Pam Holland, our February 2021 virtual speaker, known internationally for her creativity, 'comes' to us from Australia.  A textile journey has been Pam Holland's career for the past 60 years, which has imparted her lifetime appreciation of fabrics from all countries and all walks of life. Pam is now working with her three sisters to […]

During this lecture, Becky will talk about her "Applique Journey," where she will discuss the several types of of applique she does in her projects.  Becky was the recipient of the Judges Recognition Award for her My Circle Jubilee quilt at the Spring 2019 Paducah show.  Her recognition continued by being published in AQ magazine […]

This "Crazy Cushion" is paper pieced with 3 different designs:  Star Jasmine, Pineapple, and Flying Geese.  Becky will show you how to do paper piecing using a light box.  This technique makes it so much easier to get the points perfect.  This is a two day workshop, March 14 and March 28.  This workshop is […]

Kathy McNeil is an internationally award winning quilt artist, author, pattern designer, teacher and judge.  Sharing tips has always been a hallmark of the quilting community. Kathy shares tips on design, construction and quilting from her 20 years of award winning work with a sense of humor and real scientific studies to support all the […]

Doug Sobel is a published photographer, Leather artist, Quilter and Long Arm Quilt artist. His journey in quilting started with “apprenticing” under his wife, Tova Sobel, over 25 years ago, helping her make quilting sandwiches, occasionally ripping out seams and helping with picking out fabrics.  Over 7 years ago he started working on his own […]

Learn the easy, new Apliquick method of turned edges in a virtual workshop with Kathy McNeil.  Let these adorable little owls teach you how easy applique can be with this new method that is sweeping the applique world using Apliquick tools.  Each bird is created as a unit off block.  You will learn to take […]

Join us for a virtual workshop with Doug Sobel to create a unique finished quilted Leather Tote Bag. This workshop will focus on teaching how to quilt and sew on leather to create a finished bag: 12"x14"x4". With guidance, you will learn how leather is different than cotton and what different but easy techniques are […]

Come join us for the virtual Walking Foot Wow workshop with Mel Beach. Learn how to create beautiful, modern quilted texture with your walking foot. Move beyond basic stitch-in-the-ditch machine quilting and explore modern lines, decorative stitches, spirals, and gentle curves that will add drama and eye-catching texture to your quilt tops! You will need […]

Mel Beach is a San Jose, CA based quilt artist, teacher and lecturer, who breaks away from tradition by adding her own modern, beautifully textured, and colorful twists.  Her quilts draw upon her inquisitive nature of asking "What If?", “Why Not?”, working in a series, comedy improv studies, along with her love of nature, photography, […]