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Class 103: Conquering Basic Curves with Confidence with Heather Black
October 18 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Are you ready to conquer curve piecing and make a fun table runner in the process? In the Conquering Basic Curves with Confidence workshop, we’ll go over the basics of curve piecing from making templates to basting techniques and sewing curves. After completing your first tulip you’ll know how to piece both quarter circles and orange peel blocks, techniques you’ll be able to use for any curve including a double wedding ring design.
Anyone can curve piece and whether you’ve never pieced a curve before or you just want to get some practice in, there will be some good tips and tricks to help you conquer curves for good.
Classroom Bernina 475 sewing machines provided by The Quilting Bee
Heather Black
Heather’s passion for quilt design is founded in her past as a landscape oil painter and her desire to be creative. She first tried quilting in 1995 but didn’t catch the quilting bug until 2011 when she designed, pieced and hand quilted her first queen size quilt. Shortly after that she discovered modern quilting and from that point on Heather has been designing and making quilts whenever possible. Her quilts and patterns have been featured in various quilting magazines and online publications. Heather has had quilts displayed at international, national and regional quilt shows. Her quilts have hung at International Quilt Festival, AQS QuiltWeek, QuiltCon, MQX, Road to California and many more. Her Urban Trek Quilt won First place Use of Negative Space at Quiltcon in Pasadena, CA.
Heather has been featured on an episode of The Quilt Show and has a quilt along video series on Quilting Daily in 2022.
Along with quilting, Heather also has an ever-expanding line of quilt patterns and has branched out into textile designs with three fabric collections with Paintbrush Studio Fabrics, Sketchbook, Road Trip and Mod Textures. She has written two books, Quilt Modern Curves & Bold Stripes and Design Make Quilt Modern, both published by Stash Books.
Heather lives in the Pacific Northwest and attended college in Pennsylvania. Many of her designs are inspired by the landscape in her home and surrounding states and of memories of exploring the United States with her family.
