Linda Thielfoldt, owner of the The Quilted Goose, has been quilting for over 36 years and teaching quilting for over 16 years.  Linda’s classes are taught in a no-rules fun and lively-style that provides inspiration and new ideas on how to improve your machine quilting.  Linda was named Top Teacher of the Year 2009 finalist by The Professional Quilter Magazine. 

Linda serves as a Director of the Board for IMQA Foundation and works to further the education of machine quilters all across the United States.

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Class # 309 -Borders and Background Bonanza
Thursday, Aug. 5th, 8-12
Class Type - Hands-on with longarm machine
Skill Level - Intermediate

Learn a bevy of background techniques that you can add to your quilting repertoire.  Tired of stippling everything?  Wish you knew what to put around all that appliqué to enhance the quilt?  Stumped on how to make borders look good without spending hours to complete them?  Want to jazz up your quilting with some new ideas?  Don’t miss this opportunity to learn beautiful backgrounds and borders from Linda Thielfoldt!

Please bring your own:

• blue washout marker and/or gray chalk marker
• snips or scissors
• 9 x 12 paper drawing tablet

Linda will contact you via email to verify supply list before class.

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Class # 203 -Business and Marketing for Quilters
Wednesday, Aug. 4th, 9-11
Class Type - Lecture
Skill Level - Everyone

This class is geared toward those interested in starting a quilting business, as well as those who have already done so, but are looking to improve their profit and productivity.  Linda Thielfoldt has 25 years of business experience and ownership that she has successful applied to the longarm quilting industry.  Linda has owned her own advertising and marketing agency, owns a property management company and runs a successful quilting business.   Learn time management techniques, pricing, advertising, customer retention and more!

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Class # 223 -Tool Time: How to use the tools on the longarm market
Wednesday, Aug. 4th, 1-3
Class Type - Lecture
Skill Level - Everyone

Looking for the quickest way to place a border or motif?  How to go around appliqué?  Quicker ways to handle BOM quilts that come to your door?  Come discover timesaving and quality-quilting producing tools that are currently on the market.  Learn how to use some of the tools you may already own or don’t remember how to use! 

 

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