Windberry Studio

Classes

Below is a list of the many classes offered by Windberry Studio and taught by Karen Turckes.  To attend a class, just follow the registration information under the class description, oftentimes is just a phone call away.

If your group would like to schedule an on-site class, please contact us at Classes@WindberryStudio.com

Design Your Own Landscape

Join us for a landscape class using Karen’s new pattern Design your own---fat quarter Landscape. There are over 70 interchangeable pieces in this pattern for you to choose from. You design the colors, mood and even season of your landscape. There are three easy steps to layer this landscape. Start with three basic background pieces; add land elements such as islands, mountains, sand dunes, sand bar, pathways and land areas. Then add design elements such as rocks, fences, pine trees, shade trees, birch tree, palm trees, bushes, grasses, cattails, lilies, horses, deer, cranes, seagulls and sandpipers. You can choose to do a water scene with a lighthouse, or a tropical scene with palm trees, or a pond, or an all land scene with deer or horses, or a marsh with a river. Let your imagination run wild. It’s fun and easy and you will want to do another. You will learn how to make a design board, work with fusible web, and select fabrics for a landscape. Included are patterns and demonstrations on how to choose free motion patterns for your landscape.  This is a six hour class.

Offered on: Saturday November 12, 2011 10am - 4pm

Register at:   Monarch Quilts
                     2100 Grand River Ave., Annex Suite 200
                     Brighton, MI
                     (810) 225-7005

Free Motion Quilting Series

Offered on: Monday’s November 14^th, 21^st, 28^th, 2011 3pm – 6pm

Register at:   Monarch Quilts
                     2100 Grand River Ave., Annex Suite 200
                     Brighton, MI
                     (810) 225-7005

Offered on: Tuesday’s November 8^th, 15^th, 22^nd, 2011 1pm – 4pm and 6pm – 9pm

Register at:  Sandy's Make It Sew LLC
                    28790 Plymouth Rd
                    Livonia, MI 48150
                    (734) 266-249

1. Beginning Free Motion   Discover the art of free motion quilting. Start with learning the basic techniques as you practice straight lines, curves, points, squares and loops. Learn background filler patterns such as the basic stipple, leaves, stars, loops and flowers.  Finally  learn how to mark and stitch a design.  This is a three hour class.

2. More Free Motion Quilting   In this class we will learn more free style patterns as you improve your skills. Try out the clam shell, fire, water, waves and pebbles. We will learn the stitch path for continuous patterns such as the cable, pumpkin seed and heart border. Have fun trying out the dot method of quilting and square dancing. Lastly stitch a flower design and learn how to stop and start within a pattern.  This is a three hour class.

3. Fantastic Feathers   Learn the stitch path for the traditional, open and double spine feather. Then the fun begins. We will embellish them with more stitching and try some fancy & funky feather variations. Learn how to fit feathers into basic quilt blocks such as a square, oval, triangle and rectangle.  This is a three hour class.

Happy Village Wall hanging

Build the village of your dreams. Let your imagination run wild with this raw edge fabric collage. Chose a color pallet, cut the background shapes to form the background then add roof tops, windows, doors and steps. Layer it with tulle and stitch. Have fun with this creative and spontaneous project. It is positively enchanting!

Offered on: Thursday’s, December 1^st, 8^th, 2011 1pm – 4pm and 6pm – 9pm

Register at:  Sandy's Make It Sew LLC
                    28790 Plymouth Rd
                    Livonia, MI 48150
                    (734) 266-249

Ruth M^cDowell's Piecing Workshop

Have you mastered piecing blocks? Then this class is for you. Learn step by step how to piece using freezer paper templates. Make a 5 block sampler wall hanging as you learn techniques for: Straight seams, Y seams, inset corners, linear elements, curved seams, inset patches & puzzle piecing. With these skills the sky is the limit for what you can create.

Offered on: Wednesday’s, November 2^nd, 9^th, 16^th, 2011 1pm – 4pm and 6pm – 9pm

Register at:  Sandy's Make It Sew LLC
                    28790 Plymouth Rd
                    Livonia, MI 48150
                    (734) 266-249

Free Motion Quilting for Landscapes
Learn the stitch path for the traditional, open and double spine feather and practice making those beautiful plumes. Then the fun begins. We will embellish them with more stitching and try some fancy and funky feather variations. Also learn how to fit feathers into basic quilt blocks such as a square, oval, triangle, rectangle and circle.  This is a three hour class.

Festive Appliqué Star


Potholders for everyone! Piece together the colors of your favorite holiday and make a star. Learn how to appliqué layers of stars on a background. Quilt it using the stitch in the ditch technique and learn how to finish with a binding. A great technique class!

Texture Magic Couched Pillow

Try out the new product Texture Magic™.  Learn how to couch a yarn on a layer of Texture Magic™ and your fabric, then watch it shrink up and give you a beautiful 14" pillow top.  You will learn to make cording and finish the pillow.

The Essentials Bag

This unique little bag has rows of prairie points across the front with beaded fringe and a snazzy gathered handle.  Learn an easy technique to assemble the front.  A zipper top keeps all your essentials in the bag.

Mini Memory Quilts

Choose a favorite family or vacation photo and create a memory book, page size quilt. Learn different methods of creating a background. Options will be presented in class for you to pick a style that suits your personality. Choose to Fuse, piece, appliqué and embellish. Once your design is done we will quilt and learn to Bind or Not. Two other options for finishing are presented

Coil Purse

Cut, wrap and sew.  Easy as 1-2-3.  Learn to wrap fabric on rope and sew a coil purse all by machine.  Chose a handle style and add a pocket if you chose.  Come and enjoy this new technique and take home a unique purse.

Trapunto Pillow Top

Use your free motion quilting skills and stitch a beautiful pillow top. Learn how to stitch, trim and layer to create a 3-dimensional trapunto effect. No handwork here. Learn the easy machine method for trapunto.

 

Fabric Manipulation

Treat your quilts to some wonderful texture! Learn to crinkle and bubble fabric. Discover the world of tucks, ruching, interlocking squares, flowers and more. Lots of ideas and lots of inspiration! Don’t miss this opportunity to experiment and have fun.

Appliqué with ease

Learn how to raw edge appliqué by machine using the zigzag stitch and the blanket stitch. Techniques on how to prepare the appliqué using fusible web, as well as how to sew around curves, points and corners will be covered.

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