Do you make original quilts or use someone else’s pattern?
When thinking about your next quilt, do you go for someone’s pattern or draw up your own pattern? Some quilters like the design work done for…
Using a dark batting and batiste
If your quilt top is mainly comprised of dark fabrics, you may wish to use a dark batting. If any bearding occurs (batting fibres coming…
What to expect when you’re learning to machine quilt in a classroom
One of the biggest challenges in learning to machine quilt in a classroom with a teacher will be to allow yourself to go through the emotions of learning a new…
Becoming a quilt teacher—9
Final thoughts… If the class isn’t quite going according to plan (like when you have laryngitis) an emergency pack of Mars Bars to hand out always…
Becoming a quilt teacher—part 8
Life happens… No matter how prepared you are, there will be things that you can’t control and you’re going to have to go with the flow.…
Becoming a quilt teacher—part 7
Encouragement Apart from teaching the techniques, the most important thing is to get the students having fun with learning, accepting that they are going to make…
Becoming a quilt teacher—part 6
SAMPLES After the course notes were written, I had to create samples. What were the best designs to teach people the techniques? Where they suitable for beginners to…
Becoming a quilt teacher—Part 5
Time frame Cramming everything you want to teach into a time frame is a jolly hard thing to do when you’ve got to give your students time to digest and…
Becoming a quilt teacher—part 4
Money Where on earth do you find out how much to charge? Sure you can look up other teachers’ prices for classes at local shops, but…
Becoming a quilt teacher—part 3
Requirements notes A requirements list is handed to the students a couple of weeks beforehand. If you are organising the course, you can post (online or…
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