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2012 CLASS SCHEDULE

 

 

APPLIQUE CLUB

 

Our Appliqué club has taken a different avenue. We are trying our hand at wool appliqué. Come and join Anne and our fun group for a new adventure in appliqué.

There will be a yearly fee of $15.00 for all members. If you join the club you will receive a 20% discount on fabric and supplies used for the class.

Time for the following dates: 9:30 – 11:30

January 28th


 

SOMETHING NEW

OPEN SEWING DAY WITH AN INSTRUCTOR

 

HST and RST; is this a new drug that just came out?  

FLYING GEESE; not the thing that flies south.

BORDERS are not supposed to wave at the neighbors.

Join Sharon the last Monday of the month and she will answer your questions or help you with a difficult pattern or project. Tell us what you would like help with when you sign up

 

Monday  

Jan 23rd Feb 27th Mar 26th Apr 23rd  

1:00 – 4:30

Class fee: $10.00 / session

 


BEGINNING AND BEYOND MACHINE QUILTING

THIS IS AN AWESOME CLASS  

If quilt tops are piling up and you don’t know how to finish them learn from one of the best.  Whether you choose free-motion with a darning foot or to follow a pattern with a walking foot, by the time you leave you will have the knowledge to finish your quilts.

This is really the best $20.00 you will spend on a class.

Saturday, January 28th

8:30 – 11:30                      

Instructor:  Judi Niemi

Class fee: $20.00 all materials furnished.

 

 


SHARON’S MACHINE APPLIQUE

Make yourself some nice spring towels or just learn how to applique using some of the basic or decorative stitches on your machine.  Sharon will teach you how to make beautiful applique on the machine using one on the Nancy Halvorsen books.

Wednesday Feb 8th  

1:00 – 4:00 or 6:00 – 9:00

Instructor: Sharon

Class fee:  $15.00 + supplies

 


 

HOW TO SEW EASY PAJAMA PANTS

This class will help you with sizing, reading a pattern, cutting and sewing. fun functional pajama pants.  Make a pair for you in class then go home and make them for every member of your family.

Wednesday 6:30 – 9:00

February 15th & 22nd

Instructor: Aimee

Class Fee: $20.00 + supplies

 


 

CRAZY CURVES

Are you afraid of curves?  Then you need to let Vicky walk you through this quilt.   You will have the fabric cut out in no time and be sewing the top before lunch.  The sample is awesome, so come in and have a look.

Saturday Feb 4th    

8:30 – 3:30

Instructor: Vicky

Class fee: $20.00 + supplies


RIBBON RUNNER

Make this easy table runner using pretty florals or the newer fun fabrics, either way it will look wonderful on your table.

Wednesday March 14th

6:00 – 9:00

Instructor: Vicky

Class fee: $15.00 + supplies

 


 STACK-N-WHACK

You will never look at a large scale print the same again after you do a Stack-N-whack  If you already have one done maybe it’s time to revisit an old technique.  Either way it’s fun and you will be amazed at the results. Most large scale prints work well.  Come in and try out the mirrors to get a preview of what your quilt will look like.

Saturday March 3rd 

8:30 – 3:00

Instructor: Jan

Class fee: $20.00 + supplies

 

BEGINNING ROTARY

CUTTING & MACHINE

PIECING 101

 

 

Learn all the basic techniques you will need to know to make a quilt.  From rotary cutting the pieces to applying the binding, you will complete a small block sampler that can be used as a wall hanging or a table topper. 

5 sessions   

Tuesdays, Feb 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th & Mar 6th   

6:00 – 9:00

Instructor:  Vicky

Class fee:  $50.00 + supplies - no book required


 


NINE PATCH WITH AN ATTITUDE

Sharon saw this at a quilt show and fell in love with it come and join her in making this circle quilt using templates and choose either scraps or coordinating fabrics for a unique looking quilt.

Wednesday March 28th

1:00- 4:00 or 6:00 – 9:00

Instructor: Sharon

Class fee: $15.00 + supplies

 


LESSONS FROM MAMA

If you have taken a beginning quilting class then this is the class for you.  We will be using the Terry Atkinson Book “Lessons From Mama”.  This is a great way to improve your quilting skills everything from reading a pattern to better pressing techniques.  When you are finished you will have a beautiful full size quilt.

6:30 – 9:00     6 sessions

 Mar 13th, 20th 27th, Apr 3rd, 10th & 17th 

Instructor: Vicki

Class Fee: $60.00 + supplies


FRIDAY NIGHT SEWING FRENZY

This is so much fun

 

Come and have 6 hours of uninterrupted socializing and sewing on your UFO’s. Bring a snack to share if you wish or not.

Please sign up in advance.

Friday 6:00 – Midnight

Jan 27th, Feb 24th Mar 23rd and Apr 27th

Class fee: $10.00 

 


Scrap Therapy

We now meet TWICE a month so even more scraps are being used and you can come in the morning and afternoon and get twice as much cutting or sewing done.

“IT COULD BE YOU”

Get organized - have fun - make quilts

Join Sharon for scrap therapy.

Scrap therapy addresses the stash problems by teaching quilters how to turn their mounds of beautiful fabric into usable sizes….which are then ready to create quilts and other projects using

patterns designed for using scraps

Monday

Jan 16th

Feb 6th & 20th

March 5th & 19th

April 2nd & 16th

9:30 – 12:00 & 1:30-4:00 

!0.00 per session

 

 


 

NEW CLASSES FOR THE YOUNG

FREE CLASS FOR KIDS

COME AND JOIN US WITH YOUR CHILD

 

Enjoy making a quick and easy project together.  All supplies will be provided and most projects will take less than ½ hour. 

No class fee

 Second Saturday of the month

10:00 – NOON

Jan 14th Feb 11th Mar 10th Apr 14th

 


 

SEWING FOR TWEENS

 

Look at this a sewing class for young adults.

Join Aimee once a month on Friday evening for sewing fun, and functional projects.

Students must know how to thread their machine and have some knowledge of sewing.

Fridays Feb 3rd, Mar 2nd Apr 13th May 4th

6:30 – 8:00

Instructor: Aimee

Class fee: $10.00 + supplies

Limit of 6

 

 

THIRD SATURDAY

BLOCK OF THE MONTH

STARTING IN FEBRUARY