Beginners Lap Quilt

This workshop is for the beginner who wants to learn how to make a quilt from start to finish! There are three main stages: Making the Quilt Top, Free Motion the layers together, and Binding. First, you will make the quilt top by learning how to cut fabric using a rotary cutter properly to avoid accidently cutting yourself. You will learn how to use quilting rulers, gain an understanding of basic sewing terminology, and the difference between pressing fabric and ironing. You also will be able to sandwich the quilt top that you pieced together and quilt it, by learning a simple free motion stitch that can be done on the machine too! Afterwards you will learn how to bind it, the final process of making a quilt.

The sewing room is located on the second floor. and the studio has 2 straight stitch industrial sewing machines available to use, however it is encouraged for you to bring your own if you have one. It is recommended to have a membership while you are taking this workshop, especially if you don’t have your own sewing machine, so you can work on your project between classes. This class runs biweekly until you finish your quilt, generally 4 classes are needed.