To schedule a lecture/workshop, please contact us at battlady@battsintheattic.com with the lecture/workshop you want to schedule along with
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LECTURES

    This lecture is approximately one hour duration, can be tailored to fit your time frame.  This is a trunk show of  Paula’s work  from the very modest
beginning to  the  present.  LOTS of quilts; no slides.  

 

    This  lecture is  a  light-hearted, but  informative look  at  the various challenges  you  may  encounter  and  techniques   you  can  use  to

    wrestle your problem quilt into submission.

 

 

• Workshop Fees:  The fee for all one-day workshops is $650 for 20 or fewer participants; additional participants are $30 each.  Plus travel expenses.    (Click HERE to view a sample contract.)
• Miscellaneous:  If an overnight stay  is planned, a  non-smoking private residence is wonderful as long as Paula gets to see the quilts. No dogs, please.

Beyond the Basics:  Free Motion Boot Camp
Borders and Bindings

In a 6 hour workshop, participants will learn how to measure and apply straight borders, crumb catchers (a sneaky way to add color to a quilt without adding size) and borders with cornerstones by constructing a quilt based on a fat quarter and coordinating fabrics. Paula will also demonstrate mitered borders, double fold bindings (including that tricky join), bias bindings for scalloped edges, and prairie point finishes.

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Feathers & Rulers: A Double Play

A thorough exploration of feather stitching, utilizing both freehand techniques and the use of rulers (templates) to achieve this widely loved quilting design element that has stood the test of time. Different approaches mean more ways you can approach those curvy flourishes we all want on our quilts!

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You've practiced your free motion quilting and are ready to kick it up to a whole new level.  This workshop is feathers, feathers and more feathers -- stenciled as well as freehand -- to challenge your skills and help develop them further!

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There have been  many requests  for  multi-day machine  quilting  workshops.  By  running  the  class  over two or more days,  participants  will  have the time  to  learn  to  “handle the bulk” by working on  their own larger quilt tops rather than just a small sample.  Instead   of  having   to  visualize   techniques  that  work  on  larger quilts, your  group will have  the opportunity  to use  them.  Workshop follows the format of the “Fluff & Stuff: Machine Quilting with Paula Reid” DVD.

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Starting with "batting practice" and  working  through  use of  the walking   foot,  darning  foot,  free motion techniques, stencils and decorative threads,  Paula shares her invaluable tips for streamlining the quilting process, making it faster and more fun for you. This class normally lasts 6 hours,  but it can be tailored to your time frame and the group’s experience level.  

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Several appliqué techniques are taught in this class, including faced appliqué, freezer paper, reverse appliqué, and three dimensional appliqué.  Since  the object of this class is to teach techniques that duplicate the look of time-intensive hand work without actually having to do any, no fusibles are used.   Class duration is 4 to 6 hours, depending on practice time.  

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Learn  texturing techniques using  fabric manipulation, threads, ribbons, beads, charms, and any other  found objects with no other immediate discernible purpose.  (Don’t use that whisk!  It’s going on my desserts quilt!).  A six hour frenzy leads to an ever-increased creativity quotient that helps you distinctively embellish quilts, wearables,?

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In this workshop, we experiment with Trapunto techniques by adding color.  There are four blocks in this 26” quilt; two of them bring color into the background while the other two have color in the Trapunto area.  Recommended for the intermediate quilter with some free motion experience.

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Ruler Play on a Domestic Machine

Have you ever seen longarm quilters using rulers to keep their lines straight while in free motion? Or maybe executing curves and circles without having to draw on their quilts? Now, Leonie West of Australia has designed a system for domestic machines so that we can use rulers, too!  No walking foot needed for straight lines, minimal marking for the fancy stuff – this is really fun, easy and time saving!

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Ruler Play 2 - Feathers, Circles, & More!

Picking up where Ruler Play ends, the templates include different feather styles with both curved and straight spines, spinning feathers, and Baptist Fan motifs, expanding the student’s design selection and template handling skills.

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Ruler Play 3 - Quilting & Applique

Another cool way to use rulers for quilting!  With this technique, you will learn to use templates to accomplish reverse applique and quilting at the same time, making applique faster and easier to add to your quilts!  Using techniques from Leonie West, the inventor of the Westalee templates, you will add the Templee Quilt Technique to your roster of skills you can do with your rulers!

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A one or two day workshop featuring instruction in weaving with raw edges, piecing, and Trapunto to make a striking contemporary 34” square  wall hanging  with a  pieced border.   The  original  is  made  of   hand-dyed  fabrics; kits from Pieces of  Dreams are available if participants wish  to use  the identical  fabrics.   This class is for the quilter with intermediate skills.  A 1- or 2-day class available.

• 1-day class results in  a 14" piece with one woven block.
• 2-day class makes a 34" wall quilt with 4 woven blocks.

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Using  techniques that were pioneered by Hari Walner, Paula teaches you how to easily  attain that  beautiful raised look without  time-consuming stuffing or cutting holes in the back of your  work.  In 6 hours, most participants will complete an 18" project,  but the workshop can be shortened and the project finished at home.

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A 2-day  workshop  featuring  instruction in weaving with raw edges, piecing, and machine appliqué to make  an  underwater  seascape as seen on  "Simply Quilts" Episode 539. This quilt measures 34” square and has a pieced border.   The original is made of hand-dyed  fabrics; kits  from  Pieces of  Dreams are available if participants wish to use the identical  fabrics.   This class  is  for  the quilter with intermediate skills.

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Originally designed for Alex Anderson’s  "Simply Quilts"  television series, this is a piecing class for beginning to intermediate level quilters.  On the show, we made wall hangings for Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.   Use theme fabrics and coordinates to celebrate your own winter holiday!  

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