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Skill Enhancements


Do you struggle with binding your quilt, or find your bindings aren’t turning out as perfect as you’d like? Join Maryfran for a hands-on class where she’ll walk you through tips, tricks, and techniques to create beautiful, professional-looking bindings every time. Whether you're a beginner or just want to refine your skills, this class is perfect for you!

Cost: $ 30.00
Learn how to oil and do proper maintenance on your featherweight .

Cost: $ 35.00 - $ 74.95
Learn how set tension, troubleshoot and much more.

Cost: $ 35.00
Do you want to learn how to do your own quilting? Sherrie , founder of the Rochester Modern Quilt Guild , will teach you how to do your own quilting on your domestic machine.

Cost: $ 35.00
Have you always wanted to learn to quilt? Or, are you still new to quilting and do not yet have the confidence in your understanding of the basic principles? Our Basic Learn to Quilt class is the class for you! The class will be five weeks, students will learn the basics such as understanding quilting vocabulary, cutting fabric, piecing, ironing and finishing a quilt with binding. Students will complete a small quilt top from start to finish in the five-week class.

Cost: $ 150.00
Are you new to sewing? Do you have a new machine, or a machine new to you? Let’s take a dive into that machine! Spend a few hours with Jane at VQS learning sewing machine vocabulary, shoulds and shouldn’ts, and how-tos. We will discuss threading and bobbins and presser feet and other machine basics. You will leave with a better understanding of your machine, as well as a “stitch guide” that you will create yourself using your machine! January 25th, 11am - 3pm

Cost: $ 35.00