Quilting With Nancy - My New Job at JoAnn's

A few months ago I saw an ad for Classroom Instructor for our local JoAnn's.  I applied and when I went to meet the managers I took a few things with me.  I chose the Halloween Log Cabin (which is the item from my blog that has been pinned the most times) Monica's quilt, a scrapbook from our trip to Disney World, and I grabbed the Fourth of July Ribbon Wreath off the door.  The ladies asked me to be the new quilting instructor, and if I would do the Ribbon Wreath as a "Trend" class.

As the classes for September and October were already set, my first group of classes will be in November and December.  At the beginning of October, there was a Class Open House at the store and I was asked to bring in examples for each of the classes that will go on display.  The Education Coordinator made a sign for my table that said, "Quilting with Nancy".

The quilt block for Quilting 101 is called The Hole in the Barn Door.  I made two examples, one for fall

and one for Christmas

I bought enough fabric so that I could make a few more blocks.  I thought it would be nice to show the students some options of what to do with just a simple block.  I plan on making three blocks, one just like the examples, and then for the other two flipping the orange/yellow and green/red.  Using the center print as sashing in between the blocks and around them will make a pretty little table runner.

Intermediate Quilting has a "Zipper" quilt as the project.  I wasn't sure what to do for a color combination but I saw a few quilts on Pinterest with a "Pink Lemonade" combo.  I found a bunch of fat quarters in pinks and yellows and "Voila!"  I plan on using what's left of the fat quarters in a railroad pattern, or maybe a log cabin (I love log cabins!)

The best project is the Kids Quilting class place-mat.  When I was doing my shopping for the projects, I totally scored when I found FROZEN fabric!  I even followed a lady into line so I could use the Olaf fabric after she had hers cut.  (I bet I am not the only person to have ever done that!)

The pattern only called for a quarter of a yard for the top and bottom sections, but I made sure to get enough so I could make place-mats for Brooke and Vince too.  I had never turned a project inside out and edged with top stitching before, (having always bound my projects) and not only does it look cute, but it also was very quick.

Finally, we'll be offering the Ribbon Wreaths as a class too.  I made one for Fall and one for Christmas.  I really liked how these two turned out. 

 

All the examples are on display at the JoAnn's now and I am looking forward to teaching my first class!