Kathy Lincoln Quilts

Design Workshops
3-6-9-12 Quilt One block made in multiple sizes can easily result in a "one of a kind' quilt with visual interest and variety. Discuss both artistic and technical considerations as you explore how to select the block, plan the sizes, and assemble your quilt. Make a series of blocks of different sizes and have fun arranging them for a finished piece or the start of a larger project.
Design Your Own: Appliqué In this 3-hour or 6-hour workshop, you will design a 16" - 20" block. Basic techniques will be explored and each participant will design a block. We will then start the construction process using your favorite technique. Different appliqué techniques and other options on how to execute the design will be discussed. This block can be the start of a new quilt or made into a pillow.
Nine Patch Wonders In this 3- or 6-hour workshop, we will design a quilt that uses simple 9-patch blocks for the background and whatever appliqué motif that you are inspired to put on the quilt. This is a great way of jump starting your next creative adventure.

Construction Workshops
Let’s Get Started Have you wanted to start quilting or to improve your basic skills? Well, this is the workshop for you. In this 6-hour workshop, we will start with rotary cutting and not stop until we have covered piecing, pressing, and borders. You will develop the confidence to take on all those projects that you have been waiting to do!
North to Alaska Use a quick piecing technique to make the quarter square triangles, and discover the arrangement that yields a spinning star effect. Learn and practice stitching a partial seam block (the star block) to complete the process. This is a workshop full of tips to make your piecing more accurate, allowing you to work with easy precision, whether stitching simple or more complex blocks. We all love it when things fit together as planned!

Technique Workshops
Beginning Beading for the Traditional Quilter Learn the basics for beading a quilt! It is not only art quilts being beaded – traditional quilts are also being beaded with great affect. Push those edges of the box out a little further and see what you can accomplish!
Beginning Hand Applique There are dozens of hand applique techniques from which to choose. Learn three different techniques to find the one(s) that works best for you and complements your project. Your decision may change from project to project, circumstance to circumstance, and having choices is wonderful. Your class project can become a small wall quilt even as it doubles as a sampler for future reference.
Fearless Templates This 3-hour workshop is designed to eliminate the need to paper piece intricate blocks. Templates can be very accurate and with the use of your rotary equipment, it can also be very easy. Gone are the days of cereal box templates; today we have several options that are much more user friendly.
Freeform Quilting In this 3- or 6-hour workshop, we will cover two important aspects of machine quilting: preparation and stitching. Students will begin class by watching me demonstrate how to sandwich and baste a large quilt on a smaller table and then they will sandwich and baste their own class project. Once the quilts are prepared for stitching, we will discuss how to design the quilting for their project. In this class we will quilt on panels (cheater's cloth). Panels are perfect practice pieces since they are neither expensive nor have they taken time to construct. There are many areas of a panel that lend themselves to intricate planning and that allows the students to learn and execute these quilting patterns.
Machine Appliqué This 3-hour workshop is designed to make appliqué fun without fusing. No longer will you call appliqué the "A" word! The preparation is the same for machine and handwork so you can adapt this technique to any project. I will design a special project for each workshop or you can choose from one of my patterns (contact me for choices).
Tune Up Your Piecing This 3-hour workshop teaches four quick piecing techniques that will not only speed up the piecing process but create greater accuracy in your piecing. Greater accuracy will lead to more success in your quilting and allow you to take on more challenging projects with confidence.