Classes
Thank you for your interest in the quilting classes I currently offer! Whether you are looking for an engaging guild program, a hands-on workshop, or specialized longarm instruction, I would love the opportunity to create a learning experience that fits the needs of your group.
Most classes can be presented in a variety of formats, including hands-on instruction, lecture and demonstration, or lecture-only presentations. Class content and length can also be adapted to accommodate your schedule and the experience level of your participants.
Longarm quilting classes are typically offered as 3-hour hands-on workshops, with many topics easily expanded into 6-hour, full-day classes for additional instruction and practice. Many of these same classes are also highly effective as lecture/demo or lecture-only programs, making them a great option for quilt guilds, shops, retreats, and special events.
I am continually developing new classes and adding to my curriculum, so please check back often for new learning opportunities.
I would love to work with you to create an informative, inspiring, and enjoyable experience for your group!
Questions or interested in checking availability?
Please contact me at stacie@seamsdivine.com.
Longarm Classes:
Beginning Ruler Work
Class Description
Step into the exciting world of longarm ruler work! In this beginner-friendly class, you’ll learn the fundamentals of using both straight and curved rulers to create precise, beautiful quilting designs. We’ll cover how to safely hold and position your rulers, how to stitch around them with accuracy, and how to build your confidence as you practice. With both straight and curved rulers available for hands-on samples, you’ll quickly see how ruler work can complement and elevate your free-motion quilting. By the end of class, you’ll have the knowledge and skills to begin incorporating ruler work into your own quilts with ease.
Kit Fees May Apply
Stacie’s favorite rulers may be found www.seamsdivine.com
Combining Design
Class Description
Ready to take your quilting to the next level? In this class, we’ll dive deep into the art of combining quilting designs to make your quilt tops truly shine. You’ll learn how to merge feathers, swirls, circles, and both straight and curved lines into dynamic compositions that elevate your quilting from simple to spectacular.
We’ll begin with the basics of drawing shapes, grids, and feather spines, then explore stitching order, echoing, and ways to flow smoothly from one design to the next. Along the way, you’ll see how layering and blending motifs can create movement, depth, and custom detail that transforms your quilt top into a one-of-a-kind masterpiece.
By the end of class, you’ll have the confidence and tools to combine designs creatively and effectively—turning your quilting features into true show-stoppers.
It would be beneficial for students to be familiar with free-motions feathers and ruler work, but not required.
Beautiful Borders and Sashings
Class Description
Borders and sashings deserve just as much attention as the quilt blocks they frame! In this hands-on class, we’ll explore creative, effective ways to design and stitch borders and sashings that add polish and personality to any quilt. Students will learn how to plan, draw, and mark borders without the headache of complicated math—my favorite “no-math method” makes it easy every time.
We’ll cover stitch order for efficiency and accuracy, practice both curves and straight-edge designs, and explore techniques to enhance even the simplest border layouts. Sashing design options will include timeless favorites such as wishbones and ribbon candy, as well as my signature “over-under” designs that bring an eye-catching woven effect.
By the end of class, students will have the tools, confidence, and inspiration to turn plain borders and sashings into design features that elevate the entire quilt.
Kit fee may apply
My favorite rulers for borders can be found www.seamsdivine.com
Continuous Curve
Class Description
Ready to streamline your quilting and add polish to your designs? In this hands-on class, we’ll explore how to stitch continuous thread paths across a variety of grid layouts, including traditionally marked grids, grids on point, and diamond shapes. You’ll learn how to begin and end at the same point, making your quilting more efficient while reducing starts, stops, and thread tie-offs. Along the way, we’ll experiment with embellishments and creative flourishes to elevate simple gridwork into something extraordinary. By the end of class, you’ll have the confidence and skill to quilt smooth, flowing paths that save time and add beauty to your quilts.
My favorite stencils for marking grids can be found www.seamsdivine.com
Cross-Hatch Design
Class Description
Unlock the elegance and versatility of cross hatch quilting in this focused longarm quilting class. Whether you are aiming for a classic straight grid, a dynamic on-point layout, or the graceful flow of curved cross-hatching, this class will guide you through each technique with clarity and confidence.
You’ll learn simplified ruler work using marked guides to make your stitching process efficient, accurate and enjoyable.This class is perfect for longarm quilters who want to master foundational cross hatch techniques and expand their design toolbox with confidence and ease.
My favorite rulers can be found www.seamsdivine.com
Quilted Sentiments
Personalized Quilting Design
Class Description
Personalizing your quilting takes your work from beautiful to unforgettable. In this hands-on longarm quilting class, we’ll explore how to add meaningful details—names, dates, ghost blocks, and other personalized elements—that turn quilts into cherished family heirlooms. Together, we’ll cover style, placement, marking, centering, and stitching order to help you achieve a polished, professional look. You’ll see inspiring samples, full of ideas to spark your own creativity, and practice techniques that will give you confidence to design and stitch your own heartfelt quilts. Whether you’re a confident beginner ready to add a personal touch, or an advanced quilter looking to elevate your custom designs, this class will equip you with the skills to create something truly special and one-of-a-kind.
Let’s Ruffle Some Feathers
Class Description
Basic Longarm Feathers: Mastering the Bump-Back Feather
Feathers are a timeless favorite in longarm quilting, and learning the basic structure is the first step toward creating beautiful, flowing designs with confidence.
In this class, we’ll focus on the bump-back feather technique, breaking the design down step-by-step so you can understand how each plume is formed and how they work together to create a smooth, balanced feather. We’ll explore ways to add embellishments and variations that give your feathers personality and help you develop your own quilting style.
You’ll also learn how to successfully navigate inside and outside corners, giving you the skills to incorporate feathers into borders, blocks, and other areas of your quilts.
Whether feathers have always felt intimidating or you simply want to improve your technique, this class will give you practical tips, hands-on practice, and a strong foundation for creating beautiful free-motion feathers on your longarm.
Extraordinary Feather
Class Description
Take your longarm feather quilting skills to the next level with this creative and technique-rich class focused on stitching extraordinary feather designs. Whether you are looking to refine your foundational feather work or add eye-catching embellishments and modern flair, this class is for you.
You will learn how to create a variety of stunning feathers styles, from traditional to contemporary, with an emphasis on balanced composition and graceful motion. We will explore symmetrical designs, playful embellishments and how to confidently wrap feathers around corners and borders for a cohesive, flowing look.
This class is ideal for confident beginners and beyond. Quilters looking to expand their design library will leave with the confidence to make your ordinary feathers into something truly extraordinary.
Fabulous Background Fillers and Fun
Class Description
Ready to take your quilting to the next level? We will explore a variety of background fillers that will make your quilt tops come alive. From free-motion feathered flowers and swirls to stacked circles, pebbles, snails, and more, you’ll learn how to stitch these fun and fabulous textures with confidence. We’ll also discuss ghost blocks and how they can add depth and interest to your quilting. Whether you’re just getting started or looking for fresh inspiration, this class will help you build your background filler toolbox while keeping it stress-free and fun. Come stitch along and discover your new favorite designs!
Appliqué Framework
Class Description
Do you have an appliqué quilt top waiting to be quilted? Let’s explore how to make those beautiful shapes stand out with thoughtful quilting! We will look at stitch order, intricate quilting designs, and echoing techniques that transform appliqué into a true showpiece. Learn how to highlight each appliqué shape and create quilting that enhances rather than competes with the design. Multiple samples will be shared so you can see firsthand how different quilting approaches impact appliqué quilts. You’ll leave with a wealth of ideas and the confidence to make your appliqué tops shine. Students should be familiar with both free-motion quilting and ruler work.
Shape It Up! Creative Shape Filling for Longarm Quilters
Class Description:
Take your longarm quilting to the next level by learning how to confidently fill shapes with beautiful, intentional quilting designs! In this hands-on class, students will explore techniques for quilting inside a variety of shapes including squares, rectangles, triangles, circles, diamonds, and more.
We’ll combine ruler work, free-motion quilting, and stencil techniques to create dynamic texture and visual interest while maintaining balance and flow across your quilt. Students will also learn how to plan and execute designs using a continuous thread path, reducing stops and starts for smoother, more efficient quilting.
Perfect for confident beginners and intermediate longarm quilters, this class will build skills in design planning, precision stitching, and creative problem-solving — helping you transform simple shapes into stunning quilted elements.
Skills Covered:
- Filling geometric shapes with quilting designs
- Combining ruler work and free-motion techniques
- Using stencils effectively within shapes
- Creating continuous thread paths
- Building confidence in design choices and spacing
Let your quilting stitches become the design as you learn to turn every shape into a work of art!
Doodle Mania
Class Description
Unleash your creativity in this fun and artistic class! In Doodle Mania, we’ll explore the art of doodling designs on paper and then learn how to bring those ideas to life on fabric. You’ll gain confidence in transforming simple sketches into beautiful quilted textures. We’ll also cover how to use minimal markings to transfer clipart-inspired designs directly onto your quilt tops—giving you the freedom to create without overcomplicating the process. This inspiring, hands-on class will help you develop your own unique quilting style and leave you with a toolbox of techniques to keep your quilting fresh, playful, and personal.
Piecing:
Beautiful Binding Techniques
Class Description
Let’s take an in-depth look at various binding techniques that will be sure to dazzle! We will take a detailed look at preparing, sewing and finishing our quilts with options as traditional double-fold binding, flange binding, piped binding, faux flange binding, bias edge binding, two-sided binding and facing! Many examples will be shown and discussed as well. Other finishing techniques such as hang sleeves and quilt labels will be discussed as well. Be sure to join me as we master the finishing touches to our quilts!
Meadow Garden Quilt
Jelly Roll Magic!
Class Description
Bring your favorite jelly roll and join me in the magic! We will create an easy, fun and fast quilt top that will make everyone wonder, how did you do that! I will demonstrate various techniques so that you will have the knowledge and confidence to make your very own variations at home! This class is guaranteed to make you love your jelly rolls! Beginner and advanced piecers welcome. Please join me in the Jelly Roll Magic!
Easy Piecing On the Grid
Class Description
This fun and exciting class will introduce you to an easy and extremely accurate way to piece even the tiniest of squares. We will stitch together a very traditional spool quilt top in a non-traditional way using grids to create your very own design. You will learn the basics of the piecing steps and will leave with the knowledge and confidence to create your very own designs! Beginners as well as advanced piecers are welcome. Please join me in the fun!
Kits will be provided in class and will include all fabric needed to make your quilt top.
Curved Piecing Techniques
Class Description
Curved Piecing: Precision Makes the Difference
Curved piecing doesn’t have to be intimidating! With the right techniques and a little precision, you can create smooth, beautiful curves with confidence.
In this class, we’ll break down the curved piecing process step by step. You’ll learn proper techniques for cutting, pinning, piecing, pressing, and trimming to achieve accurate results. We’ll discuss why precision matters at every stage and how careful preparation can prevent puckers, distortion, and mismatched seams.
Along the way, I’ll share helpful tips and techniques for working with curved pieces, maintaining accurate seam allowances, and getting those curves to fit together beautifully.
Whether curved piecing is new to you or you’re looking to improve your accuracy, this class will give you the skills and confidence to tackle curves in your next quilting project. Precision is the key—and beautiful curves are the result!
Quilt Borders the Right Way
Class Description
Beautiful quilts deserve beautiful borders! In this class, you’ll learn the proper techniques for adding borders that lie flat, fit correctly, and give your quilt a polished, professional finish.
We’ll take the guesswork out of borders as we work through the correct methods for measuring, pinning, and stitching borders to your quilt top. You’ll learn how to add traditional straight borders, successfully incorporate multiple borders, and create beautiful mitered corners.
Ready to take it one step further? We’ll also explore how to match striped fabrics at mitered corners for that extra-special finishing touch.
Whether you’ve struggled with wavy borders, puckered edges, or simply want to improve your finishing skills, this class will give you the techniques and confidence to get those borders right!
Be sure to join me for this fun-filled learning experience and discover how the right border techniques can make all the difference in your finished quilt.
Lectures:
Let’s Talk Quilting — Custom Plans
Class Description
Making a Custom Quilting Plan
Don’t know where to start when it comes to quilting your finished quilt top? Let’s make a plan! In this lecture, we’ll explore the decision-making process behind choosing the right quilting for your quilt—from deciding between edge-to-edge and custom quilting to determining what to quilt where and why.
Using several quilt tops as examples, we’ll discuss how the piecing, fabric, negative space, and overall style of a quilt can help guide your quilting choices. We’ll explore where quilting inspiration comes from and how to turn that inspiration into a cohesive custom quilting plan through drawing, marking, and auditioning designs. We’ll also talk about batting choices, design scale, and some helpful do’s and don’ts that can make the planning process easier and more successful.
Whether you’re wondering which designs will complement your quilt, how much quilting is enough, or simply where to begin, this class will help take the uncertainty out of the planning process. You’ll leave with fresh inspiration, practical ideas, and greater confidence to create a quilting plan that makes your next quilt truly special!
Before You Quilt!
Class Description
Conversation Must-Haves: Between the Piecer & Longarm Quilter
Let’s have a conversation! Great quilting begins with great communication, and there are certain conversations every piecer and longarm quilter should have before that quilt is loaded onto the frame.
How will the quilt be quilted? Which batting is best? How should the backing be prepared—and how big does it really need to be? What will the quilting cost? What is the expected turnaround time? And perhaps most importantly, are the piecer and longarm quilter envisioning the same finished quilt?
In this informative lecture, we’ll walk through the important details that should be discussed before the quilting process begins. We’ll talk about quilting styles and design expectations, batting and thread choices, backing preparation, budget, turnaround time, how the quilt will be used, and those little details that can make a big difference in the finished project.
Whether you are a piecer preparing to send your next quilt to a professional or a longarm quilter working with clients, this class will help you ask the right questions, set clear expectations, and create a better quilting experience for everyone.
Both piecers and longarm quilters are welcome. Come ready to learn, ask questions, and—of course—have a conversation!
Show Me Your Quilt Top!
Class Description
Can’t decide how you want your quilt top quilted? Bring your favorite unquilted quilt top and let’s talk about the possibilities!
In this interactive lecture, I’ll share my thoughts and suggestions for developing a quilting plan that complements your quilt. We’ll look at several quilt tops and discuss design possibilities, including what to quilt where and why. Together, we’ll consider the piecing, borders, negative space, and overall style of each quilt while brainstorming ideas as a group. You may be surprised by how many different quilting possibilities can come from one quilt top!
This class is a wonderful opportunity to see the quilting-planning process in action, gather inspiration from other students’ quilts, and build confidence in making quilting design decisions. Come ready to share, brainstorm, and look at your quilt top in a whole new way!
To Prepare for Class:
Please bring your unquilted quilt top and:
-Take one photo of the entire quilt top.
-Take one close-up photo of an area you would like to discuss, such as a block, border, or corner.
-Print two black-and-white copies of each photo on 8½” × 11” paper.
We’ll use these photos to draw, audition, and explore quilting designs during class. Bring your quilt top, your questions, and your creativity—let’s make a quilting plan!
BeColourful Workshop
BeColourful Workshop
Class Description
Join us for a vibrant quilting retreat and workshop featuring the bold, colorful patterns and fabric designs of world-renowned designer Jacqueline de Jonge. Under the guidance of certified instructor Stacie Spradlin, you will explore the beauty of Jacqueline’s designs while learning the basics of foundation paper piecing as well as special techniques for creating perfect circles and flawless points.
Throughout the event, Stacie will share tips, tricks and hands-on demonstrations that will help you master the following:
- Foundation paper-piecing
- Set-In Seams
- Mitered Corners
- Star Points
- And More!
BeColourful designs are known for their brilliant fabrics, movement and artistry making them the perfect choice for quilts, wall hangings, and home decor. Whether you are new to paper piecing or looking to expand your skills, this workshop offers the perfect blend of learning, inspiration and fun. Building your paper-piecing skills will undoubtedly help with all other aspects of quilting. Come ready to stitch, learn, and leave with the confidence to bring Jacqueline’s dazzling designs to life!
Students may choose patterns Happiness 2.0 or The Four Seasons Table Runner. Several colorways are available. If one of these projects has already been successfully completed by a student, please contact Stacie directly so that another pattern can be suggested and chosen. Patterns and fabric kits are available for purchase at www.seamsdivine.com
Please contact stacie@seamsdivine.com with any questions.
BeColourful Workshop
Supply List
- Pattern – Be sure to bring the original. Copies are not allowed.
- Rotary Cutter 45mm and a 28mm (a new blade is a necessity!)
- Rotary Cutting Mat
- Rulers for cutting fabric – A small 2 ½”x6”, a 6 ½”x12” and a 6 ½”x24” (or 8 ½”x24”) Rulers similar in size are fine
- Add a ¼” ruler if you feel you need one
- Sewing Machine, foot pedal and all cords
- Bobbins – have several prewound before class
- Extra sewing machine needles
- Piecing Thread – I prefer Aurifil in white and/or black, depending on your project
- Fabric Scissors – I prefer Karen Kay Buckley with the purple handles
- Thread Snips
- Scotch Tape
- Freezer Paper
- Seam Ripper
- Pen, Pencil and paper
- Fabric Pencil – I prefer Sewline White Chalk Pencil
- Fabric Glue Pen – I prefer Sewline (bring refills)
- Magic Pins – I prefer the blue quilting pins or the Ultra Fine Glass Head Pins (Clover #2507)
- Paper-Creasing Tool – a piece of cardstock or plastic template approx 2”x8” works well.
- Wool pressing mat is handy to have
- Travel Iron
- Ziploc Baggies in Various Sizes
- Post-It Notes
Preparation is an essential part of class. Please prepare the following:
- Read the pattern very carefully.
- Highlight the text to make yourself more familiar with the instructions.
- Cut the paper templates a smidge larger from the outside lines.
- Label the fabrics especially when you work with many colors.
- Download the fabric charts from the BeColourful website to help you to organize your fabrics even better.
- Make your own fabric chart with small pieces of your fabric choices.
- Cut the fabrics with a ruler and a rotary cutter.
- Stack and label the fabric pieces according to the fabric charts in the pattern.
- Store the fabrics and the templates in ziploc bags. Be sure to label them.
- Label each ziploc bag.
Contact me stacie@seamsdivine.com for any questions.
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