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Studio Classes

Sewing and Quilting Classes at Thimble Works

Four Patch Coasters - Choose two
coordinating fabrics to make a set of
dimensional patchwork coasters.

Single Session, Beginner:

Trendy Denim - Recycle your old
jeans into something useful. Turn
one pocket into a cover for your
iPod, sunglasses, or cell phone.

Personalized Mouse Pad - Cover
your old mouse pad with fabric that
matches your room or reflects your
personality.

Quilted Christmas Ornaments -
Work with fabrics, batting and
hand stitching to create special
ornaments for your own Christmas
tree, or to give as gifts.

Pillow Case from fashion fabrics -
Choose fabrics in your favorite colors
or make a special pillow case to match
your quilt.

$20 per person for beginner classes
above; includes some materials.
All other classes, $30 per 3 hr session.

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Single Session, Intermediate:

Quilted Friendship Cards - Work with novelty fabrics to create
one of a kind greeting cards to give to friends or family.

Quilted Pillow Sham - See how quickly our Statler Stitcher
can make quilted pillow shams for your room or your bed.

Three Pocket Pouch - Carry your
important stuff in your hip pocket,
even when you’re not wearing
your jeans! Cut up an old pair and
recycle them into this sweet purse.

DVD Carrier from recycled jeans -
Here’s another great project made
from a pair of jeans.

Message/Photo Board - A message
board is a great way to keep track
of reminders, or to display notes,
cards, and photos.

Trapunto T Shirt - Add texture and
detail to a purchased T shirt with a
touch of trapunto.

Poncho - Use the rotary cutter and
sewing machine to make a
fashionable poncho.

Quilted Purse or Tote Bag - Use
our Statler Stitcher to make a
quilted purse or tote.

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Two Sessions:

T-shirt Wall Quilt - Recycle a
favorite T-shirt into a wall quilt.

BFF Pillow - Sew a patchwork
pillow that has pockets for photos,
notes and other treasures from
your BFF.

Collage Wall Quilt - Work with a
collection of things that are
personal or meaningful in some way
to create a one-of-a-kind wall quilt.

Laptop Cover - Make a quilted cover
to fit your laptop; keep your baby
safe when you’re on the move.

Table Skirt - Quilt the top and use a
ruching technique to make a beautifully
gathered skirt for your bedside table.

Folk Art Jacket - Turn a sweatshirt
into a cozy quilter’s jacket with
applique embellishment.

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Quilt Projects:

Hip to be Square - Choose trendy
fabrics to make this lap or bed
quilt. It’s easy to cut and piece
straight seams. The uneven four
patch pattern will add complexity
and visual interest to the quilt top.

Nine Patch and Novelty Print - Start
with a novelty print that appeals to
you. Add a solid or coordinating
texture print, a third fabric for the
border and maybe a fourth for the
binding. Learn how strip piecing
makes easy work of sewing
nine-patch blocks and how to add
borders that fit.

Signature Quilt - The Rail Fence
block is an easy one to piece and
the prefect choice for a
personalized quilt. Collect
signatures from friends and family.
This is a great way to document a
wedding day, a sports team or any
other group of people.

Impressions - Take a walk outside and
look for interesting textures in tree
bark, stone, metal work, etc. Rubbings
done with crayon or paint sticks can be
set together into an interesting wall
quilt.

Bars and Four Patch - Create an
antique look, an Amish-style quilt, or
use fresh colors that are all about
today to make a lap or bed size quilt.

Paint Ball Party - Combine piecing
and applique to make a vibrant
quilt with lots of movement.

Joyful Hearts - Appliqued hearts,
bright colors, and button
embellishments make this a joyful
quilt. Machine blanket stitch applique.

Super Star - Choose prints or solid
colors to fit the theme of your “super
star”. Applique random star shapes for
an exciting look. Machine raw edge
applique.

Mosaic Applique - Applique shapes
mimic stones in a mosaic layout.
Fabrics can be traditional or trendy,
as you like.

Quilted Messages - Use our Statler
Stitcher to create a wall hanging
with a message. Many designs
available.

Alphabet Wall Quilt - Use applique
or trapunto to create a wall quilt
with a message. Add a family name,
a welcome sign or a holiday
message to make a personalized
piece.

Precious Petals Wall Quilt- Trapunto
flowers are the focus in this little
wall quilt. Both padded and corded
trapunto will be included.

Springtime Parade Wall Quilt-
Ruched flowers add dimension to
a fresh little wall quilt. Learn strip
ruching to create the flower petals.

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Hand Embroidery Classes:

One stitch is all you need to enjoy
these beautiful embroidery techniques.

Redwork Embroidery - A favorite during
the turn of the last century and very
popular today.

Sashiko - Traditional
Japanese-style embroidery in blue
and white.

Blanket Stitch Applique - Learn
how to do this popular stitch to
add a folk art look to your quilt.

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Binding Classes:

Traditional Bias Binding, Single or
Double-Fold

Fused and Funky Binding - A quick
binding choice for art quilts and
kids’ projects.

Rippled Raw Edge Binding -
Another quick binding technique
for wall or bed quilts.

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Quilting the Quilt:

Rent time on our longarm machine to quilt your quilt. We’ll be there to guide you through every
step of the quilting process. Choose an allover pattern or custom designs to finish your quilt. $100
per day. Or ask us for a quote to finish the quilt for you. Visit our longarm quilting page and Jen's
page to see examples of the beautiful quilting we can do with our Statler Stitcher.

Longarm quilting page

Jen's page