Join Kathleen and Ardelle for a week of stitching, relaxing, and fun, with our annual Wool Week! 

The Project: This year we are doing bring-your-own project! Work on the Sue Spargo or Kathleen Riggins quilt of your choice, or the unpublished Balconyburg or Ardelle's Heartfelt Wishes quilt. Or, use this time to bring your own design ideas to life with Kathleen's guidance! We'll cover a variety of topics as a class, including cotton applique, wool applique, Dorset and Yorkshire buttons, background layering, replacing hard-to-find threads, embroidery stitches, thread choices, combining embroidery stitches, and more! Plus, get one-on-one attention to learn new techniques and get design and project tips from Kathleen and Ardelle. 

The Details:  Wool Week classes will be held in our classroom in our store in Camrose! We will provide lunches each day, as well as a few snacks. Class runs from 9:30 - 4:30 each day, though our classroom will stay open until 8:00PM each night for those who want to stay later to continue working on their projects.

Learn how to use ruler for professional looking quilting on your domestic sewing machine, then learn a bunch of new ways to use the ruler!

Spend the morning learning a whole pile of designs that I use over and over again. Then learn a spend the afternoon learnign to to ombine them together and how to decide what to put where on a quilt. 

 Also, Quilting For the Lazy. Learn Kathleen’s go to designs, then learn her favorite variations to make it seem like you know ALL the quilting things. Gain confidence with some versatile designs that you can use again and again. 

In this relaxed class we discuss ideas for quilting your quilts! Gather together as we get to know each other while having fun talking about quilts. Bring photo’s and quilt tops with you, and we’ll discuss various designs and techniques for quilting your tops. Whether you’re trying to make a show stopper, or finishing up some quilt tops you just really want done and out of your way, Kathleen will inspire you to get those tops finished!

Longarm demo/lecture
Suitable for Int/Adv 
Knowing some basic designs is one thing, but knowing how to combine them in interesting ways can open a whole new world of quilting - without having to learn new designs! Join Kathleen as she walks you through some of her favourite ways to combine designs, helping you create stunning quilts. Watch as Kathleen demos how she achieves this on a longarm machine. Handout will include all designs used in class.

Make this great sampler quilt to show off some of your favourite quilting designs! Become a better quilter while making something awesome! This fun technique combines 9 extra-mini whole-cloth quilts to create one mini quilt! You aren’t going to want to miss the fun in this class.

Longarm demo/lecture
Suitable for CB/Int/Adv

Not sure where to start when faced with a large area of negative space? Make shapes! Kathleen walks you through this easy process to create stunning negative spaces. Watch as Kathleen demos three different methods of making shapes on a longarm machine. First, Kathleen will talk about quilting shapes in fills and background spaces before going over how to use shapes to add a second layer of interest to your large negative spaces. Finally, Kathleen shares her most-used shape technique, creating large shapes to emphasize your favourite sections of your quilt. Handout will include all designs used in class.

Longarm demo/lecture
Suitable for All 
Sometimes spending that little bit of extra time on a quilt can really make it special. Mark lines & shapes to create stunning negative spaces. It may be time consuming, but it’s not particularly difficult. Combine straight lines with free motion quilting, and you’ve got stunning professional looking quilting!

Learn this particularly versatile design, then practice using it in different ways! Kathleen shows her favourite variations on the swirl so that by learning this one basic design, it opens up a huge variety of different designs for you to use.

When is the last time you played with free motion just for the fun of it? Jump start your creativity in this inspiring class where we explore different aspects of free motion design and develop our own style of quilting.

Longarm demo/lecture
Suitable for CB/Int 
Think feathers only belong on your grandmothers quilt? Think again! Despite their more traditional roots, feathers can be a great addition to modern quilts— you just might have to think about them a little differently! Kathleen shows you her favourite feather variations as well as modern uses for those feathers.

Learn Kathleen’s go-to designs for the shapes she finds in quilts the most often. Learn designs for lines, designs for squares, designs for triangles & designs for odd shapes. Use these easy-to-quilt designs in your quilts to easily create beautiful quilting.

Find more information here: https://canadianquilter.com/quilt-canada-workshops/

Knowing some basic designs is one thing, but knowing how to combine them in interesting ways can open a whole new world of quilting – without having to learn new designs! Join Kathleen as she walks you through some of her favourite ways to combine designs, helping you create stunning quilts.

Find more information here: https://canadianquilter.com/quilt-canada-workshops/

Not sure where to start when looking at a quilt and trying to decide how to quilt it? Kathleen walks you step by step through her process, and lets you practice some of her techniques on your sample fabric as well as printed quilt images. Bring quilt tops or printed photos of your quilt top, and Kathleen will help you come up with a quilting plan. This fun class includes a lot of group sharing and discussion that will leave you inspired and ready to tackle all your quilt tops!

Find more information here: https://canadianquilter.com/quilt-canada-workshops/

Think feathers only belong on your grandmother’s quilt? Think again! Despite their more traditional roots, feathers can be a great addition to modern quilts— you just might have to think about them a little differently! Kathleen shows you her favourite feather variations as well as modern uses for those feathers. Great for those who have never stitched a feather before, or who are looking for new ways to use a favourite design.

Find more information here - https://canadianquilter.com/quilt-canada-workshops/

Kathleen shares how to get perfect straight lines and geometric designs using rulers and markings while using a long arm quilting machine. Many techniques can be transferred to stationary machines, and Kathleen is happy to provide tips to domestic machine quilters in this longarm class. This class is aimed at those with little to no ruler work experience, and no longarm quilting experience is required. 

Find more information here - https://canadianquilter.com/quilt-canada-workshops/

 Learn this particularly versatile design, then practice using it in different ways! Kathleen shows her favourite variations on the basic swirl so that by learning this one easy design, it opens up a huge variety of different designs for you to use.

Find more information here - https://canadianquilter.com/quilt-canada-workshops/

Rulers are a great way to get intricate looking quilting without a high level of skill. Learn the basics of how to do professional looking quilting with your domestic sewing machine. Some familiarity with Free Motion Quilting is required.

Register Online Here - https://qfth.ca/products/machine-quilting-with-rulers-on-your-domestic-machine

Kathleen shares her best tricks for one of her favourite designs - the feather. Learn two ways of making a basic feather, then move on to different ways to use them in your quilts. Kathleen takes a modern approach to this traditional design.

Register here - https://qfth.ca/products/free-motion-feathers