messygoat

Custom Longarm Services

Elaine will bring your quilt projects to life using hand-guided longarm quilting on her Innova machine. Edge-to-edge and full-custom options are available.

Classes and lectures for All Skill Levels

Would you like to improve your quilting skills or try a new pattern or technique? Elaine teaches classes and offers guild lectures that cater to all skill levels and design styles, both in person and in online formats.

Digital Pattern Downloads for Sale

Elaine designs and writes detailed patterns for some of her most popular quilts. More patterns are in development to be released in the future.

Meet Elaine

About messygoat

I am Elaine Wick Poplin, the passionate creator behind messygoat. I am a retired high school mathematics and yearbook teacher with a passion for art, color, and design. From custom longarm work to guild lectures to in-person and online classes, I offer a diverse range of quilting services that cater to all skill levels and styles.

Quilting Classes

Learn with Elaine

At messygoat, quilters of all skill levels and styles are welcome to join my in-person and online classes.

In-Person Classes

Get hands-on learning experience in my in-person quilting classes in shops in north Alabama and at quilt shows in the US.

Online Classes

Can’t make it to an in-person class? Elaine will soon be offering live classes on Zoom in a variety of topics.

Flexible Schedule

My classes fit into your busy schedule, with convenient options for both in-person and online participation.

Expert Instruction

Elaine provides detailed and personalized instruction, demonstrations, and handouts to help you improve your skills.

Elaine’s classroom setup in Paducah, KY in April of 2024. With simultaneous in-person and online classes, she used skills developed during the pandemic.

Available Services

Discover the endless possibilities with our selection of quilting services, classes, patterns, and currently available guild lectures. More is added regularly so watch this space for future updates!

Edge-to-edge and custom longarm quilting services

In-person and online quilting classes

Unique quilt pattern designs, available in PDF format

Have Elaine speak to your local guild

F.A.Q.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are your quilting services?

I offer hand-guided, custom longarm quilting services to help quilters finish their beautiful pieces. Options for edge-to-edge, partial-custom, and fully customized work are offered.

Do you offer classes?

Yes, I offer both in-person and online classes for quilters. My classes cater to different skill levels and focus on different techniques and styles.

Where does “messygoat” come from?

When my oldest child was two years old, she liked to watch the “Baby Einstein” videos and her favorite was the one about Color. Her request for the video was to “watch MESSY GOAT!” because the host was Vincent van Goat, a puppet splattered with paint. Messygoat became a fixture in our home, complete with a bedtime song that we sang together regularly.

I started messygoat.com as a blog about early parenthood and a place to share my scrapbook pages. Over time it evolved into a sewing and quilting blog as the kids had opinions about what was posted about them online. Many of the older links are broken because those photos originally were hosted elsewhere and those sites have since closed.

…and hey, the moniker fits. I’m quite messy when I’m in creative mode.

What kinds of patterns do you offer?

I offer a wide variety of unique quilting patterns, designed and written by me. Patterns include traditional and modern as well as innovative designs that stretch boundaries of the art of quilting.

Do you ship internationally?

Patterns are available as downloadable PDFs, making them accessible without shipping costs all over the world. Longarm quilting services for clients outside the US will incur additional shipping charges and may take longer to return to the customer because of international delays and customs procedures.