"My Three Bears" or 

"Snowmen in the Bed"

Flannel Kid's Quilt

      Thursday,  January 19th, 26th & February 2nd

    10AM or 6:30PM

Our thoughts always turn to flannel quilts here at the quilt shop in January.  We have a fantastic selection of great quality flannels to choose from, with new ones coming in frequently.  This is a great little quilt for beginners!!  Marti will teach you basic rotary cutting, beginner machine applique, and basic quilting on your sewing machine.

Tuition:  $40 plus pattern and supplies

"Friends & Family"

Photo Wall Quilt

   Monday, January 23;  February 27

 March 26;  April 23

    10AM or 6:30PM

"Family and Friends" offers a design that will truly be cherished for years and generations to come.  Take those special old photos out of a closed book and put them on cloth so they can be enjoyed each day.  Marti will teach different quilting skills each session:

Class #1 - Transferring Photos to Fabric

 in Perfect Patchwork                

Class #2 - Basic Applique by Machine or by Hand

Class #3 - Piecing the Quilt Top and adding Borders

Class #4 - Quilting a Quilt on Your Home Sewing Machine

Tuition:  $64 plus text and supplies

February Classes 2012

"Lil' Twister Scrap Quilt"

(Great for Beginners too!!)

      Wednesday, February 8 and 15

    10AM or 6:30PM

Do you have a hard time throwing away scraps?  

If you can cut a 5-inch square from your scrap fabric,

 you can make an entirely new quilt -  thanks to Lil' Twister!!

Or - pick a color theme and create from fat quarters!

Learn to use just one simple ruler to create 3" or 6" pinwheels

from your scraps and make a darling quilt - baby to king size!

Marti will supply the pattern.  All you need is 5" charm squares,

 or 10" cakeplate squares and your rulers.   

Class #1 - Create the top

Class #2 - Machine-quilt it!!

Tuition:  $30 plus supplies 

"EQ7 Quilt Design Software"

      Thursday, February 9 and 16

    10AM or 6:30PM

Explore this wonderful helper for all quilting students!

Whether you applique or piece, EQ7 can help you in your quiltmaking.

  When you cut a piece of fabric, you are designing a quilt!

EQ7 helps with color, size, borders, setting, fabric amounts, construction technique (templates, rotary, or foundation-piecing) and more!!

Bring your software loaded to your laptop and key-stroke along with Marti, or just come to watch.

These classes are FREE with purchase of the software from us.

All others - $40

UFO

       Tuesday, February 14th

    10AM -1PM

Jump-start any project that you began in one of Marti's classes.

  Bring sewing machine, pattern,

and supplies that you will need.  

Tuition:  $5

Marti's Block Party for 2012

"Patriots of the Civil War"

February 20, 21, and 22

  10AM  or 6:30PM - Monday

10AM only - Tuesday and Wednesday

"Freedom's Helpers:  Nurses and Spies "

Louisa May Alcott 

 Elizabeth Van Lew

Emma Edmonds Seelye

Janome Club

Friday, February 17  10AM or 

 Saturday 18 10AM

"Let your Embroidery Machine

Quilt your Background"

(This is a lecture/slideshow/demo -

just bring yourself)

"Quilter's Support Group"

"All About COLOR in Quilts"

      Wednesday, February 29th

    10AM or 6:30PM

The most fearful part of quilting for some quilters is  choosing

the colors of fabric to work with!  For several of our quilters, (including

yours truly) this is the most fun part!!  Let our panel of color

experts help you learn to LOVE choosing color.

Bring a project you are stuck on if you like.

Tuition:  $5 

March Classes 2012

"Grids and Grommets Tote"

      Friday, March 2 and 9

    10AM

This spacious 16" x 15" x7" tote is made

from jelly roll strips.  Mikki will teach you

how to incorporate the grommets for closing.

Also has a comfortable shoulder strap. 

Tuition:  $30 plus supplies 

"I-Snap" E-reader Cover

Tuesday, March  6th 

    10AM or 6:30PM

We would be honored if you would spend you one extra day of 2012

with us and sew!  Since Nooks and Kindles were a popular gift

for Christmas 2011, we thought about this pattern for a great cover

for your tech book!  Created with a metal tape measure closure, this

project is a member of the "Snap Happy" family.

 Easy to complete in just one class.   

Tuition:  $15 plus supplies 

"Pick-a-Pocket Carry all"

      Wednesday, March 7 and 14

    10AM or 6:30PM

Marti will teach you to make this perfect size 12" tote

with 2 outside Snap Happy pockets, and lots of inside

pockets to keep you organized.  No zippers! 

Tuition:  $30 plus supplies 

"Cathedral Window

Wall Quilt or Tabletopper"

      Thursday, March  8, 15, and 29

    10AM or 6:30PM

Newly revised from Lynne Edwards, learn to create these classic windows

 by hand or by the sewing machine. Great for batiks or your scraps.  

These blocks are slower to make - so be patient.  

Tuition:  $36 plus supplies 

Marti's Block Party for 2012

"Patriots of the Civil War"

March 19th, 20th, or 21st

  10AM  or 6:30PM - Monday

10AM only - Tuesday and Wednesday

Robert Shaw,  Philip Sheridan 

William T Sherman

Janome Club

"Digitizer MBX Seminar"

with Valora Hammond

from Janome-America

Friday, March 23   - 10AM

and  Saturday, March 24  -  10AM

"Quilter's Support Group"

"Accurate Paper-piecing in ANY Size""

      Wednesday, March 28th

    10AM or 6:30PM

Accurate piecing of triangle squares, quarter-square triangles, and

flying geese units are best done by foundation paper-piecing.

This big-screen presentation and demonstration will help you

to make these quilt basic shapes perfect every time!

Tuition:  $5 

April Classes 2012

Dates:

Monday, April 16th 10AM  or  6:30PM

 Tuesday, April 17th  10AM                      

 Wednesday, April 18th 10AM      

                Lesson:  " Patriot's Finale"               

Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or the duration which it has already attained. Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease with or even before the conflict itself should cease. Each looked for an easier triumph, and a result less fundamental and astounding. Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other.

Abraham Lincoln - March 4, 1865