Online Quilting Classes with Ricky Tims
Online Quilting Classes with Ricky Tims
$79.00
Honoring Ricky's dad, Richard, this quilt block offers great fun using simple and traditional squares and triangles. Fast, fun, and versatile.
$99
Early bird price $79, save $20.
ends September 15
Papaw's Choice honors my dad...Richard Tims. It's a fun, timeless, versatile, and easy to make block with endless setting and coloration possibilities. Check out the gallery on this page.
Class Dates
Set aside these two days to sew and make progress.
There are five sessions on October 17-18
Final Showcase is November 21
See schedule below.
Classes last approximately thirty minutes.
Class size is limited.
The $19.95 digital PDF pattern is included FREE to students.
Squares and triangles have never been so fun!
My dad, Richard, aka Papaw, was obsessed with making this block. He made about 30 full-size quilts using only this block. Who does that? His enjoyment of seeing “what would happen if” inspired him to explore various options.
Social media enthusiasm from seeing Papaw’s quilts has prompted Ricky to create a short, two-day interactive class. You will learn the tools to create your own version of Papaw’s Choice which can be as random or as planned as you like—making this truly a one-of-a-kind quilt that will fit everyone’s style, colors, and personality. After the two days, you’ll have time to make your Papaw’s Choice quilt before the group reconvenes one last time and for the Final Showcase where everyone will share their version of Papaw’s Choice.
The cutting and sewing are basic and simple, making this project accessible to all quilters—beginners and experienced alike. Ricky will share his dad’s methods and offer suggestions for color placement. Your quilt can be as spontaneous as a roll of the dice, or structured and organized. A final showcase a few weeks after the two-day class will allow everyone so show their versions. You will get one-on-one guidance as needed during the class.
My dad passed away in 2015 but his legacy lives on. Join the fun and experience the magical possibilities that Papaw experienced on his quilting journey.
The pattern will be available in class. It is not distributed prior to class.
Schedule
Five Sessions over two days then a Final Showcase meeting for show-n-tell. Meetings are schedule to run for thirty minutes and an hour, depending on the needs of the class and discussion. I will provide guidance and instruction via Zoom webinar format - you will not be on camera. Then you have time to do the next thing in your own studio - and then we meet again. But if you miss due to conflict, the sessions are recorded and you can view them asap.
Schedule - Six sessions on three separate days.
Saturday, September 20, 2025
10AM Central
12:30AM Central
4:30PM Central
Sunday, September 21,2025
3PM Central
6PM Central
You have almost a month between the classes to finish your top or finish and finish and quilt your Papaw's Choice for the Final Showcase which is:
Final Showcase
Saturday, November 21, 10AM Central
Supplies
Dad used 8 yards of fabric. In many cases it was eight one-yard pieces of hand-dyed fabrics. That amount of yardage is more than sufficient to make the body of the quilt. It is not wise to choose any fabrics prior to the start of class because a discussion of variations and coloration will be the first order of business. In most cases, I predict you will have fabric in your stash that will be suitable for your quilt. Regarding border fabrics, those too should wait until your quilt is well on its way, or you have finished sewing the body of your quilt.
Other than fabric, you’ll need general sewing supplies. Sewing machine, rotary cutter, mat, ruler, fabric marker (or pencil). You may find a set of colored pencils to be beneficial as well.
