carol45

So Quilt University is closing and many of the teachers are switching to academyofquilting.com. Has anybody had any experience with them? I had never heard of them before.

DOTTYMO

Does it spread world wide I have never heard of academy of quilting myself sounds very alite with quilt police.

lb70542

when I bought my handi quilter LA they did a lot with Quilters academy..I have there videos and really like them.

DebraK

It's over the internet, so I imagine so. No more elitist than any other teaching sites. Just another group of quilters teaching their projects and methods, helping you hone your own skills. It's not like you are going to be graded or shamed at show and tell.

nygal

I looked it up... http://academyofquilting.com/

AlienQuilter

I like Craftsy. They also have several free videos. Also youtube has a lot of quilting videos.

ghostrider

The Academy of Quilting is operated by Ruth Blanchet, a long time teacher at Quilt U with many additional accomplishments.

Here's her bio from AofQ
http://www.academyofquilting.com/faculty/ruth-blanchet/
and her bio from QU (page down)
http://www.quiltuniversity.com/meetfaculty.htm

Some excellent QU teachers are moving to the Academy of Quilting, and some equally excellent teachers are not. Not all have decided yet. And, yes, of course it's international in scope.

It is completely unfair to say the name of her teaching site sounds "very elite (sic) with quilt police". That's like saying Craftsy sounds unprofessional and sloppy.

carol45

Anyone have experience with any of their classes?

tessagin

Thanks for the link nygal. Added to my favorites.

dunster

Interesting. It looks like most of the classes are project-based (you make a specific item and perhaps learn new skills along the way) while those on Craftsy are mostly skill-based (you learn a new skill but don't necessarily make a specific item). I think there's a place for both types of classes.