Sheri Lynne Wood stops by the studio to show us how she works spontaneously with scraps in quilting. This video originally appeared live September 27, 2018.

Colorful quilter Tara Faughnan shares her technique for piecing geometric quilts with freezer paper templates. This technique creates super precise points and makes piecing a breeze - and best of all, the templates can be used over and over again. Along the way, Tara shares her knowledge of choosing fabrics based on color value and interaction, and then goes on to show how to create your own templates. After that, it's time to piece! Tara demonstrates...

This quilt pattern works off of a simple structure, but lends itself beautifully to a color and composition class with Kaffe Fasset. Watch as he mocks up a layout on his trademark design wall, working with prints in different scales to achieve a version of his classic pattern in a leafy, misty spring mood. Kaffe talks about adding depth through different fabric choices and introducing clarity with calm fabrics alongside classic Kaffe Fassett prints....

Learning how to improvise block construction is a cornerstone of modern quilting. Heather Jones teaches three ways to experiment with improvisational piecing: with a log-cabin block, a stacked-coin block, and with a wonky cross block. This method of creating patchwork is perfect for mixing colorful fabric scraps, allowing you to forget about perfect measurements and straight lines, and learn to play with your creative intuition. At the end, you'll...

Join Emma Yoder Miller, the Amish widow-turned-newlywed, as she leads another quilting class with a new group of unlikely students, all with tattered pieces of their lives that need mending. Members of the patchwork group find friendship, faith, healing, and restoration while gathered around their quilts, under the Father's guiding hands--for only He can take what's ragged and shabby from the lives of His children and turn it into beauty for His glory....

Get ready to dive deep into circular motifs with expert ruler work quilter, Sue Nickels. You'll begin by learning how to create a design plan, and then use circular and oval rulers to create satisfyingly precise quilted curves. Sue's clear and enthusiastic instruction will give you the tips and encouragement you need to be successful on your home machine. Note that this intermediate-level class is ideal for students with some free-motion quilting...

In this fourth novel, they create a Jane Austen masterpiece that represents each one of the group members' life situations. But when they enter their work in a contest, how does an entirely different quilt end up at the show?