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Classes


Introduction to EQ8
- Jan 26, 2023 06:00 pm
The Introduction to EQ8 will explore designing a custom quilt using EQ8 software. We will explore how to use the software, set up your quilt, pick your blocks, and add fabric swatches to your design. The course is hands-on, with each class having in-class detailed exercises, with a final project of a custom quilt design. *If you do not have strong PC/Mac experience and skills, attendance is required at the one-and-a-half hour pre-course Technology Skill Bootcamp for Quilters.

Cost: $ 120.00
Valentine Heart Runner
- Jan 28, 2023 11:30 am
This fun, easy-to-construct runner is great for Valentine's Day for you or as a gift. In addition, if you have never done any applique (or are afraid to try), this is the PERFECT project to learn how to do a simple applique and eliminate any apprehension you may have had in the past. It's so much easier than you think!!!

Cost: $ 36.00
CQ Complete Course of Quilting
- Jan 29, 2023 12:00 pm
This quilting course teaches everything you need to know to start making your own quilts. This course covers the basics: getting to know your sewing machine, rotary cutting, fabric selection, and a variety of techniques for machine-piecing quilt blocks. You make a sampler quilt and learn to sandwich, quilt, and bind your masterpiece. This is the perfect opportunity to explore the quilter?s art, which is both ancient and modern!

Cost: $ 300.00
Star Storm - via ZOOM
- Jan 29, 2023 02:00 pm
The quilt is built by strategically placing strips of fabric to form rings around a central pieced inner star. The Star Storm is not paper pieced but formed on large scale paper templates to create the star points. The class will walk step by step through the placement of strips and aligning the angles to form the star.

Cost: $ 80.00
Sandwiching Drop Off Service
- Jan 31, 2023 10:00 am
Let us baste your quilt for you! Drop off your quilt top, backing,, batting, and spray baste or pins, and we'll get your top ready to quilt!

Cost: $ 30.00
Complete Course of Quilting via Zoom
- Feb 01, 2023 06:30 pm
This 10-week quilting course teaches everything you need to know to start making your own quilts. This course covers the basics: getting to know your sewing machine, rotary cutting, fabric selection, and a variety of techniques for machine piecing quilt blocks. You make a sampler quilt and learn to sandwich, quilt, and bind your masterpiece. This is the perfect opportunity to explore the quilter's art, which is both ancient and modern! Finished size of sampler quilt: 42 in. x 53 in. Know before you sign up: The instruction is very much hands-on. Most classes are a combination of discussion, demonstration, and practice. You must have a sewing machine in good working order that you can bring to class. If your machine has not been serviced in the past year, please have it cleaned and oiled. Capital Quilts' machine technicians can clean and oil most brands of sewing machines. Allow two weeks for servicing.

Cost: $ 300.00
SEW TOGETHER (via Zoom)
- Feb 03, 2023 06:30 pm
Tired of sewing alone? Join fellow quilters for a virtual quilting bee. Settle into your favorite sewing space with your favorite Zoom-compatible technology for up to two hours of stitching and chatting. Everyone will have a chance to talk about what they've been working on and pose questions to the other quilters. No masks required! Note: you must download the Zoom app/client, and you will need a camera/webcam, microphone, and speakers, as well as an Internet connection. On the day of Sew Together, you'll receive an email with a link to the Zoom meeting. Please confirm that Capital Quilts has your current email address and phone number.

Cost: $ 10.00
CQ Cares: Quilt of Valor National Sew Day - in-store
- Feb 04, 2023 11:00 am
These quilts are tremendously important to the men and women who serve our country in the military. Help us support our vets by making a Quilt of Valor. The group will make one quilt. All fabric is provided. Just bring your sewing machine, supplies, and lots of energy! Capital Quilts Cares program

Cost: $ FREE
CQ Cares: Quilt of Valor National Sew Day - in-store
- Feb 04, 2023 02:00 pm
These quilts are tremendously important to the men and women who serve our country in the military. Help us support our vets by making a Quilt of Valor. The group will make one quilt. All fabric is provided. Just bring your sewing machine, supplies, and lots of energy! Capital Quilts Cares program

Cost: $ FREE
Men's Quilting Club
- Feb 05, 2023 02:30 pm
A group to share the joy of quilting, inspire and learn from one another. Beginners to accomplished quilters are welcome to come to sew and learn together.

Cost: $ 20.00
Hand-Piecing Club
- Feb 06, 2023 01:00 pm
Hand-Piecing Club

Cost: $ 65.00
Getting Started: The Handi Quilter Longarm Machine
- Feb 07, 2023 01:00 pm
Learn the ins and outs of the longarm machine and the frame, how to set up for quilting a quilt, what proper tension is, and some basic quilting designs.

Cost: $ 65.00
Getting Started: The Basics of ProStitcher Premium
- Feb 07, 2023 05:00 pm
Learn the basic buttons and tools of ProStitcher Premium. Customize Edge-to-Edge (E2E) designs on your computer to fit any quilt size and transfer the design to the ProStitcher on the longarm for accurate stitch out. Must already have taken the Getting Started on Long Arm class before registering for this. The ProStitcher Premium Simulator is not currently supported on Apple / MAC systems so you must have access to a current Windows based computer.

Cost: $ 50.00
Exploring Pro-Stitcher in Simulation
- Feb 10, 2023 12:00 pm
Stay tuned for details!

Cost: $ FREE
Second Saturday Club 2023 -- Trio (via Zoom)
- Feb 11, 2023 09:00 am
The Second Saturday Club meets on the second Saturday of every month; in 2023, the club will meet via Zoom. Meetings include a review of the previous month?s assignment; demonstration of the current month?s blocks and skills; tool-of-the-month; show-and-tell of members? finished projects; and an open forum. Meetings are recorded and the slides made available to download.

Cost: $ 65.00
Longarm Club
- Feb 11, 2023 10:00 am
The Longarmers Club is open to all long- arm quilters, regardless of the brand of machine you own. Enjoy a lecture each month, with either a guest speaker or a club member with expertise in the particular skill being demonstrated, Q&A period, show-and-tell, and a 10% discount on longarm accessories and thread on the day of the meeting. Skill level: all

Cost: $ 65.00
ProStitcher Club
- Feb 11, 2023 11:00 am
A group for ProStitcher owners.

Cost: $ 65.00
Get It Done!
- Feb 11, 2023 05:00 pm
Gather up all your unfinished sewing and bring it to Capital Quilts. Enjoy time you can dedicate to getting those projects DONE! We will be here to offer suggestions, guidance, and support.

Cost: $ 30.00
Sewing Machine Collage
- Feb 12, 2023 02:30 pm
Join Linda as she takes you through the steps to making your very own Laura Heine Collage Quilt! Finishing at 16" x 20", the tomato pincushion collage is perfect for your studio or to give as a gift. In this class you will learn about the tools for success, collage basics, and recognizing details in fabric that add to your design.

Cost: $ 60.00
Sandwiching Drop Off Service
- Feb 14, 2023 10:00 am
Let us baste your quilt for you! Drop off your quilt top, backing,, batting, and spray baste or pins, and we'll get your top ready to quilt!

Cost: $ 30.00
Introduction to Art Quilting: Making A Flower Quilt
- Feb 18, 2023 11:00 am
Making an original art quilt can be a fabulous journey involving creativity, courage, and joy. In this 2 day workshop, you will learn techniques to create a 16" by 22" art quilt of a flower. This class is not a cut-by-the-numbers class. You will make a pattern, choose fabrics, and make design decisions as you assemble the fabric flower. You will be creating an original piece of art.

Cost: $ 120.00
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival
- Feb 23, 2023 10:00 am
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival Hampton Roads Convention Center 1610 Coliseum Drive Hampton, VA 23666

Sandwiching Drop Off Service
- Feb 28, 2023 10:00 am
Let us baste your quilt for you! Drop off your quilt top, backing,, batting, and spray baste or pins, and we'll get your top ready to quilt!

Cost: $ 30.00
Getting Started: The Handi Quilter Longarm Machine
- Mar 02, 2023 01:00 pm
Learn the ins and outs of the longarm machine and the frame, how to set up for quilting a quilt, what proper tension is, and some basic quilting designs.

Cost: $ 65.00
Getting Started: The Basics of ProStitcher Premium
- Mar 02, 2023 05:00 pm
Learn the basic buttons and tools of ProStitcher Premium. Customize Edge-to-Edge (E2E) designs on your computer to fit any quilt size and transfer the design to the ProStitcher on the longarm for accurate stitch out. Must already have taken the Getting Started on Long Arm class before registering for this. The ProStitcher Premium Simulator is not currently supported on Apple / MAC systems so you must have access to a current Windows based computer.

Cost: $ 50.00
SEW TOGETHER (via Zoom)
- Mar 03, 2023 06:30 pm
Tired of sewing alone? Join fellow quilters for a virtual quilting bee. Settle into your favorite sewing space with your favorite Zoom-compatible technology for up to two hours of stitching and chatting. Everyone will have a chance to talk about what they've been working on and pose questions to the other quilters. No masks required! Note: you must download the Zoom app/client, and you will need a camera/webcam, microphone, and speakers, as well as an Internet connection. On the day of Sew Together, you'll receive an email with a link to the Zoom meeting. Please confirm that Capital Quilts has your current email address and phone number.

Cost: $ 10.00
Building Color Confidence through Play
- Mar 04, 2023 11:00 am
Remove the jitters and nerves in picking color and fabrics for your next sewing project. Through lecture and practical application, you will learn to gain confidence as you train your eye to see color and read the mood of fabrics. Some homework after each session but it will feel like playing! Included in cost of class : 36 2 1/2 inch squares, 3 fat quarters - one each of white, gray & black. This will be passed out in the first class.

Cost: $ 120.00
CQ Cares: Quilts of Valor
- Mar 06, 2023 11:00 am
These quilts are tremendously important to the men and women who serve our country in the military. Help us support our vets by making a Quilt of Valor. The group will make one quilt. All fabric is provided. Just bring your sewing machine, supplies, and lots of energy! Capital Quilts Cares program

Cost: $ FREE
CQ Cares: Quilts of Valor
- Mar 06, 2023 02:00 pm
These quilts are tremendously important to the men and women who serve our country in the military. Help us support our vets by making a Quilt of Valor. The group will make one quilt. All fabric is provided. Just bring your sewing machine, supplies, and lots of energy! Capital Quilts Cares program

Cost: $ FREE
Sandwiching Drop Off Service
- Mar 07, 2023 10:00 am
Let us baste your quilt for you! Drop off your quilt top, backing,, batting, and spray baste or pins, and we'll get your top ready to quilt!

Cost: $ 30.00
Get It Done!
- Mar 17, 2023 05:00 pm
Gather up all your unfinished sewing and bring it to Capital Quilts. Enjoy time you can dedicate to getting those projects DONE! We will be here to offer suggestions, guidance, and support.

Cost: $ 30.00
Sandwiching Drop Off Service
- Mar 21, 2023 10:00 am
Let us baste your quilt for you! Drop off your quilt top, backing,, batting, and spray baste or pins, and we'll get your top ready to quilt!

Cost: $ 30.00
Any Size Project Bag
- Mar 25, 2023 11:30 am
Make a project bag in a size that works for you! Elizabeth has devised a pattern that allows you to do this, and will walk you through all the steps during this two-part class.

Cost: $ 55.00
Lancaster Quilt Show
- Mar 29, 2023 09:00 am
DoubleTree Resort by Hilton 2400 Willow Street Pike Lancaster, PA 17602

Cost: $ FREE
CQ Cares: Quilts of Valor
- Apr 03, 2023 11:00 am
These quilts are tremendously important to the men and women who serve our country in the military. Help us support our vets by making a Quilt of Valor. The group will make one quilt. All fabric is provided. Just bring your sewing machine, supplies, and lots of energy! Capital Quilts Cares program

Cost: $ FREE
CQ Cares: Quilts of Valor
- Apr 03, 2023 02:00 pm
These quilts are tremendously important to the men and women who serve our country in the military. Help us support our vets by making a Quilt of Valor. The group will make one quilt. All fabric is provided. Just bring your sewing machine, supplies, and lots of energy! Capital Quilts Cares program

Cost: $ FREE
Get It Done!
- Apr 08, 2023 05:00 pm
Gather up all your unfinished sewing and bring it to Capital Quilts. Enjoy time you can dedicate to getting those projects DONE! We will be here to offer suggestions, guidance, and support.

Cost: $ 30.00
Easter
- Apr 09, 2023 12:00 pm
Closed for the holiday.

Cost: $ FREE
Ocean Waves Quilt Guild "Fabric of Life" Quilt Show
- Apr 14, 2023 10:00 am
Fabric of Life" Quilt Show featuring; Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts April 13,14,15, 2023 at Sussex Academy 21150 Airport Rd. Georgetown, DE 19947 ​ Over 300 Quilts on Display

Baltimore Hertiage Quilt Guild Quilt Expo 2023
- Apr 22, 2023 10:00 am
Maryland State Fairgrounds 4H/Home Arts Building 2200 York Road Timonium, MD 21093

Cost: $ 12.00
Strip Piecing Landscapes and Seascapes
- Apr 29, 2023 11:00 am
Have you ever thought about making a stunning landscape or seascape quilt, but didn?t know where to start? If so, this class is for you. Strip piecing nature scenes is a great stress reducer and a fantastic way to use up scraps! By the end of the day, you will have a small landscape or seascape (up to 18 x 24 inches). This fun technique uses 1.25 inch strips to ?paint? a landscape or seascape. The class will discuss cover choosing pictures for inspiration, selecting fabrics, organizing fabrics, laying out the quilt, and piecing techniques. This is a fun activity that includes improvisational elements. The quilt you make will be a one-of-a kind work of art!

Cost: $ 65.00
Vela - via Zoom
- Apr 29, 2023 11:00 am
The Vela Quilt class walks students through the steps of assembling the lap size of the Vela quilt, assembling two of the four quadrants in class. This class is excellent for someone who is an advanced beginner and has assembled a couple of quilts, all the way up to experienced quilters!

Cost: $ 45.00
Fit For Art Workshop: the Tabula Rasa Jacket
- May 06, 2023 11:00 am
Open to new jacket students and those who have already made a mock-up. This fun and productive two-day jacket workshop is open to new Tabula Rasa stitchers as well as students who have already made their mock up. New students will learn how to adjust a paper pattern and make a mock-up for fitting and design purposes. Experienced students can work on any Tabula Rasa variation or complex jacket. Everyone will sketch, choose fabrics, determine what support is needed inside, and begin constructing their own Tabula Rasa Jacket. You will go home with a personalized jacket pattern, mock-ups, and jackets or variations well under way, and you will be full of ideas for future projects!

Cost: $ 175.00
CQ Cares: Quilts of Valor
- May 08, 2023 11:00 am
These quilts are tremendously important to the men and women who serve our country in the military. Help us support our vets by making a Quilt of Valor. The group will make one quilt. All fabric is provided. Just bring your sewing machine, supplies, and lots of energy! Capital Quilts Cares program

Cost: $ FREE
CQ Cares: Quilts of Valor
- May 08, 2023 02:00 pm
These quilts are tremendously important to the men and women who serve our country in the military. Help us support our vets by making a Quilt of Valor. The group will make one quilt. All fabric is provided. Just bring your sewing machine, supplies, and lots of energy! Capital Quilts Cares program

Cost: $ FREE
Get It Done!
- May 12, 2023 05:00 pm
Gather up all your unfinished sewing and bring it to Capital Quilts. Enjoy time you can dedicate to getting those projects DONE! We will be here to offer suggestions, guidance, and support.

Cost: $ 30.00
Scrap Petal Garden
- May 16, 2023 06:00 pm
Make your background, then have fun in class as you select your fabrics for the flowers, cut out the petals, and machine applique them to your background.

Cost: $ 60.00
Get It Done!
- Jun 10, 2023 05:00 pm
Gather up all your unfinished sewing and bring it to Capital Quilts. Enjoy time you can dedicate to getting those projects DONE! We will be here to offer suggestions, guidance, and support.

Cost: $ 30.00
Get It Done!
- Jul 14, 2023 05:00 pm
Gather up all your unfinished sewing and bring it to Capital Quilts. Enjoy time you can dedicate to getting those projects DONE! We will be here to offer suggestions, guidance, and support.

Cost: $ 30.00
Four County Quilters Guild Quilt Show
- Aug 04, 2023 10:00 am
Four County Quilters Guild Quilt Show

Get It Done!
- Aug 05, 2023 05:00 pm
Gather up all your unfinished sewing and bring it to Capital Quilts. Enjoy time you can dedicate to getting those projects DONE! We will be here to offer suggestions, guidance, and support.

Cost: $ 30.00
Get It Done!
- Sep 15, 2023 05:00 pm
Gather up all your unfinished sewing and bring it to Capital Quilts. Enjoy time you can dedicate to getting those projects DONE! We will be here to offer suggestions, guidance, and support.

Cost: $ 30.00
Get It Done!
- Oct 14, 2023 05:00 pm
Gather up all your unfinished sewing and bring it to Capital Quilts. Enjoy time you can dedicate to getting those projects DONE! We will be here to offer suggestions, guidance, and support.

Cost: $ 30.00
Get It Done!
- Nov 10, 2023 05:00 pm
Gather up all your unfinished sewing and bring it to Capital Quilts. Enjoy time you can dedicate to getting those projects DONE! We will be here to offer suggestions, guidance, and support.

Cost: $ 30.00
Thanksgiving Day
- Nov 23, 2023 12:00 am
Closed

Get It Done!
- Dec 09, 2023 05:00 pm
Gather up all your unfinished sewing and bring it to Capital Quilts. Enjoy time you can dedicate to getting those projects DONE! We will be here to offer suggestions, guidance, and support.

Cost: $ 30.00

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