Rhapsody Quilts Mentorship

$995.00

Join Ricky and enjoy a six-month mentorship on creating your own Rhapsody-style legacy quilt.

Rhapsody Quilts Mentorship
Seeking quilters who are ready to step into a major project with personal oversight, inspiration, and guidance.

A Six-Month Legacy Quilt Journey with Ricky Tims - Limited Enrollment
REGISTRATION OPENS MARCH 8th

Next Journey Begins June 18, 2026

Some quilts decorate a wall.
Some quilts warm a bed.
Rhapsody quilts tell a life.

Rhapsody is a dynamic, symmetrically designed quilt built from a structured design process I created. There are no blocks. No triangles. No straight seams. No traditional piecing methods. Instead, we begin with a symmetrical “skeleton” drawing — the architectural foundation of a powerful, expressive work.

This quilt may evolve to tell your story — anchoring a memory, place, culture, journey, or defining moment. For many, it becomes the most significant quilt they have ever made. For some, it becomes their legacy quilt.

This is not a quick project. Work at your own pace.

This is a six-month+ creative journey.

What Makes Rhapsody Different

Most of my classes are designed for focused completion within a few days to a month.

Rhapsody is intentionally different.

This is a structured design mentorship program involving:

• Individual guidance for overall layout and detailed appliqué drawings
• Personal assistance for design mark-ups and revisions
• Direct email access to Ricky
• Design refinements as needed
• Live guidance throughout the year
• Group inspiration through shared progress

Instruction regarding types of appliqué, no-pins precision curved piecing, and more. 

Rhapsody offers engagement, evolution, and depth.

The Six-Month Journey

Live Sessions (10:00 AM Central Time | 1 Hour Each):

Journey Begins: Thursday, June 18, 2026 – Online Meeting

• Friday, June 19, 2026 – Online Meeting
• Monday, June 22, 2026 – Online Meeting
• Thursday, June 25, 2026 – Online Meeting
• Thursday, July 9, 2026 – Online Meeting
• July 10-August 19, 2026 - Maintain individual assistance during this stretch of time
• Thursday, August 20, 2026 – Online Meeting
• After August 20, continued guidance as needed one-on-one.
• Additional meetings schedule if necessary. Dates TBD.

 

Final Showcase Celebration: January 2027
(Exact date to be determined.)

The early sessions are intentionally clustered to establish your design foundation. As your quilt evolves, meetings are spaced to allow meaningful progress.

In addition to scheduled sessions, there will be several unscheduled Zoom gatherings throughout the year — designed to reconnect, share progress, encourage one another, and keep the creative momentum alive.

This is not just instruction.
It is a sustained creative rhythm.

All live sessions are conducted in Zoom webinar format. You see Ricky guiding the process. You do not need camera or microphone as the webinar format shows only Ricky (teaching) with Q&A from attendees. Sessions are recorded if you cannot attend LIVE, and then added to your Let’s Quilt Together class library. Recordings never expire.

Six Months of Mentorship

From June 18, 2026 through Januray 2027, you receive direct mentorship.

You will upload drawings and work-in-progress images to our private SmugMug class gallery (no Smugmug subscription required). Ricky reviews, marks up, suggests revisions, and guides refinement.

You will not only receive feedback on your own work — you will witness the evolution of the entire class community. Seeing revisions and progress across many designs is one of the most powerful aspects of this journey.

Your video lessons remain in your library forever.

Who This Is For

Rhapsody is recommended for advanced beginners and beyond.

The construction process is more forgiving than most traditional methods, so advanced technical mastery is not required. Dedication, however, is essential.

This journey is for quilters who:

• Are ready to stretch creatively
• Desire meaningful artistic growth
• Want to create a major work
• Are willing to commit to long-form development

If you are seeking a quick finish, this is not that.

If you are ready to create a quilt beyond what you typically expect of yourself — this is it.

The Commitment

Rhapsody requires dedication.

Early in the journey, you may invest 4–6 hours per week. As your quilt grows, consistent engagement is key.

Finished Rhapsody quilts typically range from 60” to 80” in size. These are heirloom-scale works — often exhibition-worthy. Quilts smaller than 60” are not recommended.

Supplies are simple: standard sewing tools and freezer paper. Fabric requirements vary by design.

There are no prerequisites.

The Legacy

My own Rhapsody quilts — including Bohemian Rhapsody, Viva Violetta, and Celtic Rhapsody — represent some of my most significant museum-level work.

This class draws directly from that lineage.

For many students, a Rhapsody becomes:

• Their defining quilt
• A personal narrative
• A work that outlives them
• A milestone in their creative life

Success at the end of the year looks like this:

A quilt that exceeds your own expectations.

And a quiet astonishment at what you could create.

Enrollment & Tuition

The Rhapsody Quilt Mentorship is infrequent – and this is the inaugural class.

Enrollment is limited and will close.

Because of the depth of personal mentorship, unlimited design review, and six-month engagement, tuition reflects the level of commitment required from both student and instructor.

Ricky's 70^th Birthday Celebratory Offer: $695 (30% off)
OFFER RUNS March 8-14, 2026
Regular Tuition: $995

Birthday celebration pricing rewards those ready to commit.

Capacity

Enrollment will be capped to preserve quality of engagement and mentorship.

When the class is full, registration closes.

If You Are Ready

This is not about making another quilt.

It is about creating a work that carries meaning, memory, and presence.

It is about growth.

It is about courage.

It is about saying yes to a year-long evolution.