Intro to Hand Quilting: Hand-Stitched Potholder with Margaret Dugger

2-Part Workshop

Date: Tuesday December 9 and Thursday December 11, 2025

Time: 1pm-4pm

Description: In this two-day workshop, learn the basics of hand-stitched piecing, quilting, and binding! Participants will create their own potholder, or mini-quilt, to take home. Together we will learn to cut pattern templates, cut out fabric, make a hand stitched patchwork top, and then quilt and bind the finished pot holder. This class is a great fit for anyone who enjoys meditative hand stitching, portable projects, wants to learn more about hand sewing skills, is interested in quilting, or doesn't want to mess with sewing machines!

This is a beginner friendly workshop. No prior experience is expected.

Tuition: $130 + $5 materials fee

Note: We really want you to join us in the studio! Full and partial tuition scholarships are available to offset some of the financial burden of attending a class.

Please fill out the application here! You can expect to hear from someone on the CC staff within 2 weeks.

If you have any questions, email Jamie Boyle, Fibers Program Manager, at jboyle@contemporarycraft.org, or leave a voice message for them at 412-465-1639.

Materials: Weavers provide their own material. Some yarns are available for purchase from the studio.

Location: Contemporary Craft, TImmons Studios (5688 Butler St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201). Note, this workshop will take place in the Fleischner Family Fibers Loft, which is on the second floor of the building.

There are 2 entrances to the Timmons Studios.

• One entrance is facing Butler Street. To access the Fibers Loft from the Butler Street facing entrance, there are a total of 32 stairs to ascend.

• One entrance is facing 57th Street. This entrance is accessible by ramp, with no stairs to ascend. There is a lift inside the building to access the second floor.

If there are accessibility accommodations we can provide, or if there is anything you would like us to know before you arrive, please feel free to call Jamie Boyle at 412-465-1639 or email jboyle@contemporarycraft.org.

Cancellations and Refunds: Workshop cancellations are decided three business days before the start date. If workshops must be cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, the entire class fee will be refunded through Eventbrite, or you may leave your workshop fee in your Contemporary Craft account for future workshops.

Refund Policy: Student refund requests must be made at least three business days before a class begins. There will be a $25 cancellation fee. No refunds will be given without three-business days notice. Processing of refunds takes approximately three weeks.

About the Artist

Margaret Dugger is an artist currently based in Pittsburgh, PA. Originally trained as an artisan handweaver, she now creates weavings that reflect on the quiet moments of our daily lives. Using the processes of addition, removal, and transformation, Margaret explores concepts of interconnection, the sacred within the mundane, and historical practices brought into the contemporary. She engages with the ancient traditions of textile work and art making, using cloth and thread as her medium.Since pursuing her bachelor's degree at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, her work has branched out into new mediums including paper, sculpture, and book arts.