Learn to Quilt I - Fancy Star Quilt
Thu, Sep 19
|Hello Stitch Studio
Learn how to make this gorgeous quilt. You will leave class with a quilt top (or nearly finished one!) and the confidence to take on more complicated patterns and techniques. This is a 2 session class. Thursdays, September 19 & 26 from 6pm - 8:30pm.
Time & Location
Sep 19, 2019, 6:00 PM – Sep 26, 2019, 8:30 PM
Hello Stitch Studio, 1708 University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94703, USA
About the Event
**This is a 2 session class. Thursdays, September 19 & 26 from 6pm - 8:30pm.**
Learn how to make an 8-point star quilt, otherwise known as the Missouri Star with instructor Chelsea Hard. This class is perfect if you have never sewn a quilt before. Chelsea will walk you through quilt-making basics including:
- Using a sewing machine
- How to properly use a rotary cutter and ruler
- Design layout
- Accurate piecing skills
You will leave class with a quilt top (or nearly finished one!) and the confidence to take on more complicated patterns and techniques.
To continue your quilt journey, we recommend you follow up this class with Learn To Quilt II. In the second series, you will learn how to complete your quilt with instruction in quilting and binding the finished top.
Skill level: Beginner
About the Instructor:
Chelsea Hard made her first quilt perched on the edge of the couch with her sewing machine on the coffee table. Now practicing better ergonomics, she is an avid quilt maker and enjoys all aspects of sewing by both hand and machine. When not purchasing craft supplies she’ll only use once or actively avoiding organizing her studio, she is the President of the South Bay Area Modern Quilt Guild and an award winning jam maker. Chelsea currently resides in the East Bay with her two sewing machines.