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Gina Perkes' Ruler Mastery
Gina Perkes' Ruler Mastery Series is a 10-lesson program in which you will be creating a whole-cloth quilt sampler using a different ruler in each lesson. You will develop ruler skills and learn new designs to add to your quilting arsenal. With Gina’s program you can use your longarm machine or your domestic sewing machine to master your ruler skills.
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Jinny Beyer's Classroom
Learn about quilt borders, fabric design, using color in your quilts, and more with Jinny Beyer.
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Lea McComas' Classroom
Learn how to create contemporary batiks and portrait quilts with Lea McComas.
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Margo Clabo's Classroom
Margo has come up with many tips and tricks for our Members which have been collected here. These include tips on machine appliqué, piping, marking your quilt and more.
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Lilo Bowman's Classroom
Enjoy The Art of Quilt Design by Lilo Bowman. Join the fun and learning from the comfort of your home with this FREE quilt focused art program designed to help you find the artist within by:
- Expanding your skills
- Exploring your creative side
- Improving your quilt compositions
Do you want to improve your understanding of color and not always feel the need to use a pre-made kit? Would you like to create original work that has real impact on viewers? Do you feel intimidated by a formal art class?
If you said yes, to any one of those questions, then you are the reason Lilo created this program. Join The Quilt Show for learning, fun, and exploration as we guide you through the basics of Elements and Principles of Design and a whole host of other topics centered on the quilting art form.
Coming to Lilo's Classroom in the future - Love Your Creative Space - stay tuned.
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Website Tour | Website "How-Tos"
The Quilt Show tour and "how-to" tutorials for how to navigate and find items on the website.
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Alex Facebook LIVE / YouTube LIVE
Alex is LIVE @10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.
- 10/13/2025 - BERNINA - Christy Burcham
Ricky Facebook LIVE / YouTube LIVE
Ricky is LIVE @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.
- TBD
Dee's Saturday Sampler - Facebook LIVE / YouTube LIVE
Dee is LIVE @10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London Time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.
- 10/04/2025 - Quilting by the Book with a Splash of Color - Lesson 1
- 10/11/2025 - Quilting by the Book with a Splash of Color - Lesson 2
- 10/18/2025 - Quilting by the Book with a Splash of Color - Lesson 3
Barbara Black Facebook LIVE / YouTube LIVE
Barbara is LIVE @10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London Time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.
- 12/20/2024 - Intro to BOM 2025
- 01/03/2025 - BOM 2025 Month 1
- 01/31/2025 - BOM 2025 Month 2
- 02/28/2025 - BOM 2025 Month 3
- 03/28/2025 - BOM 2025 Month 4
- 05/02/2025 - BOM 2025 Month 5
- 05/30/2025 - BOM 2025 Month 6
- 07/03/2025 - BOM 2025 Month 7 (Note: This a Thursday)
- 08/01/2025 - No LIVE
- 08/29/2025 - BOM 2025 Month 9
- 10/03/2025 - BOM 2025 Month 10
- 10/29/2025 - BOM 2025 Month 11 (Note: Date change from 10/31)
- 11/10/2025 - Game On! - Getting Started
- 12/05/2025 - BOM 2025 Month 12
Transform Your Quilting Tips
Tips to help you Transform Your Quilting from mundane to marvelous in mere minutes.
These tips are available to Star Members only. If you see "no entries were found", you must log in to access the tips.
If you aren't a Star Member and would like to be, click on the Join or Renew button below.
- Tip 1 - Ricky Shows You How to Clean Your Design Wall Using Freezer Paper
- Tip 2 - How to Quickly Cut 4-Patch Block Units from Sewn Strips
- Tip 3 - Libby Lehman teaches you about the Straight Stitch and has some thoughts on chain piecing
- Tip 4 - Julie Cefalu helps you organize your quilting projects
- Tip 5 - How to Make a Mock Binding
- Tip 6 - How to Make a Sleeve with Sharon Pederson
- Tip 7 - How to Remove Paper Piecing Seams without a Seam Ripper
- Tip 8 - The Varilock Stitch with Libby Lehman
- Tip 9 - The Benefits of Using a Thread Saver with Julie Cefalu
- Tip 10 - Threading Special Machine Feet with Ricky Tims
- Tip 11 - Keeping Track of Your Sewing Machine Needles with Sharon Pederson
- Tip 12 - How to Cut and Join Your Batting Scraps with Julie Cefalu
- Tip 13 - Learn How to Thread Your Sewing Machine Needle with Ricky Tims
- Tip 14 - The Blanket | Buttonhole Stitch with Libby Lehman
- Tip 15 - Lasso the Bobbin Thread with Ricky Tims
- Tip 16 - Set Up for Success with Cindy Seitz-Krug
- Tip 17 - Pressing Decisions with Julie Cefalu
- Tip 18 - Quick Quilt Labels with Julie Cefalu
- Tip 19 - Find Out Why You Need More Feet with Cindy Seitz-Krug
- Tip 20 - Look Ahead and Your Hands Will Follow with Cindy Seitz-Krug
Transform Your Quilting Practice Blocks
These are practice blocks to help you Transform Your Quilting from mundane to marvelous in mere minutes.
These blocks are available to Star Members only. If you see "no entries were found", you must log in to access the blocks.
If you aren't a Star Member and would like to be, click on the Join or Renew button below.
Block 1 - Curved Flying Geese - Show 2111 How to Foundation Paper Piece with Gail Garber | Contemporary Irish Chain Quilt
Block 2 - The Letter 'f' - Show 1401: Block of the Month Quilt 2014 A-Z for Ewe and Me! by Janet Stone
Block 3 - Eight Pointed Star - Show 1112: How to Do Flip and Sew and Eight Pointed Stars with Edyta Sitar
Block 4 - Free Form Tree Block - Show 1413: How to Use a Photo as Quilt Inspiration | Quilt Studio Visit Jennifer Sampou
Block 5 - Penny Circle - Show 1407: How to Machine Applique and Do Big Stitch with Kim Diehl | Learn Color Theory with Christine Barnes
Block 6 - Hexies - Show 1502: How to Recreate an Antique Quilt | Hexagon Quilt Blocks
Block 7 - Hankie Fan Quilt Block - Show 1405: How to Use Vintage Textiles in Your Quilts | How to Make a Scrappy Border
Block 8 - Cross and Circles Quilt Block - Show 1512: How to Do Hand Embroidery with Debby Schnabel
Block 9 - Image Transfer Dandelion Block - Show 1501: How to Use Surface Design in Your Quilts with Jane Dunnewold
Block 10 - Vintage Color Quilt Block - Show 2009: How to Use Crayons and Embroidery in Your Quilts with Meg Hawkey | Update Classic Quilts
Block 11 - Triangle Chain String Piecing - Show 1410: How to Make a Scrap Quilt with Bonnie K Hunter | See Antique Sewing Machines
Block 12 - Improv Block - Show 2208: How to Make Improvisational Patchwork with Maria Shell
Block 13 - Faux Appliqué and Paintstiks - Show 1508: How to Make Prayer Flags with Valerie C White | Quilting Pieced Letters with Elizabeth Hartman
Block 14 - Machine Appliqué Vase Tiles - Show 1804: Quilt Design and Free Motion Quilting with Jenny Bowker | Tips for Wool Quilts with Anna Bates
Block 15 - Sawtooth Star - Show 1404: How to Use Orphan Blocks in Your Quilts with Victoria Findlay Wolfe | Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
Block 16 - Little Bird on a Wire - Show 1808: Applique Flower Borders with Sue Nickels | Quilt Exhibit with Roderick Kiracofe
Block 17 - Piecing Complex Fabrics - Fussy Cut 4-Patch - Show 2010: How to Let Your Fabric do the Work with Paula Nadelstern | Antique Quilts with Julie Silber
Block 18 - Improv Flying Geese - Show 1406: How to Build a Color Scheme and How to Fussy Cut with Tula Pink | Longarm Quilting with Karen Marchetti
Block 19 - Redwork Bird - Show 1509: How to Do Redwork with Rosie de Leon-McCrady
Block 20 - Tiniest Piping - Show 1809: How to Make a Collage Portrait Quilt with Lola Jenkins | Quilt Finishing Techniques
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Dee Christopher's Saturday Sampler Classroom
Dee Christopher is here at The Quilt Show to share her shortcuts to quilting excellence. For Beginners and Intermediate quilters alike, this class offers quilting basics from someone who has taught quilting for over 20 years and has heard the questions students most want answered.
Her Quilting Basics Lessons will include:
- My Favorite Quilting Tools
- Chosing and Reading Patterns
- Attaching a Binding
- Piecing Intimidating Blocks
- Piecing Curves
- Working with Partial Seams
- Piecing Small Blocks - Piecing Accuracy
- Paper Piecing
Facebook LIVE / YouTube LIVE / Dee Christopher LIVE / Dee Christopher's Saturday Sampler / Dee's Saturday Sampler
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Robin Long's Classroom
Robin Long shows you how to make our beautiful Summer Bloom quilt or Winter Wreath Christmas tree skirt while you learn a unique (easier!) way to construct a Mariner's Compass.
Kits are available for both projects:
Summer Project 2023
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Diane Harris' Classroom - Summer Splash
Join Summer Splash (The Quilt Show's 2024 Summer Project) designer Diane Harris the Stash Bandit for this three month class as she guides you through the skill-building features utilized in creating either the Summer version or Spicy Autumn version of her quilt.
Kits are available for both projects: