quilting series: free-motion mastery with RaNae Merrill

Join free-motion quilting expert and author RaNae Merrill for a special free motion quilting workshop.  RaNae is a professional quilter who travels the country year-round teaching her method for mastering free-motion quilting. 

Not sure what free-motion quilting is?  Free-motion is a quilting technique in which the sewing machine feed dogs are dropped, allowing you to freely move the fabric around to create an unlimited number of quilting designs and motifs.  If you're tired of being limited to quilting straight lines on your projects, this class is for you!

In this class, RaNae will teach you free-motion quilting via a graduated series of body motion, tracing and drawing exercises in order to build skill upon skill, pattern upon pattern.  This method embeds muscle memory and hand-eye coordination needed for comfortable and successful free-motion quilting.

You will see an instant improvement in your free-motion quilting skills as you learn how to:
- pre-train your hands before quilting
- set up a domestic sewing machine for free-motion quilting
- quilt the basic shapes that make up all quilting designs and learn how to build any quilting design
- join pre-quilted blocks to make a quilt any size

Included in the cost of this class is the "Free-Motion- Mastery in a Month" book by RaNae Merrill and Tool Kit (retail value $109)

Required Materials:
- (1) Fabric Kit - this kit includes quilting cotton, batting and spool of coordinating thread.  Kit must be purchased for this class in our shop. Browse Fabric Kit options here.
 
Required Tools:
- pins
- scissors
- seam ripper
- (2) bobbins 

You may bring your own sewing machine to this workshop, or you are welcome to use the machines in the studio.  If you are bringing your own machine, make sure it is cleaned, lubricated and working properly. You will also need a free-motion quilting foot and know how to attach it.

Cancellation Policy:
Due to the special nature of this class (guest instructor), absolutely no refunds will be given.  If you are unable to attend, a credit will be provided for a future class if and only if we are notified 72 hours in advance in writing by email.

No refunds or credits will be provided if you notify us less than 72 hours in advance. By registering for the class, you are agreeing to this cancellation policy.