Unfinished Objects at the Fiber Arts Center!

2026 Dates:  May 12-14, June 16-18, July 14-16, Aug. 18-20, Sept. 15-17, Oct. 13-15, Nov. – NONE, Dec. 8-10

Time:  9:00 am – 4:00pm

Cost: Members – $30.00 per session (3 days), Non Members – $45.00 per session (3 days)

UFO dates can be reserved with payment.  Please call the office to sign up at 443/448-4611 or email at info@fiberartscenter.com.

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The Stitch and Sews are scheduled for these dates on Thursdays:

2026 Dates:   May 7, June 4, July 2, Aug. 6, Sept. 3, Oct. 1, Nov. 5, Dec. 3

Times:  12:00-4:00pm

Cost:  Member $5.00/Non-Member $10.00 

Please call the office to sign up 443/448-4611 or email at info@fiberartscenter.com.

Embroidery, Knitting and Crochet Workshop

Join us for a fun and relaxing COMBO Embroidery, Knitting and Crochet Workshop at the Fiber Arts Center on the fourth Thursday of the month beginning in January, 2026.  The sessions will be from 10:00am – 2:00pm.  In these gatherings we will share and learn new embroidery  stitches, knitting techniques and crochet tricks with each other.  Please do bring a project.  Beginners are welcome!

Dates:  April 23, May 28 and June 25, 2026

Cost:  $5.00 Members/$10.00 Non Members

Please call the office at 443/448-4611 or at info@fiberartscenter.com to sign up.

Diary Quilt Class     

Now you can quilt the story of your life by chronicling your most memorable moments in fabric. With special permission from renown quilter, Mimi Dietrich, we will be using her book to make a lovely Diary Quilt that will tell your own personal story. Class spaces are filling fast!

Instructor:  Kay Butler

2027 Dates!  Jan. 16, Feb. 13, and March 20

Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm

Cost of Class: $60.00/Members.    $80.00/Non Members

Class Supply List:

Mimi Dietrich’s book:  “A Quilter’s Diary: Written in Stitches”, available on Amazon or from the Instructor
Rotary cutter
Omnigrid ruler: 6 inch x 12 inch
Cream or gray thread -100% cotton
Scissors
Pins
Seam ripper
Fabrics: 1 yard background cream or white; variety of prints/fat quarters
Blue water soluble pen
Applique pins
Working sewing machine
Notebook to take lots of notes for diary ideas

Questions? Call Kay Butler 410-829-5136 or email: mrs.kay.butler@gmail.com

To sign up for the class, please call FAC at 443/448-4611.

Crazy Quilt Class

Learn to piece crazy quilting by machine. Ready to be embroidered by hand or machine. You will make either a Christmas stocking or a quilt square, whichever the student chooses.

Instructor: Alice Kish

Date: TO BE RESCHEDULED

Time: 10am-3pm

Cost: $40/Member  $60/Non-Member

Supply List:

Teacher will supply the foundations for both projects.
Also supplied will be scraps to use and discuss.
If you have special fabrics to use, please feel free to bring them. Crabs available.
Sewing Machine
Thread and scissors

For more information on the class, please call Alice at 410-253-2330

To sign up for the class, please call FAC at 443/448-4611.

Polly’s Persuasion Appliqué Class

“Polly’s Persuasion Appliqué Class” will focus on rendering a beautiful 1850 floral appliqué medallion quilt with 13 blocks and a beautiful undulating vine. Learn how to back baste appliqué to produce a beautiful heirloom.

Instructor: Kay Butler

Dates: September 26, October 31, December 5, 2026

Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm

Cost: Members/ $60

Non-Members/$80

Need to purchase pattern: $20

Class Supply List:
Background fabric
Fabric for stems, leaves, vines, yardage for blossoms/sawtooth edging
Matching thread
Needles Sharps size 10/12
Appliqué pins
Embroidery scissors
White/Cream basting thread
Blue water soluble pen

Questions? Call Kay Butler 410-829-5136 or email: mrs.kay.butler@gmail.com

To sign up for the class please call the FAC office at 443/448-4611

Advanced Embroidery

This class will help you expand your skills beyond the basic stitches. Learn to take your basic stitches and use them in different ways. Learn new stitches and how to incorporate the stitches in 4 different designs. During the classes we will be cover these stitches – running, stem, split, chain, buttonhole (blanket), satin, raised stem, bullion, french knot, whipped wheel, woven wheel, herringbone as well as a few others we will encounter in the designs. As we learn new stitches we will work on 4 designs using 4 different types of threads.

Our first design will be a crazy patch using cotton and metallic threads and using stitches together to create a different look. We will learn the herringbone and the broad chain stitches.

Our second project, will be Crewel embroidery using wool threads. We will use the stitches we know as well as learn new stitches.

Our third project will use silk ribbon to do Silk Ribbon embroidery. This is a surprisingly easy project after you learn the tricks of working with silk ribbon. This project also introduces some beading techniques.

The fourth project will be Brazilian Embroidery using Brazilian embroidery rayon threads. Bullions and different weights of rayon threads will be used.

Other things that will be discussed include embroidery fabric, hoops and frames, needles, markers, sources for designs and threads, framing your needlework.

Instructor: Nanka Pearce

Date: October 3, November 23, 2026

Time: 10am -3pm

Cost: $40/Member  $60/Non-Member

Supply List: Kits available at additional cost

For more information on the class, please call Nanka at 440-532-1804

To sign up for the class, please call FAC at 443/448-4611.

“Applique-9 Baltimore Album Blocks- Lovely Lane Museum

“Students will explore the story behind the blocks and learn various appliqué tips, tricksand methods in this first series of 3 classes. One block will be created from each class.

Instructor: Mary Zober

Dates: October 10, December 12

Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm

Cost: Members/$120.00 Non-Members/$180.00

For more information on the class and for a supply list, please call Mary at 302/632-4244.

To sign up for the class, please call the office at FAC at 443/448-4611.

Date:  October 12, 2026

Time:  9am-4pm

COST: Members/ $100   Non-Members/$120   Kit Fee/$50

To sign up for the class please call FACES at 443-448-4611

For more information on the class and a supply list please call Victoria at 410-253-9716

Please contact Victoria at least two weeks before class to give time for drafting your block.

No Sew Quilted Christmas Balls

Learn how to fold and pin material to cover a 3″ styrofoam ball and add a ribbon handle to create a wonderful Christmas ornament!

Instructor: Sandy McMullen

Date: October 24, 2026

Time: 10am-1pm

Cost: Members/$40   Non-Members/$60

*Supply kit $10

Kit contains:

Material – Pre-cut squares 2-2.5 inches
Styrofoam ball
Straight pins
Ribbon, wide and narrow

To sign up for the class please call FACES at 443-448-4611

For more information on the class and a supply list please call Sandy at 443-667-0491

Introduction to Interleave Class

Learn how to create a “standard” Interleave Wall Hanging.
During class, most students will create an eye-catching wall-hanging, finished size 16″ x 16″.
Upon completion, we will discuss several “finishing” options and techniques. Since there are so many interleave variations, I’ll bring a variety of samples and we’ll spend time discussing how to design and construct these alternatives.

Instructor: Suzanne Worrall

Date: October 29, 2026

Time: 10am – 4pm

Cost: $45 Members/ $65 Non-Members

Supply List:

Following is a supply list for a 16″ x 16″ wall hanging.

• Sewing machine in good working order, fresh needle and all the stuff you normally use. We’ll be sewing through several thicknesses: some folks prefer a walking foot, although I do not. However,  machines vary.
• Interleave Front: 4 Fat Quarters, different colors. If you look at the sample, you’ll see it’s almost an “eye test”! Generally contrasting solid colors ( or those that “read” solid) work well. However, lots of combinations are surprising! Don’t overthink your first project.
• Backing: Fat Quarter: cut 20″ x 20″.
• 1/2 yard fusible Quilters Grid, cut 20″ x 20″. This is usually marked with 1″ squares but the 2″  type also works fine. If you don’t bring it, I’ve got a supply of the 1″ grid Pellon fusible which I’ll bring to class and sell at $5.00/yard.
• Cotton (80/20) Batting, cut 20″ x 20″

Misc. Supplies:

• Marker/Sharpie Pencil. 24″ ruler, rotary cutter with a sharp blade. Mat at your sewing machine. Large mats will be available but smaller ones will save a lot of getting up and down.

•  Wooden seam presser for finger/hand pressing at your seat. A couple of irons and boards will be provided.

For more information on the class, please call Suzanne at 908-638-8844 or Email her at suzeworrall@yahoo.com

To sign up for the class, please call FAC at 443/448-4611.

Hexie Snowman

17″ x 15″. Hexies will be applied around a snowman panel, either by hand or machine. It will be bound by hand using Hexies.

Instructor: Della Monagle

Date: October 3oth & December 4th

Time: 10am-3pm

Cost: $40/Members   $60/Non-Members

Class Supply List:

Sewing machine and basic supplies
EPP Basic Supplies – Hand sewing
Fabric glue stick (ie., Sewline)
Spool of old thread for basting
Thread that matches border and binding

Student will supply – Batting 20″x 20″ and Backing 20″ x 20″

For more information on the class, please call Della at 856-404-2002

To sign up for the class, please call FAC at 443/448-4611.

Tea Time Bluework Class

Students will embroidery blue work with darling tea pots. Instructor will demonstrate various embroidery stitches. Class will review ways to create borders and complete the quilt.

Instructor: Collette Metcalf

Dates:  November 7

Time: 10am- 2pm

Cost: $60/Member $80/Non-Member

Supply List:

FINISHED SIZE APPROXIMATLY 38″X42″

SUPPLIES:

• 21/2 YARDS OF BACKGROUND FABRIC KONA COTTON WHITE
• YOU WILL NEED A VARIETY OF SMALL BLUE PRINTS IN AT LEAST 12 DIFFERENT FABRICS FOR SASHING IN BLOCKS
• FRIXON ERASABLE PEN, PREFERABLY BLUE
• LIGHT BOX IF YOU HAVE ONE FOR TRACING PATTERN ONTO WHITE FABRIC
• EMBROIDERY FLOSS DMC#798. 5 SKIENS
• EMBROIDERY HOOP 61/2″
• BACKING FABRIC 11/2 TO 2 YARDS OF FABRIC
• I WILL SUPPLY THE EMBROIDERY NEEDLES

For more information on the class please call Collette at 443-515-0491

To sign up for the class, please call FAC at 443/448-4611.

Natural Coiled Basketry

Create beautiful, lasting baskets with your own hands, using natural materials from your
yard and neighborhood.

This one-day, hands-on class is ideal for anyone who wants to understand and create with natural materials. Basket making is more than a craft – it is a way to reconnect with your hands, slow down, and transform simple fibers into something tangible. As we learn to work with a plant material, we understand the biology of that particular plant in a new way. We connect with the environment around us and that connection gives our work a unique, additional layer of meaning.

This class will work as a community of makers. Traditionally, the meditative time spent creating together gave makers a space to weave community knowledge. Hands and minds joined, chronicling shared stories.

Instructor: Clare Mead

Date: November 19

Time: 9:30am-4:00pm (One hour lunch break)

Cost: $50/Members $70 Non/Members

Supplies: All materials provided, $15 materials fee to be paid to the instructor

For more information on the class, please call Clare at 860-978-8155

To sign up for the class, please call FAC at 443/448-4611.

Harriet Tubman “Stitching Stories of Freedom”

The Fiber Arts Center of the Eastern Shore will be featuring a multi-month Harriet Tubman quilt class designed around appliqué/piecing techniques and commemorative historical themes.

• Project Scope: Completing 6 blocks to create a quilt tied to the themes of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway.
• Context: The classes align with local public art projects like “Stitching the Stories of Freedom: A Byway Quilt Trail Honoring the Underground Railroad,” which features historic block designs and center medallions.

Instructor: Kay Butler

Dates: January 23, February 27, March 27, 2027

Time: 10am-2pm

Cost: Members /$60  Non-Members/$80

Harriet Tubman pattern- Cost $25

Harriet Tubman panel: $20

Fabric Requirements:

Background fabric-3 yards

Dark fabric- 2 yards

Medium fabric- 2 yards

Light fabric- 2 yards

In the past when students have made this quilt, some have used batiks, others have used typical Civil War prints and some have used bright prints. It will be your quilt so you decide what fabrics make you happy! Some have used a mixture of darks, medium prints and lights which is what I would recommend. Using lots of various prints will lend great interest to the quilt so perhaps you will want to purchase a variety of fat quarters which will go well together. Whatever fabrics you choose to use, I would strongly recommend that you prewash your fabric so that fabrics won’t “bleed” when the quilt is washed in the future.

Other supplies:

Working sewing machine

Thread to match the color of your fabrics (I use cream or gray thread which will work for many fabrics.)

Cutting mat (the Fiber Arts Center has two large mats that you are more than welcome to use but if you don’t wish to wait in line, then you’ll want to bring your own.)

Rotary cutter

Omnigrid ruler

Scissors fabric and paper)

Pins

Blue water soluble marker(Walmart has these.)

Pencil

White hand quilting thread

If you have questions please feel free to email:
mrs.kay.butler@gmail.com or call: 410-829-5136.

To sign up for the class, please call FAC at 443/448-4611.