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Last chance 2009 classes at Quilt University

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From the Quilt University student newsletter, here are the listings of 2009 classes still available – last start date is October 30. Note: These are all online classes. Be sure you know you will have time to participate before you join to get the most out of your experience!

Patchwork & Piecing
Bargello Twist with Ruth Blanchet – advanced class
Fast Fun Fabulous with Carol Miller
Jane Was Nuts with Carol Miller
Shattered Angles with Susan Purney Mark
Wheel of Mystery with Helen Marshall

Appliqué
Quilt the Zodiac with Ruth Blanchet
Stress-free Celtic Table Runner with Nancy Chong
Too Easy Stained Glass with Daphne Greig
Triple Treat Tulips with Susan Brittingham

Foundation Piecing
Elegant Angel with Lily Kerns
Pineapples Plus with Jane Hall
Ripless Paper Piecing with Daphne Greig

Quilting, Surface Embellishment
Hand Quilting with Nancy Chong
Machine Embellished Surfaces with Susan Brittingham
More Machine Quilting with Carol Miller – includes wholecloth design

Pictorial Quilts
Elements in Fabric with Linda Schmidt – experimental supplies
Miniature Landscapes with Susan Brittingham – foundation for pictorial quilts
** Realistic Fabric Portraits with Marilyn Belford

Dyeing and Painting
Freeform Screen Printing with Lyric Kinard
** Gutta Resist on Silk with Marjie McWilliams
Quilters Palette with Marjie McWilliams

Design & Color
15 Lines and a Squiggle with Lily Kerns
Creative Color with Lily Kerns
Darned Quilts with Dena Crain
** Exploring Log Cabin with Carol Miller – piecing
Goodbye to the Grid with Dena Crain
** Reflections with Dena Crain

Computer-Aided Quilt Design
** Designing Quilts with CorelDraw with Lily Kerns
EQ6 Advanced Layouts with Fran Gonzalez
** EQ6 Building Blocks with Fran Gonzalez – level 2

Embroidery Module
Digitized Quilting with Joanne Winn

Other
Fingers of Fire Tree Skirt with Nyla Morrison – makes 2!
Math for Quilters with Dena Crain
Photographing Your Quilts with Janice Baehr
Victorian Box with Barbara Dieges

** Classes marked with a double asterisk start this weekend.  Registration remains open until Sunday evening.

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Have you read?

Woodland Whimsy Fabric Collection by Jennifer Pugh

There is something especially lovely about a winter fabric collection that feels seasonal without immediately shouting Christmas. Woodland Whimsy by Jennifer Pugh for Wilmington Prints is filled with forest animals, mushrooms, classic plaids, dots and softly textured coordinating prints.

The colours have a warm, storybook quality, making the collection perfect for quilts that can stay out long after the Christmas decorations have been packed away.

What Is Included in the Woodland Whimsy Bundle?

The Woodland Whimsy Fat Quarter Bundle includes:

  • 15 coordinating fat quarters
  • One 23-inch scenic fabric panel
  • 100% quilting cotton
  • Fabrics designed by Jennifer Pugh
  • Prints manufactured by Wilmington Prints

Each fat quarter measures approximately 18 x 21 inches.

I particularly like that the scenic panel is included with the bundle. Fabric panels are wonderful when you want an impressive focal point without spending several evenings piecing tiny blocks while wondering why you chose such a complicated pattern in the first place.

The panel could become the centre of a lap quilt, wall hanging or child’s quilt, with the coordinating fat quarters used to create simple patchwork borders.

What Could You Make With Woodland Whimsy Fabric?

This collection would work beautifully for:

  • A woodland animal lap quilt
  • A cosy winter wall hanging
  • A child’s storybook quilt
  • Patchwork cushions
  • Quilted reading mats
  • Fabric storage baskets
  • Winter table runners
  • Handmade gifts for nature lovers

You could also separate the smaller prints and use them in scrap-friendly projects. Our collection of eight fat-quarter-friendly quilt patterns offers plenty of ideas for putting coordinated fabric bundles to work.

For something smaller, the gentle woodland prints would be lovely in a seasonal mini quilt. This free mini snowflake quilt pattern could easily be adapted using the collection’s winter colours.

Is the Woodland Whimsy Bundle Worth Buying?

The bundle gives you a ready-made colour palette, a useful assortment of coordinating prints and a feature panel in one package. That takes much of the guesswork out of planning a quilt, particularly if choosing coordinating fabrics is the part that usually sends you wandering around the fabric shop for an hour.

The prints are playful enough for children but not so juvenile that they cannot be used for adult quilts and winter home décor. That versatility is probably the collection’s strongest feature.

The bundle was listed at US$62.98 when checked and is expected to ship in October 2026. Prices, availability and shipping dates may change, particularly with a new fabric release.

If you love woodland animals, gentle winter colours and fabric that feels as though it belongs in an illustrated storybook, this is a charming collection to add to your sewing list.

See the Woodland Whimsy Fat Quarter Bundle at Fat Quarter Shop.