Classes on Craftsy.com.
Playing with Curves - covering basic curved piecing, curved paper piecing with freezer paper, and free-form curved piecing .
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Continuous Line Quilting - covering "What is continuous line quilting, basic methods to more complicated ways of making a design continuous and converting a non-continuous design to a continuous line quilting design.
And my latest Craftsy class is Small Machine, Big Quilts, Better Results:
A revamped version of Quilting Big Projects on a Small Machine with the addition of a demonstration of sandwiching a large quilt, making a block-by-block quilt without sashing, and other topics.
A revamped version of Quilting Big Projects on a Small Machine with the addition of a demonstration of sandwiching a large quilt, making a block-by-block quilt without sashing, and other topics.
Original Craftsy Classes:
Quilting Big Projects on a Small Machine
Eight lessons cover five different methods for quilting a big quilt. Quilt the whole quilt - I show you how I handle big quilts in my standard home machine- or break the quilt into small pieces.
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Beyond Basic Machine Quilting
If you have learned just the very beginning of how to do free-motion quilting, this class will add fun stitches you can add to your tool belt to make your quilts more exciting. You can make a fun fantasy garden stitch sampler as you follow along. 13 lessons.
Eight lessons cover five different methods for quilting a big quilt. Quilt the whole quilt - I show you how I handle big quilts in my standard home machine- or break the quilt into small pieces.
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Beyond Basic Machine Quilting
If you have learned just the very beginning of how to do free-motion quilting, this class will add fun stitches you can add to your tool belt to make your quilts more exciting. You can make a fun fantasy garden stitch sampler as you follow along. 13 lessons.
The Quilt Show starring Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims
Starting May 20, 2013 I will be appearing on an episode of The Quilt Show. I demonstrate some fun techniques and show some of my favorite quilts! My episode is number 1211. TheQuiltShow.com
Starting May 20, 2013 I will be appearing on an episode of The Quilt Show. I demonstrate some fun techniques and show some of my favorite quilts! My episode is number 1211. TheQuiltShow.com
Beginning Free Motion Quilting Workshop
During this 6 hour class you will learn machine quilting your tops from the very beginning! Brand new quilters and those who just want to brush up on their skills are welcome in this class. We will cover stitching in the ditch, methods for basting, marking, threads and batting. Most of the time will be spent practicing free-motion quilting – both following lines and without marking.
Also available as a half-day class, 4 hours.
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Beyond the Basics - Free Motion Quilting- Half Day
If you would love to know how to do more than meandering and straight lines, this class is for you. A half-day version of my Craftsy.com on-line course, we will talk about how I baste and set up for machine quilting, and cover some fun things like pebbling, pumpkin seed quilting, swirls and shells. This is a class for those who have tried a little free-motion quilting, but want to learn more.
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Beyond the Basics - Free Motion Quilting -All day
Beyond Basic Machine Quilting Fantasy Garden
If you would love to know how to do more than meandering and straight lines, this class is for you. A full-day version of my Craftsy.com on-line course, we will talk about how I baste and set up for machine quilting, and cover some fun things like pebbling, pumpkin seed quilting, swirls and shells. This is a class for those who have tried a little free-motion quilting, but want to learn more.
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Quilting Naturally - All Day Class
A new class in free motion quilting designs, this class is based on simple designs that are great for landscape quilts but also useful in many places on many types of quilts. Some designs are simple water,, contours, pebbling, leaves, flames, and sky designs, as well as others. This is a class for those who have tried a little free motion quilting, but want to learn more. (See the quilting on the FreeForm Curves Landscape, below, for another example.) Students can make all or part of the sampler, or just learn the stitches and variations.
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Colorado Springs Quilt Guild
August 11, 2018
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Feathers and More
Feathers are wonderful quilting motifs which can be use in many ways to fill different areas and can be done by a large variety of methods. This workshop takes you from learning how to draw a basic plume shape and then play with 19 different ways to make feathers. Come see how easy and fun feathers can be!
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Trapunto by Machine - Full Day Class
Trapunto is a technique for giving quilting extra dimension. Traditionally it was done by inserting extra batting from the back usually, through a slit. This machine technique does not require opening the backing and can be a fun technique on many quilts. Make a block from one of my patterns and try it for yourself.
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Basic Curved Piecing- Curved Play - Half Day or Full Day class (with more time to make blocks)
Curved Play by Ann L. Petersen- Full day Class
Curves can be simple fun. These are really not hard to sew and this simple Drunkard’s Path block in a fairly large size (7”) is our project, but we talk about several methods for sewing, using acrylic templates or freezer paper for cutting, and we see other blocks using traditional curves. Available as a full day class or a half day class.
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Half Day class - Placemat
FreeForm Curves Landscape - half day class
Simple to cut and easy to piece, these free form curves can make a great landscape. Trees, mountains, and hills are just cut freely with gentle curves and then pieced easily together. This is simple and fun. Learn a fun, easy technique to add to your skills!
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Curved Paper Piecing-Curves Again? - All day class
Curves Again? by Ann L. Petersen
The New York Beauty and Lady Liberty blocks are all the rage. I will demonstrate the basic steps to this kind of paper piecing curves and our project will be the simple New York Beauty quilt. Paper piecing using freezer paper and not sewing through the paper will be demonstrated, as well as a few other methods. Full day class only.
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Ice Sawblades - Curved Paper Piecing - Full Day Class
Ice Sawblades by Ann L. Petersen
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This is a smaller version of the “Carmelized Sawblades” quilt which appeared in the Sawtooth- New Quilts from an Old Favorite book and contest. This is a combination of a traditional Sawtooth block with a New York Beauty block. Some knowledge of paper piecing is required, but the class teaches Ann’s preferred method of freezer paper, no tear paper piecing and how to sew curves. Available as a one or two day workshop.
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This is a smaller version of the “Carmelized Sawblades” quilt which appeared in the Sawtooth- New Quilts from an Old Favorite book and contest. This is a combination of a traditional Sawtooth block with a New York Beauty block. Some knowledge of paper piecing is required, but the class teaches Ann’s preferred method of freezer paper, no tear paper piecing and how to sew curves. Available as a one or two day workshop.
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Log Cabin Evolution - 2- day class or 1-day class without embellishment demos and fewer blocks
Learn to make very simple Log Cabin blocks and then learn how to change the block for many different looks. We will do blocks with different sized logs, different numbers of logs, wonky logs, gently curved logs and adding paper piecing to the logs. You can even learn to do a simple New York Beauty block, if you wish. Put together your own quilt with blocks that evolve over the surface to become something different. This is a quilt project for any quilter with basic piecing skills to those who want to just have some fun with new techniques.
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Prickly Pineapple - Paper Piecing- full day class
Prickly Pineapple by Ann L. Petersen
This original quilt is based on an off-center pineapple block which is paper-pieced. This quilt uses only 2 fabrics - one multi-colored and one solid black. Whether you are just learning to paper piece or just want to try something different , this is a fun class. It may be done in other color ways with more fabrics. Paper piecing with strips or freezer paper are the 2 methods that will be used. Patterns available in class. Full day workshop.
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Mini Licorice Star Garden - Paper Piecing in the Round - 2 day class
This is a simplified version of Licorice Star Garden, which won a 1st Place in Houston World of Beauty Quilt Show. In this class you will learn paper piecing in the round and setting completed circles into a background. This is a 2- day workshop.
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Mini Star Flower Workshop - Paper Piecing in the Round - full day class
This is a single star flower and leaf from the Mini Licorice Star Garden Workshop. A one-day workshop for a small wallhanging. Paper piecing in the round and setting circles into a background as well as preparing the leaf for hand or machine appliqué.
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Winding Ways - full day class
This is an easy curve but the class is suitable for confident beginners because the block has many pieces. A one-day workshop for a small wallhanging with an 8" block.
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Demos
Big Projects on a Small Machine
1. See a demonstration on how to handle the quilting on a large quilt on a standard size domestic sewing machine. I will show how I baste to minimize tucks and wrinkles on the back, what I have found to be the best order for quilting, physically handling a large quilt. Lots of time will be provided for questions and answers and I will show some of my large prize winning quilts, all quilted on a small machine. 2-3 hours.
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2. See a demonstration on 4 different ways to break a large quilt into pieces that are easier to handle than the entire piece. I will show how to split the quilt top into 3 or more pieces and then rejoin, how to split the batting, how to do a block by block quilting method and the medallion method.
Time is provided for questions. 3 hours.
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1. See a demonstration on how to handle the quilting on a large quilt on a standard size domestic sewing machine. I will show how I baste to minimize tucks and wrinkles on the back, what I have found to be the best order for quilting, physically handling a large quilt. Lots of time will be provided for questions and answers and I will show some of my large prize winning quilts, all quilted on a small machine. 2-3 hours.
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2. See a demonstration on 4 different ways to break a large quilt into pieces that are easier to handle than the entire piece. I will show how to split the quilt top into 3 or more pieces and then rejoin, how to split the batting, how to do a block by block quilting method and the medallion method.
Time is provided for questions. 3 hours.
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Lectures
History of An Obsessive Quilter
This one hour talk and trunk show is about how I started to quilt and eventually became the quilter I am today. Trunk show includes items from my earliest class to my most recent show quilts.
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Judged! - Entering Quilt Shows
An examination of what judges look for in a quilt, why I encourage participation in shows, how shows differ and quilts that have gotten poor and rave reviews (often the same quilts!
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Fix It! - Mistakes I Have Made
Some of my best quilts were better due to needing to fix a mistake. I will show these quilts, and explain what went wrong and how I made the quilt better.
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Quilt as Desired?
So just what is "Quilt as Desired?" How to know what you desire on a quilt and a show and tell of some of my quilts along with the thought process for why I chose to quilt them as I did.
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