Welcome to Plain Jane Threads - Let's make something fun!
Join me in sewing, either by hand or machine with some of my favorite quilt designs. These classes are yours to use and at your own pace.
Online Courses
Machine Workshops
New York Beauty – The NTNT FPP Way
Create sharp points, smooth arcs, and accurate seams with NoTear (NTNT) Foundation Paper Piecing – no more ripping off paper or distorting your blocks.
In this course you will:
Learn the NTNT FPP method to piece New York Beauty blocks with confidence
Conquer intimidating curves, arcs, points, and spires
Use reusable pattern pieces (no sewing through paper)
Make blocks that look “impossible” feel totally achievable
Get step‑by‑step videos and all required pattern pieces
By Hand Workshops
Introduction to English Paper Piecing - EPP
Let's Make a Mug Rug
This technique has been around for centuries. Let’s explore a precise, easy, economical approach to the long tried and true method, while bringing it to the 21st century and maintaining the respect for the past. From simple projects to elaborate quilts, this hand piecing method is a favorite.
Just a few small pieces of fabric, templates, needle and thread and you’re off. We’ll discover some tips and tricks to this old method and you will soon be hooked.
Discover hand‑sewn English Paper Piecing (EPP), a relaxing, portable quilting technique.
Learn how to prepare papers and fabric, stitch accurate shapes, and join them into beautiful blocks and projects.
You’ll learn
What tools and supplies you really need
How to prepare and baste your papers and fabric
Simple, secure hand‑stitching techniques
How to join shapes and finish small EPP projects
P.S. This is the best take along project ever. No machine required.
Supply List: Scissors, rotary cutter, mat and ruler. Needle, thread and scissors. Fabric: You will need 2 fabrics, one for the outside hexagons and one for the center. Fat Quarter, fat eights, layer cake or 5” inch squares are fine.
Videos and 1 Inch Hexagon Templates