How You Can Quickly and Easily Make Beautiful Appliqué Projects Just Like These...
(Without the Hassle of Tracing and the Tedium of Cutting with Scissors!)
Rotary Cut Fusible Appliqué is the fastest way to appliqué!
Have you always wanted to make appliqué quilts,
but thought it was going to be hard,
time-consuming, or tedious?
Discover appliqué the easy way!
Put your scissors away, and Rotary Cut your appliqué shapes up to 12 at a time
"I designed tools for people like you who love appliqué but don't want to fuss. I can't wait to show you this fast, fun and easy method with Video Tutorials, Easy Projects and Live Workshops!"
~Sue Pelland
Get Ahead of the Curve™!
Members of "Ahead of the Curve" get
Applique Quilt FINISHED!
Three levels of membership...
one that is perfect for you!
Silver Leaf
- Technique Videos added Twice a Month
- Video Library includes: Melissa's Quilt and Clever Clamshells
- 11% discount on all purchases
- Applique Fan Community
Gold Leaf
- Technique Videos added Twice a Month
- Video Library Includes: Melissa's Quilt, Clever Clamshells, Leaves Galore Pillow Boxes, Promise Ring, Leaves Galore Techniques, Christmas Baubles, Twin Tiles Table Runners and Hearts and More techniques
- Priority Registration for ONE LIVE Online Workshp Each Month
- 11% Discount on all Purchases
- Applique Fan Community
Platinum Leaf
- BONUS!! Join Platinum Level Before March 30th and get GRADATIONS online course as a BONUS
- Video Library Includes: Melissa's Quilt, Clever Clamshells, Leaves Galore Pillow Boxes, Promise Ring, Leaves Galore Techniques, Christmas Baubles, Twin Tiles Table Runners, Hearts and More techniques, Cork Journal Cover, He Loves Me, Inner Circle with Free Motion Quilting, Hope's Diamond, Poinsettia Table Runner, Christmas Ribbons, Season's Greetings, Hearts and More Notions Box, Conversation Hearts and Split Orange Peel
- Priority Registration for ONE LIVE Online Workshop Each Month
- Technique Videos added Twice a Month
- 11% Discount on all Purchases
- Applique Fan Community
"This is such a great club - supportive, fun, and so much inspiration!!" ~Bev Henion
Gouldsboro, Maine
Discover the JOY and SATISFACTION
of making your quilts more beautiful than ever
in less time and with less waste!
All Membership Levels Include:
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A Private Facebook Group: There will be a group get-together twice a month on our private Facebook Group, “Ahead of the Curve”. Post photos of your workshop projects, ask any questions and get answers, hang out with your friends and have some fun with Applique!!
- 11% Discount on your quilting supplies in the SPD Store
Silver Leaf Level : You get a step-by-step path to master fusible applique one shape at a time with concise 15-30 minute video segments delivered twice a month. Practice with the videos and you will gain confidence quickly. As your Applique Techniques Reference Library grows, so will your skills!
Silver Leaf Members get TWO Recorded Workshops. In the "Melissa's Quilt" video, discover how Leaves Galore templates give you a speedy method to make this gorgeous Orange Peel quilt with no curved piecing! Clever Clamshells is the perfect choice to show you how easy it is to make quilts with Hearts & More.
You'll have your own area of the SPD website and that will be your home base for finding the technique videos, workshops and other great content.
Gold Leaf Level: You get all the benefits of Silver Leaf Membership plus:
EIGHT recorded workshops in the Video Workshop Library
Gold Leaf Membership is for you because you want more projects that you can use! Make baby quilts, table runners, small projects for gifts and more.
Leaves Galore Workshops
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- Melissa's Quilt
- Pillow Boxes
- Promise Ring
- Leaves Galore Techniques
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Hearts and More Workshops
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- Clever Clamshells
- Christmas Baubles
- Twin Tiles Table Runners
- Hearts and More techniques
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As a Gold Leaf Member, you get to pre-register for ONE LIVE ONLINE WORKSHOP each month!
Be one of the first 30 people to register for the LIVE workshop and YOU get a seat in the LIVE class. Can't make it LIVE? You get the video of the LIVE class after the workshop has ended. Watch the recorded workshop any time you wish. Have access to the recording indefinitely!
Platinum Leaf Level: You get all the benefits of Silver and Gold Leaf Membership plus:
SEVENTEEN recorded workshops in the Video Workshop Library.
Platinum Leaf Membership is for YOU because you want to reach the highest level of Rotary Cut Applique Mastery!! Take video workshops on your own timeframe...You won't have to wait for a LIVE workshop in the technique you want to master. Perfect your skills while making bed quilts, baby quilts, table runners, small projects and so much more!
Leaves Galore Workshops
Level One
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- Melissa's Quilt
- Pillow Boxes
- Cork Journal Cover
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Level Two
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- Promise Ring
- Leaves Galore Techniques
- Hope's Diamond
- Poinsettia Table Runner
- Christmas Ribbons
- Season's Greetings
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Hearts and More Workshops
Level One
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- Clever Clamshells
- Christmas Baubles
- Twin Tiles Table Runners
- Hearts and More Notions Box
- Conversation Hearts
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Level Two
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- Hearts and More techniques
- He Loves Me
- Inner Circle with Free Motion Quilting
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~ Our Private Online Community ~
Just for members
Meet up with friends on facebook,
to connect with other members
and share your love of appliqué!
Ask questions, and get answers!
Sue checks in once a day to make sure
all your questions are answered completely.
You get Facebook Live sessions with Sue twice a month!
Facebook Live Videos are posted in our private group
so you can watch them any time you want.
Special events, open sew days,
holiday parties and more planned for 2021!
What are Online Workshops Like?
It is just like being there!
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- The ZOOM platform allows us to be together in one place for the Live workshop.
Join friends across the country or meet new friends and take a workshop together! - Download ZOOM on your computer, tablet or phone with a camera to see and hear everyone in your class.
- Click on the link in the e-mail invitation and the zoom meeting will open automatically.
- No technical expertise necessary! Once you do it a few times, it will be easy!
- Work at home with your own supplies, on your own sewing machines to get your project started during class time.
- Can't be there for the live class, or the LIVE class was full when you registered? You get a video recording of the live workshop to watch anytime
- All workshops are taught by me, Sue Pelland, and an occasional guest teacher!
- The ZOOM platform allows us to be together in one place for the Live workshop.
"Love the Class, I'm Actually Finishing the Projects!"
"Thank you Sue, class was terrific. I am so impressed by all the clever things you have created, are teaching us and the genius tools you invented. Loving everything, am actually finishing the projects, lots less samples and looking forward to learning more. Thanks again."
~Coleen Groenendaal, Phillipsburt, NY
What is better, Live or Recorded Workshops?
Each month, Gold and Platinum members get the chance to take ONE LIVE Online Workshop. If you are one of the first 30 to register, you get to take the LIVE workshop. If you don't get in the LIVE workshop, watch the recorded video that will be sent to you one week later.
Which style is better for you?
LIVE workshops will give you individual attention and the chance to ask questions during the class.
Recorded workshops work on your time schedule.
Make the choice that is right for you!
"I'll be with you every step of the way
on your path to successful applique!"
Let me take you on a journey to
Applique Excellence...
I've been quilting and making applique quilts since I was a kid! But I'm a bit impatient...I have too many quilts in my sketchbook to make them all by hand. I need a faster way to translate my ideas into fabric.
I designed the Leaves Galore Templates and the Hearts and More tools so quilters could tackle appliqué in a whole new way, Rotary Cut Fusible Applique!
I love teaching every aspect of quilting, but when it came to applique, I found many quilters were scared to try. I knew these same quilters were confident rotary cutters, so I started teaching with the templates and suddenly the "A" word became "Amazing, Easy, and Fun"!
Do you want to make fast, fun, and functional quilts that stand up to being loved? Maybe you aspire to make heirloom quilts for show! No matter what your goal is, I can get you the results you want.
I can get you "Ahead of the Curve" faster when you take online workshops with me. You'll save a bundle on workshops when you join the Platinum and Gold Leaf Levels, and meet a great group of quilters along the way!
Here is what our members are saying...
Marlene and Linda are two of our Founding Members. Linda and Marlene both signed up for membership in Ahead of the Curve so they could take classes together, even though they are miles apart! Linda wrote me an e-mail after a recent ZOOM workshop:
"I am addicted to your method of rotary cut appliqué!"
"Dear Sue,
I have now taken 3 classes via Zoom. I am addicted to your method of rotary cut appliqué. I thank you so much for your hard work and inspiration developing your rulers and your technique. I look forward to many future projects, some of my own design and many of yours!
Marlene and I joined Moonlight Quilters Guild in Bellingham, WA at a similar time and that is where our friendship began. Marlene decided to relocate in California, closer to her children and grandchildren. By chance the home she bought is in a small town just off of our favorite route for our drive to Arizona! We have permanent reservations in Marlene’s guest room! We cruised the St Lawrence together and had plans to see St Petersburg and the Baltic In the fall of 2020, but we will be Zooming with you instead!"
~ Linda St Andre, Mesa, AZ
Beverly and Irene are two of our founding members. They are sisters, and they are married to brothers! Bev enrolled herself and Irene in the membership so they could spend more time together, even when they live far apart!
"I'd like to sign myself up and my sister!"
" I love the idea of your Ahead of the Curve group! I'd like to sign myself up and my sister Irene who has also signed up for the My Magical Garden classes."
~Beverly Henion, Gouldsboro, ME
"Not only am I learning but I'm also able to sew with my sister!!!!
"My sister is my best friend. With all the restrictions on travel and quilt classes and retreats, I have missed numerous opportunities to visit her and sew with her. She asked me about taking some of your classes, which I have wanted to do for a while now. We FaceTime so that we can coordinate which Zoom classes we will do together. I can't tell you how much it means to me to be able to sew with her even if it's "long distance" sewing.
I'm extremely excited about your method of applique. I'm new to applique and love playing with the shapes. I am a CI for Deb Tucker's Studio 180 Design and can't wait to start designing quilts with a mixture of Deb's techniques and yours.
Thank you again for the wonderful opportunity to be part of Ahead of the Curve. Not only am I learning but I'm also able to combat the sadness of not sewing with my sister!!!! I can't wait until our next class!!!"
~Irene Henion, Albion, NY
May is Membership Month!
We are celebrating one year of Membership
with three BONUSES for new members who join in May
New Silver, Gold and Platinum Members Get:
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- BONUS #1: Join me for a 30-minute ZOOM Coffee Date
and New Member Orientation to give you a quick start!
Choose from Thursday, May 20 at 1 pm
or Thursday, May 27 at 7 pm EST.
Find out how to get started with
Rotary Cut Applique and
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BONUS #2: Receive a 5-pack of Olfa Blades
for your 28mm Rotary Cutter
Perfect for use with the curved applique templates.
(A $21 Value!) - BONUS #3: You are invited to a "Get Ahead Open Sew Day"
on Tuesday, June 22 from 11 am - 4 pm EST.
Join us for a full day of sewing, sharing, and community-building.
Whether this is your first or 50th project,
there's always something we can all learn
from each other.
- BONUS #1: Join me for a 30-minute ZOOM Coffee Date
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~ All workshops presented by Sue Pelland of ~
