Intermediate | 1 hour
Taught by Ashley Nickels
In this class, quilting expert Sue Nickels and her daughter Ashley present two fun projects in their preferred styles—Sue is a traditional quilter and Ashley is a modern quilter. Though they each used the same fabrics, their finished quilts have totally different aesthetics. Sue’s traditional quilt has a scrappier motif, which is covered in lush, machine-quilted feathers, while Ashley’s modern quilt is made up of clean, geometric shapes and criss-crossed diagonal quilting lines. No matter what your style, you will surely learn a lot about quilting from this mother-daughter team.
Learn how to:
  • Measure and cut
  • Cut and piece half-square triangles
  • Free-motion quilting techniques

What you’ll get:
  • An easy-to-follow class on making modern and traditional quilts using different techniques and aesthetics
  • 7 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
  • Detailed supply list
  • Downloadable PDF pattern included - $16 value
  • Step-by-step instruction by expert instructors Sue and Ashley Nickels
  • The ability to leave comments, ask questions and interact with other students

Chapters
Introduction
01:24
Materials
06:17
Piecing Sue's Traditional Quilt Top
09:16
13:09
Piecing Ashley's Modern Quilt Top
17:49
Quilting
01:19
09:06
10:04
Materials
Here’s what you’ll need:
Materials:
  • Sewing Machine
  • Darning foot
  • Walking foot
  • ¼” foot
  • Straight stitch throat plate
  • Safety pins - size 1
  • Kwik Klip
  • Masking tape
  • Sewing machine needles - 70/10 microtex sharp or 80/12 universal
  • Cotton thread - 50/3 for piecing and quilting or 50/2 for quilting
  • Marking pencil and pencil sharpener
  • Tracing Paper
  • Mat board
  • Acrylic rulers (6” x 24” / 6” x 6” / 15” x 15”) and rotary cutter
  • Rubber gloves
  • Scissors or snips
  • Bobbins
  • Seam ripper
  • Straight pins
  • Iron
Ashley’s Quilt Fabric Requirements:
  • 100% cotton (pre-wash and press)
  • Off white - 1 yard
  • Blue - ¾ yard
  • Navy blue print - ¾ yard (includes enough for binding)
  • Floral - 2/3 yard
  • Pink circle - ¼ yard
  • Backing - 1 yard
  • Batting - 34” x 42” square
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Sue’s Quilt Fabric Requirements:
  • 100% cotton (pre-wash and press)
  • Off white - 2 yards
  • Pink solid/pink floral/pink circle/floral/navy dot/light blue dot - ½ yard each
  • Blue solid - 1 yard (½ yard for blocks and ½ yard for border)
  • Navy print - 1 yard (½ yard for blocks and ½ yard for binding)
  • Backing - 1½ yards
  • Batting - 41” x 51” rectangle
Discussion
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