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- Grade Range
- 7th - Higher Ed
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Students create a bright and busy quilt to visually stimulate an infant or toddler. They use both hand applique and machine applique to piece together colorful scraps using many different shapes and patterns. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students look at fabrics. They discuss how to print/contrast. They demonstrate cutting center. Students are shown how to trim the block accurately. Students sew in blocks. They discuss how to finish, including tying, machine quilting, batting, no batting and other options. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students design a quilt on their own with guided practice. This is a six weeks course. In the first week it is called spontaneity class. The second week is called color enrichment. The third week is call value study, during the fourth week students critique their thrid weeks project with is called the inspiration week. The fifth and sixth classes is called the artist's eye. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students create a quilt label. They investigate techniques for coloring, combining elements, and using shapres and borders. Students observe sample designs and then create their own small quilt or wall hanging. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students explore free-motion machine quilting through three exercises. They enhance patterns, make their own patterns and stitch a realistic quilted drawing. Students create a color wheel and develop a variety of methods that enable them to become creative quilters. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Higher Ed
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Students make quilts using a simplified applique technique. The lesson includes directions for beginner as well as intermediate levels. Each class lasts from between two and three hours. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Higher Ed
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Students create quilts with shadow effects, that create three dimensional effects that make the pieces appear to float right off the surface. They use several techniques to create the shadows such as; color and value, piecing, applique discharge and paint and oil sticks. Students must purchase the text: "Casting Shadows: Creating Visual dimension in Your Quilts." Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students construct a 9-Patch Star using foundation units in the required text "Simply Sensational 9-Patch Stars." They discuss fabric selection for the star block. Students cut and label their fabrics. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students experience sewing by hand. They discover and demonstrate the techniques necessary to make the Crown of Cherries block, a pattern transfer, applique placement and needleturn applique and perfect circles. They also observe some dimensional circle options. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 6th
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Students explore controlling the sewing machine and improve eye-hand and foot coordination by successfully working on enjoyable stitching activities and follow written sewing instructions and become familiar with sewing terminology. Full Review »

