About Us

The Academy of Quilting brings you the joy of learning quilting, applique & patchwork in the comfort of your home with online quilting classes.

The Academy of Quilting was created in 2008. The purpose of this quilting classroom is to help quilters (beginners through to advanced) create wonderful quilts with the ease of having one on one instruction. Ruth Blanchet, having been teaching for many years, has assisted in the construction of this website program with great care and patience. The Academy offers the ease of learning skills to better your experience. The Academy enables you, the student, to gain the benefits of online learning with care and guidance. Come join the many who are signing up for our quilt classes.

In the Academy of Quilting you will find:

  • Detailed instructions enhanced with photographs and videos
  • Online presentation of your work along with other students
  • A Discussion Forum to ask your questions and learn from questions other students ask
  • The opportunity to meet other students from around the world
  • Classes that are competitively priced and unsurpassed in quality

Preview: To give you an idea of what goes on in our classrooms, we have a preview to show you some clips taken directly from our class. Check out our online class preview here...

We have two types of class environments at the Academy of Quilting: Scheduled classes and one-to-one learning.

1. Scheduled classes are run at a set date. Most classes will run twice each year. When you register for a scheduled class, you will be able to see the details for this class under your "My Academy" link. (only available when logged in) This should be available within 48 hours of registration. A scheduled class includes classroom forum for discussion, galleries where you can see your classmates work and dates when lessons open along with all the learning information, graphics, videos and text. Other students are also registered for these classes. They will  be sharing the same class information, adding their photos in the gallery and asking questions in the classroom forum for you to read and respond to if you wish. You have access to the classroom as long as it is open, 24/7. The length of the class depends on the amount of lessons it has. All classes are a minimum of four weeks long and remain open at least two weeks after the last lesson is posted.

2. One-to-one learning classes are run at any time you wish to commence them. These classes only involve you and the teacher. There are no other students. You will have all the same information as you get for scheduled classes with the exception you do not have a forum with student interaction. All communication is done directly with the teacher on a one-to-one basis. You have the option of receiving all lessons at the beginning or receiving each lesson one at a time as each is completed. Class start time is set by you as long as the date is acceptable to our teacher.