QUILTERS’ CORNER NEWSLETTER SPRING 2015 9792 B BUSINESS PARK DRIVE, SACRAMENTO, CA 95827
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The trees are blooming, the sun is shining, however, we could use some April Showers to bring the May flowers and raise the river. OPEN HOUSE will be Sunday March 29th from 12noon to 4pm,this time, since we are closed Easter and enjoying what the Easter Bunny brought. To highlight a few of the upcoming classes, Linda Ballard will be here teaching Stars Over St. Louis, plus we have a quick easy baby quilt class called Easy Streets, a wallet fit for the Divas in the crowd, a new class and pattern from Ingrid “Art Deco Bouquet”, a popular One Block Wonder quilt, Sue has more flowers Hollyhocks and Poppy; Donna has a sweet miniature called My Flower Garden, and Helen is teaching a dramatic Bargello quilt. QUILT RUSH is just around the corner April 15th thru the 19th. The theme is “CONNECT THE DOTS”, so by the time you are done you will be dizzy for dots. Fifteen stores, great specials, food and fun. Plan an adventure with friends. Can you believe it, soon you will start seeing Halloween and Christmas fabrics. Among the early arrivals will be Tree-licious and Joy and Wonder for Blend Fabrics; Joy Holiday in City from In the Beginning; Jingle, Christmas Joyeux Noel (French General) and Cold Spell (Laundry Basket) from Moda; and Haunted Hill, Home for Holidays and Santa’s on His Way from Clothworks. We will be getting batiks from Hoffman, Island Batiks, Anthology, Batik Textiles and Blank. From Moda, we will be receiving Sticks and Stones (Laundry Basket) which has a wonderful butterfly quilt to make and Bon Voyage (French General). Also there are a variety 1800’s prints coming from Marcus Brothers, and a line from Windham Fabrics called Edith. Lastly, a cute children’s line called Bugapalooz from In the Beginning to brighten the shelves. See you Soon— Elaine, Pat, Carol, Pam, Dawn, Diane, Donna, Lindsay, Ellen, Patty, Debbie, Peggy, Diane, and Jean.
SPRING 2015 CLASSES Classes Beginning in APRIL DIVA FRAME WALLET Friday, April 3 OR May 15 10am-2pm This frame wallet is the perfect accessory! It includes a zipper pocket, two open pockets & card pockets. A great gift for you or a friend. You can even use it as a clutch. Patty Shaw $35.00(all levels)
SEA OTTERS Thursday, April 23 AND May 7 10am-3pm If you haven’t seen the sample of Toni Whitney’s Sea Otters design at the store, you must go see it. Using a vinyl overlay method and fusing fabrics, this two day class will result in a wonderful, adorable wall hanging. Ingrid Cattaneo $75.00(all levels)
INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE QUILTING Friday , May 1 10am-4pm ART DECO BOUQUET Learn to machine quilt using your own home Thursday, April 9 10am-4pm sewing machine. You will learn to quilt loops and You will enjoy creating a floral bouquet wall curves, free motion designs and a feathered wreath. hanging with a no rules approach. No art classes Learn to stipple and many tips for doing your own needed. You choose your own color scraps. This quilting from a remarkable teacher. project requires lots of fabric scraps that could Jill Schumacher $50.00(**&***) be in reds, oranges, yellows, pinks, blues, violets MEXICAN STAR and greens. Start saving the scraps. Sunday, May 3 12noon-4pm Ingrid Cattaneo $40.00(All levels) Create these 3-BLOCK dimensional stars that give ONE BLOCK WONDER “the illusion” of curved piecing! We will be using only Friday, April 10 AND 24 10am-3pm squares and rectangles to get his enchanting look. Just one fabric makes an unusual and beautiful Diane Sexton $40.00(**&***) quilt top. Guidelines for fabric selection are inON THE FENCH HOLLYHOCKS cluded in the book and supply list. The first Wednesday, May 6 AND 13 10am-4pm class will guide you through cutting and block This happy little art quilt will cheer up your walls! If assembly. In the second class, blocks on the you have a fear of needle turn applique, this is the design wall in preparation for final sewing. class for you. This is an adventure in learning fusible Helen Hardwick $40 (**& ***) raw edge technique. You learn how to make a pattern START QUILTING 101 from your photos. Invaluable! So gather up your Monday, April 20,27, May 4,11,18, June 1 & 8 scraps and join Sue to learn this easy technique suit10am-12:30pm OR 6pm-8:30pm able for beginner to advanced artist Learn how to quilt using Alex Anderson’s Start Sue Rohrke $50.00(All levels) Quilting book. This is a great way to learn basic LADY GODIVA APRON piecing techniques and find out what all the Friday, May 8 10am-4pm excitement is all about. Beware, this is an Are you or someone you know “fun & flirty”. This addictive form of entertainment. apron is for you, with ruffled skirt and (best part), Patty Shaw or Pam Polson $95.00(*) large hidden pockets. You may want more than one. KEEP QUILTING 102 Patty Shaw $40.00(all levels) Monday, April 20,27, May 4,11,18, June 1 & 8 MY FLOWER GARDEN 10am-12:30pm OR 6pm-8:30pm Thursday, May 14 10am-4pm Continue to learn skill building and piecing techThis delightful miniature quilt with embroidery and niques using Alex Anderson’s Keep Quilting button embellishments that provides the opportunity book. Great class for people who have taken Beto improve your precision stitching skills, get acginning Quilting and want to advance or for quainted with wool applique and maybe try your hand those of us who want to clean up bad habits. at hand quilting. Pam Polson or Patty Shaw $95.00(*&**) Donna Dale $40.00(**&***)
THE PERFECT BINDING Sunday, May 17 12noon-4 This binding method is an alternate to the continuous bias binding method. This method has mitered corners when flipped over on the back for the blind stitch. There is a great kit included in the price that has all sorts of great gadgets. Nancy Zeterberg $25.00(*&**)
WOOL PENNY RUG Sunday, May 24 12noon-4pm Now is the time to use some of those great wool pieces you’ve been saving! This project goes together quickly and is a great place to start if you haven’t worked with wool before! Catherine Kypta $45.00(All levels)
EASY STREET Friday, May 29 10am-4pn SCRAPPY RAG RUG EASY is the right word for this 39” x 51” quilt. A Wednesday, May 20 10am-2pm If your shelves and closets overflow with outdat- great “beginner” quilt with only three fabrics, all ed fabrics, this project is for you! Cut into strips, straight lines and no triangles. Fun to make because it is so easy. Grandmas: This is nice to have on hand the fabric will soon be transformed into a wonderful and useful rug for any room in the house. for the next new baby. Helen Hardwick $30.00(*) No experience required! Diane Sexton
$38.00(*)
BOLDACIOUS POPPY Friday, June 5 AND 12 10am-4pm STARS OVER ST. LOUIS This Poppy is a very happy art quilt waiting for you Friday, May 22 10am-4pm to give it life. This is raw edge fusible and quite This quilt consists of two blocks...one with stars simple to achieve. It is made one petal at a time, and chains and the second one is for the most and then the whole flower is appliqued to the part a solid block with some corner piecing. What background. makes this quilt so stunning is the way the solid Sue Rohrke $50.00(All levels) block changes color depending on where it falls in the quilt. This is a very exciting one to piece, a TWIST AND TURN BARGELLO very dramatic quilt that comes in several sizes. Thursday, June 11 AND 25 10am-2pm Linda Ballard $40.00(*+,**&***) Make any quilt in either of Eileen Wright’s Twist & Turn books. These quilts are much less difficult POSTAGE STAMP BASKET QUILT than they look. Learn the piecing tricks and how to Saturday, May 23 10am - 4pm read Eileen’s charts. Grab your “Scrap Bag” and join me for a day of Helen Hardwick $40.00(**&***) making cute little basket blocks from the 1978 postage stamp. I made this quilt in the mid-90s FINISHING SCHOOL FOR FABRIC COLLAGE from Alex Anderson’s first book, Quilts for STUDENTS Fabrics Lovers and from there my love of scrap Thursday, June 18 10am-3pm quilts grew. This class is designed for those who have taken a Elaine Skierka $40.00 (**& ***) “fabric collage” class with Ingrid. If you have not finished your project (fish or turtle), this class is SARAH EMMA QUILT just for you. Ingrid will assist you in finishing your Thursday, May 21 10am—4pm project so you can hang it up and enjoy it. A Red Crinoline Quilt with two different star Ingrid Cattaneo $25.00(All levels) blocks that really pop when pieced together. Great quilt to work on perfecting your star CLASS LEVEL CODES: points. Would look great in reproduction, batiks * = BEGINNER ** = INTERMEDIATE or other fabrics. *** = ADVANCED Donna Dale $40.00(**&***)
QUILTERS’ CORNER SOCIETIES & 1800’s CLUB CLUBS HANDWORK SOCIETYSOCIETIES 2nd Sunday of QUILTERS’ CORNER & each 3rd Saturday of each month 10am-11am Another year working on Projects made from 1800’s 1800’s CLUB month (Closed May 10) 12pm-4pm CLUBS fabrics. We have combined two2nd of our handofwork HANDWORK SOCIETY Sunday each 3rd Saturday of each month 10am-11am Dawn Licker Another year working on Projects$30/year made from 1800’s groups, handMay quilters month (Closed 10) and appliquers, 12pm-4pminto fabrics. new group oftwo needle workers (no Wethis have combined of our hand work WOOLWORK CLUB $30/year machines). The bond the into two is the Dawn Licker groups, hand quilters andbetween appliquers, Last Tuesday of each month, 6pm-8:30pm relaxation thread. this new groupofofneedle needleand workers (no Come and participate in the growing interest and WOOLWORK CLUB Ellen Garner/Esther Latino the two $10/session machines). The bond between is the love of wool This year’s wool project is Last Tuesday of applique. each month, 6pm-8:30pm relaxation of needle and thread. venturing from the “traditional” intointerest new territory. Come and participate in the growing and REDWORK CLUB Latino Ellen Garner/Esther $10/session Join while we applique wool Basket. There are love of us wool applique. Thisa year’s wool project is 2 1st Saturday of the month 10am – 11 am versions to chose from, modern or folk. venturing from the “traditional” into new territory. We have CLUB the perfect club for those who REDWORK Patty Shawwe applique a wool Basket. $30/year Join us while There are 2 handof embroidery. year–we 1stenjoy Saturday the month This10am 11 will am be versions to chose from, modern or folk. on perfect a monthly design by Tracy Weworking have the club for those who Souza. Patty Shaw $30/year Come to embroidery. a meeting andThis see year firsthand how enjoy hand we will be includes pattern much on funa we have. design $30/year/ DULL SCISSORS?? working monthly by Tracy Souza. Come to a meeting and seeWILL firsthand how QUILTERS’ CORNER BE CLOSED includes pattern much fun we have. $30/year/ ON THE FOLLOWING DATES SO WE
CAN SHARE THE HOLIDAYS WITH OUR QUILTERS’ CORNER WILL BE CLOSED FAMILIES ON THE FOLLOWING DATES SO WE Sunday, Easter CAN SHAREApril THE5,HOLIDAYS WITH OUR Sunday, May 10, Mother’s Day FAMILIES Sunday, June Father’s Day Sunday, April 5, 21, Easter
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THIMBLE LADIES Saturday, April 11, May 9, June 13 10am-4pm Come and join us as we are sewing on the Thimble Ladies version of “Storm At Sea” in April, and May & June we will be working on UFOs. Pam Polson & Debbie Campora $15.00/Session SUNDAY SEW-IN Sunday, April 26, May 31, June 28 10am-4pm Come sew on those projects you need to finish or start a new one. What can be better than quilting with friends. Bring a dish to share Staff $10/Session FINISHING SCHOOL Wednesday, Apr 29, May 27, Jun 24 6pm-9pm Would you believe, we still have an unfinished project or two. Come join us work, laugh & eat a sweet. Please tell us which project you are working on when you sign up. Gretchen Jennings $10.00/Session THIRD SATURDAY STITCHERS Saturday, No April, May 16, June 20 4pm-10pm Bring in those UFOs for a night of sewing & fun. We suggest you sign up for this class in advance as spaces are limited and interest is high. Bring a snack to share. Pam Polson $10.00/Session TUESDAY SEW IN Most Tuesdays, 10am-5pm Rent a space for $5 and sew all day, space is limited. Dedicate a day to those UFO’s in your sewing room. BIRD DANCE WORKSHOP Saturday (no April), May 16, June 20 When traveling Sue Spargo saw Sicilian antique hand-painted floor tiles. The tiles had a distinctly folk-art appearance and became the inspiration for this 30 block wool masterpiece. Diana Tatro $30/session
BLOCK OF THE MONTH PROJECTS ALMOND COUNTRY BEAUTY Continuing students final Class date will be sent to you. Carol Gustafson DEAR JANE SOCIETY Tuesday, April 21, May 19, June 16 5pm-9pm Saturday, April 4, 25; May 2, 30, June 6, 27, Noon-4pm. Quilters’ Corner has caught the “Janeiac” Fever. Whether you have already started your DJ or not, you will receive 4 patterns, instructions, and sewing time monthly. You must sign up in advance, seating is limited. Lindsay Grader, Donna Dale Debbie Campora $10.00/Session 2015 LAST SATURDAY BLOCK OF THE MONTH “What do I do with these?” Meetings are the last Saturday of the month at 7:30am, 8:30am, and 9:30am. ENROLLMENT FOR THIS YEAR IS CLOSED. Check with us in October 2015 for 2016 program
Northern California 16th Annual Quilt Rush “Connect the Dots” Grand Prize
$100 Shopping Spree at each of the 15 Quilt Rush shops
April 15th—19th, 2015 9am - 7pm Wednesday— Saturday
EQ7 TRAINING
Has your EQ7 software been sitting waiting for you to build the courage to learn to use it? Juanice can give you the skills and courage to do that. Contact the shop for a time that is convenient for both of you.
DON’T FORGET…. We have church pews full of 25% & 50% off fabrics…. They’re great for quilt backs, community service projects, and stash builders REMEMBER… You have an open invitation to join us and use the classroom area to pin a quilt, sit and sew, cut out projects or use the design walls. Just be sure to call ahead and make certain the classroom is not booked.
APPRAISALS End of the Bolt Days Buy the end of the bolt during the last seven days of the month and receive a 25% discount!
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20% off Your purchase On Sunday, June 7th, 2015 Valid for in stock items only and cannot be combined with any other discount.
Do you have a quilt that you have always wanted to know more about or what it’s worth? Bring it in to be appraised. Dawn Licker,
Quilters’ Corner wishes YOU, our quilting customer, a HAPPY BIRTHDAY. During the month of YOUR birthday come in and draw for a discount on your fabric purchased that day.
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