Contact Info:
For full details about lessons, including pricing and supply lists, please e-mail:
pat@crabtreelane.com

Lessons at Crabtree Lane Studio
Quilting lessons are available at Crabtree Lane Studio, located in Abington, MA. Students receive individual attention in their choice of projects, with special attention to color selection, pattern choice and method of construction. Pat specializes in machine quilting, appliqué, and piecing.

Classes are conveniently available morning and evening. They run in six-week cycles, and class sizes are small.

Pat is also available for trunk shows and off-site classes. Topics include:
• Color and Value
• Mock Hand Appliqué by Machine
• Beginner to Advanced Machine Quilting
• Life Journey Quilts
• Paper Piecing for Accuracy
• Polymer Buttons & Beads
• Fills, Feathers, and Fancies
• With Fronds Like These, Who Needs Anemones?
• Down to the Finish

Hue Can Do It!
7 tricks for picking a palette (color workshop)

Choosing a color scheme for your quilt doesn’t have to be a challenge. Learn easy tricks from Pat Delaney, winner of numerous color awards from Vermont Quilt to Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival to The Gathering. We’ll play with fabric and glue and experiment to discover the secrets to successful color choices. We’ll also discuss the importance of value in making your quilts lively and interesting. Non-sewing.

Take a Mock on the Wild Side:
An intro to mock appliqué techniques (sewing workshop)

Mock hand appliqué, a method of machine work, is much faster than hand appliqué, yet it looks nearly identical. We'll explore various shapes and curves, and by the end of the class, we'll end up with a large block suitable for a quilt block or pillow top. Once the technique is mastered, virtually all appliqué designs can be done with heirloom quality by machine.

Creating a Life Journey Quilt
(sewing workshop)

The journey is the reward.
—Chinese Proverb

Learn how to create a personalized, heirloom quilt that celebrates a special person or occasion. Using a strip-pieced watercolor design as our starting point, we'll discuss how to represent the personal memories and treasured stories that you want to preserve. Demonstrations of motif fabrics and photo transfers will be included.

Ready, Set, Sew!
Revving up with machine quilting (machine sewing workshop)

Ladies, start those machines! Pat Delaney, a machine quilter with awards from Vermont Quilt to Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival to The Gathering, will introduce you to the basic machine-quilting skills that will shift your quilting into high gear! Topics include using stencils, graphic inspirations, freehand techniques, stippled designs, and more.

Claying Around:
Creating unique quilt embellishments

Learn simple effects with polymer clay to create buttons and beads. Polymer clays blend beautifully, so any color can be achieved to match your fabrics exactly. A quick trip to the oven sets the clay permanantly. Non-sewing.

Fills, Feathers, and Fancies
Expanding your quilting vocabulary (sewing workshop)

Tired of the same old stippling? Perk up your machine quilting with a new vocabulary of designs for filling spaces and backgrounds. Heirloom quilting is done with little or no marking. You will end up with a portfolio of stitches to get your creativity flowing.

With Fronds Like These, Who Needs Anemones?
Techniques for nature-inspired quilts (sewing workshop)

During this workshop, students will create a small wall hanging featuring fern appliqués. The pattern for the hanging is a miniature version of Pat’s quilt “Inspiration Draws from Nature’s Art” and will incorporate her methods to create an heirloom quilt. Satin stitch appliqué and heirloom machine quilting will be covered. Intermediate/Advanced

Down to the Finish
Finishing techniques (sewing workshop)

An all day class, we will cover many techniques to perfectly finish off your quilt and make it show worthy. Starting from adding borders and making a perfect mitered corner, we’ll even learn how to add a straight, narrow binding. Some of the fine details will include making bias strips, piping and couching. Some of the work will be done by machine, the rest by hand. Intermediate/Advanced