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Learn Patchwork The Easy Way And Get Your Fingers Itching With This Skillshare Class

September 29, 2022 Brigitte Heitland
Take my class to learn how to sew a patchwork pillow

Have you ever wanted to get into patchwork quilting? Are you already a beginner and would love to have some expert tips on the journey you started? If so, this is the class for you. I'll teach you everything you need to know to make your first projects and how to put them together. Practice your skills by making a striking pillow with me, as well as learning some quilting tips on enhancing the surface of your work!

I have a new class about the basics of patchwork at Skillshare

I have a new class about the basics of patchwork at Skillshare. The class is called "Learn Patchwork & Quilting Basics And Sew An Amazing Cushion", and it's currently available in English and will soon be available in German too. It's a beginner's guide to patchwork, with videos showing you all the essential skills you'll need to get started on your own projects!

JOIN THE PATCHWORK CLASS

I teach you everything you need to make your first projects

In this class, I teach you everything you need to make your first projects, such as:

  • How to read cutting plans

  • How to cut the fabrics

  • The perfect seam for patchwork

  • Easy piecing techniques

  • Foundation paper piecing (F.P.P) techniques that enable fast and accurate results

I also show how easy it is to finally assemble the blocks and borders and finish your project!

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Practice your skills by making a striking pillow

As you practice your skills, you will soon find that the best way to learn how to quilt is by applying them to a project. In this class, I'll show you how to make an awesome pillow and even share some tips for enhancing the surface of your beautiful creation.

The closing doesn't require a zipper; instead, it takes an easy-to-sew envelope closure. This makes for an especially quick finish!

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What's great about this class is ...

What’s great about this class is that you can take it at your own pace and can return at any time to refresh your skills. As you learn, you will notice that I take my time to explain each step. The video tutorials are easy-to-follow and include plenty of close-ups so that even beginners should have no trouble learning everything!

It’s also a great way for those who love crafting or have already sewn clothes but don’t have much experience with patchwork quilting to learn a new craft from home or from anywhere in the world!

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Join the Class With the 30-DAYs Free Trial

Make use of the 30day free trial

Why not test out the platform for free? If you sign up here, you have a 30 DAYS FREE TRIAL and can check out my Patchwork Class, but also everything else, that this amazing site has to offer.

Skillshare is a platform for learning new things and making your skill set more complete. You can learn how to curate an appealing Instagram feed, how to cook an Italian dinner, or even something as simple as getting started with knitting.

Skillshare is a membership site with a yearly fee, but absolutely worth its money. I'm a member for many years. And with the free trial you just can explore it for 30 days with the freedom to cancel at any time.

Giveaway Alert: get a free material kit to make my signature pillow.

Don't miss out on this chance to get my material kit before anyone else.

The first three people who sign up for my class on Skillshare will get a free material kit to make my original signature Zen Chic pillow.

The kit includes all fabrics necessary to make your own awesome Zen Chic cushion.

If you're hesitant about starting classes on Skillshare, I'd encourage you not to be! It's a great way to learn new skills and meet other people with similar interests.

Here's how it works:

  • Sign up here for Skillshare and select the "Sign Up" button in my class description. Once you've done that

  • send me an email with your postal address, letting me know you are a student in my class.

  • The first three people who do so will receive my exclusive giveaway!

Conclusion

While this class is suitable for beginners, I hope that even advanced quilters will get great benefits from the techniques I teach.

And if you enjoyed this class and are now in the mood for more quilting projects, check out the beautiful quilt patterns in my store!


Zen Chic 2022 Pluses Quilt Along - All good things must come to an end

I am so excited to see the many finished Pluses Quilts in all fabric variations on Instagram and on Facebook using the hashtag #plusesqal

You all did a wonderful job - and I thought to myself, really, you can't go wrong with this quilt. The plain background, quiet and unassuming, makes your plus blocks shine whether they are printed, plain or woven. This seems like a recipe for guaranteed success!

Let’s have a look on a couple of finished quilts!

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Ein von @melliculley geteilter Beitrag

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Ein von @leslie_quilt_mama geteilter Beitrag

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Ein Beitrag geteilt von Karin Korff (@westfalenmaedel)

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Ein Beitrag geteilt von Judith (@septembers_delight)

Aren’t they just beautiful!


Prizes to Win!

Last week our sponsor was my favorite longarm quilter, Rachel Hauser of Stitchedincolor. She was generously giving away three of her popular patterns. So we had three individual winners!

Sponsored by FatQuarterShop

This week is now the grand finale, we had two extra weeks for you to catch up and finish your quilts tops at your leisure. And among all who participated, we are giving away the grand prize of a $100 shopping voucher from Fatquartershop. Who wouldn't want to have that? It's the last chance to win a prize in our QAL, so share your pictures on social media! with the hashtag #plusesqal.

Join the free Quilt Along too

If you wanna win this awesome gift certificate, come join us in the Pluses Quilt Along. It's never too late to jump in. This is now evergreen content and, in every newsletter, we share a list with links to the former newsletters, so you can always catch up.

What are you waiting for?! You don’t wanna miss out!

Wanna read more before you sign up? Check out the page on this QAL here.

 
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