Machine Sewing: Quilt Foundations
Adult Class | Registration opens Monday, July 6, 2026 8:00 AM EDT
Have you always wanted to make a quilt but didn’t know where to start? This class is designed for true beginners and guides students through the quilting process step by step, from fabric selection to a finished quilt top. Each week, you’ll build new skills while exploring the fundamentals of quilting, including choosing and preparing fabrics, cutting accurately, piecing quilt blocks, designing layouts, and using a sewing machine with confidence. By the end of the course, you will complete a small lap quilt.
What You Will Learn:
- How to select and prepare fabrics for a quilt
- Techniques for accurate cutting and piecing of quilt blocks
- Fundamentals of quilt design and layout
- Confident use of a sewing machine for quilting
- Step-by-step construction of a complete lap quilt
- Tips for finishing and presenting your quilt
- Notebook and writing utensils for notes
- Pencils
- Clear gridded ruler or quilting ruler
- Seam ripper
- Spool of thread
- Bobbins (that fit a Singer Heavy Duty Machine)
- Fabric scissors
- Paper scissors
- 2 contrasting solid color quilting cotton fabrics, 1 yard each
- Quilting pins
- Sewing clips
Students will need to shop for fabric and batting about 3 weeks into the class depending on the project they decide to work on.
Martina Taylor
Martina Taylor is a textile artist and educator from Boston, now living in Philadelphia. She creates art quilts that explore connections between urban landscapes, place, and memory by combining screen print and image transfer processes with surface design techniques. Martina holds a BA in Studio Art from Oberlin College.
Prior to moving to Philly in 2024, Martina co-founded Arom Gallery, a pop-up art gallery with a three month residency in Budapest, Hungary. In Fall 2025, she completed a residency in the Apprentice Training Program at the Fabric Workshop and Museum, where she designed and produced two sets of large scale repeat pattern screen printed yardage. Martina teaches fiber arts classes at Fleisher and Philly Art Center.
www.martinataylor.com