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All-Star Virtual Sampler Platter YouTube Livestream Event 2027


Margaret Willingham to present

All Star Virtual Sampler PlatterYouTube Livestream Event

sponsored by Global Quilt Connection

May 16 and 17, 3-6 PM ET

6 hours of amazing demos by some of Global Quilt Connection's very best teachers!

 Join us!! Learn! Find the next Teacher for Your Guild!

To Sign up: https://www.globalquiltconnection.com/live-class/all-star-sampler-platter-may-2026/register?affiliate=7iqSRc

Sprig Mola Mug Rug (8” x 8”): Developed for The Quilt Show with Ricky Tims, October 2023.

Margaret Willingham, along with 17 other amazing virtual teachers! Presenting 18 different amazing projects, techniques or quilting skills! Something to please every kind of quilter!

The All-Star Sampler Platter is an affordable live virtual program for individuals and your guild members. 

6 hours (over two days) of 15 minute demonstrations by Global Quilt Connection teachers. Guilds purchase a ticket and receive a viewing link that they are then licensed to distribute to their membership. The viewing links will be available for 7 days after the live events. Everyone who registers for the Sampler Platter will receive a beautiful 18 page handout with a page dedicated to each mini workshop or lecture. The handout is filled with ideas, techniques and tips you'll want to keep close to your sewing machine.Participants get a one page PDF from each teacher, often with a project pattern, and have access to the video for 72 hours. The complete schedule of presenters is below as is registration information.

Mola Magic with B10 (12” x 12”). great for a 1-2 day workshop.

Margaret will present Create Mola Magic on Sunday, May 17, 3:00 - 6:00 pm (ET) .

Margaret will demonstrate how-to make molas in the style of the Kuna Indians of the San Blas Islands. Enjoy using your creativity while learning to make the time-honored Molas like the Panamanian Indians with Eye of the Beholder’s easy 4-step method.

A Mola is a multi-layered reverse applique piece that is created by cutting down through the layers and hand stitching them to the layer below

Be inspired and have some fun! To find out more about our techniques please visit the Technique Tutorials and Blogs on our website, www.eobquiltdesign.com .

Sprig Mola” (8” x 8”) mug rug. Great for a half day - 1 day workshop.

Sprig Mola with embroidery

To book Margaret for your guild: https://www.eobquiltdesign.com/workshops-lectures


Saturday May 26, 2026 3:00 - 6:00 pm ET

Karen Bolan Make Tumbling Blocks the Easiest Way  
Anna Buzzalino From Sketch to Stitch with Inktense Pencils
Annie Smith Pro Tips for Accurate Piecing
Gunnel Hag Extraordinary Prints from Ordinary Objects
Torreah “Cookie” Washington Making Baskets and Rugs to Save the Planet
Laureen Smith Fusible Appliqué with the Look of Custom Quilting
Diane Harris Fabric Flair: Best Kept Secrets
Cathy Perlmutter Turned Edge Piecing for Cityscape Quilts
Pattie Klimek - Fast and Easy Hand Piecing  

Sunday May 17, 2026 3:00 - 6:00 pm ET:

Pat Daniels Marker Mania - Scribbling on Fabric
Lisa Shepard Stewart African Prints 101
Leona McCann Echoes of My Ancestors: My Journey with Celtic Quilt Design
Beth Helfter Accordion Sewn Variations - More than 1/2 Square Triangles!
Kim Brownell Mixed Media Magic
Linda Sullivan Wonky Piecing - The Ultimate Immediate Gratification Technique
Jane Haworth Kids Art Collage
Margaret Willingham Create Mola Magic
Lynn Christiansen One Pattern, Three Ways! 


Don't miss a single stitch!

Priced according to number of members in Guild

50 & under = $60
51-150 = $125
151-300 - $185
301 and up = $350
Guilds are not allowed to sell individual tickets to their members.
Individuals may register without a guild for $25 per seat.

To learn more and register, visit https://www.globalquiltconnection.com/live-class/all-star-sampler-platter-may-2026/register?affiliate=7iqSRc