Classes

Call the shop to get on the waiting list for the next session 317-882-2120.  Charlotte is teaching the Beginning Quilt-making class, and she is a patient teacher! Read More…

Choose your own collage adventure! Read More…

This great quilt from Color Girl Quilts uses a standard Dresden Ruler.  We have kits available, or you can use your own fabrics—it’s a great stashbuster!  Char made our sample and she will help you through every step of the way.

Debbie will focus on how the software works to customize your embroidery designs.  You will learn tips and tricks on sizing, rotating, deleting portions of a design, merging designs, changing stitching order and more.  Then you will learn about fonts and envelopes.  You will learn how to add text to your designs, adjust spacing, alignment, multi-line and circular text.  Envelopes are shapes that are used to create text within the shape.

Learn the basics of hand embroidery with our stitcher extraordinaire, Rose!  You will stitch a sampler with a number of different stitches, then you will have a choice of projects to started on to continue your stitching journey. You will need embroidery scissors—we recommend the small green Karen K. Buckley scissors.

Once you’ve taken the Beginning Quiltmaking class, you are ready for the next step!  Read More…

With Embrilliance Enthusiast, Debbie will teach you advanced editing capabilities for your embroidery designs. You will learn how to easily edit designs to add knockdown stitches, adjust density, remove jump stitches, split designs, instantly repeat, mirror x 4, scatter and carousel and much more.

We have so many beautiful wool applique projects and kits, both big and small.  Rose will teach you the basics of wool applique, and as a bonus, you’ll learn some fun stitches as well.  The project is Song for Tuxedo and includes the fusible and floss to complete your project.

Do you have a brother Luminaire or a Babylock Solaris?  Do you want to do more with your machine?  Debbie will show you all the ins and outs and help you learn your machine even better! Here’s the scoop: Read More…

There are a lot of different ways to do machine applique, and Char will help you with several of them.  You can even try out the fancy stitches on your machine!

Do you have an embroidery machine and don’t know where to begin?  Sign up for this class!  Debbie will explain Read More…

You will have to look closely at Alice’s samples to see that these projects are not hand applique!  All the supplies are provided for the class, except a fat quarter for the background.

Susie is reprising this fun class—choose your own Easter egg color!  She will have quilly tools, made by her husband, available for your use in class.  You can also purchase one and make lots more at home!

Deanna Musgrove is our newest teacher, and she loves making quilted shoes!  Get your supplies ahead of time and join her for a fun day.  Get super creative with your fabrics—you might want to make more after the class!

Even if you haven’t taken Betty’s Beginning Scan and Cut class, you can still join her for inspiration, camaraderie, and a block of time to get all your projects cut out. She’ll get you caught up!

There are lots of beautiful machine embroidery designs for glass blocks.  Debbie has chosen this hummingbird, and a glass block that has a bottom opening for fairy lights.  What a perfect gift for yourself or someone you love!

Deanna fell in love with this tiny duffle and is teaching it at Back Door Quilts!  You will get the hardware color of your choice, included in the class.  You will need the pattern, fabric, and all your sewing supplies for machine sewing.

Learn how to prepare binding, as well as several binding techniques, including traditional, machine, bias, and a variety of specialty bindings.  Char will take your feelings about binding from edgy to easy!  The required book will be a great reference long after the class is over!