How to Teach Quilting Classes

Hello My Quilting Friends! It’s time for a new podcast episode and this week I’m sharing tips and ideas for teaching quilting classes. I received this request from Suzanne on Instagram and she wrote:

“How do you prepare and plan to teach a class from prep to actual class time and then post-class?”

That’s the question I’m answering today. If you’d like to make a suggestion for a future podcast episode please contact me or you can send me a message on Instagram or Facebook. I love knowing that you’re engaged and interested in the show and I may just record an episode just to answer your question!

Now here’s the show:

As you can tell, I have a lot of strong opinions about what makes a good quilting class and what makes a good quilting teacher and I think that all this information can apply whether you’re teaching in person or online or anywhere in between. I do think it’s important to come from the heart when you teach. If you’re tired and run down, it’s going to be reflected in how you express yourself.

I also share a lot of tips on how to teach and the importance of samples and a hand out. Find a few friends to practice your class as well before you teach a bigger group so you’ll know what questions are going to come up ahead of time.

Click Here to find the full transcript

Let’s go quilt!

Leah Day

LeahDay

Leah Day has been teaching online since 2009. She's the creator of the Free Motion Quilting Project, a blog filled with thousands of quilting tutorial videos. Leah has written several books including 365 Free Motion Quilting Designs, Explore Walking Foot Quilting with Leah Day, and Mally the Maker and the Queen in the Quilt.

1 Response

  1. Lynn M. says:

    Thank you so much for taking the time to put this into a pod cast. I really enjoyed your perspective. I am a new teacher and I will take your pointers to heart. I, like you, like to bring a lot of positive energy to a class. I teach charity quilting. Quilters are amazing people and helping to give away a quilt makes me smile. I LOVE teaching and I hope it shows:)!!! Thanks again, Lynn

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