List of Supplies

Be prepared for class. Unless otherwise indicated, all workshops will require a sewing machine. Bring all listed supplies for each of your classes. If no supplies are listed in the class description, then only the basic sewing supplies listed below are necessary. In most cases, bring paper and pencil for a lecture.

BASIC SEWING SUPPLIES The following basic sewing supplies will be expected for each class. Additional supplies may be necessary and will be indicated in the class description.

  1. Sewing machine and hand needles
  2. Neutral machine and hand thread
  3. Sewing thread to match fabric
  4. Thimble
  5. Pins
  6. Scissors (fabric and paper)
  7. Glue stick
  8. Sharp pencils
  9. Eraser
  10. Fabric marking pens or pencils
  11. Note/Sketch paper
  12. Small trash bag
  13. Rotary cutter, mat and ruler
  14. Scotch tape
  15. Seam ripper

 

Festival Supply Kiosk

If you realize you have forgotten a basic supply, tool or notion from your class list, check us out! We will have an on-site kiosk offering all the basic supplies and other tools, notions and kits required for various workshops. We will be located near the classrooms in the Farmstead Inn and Conference Center. We will be open shortly before each workshop session on Thursday and Friday.

3-hour: $45
All Day: $80
Two-day: $150

Machine Rental


Machines are available to rent for workshops if you would choose. Machines will be at the workshop location ready for you. They will be supplied by The Cotton Corner. Should you desire to purchase the machine you rent, rental payments apply to the purchase price.

Items of Special Attention

  • Workshop and lecture fees do not include any material or supply costs.
  • Workshops may have required kits, tools or books that may be pre-purchased and waiting for you in the classroom or on-site at the festival supply kiosk.

Instructors recommend the following optional items for your benefit

  • Sewing machine manual
  • Extra bobbins
  • A travel cutting & pressing board

Teacher's Pet

Festival teachers need help passing out material in class and assistance with demonstrations and other activities. The first student who enrolls in each class and volunteers for this position will be accepted as the teacher's pet. Don't forget to mark your enrollment.

Rules for Classroom Ettiquette

The following are some suggestions to help you and fellow students have a good experience while taking classes at the Quilt Festival.

  1. Please turn the sound off on all electronic devices when classes and lectures begin.
  2. Be on time. If you are late, please quietly try to catch-up and do not expect the instructor to start their lesson from the beginning just for you.
  3. Bring all the necessary items required on the materials list. Borrowing slows down your progress and the student from whom you borrowed.
  4. If you want to deviate from the class project, do not expect the instructor to take time from the rest of the students to teach you something different.
  5. If after a class has started, you find the class is not what you expected, we strongly suggest you remain in the class. You may be surprised and learn something you did not expect to learn. Be patient.
  6. Do not reproduce class handouts and teach the class to your guild or at a quilt shop without permission from the instructor.

Cancellation of a Class by the Festival

Shipshewana Quilt Festival reserves the right to cancel a class that does not meet the minimum enrollment requirements or because of illness or other instructor emergencies. Should a class you registered for be canceled, you will be notified and given the option for a refund of the class fee or enrolled in another class of your choice, should it be available. If there are fee differences between your original selection and your new class the difference will be paid or refunded accordingly.