Circular Patchwork Baby Quilt                                             1

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 no time at all.  One session.

Class fee is $45.00 plus supplies.

T-Shirt Memory Quilt                                                           2
Take out all of the best loved t-shirts from the activities and organizations or projects in your life and turn them into a memory quilt that will fit into your life again

NOTE;  This class is being offered through the Germantown Parks and Recreation Department of the City of Germantown.
Classes will be held at the Pickering Center just west of Germantown High School at the Equestrian complex on Poplar Pike.

Tuesday nights July 13, 20, 27, and September 2.

Classes are from 6:00 pm until 8:30 pm.

Germantown residents can sign up at the Parks and Recreation main office on West Street and pay their fees at that time.  A supply list will be provided.  We also have a kit that includes essential notions.

Pumpkin Seed                                                                      3

Confident beginner.  Rotary cutting, machine piecing, and machine appliqué.  Use coordinated fat quarters to make this stunning quilt.  Quiltsmart™ makes it easy with pre-printed interfacing and no curved seams.  It’s a lot of fun and so much easier than it looks.  Three sessions

Wednesday evenings,
July 14, 21, and 28
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm.

Tooth Brush Rug

Bright Hopes Baby Quilt or Lap Quilt                                    4

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.

Thursday evenings,
July 15, 22, 29 & August 5
6:00 to 8:30 pm.

Bring in whatever you are working on and get help, advice and a new atmosphere to work in to gain inspiration.

Class fee is $45.00 plus supplies.

Pillowcase—Make & Take

Beginner.  Great gift that takes about an hour.   Select 3 fabrics—body, accent and hem.  Bring your CD's.  Food supplied.
Girls ONLY ages 12 to 17.

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Class fee and pillowcase kit $20.00.

Afternoon Delight                                                                5

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.  Three sessions

Class fee is $45.00 plus supplies.

Class fee is $45.00 plus supplies.

Double Wedding Ring                                                           7

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.

Friday evenings,
August 12, 26, and September 9, 
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm.

Class fee is $45.00 plus supplies.

Baby Windmills Quilt                                                            8

Beginner.  This block is so cute and versatile.  Make an adorable wall quilt or crib quilt using this 3-D block.  We will complete the entire quilt in class.  Two sessions.

Bright Hopes Baby Quilt or Lap Quilt                                    9

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.

Wednesdays,
August 18 and 25,
September 1, and 8.
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm.

Perfect mitered corners.

Needle Punch

Beginner.  Great gift that takes an hour or so.  Choose a pattern, fabric, and pearl cotton floss and make a three dimensional piece that can be framed as a picture or incorporated into a sewn article such as a decorative pillow.  Bring your CD's.  Food supplied.
Girls ONLY ages 12 to 17.

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Class fee including supplies $14.00.

Sassy Sixteen                                                                    10

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. (And the back of the pictured quilt is one giant Sassy Sixteen block itself.)  Three sessions.

Love That Print                                                                   11

Confident beginner.  Rotary cutting, machine piecing and applying borders.  If you’ve been holding on to some special fabric this may be the quilt for you.  Select two large scale prints and two accent colors.  The pattern lets your favorite fabrics shine.  The pattern ‘Love That Print’ is required.  Three sessions.

Class fee is $45.00 plus supplies.

 Pillowcase—Make & Take                                                 12

Beginner.  Great gift that takes about an hour.   Select 3 fabrics—body, accent and hem.  One session.

Saturday, September 11,
11:00 am to 3:00 pm.

Pattern Reading.

Make a custom color rug to fit your bare spot on the floor and match your colors with this fun project.  You may want to use fabric from your stash for a scrappy look, or you may purchase coordinating colors to blend with your decor.

All Levels.  This 3D effect quilt is made using not only light, medium, and dark color value fabrics, but also utilizes the Ardco™ metal templates.  This is a great stash buster, fat quarter, or charm pack quilt.  This is what scraps from other quilt projects became way back when our Grandmothers made quilts out of necessity.  You will love seeing the magic of the 3D design come to life as you hand piece this timeless quilt.  Two sessions.

Advanced class.  NO PAPER PIECING ON THIS ONE!  Using the Square-In-A-Square ruler. Strip piecing is also used to make this time honored quilt.  Square-In-A-Square ruler necessary for the class.  Two sessions.

(Sorry for the poor photo. This quilt is larger than the wall we use as a backdrop for our photos.)

Faux Chenille Baby Quilt. 

Beginner.  Machine sewing.  Make a faux chenille quilt for a baby, table topper, or wall hanging.  You’ll learn to prepare multiple layers for machine quilting.  Then sew, slash, and bind.  The best part is when it’s all finished—wash, tumble dry, and watch your quilt bloom.  Unlike rag quilts this will not ravel.  Free pattern with class.  Two sessions.

Available as a series of private lessons.

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.

Call Rita to inquire about fees.

Dresden Plate

All levels.  Hand piecing, hand appliqué using Ardco™ templates.  Those of you who want to stitch by hand have requested this class.  Learn to piece the way your grandmother did.  Slow down, relax and enjoy the therapeutic effect of hand piecing.  Part of this project can be sewn by machine.

The picture is of a Dresden Plate block and is 14" square when finished.

Three Bean Salad

Confident beginner.  Rotary Cutting, machine piecing, and applying borders.  This easy quilt is easier than it looks.  The fabrics you select make it a “wow” quilt.  Book, “Wild About Flowers” is required. 

Available as a series of private lessons.

Circle of Friends (Fresh Slices) Wall Hanging

All levels.  This is such a cool pattern  It looks difficult but isn’t.  Any color scheme will be great.

Available as a series of private lessons.

Call Rita to inquire about fees.

Nine-Month 9-Patch

Beginner level.  Learn basic skills including rotary cutting, machine piecing, applying borders, machine quilting, and binding.  A wonderful baby gift, this will make you the hit of the baby shower!  You’ll want to make it over and over in many color combinations.

Available as a series of private lessons.

Call Rita to inquire about fees.

Cathedral Windows

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.

Available as a series of private lessons.

Call Rita to inquire about fees.

Nine Patch Lap Quilt

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.

Available as a series of private lessons.

Call Rita to inquire about fees.

Puzzle Lap Quilt

Confident beginner.  Rotary cutting, machine piecing, and applying borders.  You’ll love this cute quilt that looks like a jigsaw puzzle.

Available as a series of private lessons.

Call Rita to inquire about fees.

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.

Available as a series of private lessons.

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.  From the book "Happy Hour" by Atkinson Designs.

Available as a series of private lessons.

Call Rita to inquire about fees.

Chip Out of Every Block

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.

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.

Available as a series of private lessons.

Call Rita to inquire about fees.

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.

Available as a series of private lessons.

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.

Beginner.  Make a unique sweatshirt or jacket with wool felt appliqué and a few simple embroidery stitches.  Embellish any way you like with beads, buttons, or hand stitching.

Available as a series of private lessons.

Call Rita to inquire about fees.

Love That Print

Medley Opus (Sorry, this is no longer available.)

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™.  Medley Opus book and kit are required.

Available as a series of private lessons.

Call Rita to inquire about fees.

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.

Available as a series of private lessons.

Call Rita to inquire about fees.

Quiltsmart™  Scotties

All levels.  Make adorable Scottie dogs using Quiltsmart™ printed interfacing.  It doesn't get easier than this.  Expandable for any size quilt.

Available as a series of private lessons.

Call Rita to inquire about fees.

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.

Available as a series of private lessons.

Call Rita to inquire about fees.

Blossom Wreath Wall Hanging

Confident beginner.  Rotary cutting, machine piecing, and machine appliqué.  This traditional pattern has been simplified for busy quilters by the innovative folks at Quiltsmart™.  Make four blocks for a table runner or make more blocks for a larger quilt.

Available as a series of private lessons.

Call Rita to inquire about fees.

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.

Available as a series of private lessons.

Call Rita to inquire about fees.

Ohio Rose Table Runner or Wall Hanging

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. 

Available as a series of private lessons.

Call Rita to inquire about fees.

Quilt-As-You-Go Baby Quilt

All levels.  Rotary cutting and machine piecing.  You’ll love this technique which has many applications.  No hand sewing is required to join the blocks.

Available as a series of private lessons.

Call Rita to inquire about fees.

Retro Apron

Confident beginner.  Remember those really cute aprons that women wore back when being a "housewife" was an art, and a career as well?  Tap into a less hectic part of our history and make a pretty apron for yourself, your mom, or someone else that is special in your life.  Rotary cutting, machine piecing, and machine quilting.  Two Sessions.

A very traditional and simple piecing technique that depends upon color selection and placement to express you artistic ability.  Lends itself to stitch-in-the-ditch quilting to produce a completed quilt without waiting on hand quilting or a machine quilting service. Beginner level.

This is a Quilt As You Go project utilizing your old blue jeans.  The solution for those jeans that are too decrepit to wear, but too loved to throw away.  A fast beginner project that is finished when you decide it is.

This traditional sampler quilt is made by piecing each block using a different sewing technique.  Many different block patterns can be used to make the resulting quilt uniquely yours.  Can involve appliqué, machine piecing, hand piecing, paper piecing, foundation piecing.  Skill level is beginner to advanced depending on the blocks you choose to include.  There will be at least one session per technique.

Wool Felt Gift Crafts

Elementary school kid level.   With the purchase of a kit, instruction will be given in the simple construction of wool felt ornaments that can be personalized to a family member or friend or teacher.  Purchase of kit required.

Available as a series of private lessons.

Call Katie to inquire about fees.

Five & Dime

Beginner level.  This is very quick and easy fat quarter quilt.  Any color scheme looks great.  If you’ve been looking for a pattern for your fat quarters, this is a good one.  Some pre-washed, and pre-cut kits available. Two sessions.

Available as a series of private lessons.

Call Katie to inquire about fees.

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. 

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.  Book, “Best of Black Mountain” is required.