Beginning Quilting with Dudley Shugart
Saturdays, January 4, 11, 18 and 25 (total four Saturday morning sessions)
10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Location: Upstairs classroom (access stairs only)
These four sessions will teach you the entire process of making a quilt, from cutting out your fabric to binding. This class will use FreeSpirit Block Party: 40 Quilt Blocks, 5 Samplers, 20 Modern Designers (purchase required by each student) as a text. The first class will cover constructing blocks the teacher selects; the second class will be blocks each student chooses; the third class covers instruction on setting and sashing and the fourth and final class reviews quilting and binding.
Student Supply List: In addition to the Free Spirit Block Party book, each student should bring —
- 5 to 7 coordinating fat quarters (students may decide to add more colors as class progresses)
- an 8-inch square ruler and a 24-inch ruler
- rotary cutter and cutting mat
- sewing machine in good working order that you are comfortable using
- basic sewing notions (thread, pins, scissors, fabric marking tools, etc.)
Note: students are expected to have basic sewing skills and knowledge of their sewing machine: this is not an introduction to sewing or a beginning sewing class. Email us if you have questions about this class.
About the Instructor: Dudley Shugart, a member of the Burke chapter of Quilter’s Unlimited, has been quilting for decades as well as having years of experience working at quilt shops, including Artistic Artifacts! Dudley also periodically hosts mini quilting demonstrations and creates many of the beautiful sample quilts you see on display.
