2026 - 03/21 Center Panel Quilt
Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026 (Last date to register is March 14, 2026)
Time: Setup starts at 8:30 a.m. Class is 9:00 AM - 15:00 PM with a 1-hour lunch
Class Description: Have a panel and don’t know what to do with it? Join this class to make a quilt that will showcase a panel of your choosing! The class will cover the techniques needed to piece the quilt top as shown including how to size a panel. The finished quilt will be 66" x 78". (Students will need to precut the background fabric prior to class start. Instructions will be provided.)
Cost: $70
Instructor: Leslie Yale
Class Size: min 4, max 10
Class Location: Peak to PeakTM Stitching, 363 E. Elkhorn Ave., Estes Park, CO
Prerequisite Skills: Advanced beginner – MUST be able to sew in a straight line (click here to get practice sheets) and manage your sewing machine; be familiar with using a rotary cutting blade
Required Materials: (Available at Peak to PeakTM Stitching; 10% discount for class materials)
- Needles – 80/12 (Microtex recommended)
- 50 wt or 40 wt thread (have 2 bobbins wound before class)
- Basic sewing tools, scissors or snips, seam ripper, bobbins, pins
- Rotary cutter with new blade
- 6.5" x 24” ruler
- Cutting Mat, 24" x 36”
Optional Materials:
- Purple thang or stylus of some sort
Cancellation Policy:
Cancellations made two weeks before the course starts will be refunded if the cancellation does not drop the number of attendees below the minimum; a $25 cancellation fee will be applied. If your cancellation drops the number of attendees below the minimum number of attendees or if your cancellation is made less than two weeks before the course starts, no refund will be available unless we are able to re-sell your spot. If we can re-sell your spot, we will refund your registration fee less a $25 cancellation fee.
| Skill Level: | Beginner |
| Skill Details: | Advanced beginner - MUST be able to sew a straight line and a scant quarter inch; MUST be familiar with your sewing machine and use of a rotary blade cutter |
| Materials Included: | Materials and lunch must be purchased separately. |
| Requirements: | REQUIRED MATERIALS: - 1 center panel, ~30-1/2” x 42-1/2” (if panel is smaller than 30-1/2” x 42-1/2”, additional coordinating fabric will be needed to frame the panel (not the same as the background fabric) - 12 FQs if fussy cutting (6 FQs if not fussy cutting) - 1.75 yards of fabric for the background and binding - 1.5 yards of fabric for the outer border - Working sewing machine – Peak to PeakTM Stitching staff cannot help with any machine issues – be sure you know how to use your machine! - Needles – 80/12 (Microtex recommended) - 50 wt or 40 wt thread (have 2 bobbins wound before class) - Basic sewing tools, scissors or snips, seam ripper, bobbins, pins - Rotary cutter with new blade - 6.5" x 24” ruler - Cutting Mat, 24" x 36” Optional Materials: - 6.5” x 6.5” ruler (strongly recommended) - Purple thang or stylus of some sort - Best Press |
| Instructor: | Leslie Yale |
| Instructor Bio: | Leslie Yale grew up in Southern California where she was very excited to be able to sign up for woodshop for the fall of 8th grade. Her parents moved her to Fort Collins, Colorado that summer and the school signed her up for Home Ec, as girls were not allowed to take woodshop. She was horrified. But the school district had listened to the wisdom of their Home Ec teacher had purchased Bernina sewing machines for the students. Leslie was hooked. Garment sewing intrigued her. After only a year in Fort Collins, she moved to McLean, Virginia, where a British neighbor gave her a patchwork book as a thank you for babysitting her two boys. Leslie enjoyed patchwork, using the sewing machine her Grandmother gave her, but found that cutting all the individual pieces to be a pain. After to college and graduate school, she and her husband settled in Dallas, Texas, where she pursued a career as a Geologist. A friend dragged her to a class about the newest greatest sewing tool—rotary cutters. With the ease of cutting and precision they provided, she dove back into quilting and making clothing for her two sons. She is particularly fond of batiks and intensely colored fabrics and she enjoys introducing and teaching friends about the art of quilting. |
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