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Wool Quilting and Embroidery Group for Beginners

Learn the essentials of wool quilting and embroidery used to create depth, detail, and a personal touch.

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Wool Quilting and Embroidery Group for Beginners

Wool Quilting and Embroidery Group for Beginners

Learn the essentials of wool quilting and embroidery used to create depth, detail, and a personal touch.

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  • Member Registration
    $ 88.00
  • Guest Registration
    $ 108.00
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If you're new to creating art with wool fabric— wall hangings or quilts, for example— or you want help refining your basic skills, you're in for a treat. This recurring class is the perfect opportunity to ease into the craft alongside other beginners. Your instructor, Cleo, is a lifetime educator and quilter with a passion for making wool quilting accessible and teaching new wool quilters the techniques they need to open up their own colorful world of creative quilting.

In Cleo's classes, you'll learn:

  • Easy methods for creating beautiful artwork, no sewing machine needed
  • Beginner-friendly embroidery stitches
  • New techniques for appliqué quilting
  • How to read patterns
  • And much more!

You'll also receive one-on-one guidance from Cleo, plus the encouragement that comes from being a part of a quilting community. 

Details

  • Cleo introduces a new project each month! Jump in at any point. 
  • Class prices vary each month based on the materials used for that month's project. See the featured class photo for an example of this month's project.
  • Students who continue from month to month will learn how to assemble their wool blocks into a larger, one-of-a-kind wall hanging. 

Materials

  • An $88 materials fee, included in the class cost, covers hand-dyed and felted high-grade wool and thread for October's project.
  • Students should bring:

Class Policies

Ages 14 and up are welcome.

Instructor
Cleo Pirtle

Cleo Pirtle is a professional teacher who has taught at Monterey Ca college. Cleo has been quilting since a young age. Thirteen years ago she discovered wool quilting, and it it now her passion. She loves to teach it and share it with others. Cleo has a deep knowledge of material, and her specialty is color. She draws her expertise in color from 45 years as a landscape designer. Cleo’s work has been featured in Sunset Magazine and Better Home and Gardens, and her quilts are featured in Today’s Quilter in Britain. Her landscaped gardens are on both coasts.

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