Quilting Classes
Before filling out your registration form, please read the class descriptions and the daily itinerary so you can best determine how you would like to spend your cruise time. You will be assured of being placed in 3 full-day classes. Class assignments and supply lists will be emailed to you approximately 90 days prior to departure. Classes are open to all levels of ability (unless otherwise stated in the class description).Saturday, November 9, 2024
9:00AMto 3:30pm Lunch Break from 11:30am to 1:00pm
Crown of Thorns
| Instructor | Michele Everts |
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Come learn to paper piece the Judy Niemeyer way! Join me for a day of learning and fun as I guide you through making this gorgeous table runner. It is appropriately named Crown of Thorns, after the starfish with the same name. Let me show you how quickly and easily this project comes together and how to achieve perfect points. Whether you choose to make this beauty in the vibrant colors of a coral reef or the blues and teals of the Caribbean water, it will look stunning. This elegant and functional table runner can be made in several lengths. It is shown as 20″x74″. |
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| Skill Level: Fun for all (perfect for all levels of experience). | |
Pathways
| Instructor | Renee Fleuranges-Valdes |
| Pathway’s celebrates life’s twists and turns! In class you will create the center portion of Pathways, using my fusible technique for creating a quilt as you go design. No sewing machine is required during this one date class. Yes, you will need one to finish your top, but the piecing can be done while we are at sea, or at home. Learn my no sew technique for making this fun top. I will provide a line drawing as a guideline for the center of the quilt top and step you through pulling it all together. |  |
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Skill Level:Fun for all (perfect for all levels of experience) |
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Tropicolor
| Instructor | Pat Delaney |
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This project is a wall hanging using a beautiful tropical fabric. We will use a technique with watercolor pencils and stitching to create “shadow images” continuing the design into the solid fabric. Once the image is in place we’ll layer the quilt and use free motion stitching and color to finish up. You will end up with a quilt that can become a wall hanging or pillow and have a permanent memory of a fantastic vacation. This is a “kit only” class to ensure you have the right fabric to work with. The kit fee is $52. |
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| Skill level: Fun for all (perfect for all levels of experience). | |
Sunday, November 10, 2024
9:00am to 3:30pm, Lunch Break from 11:30am to 1:00pmCaribbean Sunrise
| Instructor | Michele Everts |
| Come learn to paper piece the Judy Niemeyer way! Come for a day of fun and learn the techniques needed to make these beautiful placemats. These go together quickly and easily, and I will guide you through each step. The pattern makes 6 placemats. Every time you use these lovey placemats, you will be reminded of your Caribbean cruise experience, and they will look amazing on your table. |  |
| Skill level: Fun for all (perfect for all levels of experience). | |
Mask Time
| Instructor | Renee Fleuranges-Valdes |
| Masks have always been a great home decorative item. Why not decorate with one of your own. I supply the line drawing, and using my fusible appliqué technique you supply the colorful fabric and imagination. In class I will work with students who want to modify my line drawing and create something totally unique. No sewing is needed for this one-day class. Create your mask in class, then appliqué and quilt it during the cruise or once you get home. |  |
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Skill Level: Fun for all (perfect for all levels of experience). There are no sewing machines provided or required this class. |
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Sparkling Holiday
| Instructor | Pat Delaney |
| The Holidays are fast approaching and this sparkling holiday runner will keep you in style. A fast project that can be finished quickly in time for your celebration is exactly what you need to feel on top of the season. Choose your kit to include Christmas fabrics in red and green or Chanukah blues and whites or maybe you’d like a mixture of scrappy colors. Your choice. It’ll be a reminder of a wonderful cruise. The kit includes everything you need to finish this project just let me know your color preference when ordering the kit. |  |
| Skill level: Fun for all (perfect for all levels of experience). | |
Thursday, November 14, 2024
9:00am to 3:30pm, Lunch Break from 11:30am to 1:00pmSea Star
| Instructor | Michele Everts |
| Come let me teach you to paper piece the Judy Niemeyer way! I am ready to show you the step-by-step process to complete these beauties. These cute table toppers are the perfect beginner project. You will be amazed at how quickly they come together. The pattern has enough papers to complete four. Make one or make all four and give them as gifts. |  |
| Skill level: Fun for all (perfect for all levels of experience). | |
Mermaids at Sea
| Instructor | Renee Fleuranges-Valdes |
| Mermaids can be found in folklore for hundreds of years. Spanish Conquistadors spoke of sightings of Sirenas during the 1400’s, African tribal folklore and art has celebrated Mama Water and Yemoja from before the Middle Passage and even the Irish tell tales of mystical creatures called Selkies who are half woman and half fish. So it is no wonder that modern day art, music and film are enthralled with the wonders of mermaids. What a more fitting place than to create your own, Mermaid at Sea. Join me as you create an underwater scene centered around a beautiful mermaid. I will provide several different mermaid drawings for you to choose from, along with other marine creatures and scenery that you can use to create your own underwater fantasy. We will spend the day using fusible web to create our fabulous masterpieces. Start collecting your water inspired fabric and let’s spend a day at sea, conjuring up images of our own modern mermaid tales. |  |
| Skill level: Fun for all (perfect for all levels of experience). There are no sewing machines provided or required for this class. |
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Starlit Sky
| Instructor | Pat Delaney |
| The stars blaze in the tropical sky. Sparklers shine on a black sky for a visual reminder of this memorable quilt cruise and the many new friends you will make. Bright colors shine against a black background in any size you wish. Your kit will include enough fabric to make a lap quilt, and I will bring more fabric to make something larger. Assorted colors will be included in your kit for a variety of stars. | |
| Skill level: Fun for all (perfect for all levels of experience). | |
Class notes: Holding a quilt seminar on a cruise ship is a unique experience. Sometimes there are space and time challenges that prevent our being able to be “project oriented” and we must concentrate more on process. It is very unlikely that you will have an absolutely finished project at the end of a class. It is helpful if your expectations match these realities. But regardless of how far you are able to progress, our instructors are professionals—some of the best in the quilting world—and we know you will learn many new techniques and have a wonderful experience!