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Thank you for all your help! Not such a huge Mountain!

I am really glad that I got an opportunity to take the Summer Solstice class with Kathy. I have always admired Judy Niemeyer designs but got discouraged when I saw how many pages there were to the instructions for a

G Tibbetts
Sun City Fabric and Fiber Club, Quilting Interest Group, Georgetown, TX
November 11, 2020

I’m So Excited….

I just wanted to let you know I received my Poinsettia kit yesterday and the fabrics are FABULOUS! I’m so excited about your class and can’t wait to get started.

Terri L.
November 14, 2020

Look at what happened!

Kathy, I couldn’t have done it with out your tutelage!  Thank you so much !!!

Donna Dobbins
September 9, 2022
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Quilting Fundamentals 2022

March 1, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm CST
$99.00

Are you a beginning quiltmaker?  Or maybe you’ve been quilting for years — but are self taught and keep telling yourself – there has to be an easier way to do this!  Either way — this class series is for you!

Packed with skills, techniques, tips and more…  I’ll take you from start (picking fabrics) to finish (binding!!) and everything in-between.

We will make a number of sampler blocks that you can join together to create a table runner, a wall quilt — or go crazy and make lots of blocks for a bed quilt!  With the skills you learn in this series — there won’t be a pattern you will pick up that you won’t know how to approach — and have the skills to give it a go!

You’ll learn all of these skills in this class:

  • proper rotary cutting technique
  • basic patchwork – 1/4″ seam accuracy
  • creating half and quarter square triangles (any size!)
  • creating templates
  • squaring up blocks
  • proper pressing technique
  • applique (freezer paper, fusible, reverse, needleturn, machine)
  • paper piecing – both Foundation and English!
  • complex centers (8 points coming together!)
  • Y-Seams / Mitered Corners
  • curved piecing
  • partial seam technique
  • sashing, cornerstones and borders
  • piping and flanges
  • binding

All patterns will be provided (lots of variety — pick the block(s) you wish to make!) at the end of the course I’ll show you how to assemble your favorite blocks into a keepsake sampler quit.  No one else will have one like yours!

All classes will on Tuesdays from 4:00 – 5:30 PM CST (we might occasionally run a little long — we’ll play it by ear!)

March 1, 8, 15, 22, and April 5 and April 12

We’ll give you a little time to sew the number of blocks  you want to make,  and play with your final layout.

Then we’ll meet one last time on  April 26th — for binding and finishing!

Zoom classes are recorded — so if you miss a live session — or wish to re-watch a skill or technique — it’s only a click away!
(and you can review the classes for months after the live classes have ended!)

Don’t Take My Word For It… 
A class like this was the door that opened up the world of quilting for me.  I wanted to create a similar experience for others.  I think I’ve succeeded, read what others have said about this class here and here.

What are you waiting for?  Make your 2022 Quilting Resolution about adding to your quiltmaking toolbox and let me help you achieve it.

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  • Holland America, Noordam
  • Smith Cove Cruise Terminal at Pier 91, 2001 West Garfield Street
    Seattle, 98119 United States

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I wish I could give you SIX Stars!

Dresden Christmas Kit
I wish I could give you 6 stars! I just received my Christmas Dresden Neighborhood kit and am thrilled with it. You’ve taken the time to carefully put together and label everything I will need to complete this project along

Terri Loren
September 12, 2021

Quiltster Class – I earned SO MUCH!

Just had a great zoom class learning how to navigate Quiltster with Kathryn Groves from BobKat Quilts.  I learned so much!   Great class to take.

Sue Herron
April 20, 2025

Thank You for a Fantastic Week!

Thank you so much for a fantastic week. This is my first time making a JN quilt and Kathy made the whole process understandable and enjoyable. She is an outstanding instructor and I will be taking future classes with her.

Wendy S
April 29, 2023