Beginners Free-Motion Quilting, 4/19/25 with Eva Hawkins

Beginner's Free-Motion Quilting with Eva Hawkins. Saturday, 4/19/25 from 9am-Noon Eva is a published free-motion quilting teacher and will be offering her classes right here at Inspire! In this class, you will learn all the basics of free-motion quilting, including choosing the correct thread, batting and fabric to the basics of stitching on your quilt top. Step-by-step instructions, practice exercises, and loads of hints and tips make it easy to achieve great results. Students will learn how to: Adjust stitch tension, Control stitch length, Quilt in sections, Create a stippling design, Modify all-over quilting designs, Plan block based quilting designs CLASS FEE: $35, SKILLS: Beginner NOTE: A PDF Supply list will be available for download after checkout. Class Preparation: Each person will need to prepare 2 - 22” x 36” quilt sandwich (2 pieces of fabric with a piece of batting between them). Eva recommends using a solid light colored fabric so you can see your stitching more clearly. Easiest way to prepare fabric for the quilt sandwich would be to take one yard of fabric and cut down the fold for two pieces. Cut the batting to fit evenly between the two pieces of fabric. Use high quality batting - low loft (Eva recommends Hobbs 80-20 batting). REMINDER: Class Cancellation Policy is one week in advance to receive a refund; otherwise you will receive a store credit. If you cancel or do not show on the day of class, there will be NO REFUND OR STORE CREDIT since we must compensate our teachers. Also, if you are the first person to sign up for a class you need to check back before purchasing your supplies to make sure the class is a go.