T-Shirt & Sweatshirt Quilts with Mara
Monday October 3 10:00-4:00 $35.00 ENROLL

Please, help me do something with these t-shirts is what we hear all the time! When you get a few of these quilts under your belt, you might even go into business. There are so many people with specialty t-shirts. You will start to hear “What you did with my t-shirts was fabulous!”

Mara's Panel Magic Quilt
Thursdays 1-4
Oct 13, 20, 27, Nov 10 $60.00 ENROLL
Who Should Take this Class?

This quilt can be made by a quilter of any skill level, from beginner to advanced. It was designed, however, for someone who has made smaller projects such as panels, and would like to take on a bigger project such as a bed-size quilt.

This quilt begins with a small, central panel and then "grows" to any size you desire with simple borders. It is assembled in manageable sections, and quilted after each border is added so there is no need to maneuver a large quilt under your sewing machine.

I made the quilt that is pictured using a Stonehenge panel. This panel is available in several colors. Choose this or any panel that you like for your quilt.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED FOR THE FIRST CLASS:

1. You will need to know the size of quilt that you want to make.

2. You will need to bring a panel of your choosing. It should be in colors that you like as it will be your "focus fabric" from which most colors for the borders will be selected. Many of the panels at Creative Sewing Center have companion fabrics. It is not necessary to choose a panel with companion fabrics, but it will make the design process easier.

3. In the first class you will select a design and fabric for the first border. You will cut and sew the first border. For this you will need:
a. a rotary cutter and a cutting mat
b. a ruler
c. sewing machine and neutral thread
d some way of sewing a ¼ inch seam. If you don't have a ¼ in foot bring a roll of masking tape, and pencil and paper

Rotary Cutting Basics with Betty Basham
Monday Oct. 24 10:00-12:00 $10.00 ENROLL

Learn the basics of measuring, cutting, stacking, and re-cutting. Using the latest tools and those that you bring, you will learn to prepare for quilting classes. Learn the best ways to cut strips, squares, and triangles for every project. Learn to cut parallelograms using rulers that you already own. Find out the difference between a "first cut" ruler and a "second cut" ruler.

Fast & Easy Braided Projects with Betty Basham

Monday Oct 24 1:00-5:00 ENROLL

Learn to piece one of the most exciting and simple quilt rows which can become a border, a center, major pieced columns between prints
This is the perfect way to learn to use Jelly Rolls and 2.5” strips. This quilt is ideal when using a fabric you just do not want to cut as the sashing between the braid sections.

Supplies needed for class

*Braided Class for the book "French Braid Obsession"

Supplies:

*sewing machine with 1/4" foot
*sewing kit and cutting board
Jelly roll
or Roll up
or
*assorted fat quarters - non directional patterns
*1/2 yard fabric that coordinates with fat quarters
*1 yard backing
*batting and thread
*24" ruler

Scrap Therapy with Susan A.

Friday Oct 28 10:00-12:00 $15.00 ENROLL

Do you have scraps that seem too good to throw away and yet you don’t know exactly what to do with them. Do you even have left over parts of jelly rolls and charm packs? Bring your scraps, at least a large bag full, learn to rotary cut them into usable squares, logs and shapes to make the projects that will be introduced in this class.

You will receive a clear view storage box to organize them and a blueprint pattern to start using them. Ladies, start your rotary cutters!!

Supplies Needed:

Make 2011 the year you bust your stash!

Scraps of cotton quilting fabric- at least 3 inches square, bring a bag full!

Rotary cutter with a new, sharp blade
Cutting Mat and Ruler (at least 3 x 12 inches)

Optional :
Square up ruler at least 5 inches square
Ziptop sandwich bags

2 Block Scrappy Stars Quilt with Susan A

Friday Oct 28 1:00-4:00 $15.00 ENROLL

Two blocks make this quilt. Learn the techniques using your 5" scrap squares. We provide the instructions
you provide the 4 basic colors of squares. Make the 2 blocks and you are on your way to a quilt.

Easy Reversible 6 Hour Quilt
Monday October 31 10:00-4:00 $35.00 ENROLL

This class will remove the fear you have about quilting in one day. It makes reversible quilting easier to understand. This is a fast, easy way to please every age person with a wonderful quilt in no time. When you sew the last seam on the top you are totally reversible. The binding techniques shown will make it possible for you to learn perfect mitered bindings.

Log Cabin Quilt with Terry Baker

Monday November 7 10:00-4:00 $35.00 ENROLL
Learn to use the best pattern for beginners, Eleanor Burns Log Cabin Quilt.

I have made quilts using panel blocks as the center, small prints as the center, and these centers can be any size.

Supplies needed for the class:
Book Log Cabin Quilt
fabric for a lap quilt
Please have the strips cut for the quilt size that you are making
machine with 1/4" foot

Fast & Easy Rag Quilt

Monday November 14 10:00-1:00 $15.00 ENROLL

Learn the process or make a real quilt
You can chose flannel for the inside or batting for the inside

Supplies needed for the class:

Bring a Roll Up or 10 pieces of 9" wide fabric for a lap quilt
cut into 9" squares. You will need at least 40 squares to start the process
Machine with walking foot
Rag scissors or good scissors that cut at the tip

Landmarks of Texas with Mara

Monday November 14, 21, & December 5 ENROLL

2:00-5:00 for Nov 14 In this class you will see the plan of the quilt, Pay forthe Design CD for embroidery designs, and have time to select fabric for your project.

All day classes on Nov 21 & Dec 5 will be sewing , designing, embroidery if you have not completed the designs you want to use and then finishing the project by the Holidays so that this quilt is in a prominent place for 2012.

Supplies needed for this class:

Bring any landscape fabric that you own so that you can use it for the plan. No machine needed in the first class.

Nov 14 bring a notebook for planning and make sure that you have paid for the design CD. You will plan the quilt during this class.

Supplies for the next class will be available during the class time.

Bargello Holiday Table runner with Lorraine Zensen

Monday November 28 10:00-4:00 $35.00 ENROLL

Dec La Table runner uses Bargello techniques and applique to make a fun table runner just in time for Christmas.

It's fast - it's fun and you'll be done in no time at all!
Come join Lorraine as she sews you through a Quilt-as-You-Go Bargello Holiday Table Runner (or wall hanging) with fusible machine appliqué Christmas Ornaments or Holiday trees. All day hands-on class. You can just about complete this project in class!

Supply List
Pattern
Dec la Table, Grizzly Gulch Gallery Bargello Fabrics

Fabric # Color Yardage
Medium red ¼ yd. or two 2 ½" strips or one Fat Qtr.
Dark red ¼ yd. or two 2 ½" strips or one Fat Qtr.
Dark green ¼ yd. or two 2 ½" strips or one Fat Qtr.
Medium green ¼ yd. or two 2 ½" strips or one Fat Qtr.
Light green ¼ yd. or two 2 ½" strips or one Fat Qtr.
White #1 ¼ yd. or two 2 ½" strips or one Fat Qtr.
White #2 ¼ yd. or two 2 ½" strips or one Fat Qtr.
White #3 ¼ yd. or two 2 ½" strips or one Fat Qtr.
White #4 ¼ yd. or two 2 ½" strips or one Fat Qtr.
White #5 ¼ yd. or one Fat Qtr.
Backing 1 ½ yd.
Batting 1 ½ yd. - THIN such as Hobbs Thermore
Binding 1/3 yd.
Fusible Web 1 yd. Steam-a-Seam 2