Before filling out your registration form, please read the class descriptions and the daily itinerary so you can best determine how you would like to spend your cruise time. You will be assured of being placed in three full day class sections. Class assignments and supply lists will be mailed to you along with your notice for final payment 90 days prior to departure. Classes are open to all levels of ability (unless otherwise stated in the class description).
Tower One
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 • 8:30 am - 4:00 pm, Lunch Break from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
In the tradition of American patchwork, the basic block in this quit was designed to commemorate an historic event: the rebuilding of the World Trade Center. The lead tower, Tower One, consists of simple symmetries. Architecturally, it is a square that becomes an octagon that becomes a square. The quilt block, Tower One, is shaped like its namesake. In this class, students will explore bilaterally symmetrical fabric and learn unique machine piecing and template making techniques. After learning the necessary techniques, students will prepare and sew four diverse blocks. This is a good beginning for a larger quilt.
Sewing machines will be provided for this class.
Skill level: Advanced Beginner, Intermediate to Advanced
Opulent Ornament
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 • 8:30 am - 4:00 pm, Lunch Break from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Get in touch with your inner embellisher. Decorate your way to a beautiful object brimming with sparkle and ready to display using a simple, non-sewing technique. You'll learn to rely on the repetitive flow of shapes and colors to create this easy-to-make but visually complex object.
Skill level: All Levels
Needlestars
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 • 8:30 am - 4:00 pm, Lunch Break from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
This class is the first day of my multi-day kaleidoscope workshop. Students learn all of the unique machine piecing and template techniques I use to create a complex image while simultaneously exploring the virtues of bilaterally symmetrical fabric. Needlestars© is a 4-patch block reminiscent of a kaleidoscopic pinwheel.
Sewing machines will be provided for this class.
Skill level: Intermediate to Advanced
Applique on Holiday
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 • 8:30 am - 4:00 pm, Lunch Break from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
A relaxing class that takes you back to hand appliqué basics in a fun and easy design created just for cruising. A small stylized center appliqué motif will build your confidence as you learn straight forward techniques for needleturn hand applique. Celebrate the vibrancy and excitement of our Caribbean destinations with this sunny little applique motif that will be a wonderful remembrance of a memorable cruise. You will also receive options for surrounding the applique block with a foundation pieced Feathered Star, for a great little wall quilt!
Skill level: Intermediate
Tropical Paradise
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 • 8:30 am - 4:00 pm, Lunch Break from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Lush, tropical flowers hand appliqued over a classic pieced Ocean Waves background are the perfect project for our Caribbean cruise. Refine your needleturn hand applique skills, including sharp points and smooth curves. Explore new ideas in fabric selection. And even get a little taste of hand piecing. The perfect project to stitch while lounging in your deck chair!
Skill Level: All levels
Just a Little Bit: Hand Applique Basics
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 • 8:30 am - 4:00 pm, Lunch Break from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
The perfect class for those rotary cutting, machine piecing quilters who have vowed they will never hand applique! In this workshop, experience just a taste of both needleturn and dimensional hand applique techniques in one small whimsical project. You will leave this workshop with the tools to add those special touches to your latest project or quilt challenge. Who knows? You may just get hooked!
Skill level: All Levels
Cut Flowers Wool Applique
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 • 8:30 am - 4:00 pm, Lunch Break from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Imagine a stroll through the garden on a summer evening, enjoying the sweet smell of flowers and feeling the warmth of the setting sun. In this class you will create a 20" x 25" wall hanging that invokes this wonderful memory! Learn the basic applique and embellishment embroidery stitches with pearl cotton and embroidery floss. This project can be made from new or recycled wool (or wool blend).
Skill level: All levels
Trash to Treasue Pineapples
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 • 8:30 am - 4:00 pm, Lunch Break from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Is it time to clear the clutter in your life? Would you like to use up those bits and pieces of fabric stuffed in all the nooks and crannies of your sewing room? Gyleen will show you how! In this class, you will make an old fashioned favorite Pineapple quilt with a new and contemporary twist! Sewn with perfection and totally random, with no paper piecing. You will turn trash into a treasured, one of a kind, Pineapple quilt!
Sewing machines will be furnished for this class.
Skill level: All levels
Big Stitch For Little Quilt
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 • 8:30 am - 4:00 pm, Lunch Break from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Utility Stitch – BIG Stitch and what the heck is the difference? Gyleen will answer that question in this fun and informative class! Learn several fast stitches for stylized modern hand quilting; plus experiment with needle types, thread choice and stencil selection. Kit includes: Stencils, floss, needles, marking pencils. You bring: Small pieced quilt top (30" x 30" or less) OR light - medium 30" x 30" pre-washed fabric; and thin 100% cotton batting and backing 2" larger than quilt top. If you want to try a certain stencil, bring it.
Skill level: All levels
Machine Quilting Basics: Tropical Tote
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 • 8:30 am - 4:00 pm, Lunch Break from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
In this workshop, learn all aspects needed to master machine quilting on the home sewing machine. Start with a discussion on machine quilting supplies, including thread, needles and notions. Next, practice the basic techniques of straight line and free motion quilting on small quilt sandwiches. After learning the skills to feel confident with these techniques, students will quilt a small piece that can be made into a small tropical tote! Learn to successfully baste; package and machine quilt the actual quilt. Go home feeling confident to quilt any size and style quilt. With Sue’s guidance, learn all the basic skills needed to master machine quilting!
Sewing machines will be furnished for this class.
Skill level: All levels
Machine Quilting: Tropical Feather Plumes
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 • 8:30 am - 4:00 pm, Lunch Break from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Sue's new book, Feathers and Fillers, covers machine quilting beautiful whole cloth style feather designs on the home sewing machine. Begin the day practicing the techniques for stitching feathers and fillers. Next, choose from a selection of tops marked with an original Tropical Feather Plume design Sue created just for the cruise. Students will baste and start quilting the project while cruising. Sue will also share how she easily designs whole cloth feathers like the ones students will be stitching.
Sewing machines will be furnished for this class.
Skill level: All levels
Machine Applique: Tropical Plumes
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 • 8:30 am - 4:00 pm, Lunch Break from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Learn all about stitched raw edge machine applique in this informative workshop. Sue’s book Stitched Raw Edge Appliqué co-authored with her sister Pat Holly is the basis for this class. A small amount of fusible is used to seal the edge yet leaves the block soft. The machine blanket stitching makes this project secure for washing. Sue will provide a beautiful Tropical Plume applique pattern for students. Learn the preparation and stitching technique to successfully complete this block. Take a piece of the tropics home with you!
Sewing machines will be provided for this class.
Skill level: All levels
Class Notes: Holding a quilt seminar on a cruise ship is a unique experience. Sometimes there are space and time challenges that prevent our being able to be "project oriented" and we must concentrate more on process. It is very unlikely that you will have an absolutely finished project at the end of a class. It is helpful if your expectations match these realities. But regardless of how far you are able to progress, our instructors are professionals – some of the best in the quilting world – and we know you will learn many new techniques and have a wonderful
experience!
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