SIGN UP For My Classes for Fall Quilt Festival 2018!

Here’s the list of my classes!  Head over to http://quilts.com/quilt-festival-houston-classes.html to sign up starting Monday July 16th!  There’s a ton of business classes and fabric manipulation classes!  Here they are….

Monday November 5th

167. BUILDING THE RIGHT QUILT BRAND FOR YOU *$51

E,PC Cheryl Sleboda

What can you do to distinguish yourself from the crowd? Learn why you need to create branding and how to build that brand—both by design and completely by accident! Tips and tricks to create a logo that represents you and how to leverage your brand across social media platforms will also be covered. Perfect for artists, designers, businesses, and anyone looking to be noticed!

*CLASS PRICE – $45 + MAT FEE – $6 = $51

Supplies—paper, pen, & pencil.

Tuesday November 6th

231. VIDEO BASICS FOR QUILT ENTREPRENEURS *$135

E,PJ,PC Cheryl Sleboda

Video is all the rage online and in social media, but are you afraid to try it? Learn video production basics for quilters that you can do in your own home. Sleboda covers software, hardware, and how to get comfortable being on camera. Leave with a video sample recorded in class.

*CLASS PRICE – $85 + MAT FEE – $50 = $135

Supplies—paper, pen & pencil. Be ready to be on camera—wear a solid color shirt or sweater with 3/4 or long sleeves (not white).

Wednesday November 7th

364. SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIES FOR THE QUILT ENTREPRENEUR *$51

E,PC Cheryl Sleboda

Increase your reach both inside and outside your local market using social media. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and more are all covered. Learn proven tips to super charge your online profiles, fine tune the optimum set up for your social media, and Sleboda’s tested method of allowing only 15 minutes a day, so you can move on with other projects.

*CLASS PRICE – $45 + MAT FEE – $6 = $51

Supplies—paper, pen & pencil.

393. LIGHT UP AN ARTIST TRADING CARD! *$65

E,D,PJ,PC,MM Cheryl Sleboda

Take the technology leap and put LED lights into an Artist Trading Card! Design your own fabric Artist Trading Card in class, and then light it up with an LED. Learn a basic circuit and a few more tricks to make any small art quilt shine. You’ll be on your way to being an eTextile engineer!

*CLASS PRICE – $45 + MAT FEE – $20 = $65

Supplies—scissors (fabric cutting); paper, pen, & pencil.

Thursday November 8th

458. TIME MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE BUSY STITCHER *$51

E,PJ,PC Cheryl Sleboda

Find more time to do what you love! Sleboda provides you with the time and project management tips you need to get more done, set goals, and stay on track to achieve them.
She includes free resources that will get you organized
and quilting!

*CLASS PRICE – $45 + MAT FEE – $6 = $51

Supplies—paper, pen & pencil.

493. VINTAGE SMOCKED PINCUSHION *$57

E,H,PJ Cheryl Sleboda

Remember those round, textured pillows that were on everyone’s sofas back in the day, but are all the rage now? You can make a miniature version for your sewing table using an heirloom sewing technique. Great as gifts and more!

*CLASS PRICE – $45 + MAT FEE – $12 = $57

Supplies—thread snips.

Friday November 9th

524. FABULOUS FABRIC MANIPULATIONS *$124

E,H,PJ,PC,MM,SM Cheryl Sleboda

Who says heirloom sewing techniques have to be stuffy? Learn how easy and fun fabric manipulation can be in this technique-oriented class. Great for art quilters looking to raise the surface of their work, or traditional quilters who want to try something new.

*CLASS PRICE – $85 + MAT FEE – $35 + EQUIP FEE – $4 = $124

Supplies—scissors (fabric cutting); thread snips; thimble; paper,
pen & pencil.

601. WORKING WEEKLY—HOW SMALL QUILTS HELPED ME FIND MY ARTISTIC VOICE  $8

Cheryl Sleboda

Follow Sleboda’s advenutre as an art quilter and find out how working weekly and working small can help you define your artistic vision and make you a better quilter. A PowerPoint presentation shares her small quilts in big detail before a “mini” trunk show reveals the actual pieces.

Saturday November 10th

747. MODERN HEIRLOOM TECHNIQUES BY MACHINE *$69

E,D,PC,SM Cheryl Sleboda

Make your Modern quilts sing using heirloom techniques for fabulous fabric manipulations! Learn machine techniques like pin tucks, gathers, pleats, and lots of other fabric manipulations, and how to put them into a block in your next quilt. Add a cutting edge yet classic look to your next project. Fabric is included, just bring scissors!

*CLASS PRICE – $45 + MAT FEE – $20 + EQUIP FEE – $4 = $69

Supplies—scissors (fabric cutting).

779. DESIGN YOUR DEPARTURE—LEAVING THE DAY JOB FOR YOUR DREAMS!  *$51

E,PC Cheryl Sleboda

Do you dream about leaving the rat race for a job doing what you love?  Make a course of action and know what it will take to follow your heart AND pay the bills. Plan your transition
to working for yourself in the quilt industry with these easy-
to-follow steps.

*CLASS PRICE – $45 + MAT FEE – $6 = $51

Supplies—paper, pen, & pencil.

Sunday November 11th

810. HEIRLOOM TEXTURES FOR MODERN QUILTERS  *$65

E,H,PJ,PC Cheryl Sleboda

Make your modern quilts sing using hand heirloom techniques for fabulous fabric manipulations.  Learn hand heirloom techniques, such as smocking, tucking, ruching, and more. Then see how to put it into a block in your next quilt. Add a cutting edge, yet classic look to your next project. Great for both beginners and experienced quilters. Fabric included, just bring scissors!

*CLASS PRICE – $45 + MAT FEE – $20 = $65

Supplies—scissors (fabric cutting); paper, pen, & pencil.