Online Patchwork Quilt Design Classes
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Crystal QuiltsRemember, as a child, making folded paper dolls? Did you enjoy doing that? Yes? Well then, this quilt class is for you!
Learn to make simple or complex reflected and tessellated original quilt designs--each one an instant masterpiece! Using an easy drawing method anyone can master, design by hand or on computer. Discover how to sew complicated-looking designs by tackling the simplest seams first. Master some unusual sewing techniques de-mystified in this class. Impress your family and friends with a patchwork quilt only you could make--and did! Skill level: Intermediate Schedule . . . |
Darned QuiltsBuild a fabulous gradated background from a carefully chosen set of fabrics, augment it with a myriad of pretty sewing tricks, then chop and swap it to bits. Darn it all back together, and “voilà!”—you have a Darned Quilt! Dena’s clever ideas shine through, but you can be proud of your original design art quilt—it’s a one-of-a-kind, with no special design skills required!
Skill level: All Schedule . . . |
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Structured Fabrics: Checks, Plaids & StripesCombine mixed materials in unusual ways to create Structured Fabrics checks, plaids and stripes. Then use these constructed cloths to build original quilt designs for wall, table, cushion or other non-bedding use. You will be pleasantly surprised at how fabrics that seem not to go together actually do. Amazing things are possible!
Skill Level: All On demand . . . |
Math for QuiltersAll quilts are math quilts, and this online quilting class explains how and why. Learn the mathematical secrets that empower you to make original quilt designs. Get a grip on quilt block design, master on-point settings, resize quilt patterns to suit yourself, keep cost records and set prices to sell your quilts, explore math-based design trends like Fibonacci and Fractals. Everything you ever need to know about math and quilting!
Skill Level: All On demand . . . |
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Bind Quilts by MachineWant to produce professional quality quilt bindings and save loads of time? Learn to apply quilt bindings entirely by machine in this online quilt class, Bind Quilts by Machine. Master the techniques for fuss-free single-fold, seamless and double-fold quilt bindings applied entirely by machine. Enhance quilt bindings, and even patchwork, with Perfect Piping. Explore mock bindings, bagging and facing quilts, and raw edge finishes–all in one convenient place: at Academy of Quilting!
Skill level: All On demand . . . |
ReflectionsAre you tired of using OPP’s (other people’s patterns)? Do you really think everyone is more talented than you? It is more likely that they have learned to know which designs are good. For every successful idea, there is a trashcan full of rejects. If you feel creative but blocked by indecision, this online patchwork quilt design class moves you into the world of art quilting as you learn to master mirror-imaging!
Skill level: All Schedule . . . |
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Study patchwork quilting, design and sewing in familiar surroundings and at your convenience.
All classes are open for registration at any time, some are "on-demand," others are scheduled workshops,
and all offer 24-hour response time from Dena herself.
Choose one that interests you most and enroll today!
All classes are open for registration at any time, some are "on-demand," others are scheduled workshops,
and all offer 24-hour response time from Dena herself.
Choose one that interests you most and enroll today!