Managing Unfinished Quilts

Dream It * Quilt It

With Emma Jane Powell

Program Description:  Let’s face our unfinished projects.  This fun, self-deprecating, and interactive lecture will jump start your drive to change the pending status of ongoing sewing projects.  We will dive deep into why these projects are on the backburner, and learn how to proceed with quilts you may have lost your enthusiasm for, or would love to finally finish.  You will be given action items to work towards managing your current WIP, and strategies to stop UFOs before they start.  A bundle of downloadable PDF printables to accompany action items are included in the program.

Bio: Continuing a family legacy of quilting for over 25 years, Emma Jane has tried it all, and she loves every step of the quilting process.  A career public school ESL teacher for many years, she jumped ship after having a baby in her 40s, and now teaches quilting.  Seeing her passion for quilting reflected in a student’s work is truly an honor.

• Ripple Effect

  Dream It * Quilt It

  With Emma Jane Powell 

   

   Class Description:
  This lively workshop is packed full of techniques to enhance your quilting. Begin by learning to make your own piping, apply it to a curved “ripple effect” and then adhere it to your quilt background in a quilt-as-you-go method. The best part? Absolutely no curves will be sewn in this project! Additionally, learn a variety of surface design techniques to include: foiling, beading, lace, sequence, fun yarns, Angelina fibers, and more to stretch your inner creative genius in this class . You will come away from this workshop full of ideas for future projects.

   

   Supply List:

• Participants will need a sewing machine and including the following feet: walking/even feed foot, zipper foot, and a braiding and/or piping foot. *Zipper foot can be used in lieu of braiding/piping foot, but bring it if you have it.
• The size of your wall hanging is self-directed. Batting and backing fabric whatever size you wish to make your wall hanging plus a couple of inches for overhang.
• For piping: One fat quarter, 3mm cotton cording 3 yards is plenty.
• A variety of fat quarters for piecing the curved sections.
• Fat quarter to a half yard for the background fabric, based on the size wall hanging you want to make.
• Fun stuff of your choosing: beads, sequence, buttons, Deco Foil sheets, and transfer gel, foam stamps to fit the style of your project (flowers, fish, stars, etc.), decorative yarns and ribbons, tulle, cookie cutters, etc.
• Parchment paper or silicone/lead pressing sheet.
• Scraps of Steam a Seam for fusing cookie cutter (or other) shapes.

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  * $15 (optional) Kit Includes:

• Deco Foil sheets & Transfer Gel
• A sampling of Angelina fibers
• 3mm cotton cording for piping

*If students do not wish to invest in some of the supplies for the class, they can watch the demos and determine later if they would like to purchase. Students are allowed and encouraged to use Emma’s supplies during the workshop. Students can wait until the end of the workshop to purchase a kit or a la carte supplies for future use.

Registration for Members will open:  2/24/2026

Registration for Non-Members will open:  3/23/2026