Classes

Beginner Quilting

Whether you're renewing your one of quilting or making a quilt for the first time, Roxanne is here to guide you to success.  Choose from several beginner patterns and we will help you with the fabric selection.  You'll go step by step through the secrets for speedy and accurate piecing and pressing correctly.  Learn tricks for assembling rows, adding borders and keeping your quilt square.  Roxanne's enthusiasm and expertise make this class "sew" much fun!

Art Collage Quilts

It's one of our most popular classes.  It's a blast from the past!  Remember collage making from the '70's?  Well, this is a creative modern twist on an old craft.  Karen will teach you how to incorporate florals and other colorful fabrics into artistic collages of animals and cultural icons.  Choose from an elephant, owl, old truck, camper, deer, mermaid, rooster or giraffe, just to name a few.

SAMQG's Unplugged
Slow Stitch Sew-In

This is a sit and sew time, unplugged from machines.  Enjoy a time of “slow stitching” with fellow hand stitchers.  Work on your embroidery, long stitch, boro stitching, big stitch quilting or whatever makes you unplug, slow down and enjoy the process.  Bless My Stitches is hosting this Sew In and there is no charge.

Double Irish Chain

Let’s celebrate the Irish this month with a wonderful Double Irish Chain Quilt!  This is a great class for advanced beginners as this traditional quilt it is made with all strips and squares, no triangles or bias edges to deal with.  You will learn a fast and efficient way of assembly that will make it your luckiest quilt yet!

Lori Holt Sew-In

If you love Lori Holt and her fabulous quilt designs, then this Sew In is for you!  Choose from any of her books, like Farm Girl Vintage I or II, Spelling Bee or Vintage Christmas.  This will be an open sew time to work on whatever project you wish from any of her books.  Registration is $35 for the year, if you purchased your book (or books) from us your registration fee is WAIVED!  Monthly dues are $10.  We will have give aways, show and tells and refreshments too!

Lone Star 

This stunning quilt is another popular traditional quilt pattern that has been simplified with the use of Quiltsmart pre printed fusible interfacing.  
Learn how to choose just the right fabrics along with easy techniques for creating one of your own!

Double Wedding Ring

This traditional quilt was turned on it's head 20 years ago by Mattie Rhodes' Quiltsmart, when she created the original easy fusible interfacing.  Choose from a classic layout or 4 new layouts plus a bonus table runner.  Learn how to use strips, with no curved piecing into this clever appliqué method.

Pumpkin Seed

Let us show you how to make this classic quilt with NO curved piecing with Quiltsmart's clever appliqué method.  You'll love this big shapes that are easy to sew and have beautiful turned edges!  This quilt is yardage and FQ friendly.

All About Bindng

Once and for all , learn how to do make a continuous binding with perfect mitered corners every time.  This class will give you the confidence to enjoy binding instead of dreading that last important finishing step.  Karen will share her secrets for machine and hand applications.  You will need a small finished quilt ready to bind.  A crib or lap size is recommended, but you can even use a potholder.

Fabric Wreath

Learn to make this pretty seasonal fabric wreath with some of our beautiful fabric.  It looks on your table as a centerpiece or on a wall as a wreath.  Make one for any and all seasons, Christmas, Fall, Halloween, Spring, St. Patty's, Valentines Day or maybe using fabric to match your decor.  We will share our hints for creating this wreath, don't forget it's perfect for gift giving season.

Fabric Weaving

Learn how to make your own fabric pieces using the madweave technique.  Madweave is a triaxial weave using covering a plane.  These panels can then be used like a cut of fabric and turned into bags, quilts or baskets. This weave is particularly effective in highlighting dark, medium and love volume fabric while creating a three dimensional effect.

UFO Day

One thing that surprises me on UFO day show much everyone learns form other people's UFOs.  You don't just get going on your own project, you also see, hear and experience how problems are solved on other pieces.  We have set up the perfect place for you to spread out, have lots of cutting, ironing and creating space.  Plus, if you hit a "bump" in your day, we are always her to help!  Seats are limited so reserve your space early.

Quiltsmart UFO Day

Bring your unfinished Quiltsmart projects and get them finished up.  Quiltsmart expert, Karen will be here all day to answer your questions and keep you moving.  You may and come and go anytime, stay as long as you like and work at your own pace. ​

Intro to Paper Piecing

You can achieve perfect points by machine stitching directly onto printed foundation paper.  
​Let us show you easy techniques so that even the most elaborate designs, you thought were too difficult, are now as easy as sewing on a line!

Beginner Hand Embroidery

Love working with your hands?  Give embroidery a try!  In this comprehensive beginner's class, we will walk you through the basics from choosing fabrics and floss to hooping up and crafting beautiful stitches.  
Graduates of this class are welcome to our UNPLUGGED Stitch Society starting up again this winter.

Accuquilt
Cut the Scraps Club

Do  you love to quilt but don’t like to cut?  The Accuquilt Fabric Cutter is a fast, precise, affordable fabric cutting system that allows quilters to cut fabric as much as 90% faster than scissors or rotary cutting.  You can cut an entire quilt in minutes!  It’s portable design allows you to carry and cut wherever you go—to classes, retreats, guild meetings.  If you own an Accuquilt Cutter & Dies, bring them!  If not, we will share ours.  You will learn tips and techniques for using your machine more efficiently.  You will be able to swap dies and use the BMS dies too…so bring lots of fabric and go home with pieces ready to sew into a quilt!  *This club is free if you purchased your Accuquilt Cutter from us.

Intro to English Paper Piecing with Hexies

Create precise shapes when you learn the EPP quilting technique, where fabric is wrapped around paper shapes.  We will explore the many design possibilities of using hexagons, classic, modern and trendy.  Learn how to choose your fabric, fussy cut, baste and hand sewing making a flower hexie to turn into a trivet or expand into a larger project.
Graduates of this class are welcome to our UNPLUGGED Stitch Society.

Free Class for any
​BMS Kit

This class is free with your purchase of our exclusive BMS kits.  Choose from any of our kits, past or present, gather your sewing supplies and we're off!  
​Start the new year out right and create one of our unique quilts!

Blossoms & Spokes

This 30”x 36” wall hanging will brighten any corner of your home.  You will learn a combination of machine appliqué and collage techniques.  You may choose to piece the background or use a single fabric background to accentuate the bike and basket of flowers appliqué design.

Pursemaking

Learn to create a purse that is all your own.  Let us help you choose fabrics and a design that speaks to you, then Margi will share her secrets for a professional look!  She’ll also show you how to make personalized inner pockets for your necessities.  Choose from our dozens and dozens of patterns.

Beginner Sewing 

Pajama Pants are an excellent beginner garment to learn how to sew.  You will learn how to cut fabric from a pattern, sew and finish seams and make a casing for the waistband.  We will guide you through reading a pattern, selecting fabric and measuring to choose the correct size.  You will also discover tips and tricks for cutting out fabric pieces, making simple fit adjustments, achieving clean seams and installing a waistband.

Beginner Machine Embroidery

This class is perfect for the beginner machine embroiderer!  You will learn about threads, needles, hooping, stabilizing, resizing and lots of other basics for a good foundation.  Your will complete a small project to practice your newly acquired skills.   *This class is $50 or free if you purchased your machine from us in the last year.

You create a class

Let us know what class you would like to see added to our schedule.  We will work hard to make it happen!!