Day 1, Friday Oct. 16: Getting Started
Planning, color choices, scraps, and putting blocks together
Start Small, Quilt Big: The Economy Block
Your Host, Jo Simpson
The economy block is one of the most versatile blocks in quilting, and it's a perfect place to build your confidence. Jo walks you through making it start to finish, then shows you how far one simple block can take you.
You'll learn:
- How to use two viewfinders to choose your center
- Building the block round by round from the centre out
Sewing that Fits You: Accommodation and Adaptation
Rebecca Cartwright
What if your sewing practice truly worked with your body, energy, and needs?
In this presentation, Rebecca introduces an adaptive approach to sewing that’s helpful for all sewists - disabled or nondisabled, neurodivergent or neurotypical. With empathic curiosity and self-compassion, we’ll look at practical ways to adapt your work area, tools, and practice so sewing feels more accessible, efficient, and enjoyable.
How To Make And Trim Half Rectangle Triangles (HRTs)
Lynett Muhaso
Lynett shows you the steps to making HRTs and how to trim HRTs using no specialty rulers.
Totally Tubular: Making Striped HSTs Efficiently
Lisa Fuller
Join Lisa Fuller of Millie & Bun Designs as she walks you through how to create striped half square triangle blocks using an unexpected shape- a tube!
Lisa will show you step by step how easy it is to sew and cut these blocks. At the end of the presentation, you will have four striped HST blocks to work into your next project!
Mastering Compound Curves: Cut It, Sew It, Cut It Again
Carli Marsico
Learn to cut and sew perfect curve. Then, take it a step further; slicing those sewn units apart and reassembling them into more complex shapes.
We'll cover everything from cutting accurate curve pieces and sewing them without distortion, to the compound curve technique that turns basic units into something far more interesting. No curved sewing experience needed.
The finished project is a modern yin-yang block, and because we use both sides of every curve cut, nothing gets discarded. You'll leave with a repeatable method for curved piecing that goes well beyond this one block.
Two Methods To Make Cat's Cradle Quilt Blocks
Prarthana Inglis
Learn to make cat's cradle or shaded four patch blocks through two methods - a scrappy one, and a two-at-a-time one. Both using scrap fabrics, and without purchasing special rulers.
These can be used to make the Fractured Blooms Quilt. You'll leave with a repeatable method for curved piecing that goes well beyond this one block.
T-shirt Pillow Made Easy
Kim Ratchford
**T-Shirt Pillow — Turn a Favorite T-Shirt into a Quilted Pillow You Can Use and Enjoy**
A favorite T-shirt doesn’t have to stay hidden in a drawer. In this presentation, Kim Ratchford guides you through turning one meaningful shirt into a finished quilted pillow.
You’ll learn how to:
* Make a reusable paper template and center it over the T-shirt motif
* Stabilize the shirt fabric so it is easier to cut and sew
* Make a simple envelope-style pillow back
* Attach and machine-finish the binding
It’s a manageable project that gives a special shirt a new life—without committing to an entire T-shirt quilt.
Make Mine Scrappy
Leanne Parsons
I'm sure fabric scraps multiply when we turn our backs!
In this presentation, I share my own journey from scrap overwhelm to being able to easily find (and USE) my scraps and we explore different ways of sorting and storing your scraps to suit the kinds of quilts you like to make. And, of course, we look at lots of scrappy quilts to inspire you to actually use them!
Fabric Pull Foundations - Tips To Curate Your Next Quilt
Lorie Mendes
This presentation is geared towards the beginner quilter but, an intermediate and advanced quilter will also find several tips to take away and start to build their confidence in pulling a well curated quilt fabric palette for your next quilt project.
Several methods to curate a cohesive fabric selection are shared along with fun ways to find inspiration for color combinations.
12 tips are provided to help make your fabric pull less daunting and to help build confidence.
Finally pulling fabric confidently doesn't happen over night.
A few suggestions of how to practice pulling fabric are provided.