A dynamic fashion show presentation. Bethanne will discuss how yarn couching is changing art and quilting, explain how she develops her life-like designs and applies them to a variety of objects, like quilts, décor, and garments.

Learn more utility background shapes broadly appealing to modern quilting, seamlessly transitioning between them with bridge elements. Intermediate to advanced.

Explore free motion quilted textures inspired by the world around us! Focus is on using guidelines to create unique layouts vs the more common “meander or edge to edge” looking backgrounds.

Explore truly formal quilted feathers and examine their spacing, angle, flow, and creation with a goal of achieving really heirloom looking free motion feathers.

Learn to manipulate feathers with inserts, echo, and additions to create a range of quick and easy to layered and complex freehand feathers.

Explore a more professional version of edge to edge quilting with integrated nesting and echoing techniques.

Using a simple feather as a learning tool, students explore block and border quilting design to create integrated full-quilt design.

Bethanne’s “signature” backfill, particularly for applique quilts.

Flowers and Leaves that require ZERO drawing skills? Yes! Bethanne’s easy shape replacement system allows for an easy add-on style of learning beautiful floral free motion