Heather Thomas

Making Quilted Fabric Bowls

with Heather Thomas

This class features a fun and easy way to make quilted bowls in a variety of shapes and sizes using all your favorite fabrics and easy machine quilting.

As Heather Thomas explains making these little beauties is so easy that you’ll want to make tons for yourself and even more to give away as gifts. Using heavy stabilizer, some batting and fabric scraps you can create your own one of a kind round, square or oval vessel.

Heather will review how to layer the base of the bowl and the process of measuring and cutting the wedges that will be used to form the bowl. Once that is complete she will will go over a variety of ways to add decorative fabric layers.

There are a variety of ways to quilt the fabric bowl including with simple designs or more complex and decorative designs such as flowers or circle. Heather will quilt the bowl showing how to best manipulate it under the foot of your machine.

Finally she will finish them off with a myriad of decorative edges, from couched fibers to hand beading.

Also included with this class is a step-by-step PDF guide to making your own quilted bowl. This is a fun project for any skill level!

  • 5 Sessions
  • 1h 39m
Heather Thomas

Heather Thomas

Heather is a mixed-media fiber artist with a passion for color and a dedication to teaching. After a decade of making original yet traditional work, she began venturing out toward art quilting, embellishments, and mixed media work. She is the author of "A Fiber Artists’ Guide to Color & Design" and "Fabric Embellishing: The Basics & Beyond."

Quilted Vessels Pattern

Download and print this PDF for step-by-step instructions to making your own unique fabric bowls.

Meet Your Expert

Download this video to hear Heather share her thoughts on making unique quilt projects and why is it important to step out of the box to try something new.

Bonus materials available after purchase

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