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Kathy Quilts University


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Just like a traditional university, Kathy Quilts University is here to help you become a sought-after quilting professional. Even if you’re quilting for yourself, you’ll master your skills and stand out in your community. After college, people look for a job—at KQU, we help serious quilters become sought-after professionals who customers come back to time and again. Your quilting will turn their pieced quilt tops into stunning works of art that become cherished treasures.


Currently, our videos are hosted on YouTube, with many available exclusively to our KQU subscribers. This setup makes it easy for us to help you once you’re a KQU Certified Instructor and ready to upload your own videos on KQU—so KQU students can learn from you, and you’ll get paid whenever they watch!


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Check out our newest video for FREE!
Free motion feathers are absolutely worth the practice. Mastering them puts you in a select group of quilters with the confidence and skill to quilt them beautifully.

When we post a new video, you’ll find it here first—and it’ll always be free to watch for at least a week. After that, it becomes part of the KQU subscription classes.  This video will be "unlisted" on YouTube so it will not be accessible without the link.


Kathy Quilts University - Online Quilting Classes

Our online classes are organized into four categories (Found below) to give you flexible learning options for an easier machine quilting journey. While all courses are listed here, full access to the videos requires a monthly or annual subscription. Enjoy a 3-day free trial and explore our classes to see if they’re the right fit for you!

Class Codes:

Beginner 
Intermediate 
Advanced 

KQU Basic and Basic Annual only access to Beginner Level videos.  Upper tier subscriptions can access all videos. 


Class: Learn To Quilt (Free Classes)

Lesson 
Topics Covered
Videos
 What is a Longarm?
Understanding what a longarm machine quilters is and description of machine
* What is a Longarm?
Machine Frame Overview
Machine Frame explanation* Machine Frame Overview
Loading A Quilt On Your Frame
Basics of loading a quilt on a machine quilting frame
* Loading a quilt on a frame
Free Motion Quilting Concepts
Tips for free motion quilting techniques* Free Motion Quilting 
Thread Tension Issues
Understanding thread tension and how to adjust so you get perfect stitching on your quilt* Thread Tension Issues
Basic Automation With QCT6
How to place a pattern and do edge to edge quilting with QCT6 Automation* Edge to Edge Quilting with QCT6


Skill Builder Classes (Subscription Classes)

Skill Builder Classes are perfect for quilters who want to focus on specific techniques without following a strict step-by-step format. Lessons are grouped by skill level—Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced—so you can jump in right where you’re comfortable.

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Longarm Machine Basics - Classes:

Lesson 
Topics Covered
Videos 
Basics Of A Longarm Machine
Understanding what a longarm machine quilters is and description of machine, getting it ready to quilt.
* What is a Longarm?
* Threading your machine
* Winding a Bobbin
* Thread Tension Issues
* Sewing Off Your Machine
*Oiling Longarm
*Adjusting Machine Wheels
Hopping Feet
How to change hopping feet
*Hopping Feet
Lesson 
Topics Covered
Videos
Timing Machine and Skipping Stitches
How to troubleshoot skipped stitches and machine timing
Using Circles & Guides
Using a ruler base, ruler foot, circle guides, and rulers

*Circle Guides & Ruler Base


Understanding Your Machine Frame - Classes:

Lesson 
Topics Covered
Videos
Understanding Your Machine Frame
Overview of machine frame setup and loading a quilt
*Loading a quilt
*Loading a quilt on Continuum Frame
*Installing Velcro on rails
*Attaching Leaders to Q'nique Frame
*Leveling Frame


Free Motion Quilting - Classes:

Lesson 
Topics Covered
Videos
Getting Started
Draw it then quilt it, Pulling Bobbin Thread to top of quilt, Unpicking Your Quilt, 
*Draw it the quilt it
*Pulling Bobbin to top of quilt
*Unpicking your quilt
Free Motion Quilting Ideas 
A twist on meandering, Cheater Panels, Wall Hanging using a pounce and guide
*Meandering
*FMQ on Wall Hanging
*Quilting Straight Lines Without Channel Locks
Free Motion Quilting Stars & Swirls

Free motion quilting can feel tricky at first, but stars and swirls are simple, beginner-friendly designs you can use on all kinds of projects. In this video, Kathy shows how marking your quilt helps keep everything lined up and looking great.


* Stars & Swirls


Feathers & Fills - Classes:

Lesson 
Topics Covered
Videos
Feathers & Fill Designs 
Feathers can be used so many ways. Check out these ideas*Feathers & Fills
Stacked Feathers & Wreath Designs
Get a closer look at stacked feathers and how you can use them to fill space on your quilt.
Scallops & Feathers 
How to use circle guides doing ruler work, then fill stacked feathers, straight lines made simple*Master Scallops and Feathers


 

Computerized Quilting - Classes:

Lesson 
Topics Covered
Videos
Edge to Edge Automated Quilting
Placing a edge to edge pantograph pattern with QCT6, Marking Tool, Quilting in Zones. 
*Edge to Edge with QCT6

*QCT6 Pro Power Panto
Edge to Edge Automated Quilting




Lesson 
Topics Covered
Videos
Adjusting Node Points QCT6 Pro
Sometimes you need to change the orientation of the design you are placing to fit your quilt blocks. This video show how to adjust them and how to use the marking tool.
*Adjusting Node Points QCT
A Full Quilt Project With QCT6 Pro

This class covers everything you need to know about doing a whole quilt in QCT6 Pro



Structured Classes 


These videos are only available to KQU subscribers. If you’re not subscribed yet, you won’t be able to view them—but don’t worry, it’s easy to join and get instant access!


Beginner Level: Foundations of Machine Quilting

Lesson Topics CoveredVideo Links
Getting Started
Threading, tension, basic maintenance
* Threading Your Machine
* Adjusting Thread Tension
* Sewing Off Your Machine
* Winding A Bobbin
*Adjusting Wheels For A Smooth Ride
First Stitches
Straight-line quilting, stitch length, speed control, Continuous line quilting.
*Quilting In A Straight Line
* Stars & Swirls
Simple Patterns
Stitching in the ditch, echo quilting, basic stitches
*Stitch in the ditch
Essential Tools & Accessories
Rulers, hopping feet, marking tools
*Hopping Feet
*Rulers and Marking Tools
Quilt Loading & Managing Fabric
Proper quilt loading on a frame
*How To Load A Quilt On Your Frame
*Here Is Loading A Quilt On A Continuum Frame
Troubleshooting Common Issues
Skipped stitches, thread breakage, puckering
*Skipped Stitches and Timing
First Quilt
Small wall hanging or baby quilt
*My First Quilt - Wall Hanging


Intermediate Level: Building Skill & Confidence

Lesson 
Topics CoveredVideos
Free-Motion Mastery
Feathers, swirls, loops
*Feathers and How To Use Them
* Stars & Swirls
Ruler Work
Straight lines, curves, grids with rulers

*Circle Guides & Ruler Base

Custom Quilting
Filling blocks and borders with different designs

Thread Play
Using different thread weights and colors
Coming Soon

Quilting Feathers & Scrolls
Stacked Feathers and how to use feathers.

Quilting with Panels
Customizing a cheater panel

Intermediate Project
Quilting a throw-size quilt with multiple techniques
Coming Soon


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