Events
Catherine Redford
Walking Foot Quilting - Beyond the Ditch
A comprehensive class in walking foot quilting. We will begin with a discussion of the factors that lead to success, including pressing and basting. Then, we will make stitched samples of different styles including matchstick quilting, grids, combined stitches, and serpentines. Find out how Catherine adds hand stitching to her quilts. Elevate your technique with beautiful organic curves. Learn how to execute sharp turns and make accurate straight line polygon spirals. Have fun with designs inspired by string art before rounding out the workshop with circular spirals. Finish with a look at Catherine’s work to inspire you to go home and turn your tops into quilts.
Saturday August 9. 9am - 4:15pm. $129, includes lunch. Register HERE
British by birth but after 30 years in the USA now a proud citizen, Catherine and her husband Steve make Naperville, Illinois their home. Their four children are all married and live far enough away that she can’t turn up on the doorstep to check in on the nine grandchildren without warning. Catherine’s love of cutting up paper as a five-year-old has developed into a life-long creative practice that has been centered around fabric since her teens. Her natural curiosity about the world around her makes her vocation as a traveling quilt teacher all the sweeter. She still has a long list of destinations left to explore!
Saturday August 9. 9am - 4:15pm. $129, includes lunch. Register HERE
British by birth but after 30 years in the USA now a proud citizen, Catherine and her husband Steve make Naperville, Illinois their home. Their four children are all married and live far enough away that she can’t turn up on the doorstep to check in on the nine grandchildren without warning. Catherine’s love of cutting up paper as a five-year-old has developed into a life-long creative practice that has been centered around fabric since her teens. Her natural curiosity about the world around her makes her vocation as a traveling quilt teacher all the sweeter. She still has a long list of destinations left to explore!
Past events:
* Quilt for Kids - 2025
* B990 Workshop with Connie Fanders -- October 2024
* Sandy McMillan Lecture/Demo - September 2024
* Bernina 990 Launch Party - September 2024
* Longarm Event - April 2024
* Sue O'Very - Sookie Sews Serger Event - April 2024
* Connie Fanders, Perfectly Quilted Blocks, Borders & Backgrounds - Dec 2023
* Longarm Event - May 2023
* Angie Stevenson (Lunchbox Quilts) - February 2023
* Serger Hop - Fall 2021
* Christa Watson - Summer 2021
* Tame that Technique - Fall 2019
* Creative Quilting - Summer 2019
* Robbi Joy Eklow - Spring 2019
* Amanda Murphy -Fall 2018
* Sandi McMillan - Spring 2018
* Kim Kight (Cotton+Steel) - Summer 2017
* Peg Pennell - Fall 2017
* Sewapalooza - 2016
* Sewapalooza - 2015