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DeLoa Jones Classes

 ~ New Cool Designs (6hr hands on Tuesday) $150 ~

This class is especially for those of you who have taken almost all my classes. In doing customer quilts sometimes inspiration hits and there are new designs. I decided to put these into their own class. This is a collection of designs that can be for blocks, sashings, borders and overalls.  These are simple designs with a lot of "POW" for customer quilts. Let's get those quilts done in an efficient time and have happy customers.

 Level: All Levels

~ Border Patrol (6hr hands onWednesday) $150 ~

Thread work with the machine is so amazing! I will show you how to make fabric out of thread on the longarm but that is only the beginning. Learn how to make free motion embroidery to apply on your quilt,  ribbon work on your quilt with thread and couching larger yarns.  We will also play with putting stuff under netting and stitching over it. Then it is only up to your imagination what can be done with all the techniques.

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 Got Stencils, Use them (3hr information and drawing Thursday Afternoon) $50

I have a power point presentation along with a trunk show  and I will explain the following:

What to look for in stencils to build a versatile stencil stash

How to look for inner less prominent designs to double the stencil collection at hand.

How to fit stencils into areas of the quilt.

How to adapt hand quilting stencils to machine quilting.

How to add free motion to stencils to adapt them to areas or styles of the quilt.

We will practice with some practice blocks and stencils  for fitting the stencils as well as being creative with them.

I will show how to fit a border stencil in a border with out the math and some tricks if it doesn't want to fit.

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Jamie Wallen Classes

~ Mystical Cotton Tracks I (3hr demo) $50 ~

Extending Boundaries in our Freehand Quilting     

In this class we are going to hit the cotton quilting "freehand Style". Jamie will cover his original allover designs for edge to edge, including His trademark, "Flurry of Angels" (and its variations), Hearts Take Flight, Scrollwork, New Woodcut Feathers, and many others. We will then take these designs to the High-End custom quilting level with related block and sash designs.

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Supplies: 8 1/2" x 11" newsprint pads

Class Kit: $7.00

 ~ Mystical Cotton Tracks II (6hr hands on) $150 ~

In this Part 2 Mystical Cotton tracks class, we will be covering new designs with our focus on paisleys, flowers, leaves, and more.  You will learn new edge to edge, block and border designs using these elements.  Yes we love our feathers and always will, but there is so much more to play with. 

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Supplies: 8 1/2" x 11" newsprint pads

Class Kit: $10.00

~ ThreadFusion I (6hr hands on) $150

Artistic Delights for Every Quilter

Come prepared to experience and learn a mouth watering array of techniques and designs that will make your projects sing. In this class we will uncover exciting new textures and apply them to new set-ins, sashes and borders. Participants will also learn outrageous fillers to showcase these unearthly delights. Come experience the concept of "Threadfusion!"   

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Supplies: 8 1/2" x 11" newsprint pads

Class Kit: $7.00 

~ Threadfusion II: Going to extremes! (3hr demo) $50

With this advanced "Threadfusion" class Jamie will cover Portraiture techniques and quilting for the portrait art quilter. We will discuss using fabric inks and dyes for creating a base, and discuss using projectors and photos for those fearful of their own art skills. Then over to the machine for instruction for texture techniques to bring your portrait art quilt to life. If you've wanted to use your Longarm to create realistic fur, feathers, draped clothing, and realistic facial features and skin texture, then this class is for you.

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Class Kit: $20.00

Irena Bluhm Classes

~ Background Designs and Allovers (6hr hands on Tuesday) $150 ~

Say goodbye to any conventional way of using stippling to fill in negative spaces on any quilt. This very unique, easy to understand and easy to execute technique will have your creative juices flowing, as you can add your own twist to Irena’s ideas. From very dense to allover, this technique is very forgiving and the visual effects are very impressive. No planning ahead and no marking of the background designs are required.

 Level: All Levels

~ Whimsical Feathers (3hr demo Wednesday Morning) $50 ~

You will be impressed by how many shapes of feathers you can create using your own imagination and creativity. During this class you will learn how to make charming looking feather swags, fill any triangle, square, rectangular, round, oval, or just any odd shape on any quilt using these charming and easy to execute feathers. After this class, you would be able to use your own imagination and create some feathers of your own by adding a twist to Irena's ideas. No more of being stumped with how do I quilt this? after the class is over. The best from all: these feathers are easier than the formal feathers. No backtracking, period.

Level: All Levels

Supplies list:  drawing pad with no lines or grid and pen or soft pencil

Class kit: $15.00 laminated design practice diagrams package plus dry erase pen 

~ Coloring class (3hr hands on Wednesday Afternoon) $50 ~

Quilts of a Different Color

Learn how easy it is to apply color using colored pencils to a small, already quilted piece, ready for painting. You don't have to be an artist, just try to paint what you see. Don't shy away from using bold colors and stark contrast to create a drama. You can learn how to do the shading in order to make your designs look dimensional. It is a lot of fun and very relaxing. Irena feels very passionate about what she is doing and loves sharing her experiences, the good along with the bad, so you don't have to go through the pain of learning the lessons the hard way like she did.  

Level: All levels

Supplies: none

Class Kit: $35 consists of: One quilted sample 12" x 12", ready for color application,  1 set of colored pencils,  one set of 6 brushes, plastic dispenser cup, 2 oz textile medium, paper pattern package, CD with all information about the coloring technique plus another CD with 367 images in color.

~ Formal Feathers (6hr hands on Thursday) $150 ~

Formal Feathers-Basics and Beyond

If you have never tried them, it is about time! You will never regret it, once you understand the concept. The rest is just putting a little effort into trying to get them looking exactly the way you like them. The flexibility in creating quilting designs using these feathers cannot be underestimated! Starting with the basics followed by little more advanced designs, you will realize that you can do anything you wish using these feathers on customers or your own quilts once you know how. You will learn how to create those charming, unique plumes of feathers and feather swags, how to fill any shape and form with these charming feathers. Irena will show you how to make them look like they are about to leap off your quilt. You might stitch them like a Pro with confidence if you practice.

Level: All Levels

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