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 2.5 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).
Sunday, August 10, 2025
9:00am to 3:30pm, Lunch Break from 11:30am to 1:00pm
(Continued Monday August 11, 2025)
Love Baltimore Style
| Instructor | Jaimie Davis |
| Capture the beauty of dimensional flowers with this delightful wall hanging. On the first day, Jaimie will share 4 different techniques for making flowers that can be used both in this project and many others. Students will also learn the basics of hand appliqué in addition to a demonstration on how to mimic the elegance of hand appliqué with some freezer paper, a little bit of starch and their sewing machines. The border treatment is the focus of the second day. Students will learn advanced techniques that will take their quilt to the next level. Whether you are into hand appliqué or machine appliqué, this class is for you! |  |
| Skill Level: Fun For All (perfect for all levels of experience). No sewing machines required or provided for this class. |
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Alaskan Landscape
| Instructor | Sally Manke |
| The adventurous quilter of all skill levels will learn how to use color and proportion to create depth, highlights and texture to your one-of-a kind art quilt. Create a realistic Alaskan landscape scene with confetti cut fabrics “painted” on quilt batting. Layers and layers of tiny bits of batik, hand dyed, and solid fabrics create your pallet. Fussy cut trees, rocks and flowers are added before topping with a layer of tulle. Bring a hard copy photo to work from or borrow one from the instructor. Contact Sally prior to sailing for photo options. |  |
| Skill Level: Fun for all (perfect for all levels of experience) No sewing machines required or provided for this class |
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Free Motion Grids and Lines, Oh My!
| Instructor | Jenny Lyon |
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Day 1: Fabulous Grids! Grid-based designs are all the rage right now and for good reason – they add lovely texture and look fabulous nested among curved designs. Bonus – they are easy to quilt! We will play on a pre-printed panel and learn a wide variety of grid designs that enhance any genre of quilt. Day 2: Straight Line Ruler Work Straight line ruler work is an ideal way to try ruler work – you only need one ruler! You’ll get accurate results with little or no marking, and it’s fun. I will show ways to incorporate straight line ruler work into any kind of quilt. Your kit includes a pre-printed panel and a unique ruler that makes straight line ruler work virtually fool proof. This is a great class for a newer free motion quilter, as ruler work simplifies the process. Appropriate for those with just a little free motion quilting experience. Kit required, $44 – One pre-printed panel quilt sandwich for grid work; One pre-printed panel quilt sandwich for straight line ruler work; unique straight-line ruler. Printed lines wash out of both panels. |
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Skill level: Fun for all (perfect for all levels of experience). Sewing machines will be provided for this class. |
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Diamonds and Rust
| Instructor | Chardel Blaine |
| What quilter doesn’t have fabric scraps that are too small to anchor a project on their own but are too big to toss? This throw-sized quilt uses two colors of scraps with a uniform background to accentuate the design. Complementary or contrasting colors help define the design. There are just two easy blocks in this quilt. The unique setting looks complex, but it’s all made with squares, 4-patches and half-square triangles. If scrappy is not your thing, the pattern includes yardage requirements to make the quilt with three fabrics. |  |
| Sewing machines provided for this class.
Skill level: Fun for all (perfect for all levels of experience). |
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Friday, August 15, 2025
9:00am to 3:30pm, Lunch Break from 11:30am to 1:00pm
Applique Glacier Bay
| Instructor | Jaimie Davis |
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Join Jaimie in this one-day workshop and discover the secrets of making quilted landscapes. Not only will you learn how to construct this stunning souvenir quilt, but you will also learn how to make it your own. Do you prefer raw-edge or turned edge appliqué? Do you prefer the Aurora Borealis to the Milky Way? Would you like a simple, straightforward project or something a little more complicated? Whatever your preferences, Jaimie will teach you how to think like a designer and show you how to play to your strengths – you will discover that it isn’t nearly as hard as you imagined. And with her quick and easy glue technique, you can construct the quilt on the ship and both stitch it and quilt it at the same time at home. Flexible and easy paced, this workshop promises to be a lot of fun. |
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Skill level: Fun for all (perfect for all levels of experience). No sewing machines required or provided for this class. |
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Alaskan Lone Pine
| Instructor | Sally Manke |
| Master new techniques while exploring unique fibers to create an Alaskan Lone Pine Art Quilt. Use novelty thread, yarns, fabric, roving, Sari silk and tulle to establish depth with a distant background and textural foreground. Finish with a full, vibrant storybook tree or one closer to Charlie Brown’s. Learn how materials and techniques used in class can be applied to an array of future quilts. This fiber art work wall hanging will keep memories of your time in Alaska alive. All materials are included in the class kit. |  |
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Skill Level: Fun for all (perfect for all levels of experience) Sewing machines will be provided for this class. |
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Sheer Bliss
| Instructor | Jenny Lyon |
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This is a joyful and whimsical class, suitable for those with no free motion quilted experience as well as those who do. We will play with sheer fabric bits, layering them on a quilted background to create colorful effects. This is color theory without color wheels or rules, just playing with color like a Kindergartner! More experienced quilters will enjoy making a more complex design and all are guaranteed to have fun! Kit required, $20 – 15” square quilt sandwich, package with a wide variety of small sheer fabric cuts. |
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Skill level: Fun for all (perfect for all levels of experience). Sewing machines will be provided for this class. |
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Grizzly Greetings
| Instructor | Chardel Blaine |
| Will you see a grizzly bear on one of your shore excursions? If you’re lucky enough to spot one, it’s best to not get this close! Whether you see one in the wild or not, you can still have a souvenir of this iconic Alaska resident. Get precise turned-edge applique results with an easy-to-use leave-in applique foundation and a water soluble glue stick. The hand applique stitch makes the pieces appear to float on the surface. We won’t finish the entire small quilt in class, but we will practice all the skills you need to complete the project when you return home. |  |
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Skill level: Fun for all (perfect for all levels of experience). No sewing machines required or provided for this class. |
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