (a green piece of approx. 9” x 9”). Metal bias bars (both ⅛” and ¼”) will be available for purchase.
Supply List: Basic Sewing Supplies

• Sewing machine for straight stitching
• Iron and ironing board/pad
• Thread for machine sewing, neutral color
• Hand sewing needles (appliqué/sharps and/or quilting betweens)
• Embroidery thread (60/2) or silk thread (100) in colors matching your bias tube flower fabrics
• Blue marker (or erasable/water soluble) and white chalk marker
• Sewing pins
• Rotary cutter, mat and ruler
• Scissors (sharp, smaller size) for cutting out the Ultrasuede letters
• ⅛” and ¼” bias bars (will be available for purchase, if needed)
• Pressing cloth/fabric – just a light colored scrap of fabric to place over the Ultrasuede when pressing and fusing (approx. 10” x 12”)

Fabric requirements:

• Fat quarter for background fabric
• ⅛ yd for border 1
• ½ yd for outer border 2 and binding (suggestion:  choose a brightly-colored floral fabric)
• Fat quarters from 3 to 4 different bright colors.  Choose 3 to 4 colors from your border 2 fabric (these will be used to cut the bias strips for your flowers in the wheelbarrow)
• Fat quarter black fabric (can be shared with another class member)
• Fat quarter for Wheelbarrow (suggest a brown)
• 25” x 20” pieces of batting and backing (not needed for class)

Have you always wanted to learn traditional hand appliqué; or have you tried various needle-turn techniques and haven’t found success? Try a different turned technique using heat resistant “templar” plastic. Students will learn the techniques to start a Folk-Art style basket block that is the focal point of a small wall-hanging. Also covered in the class will be “Perfect Circles” and different bias stem techniques that may be used to complete the block. This is a wonderful technique that allows total portability once the block is prepared and can be modified for use with most appliqué patterns. In this full day class students will learn the above techniques and will start their basket block.

Class Tuition: $60
Supply Fee: $10 - includes templar, small glue bottle and metal tip, a sample of appliqué needles and pattern for wall hanging.
Supply List: Basic Sewing Supplies

• Rotary cutter and mat
• 24” ruler
• Sewing pins
• Small travel iron
• Heavy Duty Spray Starch
• Flat -  1/3”-1/2” paint brush – I prefer a soft brush
• Elmer’s Washable School Glue (do not substitute)
• Fabric scissors
• Small craft scissors
• Sharpie
• Pencil
• Fine thread to match fabric – silk 100 weight is wonderful if you have it; otherwise cotton – no thicker than 50 weight  
• Thread Heaven – thread conditioner
• Hand quilting thread or heavy-weight thread for berries – any color
• 4 quarters; 4 dimes, 4 nickels; 4 pennies or Karen Kay Buckley “Perfect Circles” (optional)
• Cotton covered pressing surface at least 12” x 12”
• 3/8” and 1/2” Clover bias tape makers (optional – will have a set available to use in class)

Fabric requirements: Good quality 100% cotton fabric

• Fat Quarter of each – 6 to 8 various colors for flowers
• 2-3 different fat quarters – green for bias stems & other appliqué
• Fat quarter for basket (remaining fabric will be used in the border)
• Background fabric – 1 piece 18 x 18 (a fat quarter will work) for the basket block - light or dark to contrast with your fabric above

*No machine needed

Experience exciting ways to manipulate fabric while enjoying the immediacy of fusible techniques. Play around with possibilities using positive/negative images and discuss appropriate edge finishes. While impromptu design is encouraged, participants may choose from provided patterns. Featured quilts include Just Beachy, Hibiscus, Delirious, Prickly Pear, Indigo A-Go-Go, Little Thing and soon, San Antonio Rose.

Class Tuition: $60
Supply Fee: $0
Supply List: Basic Sewing Supplies

• Sewing machine set up for decorative stitching
• Rotary cutter and mat
• Pencil and paper if you would like to design your own block
• Paper-backed fusible web (Steam-A-Seam 2 is nice or Trans-Web)
• Sharpie pen or pencil to write on fusible web backing
• Scissors – really good ones.  How beautifully you cut will largely determine how well your project will turn out.  Bring the size(s) that you prefer for tight work (I like the Gingher 5” craft scissors for this)
• Decorative threads – a variety for fun and remember dull needles don’t stitch very decoratively (standard 40-wt Rayon thread is great for this, and 30-wt is even better)
• Tear-away stabilizer, water soluble stabilizer (generally too expensive), spray stabilizer (Sullivan’s) OR spray starch (inexpensive)

Fabric requirements:

• Start with a background fabric that you love, that offers lots of possibility (By “background”, please do not assume “off white”, but a unifying “starting place” for your quilt, that will appear in every block.  OR, choose a group of fabrics that you’ll consider your backgrounds).  You will need a square of this “starting place” fabric for each block you make.  There are several block sizes to chose from, so DO NOT pre-cut!
• Select and bring a minimum of eight fat quarters of other fabrics which compliment and contrast with your background(s).  You will be able to make two blocks for every fabric you choose (so if you want to make 16 blocks, you will need 8 fabrics, plus background).  In class we will work from one square of each and you will need some of the rest of the fat quarter to finish your top later.
• Although we will only use about 8 fabrics plus your background(s) in class, feel free to bring more to establish your palette for making more blocks.

Whether you have an unfinished project or wish to start a new one ~ sit-n-sew at your own pace. Limited space is available.

 

 

Do you ever get tired of laying your scissors or rotary cutter down and then have to spend five minutes looking for it? This sewing apron will help you keep your scissors, slide rulers, markers, chalk, threads, measuring tapes, buttons and other small sewing implements within hands reach. Make it using bits and pieces of family heirlooms: old lace, crochet, vintage fabrics, grandmother’s broach, broken earrings, copied images of family photos, remnants of an old quilt, stamped names or words, ric rac…..the list is endless.

Tell a story about someone who was instrumental in teaching you to sew; tell about a special memory of making a quilt; or even a recent vacation spent with those who are near and dear to your heart and soul. Fun to make using a multitude of mediums! Use your imagination and have fun creating this very relaxed and casual design. A basic design and instructions will be provided to “build” your apron on.

Class Tuition: $30
Supply Fee: $14 - includes pattern, directions and a piece of painter’s drop cloth prepared and ready to use. Additional embellishment packets will be available for purchase.
Supply List: Basic Sewing Supplies

• Sewing machine with denim and universal needles
• Iron and ironing board/pad
• Thread for machine sewing, coordinating colors
• Coordinating DMC embroidery floss
• Sewing needle with a large eye for threading DMC floss – for sewing buttons with an assortment (at least 8) of coordinating fabrics – approx 8 fat quarters
• Rotary cutter and mat
• Ruler
• Scissors
• Straight pins
• Trims: buttons, crochet, lace, ric rac, vintage ribbon, pieces cut from vintage linens, embroidered doilies/runners, alphabet stamps to spell out words, water proof stamping ink – stamp pad, denim pockets (I used children’s denim overall pockets), copies of old photos on a medium weight paper/card stock or use photo copy fabric, downloaded images of sewing related images, old ephemera
• Iron on fusible fleece (Pellon 987F)
• 85” of 5/8” – 7/8” ribbon for tie
• 11 buttons of various sizes up to 1” in size to sew on top of  waistband
• Water soluble marking pen or chalk marker

Karen began quiltmaking in 1986, teaching in 1990, and publishing in 1993. Electric Quilt published Karen K. Stone Quilts in 2004, now in multiple printings, and another is in the works. Her quilts have won numerous awards, including first prizes in international competitions, and quilts made from her patterns appear frequently in exhibition. Her Indian Orange Peel received the People’s Choice Award at Quilt National 1995, and her Clam Session quilt received the Master of Innovative Artistry at IQA in 2009. Karen holds degrees in Piano from Baylor and Indiana Universities, has two lovely daughters, a pseudo-son, many pets, and divides her time between Dallas and Beaumont, Texas.

Have fun learning how to create a miniature art journal using EASY mixed-media techniques. These techniques will allow you to make a journal, greeting and gift cards, swatch booklets for each of your quilts, a recipe book to give with a food gift or a multitude of other uses. All supplies will be furnished.

Join Mary as she shares with you the art of wool applique’. She will show you how to draw out your design using soft fuse and freezer paper, cutting them out and getting it ready to stitch down. So when you leave you will be able to stitch away and relax.

Class Tuition: $30
Supply Fee: $35 - kit includes instructions and all materials to complete project
Supply List:

• Sharp scissors – medium and small
• Pencil

Join Anelie as she shares with you the various Dresden Plate projects from her latest book “Thoroughly Modern Dresden”. You will have the opportunity to pick a project of your choice from her book, as she shares with you her variations of the fractured and full Dresden in creating a beautiful Dresden quilt.

Class Tuition: $60
Supply Fee: $0
Supply List: Basic Sewing Supplies

• Sewing machine with a ¼” foot
• Remainder of supply list to be mailed upon registration of class
• REQUIRED: her book “Thoroughly Modern Dresden”

The required book may be purchased using the pre-order form: Pre-Order Market Materials.

Join the fun with another stack, slash, swap and sew pattern from Buggy Barn.  Use the suggested colors or chose alternative colors for this fun and playful Cat quilt.

Class Tuition: $60
Supply Fee: $0
Supply List: Basic Sewing Supplies

• Sewing machine with a ¼” foot
• Sewing machine
• Rotary cutter, blade and mat
• REQUIRED:  “Frightfully Crazy” book by Buggy barn

Fabric requirements:

• Fat quarters of 3 golds, 3 purples, 3 blacks and 3 oranges for the cats
• 12” square pf off white wool for the mouths
• 6” x 8” green wool for the eyes
• 6” x 9” gray wool for inner ears
• 6” x 7” each of brown tweed, red plaid, gold, and dark maroon wools for stars and noses
• 9” x 15” orange for BOO! And some stars
• 1-1/4 yards black plaid border
• Light weight fusible web
• 24 - 3/8” and 1/2” buttons for eyes
• Black embroidery floss for the mouth detail
• 3 yards backing
• 5/8 yard binding

The required book may be purchased using the pre-order form: Pre-Order Market Materials.

Using a sweatshirt for the foundation, students will create jackets suitable for wear on cool Arkansas evenings.  Each student will choose their own color palette and create a unique jacket.  You don’t need to be an expert seamstress to create this simple jacket, but familiarity with your sewing machine is required.

Class Tuition: $60
Supply Fee: $0
Supply List: Basic Sewing Supplies

• Sewing machine with a ¼” foot
• Sweatshirt
• Fabric scraps
• Binding fabric - ½ to 1 yd
• Thread in a coordinating color
• Basting spray (optional)
• Large button/toggle (optional)

My crazy-quilted hearts have been so popular, you might want to make one for yourself, as well as for friends and family.  They are approximately 4” x 6” with a hanging loop and great fun to piece and decorate.  Each will be unique and can be embellished in a variety of ways.  Embellishment will be done by hand.

Class Tuition: $60
Supply Fee: $16.50 - includes kit, pattern, instructions, fabrics and embellishments
Supply List: Basic Sewing Supplies

• Scissors – paper and fabric

Ok…..so you’ve been to the Farmer’s Market, and you’ve picked out some beautiful brown cattails and a few large white chrysanthemum blossoms…..Now let Jaynette Huff show you how to arrange them in a beautiful double-handled clay pot.  A great fall quilted arrangement!  New design!  New pattern! 

The technique is English paper-pieced hexagons in three different sizes: 1/4”, 3/8” and 1/2”.  In addition, learn how to make 1/8” and 1/4” wide flower stems and softly padded leaves.  And you don’t need a sewing machine for this class!  It’s primarily handwork, so no heavy load!

Finished wall-quilt size:  approx. 30” x 52”

Class Tuition: $60
Supply Fee: $15 - includes the pattern and photograph, directions, template plastic, batting for padded leaves and the hexagon paper templates. Additional template packages will be available for purchase.
Supply List: Basic Sewing Supplies

• Rotary cutter, blade and mat
• Iron and ironing pad/mat
• Sewing thread, any color (for basting)
• Sewing needles, quilting betweens and appliqué’ sharps
• Scissors for cutting fabric (smaller size works well)
• Thread for appliqué’ (suggest white and cream for your flower fabrics, green for your leaves and stems, brown for your cattails and whatever matches your clay pot fabrics)
• Silk threads are the best for hiding your appliqué’ stitches
• Extension cord or power strips (may be needed to reach plug outlets)

Always on the hunt to find new and interesting techniques to add excitement and interest to my artwork, I stumbled upon a way to get the traditional look and feel of Indonesia Batik but not having to use dyes and hard to remove paraffin wax.  Instead, one can use food grade wax that easily melts with hot water and is environmentally safe.  Paints and ink readily available (and already in my tool kit) are used instead of dyes.  The ability to use less dense fabrics means quilting by hand or machine is easier.

The techniques are fun and easy and virtually everyone can do it.  In class we will explore several design ideas.  Come and play in your world of imagination and explore and expand your skills and add to your “tool box”.

Class Tuition: $60
Supply Fee: $15 - includes fabric, soy wax, use of tools and paints to complete several small projects
Supply List: none

* This is an outdoor class, so please dress comfortably.

Experience one of the greatest aspects of foundation piecing – the fun of “making things up!”  Discover wild, extravagant piecing – all without drafting tools or computers.

Class Tuition: $60
Supply Fee: $0
Supply List: Basic Sewing Supplies

• Sewing machine
• Paper, pencil, pen and chalk
• Rotary cutter and mat

Fabric requirements:

• Bring fabrics that you love and want to work with.  Select a wide range of color and value in mostly small to medium scale, including a solid or two.  Bring depth in color areas (or fabric types) of your choosing.  Fat-quarter-sized pieces are plenty adequate.

Whether you have an unfinished project or wish to start a new one ~ sit-n-sew at your own pace. Limited space is available.

 

 

The art of making beads from cloth.  Join Rene’ as she shares with you the technique of using commercially printed and dyed clot, handmade paper cloth, Angelina cloth, tyvek and fabric that has been stamped, foiled, painted and anything else you can think of.  Fabric beads will be embellished with beads, wire, fibers, paints and glazed or embossed.  Students will be shown examples of how to use the completed beads in their projects. 

Class Tuition: $30
Supply Fee: $10
Supply List:

• All purpose scissors
• Wire cutters
• Needle nose or jewelry pliers

A teacher, author and former quilt shop owner has won several awards for her work, which has been featured in numerous books and national quilting magazines. Jaynette started quilting in 1994. She takes great pleasure in all aspects of the process. She sold her quilt store in 2001 to write, teach and quilt. Her most recent book “Stash Magic” was released in November 2009 by Martingale & Com., That Patchwork Place.

Join us in the dining room for a fresh Farmers Market gathering with refreshments and our special guests; The Belle Pointe Quilter’s.  Awards will be presented to the challenge winner’s and one lucky person’s name will be drawn for the Farmer’s Wife quilt.

Join Mary as she shares with you the art of wool applique’. She will show you how to draw out your design using soft fuse and freezer paper, cutting them out and getting it ready to stitch down. So when you leave you will be able to stitch away and relax.

Class Tuition: $30
Supply Fee: $45 - kit includes instructions and all materials to complete project
Supply List:

• Sharp scissors – medium and small
• Pencil

Join Anelie as she shares with you the blade top variations of the fractured and full Dresden in creating a beautiful Dresden Sampler that finishes at 48 ½ x 54 ½.

Skill level - Advanced

Class Tuition: $60
Supply Fee: $0
Supply List: Basic Sewing Supplies

• Sewing machine
• Remainder of supply list to be mailed upon registration of class
• REQUIRED: her book “Thoroughly Modern Dresden”

The required book may be purchased using the pre-order form: Pre-Order Market Materials.

A pre-cut, ready-to-sew kit designed just for you!  Get a full day of sewing and fun while making this great surprise.

Class Tuition: $60
Supply Fee: $100
Supply List: Basic Sewing Supplies

• Sewing machine
• Iron and ironing board/pad
• Neutral threads
• Rotary cutter and mat

Are you intrigued by art quilts but intimidated by the process?  Join me in this introductory class where we will cross over to “the other side” of quilt making!  This small wall hanging project will allow students to experiment with easy fabric manipulation techniques, work with embellishments, and try optional, alternative finishing techniques. 

Finished size:  Approximately 20” x 20”

Class Tuition: $60
Supply Fee: $0
Supply List: Basic Sewing Supplies

• Sewing machine
• Iron and ironing board/pad
• Threads to match/coordinate with fabrics (i.e., yellow-gold, brown green)
• 1 yd Fusible Web (i.e. Wonder Under)
• 22” square thin quilt batting
• Water-soluble stabilizer (i.e. Solvy) - optional

Fabric requirements:

• 1 yd blue tone-on-tone print for background
• 2 – 18” x 22” (Fat Quarter) brown tone-on-tone prints (minimum)
• Large scraps of tone-on-tones in yellows, gold’s, browns, greens or a variety of Fat Quarters
• 100% cotton fabrics – leftover scraps, holiday or themed prints, muslin if you prefer to use as a base

Optional Embellishment Supplies:

• Embroidery floss (browns, yellows/gold’s, greens, blues)
• Beads – seed & bugle (brown)
• Batting scraps, rayon and metallic threads (browns), Texture Magic, tulle/netting, etc.

The optional sunflower kit may be purchased using the pre-order form: Pre-Order Market Materials.

A quilt made in 1894 inspired me to create a quilt made from simple squares of fabric embellished with appliqué and embroidery.  Although these squares are pieced together in rows….this quilt can still be considered a “crazy quilt”, not only because of the seam embellishments, but because you may also sew some scraps together to make some of the squares.  We will make a small version in class, but instructions for larger sizes will be included.

Class Tuition: $60
Supply Fee: $25 - a kit containing patterns, instructions, fabric and embellishments will be provided
Supply List: Basic Sewing Supplies

• Sewing machine
• Fabric Scissors
• Paper

With the use of Pigma Pens and drawing on fabrics and applied miniatures the student will learn to be totally creative using their own imagination and their colors.  In this crazy quilt type class the student can choose a theme, a holiday or a color scheme using just leftover fabrics from other projects to create a useable crazy quilt.

Class Tuition: $60
Supply Fee: $0
Supply List: Basic Sewing Supplies

• Sewing machine
• Iron and ironing board/pad
• Neutral threads
• Pigma pens or permanent marking pens to draw with
• Rotary cutter and mat

Fabric requirements:

• 100% cotton fabrics – leftover scraps, holiday or themed prints, muslin if you prefer to use as a base

Sophie is the quintessential French maiden who loves her fancy bloomers that peak ever so gracefully underneath her billowy garden dresses.  Sophie’s Bloomers bag evokes this sweet and ever-so-feminine and playful look.  Three layers of ruffles grace the front and back of the purse.  Make one with three coordinating fabrics (cover bag) or with two coordinating fabrics.

Class Tuition: $60
Supply Fee: $10 - includes pattern
Supply List: Basic Sewing Supplies

• Sewing machine
• Remainder of supply list to be mailed upon registration of class

Whether you have an unfinished project or wish to start a new one ~ sit-n-sew at your own pace. Limited space is available.