For complete information, please scroll down the page. My travel is now very limited, so if you are interested in attending a workshop or lecture, please contact the shop or guild that is sponsoring it. If you attend one of my classes, please bring all the feet for quilting for your machine--walking and all free-motion. Also have the machine in good working order and know how to adjust tension, set it up for free motion, and have the correct needle and threads. Please e-mail me at diane@dianegaudynski.net for advice ahead of time if you have questions. A prepared quilter will get more out of a class. Also, I would appreciate it if you would not wear perfume to class or use chemical products in class. Thanks!

Empty Spools Seminars Asilomar, CA March 30-April 4, 2008 ~ "A Quilting Journey" - join me in this beautiful location to travel from the beginning stabilizing of a small wall quilt through design choices and learning to quilt a variety of motifs and styles. The importance of the correct materials and supplies will be covered, the order of quilting, along with my usual explanation of "how to quilt" various designs and where to place them for the best result. This will take you to a new level in your machine work, no matter your style. Go to: www.emptyspoolsseminars.com to learn more. Register early, as this one fills fast.   Two sessions in 2009 - March 2, March 6.

Bigsby's Sewing Center Brookfield, WI July 28 and 29, 2007 ~ "More Free Motion Quilting" ~ Discover new freehand quilting designs that go beyond the basics already covered in Diane's classes. The "Spiral Feathered Flower," Ripple Stipple, Celtic Bubbles, and Mosaic Meandering are a few of the new techniques/designs. For those who have taken Diane's classes, this is the next step, or if you are already comfortable with free motion quilting and want to learn MORE! Work with lovely fabric and threads, and take your quilting to a new level on a small class project. Experienced beginner skills required. Contact Bigsby's at 262-785-1177.   October 13 and 14, 2008. "Emphasis on Free Motion!" Contact Bigsby's at 262-785-1177. Note: We are double checking these dates - I will post absolutely correct dates asap.

Museum of the American Quilter's Society (MAQS) Paducah, KY September 11-13, 2008 ~ 3-day workshop at the best place ever. Leave your machines set up for 3 full days, Friday evening for extra quilting time on your own in the classroom, great downtown restaurants, and the charm of old Paducah set in this fantastic museum. We usually have a guided tour by me of select quilts in the museum as well. Shop at the bookstore, take a walk at lunch by the river, and come and learn in a great classroom. Go to: www.quiltmuseum.org for registration information.

Phat Quarters Galena, IL November 2009 ~ Dates and classes pending. Contact Phat Quarters, 815-776-0034

More Upcoming Classes.....   March 30 - April 4, 2008 - Empty Spools Seminars....Asilomar....wait list only www.emptyspoolsseminars.com May 29-31, 2008 - WQI Retreat, Lake Geneva, WI, everyone welcome to this event at a fantastic location! Check out www.wisconsinquilters.com for details for registration. Come and discover Wisconsin during a beautiful time of the year and spend 3 days with me in a wonderful class! June 19-21, 2008: NQA Annual Show, Columbus, OH. www.nqaquilts.org August 9 and 10, 2008: APNQ Show, Seattle WA www.apnq.org September 11-13, 2008: MAQS, Paducah, KY www.quiltmuseum.org November 13-15, 2008: San Juan Capistrano, CA. Beach Cities Quilt Guild, lecture, two workshops October 13, 14, 2009: Green Bay, WI Evergreen Quilting Guild, lecture, one workshop

This is my great-great-grandmother's sewing machine, a Wheeler and Wilson treadle. It was the first machine with feed dogs, had glass feet, and sewed sideways! She machine quilted with it of course.