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, […]
This 6-hour workshop includes cutting and piecing techniques to construct slabs to use as the building blocks for a project of any size... all without any math. Come play with angles in an easy and forgiving way to create a piece with great movement in your design. The class is fat quarter friendly. Students can […]
Sarah loves bold color, geometric designs, and inspiring others in their creativity. As a former math teacher, she enjoys the geometry and the math of quilting, and loves helping others learn and practice a new skill. She's been passionate about many things in life: math, dance, graphic design, photography, technology, and teaching to name a […]
Looking for something different and fun? Join us Sunday, October 17 and Sunday, October 24, 2021 for a Collage Magic Workshop with Libby Williamson. Create gorgeous, magical collages with hand-painted papers, canvas, and free-motion stitching using lusciously painted materials (vintage ledger papers, deli sheets, old phone books, and ephemera). The addition of free-motion stitching brings […]
Catherine Wilson, a certified Judy Neimeyer instructor, will be teaching us how to make this beautiful Scandinavian Snowflake table topper using the Judy Neimeyer paper piecing method. It measures 20" and can be customized for your favorite color palette. The cost of the workshop is $40, and the fee for the pattern and all the […]
Our February speaker is Catherine Wilson, a quilt designer and certified Judy Niemeyer instructor. Quilting since high school, she began designing quilts in her twenties. She started Queenie Quilts in 2010 as a means of providing quilters with world class instruction and custom built kits to assist them in making their own Judy Niemeyer masterpiece. […]
Our March workshop features Linda Ballard doing her Double Your Pleasure quilt. The fun in piecing this quilt is not only learning how to make two very traditional blocks (Log Cabin and Dresden Plate), but it's based on using a jelly roll, if not fabrics from your stash. The size of this charming wall hanging […]
This lecture will give you ideas on how to look at a quilt and "Discover the Possibilities" to make it come true. When we look at a quilt, how often have we wondered how did they do that? What are the components to this quilt? How could I piece what I see? Or, do I […]