I am Here, Improv Mapping
I am Here, Improv Mapping with Annie Smith
Capture the memories of a special place by making a map quilt of that place and its surrounds. Choose a map, enlarge it in fabric, add special touches like hand sketched buildings, landscaping, and such. Annie will help you step through the process, making your map a treasured heirloom, keeping your story for youth tell. A variety of techniques will be taught.
This small group class is presented in collaboration with John C. Campbell Folk School and Lessonface. Participants should enroll at least two weeks before start to ensure materials kits arrive in time. If registering after this point, your kit may arrive after the first session. Students are invited to attend an optional Orientation and Closing Ceremony to connect with various online Folk School classes.
Class Materials
Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $30 shipped to your door. Residents outside the USA will pay the difference in shipping.
The kit includes:
Pencil, sharpie, fusible web, drafting paper, glue stick and other useful things
Students will also want to provide:
Fabric, notions, collected ephemera. All supplies listed in the Supply List.
Supply ListAge Range
18+
Skill Level
All Levels
Contact the Teacher
Send a direct message from the teacher's profile page with any questions you might have about the class.
About the John C. Campbell Folk School & Lessonface
Since 1925, the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina has transformed lives, and brought people together in a nurturing environment for experiences in learning and community life that spark self-discovery. Since 2012, Lessonface has connected more than 30,000 students with over 2,500 great teachers for live music, language, and arts lessons online, delivering on our mission to help students achieve their goals while treating teachers equitably.
When
The class will meet for four daily 7-hour live online sessions (with break) at 10 am ET | 7 am PT on the schedule below. The first session is on March 4.
Enrolled students receive 30-day access to the video recordings of the classes.
How It Works
Enroll above to save your spot in the class. Lessonface will send you a confirmation right away, and a Zoom link 24 hours before the class start time. You can log into your Lessonface dashboard to access class materials, communicate with your instructor, join the live Zoom session, and access the class recordings and chat transcript afterward.
Refund Policy: To cancel an enrollment or request a refund, contact support@lessonface.com. For 30+ days before, we refund 95%. Between 30 and 5 days, receive a 75% refund. No refunds within 5 days of class start date. Materials kit fees are non-refundable.
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Verified Student on January 22, 2024
Class: Traditional Machine Applique Workshop
Very educational and interesting
Tricia L. on January 7, 2024
Class: Traditional Machine Applique Workshop
Fantastic!
Steve H. on October 18, 2023
Class: If Our Quilts Could Talk
Enjoyable and informative. I learned a lot about quilting, which I'd known nothing about, as well as how to document the items we weave at home. The class also prompts me to add more details (initials & year) to items I make as a woodworker.
Wanda H. on October 18, 2023
Class: If Our Quilts Could Talk
The class was absolutely so interesting and informative. The speaker was very engaging and knowledgable about the topic presented. Annie Smith was inclusive and well-organized with a mixture of slides and live presentation. Amazing!
Pat B. on March 29, 2023
Class: All Sorts of Handwork: Slowstitching
Excellent!
Verified Student on March 29, 2023
Class: All Sorts of Handwork: Slowstitching
Wonderful. I wish it had been more lessons. I learned quite a bit and truly enjoy this instructor. I will definitely take more quilting/stitching courses online.
Kathryn W. on February 8, 2023
Class: Creating Garment Patterns That Really Fit
Excellent. Annie is a very helpful and caring teacher.
Verified Student on January 28, 2023
Class: Creating Garment Patterns That Really Fit
It was outstanding!
Verified Student on January 24, 2023
Class: Creating Garment Patterns That Really Fit
Very good. It met my expectations.
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Jenn on January 24, 2023
Class: Creating Garment Patterns That Really Fit
It was great!
Paula K. on January 23, 2023
Class: Creating Garment Patterns That Really Fit
Organized, informative, great way to learn and improve skills.
Verified Student on January 23, 2023
Class: Creating Garment Patterns That Really Fit
Janice B. on June 3, 2022
Class: Quilters Palette - Sampler of Techniques
Very good - almost as if one was in an in-person class. The instructor was very knowledgeable in online classroom teaching.
Suzanne W. on May 26, 2022
Class: Quilters Palette - Sampler of Techniques
It was excellent! We met every week for about three months. I will miss those classes.
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Patricia M. on May 26, 2022
Class: Quilters Palette - Sampler of Techniques
the teacher knows her stuff and communicates clearly. I have taken two other classes with Annie, and this one seemed a little less well paced than the others, but still - overall - worked well.
Linda D. on May 25, 2022
Class: Quilters Palette - Sampler of Techniques
An excellent learning experience. Annie was a wonderful teacher.
Kathy T. on May 25, 2022
Class: Quilters Palette - Sampler of Techniques
Kelly on May 25, 2022
Class: Quilters Palette - Sampler of Techniques
Wonderful! Annie is an excellent instructor. I learned a lot.
Verified Student on July 30, 2021
Class: Intro to Quiltmaking
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Verified Student on July 30, 2021
Class: Intro to Quiltmaking
Well organized and thought out, with an overview of the material the multi-week course would cover, and a few useful hints for general quilting.
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Deanne B. on April 1, 2021
Class: Color Sense for Quilting
The class was every bit as good as being there in person. The instruction was excellent with individual teaching and help being readily available. The demonstrations were actually more easily observed through Zoom (because the speaker could be highlighted) than trying to gather 12 people around a sewing machine. The class members were not able to have the same mingling and closeness as would be in person. But in general the class was excellent and very worth the money. Our instructor was available the entire length of the class each day (10-6:30). We were able to take breaks but that made it feel very much like we were in the classroom setting at Campbell. It was great! Without that continuity and accessibility of the instructor, it would have been a very different class. There was also an advantage in that we didn't have to lug our sewing machines to class (from home). Also, we had our own fabric stashes to work with since we were in our own homes. That was a real plus!
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Deanne B. on April 1, 2021
Class: Color Sense for Quilting
The class was every bit as good as being there in person. The instruction was excellent with individual teaching and help being readily available. The demonstrations were actually more easily observed through Zoom (because the speaker could be highlighted) than trying to gather 12 people around a sewing machine. The class members were not able to have the same mingling and closeness as would be in person. But in general the class was excellent and very worth the money. Our instructor was available the entire length of the class each day (10-6:30). We were able to take breaks but that made it feel very much like we were in the classroom setting at Campbell. It was great! Without that continuity and accessibility of the instructor, it would have been a very different class. There was also an advantage in that we didn't have to lug our sewing machines to class (from home). Also, we had our own fabric stashes to work with since we were in our own homes. That was a real plus!
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Chris T. on March 29, 2021
Class: Color Sense for Quilting
Very well organized. Annie Smith worked hard to build community in an online setting and to encourage creativity.
Patricia M. on March 29, 2021
Class: Color Sense for Quilting
Excellent
Deborah K. on March 29, 2021
Class: Color Sense for Quilting
It was informative, educational, and very encouraging. The class content was exactly what I had hoped it would be.
Sherri H. on March 29, 2021
Class: Color Sense for Quilting
Amazing! Annie has infectious enthusiasm, and a kindness and patience that is beyond anything I've experienced before. She certainly exemplifies the idea of teacher as servant of her students' needs.
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Kathy T. on March 29, 2021
Class: Color Sense for Quilting
I enjoyed it! As we discussed during the class, there are some advantages to the online version: you have access to your complete sewing studio and fabric stash, and with Annie’s multiple cameras, EVERYONE could see what see was demonstrating. With saved videos, you could go back and revisit something you missed. She is an excellent online instructor; she has figured out how to teach quilting effectively online!
Janice B. on March 29, 2021
Class: Color Sense for Quilting
Excellent - the teaching was wonderful, and by the end one felt one was in an actual classroom setting!
Ali W. on March 29, 2021
Class: Color Sense for Quilting
So awesome! Annie is a lovely instructor and let everyone come and go as they pleased. The material was super fun, and everyone was so supportive of each other’s work. It really felt like being at the folk school.
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Annie Smith
Annie is a fifth generation Californian, now located in Fort Worth, Texas. Her love of quilting went from hobby to profession in 1984. While working in Silicon Valley for twenty years, she honed her teaching skills on-the-job as a Customer Service Excellence instructor and teaching quilting classes at the local quilt shop.