ICL: Beginning Hand Quilting - Fridays, April 07 – May 26

Beginning Hand Quilting - Instructor Shirley Deasy

Hand quilting has been done through the ages and still valued as a pleasurable and beautiful way to finish small to large quilts. In this class, we will learn about the tools needed (required and optional), the best fabrics and batting for hand quilting, how to baste the “quilt sandwich” (the backing, batting and quilt top) and then learn the hand quilting technique. The kit for the class includes a 16” square pre-printed quilt block, batting, backing, thread, a few quilting needles and a thimble. Please call Shirley at 828-421-2939 if you have any questions about the class.  There is a $20 kit fee payable to the instructor on the first day of class.

Shirley Deasy has been making quilts for over 30 years. Because her grandmother and mother made hand quilted quilts, when she got hooked on making quilts, she taught herself to quilt them by hand. One of her hand quilted quilts won 3^rd prize at the North Carolina State Fair in 2009, in 2019, she won first prize for hand quilting at the Misty Mountain Quilt Guild show and in 2022 her hand quilted wall hanging received a Judge’s Appreciation Award. Shirley, her husband, a silly Scottish Terrier and cute Pembroke Welsh Corgi puppy live in Union County near Nottely Dam.