Fluttering Florals

In this workshop, choose a diamond or circular design to create your own butterfly garden. There are no small appliques to stitch down. Instead, groups of flowers, butterflies and other motifs are cut from a printed fabric. Using the motif outline as a guide, the motifs are sewn onto a background using a simple hand stitch. This is the perfect workshop to introduce you to the Broderie Perse applique technique. All Hand Sewing.

Workshop is a 3-hour class.

Roses All Tied Up!

Have fun creating your own colorful bouquet of flowers as you learn to make these fancy Ruched Roses.  You can choose to use one fabric for all three roses or add variation by using two different fabrics for the center and for the petals.  You will gain confidence in the Needleturn Technique as you use freezer paper to stitch smoothly around your leaves and bow to tie up your bouquet.  All sewing done by hand.

Workshop can be a 3-hour or 6-hour class

Flowers Galore

Let’s create some of those 3-D effects that we admire in beautiful Baltimore Applique Quilts.  This class is designed with the beginner in mind as well as experienced appliquers who want to refresh or learn new skills.

Here are just a few things that you will learn in this jam-packed introductory class:

• how to gather or fold buds into a caylst

• how to make gathered flowers, both big and small

• how to sew smooth edges around freezer paper shapes using the needleturn technique.

 The finished project will be a 24” block that can stand alone as a wall hanging or be used for a quilt’s center medallion.

l will encourage you to put your own creativity into this project as you gain confidence in your stitching.

Three Day Workshop-perfect for retreats or conferences

Try Your Hand at Broderie Perse

What do you do with flower or nature fabric you have left over from that special quilt project?  You create another design, of course, using the Broderie Perse Applique Technique!

In this workshop, you will learn how to cut and place flowers on a background that will become a notebook cover or that can be used in another project of your choice.  You will then needleturn the raw edges to complete the design. At home, using your sewing machine, you can quilt the notebook cover if you desire. Instructions for the notebook is included in the worksheet.

Workshop is a 3-hour session.

Stitching In the Round

Whether you are a novice or an expert quilter, this workshop is for you! Join me to learn the reverse applique technique to “show off” one of your favorite fabrics.  Then, you will stitch down the flower, leaves, and bow using the needleturn technique.  Carol will guide you every step of the way and encourage you to put your own creativity into your project. All sewing is done by hand.

This workshop can be a 3-hour or 6-hour class.

3-D Baltimore Applique Techniques Revisited

Have you always wanted to create those 3-D Baltimore effects we find in Baltimore Style Applique Quilts?  This is a fun introductory class where you will learn several of those techniques and how to incorporate them into this 12” block. All sewing is done by hand.

6 hour session - This workshop covers the 3-D Techniques and allows more time to actually practice the needleturn technique and begin construction on the 12” Block.

12 hour workshop session - Perfect for conferences or retreats.  First 3 hours covers block preparation including overlay and 3-D Techniques.  Second 3 hours covers preparing appliques  and perfecting your needleturn technique while stitching down the appliques on the block and adding the 3-D flowers and buds.