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Hope you are having a great week despite this nail biting US election! Just wanted you to know there are still spaces left in my Machine Magic With Decorative Stitches Class Nov 12 10:30-4:30 at Stitch it Central in London, ON. Lots of learning and sew much fun! You can register at www.stitchitcentral.ca or call the store at 519-601-5901.  Update: the class was a success, an intimate, small class but fun was had by all, a day to play! Hoping in the future to hold it on a Saturday so that more can attend. A picture of the students from Stitch it Central London is below. We also managed to fit in a little circular embroidery attachment demo as well.  from L to R Christine, Debbie & Donna
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There is still space in my class "Conquer your BERNINA" at Stitch it Central for this Saturday Nov 2- 10:30-4:30. If you want to get the most functionality out of your machine, this class is for you!. There will be lots of icon review, demos and a small project. Join us for all the fun and a wealth of knowledge. Contact the store here or call 519-601-5901 😊  Showing & sharing a recent Free Motion Quilting warm up exercise that I completed recently. I love pumpkins so decided they were my subject matter. If you or your group is interested in a great class contact me above to arrange.  I held another small Quiltingintheloft Studio class recently where we worked on the Enclosed Zipper Bag and ended up learning how to attach a zipper bag into the lining of the actual bag. This created 3 interior pockets. It also included using a lobster claw as a unique closing fixture. I quilted my fabric up on the BERNINA 790 PRO. You can use the ZIPPER FOOT #4/4D designed to stitch next to zipper coils, this foot requires the use of a far right or far left needle position. There is no problem at all going through thickness of fabric with this machine. It handles it all smoothy. Some pictures to date from the finished bags from the day long workshop are below:  The amazing 790 PRO    Whew ! Do I have a story for you. I wanted to use the Creative Grids Pineapple Mini Ruler for a class to teach the Pineapple Sizzle Tote with my smaller private class at Quiltingintheloft Studio. I though I did not have the ruler and so I ordered it from a mega site ( I think you may know this site). Turned out I got a very bad knock off and waisted time and money. Moral of the story, order direct from the source or from a reputable local quilt shop! Boy did I learn a lesson. Turned out as well, that I already had this ruler lol. I demoed on my BERNINA 790 PRO and it went through the fabric thickness & strapping like the "PRO" it is! It was a technique class to learn/teach how to use the pineapple ruler and using the Cut Loose Press Pineapple Sizzle Tote Pattern, The student projects to date turned out great. See below: The amazing 790 PRO  Student Finishes, note the arch beyond the straps, also a new technique On Feb 27, 2024 I taught my Mosaic Landscapes class at Creekbank Sewing in Mount Forest, Ontario. This is based on Gloria Loughman's book "Radiant Landscapes" . I highly recommend her expertise on colour theory and all of the many quilts shown in this book. She's the genius of landscape quilt making! This class was a very full one so another class has been added for March 26th. if you or a group of friends are interested in this class please contact Creekbank Sewing to register. at 1 519-323-2693. This newly built store has a huge, bright class, an awesome sales floor with BERNINA sewing machines, lots of notions and gorgeous fabric. Check out the class description here. Pictures from my recent class are shown below:  Mosaic Landscapes in 3 different colorways- Far left my sister Alison's creation, center & right my creations Students Donna and June's Mosaic Landscape Student Work Marg and Sylvia Students Margaret and Lois's Work Student work in progress June 18, 2024 , Creekbank SewingHoping to share some finished quilts with you soon as they are sent to me ! Some amazing work. Next class is August 13 - call Creekbank Sewing Mount Forest to join , I’d love to see you there ! Class August 13, 2024, Creekbank SewingAnother jam packed class at Creekbank Sewing teaching Mosaic Landscapes to some very enthusiastic and talented students August 13, 2024. Really a joy to teach! See photos of the class participants and the actual started and finished work below. If you have a group of 6 or more interested and a venue to run this class, have a look at my class info here (scroll down to the end of the page) and contact me to schedule. This is recommended as an in person class.  August 13, 2024 Mosaic Landscape Class at Creekbank Sewing, Conn (near Mount Forest, ON The above 2 photos of quilts from Ruth & Janice were recently sent into me. Fantastic work ladies! They turned out gorgeous. I will post more as pictures are sent into me.  My assistant and sister Alison, taking a break from the action This past weekend I taught a beginners class with star blocks and a modern 1/2 square triangle quilt in Huntsville, ON. Stay tuned for pictures! It was fun to bring to new quilters into the fold. 😊  Below are participant quilts the first one is Cindy's quilt the colours of 1/2 square triangles are awesome and the second one is Brianna's quilt with beautiful feminine stars, missing is Katie's & Carly's quilt, stay tuned I will post when I get a chance for photos. A beginner class .... and so much fun!   I had an awesome time Saturday teaching at Triangle Sewing in Guelph a Landscape Mini Quilt Class, the technique was hand appliqué . It was a great class to play, touch and ooh and awe over landscape fabrics and learn how to appliqué in such a way that the stitches are invisible. We all had lots of fun, participants seemed to love the potential of this skill and fabric & said they would make more of these. Thanks to all 4 ladies who participated Wendy, Mary, Kirsten and Emily you made the start of my teaching year for 2024 fun! Below are some photos of the classroom, student projects, the students and my class samples. The one with the grey frame was demonstrated in class. If you are interested in one of my future classes take a look at my teaching page here or contact me about Trunk Shows or Classes here  The classroom all ready to go!  My lovely participants! Have an amazing week!😊❄️ Stay Warm and Well
Given that I just purchased my new Qmatic to go with my Bernina Qseries Long Arm, my word for 2024 is going to be "Learn". If you want to start the year off right learning a new skill-join me for my mini landscape class at Triangle Sewing in Guelph, ON this Saturday January 6th from 10:30 to 4:30 it will be slow sewing at it's best with hand appliqué, possibility for machine or hand quilting, some fabric sharing , a free pattern and a new skill to take you into 2024. You will understand how to take your landscape photos and make them into quilts! Call them at 519-822-9910 or check out the registration link here Class sample is shown below:  mini landscape class at Triangle Sewing in Guelph, Ontario  Quilt #20 for 2023 is my Autumnal Sunflower Quilt. I designed this to practise Ruler Work and Free Motion Quilting as a class sample. I'm teaching this class at Creekbank Sewing in Mount Forest Ontario.
If you want to brush up on your ruler work or free motion quilting skills, please call the store. If you are interested in a class or a kit of all of the fabric & the pattern. Their number is 519-323-2693. Just want the pattern? Get it here. Any easily pieced quilt, great for practising. It would also be a great centre starting point for a larger quilt. It measures 48 x 48" when finished. Sunflowers follow the sun and remind us of the beauty of harvest time ☀️🌽🍁 |
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