Quilter’s General Store Newsletter 2014 – September through December
Mark your Calendars for these Special Events! Fall Bus Shop Hop! Tour de Quilt!!
Date: Friday & Saturday, October 17th & 18th, 2014 We are on the road again!!! Call the Shop to sign up. A non-refundable deposit of $75 is required with balance due by September 30, 2014. Here are the shops on this hop are: Yellow Creek Quilt Designs, Pearl City, IL Prairie Stitches Quilt Shoppe, Oswego, IL Quilters Quest, Woodridge, IL Quilter's Garden, Princeton, IL Threads of Time, Danville, IL The Village Stitchery, Oblong, IL The Back Door, Greenwood, IN
Fee: $149
Fee includes transportation, meals, & lodging.
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Schedule for September through December
Quilt ‘til You Wilt! Quilt ‘til You Wilt! continues as a popular “sew-cial” and productive time, so plan to join us on the 1st Thursday of each month to sew on a project of your choice! Most of us have UFO’s that we need a little prompting to get done. This is the time! You can come and sew for an hour or for the whole day! Polly will be sewing with you and is willing to help, if needed! Dates: September 11, October 2, November 13, & December 4 Time: 10 AM to 5 PM Fee: No fee, but please call & let us know you will be joining us
Crazy Club! This club continues to meet the 2nd Wednesday of the Month. This club is an open self-directed club at no cost, whose goal is to assist each member to learn and grow in their skills of stitching, embroidery, embellishing and appliqué. It is OPEN to anyone interested! You bring your own project and supplies. We will have a Shop staff member present to assist with your needs. Due to our limited classroom size we will need you to RSVP when you are attending. Date: 2nd Wednesday of each Month Time: 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Club Fee: FREE Skill Level: Confident Beginner
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Arctic Spring - Kaleidoscope Puzzle Quilt This is a new technique that we learned at Spring Market and it is template free! This quilt is comprised of four kite-shaped pieces (called kites) and four wedge-shaped pieces (called wedges). In this new technique, no plastic or paper templates or special rulers are needed. The quilt finishes 49 ½” square and requires 6 different fabrics. Class enrollment will be limited. When: Saturday September 20, 2014 Time: Noon to 4 pm Pattern required. Class Fee: $24 Skill Level: Advanced Beginner Instructor: Polly Black
Beginning Quilting
For those of you who have basic sewing knowledge and have always wanted to make a quilt, the time has arrived! In this class we will teach and guide you as you begin your quilting journey! This 6 session course will introduce you to quilting, with a focus on choosing fabric, proper tools, seam allowances, cutting, thread, etc. Basic knowledge of your sewing machine is a prerequisite. Date: Monday’s, September 29 through November 10 (no class November 3) Time 1:30 to 4 pm OR 5:30 to 8 pm Instructor: Polly Black Class Fee: $75 Book Required Skill Level: Beginner
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Beatle Bag Join us to create the best Grab & Go bag we have ever seen. This pattern from Abbey Lane is called the Beatle Bag. It really has all kinds of uses: sewing, beading, travel bag, jewelry. The bag includes heavy duty vinyl zip closure bags, pockets, detachable pin cushion all of which roll up and fasten tight to take on the go! Fat quarter friendly too! When: Saturday September 27 Time: 10 am to 3 pm Pattern Required Class Fee: $24 Instructor: Ruth Whitney Skill Level: Confident Beginner
Flip Flop This two color quilt goes together like a walk on the beach! Pre-cutting gets this quilt done in a hurry! But wait!! What if you did it in scraps? What if you used batiks? Lots of surprises! When: Saturday October 4, 2014 Time: 10 am to 3:30 pm Pattern & Ruler required. Class Fee: $24 Skill Level: All Instructor: Kay Steinmetz
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GUESS WHO’S COMING TO LUNCH????
Join us October 11th for a fun day of quilting and being served a delicious lunch. This MYSTERY is an awesome table runner that would be perfect on your table this holiday season.
Clue #1 - A mystery quilt (table runner) by Debbie Caffrey Clue #2 - 3 fabrics Clue #3 - Any Skill Level Date: Saturday October 11 Time: 10 am to 3:30 pm Fee: $30 includes Lunch and your Pattern Instructor: Polly Black
Machine Quilting
Introduction to Free Motion machine quilting with your sewing machine. This class is for the quilter who is new to machine quilting or is confident with some things and would like a little guidance! With Kristin’s individualized attention to each student, this class is for everyone from beginner to those who want to brush up or refine their machine quilting skills. Learn about threads, needles, batting and so much more. Stop in the shop to see some of Kristin’s samples and then sign up to join her in this 2-session class! Dates: Saturday, November 22 and November 29 Time: 10 am to 1 pm Class Fee: $45 Instructor: Kristin Kulinski Skill Level: All Skill Levels
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Saturday Sampler #1 - Tonga Nature
This 96” x 106” Quilt is a Block of the Month by Wing & Prayer Design. This is a large quilt with blocks ranging from 9 ½” unfinished to the center block measuring 24 ½”. This will be a 12 month project. Each month there will be demonstrations on how to piece each block and of course we will have show-n-tell of your progress on this beautiful quilt. This can easily be a scrappy quilt or you can control your color placement. Starting November 15, 2014, meeting every month, 3rd Saturday (no class in December) Time: 10 am (Sessions usually last about 45 minutes) Club Fee: Free Pattern purchase required Instructor: Polly Black
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Saturday Sampler #2 - Cobblestone Way A Row by Row Sampler
What a fun way to use up more of your scraps! This 7 month class will create 6 rows of unique blocks with some appliqué (or not) in the center of row three. The blocks are 6 ½” unfinished and you have an option for borders, no borders or appliqué borders. The class sample measures 56” x 72” with borders. Starting November 15, 2014, meeting every month, 3rd Saturday (no class in December) Time: 11 am Club Fee: Free Pattern purchase required Instructor: Polly Black
Border Challenge Quilt With Jan Ragaller
If you have heard about the Border Challenge and the wonderful quilts that are produced, this is your chance to discover what it’s all about. Please join Jan for a free informational meeting and see what all of the hubbub is about! Then join in the fun starting in February (and continuing through June) and create your very own one-of-a-kind quilt! Introduction Night – FREE – Wednesday, January 21 Time: 6 PM rd Class Offering will begin on the 3 Wednesday, 6-7 pm, each month starting February 2015 Class Fee: $50
Class Cancellations Every class we offer has a minimum number of students required to hold the class. When that minimum is not met, the class will be cancelled. We do cancel our classes two weeks prior to the actual class date when that minimum is not met. At that time, the full class fee is refunded. If you need to withdraw from a class you have signed up for, you must notify us at least two weeks prior to the class date in order to receive a refund. Thank you! A Quilter’s destination for supplies & inspiration! Quilter’s General Store 6903 Harrison Ave Rockford, IL 61108 815-397-5160 Page 7 of 9
Existing QGS Clubs & Block of the Month! These are Clubs & Block of the Month projects already in process. Note each of the completion dates, because we typically start a new one in its place! So watch for more information on our Clubs/BOMs.
Block of the Week – Mastering Miniatures This traditional quilt “Mastering Miniatures” uses fabrics from Judie’s Authentic Miniatures collection by Judie Rothermel. The 6” blocks come together to make a beautiful 70” square quilt This BOW continues through February 2015.
Jo Morton’s Little Women Club 13 Continuing in our tradition of loving Jo Morton Patterns & Fabrics we will have her Little Women’s Club 13 starting in May! We will utilize her beautiful fabrics in 8 new projects exclusively offered in her Club 13! This Club continues into 2015.
Kim Diehl’s Simple Whatnots Club, Collection 1 Kim Diehl’s Simple Whatnots Club is a new club that features club exclusive Kim Diehl designs using her new fabric lines. This collection of designs features “do-able” little quilts (nothing greater in size than 40” square) with traditional patchwork and a sprinkling of simple appliqué here and there. This Club continues through February 2015.
Clubs & Events to be Announced as 2015 nears Kim Diehl’s Simple Whatnots Club, Collection 2 Watch our website for the next Kim Diehl Simple Whatnots Club, Collection 2 Coming in the Spring of 2015.
2015 Mystery Quilt Event Inspector Klu-Sew says watch for our next Mystery Quilt starting in January 2015!
Annual “PhD” Retreat January 9, 10, & 11, 2015 Professor “Sew-it-All” is ready to get you all together for some sewing recuperation after the holidays. Watch for more details as this fun event approaches.
One Day Bus Shop Hop February 2015 A Quilter’s destination for supplies & inspiration! Quilter’s General Store 6903 Harrison Ave Rockford, IL 61108 815-397-5160 Page 8 of 9
Upcoming Important Dates: Annual Sample Sale, Saturday December 6 New Year’s Day Sale, Thursday January 1 Upcoming Shop Closings: Labor Day September 1 Thanksgiving Thursday November 27 Christmas Eve December 24 Christmas December 25 New Year’s Eve December 31
Our lives are like quilts Bits & pieces, joy & sorrow, Stitched with LOVE!!!
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