Winter 2011 Newsletter
Hello Friends!!
Well it is now time to slow down a bit
as school is starting and fall is fast
approaching. So check out all these amazing
classes we have to offer this fall and don’t
forget we get new fabric in all the time!!
So come in and look around, grab a cup
of coffee and relax!! Bring on the fall!!
Sharylann & Thelma
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OPPORTUNITIES!
SALE!! WE like SALES!!! We bet you do too?!?
Show us how much you like them and join us November 3, 4 and 5 from 9am-5pm all three days for 30& off storewide
(excluding kits).
Beginning Quilting $80
Ongoing enrollment (8 week commitment)
Every Monday 1-3pm
Teacher: Marcia Mulder
* This class is highly recommended if you wish to begin quilting. In this class you will learn far too many techniques to
list. However, when you are finished you will have a completed sampler quilt and an abundance of knowledge. Marcia is a
wonderful teacher who wants everyone to enjoy the process of making a quilt; this involves learning the basics and
becoming comfortable with the tools and the overall process.
Update Your Piecing Skills $40
Mondays from 1-3pm (4 week commitment)
Teacher: Marcia Mulder
* This is an ongoing enrollment just like Beginning quilting. Been away from quilting for a while? This class is for you.
Update your skills or just review the process of quilting. Marcia will cover how to make “no waste flying geese”, perfect
half square triangles and hour glass units as well as many more tips and techniques. Walk away with a table topper from
start to including the binding.
Marcia is at the shop most Monday afternoons so it will be no big deal if you are away on vacation and need to skip a
week or two.
Farm Animals $30
Tuesday, September 13 from 10am-5pm
Teacher: Sharylann
*This is a fun easy appliqué crib size quilt. If you are wanting to get into appliquéing, this would be the perfect starter
class.
Beginning Foundation Paper Piecing $20
Thursday, September 29 from 10am-1pm OR 6-9pm
Teacher: Cindy Urie
*Come join the fun, learning to foundation piece. We will provide the instruction, batting and backing for your hot pad.
You bring your choice of fabrics for the top. This is a must class to go on to other projects.
Beginning Stippling $20
Saturday, October 1 from 10am-12noon
Teacher: Marcia Mulder
*If you can draw it, then you can quilt it. Come in and learn to stipple while doing a little free motion quilting.
Happy Owls $30
Tuesday, October 4 from 10am-5pm
Teacher: Sharylann
* Cute appliqué to hang up for October. If you all loved the owls you will LOVE this new twist. Come in and see for
yourself!!
Seasonal Foundation Paper Piecing Tablerunner$40
Friday, October 7, November 4 and December 2 (3day class)
From 10am-1pm OR 6-9pm
Teacher: Cindy Urie
*Come join us in making this challenging foundation paper pieced table runner. Foundation paper piecing is a very
satisfying technique as your points are always perfect! We will meet 3 different days with the hopes to get it done by
Christmas…..teacher fee $40
”Pumpkins” $30
Tuesday, October 11 from 10am-5pm
Teacher: Sharylann
* This class is geared towards intermediate quilters who know the basics of appliquéing. You will learn to tea dye fabric,
use buttons and embellishments as well as appliquéing techniques! It is super cute and fun to make!!
Appliqué with Alex Anderson $30(each class)
Thursday, October 13 from 10am-5pm (start)
Thursday, December 8 from 10am-5pm (part 2)
*if you pay for all 4 in advance it is $100 (you save $20)
Teacher: Sharylann
*A fun way to piece and appliqué the starting of 4 quilts Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer. All in one book!! We will
have wooden wall hangers you can purchase made for this quilt…….So talk about fun to make and easy as 1-2-3 to
change them for each season!
Quilt as you go without sashing $25
Saturday, October 15 from 9:30am-12:30pm
Teacher: Marcia Mulder
* Do you struggle with quilting a big quilt in your little machine? Divide your quilt into sections that are manageable for
you to quilt and then learn how to sew them together without sashing. Abundance and 4 Seasons are 2 quilts at the store to
examine! A beginning quilter can even do this!!
Creative Embroidery Label Making $20
Friday, October 21 from 6-9pm
Teacher: Cindy Urie
* Come learn how to create a label for the back of your quilt that you have worked so hard on. Fabric, stabilizer and
designs to choose from will be supplied. You bring the label saying, embroidery machine and thread that you want to use.
”Roosters” Scrap Exchange $10 (includes pattern & teacher fee)
Thursday, October 27 from 10am-5pm
Teacher: Sharylann
*Cock doodle doo!! This is another one of those really fun scrap exchange quilts. You bring fabric to share and a
lunch… Goodies are provided. This is a nonrefundable class!
October Mystery Class $25
Saturday, October 29 from 10am-?
Teacher: Cindy Urie
* Did you ever want to be a detective and solve a mystery? Come join in on the fun on Saturday October 29th and find
out what the steps are to making this great quilt top… Cindy will be giving out hints to the puzzle all day Saturday. Only by
step #5 will you know what the quilt top will finally look like. Come in a costume and win a chance for a prize. If you
would like some help with fabric choices, Cindy will be at Tangled Threads October 21 from 4-5pm.
All about Binding $20
Saturday, November 5 from 10am-12noon
Teacher: Marcia Mulder
* We have had so many requests for a binding class. Here it is: Marcia will be teaching all kinds of binding: sewing the
final seam, faux binding, bias binding, scalloped binding, prairie points, to name a few.
There will be a little time after all the demos to sew on a binding if you want to bring your machine.
“Fish” Scrap Exchange $10 (includes pattern & teacher fee)
Tuesday, November 8 from 10am-5pm
Teacher: Sharylann & Thelma
* I smell something fishy!?! This is yet another scrap exchange but instead of rooster’s it is FISH!! How fun is that.
Bring fabric to share and lunch. This is a non refundable class.
Countdown Christmas Tree $20
Friday, November 11 from 1-4pm
Teacher: Marcia Mulder
* Do your kids/grandkids like to countdown the days until Christmas? This is a fun little wall hanging to make and put
candy on! Learn the fast way to sew squares together using fusible interfacing. A free pattern is provided.
”Eleanor Babes” $25
3rd Wednesday of each month starting Oct. 19 from 10am-5pm
OR 3rd Thursday of each month starting Oct. 20 from 10am-5pm
Teacher: Thelma
* We will be making Eleanor Burns quilts. This class will be your choice between Day and Night, Delectable Mountains or
Orion’s Star. In the future we will be making Double Pin Wheels, Tennessee Waltz, Radiant Star and Northern Star. Each
month it will be your choice to sign up for the next or not, there is no commitment. Some kits are available on a first come
first serve basis only.
Sun Bonnet Sue Club
Last Wednesday of each month
Starting spring 2012 from 1-3pm
$30kit +$5 teacher fee monthly
Teacher: Sharylann
*We will be starting in the spring a monthly wall hanging and as a bonus a row quilt. So you will be making 2 projects
using all that fun 30’s fabric that we love.
Batik Club
1st Saturday each month from 1-3pm
Teacher: Thelma Lewis
*This is a club where you have benefits! Each month you will be the first to receive 5 to 7 cuts of new batiks, as well as
purchase more before the fabric is ever put on the shelves for the general public. Each member will receive a Membership
Card which entitles you to 20% off your batik purchases, On the 1st Saturday of each month you will have 20% off
storewide. This year we will be bringing our machines on occasion and working on projects and learning different types of
embellishments.
