WORKSHOPS 2024-2025
Your Journey to Quilting Mastery Begins Here!
The Annapolis Quilt Guild offers several workshops each year, covering a variety of techniques and projects. We strive to bring in widely recognized instructors while keeping the cost to attend affordable. Details on class fees, supplies and any pre-class preparation are noted in each workshop description.
Workshops are generally held on the first Monday of the month, with the workshop presenter giving a related lecture at that evening's guild meeting. Workshops may be held in-person, at the Severna Park Community Center, or via zoom.
Workshops are open to non-guild members for an additonal $10 fee.
Online registration and payment is preferred, but we also accept checks if mailed in or brought to a meeting along with a copy of the mail-in registration form (Workshop Registration Form).
Candace Hassen
Sonja's Windows
September 9, 2024
9am-3pm, in-person
Beginner friendly! This Sonja’s Windows quilt pattern uses a nifty rotary method to produce four blocks at a time! Candace will also discuss strategies for gathering strip sets, settings for these blocks, and different approaches to arranging color. The blocks can be arranged to create a variety of designs.
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Jane Hauprich
Beginning Your Journey With Free Motion Quilting
Monday, October 7, 2024
10am-3pm, in-person
In this class you will learn fun and easy designs that will allow you to start finishing your own quilt tops. I will show you overall designs plus designs that will work in blocks, triangles and borders. You will leave this class with a multitude of designs and ideas on how to start your journey in free motion quilting.
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David Owen Hastings
Indi-Go-Modern
Monday, November 4, 2024
10am-4pm, zoom
The lure of indigo is strong — the classic blue and white combination found in many Japanese textiles is cool, crisp, and so appealing. This is the class to use all those lovely blue and white shibori fabrics or any other carefully curated blue and white fabrics from your stash. Each participant will develop a simple geometric block design based on unfolded origami shapes, set a theme and create variations, and combine them into the beginning of a fresh and modern mini quilt top. Easy to advanced variations available!
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Rachel Clark
Fast Piecing with Seminole Techniques
Sunday, February 2, 2025
1pm-4pm, zoom
Rachel will teach an introduction to this piecing technique originally developed by Native Americans. Students will be creating units that are cut from long strips, and then sewn together and remade in a Seminole pattern. The strips can be very colorful and are suitable to be used in a small quilt, wall hanging, or as an accent to brighten up a garment.
Ellen Lindner
Double Reverse Applique
Monday, March 3, 2025
9 am - 4 pm, zoom
Double Reverse Applique is a really awesome technique, because it’s both accurate and easy. Here’s a chance to make two coordinating projects. We’ll make the Apple in class and get a start on the Pear.
This raw edged appliqué technique is extremely accurate. Ellen’s tricks for staying organized will ensure that your class time is efficient, productive, and free of frustration. You’ll also learn tips for making your own DRA patterns. Note: This class is for intermediate quilters. Participants must be familiar with free motion sewing.
Alice Ridge
Mock Molas & Sashiko
Monday, April 7, 2025
9am-3pm, in-person
Two handwork classes that explore unique needlework styles but are easy and relaxing to do! Sashiko is a traditional Japanese needlework technique that is easy to do and offers endless creative opportunities. Traditional molas from Panama are beautiful, but require layers of fabric and small, detailed stitching. Alice created this class to modify the Traditional Mola by using Felt to make a project that keeps the style and colors of the original, but is so much easier and faster!
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