The Turning Up Pumpkins quilt is part of Michelle's SCRAPBuster Series, which is specifically designed to feature Quilts with interest that come together quickly and easily, while mastering a quilting technique.
Turning Up Pumpkins is a fantastic STASHBuster Quilt that comes together simply and creates a beautiful seasonal quilt. Turning Up Pumpkins features a Pumpkin Block and Setting Block.
Rotating of the Setting Block allows for multiple designs. This is the perfect design to use up similar-in-color Fat Quarters to make up your Pumpkins (or even Apples). While this quilt is designed to utilize your stash, do not ever be afraid to purchase some, if not all new fabrics.
Enjoy creating the Pumpkin Block while mastering the Studio 180 Design's Tucker Trimmer Tool.
Great class for beginner quilters or if you are looking to improve your quilting skills, gain confidence in your fabric selection, all while mastering the Studio 180 Design Tucker Trimmer.
- If you shy away from quilts with points, maybe you struggle with matching points... Fear no more, this course will provide you with step-by-step techniques to help achieve perfect points.
This mini-course this will include many of the fabulous benefits Michelle includes in her more complex quilts classes.
- Overcome your fear of fabric selection as Michelle guides you through her technique of reading fabrics and discover her favorite color tools.
- Build your confidence as Michelle shares her bonus tips relating to cutting, stitching, pinning, pressing, and trimming.
- Michelle sets you up for success with her fabulous techniques that transfer easily to other quilt projects.
- This beautiful design and Michelle's enthusiasm will keep you inspired throughout the project until completion.
Course Curriculum
- Fabric Selection (9:34)
- Preparing your Quilt Fabric (12:12)
- Pattern Overview, get organized, learn Michelle's Paper Plate Method (5:44)
- Putting Invisigrip on your Tucker Trimmer (6:21)
- Overview on the Tucker Trimmer (4:08)
- General Tips on Cutting and Background (5:34)
- Tips on Cutting Your Fat Quarters (4:58)
- Assigning your Orange Squares to the proper units (13:56)
Instructor: Michelle Renee Hiatt
Michelle Renee Hiatt is an award-winning Quilter, Designer and National Instructor. Michelle has been sewing since before she can remember, and fell in love with quilting over 20 years ago.
Michelle Renee is a certified Professional Process Expert (LSSMBB); she uses her process improvement techniques and applies them to her quilting and teaching others how to simplify their piecing while improving the quality of their quilt making. Michelle Renee teaches throughout the United States at National Quilt Shows and Retreats!
Michelle Renee is the designer for her own pattern line Sew On The Go and her designs have appeared in several international Quilting Magazines. Additionally, she is a Certified Instructor for Studio 180 Design and many of her patterns have been published in their Modern 180 pattern line.
Michelle Renee is known for her humor, enthusiasm and encouragement! You can follow Michelle on her blog at: www.sewonthego.blogspot.com and she can be reached through her website at www.Sewonthego.net.
Life-time Access!
Online/On Demand Class includes:
- Your choice of Limited Access or Life-time access.
- You can watch it at any time!
- Watch it over and over again or just the lessons you need.
- Pause it! Play it! Pause it!
- You are in control of the pace of the class.
Included in class:
- Coupon Code for discount on the required tools in Michelle's online shop.
- Free digital download of the Pattern.
- Guidance on fabric selection and placement.
- Organization tips that will keep you on track.
- Birds' eye view of Michelle's cutting, piecing, pressing, pinning and trimming.
- Over 10 lessons with over 90 minutes of video content.
- Right and Left Handed Step-by-step instructions for S180 Design tool and techniques.
- Tips on piecing and proper pressing techniques to make this quilt perfect!
- Private Facebook group for Michelle's online students.
- Use of Question Boards in each lesson; allows you to ask Michelle questions and see other's questions.
Quilt pattern includes:
- Both Right and Left Handed professional colored diagrams for all steps.
- Four quilt setting options included. See below
Setting 1
Setting 2
Setting 3
Setting 4
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the course finish?
If you have elected the Limited Access Payment Plan you will have 90 days access, once the class is purchased.
If you elected Life-time Access Payment Plan, once the class is launch it never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
Depending on your Payment Plan choice, it is either 90 days or Life-time. See above.
Is the course downloadable?
The course itself is not downloadable, but there are PDFs that are relevant to the course that you will be able to access and download once you have enrolled in the course.
Can I make monthly payments?
Due to this being a mini-class, there is not a monthly plan.
Can I ask Michelle questions?
Yes. Absolutely. You can put questions and comments in each lesson and Michelle will respond a few times per week. By posting your questions and comments in these sections, everyone who is enrolled in the course can benefit. There is also a private Facebook group for all Michelle's online students which is quite helpful as well.
What are the lessons like?
You will have over 90 minutes of video taped lessons with step-by-step guidance in which Michelle guides you through. Most videos offer a bird's eye view of exactly what Michelle is doing.