Quilting with Jenny

Each month, Jenny will share a quilting technique or pattern to grow your skills! Classes do not have to be taken sequentially, but participants should have basic sewing machine skills unless otherwise noted. Bring your own machine, or reserve one of ours. You will need a basic sewing kit such as scissors, seam ripper, pins, marking tool, bobbins, extra needles, etc. Improv quilting Intimidated by piecework quilting? Then this class is the one for you! No measuring, no matching, NO STRESS! This is a scrap-busting technique that you can turn into modern quilt blocks or use as small project pieces. April: Applique Three Ways Adding appliqué to your quilting is a great way to expand your quilting repertoire! We will try raw edge and stabilizer turning, and even take a turn at needle-turn hand-sewing. May: Strip Quilting 1 We’ll be using 2.5 inch strips to make sets that we can use to make a fun, beginner-friendly block. Participants can use our “scrappy” strips or bring their own. June: Strip Quilting 2 More fun with strips! This time, we’ll make a more complex block by making a strip set and then slicing and rotating to make a diamond pattern. It’s helpful if participants have taken Strip Quilting 1, but not mandatory if they have some piecing experience. Participants can use our “scrappy” strips or bring their own. July: Quilting Basics: Patchwork If you’d like to dip your toe into piecework or would like a refresher hone your skills, in this class we will cover accurate cutting techniques, seam consistency, and matching tips for precise patchwork! We will make a placemat top that can be completed at home or used in a subsequent quilting class. August: Chronicle Quilting These scrappy blocks were born of necessity during the depression, by simply using what was on hand- newspaper and scraps of fabric. Come explore this fun, stash-busting technique and explore how you can incorporate them into your quilting style. September: English Paper Piecing In this hand-sewing class, we will use paper templates to create hexigons that can be joined to make appliqués, quilt tops, or trivets. We’ll talk about fabric selection and fussy cutting, too! Come join for a fun, relaxing atmosphere. Participants will get extra fabric to take home to continue working on their projects.

Sessions may be found at the following locations:

Euclid Chapter: 291 E 222nd St Store – Room 103, Studio – Room 104, Euclid, OH 44123

Medina Chapter: 220 N State Rd, Medina, OH 44256

Malachi Center: 2416 Superior Viaduct, Cleveland, OH 44113

Lakewood Chapter: 12890 Berea Rd Suite 2, Cleveland, OH 44111

Alliance Chapter: The Alliance Commons, 405 S Linden Ave, Alliance, OH 44601

Fairground Rec Center: 415 Fairground Road, Florence, AL 35630

Mentor Plains UMC: 7271 Lakeshore Blvd, Mentor, OH

St. Barnabas Episcopal Church: 468 Bradley Road, Bay Village, OH 44140

East Shore Unitarian Universal: 10848 Chillicothe Road, Kirtland, OH 44094