March Session - Quilting On The Edge When you want precision and control in your quilting, a ruler is your best friend. Learn the fundamentals of straight-edge ruler quilting and how to transform simple lines into stunning designs.

Even if you don't plan to incorporate hand quilting into your regular sewing practice it will open your eyes to see and feel the process that was used by our ancestors to make quilts. Recently, this technique (a rocking stitch in a flat frame) has been added to the Red List of Endangered Crafts by the Heritage Crafts Association. As this skill continues to drop out of circulation you will be doing a small part of keeping this skill alive just by having some knowledge of the history and process. While the thought of hand quilting is daunting to some, once the simple technique is mastered, it's quite relaxing, and when performed properly, is not taxing for most hands. In the class you will learn how the right tools (fabric, batting, needles, thread, thimbles and quilting hoops/frames) all contribute to small even stitches.

Learn how to make the show-stopping Cathedral Window Block! This class will go over the construction and fabric manipulation needed to make a wall hanging- all done with a machine, no hand-sewing! Once you have the technique down you will want to make a whole quilt!

Learn how to plan, resize, and mark quilt borders and corners that will set your quilting apart. Workshop topics include dealing with different types of borders, auditioning designs and figuring out the best stitch path.