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Class Descriptions and Schedule
Posted January 27, 2009
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Confident
beginner. This is a stunning wall hanging of optical illusion. Color value
is the key to making this “fool the eye” block. Improve your piecing skills
and use of colors. Two sessions. |
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Tuesday evenings, May 12 & 19, 6:00 to 8:30 pm. |
Class fee $40.00 plus supplies. |
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Beginner. Learn the basics of rotary cutting, machine piecing, quilt
preparation, and applying binding in this easy class. We will complete the
quilt in class. Four sessions. |
Wednesday evenings, May 13,
20, 27 and June 3
from 6:00 to 8:30 pm. |
Class fee $45.00 plus supplies. |
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Advanced.
Rotary cutting and machine appliqué. This is the new and improved version
of the traditional pattern. We use Quiltsmart™ printed interfacing to make
the quilt easy. Three sessions. $45.00 plus supplies. |
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Thursday
evenings May 7, 14 &
21, 6:00 to 8:30 pm |
Class fee is
$45.00 plus supplies. |
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Confident
beginner. Rotary cutting, machine piecing, and applying borders.
Color selection is easy—2 focus fabrics and 2 accent colors. Beautiful
as a bed quilt. |
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Friday
evenings May 8, 15, and 22, 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. |
Class fee is $45.00 plus
supplies. |
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Circular Patchwork Baby Quilt
Beginner level. Rotary cutting and machine piecing. You’ll have
a great time with this quilt. No quilting or binding. Assemble
the blocks and you’re done. A wonderful gift you can make in time for
Christmas. One session. |
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Saturday, May 9, 11:00 am
to 3:00 pm. |
Class fee $35.00 plus supplies. |
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Saturday, May 16, 11:00 am
to 3:00 pm.
Or
Saturday, June 13, 11:00
am to 3:00 pm. |
Class fee $30.00 plus supplies. |
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Beginner. Rotary cutting, machine piecing, simple quilting and binding.
Your favorite baby will love this quilt. The windmills are 3D but so easy.
We will also learn the 1/8” accent for the borders. Four sessions.
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Tuesday evenings, June 2,
9, 16 & 23, 6:00 to 8:30 pm. |
Class fee $45.00 plus supplies. |
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Sassy Sixteen
Beginner. Learn
basic skills including rotary cutting, machine piecing, and applying
borders. The pattern “Sassy Sixteen” is required. This is a great project
for your first quilt. You can’t make just one. Three sessions. |
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Class fee $45.00 plus supplies. |
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Confident beginner.
Rotary cutting, machine piecing, and machine appliqué. Just four blocks
will make a beautiful wall hanging or table runner. When you complete this
project you can make more blocks for a larger quilt. No fear, this is much
easier than it looks. Two sessions.
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Thursday evenings, June 4 &
11, 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. |
Class fee $40.00 plus supplies. |
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Confident beginner.
Rotary cutting, machine piecing, and machine appliqué. This traditional
pattern has been simplified for busy quilters. Make four blocks for a table
runner or wall hanging or make more blocks for a larger quilt. Three
sessions. |
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Tuesday evenings, July 7,
14 & 21, 6:00 to 8:30 pm. |
Class fee $45.00 plus supplies. |
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Folded Cutwork Appliqué
Beginner. Learn the
appliqué stitch and technique for needle turn appliqué. This class is
suitable for beginners and experienced quilters who want to learn hand
appliqué techniques. This would be great as a wall hanging or a table
runner. Three sessions class. |
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Thursday evenings, July 9, 16 & 23, 6:00 to 8:30 pm. |
Class fee $35.00 per
session plus supplies. |
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Beginner.
Learn basic skills including rotary cutting, machine piecing, and applying
borders. This is one of the oldest and best loved patterns. The
fabrics you select make it yours. Whether you choose elegant, casual,
or a juvenile theme it will be a family favorite. You can make sizes
lap up to king. Three sessions. |
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Available as a series of Private Lessons. |
Call Rita to inquire about fees. |
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Dresden Plate
All levels.
Hand piecing and appliqué using templates. Those of you who want to stitch
by hand have requested this class. Learn to piece the way your grandmother
did and rotary cut your pieces the fast and easy way. Slow down, relax and
enjoy the therapeutic effect of hand stitching. Part of this project can be
sewn by machine. One session. |
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Available as a series of Private Lessons. |
Call Rita to inquire about fees. |
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All levels.
Hand stitching and easy rotary cutting. This is a favorite technique that
is very portable. Everything you need fits into a small bag. This block is
traditionally made with a muslin background with brighter colors in the
“window”. You can update the look by using modern fabrics. Just two
blocks make a beautiful Christmas ornament. It is a special technique with
no batting and no backing. What a stunning quilt it would be on your bed.
One session. |
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Available as a series of Private Lessons. |
Call Rita to inquire about fees. |
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Puzzle Lap Quilt
Confident
beginner. Rotary cutting, machine piecing, and applying borders.
You’ll love this cute quilt that looks like a jigsaw puzzle. |
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Available as a series of Private Lessons. |
Call Rita to inquire about fees. |
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Confident
Beginner. Rotary cutting, machine piecing, and applying borders.
This quilt is easy to make. All is needs is some beautiful fabrics.
The book “On a Roll” is required. |
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Available as a series of Private Lessons. |
Call Rita to inquire about fees. |
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Afternoon Delight
Beginner.
Learn the basics of rotary cutting, machine piecing, and applying borders in
this easy class. Make this beautiful wall hanging or table topper in
your favorite colors. |
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Available as a series of Private Lessons. |
Call Rita to inquire about fees. |
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Stepping Stones
Advanced.
Rotary cutting, machine piecing, and “on point” setting triangles.
Learn to “play” with colors and designs for a vintage or a more traditional
look. Your creativity and color selections will make this quilt
uniquely yours. |
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Available as a series of Private Lessons. |
Call Rita to inquire about fees. |
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Twenty-five Patch
Confident
beginner. Rotary cutting, machine piecing, and applying borders. You’ll
have fun selecting prints and colors to mix and match. Use as many
different prints as you like. Make it in a coordinated group of fabrics, or
get out your scraps. Three sessions. Book, “Best of Black Mountain” is
required. Three sessions. |
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Available as a series of Private Lessons. |
Call Rita to inquire about fees. |
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Between Friends
Beginner.
Rotary cutting, machine piecing, and applying borders. This quilt is
easy and fast. Make a crib size up to a King. Your color
selections make it distinctly yours. |
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Available as a series of Private Lessons. |
Call Rita to inquire about fees. |
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Available as a series of
Private Lessons. |
Call Rita to inquire about fees. |
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3-D Pinwheels baby quilt
Beginner.
Rotary cutting, machine piecing, and applying borders. Make this
adorable little quilt in a jiff. You’ll have so much fun making this
you’ll have to make more. Use 5-inch squares from a charm pack or use
your scraps. Pattern free with class. |
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Available as a series of Private Lessons. |
Call Rita to inquire about fees. |
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Nine Patch Baby Quilt
Beginner level. Learn basic skills
including rotary cutting, machine piecing, and applying borders. This is a
very easy quilt, and yet very traditional and beautiful. The fabrics you
select do the work for you. Make it elegant, casual, or even juvenile
according to the fabrics you select. This is a great size for a chair or
sofa throw. We will complete the quilt top in class, then you may machine
or hand quilt as you wish. |
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Available as a series of Private Lessons. |
Call Rita to inquire about fees. |
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Lucky Stars
Beginner level. Learn basic skills
including rotary cutting, machine piecing, and blending various colors and
designs. This is a simple and easy to follow pattern by Atkinson Designs
that can be made in several sizes from crib to king using fat quarters. Our
samples are pastel florals or batiks. Any color scheme would be
beautiful. |
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Available as a series of Private Lessons. |
Call Rita to inquire about fees. |
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Snow Days Sweatshirt
Beginner. Make
a unique sweatshirt or jacket with wool felt applique and a few simple
embroidery stitches. Embellish any way you like with beads, buttons, or
hand stitching. Two sessions. |
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Available as a series of Private Lessons. |
Call Rita to inquire about fees. |
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Nine Patch On Point Baby Quilt
Beginner level. Learn basic skills
including rotary cutting, machine piecing, and applying borders. This quilt
also has setting triangles which is a different technique from the straight
set nine-patch we have offered in the past. This quilt is beautiful in a
wide range of colors and fabrics. |
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Available as a series of Private Lessons. |
Call Rita to inquire about fees. |
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Just
Can’t Cut It
Beginner level. We’ve fallen in love with this fast and
easy quilt. Use a large-scale floral for the solid blocks and border.
Maybe you’ve been holding on to a beautiful fabric that you can’t bear to
cut into small pieces. |
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Available as a series of Private Lessons. |
Call Rita to inquire about fees. |
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Lone Star
Confident beginner. Machine piecing and rotary cutting.
Quiltsmart™
has done it again. This traditional pattern is easier than ever with
their pre-printed interfacing. You may choose a wall hanging or bed
size. Two sessions. Quiltsmart Lone Star kit is required. |
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Available as a series of Private Lessons. |
Call Rita to inquire about fees. |
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Circular Patchwork Baby Quilt
Beginner
level. Rotary cutting and machine piecing. This is one of our most
requested classes. You’ll have a great time with this quilt. It looks
similar to an orange peel or cathedral window, but much easier to make. A
wonderful baby gift, this does not need to be quilted or bound. Just keep
adding blocks for a larger quilt. When you assemble the blocks you’re
done. Ardco template and pattern required. One session. Rita Smith. |
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Available as a series of
Private Lessons. |
Call Rita to inquire about
fees. |
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Medley Opus
Advanced. Rotary cutting, machine piecing, hand or machine appliqué. This
is an heirloom you’ll be proud to display and hand down to the next
generation. The Quiltsmart™
printed interfacing kit includes enough
interfacing to make a lap to king size. Kit does not include fabrics.
You’ll be amazed at your beautiful work, with a little help from Quiltsmart™.
Six sessions. Medley Opus book and kit are required. |
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Available as a series of
Private Lessons. |
Call Rita to inquire about fees. |
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Angels And Trumpets Wall Hanging
Learn the appliqué stitch and
technique for folded cutwork appliqué. This class is suitable for beginners
and experienced quilters who want to learn hand appliqué techniques. This
would be great as a wall hanging or a table runner. |
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Available as a series of
Private Lessons. |
Call Rita to inquire about fees. |
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Quiltsmart Scotties
All levels. Make adorable Scottie dogs
using Quiltsmart™ printed interfacing.
It doesn't get easier than this. Expandable for any size quilt. |
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Available as a series of
Private Lessons. |
Call Rita to inquire about fees. |
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Square-in-a-Square™ Stars Wall Hanging
All levels.
Learn how to make perfect star points with no triangles using the
Square-In-A-Square™
Ruler. If you can sew strips to a square you can do this. Entire top is
rotary cutting and machine piecing. Square-In-A-Square™
Ruler is required for the class. |
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Available as a series of
Private Lessons. |
Call Rita to inquire about fees. |
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Blossom Wreath Wall Hanging
Confident beginner. Rotary
cutting, machine piecing, and machine applique. This traditional
pattern has been simplified for busy quilters. Make four blocks for a
table runner or make more blocks for a larger quilt. |
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Available as a series of Private Lessons. |
Call Rita to inquire about fees. |
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Tile Tango
Beginner level. Rotary cutting,
machine piecing, and applying borders. Start with six fat quarters and have
fun mixing them up. It’s fun and easy to do. Our sample is in brights, but
it looks wonderful in your favorites too. The lap size (54” x 70”) is a
nice size quilt for sofa or chair or just snuggling. You may decide to make
a larger bed size quilt. |
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Available as a series of
Private Lessons. |
Call Rita to inquire about fees. |
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QuiltSmiths offers a 15% discount on class supplies as listed on current
class individual
supply lists.
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