Guild Lecture and Workshops

Laura Blanchard
laura@plumtreequilts.com
804-379-0435

LECTURE
1-hour program: TIPS, TRICKS AND TRUNK SHOW . . . . . . . . . . . .$250

WORKSHOPS

Full-day class; beyond beginner level. What you'll learn: Tips and tricks for cutting and piecing the block, calculating the spacer strip, and piecing the outer border, including the double Y-seam on each  corner. This quilt  looks great in neutrals as well as many other color schemes. Pattern required. Kits available for sample shown while supply lasts.

Full-day class: beyond beginner level. What you’ll learn: Piecing Square-in-a-Square blocks and Flying Geese blocks, squaring up blocks, creating the pieced border, calculating spacer strips. No Y-Seams! Pattern required.

Full-day class: beyond beginner level. What you’ll learn: Piecing three simple blocks, free-motion quilting, and free-motion-raw-edge appliqué through layers of practice quilt sandwich. Pattern required.

Full day class (cutting done before class): beyond beginner level.
What you’ll learn: Trip Around the World, Flying Geese units. You will make one quadrant of the quilt in workshop. Pattern required.

Full day class (some cutting done before class): intermediate level. 
What you’ll learn: cutting, marking and matching ¼” intersections, piecing wedges that will later be sewn together. Pattern required.

Full-day class: Advanced beginner level.
What you’ll learn: Sewing and pressing pre-cut strips (Bali Pops, Jelly Rolls, etc.) to achieve straight strip sets, cutting squares from strip sets, use of fusible batting, machine quilting in the ditch, binding. Pattern required.

INVISIBLE MACHINE APPLIQUE - Full-day class: all levels. What you'll learn: The freezer paper/glue stick method of preparing appliqué and the invisible machine appliqué stitch.

WORKSHOP FEES

HALF DAY CLASS (3 hours). . . . .$300

FULL DAY CLASS (6 hours). . . . .$450 

 Not included in fees:
 Standard rate for mileage
Meals and Lodging