Quilting Classes & Workshops

Heaven’s Quilts can help you become an expert quilter either through private one-​​on-​​one quilting lessons (at Heaven’s Quilts or at your home) or group lessons and work­shops offered at selected loca­tions. If you are inter­ested in private lessons, contact Rita Meyerhoff at 720−219−8169 or rita@​heavensquilts.​com. If you would rather join other like-​​minded ladies learning new quilting tech­niques together in a relaxing setting, Rita offers both general and specialized quilting classes at the following location:

Hen House Quilts & Gifts - located in Idaho Springs (303−567−4092, 1800 Colorado Blvd, #1, Idaho Springs, CO).

View the current list of scheduled Heavens Quilts classes by clicking here on the April — June 2012 calendar. Rita is currently teaching a a variety of quilting classes, including:

  • Free Motion Quilting — My most popular class! Develop your basic free-​​motion quilting skills
  • Crazy Quilting - Learn how to create your own person­alized crazy quilting style using all kinds of unique treasures
  • Wholecloth — Create your own whole cloth quilt using trapunto and stencils to create your own unique design.
  • Diamond Quilt — Learn how to use diamonds to create a land­scape quilt
  • Scrap Crazy: Crazy Quilting, Couching and Fabric Painting - Learn a foun­dation pieced tech­nique for creating crazy quilt blocks and add fabric painting and couching to create a great new look for your quilt.

Class schedules are usually developed months in advance to meet the needs of all types of quilters. If you have interest in taking a class on a quilting tech­nique currently not being offered, please let Rita at Heaven’s Quilts or Linda at Hen House Quilts & Gifts and we might be able to develop a class around your specific area of interest. Examples of classes previ­ously taught include: Feathers, Needlebox, Wool Appliqué, Fall Table Runner, Make a Crazy-​​Quilted Pincushion, Grandma’s Flowers, and Making the Town Square Quilt.

Crazy Quilt Workshops — New!

Rita will be teaching Crazy Quilting tech­niques at an upcoming workshop in Longmont, Colorado (Fire Station No. 3 Community Room, 1000 Pace St.) on June 2 from 8:30 to 4:30 pm. The cost is $65.00. Contact Rita at 720−219−8169 or email her at rita@​heavensquilts.​com for more information.

Crazy Quilt Sisters

Join a group of ladies who love to learn fun, unique crazy quilting tech­niques. We meet typi­cally one day each month for three hours. We currently have three regular group meetings:

  • Heaven’s Quilt Crazy Quilt Sisters — meets 10:00 am — 1:00 pm every 2nd Saturday at Heaven’s Quilts, 15725 W. 63rd Ave., Arvada, CO 80403 (720−219−8169). Cost is $15.00/meeting.
  • Rocky Mountain Crazy Quilt Sisters — meets 1:00 — 4:00 pm every 1st Wednesday of the month at Heaven’s Quilts ($15.00/meeting at Heaven’s Quilts)
  • Hen House Quilts & Gifts Crazy Quilt Sisters — meets 1:00 — 4:00 pm every 2nd Tuesday of the month, beginning in September at Hen House Quilts & Gifts ($20.00/meeting)

View the current list of scheduled Crazy Quilt Sister meetings by clicking on the April — June 2012 calendar.