Take your skills beyond beginner by making this timeless quilt block. Learn how to strip piece, make 4 patches, and half square triangles. (Hint-light and dark fabric contrast makes this quilt work.) Because this block finishes at 6" it can be used for any quilt size-baby to king sized. Make it modern by choosing 2 or 3 colrs with a neutral background or make it scrappy, traditional patchwork-your choice! This block can be set many ways such as clusters or 4 row, or hourglass shapes.

Award winning Karen Burrier will be teaching her applique method of Turned Edge Applique by using a sewing machine with a technique that results in the look of hand applique! Learn skills to use a variety of shapes with circles, points, and indentation like hearts. This 14" tulip/flowers pattern will make a beautiful pillow. Karen will be teaching Sharon's Secret Foundation for applique method. Three 2 hour sessions.

Rosella Hanson, a certified Tucker University instructor, will be doing a seven month series of Tucker Technique Classes. This is the third in the series of 7. Learn to make perfect blocks using the V-block Deb Tucker Ruler. Learn the Studio 180 Design Tucker Tools in a hands on class. Bring your sewing machine and learn seven of the tools in a class taught by a Studio 180 Design Certified Instructor. Tucker Tools use a sew before you cut method to create blocks that trim up to the perfect size with a 1/4" seam allowance. Deb Tucker creates tools with the math needed to oversize blocks with enough room to trim them down. The tools included will be the Wing Clipper, V Block, Corner Beam, Tucker Trimmer, Square Squared, Diamond Rects and Split Rects. Each tool makes blocks in multiple sizes. Come and make the size (or sizes) you want and learn how to incorporate the Tucker Techniques into patterns you already own. As a bonus there is an optional project for each tool. Stop in the shop to see samples of the blocks and the optional projects.