Caribbean Cruise

Itinerary

April 26, 2025: Fort Lauderdale, FL

April 27, 2025: At Sea

April 28, 2025: At Sea

April 29, 2025: Oranjestad, Aruba

April 30, 2025: Willemstad, Curacao

May 1, 2025: Kralendijk, Bonaire

May 2, 2025: At Sea

May 3, 2025: At Sea

May 4, 2025: Fort Lauderdale, FL

Set Sail With Us in 2025

Caribbean Cruise

We are thrilled to announce that Gammill is embarking on a cruise to the Caribbean! From April 26 to May 4, 2025, we’ll be setting sail aboard The Celebrity Reflection for an unforgettable eight-night adventure, and we want YOU to join us!

On this exciting cruise, Gammill will be offering a variety of quilting classes, giving you the opportunity to learn from top educators while enjoying the beautiful Caribbean. Whether you’re interested in longarm quilting, computerized quilting, hand-guided techniques, you’re new to quilting, or a seasoned pro, there’s something for everyone on this journey.

If you’ve ever dreamed of combining your love of quilting with an extraordinary vacation, this is your chance! 

Mark your calendars, pack your bags, and get ready for sun, sea, and stitches on the Gammill Caribbean Cruise 2025! 

Scroll down to see pricing, who is teaching, and how to submit your deposit!

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Meet Our Educators!

Class List

Conference registration includes 10 classes you pick from our menu of class options during our time at sea. Below is a list of classes that will be offered. Students – please watch for an email in February to begin submitting class preferences. All classes will be taught lecture style.

A Perfect Combination! – Wholecloth Quilts

In this class, I will teach you how easily you can combine computerized quilting designs and freemotion/rulerwork quilting to create amazing wholecloth quilts. I will show you how a little pre-planning and simple layout marking will give you the basic framework to stitch your own original wholecloth quilt. The design possibilities are truly endless! The beauty of combining computerized designs with freemotion quilting is that you can let the computer stitch the design elements that you may not be comfortable stitching yourself. The addition of freemotion/rulerwork quilting allows you to then add your own personal style and create a one-of-a-kind, “unique to you” wholecloth quilt.
Educator: Jodi Robinson
Level: Beginner
Machine: Statler or Handguided

All About the Icons/Menu

During this course, we will review all icons, menu items, and tools detailing each one’s role as well as the flexibility to customize icons and menus on the Statler.
Educator: Mickie Sienko
Level: All
Machine: Statler

Apply

Learn to use the Apply feature to fit patterns into uneven or diagonal borders with ease. This tool also helps you create custom designs for circular or irregular spaces. It’s ideal for adding unique fills and background textures to your quilts.
Educator: Page Johnson
Level: Intermediate
Machine: Statler

Apply That Feather

In this class, we will explore how to apply different styles of feathers for your everyday quilting needs. We will address how to determine and modify feather designs to adapt to various shapes. Students will learn how to stitch feather designs in blocks, sashing, and borders and ensure the designs are executed efficiently and symmetrically.
Educator: Eva Birch
Level: Confident Beginner/Intermediate
Machine: Handguided

Beautiful Borders & Crisp Corners

Learn to place patterns in your quilt borders with ease using the Border Corner Function in CS7. Discover all the time-saving options this feature offers from adjusting the corner styles to alignment to quilting the bottom row.
Educator: Kat Fehr
Level: Beginner
Machine: Statler

Beyond the Boundaries of Computerized Quilting

Explore the possibilities of adding handguided quilting to a computerized quilting design, allowing you to add your creative touch and become a more versatile quilter. Are you ready to drop your belts? Discover how you can create various designs, creating texture and multiple levels of density. We will discuss different options based on your skill level.
Educator: Eva Birch
Level: Confident Beginner/Intermediate
Machine: Elevate & Statler

Block Dilemma

Ever find yourself at a loss when deciding how to quilt those blocks? There are a lot of questions to consider! In this class, we will address all the components that help us decide how to quilt a variety of blocks. We will discuss multiple options for the same block based on density, budget, etc. We will address how to determine the best travel path to quilt the blocks most efficiently.
Educator: Eva Birch
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Machine: Handguided

Blueprint Boundary

Discover how to use CS features to create “to scale” boundaries for common piecing patterns. Preview full quilt layouts to see how designs will look together and adjust as needed. This class helps you plan your quilting with confidence before stitching.
Educator: Page Johnson
Level: Intermediate
Machine: Statler

Borders from Triangle Patterns

Explore how to set up Triangle Pattern borders using Repeat Patterns for striking effects. This class covers creating two offset rows, with the top row’s tips pointing down and the bottom row’s tips pointing up. Watch as the patterns nest together, forming impressive secondary designs to enhance your quilts.
Educator: Page Johnson
Level: Confident Beginner
Machines: Statler

Caring for Your Longarm

Learn the basics of caring for your longarm quilting machine to keep things running smoothly. We’ll cover preventing tension issues, avoiding skipped stitches, and where to get help when needed. Perfect for all longarm quilters or those curious about getting started.
Educators: DeWayne Carron/Andrew Weaver
Level: All
Machines: All

Decisions, Decisions

Increase your understanding of what information is needed before deciding on quilting designs. We will explore a variety of choices to be made prior to longarm quilting. We will discuss what information is beneficial in helping you determine the best design options, thread choices, batting choices, etc., for a quilt, and why these choices help to enhance the overall quilt itself.
Educator: Mickie Sienko
Level: Beginner
Machines: All

Draw Pattern for Your Everyday Quilts

Let’s explore how we can use the Draw Pattern Feature in CS to efficiently quilt our everyday quilts. We will discuss what patterns to use and how to place them. We will also design new patterns from existing P2P patterns to create block designs to make the most use of our pattern library. We will also use concatenation to add more interest to our quilts.
Educator: Eva Birch
Level: Confident Beginner/Intermediate
Machine: Statler

Draw, Design, and Alter Patterns

Have a quilt with unusual shapes? Learn to use CS features to adjust existing patterns or create new ones to fit specific elements perfectly. This class helps you adapt designs to suit any quilt shape.
Educator: Page Johnson
Level: Intermediate
Machine: Statler

Fancier Fills

Let’s take a step “out of the block” and look at different ways to combine designs and use fill to enhance quilt tops to create stunning designs. Stepping “out of the block” helps to let your imagination flow to see new patterns within/around block patterns. Participants are encouraged to bring laptops with the latest CS software to follow along using SAM.
Educator: Mickie Sienko
Level: Confident Beginner/Intermediate
Machine: Statler

Fill it with Style

In this class, you’ll learn over 15 background fill designs that add texture and visual interest to your quilting. Most of these fills can do “double duty” as allover or edge-to-edge designs when stitched on a larger scale. We’ll also cover pebble quilting and creative ways to make it uniquely yours, along with simple design ideas like adding small areas of interest, implied frames, and borders to elevate your background fills.
Educator: Jodi Robinson
Level: Beginner
Machine: Handguided

Getting Started, Design & Modify Patterns CS7

Learn essential techniques for creating unique quilting designs. Turn pictures or inspirations into patterns, modify existing designs, or create your own from scratch. Bring your ideas to life with ease in this creative class.
Educator: DeWayne Carron
Level: Beginners
Machine: Statler

Gridwork Reimagined

Most machine quilters have stitched gridwork in various forms: grids, crosshatching, curved crosshatching, and adding design elements to a grid. In this class, I’ll share unique design ideas to transform the common grid. Learn to see grids in a new way, creating distinctive gridwork designs that elevate your quilting.
Educator: Jodi Robinson
Level: Confident Beginner
Machine: Handguided

Keeping Quilts Square and Flat

Discover the key steps to keeping quilts square. We’ll cover how different batting types and pattern choices affect fullness and ways to manage it effectively. These techniques will help you achieve a polished, professional finish.
Educator: Tucker Nace
Level: All
Machine: All

Marketing

Building your name in the quilting community can be challenging. Social media can help make it easier than you might think. Learn strategies to connect, share, and grow your presence online.
Educator: Tucker Nace
Level: All
Machine: All

Node Knowledge

Discover everything about Nodes in this class—from the different types to removing unwanted design sections and combining multiple patterns. By the end, you’ll know how to customize patterns for a beautiful stitch-out that enhances your quilt tops.
Educator: Kat Fehr
Level: Beginner
Machine: Statler

One Size Fits All

Learn how to take a block pattern designed for a 10-inch square and use it as the background for a queen-size quilt. This class covers fill, trim, and freehand techniques to complete the look. Perfect for creating cohesive designs on larger quilts.
Educator: Tucker Nace
Level: Advanced
Machine: Statler

Pattern Designing

Learn to use Creative Studio’s drawing functions along with mirror and circular array tools to create new patterns. This class covers techniques to expand your design possibilities and customize your quilting. Perfect for adding unique touches to every project.
Educator: Tucker Nace
Level: Intermediate
Machine: Statler

Repeat Patterns Plus

Explore Repeat Patterns Plus, a class on using repeat patterns with added techniques to customize quilts for unique details, like preserving special images or textures. Ideal for quilters who want to add a personal touch to their projects.
Educator: Sandra Austin
Level: Beginner
Machine: Statler

Scribbles to Stitches

Transform treasured drawings from your grandkids into longarm quilting designs for your Statler, Ascend, or Elevate. Learn everything from importing and tracing to editing, turning kids’ art into beautiful quilted memories.
Educator: Kat Fehr
Level: Intermediate
Machine: Statler

The Magic of Stencils

Let me show you the magic of using basic stencils to create new designs. Students will learn how to look beyond the lines on a stencil to see points, areas, and sections that can be used to create extraordinary designs. I’ll show you how to create multiple designs from a single stencil for backgrounds, blocks, and borders. We’ll also discuss marking, combining, and layering stencils for endless possibilities. You’ll go home seeing your stencils in a whole new way!
Educator: Jodi Robinson
Level: Confident Beginner
Machine: Handguided

Trim vs Fill

Class participants will get an in-depth look at how the Trim Inside, Trim Outside, Fill Inside, and Fill Outside functions work. We’ll discuss how and why to choose the best option for specific situations, along with tips to avoid common pitfalls when using these functions. Participants are encouraged to bring laptops with the latest CS software to follow along using SAM.
Educator: Mickie Sienko
Level: Confident Beginner
Machine: Statler

Unlocking Spaces

In this class, we’ll dive into the beauty of negative space. You’ll learn how to add quilting designs in the negative space to create balance, enhance the quilt, and add depth. Discover how to make the most of what isn’t there to draw attention to what is.
Educator: Kat Fehr
Level: Intermediate
Machine: Statler