If you’ve ever finished a quilt top and felt frustrated by wavy borders, uneven edges, or corners that just don’t look as polished as you hoped, you’re not alone. If you’ve ever fallen in love with a panel until you tried to square it up, this class is designed to change that.

In this Quilty Confidence class, we focus on helping you feel more in control of your quilt construction so your projects come together smoothly and look polished when they’re finished.

We’ll begin by working with a large panel, learning how to properly square it up, and measure and add borders so they lay flat and square. You’ll gain confidence in preventing stretch and distortion, and understand why borders sometimes misbehave — and how to fix it. This part of the class can be brought to our next quilty confidence series class on straight line quilting to bring it to completion. 

Next, we’ll explore smaller panel blocks and how to sash them together cleanly and consistently. This portion of the class helps you build confidence with layout, spacing, and accurate piecing so your quilt tops come together more easily. These pieces can be combined later to make a baby quilt or small lap robe.

Finally, we’ll focus on mitered borders — a beautiful technique that gives projects a polished, professional-looking finish. For this portion of the class, you’ll square up a fat quarter feature print and add a 4” mitered border using coordinating fabric. This creates a small table topper-style project while giving you the chance to practice mitered borders in a manageable, confidence-building way.

By the end of class, you’ll not only understand how to work with panels and borders — you’ll feel more confident making your quilts lay flat, look square, and come together beautifully.

This class is part of our Quilty Confidence Series and may be taken independently or taken as a full series.

Materials to bring:

Panel Project (Large Panel)

• 1 panel approximately width of fabric (WOF) x 24”
• 5/8 yard coordinating fabric for borders

Panel Blocks with Sashing

• 1 panel with smaller block images to cut into approximately 8”–10” squares
• 1/2 yard coordinating fabric for sashing

Mitered Border Project

• 1 fat quarter of a large-scale or feature print fabric
• 1/4 yard coordinating fabric for a 4” mitered border

Students can bring their own sewing machine in good working order, or rent one of ours for $10

Class Notes

• This is a confidence-building, technique-focused class
• Students will work on multiple samples rather than one large finished quilt
• The mitered border sample can be quilted later to create a finished table topper or centerpiece
• Beginner-friendly / confident beginner
• Skills learned in this class can be applied to future quilts and panel projects

Cancellation Policy

If you are unable to attend the class, a refund will only be provided if you notify us at least 72 hours in advance by call or text, there is a waitlist, and we are able to fill your spot. Otherwise, a credit for a future class will be issued.

No refunds (only credits) are provided if you notify us less than 72 hours in advance.

If we need to cancel due to low enrollment (fewer than 3 students 72 hours prior), or for weather-related reasons, we will offer a rescheduled session or store credit.

By registering, you agree to this cancellation policy.