QuiltWEEK in Lancaster PA March 29 - April 1, 2017

I will be teaching at QuiltWEEK in Lancaster PA  March 29 - April 1, 2017. Here are the classes! Sin up NOW!


Beads are a BLAST!
Day: Saturday, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Heritage Ballroom D

Beads are a fun addition to many quilts and garments. Come learn how to use beads. Learn what to look for when you shop, how to sew those little beads that add so much to your designs. Melody will share with you design ideas, handling tips, and sewing techniques.

Fantastic Fabric Foiling
Day: Friday, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Susquehanna Board Room
(Kit Fee)

Bring your projects to life with instant glitz and shine. Foiling on fabric is easy, fun, and permanent. This informative hands-on workshop is for both traditional and nontraditional quilt and clothing makers.


Joining the Blocks: Quilt-As-You-Go Style
Day: Wednesday, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Conestoga AB    Sold Out

Learn to join prequilted blocks using several innovative techniques. Go home ready to make larger machine quilted quilts without all the work of trying to get it into your machine. The Quilt-As-You-Go method allows for more detailed quilting using a standard sewing machine since you’re only quilting a small section at a time.

Paint Stick Magic
Day: Wednesday, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Susquehanna Board Room
(Kit Fee)

Make elegant fabric with the look of airbrushing! Paint sticks applied to silk or cotton are simple, fun, and permanent. This revealing hands-on workshop is for both quilt and clothing makers.



Quilt Toppings   the Lecture
Day: Friday, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Heritage Ballroom C

WANTED! Quilters seeking new ways to express their creativity. This lecture taps into the strong 
emerging trend toward embellishment of quilt surfaces. Paint, foil, paint sticks, thread, crayons, buttons, ribbons and beads are all fun, easy ways to add that final design element to traditional and nontraditional quilts. Supplies are not required for a lecture, although you may want to bring a pen and paper to take notes.

Super Fast Binding and Piping

Sold Out


Day: Thursday, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Federal AB

Is binding the quilt your least favorite part? Tired of humdrum finishes? Come and learn piping and binding techniques to make your quilts stand out in a crowd. In class you will be making samples of finishing methods to take home and use on your own quilts. Bindings will never be boring again!

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