Mosaic Quilt Making

With Heidi Proffetty

Heidi Proffetty is a nationally recognized mosaic art quilter, quilting and sewing educator, and content contributor for Janome Sewing Machines. Known for her distinctive mosaic quilting style, Heidi combines her own original digital artwork with innovative quilt-making techniques. She shares both digital and traditional mosaic quilt making techniques with fellow quilters through classes, publications, and online platforms.

Her unique artistry and teaching expertise have been featured in AQ Magazine, Quilting Arts Magazine, Patchwork Professional, as well as on Quilting Arts TV and The Quilt Show.

Heidi lives in Massachusetts and when she’s not designing or teaching, she enjoys spending time with her two daughters, flying with her husband, relaxing by the ocean, baking, and beekeeping.

To learn more, visit www.heidiproffetty.com or reach out via email at heidi@heidiproffetty.com. Follow Heidi for creative inspiration and educational content on Instagram and Facebook: @heidiproffetty.

Heidi’s Motto: “Creating works of art one tiny piece of fabric at a time.”

Learn to Make a Mosaic Quilt

with Heidi Proffetty

Learn mosaic quilt techniques in this step-by-step workshop while creating a hydrangea mosaic from a pre-cut kit. Explore the full process of translating a photograph into a mosaic design, recognizing value, converting it into color, and selecting fabrics that read clearly as lights, mediums, and darks. Techniques for preparing and cutting small fabric pieces will be demonstrated.

Two color options available: Blue or Fuchsia Flowerhead

Teacher Supplies:

Kit Fee Required $55 includes: Color placement guide, Template, Foundation materials, pre-cut & pre-fused batik fabric pieces, Top Thread, Batting, Backing, and binding fabrics included. 

Pressing Cloths, Quilt Adhesive Spray, and any additional required handouts necessary.

Student Supplies:

• Small sharp fine-tip or embroidery scissors
• Precision Fine tip tweezers (Recommended: Heidi Proffetty's Precision Tweezers available at www.heldiproffetty.com/shop and also available in class).
• Elmer's® washable glue stick
• Straight pins or Quilt Clips

Student Sewing Machine Supplies:

Quilters should have a good working knowledge of how to set up their machine for free motion and how to do basic stippling or meandering quilting.

• Sewing Machine
• Power cord, foot controller and extension cord
• Free-Motion Quilting Foot & Needle Plate
• Standard Zig Zag Presser Foot & Standard Needle Plate
• 80 or 100 weight polyester thread used for bobbin thread. Color: TBD

(Recommended Brands: Wonderfil DecoBob 80 Wt, Wonderfil InvisaFil 100 Wt, or Superior Threads MicroQuilter 100 Wt)

• Microtex Sharp or Non-Stick/Anti-Glue Needles, size 75/11 or 70/10
• Quilting gloves, Free-Motion quilting slider mat, extension table(if desired)
• Always, a good idea to bring your sewing machine manual

Additional Sewing machine items for finish work/binding the quilt:

• 80/12 standard quilting needle
• 40-50 weight polyester or cotton thread. Color: TBD
• Clips or pins
• Hand sewing needle and thread to tack binding

Registration for Non-Members will open:  6/22/2026