The Quilt Patch
Classes: Color, Design & Other Specialties

10381 Main Street, Fairfax, Virginia 22030 •  703-273-6937

Hours: Monday-Saturday 10-5, Thursday 10-8, Sunday 12-5

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The classes on this page encourage you to go beyond the basics. Learn new techniques. Play with new patterns. Take your skills to the next level.

 

Quilting & Finishing Classes

BSR, Twice Quilted

You'll have hands-on practice with BSR1 and BSR2. Learn the differences between the two and how they can be used effectively to enhance your machine quilting. Limited to 8 students. *Sewing machine with BSR required. Ask or click here for supply list. 1 session, $27

Saturday 10am-1pm - May 24 OR

Saturday 1:30-4:30pm - August 23

All levels.......Instructor, Lesly-Claire Greenberg

 

*NEW*Facing the Edge

Some quilts require a special edge treatment. Facing is the perfect finish for unusually shaped quilts and those that don't want a visible binding. Students will finish the edges of two small quilts and learn straight, shaped and mitered techniques as well as how to incorporate casings and hanging sleeves. *Sewing machine required. Ask or click here for supply list. 1 session, $27

Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm - June 25

All levels.......Instructor, Lesly-Claire Greenberg

 

Quilting Labels

Every quilt should have a label and there are so many possibilities with today's technology. You can do anything from hand drawing a label to writing the quilt's life history on your computer and printing it out. Learn how to make labels personal and practical. Don't let your quilt be the one listed as "Maker Unknown." Ask or click here for supply list. 1 session, $27

Tuesday 10am-1pm - July 15

All levels.......Instructor, Janet Marney

 


 

Patterns & Quilts

*NEW*Folded Flower Power

Create a 3-dimensional flower with ease.  Celebrate the summer with a technique that results in a unique quilt with pizzazz. An original pattern will be provided. Ask or click here for supply list. 1 session, $27

Tuesday 10am-1pm - June 17

All levels.......Instructor, Judy Busby

 

*NEW*Tea and Biscuits

Using a raw-edge appliqué method, take commercial silk flowers and create a bouquet. Arrange tea cups and biscuits around the vase and make this lovely wall hanging as personal as you like. *Sewing machine and pattern required. Ask or click here for supply list. Bring bag lunch. 1 session, $48

Saturday 10am-4pm - May 17

Intermediate.......Instructor, Priscilla Stultz

 

The T-Shirt Quilt

Always popular as a memory quilt, this puts those treasured "team" shirts, vacation shirts, and sorority/fraternity/school shirts, etc. to good use.  What a terrific gift! A soft fusible makes them both stable and flexible, creating the perfect quilt for your teen. *Sewing machine required. Ask or click here for supply list. Bring bag lunch. 1 session, $48

Friday 10am-4pm - July 25

All levels.......Instructor, Janet Marney

 

*NEW*Ghost Star

Originally designed as a mystery, this quilt is a canvas for color transparencies.  Simple stars are layered in various sizes which allows the colors to mix in new shades, values, and hues. *Sewing machine required. Ask or click here for supply list. Bring bag lunch. 1 session, $48

Saturday 10am-4pm - July 12

Advanced Beginner.......Instructor, Lesly-Claire Greenberg

 

*NEW*Who Are You??

Choose your "inner self"! Embellish a small panel of "Fun Ladies" by Loralie Harris (provided) that reflects who you feel you are- will be- or want to become. Show off your attitude by having a work of art in your home reflecting the Real You! Add beads, baubles, sparkles, dangles, daubs & delights to reflect your interests. Quilt by hand as a finishing touch. Ask or click here for supply list. 1 session, $27

Wednesday 10am-1pm - May 7

All levels.......Instructor, Judy Busby

 

*NEW*Woven Fabric Basket

Weave a basket for yourself and your friends. The technique is great fun. It uses fabric strips, includes fusing, and can be habit forming. Big and little baskets are useful and add artistic beauty to your home. Ask or click here for supply list. 1 session, $27

Saturday 10am-1pm - May 31

All levels.......Instructor, Judy Busby

 

*NEW*Lucky Stars

Join Kay for discussion and demonstrations that will enable you to make this beautiful quilt from Piece o'Cake.  Meetings will be spaced out so that students can sew on their own. Ask or click here for supply list. *Pattern required. 3 sessions, $48

Saturdays 10am-noon - June 14, August 9, September 13

Intermediate & Advanced.......Instructor, Kay Lettau

 

Get Organized

Whether you sew in a studio, the den, spare bedroom, or in the dining room, we all have the same issue: "Now where did I put that?" Learn where to put it and how to find it later as you investigate ways to organize your sewing and maybe even your other life. Bring pencil and paper. Click here for supply list. 1 session, $27

Friday 10am-1pm - July 18

All levels.......Instructor, Janet Marney

 

*NEW*Sante Fe Mini Mystery

Enjoy an easy paced class with precise pattern and step-by-step written directions. Solve the mystery and see what the southwest has to offer. *Sewing machine required. Ask or click here for supply list. Bring bag lunch. 1 session, $48

Sunday 11am-5pm - June 8

Advanced Beginner.......Instructor, Lesly-Claire Greenberg

 

*NEW*Painted Tulip

Painting on fabric adds interest and an additional dimension to your quilts. Learn a new technique and incorporate your work into a dynamic quilt. An original pattern will be provided. Ask or click here for supply list. 1 session, $27

Wednesday 10am-1pm - July 16

All levels.......Instructor, Judy Busby

 

 

 

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