Teaching Free Motion Quilting

 I have been busy the past few days, travelling, taking an advanced heirloom quilting (2 day) workshop in Manheim and teaching a beginner free motion class in Barrie . I will have some pics of the Manheim workshop in the near future when my projects are done.

Below are some pics of the class I taught yesterday at Simcoe Sew and Quilt in Barrie to a class of 5 wonderful ladies who had the motivation to learn free motion quilting.  Let me tell you, they were wonderful!  They all caught on quickly and are well on their way to incorporating free motion quilting into new projects in the near future. 

My 5 students and myself in the centre. Their placemat project to practise the lessons learned in the morning

Simcoe Sew and Quilt had a "helper" carry machines into their classroom in the morning and coffee, goodies and name tags all ready for me as I began the class and that was wonderful.  
I have to say they displayed first class customer service and they are a one-stop shop for Sewing and Quilting in Barrie, Ontario and have a fantastic variety of notions, threads, fabric, sewing machines and 16+ years in the industry ( they are not paying me to say this!).

​ If you are every in Barrie, check them out, they are located on Dunlop St in downtown Barrie.

Some additional pics below, a hard working, creative group of students!

Thank You Ladies and Simcoe Sew and Quilt! It is really rewarding to inspire a new group of quilters and I enjoyed this opportunity with you!