2025 Quilt Show Demonstrations

Beyond the Ditch:  Creative Quilting with Embroidery & Fancy Stitches
Robin Culbertson, Asheville Cotton Co.

Take your quilting up a notch with decorative stitches and machine embroidery.  We will explore fun ways to get eye-catching, complex-looking designs —- made easy with the help of your machine.

Learn how a needle felted pincushion is made and the benefits of using wool.  Learn why wool is better for your pins and needles and see some of the wonderful decorative and yet functional pincushions made by Patsy!

Kate will demonstrate this clever way to achieve stunning fusible applique projects quickly with these beautiful kits.  So impressive!  Easy Applique is just a kit away!

Let’s Finish that Quilt - Carolina Mountains Longarmers Assoc. – Allyson Heidenfelder

Prepare to have your beautiful quilt top longarm quilted in a way that is in agreement with your hopes, timeline, and budget!  Please join us for information on various types of longarm quilting and tips on how to prepare your top for the longarm quilter.

Demonstration of the Brother Aveneer EV-1 sewing/embroidery machine
Kathy Neal and Todd Simmons, Beginnings Quilt Shop

Come see a demonstration of this new, state-of-the-art sewing, quilting and embroidery machine.  Boasting an impressive combination of dynamic software, powerful wireless LAN capabilities, striking good looks, and sophisticated engineering, the Aveneer offers a full slate of features to unlock your creativity!

Fabulous Scrap Crazy 6 Template Quilt Trunk Show - Robin Kaluahine, Elaine’s Attic Quilt Shop

Come and watch Robin create 6” finished blocks with the four templates in this set.  All of the pieces can be cut from those odd sized scraps in your stash or stack fabrics and cut multiples in a matter of minutes.  The tips are trimmed when needed so the pieces sew together perfectly every time.  I’ll bet Robin has a quilt or two to show off!

Making and Creating with Fabric Yo-Yos - Marcia Layton Designs,
Marcia Layton

Learn how to make fabric yo-yos with the Clover yo-yo makers.  It is an old quilting technique simplified!  Making yo-yos by hand is relaxing, fun and is a great way to use up fabric scraps.  Get ideas for how to add yo-yos to your quilts and sewing projects for wonderful texture and interest.

4 Ways to Make Applique Easy - Angie Lamoree, 5 Little Monkeys Quilt & Sew

Angie is a Quilter’s Select ambassador and loves to teach people how to get accurate piecing that is still fun.  For today’s demo, she will show you 4 different ways to make applique easy and beautiful.

Using a 15 degree ruler, Patti will demonstrate the Round and Round quilt block. The quilt looks difficult, even though it is sewn with straight lines - BUT the design looks round!  The construction is easy enough for a beginner

Our Bingo Queen is back, with a new stack of Bingo cards and some great prizes, all donated by Moda Fabrics!  It is free to play so come and join the fun on the last day of our quilt show.