Classes & Events

Upcoming events and classes.

Feb. 16-20 QuiltCon, Phoenix, AZ, Mad B's Quilt and Sew.

Feb. 21-23 Classes, Mad B's Quilt and Sew 

Feb 24-27 Classes, Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Hampton VA.

Mar. 16-18 Classes, Hunters Quilt Mart, Centerview MO.

Mar. 23-26 AQS Quilt Week Branson MO. Booth #1116/1118/1120, 

Apr. 27-30 AQS Paducah KY.  Classes. 

Apr. 27-30 AQS Paducah KY. Booth #1308/1310, Location - EXPO

If you do not see a class you would be interested in, feel free to contact me.

Quilting A Dream Big Panel

Level: Confident Beginner,  Intermediate  

Type of Class: Hands-On Machine Quilting Stand Up Frame OR Lecture/Demo

I will take my students through the whole process of creating a beautiful and unique panel they will be proud of! I will teach you how to plan the quilting, where to start, how to work with outlining and fillers, and how to emphasize the beauty of this gorgeous panel. 

Contact for individual and group prices.

Quilt That Shape: triangles, squares, hexagons, and diamonds.

Level: Beginner  Confident Beginner  Intermediate  
Type of Class: Hands-On Machine Quilting Stand Up Frame OR Lecture/Demo

Quilting a classic geometrical shape isn't boring! Learn new designs and open new horizons in quilting basic shapes turning them into little shiny pieces. This class is devoted to the most common shapes. 

Class may be broken into shapes or taught as a whole block.

Contact for individual and group prices.

Breaking space: how to see hidden opportunities of quilting



Level: Beginner  Confident Beginner  Intermediate  
Type of Class: Hands-On Machine Quilting Stand Up Frame OR Lecture/Demo

Made a quilt with wide-open space and have no idea how to quilt it? Bored of simply filling that space with stippling/bubbles? Come to my class and I'll show you endless possibilities of breaking space and creating super interesting quilts!


Contact for individual and group prices.





 

Fill Out: Background Fillers

Level: Beginner  Confident Beginner,  Intermediate  

Type of Class: Hands-On Machine Quilting Stand Up Frame OR Lecture/Demo

I am going to teach 50 different quilting fillers, from classic to modern. I will show groups of fills (modern, geometrical, curl based, pebble based, feather based, etc.) and teach how to quilt them all.
Contact for individual and group prices. 

Borders Out of NoWhere

Level: Confident Beginner, Intermediate  

Type of Class: Hands-On Machine Quilting Stand Up Frame OR Lecture/Demo

Bringing some magic and creating beautiful border designs on plain borders. Learn how to break the border's space and build complex quilting architecture.

Contact for individual and group prices.







Doodle Quilting: Mix and Match!

Level:  Everyone

Type of Class: Hands-On Machine Quilting Stand Up Frame 

Doodle quilting is a fun way to create a beautiful texture for background or allover quilting. Learn new shapes and ideas and mix them with designs you already know! Julia will teach you how to balance different elements, scales, and densities so that students will leave the class confident and inspired.

Contact for individual and group prices.

Zentangle Quilting

Level:  Everyone

Type of Class: Lecture - Demo 

Students will learn the basic theory of Zentangle art implemented into quilting with easy-to-follow instructions for creating a pattern and quilting it. Promote your creativity and reduce stress while creating unusual forms and textures and may completely change your quilting path!

 Contact for individual and group prices.








Inspired by Nature: Find Quilting Ideas around You

Level:  Intermediate, Advanced

Type of Class: Lecture - Demo 

Nature is a generous source of inspiration.  Flowers, trees or bushes, desert, ocean, or jungle - beauty is everywhere around you. Let Julia take you on an amazing journey of noticing beautiful shapes and amazing textures that exist all around us every day and converting them into quilting designs.

Contact for individual and group prices.








Quilting a Dream Big Leaf

Level:  Everyone

Type of Class: Hands-On Machine Quilting Stand Up Frame 

Learn how to quilt the newest edition of Dream Big, the Dream Big Leaf. Create organic textures for a supernatural look or quilt it as a modern sampler.

Contact for individual and group prices.









New Life for Classic Quilt Blocks

Level:  Everyone

Type of Class: Hands-On Machine Quilting Stand Up Frame 

Let's learn how to view classic quilt blocks with a fresh, new look! Julia will work with each student to explore simple, yet effective tricks of how to make familiar blocks look modern, complex, and breathtaking.

Contact for individual and group prices.

Quilting Applique Quilts

Level:  Everyone
Type of Class: Hands-On Machine Quilting Stand Up Frame 

Learn how to emphasize the beauty of applique by outlining, adding creative textures, and breaking up space around it. We will explore a multitude of designs in this hands-on class.

Contact for individual and group prices.