Helen’s Hints for Quilting UFO's
Do you have a pile of “unfinished objects” waiting for a final decision on the quilting design? This is a must take workshop for all quiltmakers who hesitate before they “quilt as desired”. Discover what types of quilting patterns are appropriate for patchwork and for applique tops. Learn how easy it is to make any quilting pattern fit your quilt. This can be taught as a class, a seminar, or as a special event, where quiltmakers bring in unquilted tops for general discussion. This would be a Trunk Show in reverse with the group providing the tops and Helen Squire offering her suggestions both for hand and machine quilting.
Helen's Copy & Use Quilting Advice
Tips and techniques for selecting appropriate quilting designs and mitering patterns to help you achieve better looking, professional and award-winning quilts. Learn how to plan for quilting and how-to adapt the design’s shape and size to custom fit into blocks, corners, triangles, and borders. Demonstration of traditional quilting patterns for use in hand, domestic machine, and/or long-arm quilting.
Quilting – Good
Designs vs. Tiny Stitches
Improve your selection of quilting designs not your stitches! Learn the secret to selecting quilting patterns that look beautiful, flow, and fit your quilt perfectly. Frustrated over having to make quilting decisions after you have already pieced or appliqued your quilt top? Become a confident quilter by learning to plan ahead! Pre-plan the fabrics, templates and seam allowances before you begin to cut, sew your quilt and buy your quilting patterns.
Helen's Mix and Match:
Quilting Patterns Explained
A class for those
quilters ready to combine quilting patterns in the same project, as well as
for those who want to develop their own unique style of quilting. Learn how
to take a block, add backgrounds, turn borders, miter corners, and change overall
pattern sizes before you start quilting!. Discover proper scale and proportion
techniques while selecting the appropriate patterns for patchwork, appliqué, or
wholecloth quilts. Perfect for longarm, shortarm, traditional machine and hand quilters alike.
Easy-to-Plan Wholecloth Quilts
New!
Whether you quilt by hand or machine, practice with a purpose as you choose patterns from a multitude of quilting stencils and printed patterns that look good together! Plan a small quilted wall hanging to showcase medallion, blocks or mitered border designs. Learn the principles of good design, various methods needed for marking individual quilts, and how to make a quick, simple edging.
Supplies: Fabric; 3/4 yards each of a quality off-white cotton fabric and a print backing fabric that will help determine the scale and proportion of the overall quilting. A pre-cut 30 inch square of batting (your choice). Bring these notions: a water-erasable pen, an indelible ink pen (ultra-fine tip) and a chalk pencil that matches a color in the background fabric. Quilting needles and thread will be provided in class, or you can bring your own.
