Standing Room Only Classes – Part Two
Dec 10th, 2012 by Penny Haren
Time is at a premium and if you want your customers to spend time taking a class, they have to know that it is worth it! Â Place mats are a great way to teach techniques.. Â This time we will make four place mats and learn how to:
- Stack, cut and rotary cut four place mats at once
- Create a double-fold binding
- Attach the binding and turn a perfect mitered corner
- Join the binding where they meet on the side
- Try Stiff Stuff by Sew Lazy – a product that eliminates the need to quilt!
These “Take Four” place mats are a great way to incorporate some basic rotary cutting into your classes. Â Think about it – if they are cutting each place mat out one at a time – it will take 15 minutes so it will take an hour to cut out all four. Â If they stack them, all of the pieces will be exactly the same size and they will be able to cut FOUR out in 15 minutes!
Item #CF224 Â Retail $9.00
Stiff Stuff is a thin interfacing that is very pliable and is 20″ wide.  It is washable  and does not need to be quilted.  Use a basting spray and totally eliminate the quilting step.
Item #SLG10720 – Available in a 20 Yard Bolt
Show them how to use the Creative Grids binding tool to cut the binding. Â In this class, show them how to cut binding on the straight of grain. Â This class focuses on turning the corners to create a perfect miter and joining the ends.
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Item #CGRABB1 Â Retail $18.95
This ruler includes a tag which features a video showing every step of the binding process. Â But sometimes your customers only need help on a certain step – and want that information at their finger tips. Â That is why they will also want this laminated binding card – with illustrations of every step. Â In this class we will skip the bias binding step.
Item #QPBS Â Retail $5.99
Put together a collection of fabrics and let them choose their own. Â In a class setting, this is like having samples done in a multitude of fabrics. Â Then, take pictures of the finished projects and display them by your sample. Â A picture is worth a thousand words…..
