Unleash your boundless creativity with classes from our 6 inspiring quilting instructors. Embrace new skills and shape your inner passion into a masterpiece. No matter where you are in your quilting journey, you have the power to create something truly extraordinary.

Meet Our Teachers

Heather Black

Author and modern quilt designer with a love for bold geometric designs - her quilts and patterns have been featured in various quilting magazines and online publications.

Fran Gulick

Fran Gulick is the face behind Cotton and Joy. Fran loves designing quilts and contributing to the long tradition of quilting as a modern quilt pattern designer and fabric designer.

Lexi Burg

WSQ member and our 2024 Featured Artist, Lexi is a prolific quilter whose style is constantly evolving. Her art quilts based on photos are spectacular.

Lisa Mortell

Lisa's works draw inspiration from the natural beauty of her Pacific Northwest roots. In November of 2024, Lisa’s quilt Garden Friends was displayed at the prestigious Houston International Quilt Festival.

Cheryl Clossin

WSQ member and our 2023 Featured Artist, Cheryl is an award winning quilter known for her detailed embroidery, beading, and fiber arts that give her quilts an added touch of embellishment.

Janet Nesbitt

Owner of ONE S1STER LLC, creator of fun and whimsical designs using her popular "crazy" piecing technique, and fabric designer for Henry Glass & Co

Friday, October 17

Folk Birds with Heather Black

Using Heather's latest pattern, learn to make the templates for the quilt and walk through all the piecing techniques needed to make the Folk Birds quilt. Make a solo bird, two for a table topper, or the entire quilt.

Honeycomb Bee Bag
with Lisa Mortell

This one-day class introduces beginning wool appliqué using felted wool and embroidery stitches. This fun little zipper bag is designed to teach you all the basics of making an embellished wool applique with no prior stitching experience.

Saturday, October 18

Cozy Village
with Fran Gulick

A companion to Fran's South Hill fabric collection, Cozy Village is a modern house block quilt pattern. The pattern includes three different house blocks for a dynamic design.

Beginning Hand Appliqué
with Cheryl Clossin

Are you afraid of the ‘A’ word? Do you have kits or a pattern you have been wanting to make but it is the dreaded Applique and looks too difficult? If so, this class is for you. Cheryl will teach you the techniques, tips and tools that will take you from start to finish.

Sunday, October 19

Strip-Piece Like Crazy
with Janet Nesbitt

In this class, students can select ANY crazy quilt from any One Sister or Buggy Barn publication. Learn Janet’s popular “crazy” piecing technique (stacking fabric, cutting on the lines, shuffling, and stitching it all together).

From Photo to Quilt
with Lexi Burg

Learn how to turn a favorite photo into a raw edge applique work of art. You will leave class with a full-size freezer paper pattern of your photo. We will also cover tips for fabric selection and using mixed media to add detail.

Classroom sewing machines provided by The Quilting Bee in Spokane Valley, Washington

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