2007-2008

Pat teaches in her studio in Ashford, CT, at the Mansfield Senior Center in Mansfield, CT and at quilting guilds in various locations.

September 2007

Join Pat twice a month in an evening quilting class. This will be an open forum class designed to advise and coach quilters who would like to begin a new project or complete projects that may need some encouragement and guidance. Everyone will have a great time sharing techniques and quilting tidbits. All are welcome- you don’t have to be a senior-just have the desire to quilt!

NOTE: If anyone in the evening class would like to participate in the “Journal Quilts” project of the day class (see Quilting with Pat description) please call or email Pat.
Also, the last class is the 4th Wed. evening and will be from 5-7:30 pm to allow members to attend TNT Quilters. 

Layering techniques and quilt preparation are quite unique for machine quilting. Class participants will have hands on experience on a quilt. Learn the pros and cons of pinning, hand basting, Quilt Tac System and spray basting. We will discuss backing and battings that make the job easier along with lots of other tips and hints. Also suitable for hand quilters.
Please Note: This class is a prerequisite for “Machine Quilting a Monster” class 

Join the quilters at the Mansfield Senior Center to  quilt the day away with Pat Ferguson. Bring old or new projects to work on at your own pace - a project that has you stumped or begin something new. The entire day  Pat will be available to problem solve, give quilting advice and coach. The Mansfield Senior Center has  great lighting and plenty of space to accommodate up to 12 participants of any age-(you do not have to be a Senior).  

In this class you will discover the versatility and quickness of quilting with your machine. Stitch-in-the-ditch, under quilting, one step reversible quilting, adding borders and all aspects of quilting with a walking foot will be covered in the first half. Stippling, meandering, echo quilting, drawing and all aspects of free motion quilting will be covered in the second half. Threads, needles, battings, quilt preparation and helpful tools and notions will also be discussed. Learn how to set up an ergonomically correct quilting station for your safety and comfort. You will make actual samples that can be saved for future reference. There is no pressure to complete a project or be perfect in this class. We just play, experiment and have fun! The confidence and know how gained in this class will enable you to complete all of those quilt tops that have been waiting to be quilted!!  You should have completed at least one quilt top in order to fully benefit from this class.

For those of you who catch a second wind in the evening- join us at 6 pm to quilt the night away. The entire evening Pat will be available to problem solve, give quilting advice and coach. The Mansfield Senior Center has great lighting and plenty of space to accommodate up to 12 participants of any age-(you do not have to be a Senior). Have dinner before you arrive or bring it with you. Bring a small snack to share- the coffee, tea and popcorn will be provided.

October 2007

Join Pat twice a month in an evening quilting class. This will be an open forum class designed to advise and coach quilters who would like to begin a new project or complete projects that may need some encouragement and guidance. Everyone will have a great time sharing techniques and quilting tidbits. All are welcome- you don’t have to be a senior-just have the desire to quilt!

NOTE: If anyone in the evening class would like to participate in the “Journal Quilts” project of the day class (see Quilting with Pat description) please call or email Pat.Also, the last class is the 4th Wed. evening and will be from 5-7:30 pm to allow members to attend TNT Quilters.

There are so many beautiful decorative and embroidery threads on the market including rayon, silk, metallic, variegated and more.  Pat has been playing with these for years, creating embellishments in her wall hangings and machine quilting. Have fun creating a piece of lace with these fine threads and a special stabilizer Learn how to turn these threads into paint by using your sewing machine needle as a paint brush on a piece of printed fabric. “Playing” with the free motion of your machine, you will create a thread painted appliqué.  Appliqués and lace can be used for embellishments on quilts or clothing.

This class will cover tips & hints on needles, stabilizers, the many decorative threads, and more. You must be able to drop the feed dogs on your sewing machine and be willing to experiment and have fun!!

Are you an amateur photographer with lots of beautiful photos stored in your computer? Pat will teach you how to choose photos to “converge” into a work of art. Converging is an artful technique of uniting two separate images into one. You will also prepare your own fabric for printing and fusing your photos. Finally, use your quilting skills to make a one of a kind photo wall hanging.

This is a two class project and you must know how to print photos from your computer. A kit fee of $39.00 includes all products and fabric to make your own printable and fusible fabric sheets (Bubble Jet Set, Bubble Jet Rinse, soaking tray, protective gloves,

1 yd. fabric (enough for 12- 8x10 photos), freezer paper, 10 Steam-A-Seam 2 sheets)

Many times I have seen quilts in a show that are beautifully quilted in the body of the quilt, but the borders are almost forgotten. Often the borders are wavy from lack of enough quilting to match that in the rest of the quilt. Pat will show you how to use stencils, borders on a roll and geometric shapes to make your borders frame your quilt with pizzazz. You will learn how to make borders relate to your inner quilt, what to use for easy marking, how to make them fit and what to do in those pesky corners.

November 2007

Join Pat twice a month in an evening quilting class. This will be an open forum class designed to advise and coach quilters who would like to begin a new project or complete projects that may need some encouragement and guidance. Everyone will have a great time sharing techniques and quilting tidbits. All are welcome- you don’t have to be a senior-just have the desire to quilt!

NOTE: If anyone in the evening class would like to participate in the “Journal Quilts” project of the day class (see Quilting with Pat description) please call or email Pat.
Also, the last class is the 4th Wed. evening and will be from 5-7:30 pm to allow members to attend TNT Quilters.

Many of you have taken the typical machine quilting class where you work on small samples.  That’s great, but what do you do when you get home and have to face machine quilting a queen size quilt on your own?

Pat has machine quilted hundreds of quilts, so she has designed this class especially for those who want hands on instruction on a large quilt of their own. Learn how to fit that monster into your machine and how to maneuver it. Explore options for quilting designs, stencils, threads, needles, tools, where to start and how to proceed. Pat also gives suggestions for setting up an ergonomically safe working area.
Note: Before signing up for this class  it is best if you have taken Pat’s “Layering for Machine Quilting” and “Basic Machine Quilting” classes in order to have your quilt properly layered and to have a solid understanding of  basic machine quilting. 

Double fold bindings are not only durable but make a neat and crisp finishing edge on your quilt.  Directions in books often make this binding look much more complicated than it is.  In this class you will learn just how easy it really is, by binding one of your own quilts and making samples to keep for reference. We will explore ways to make this simple binding add more pizzazz to your quilt by piecing multiple colors, adding faux piping and more. Top it all off by learning 2 ways to apply a hanging sleeve right into your binding for small or large quilts.

March 2008

April 2008

Upcoming Classes in Pat's Studio for 2008 - watch for dates

• Giant Dahlia

• Remains to be Seamed

• Quilting Fine Feathers

• House Portrait/Landscape

• To attend a class in Pat's Studio in Ashford, CT, complete and mail or email the class registration form:

       Class Registration Form  (PDF Format)

       Class Registration Form (MS WORD Frmat)

   

  For registration and fee information for classes at the Mansfield Senior Center, please call them at 860-429-0262

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