CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, &

PROGRAMS

EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE “Education is the key to growth in life and in your quilting.”

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.

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.”