CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE “Education is the key to growth in life and in your quilting.”
Delightful
Quilting
&
Sewing
uses
a
trusted
educational
model
of
“hear
it,
see
it,
do
it.”
Instruction
is
followed
by
demonstration
and
your
chance
at
hands-on
practice.
Group
classes
are
kept
small
and
are
interactive
and
fun.
Whether
group
or
individual,
each
class
is
structured
for
the
most
opportunity
to
build
skill
and
practice
technique.
Taught
in
our
spacious,
well
lighted
studio,
students
use
our
Nolting
longarm
machines.
All
classes,
however,
teach
principles
and
techniques
that
apply
to
any
brand of longarm. Class and workshop
descriptions.
Joyce
and
her
husband,
Ron,
have
traveled
to
Alaska,
Iowa,
Colorado,
eastern
US,
and,
of
course,
New
York to teach classes and workshops. Teaching fee info.
CLASS & WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS
INTERACTIVE, HANDS-ON CLASSES TAUGHT AT OUR AVON, NY STUDIO
Classes taught at:
DQS Studio
5378 Lake Rd, Avon, NY 14414
Private One-on-One Classes at DQS Studio:
Longarm Learning Block
A private, one-on-one, longarm classes with Joyce. Longarm learning blocks are customized with content to answer your questions and meet your specific needs. From basics to more advanced techniques, longarm or computer guided, write down your goals and schedule a block of time for hands-on learning. Longarm Learning Block Fee: $35 per hour (minimum of two hours, plus materials) Call 585-226-2577 to schedule your Longarm Learning Block.Group Classes at DQS Studio:
Longarm Prep Class - Interactive Lab - Required Class to Rent Time, 2 hours
Group Class Fee: $45, Private Class $60 This class if for those wanting to learn more about longarm quilting, try out a longarm, and is required before renting time on our Nolting longarms to quilt your own quilt. This prep class includes demonstrations, instruction and hands-on with tips and techniques for a successful longarm experience. You will learn how to use the machines, frame, and equipment, how to prepare your quilt for longarm quilting, how to load the quilt on the frame, and the basics of longarm quilting. Bring a notebook.Quilting Pantos Successfully - Interactive Lab - 3 hours
Class Fee: Group $65, Private $95 Pantographs offer quilters a way of stitching an overall pattern that is balanced and looks beautiful. Quilting pantos also builds a quilters muscle memory as they repeat the five “moves” of longarm quilting. This class covers how to set up a panto using PatternGrid, how to successfully center and align the panto to the quilt top, how to work with both squared off and interlocking patterns, how to set up to stitch the first, move from one row to the next when advancing the quilt, and quilting the last row. Following the techniques and tips in the class, every panto will be stitched out beaurifully. Methods in this class work with all brands of machines and frames. Bring a notebook.Free Motion Quilting - Techniques and Ideas - 1 person per machine, 3 hours
Class Fee: Group $65, Private $95 This class explores a number of marking methods, how to choose thread, teaches techniques for successful free motion quilting, and gives the student an opportunity to try stitching different techniques suitable for all over quilting, blocks, sashings and borders. You will take your sample home. Methods work with all brands of machines and frames. Bring a notebook.Using Templates and Rulers - Techniques, Tips & Ideas - 1 person per machine, 3 hours
Class Fee: Group $65, Private $95 Templates and rulers offer the quilter the opportunity to expand their design options and give order and precision to quilting not possible with FMQ. The class teaches the correct techniques for using templates and rulers, offers many design ideas, and gives ample time for hands-on practice with templates from our wide selection. You will take your sample home. Methods work with all brands of machines and frames. Bring a notebook.Hand Guided Feathers - 1 person per machine, 3 hours
Class Fee: Group $65, Private $95 Feathers are beautiful quilted on all types of quilts from traditional to modern. Don’t shy away from quilting feathers. Learn how to quilt feathers in this class with three no-fail techniques. You will soon be having fun quilting feathers in blocks, sashings, and borders. You will take your sample home. Methods work with all brands of machines and frames. Bring a notebook.Computer Guided Workshops
Quiltmagine
Fee: Two day workshop $250, One day workshop $150 (minimum required) Workshops are usually one or two days, entry level through intermediate plus. The workshop is hands on using the QM tablet. Participants build skill and confidence. If a Nolting longarm/commercial frame and Quiltmagine is available, we stitch out projects that we work on in class, usually on a small quilt.IntelliQuilter
Fee: Two day workshop $250, One day workshop $150 (minimum required) Workshops are usually one or two days entry level and beyond with the many fun and useful techniques and editing functions found in IQ. The workshop is hands-on using the IQ tablet. Participants build skill and confidence. If a frame with IQ is available, we are able to learn more of the advanced features of IQ and will stitch out techniques, usually on a small quilt.
Class registration required (see cancellation/refund policy)
About the teacher - Joyce Blowers:
• Over 30 years of quilting experience starting as a hand quilter, progressing to machine quilting on a home machine, and finally to longarm and computer guided quilting. • Her quilting experience has taught her many lessons which she uses as examples and willingly shares to make the quilting experience easier for others. • Joyce is a problem solver and has developed strategies and techniques that solve problems with both home machine and longarm quilting machine quilting. • Joyce is a dealer for both Quiltmagine (Nolting) computer guided system and IntelliQuilter computer guided, which works on most major longarm brands and models, including Nolting. She enjoys teaching workshops on both of these computer guided systems. • Joyce and husband, Ron, are authors of “Guide to Quilting with Your Nolting.” This book is a comprehensive guide covering all aspects of longarm quilting using the Nolting machines and frame, including quilt preparation, batting and thread selection, solving tension issues, and even covers troubleshooting. More on the “guide.”
Schedule your workshop, club or group presentation by
calling Joyce at 585.226.2577
“I
have
done
some
longarming
but
am
still
a
beginner,
but
I
must
say
I
learned
more
about
the
basics
that
you
really
should
know
when
getting
your
quilt
top,
batting
and
backing
ready
than
I
ever
had
known.
Joyce
makes
everything
easy
to
understand
and her tips assure you will have good results.” Marie
“Joyce
is
an
organized
and
thorough
teacher
and
generous
with
her
extensive
knowledge
of
longarm
quilting.” Beth
“I
was
also
in
the
class
(longarm
prep)
and
Joyce
has
an
indent
comprehensive
approach
to
longarm
quilting.” Jesse
What our students are saying.
Photos: Computer Guided Workshops taught by Joyce Blowers
Quilting pantos successfully class.
Thank
you
Joyce.
It
was
a
wonderful
two
days
and
I
learned
so
much!!
You
provided
a
wonderful
environment
in
which
to
learn
and
I
appreciate
your
patience and teaching style.
Carol B (IQ Workshop)
Hi
Joyce!
Thank
you
so
much
for
holding
the
workshop
at
Jimi's
house
in
Oklahoma
this
past
week.
It
was
wonderful
and
I
learned
so
much!
Vicki
A
(QM Workshop, Oklahoma City)
ADDRESS
5378 Lake Rd
Avon, NY 14414
By appointment
CONTACT
B: 585-226-2577
C: 585-317-7478
SOCIAL
Delightful Quilting & Sewing, Copyright 2020
Register today for a longarm class, sit down machine, or computer guided
workshop. See class schedule below.
•
Longarm technique classes apply to all longarm brands.
•
Sit-down class for home sewing machines teaches free motion quilting and
getting started with templates. Bring your own machine. Prior class prep
required. (info and supply list)
•
Computer guided workshops are two or three days, however you can sign up for
one or two of the days. When registering, select the day or days you want to
attend and pay $150 for the first day and only $125 each for the second and/or
third day, Current schedult at the top of the page.
J
oyce (center) teaching “Yes! You Can Feathers” in Alaska
IQ - 2018 & 2019
QM - NY 2018 & Oklahoma 2019
QM NY 2019 & California 2019
Longarm Class Schedule
Date
Class
Time
Group Class
Per Person
Fee
March 10
1-4 PM
$65
March 24
6-9 PM
$45
May 19
1-4 PM
$65
Workshops
Quiltmagine: Hiawatha, IA, July 2020 IntelliQuilter: Hiawatha, IA, July 2020
CANCELLED
DUE TO COVID
CONTACT
B: 585-226-2577
C: 585-317-7478
SOCIAL
ADDRESS
5378 Lake Rd
Avon, NY 14414
By appointment
CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, &
PROGRAMS
EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE “Education is the key to growth in life and in your quilting.”
Classes taught at:
DQS Studio, 5378 Lake Rd, Avon, NY 14414
LONGARM CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
INTERACTIVE, HANDS-ON CLASSES
Private One-on-One Classes at DQS Studio:
Longarm Learning Block
A private, one-on-one, longarm classes with Joyce. Joyce has years of experience teaching, years of experience and knowledge in the techniques and mechanics of longarm quilting as well as trouble shooting longarm problems, and has written the book, “Guide to Quilting with Your Nolting,” Longarm learning blocks are customized with content to answer your questions and meet your specific needs. Longarm Learning Block Fee: $25 per hour (minimum of two hours, plus materials) Call Joyce for more information and to schedule your Longarm Learning Block, 585-226- 2577.Group Classes at DQS Studio:
Longarm Prep Class - Interactive Lab - Required Class
to Rent Time, 2 hours
Class Fee: Group $45, Private $60 This prep class includes demonstrations, instruction and hands-on with tips and techniques for a successful longarm experience. You will learn how to use the machines, frame, and equipment, how to prepare your quilt for longarm quilting, and the basics of longarm quilting. Bring a notebook.Quilting Pantos Successfully - Interactive Lab - 3
hours
Class Fee: Group $65, Private $95 Pantographs offer quilters a way of stitching an overall pattern that is balanced and looks beautiful. Quilting pantos also builds a quilters muscle memory as they repeat the five “moves” of longarm quilting. This class covers using PatternGrid to set up a panto, how to successfully center and align the panto to the quilt top, how to work with both squared off and interlocking patterns, how to set up to stitch the first, move from one row to the next when advancing the quilt, and quilting the last row. Following the techniques and tips in the class, every panto will be stitched out beaurifully. Methods in this class work with all brands of machines and frames. Bring a notebook.Free Motion Quilting - Techniques and
Ideas - 1 person per machine, 3 hours
Class Fee: Group $65, Private $95 This class explores a number of marking methods, how to choose thread, teaches techniques for successful free motion quilting, and gives the student an opportunity to try stitching different techniques suitable for all over quilting, blocks, sashings and borders. You will take your sample home. Methods work with all brands of machines and frames. Bring a notebook.Using Templates and Rulers - Techniques,
Tips & Ideas - 1 person per machine, 3
hours
Class Fee: Group $65, Private $95 Templates and rulers offer the quilter the opportunity to expand their design options and give order and precision to quilting not possible with FMQ. The class teaches the correct techniques for using templates and rulers, offers many design ideas, and gives ample time for hands-on practice with templates from our wide selection. You will take your sample home. Methods work with all brands of machines and frames. Bring a notebook.Hand Guided Feathers - 1 person per
machine, 3 hours
Class Fee: Group $65, Private $95 Feathers are beautiful quilted on all types of quilts from traditional to modern. Don’t shy away from quilting feathers. Learn three techniques on how to quilt feathers in this class. You will soon be having fun quilting feathers in blocks, sashings, and borders. You will take your sample home. Methods work with all brands of machines and frames. Bring a notebook.Computer Guided Workshops
Call us to schedule a workshop at your shop or studio.Quiltmagine
Fee: Two day workshop $250, One day workshop $150 (minimum required) Workshops are usually one or two days, entry level through intermediate plus. The workshop is hands on using the QM tablet. Participants build skill and confidence. If a Nolting longarm/commercial frame and Quiltmagine is available, we stitch out projects that we work on in class, usually on a small quilt.IntelliQuilter
Fee: Two day workshop $250, One day workshop $150 (minimum required) Workshops are usually one or two days entry level and beyond with the many fun and useful techniques and editing functions found in IQ. The workshop is hands-on using the IQ tablet. Participants build skill and confidence. If a frame with IQ is available, we are able to learn more of the advanced features of IQ and will stitch out techniques, usually on a small quilt.
What our students are saying.
“I
have
done
some
longarming
but
am
still
a
beginner,
but
I
must
say
I
learned
more
about
the
basics
that
you
really
should
know
when
getting
your
quilt
top,
batting
and
backing
ready
than
I
ever
had
known.
Joyce
makes
everything
easy
to
understand
and her tips assure you will have good results.” Marie
“Joyce
is
an
organized
and
thorough
teacher
and
generous
with
her
extensive
knowledge
of
longarm quilting.” Beth
“I
was
also
in
the
class
(longarm
prep)
and
Joyce
has
an
indent
comprehensive
approach
to
longarm
quilting.” Jesse
Schedule your workshop, club or group presentation
by calling Joyce at 585.226.2577
Jo
yce (center) teaching “Yes! You Can Feathers” in Alaska
Delightful Quilting & Sewing Copyright 2020
Delightful
Quilting
&
Sewing
uses
a
trusted
educational
model
of
“hear
it,
see
it,
do
it.”
Instruction
is
followed
by
demonstration
and
your
chance
at
hands-on
practice.
Group
classes
are
kept
small
and
are
interactive
and
fun.
Whether
group
or
individual,
each
class
is
structured
for
the
most
opportunity
to
build
skill
and
practice
technique.
Taught
in
our
spacious,
well
lighted
studio,
students
use
our
Nolting
longarm
machines.
All
classes,
however,
teach
principles
and
techniques
that
apply
to
any
brand
of
longarm.
Class and workshop
descriptions.
Joyce
and
her
husband,
Ron,
have
traveled
to
Alaska,
Iowa,
Colorado,
Oklahoma,
eastern
US,
and,
of
course,
New
York
to
teach
classes
and
workshops.
Call
for
information
on
hosting
a
workshop at your location. 585-226-2577
Class registration required (see cancellation/refund
policy)
Register today for a longarm class, sit down
machine, or computer guided workshop.
See class schedule below.
•
Longarm technique classes apply to all
longarm brands.
•
Sit-down class for home sewing machines
teaches free motion quilting and getting
started with templates. Bring your own
machine. Prior class prep required. (info and
supply list)
•
Computer guided workshops are two or three
days, however you can sign up for one or two
of the days. When registering, select the day
or days you want to attend and pay $150 for
the first day and only $125 each for the
second and/or third day, Current schedult at
the top of the page.
About the teacher - Joyce Blowers:
• Over 30 years of quilting experience starting as a hand quilter, progressing to machine quilting on a home machine, and finally to longarm and computer guided quilting. • Her quilting experience has taught her many lessons which she uses as examples and willingly shares to make the quilting experience easier for others. • Joyce is a problem solver and has developed strategies and techniques that solve problems with both home machine and longarm quilting machine quilting. • Joyce is a dealer for both Quiltmagine (Nolting) computer guided system and IntelliQuilter computer guided, which works on most major longarm brands and models, including Nolting. She enjoys teaching workshops on both of these computer guided systems. • Joyce and husband, Ron, are authors of “Guide to Quilting with Your Nolting.” This book is a comprehensive guide covering all aspects of longarm quilting using the Nolting machines and frame, including quilt preparation, batting and thread selection, solving tension issues, and even covers troubleshooting. More on the “guide.”
Photos: Computer Guided Workshops taught by Joyce
Blowers
Workshops
Quiltmagine: Hiawatha, IA, July 2020 IntelliQuilter: Hiawatha, IA, July 2020
IQ - 2018 & 2019
QM - NY 2018 & Oklahoma 2019
QM NY 2019 & California 2019
Longarm Class Schedule
Date
Class
Time
Group Class
Per Person
Fee
March 10
1-4 PM
$65
March 24
6-9 PM
$45
May 19
1-4 PM
$65
CANCELLED
DUE TO COVID
Delightful Quilting &
Sewing
