Get it done at PSQ!
Prairie shop quilts Winter Class Schedule January—March 2013
Learn How to Long Arm Your Own Quilts Long Arm Training—The Basics of Long Arm Quilting January 9, 14, 15, 16, 28 or 30 from 10 am to 11:30 am February 5, 11, 13, 18, 19 or 25 from 10 am to 11:30 am January 7 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm February 4 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm March 5, 7, 19, 20, 25 or 27 from 10 am to 11:30 am March 4 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm If you haven’t taken a turn on our very own Gammill Long Arm, Lucille, now is your chance. Students can sign up with a friend for a group session (just two students) or a one-on-one private lesson with instructor Cindy Krelle as she shows students how to wind bobbins, thread Lucille and load a quilt. Then she instructs students on various techniques for finishing quilts including free motion, meander and more. Each class is 1 1/2 hours long and a half hour of “play”. Please note: All students must complete Long Arm Training before renting Lucille. Rental fees for Lucille are $30 per hour (for the first and second time you rent/$20 per hour for all rentals thereafter).
Class Fee: $30 per student (shared)/$45 private lessons
Instructor: Cindy Krelle
Level: Beginner
Quilting With Pantographs on the Long Arm Scheduled By Appointment (1 1/2 hour class) Once you’ve learned the basics of Long Arm Quilting and have quilted a few quilts, you will want to advance your skills and techniques by learning pantograph quilting. Pantographs are edge to edge, continuous line designs that are “traced” onto your quilt using a laser light. No thought required, just a steady hand! Once you’ve quilted with a pantograph, you’ll be finishing quilt top after quilt top with the look of a professional!
Class Fee: $45 private lessons
Instructor: Bonita Deering/Pat Iozzo
Level: Beginner
Get it done at PSQ! UFO’s—Unfinished Objects Fridays, January 4 and 18, February 1 and 15, March 1 and 15 from 6 pm to 11 pm Be afraid, be very afraid. Are they lurking in the closet of your sewing room? Are they sneaking out from under your bed? “They” are all of the UnFinished Objects or UFOs that we all seem to have, and they are multiplying. Pre-registration is required (space is limited) and it’s FREE. Just bring a snack to share and enjoy 5 hours of uninterrupted sewing time (you may come and go as you please) with your fellow quilters and end the spread of UFO’s in your home!
Per Class Fee: $0 IT’S FREE
Hostess: Bonita and the PSQ staff
Level: Everyone
“Anything Goes”
Thursdays, January 17, February 7 or March 21 from 2 pm to 5 pm OR from 6 pm to 9 pm Formerly known as “Pick Your Project” this class assists students who need a little extra help with a project or want to start a new project. You decide what to work on, sew at your own pace, learn with guidance, and build relationships with others who share a passion for quilting. Anything Goes is now offered in the afternoon or evening!
Per Class Fee: $20/per session
Hostess: Barbara Rippel
Level: Everyone
Winter Session open house Monday, December 17—Sunday, December 23
Once again we’re giving you a whole week to get your supplies at a discount! Check out the class samples Register for a class during Open House week and enjoy 20% off your entire purchase!
(excluding class fees, sale items and gift certificates)
Beginners and Up
How Do I Work This Thing??? Sunday, January 13 from 12 pm to 3 pm If you have a new sewing machine, a machine you inherited OR one that has never come out of the box because as much as you wanted it, you just don’t know how to work it, then let Claudia show you all the great things your machine can do! Bobbin winding, threading, cleaning, using all those great stitches and more. This class is HIGHLY recommended for students interested in taking The Basics class. Learn all the things your sewing machine can do!
Class Fee: $30
Instructor: Claudia Moore
Level: Beginner and Up
Baby’s Play Tag Friday, March 8 from 1 pm to 5 pm A stroller-size quilt any baby will love to explore. Fun and function is what this adorable quilt provides by sewing ribbon and rickrack loops into the blocks. Makes a great baby gift.
Class Fee: $25
Instructor: Barbara Rippel
Level: Beginner and Up
The “Burrito” Pillowcase Sunday, March 10 from 1 pm to 3 pm Pillowcases are fun, easy and give you instant gratification! And, once you learn the “Burrito” method of making a pillowcase, you’ll want to make them all day long. This easy method encloses all seams and is so fast and easy ANYBODY can do it. This class is perfect for kids, too (with a parent’s assistance).
Class Fee: $15
Instructor: Bonita Deering
Level: Beginner and Up
Confident Beginners and Up
Hot Who! Saturday, January 26 from 1 pm to 5 pm Make up these adorable Owl Hot Pads with coordinating fabrics. Choose the expressions that fit your mood. Let me show you some short cuts and ways to make it even easier to construct.
Class Fee: $28
Instructor: Kathleen Herbach
Level: Confident Beginner
Spicy Spiral Table Runner Fridays, February 8 and 22 from 1 pm to 4 pm Make your own unique table runner for the holidays or a gift. Easy to make and no seams to line up!
Class Fee: $42
Instructor: Claudia Moore
Level: Confident Beginner
Lone Star Tuesdays, February 19 and 26 from 1 pm to 4 pm Learn how to make a beautiful Lone Star quilt with the easiest technique—foundation piecing with Quilt Smart! Achieve perfect points and accurate seams every time!
Class Fee: $40
Instructor: Claudia Moore
Level: Confident Beginner
Bargello Color Wheel Thursdays, March 7 and March 14 from 6 pm to 9 pm Create this eye catching wall hanging by designer Cheryl Phillips. The design swirls from one 27” circle to another with no break in color making a figure eight of color. There are 4 color family options given in the pattern. The sample is the Color Wheel. You will also learn to appliqué the center and learn a quick way to make bias binding.
Class Fee: $42
Instructor: Kathleen Herbach
Level: Confident Beginner
4 Patch Posie Thursdays, February 28 and March 28 from 6 pm to 9 pm Transform a focus or novelty fabric into a 4-patch kaleidoscope quilt that will have you looking for other fabrics that you can use to make another 4-patch posie creation. Many different options for setting the blocks will be taught including “on point” with alternate blocks, “straight sets” with sashing and log cabin blocks. So many fun and creative options are open to this quilt.
Class Fee: $42
Instructor: Barbara Rippel
Level: Confident Beginner
Shadow Box Saturdays, March 2 and 23 from 1 pm to 4 pm Shadowbox makes a stunning 3-D effect that is forgiving and uses big prints to advantage. I will also demonstrate a 2-sided binding (using 2 fabrics to best match the colors on each side of the quilt).
Class Fee: $42
Instructor: Kathleen Herbach
Level: Confident Beginner
Techniques The Basics
Sundays, January 20, 27, February 3, 10, 17 and March 3 from 12 pm to 4 pm Mondays, January 28, February 4, 11, 25, March 4 and 11 from 1 pm to 5 pm Learn the basic techniques of quilting that will give each student a solid foundation to use as a spring board to more complicated projects. Students will make a sampler quilt of 16 different blocks while learning numerous techniques and building a wealth of quilting knowledge. Students who take this class will have learned the skills to tackle just about any quilting technique. The Basics is an excellent opportunity to start at the beginning no matter how long you’ve been quilting. And now there is a weekday option too!
Class Fee: $135
Instructor: Barbara Rippel
Level: Beginner and Up
Binding 101 Sunday, February 24 from 12 pm to 3 pm Your top is pieced, the borders added, the quilt is quilted… now what? We will cover the basics of binding in this three-hour class. We will cover how to trim a quilt for binding, how to make straight grain and bias binding and how to attach the binding to the quilt with perfect mitered corners. Extras include that wonderful flange of fabric under the binding that adds so much punch. We are hoping that after this class, binding may be your favorite part of the quilt-making process!
Class Fee: $24
Instructor: Connie Pomering
Level: Beginner and Up
Binding 201 Sunday, March 24 from 1 pm to 4 pm If you’ve mastered the basics of binding, are ready to conquer some more advanced technique, we have the class for you. In this class we will explore fusible binding, two fabric reversible binding, flanges and piping. We will sew samples that include rick rack and lace and also will try a variety of prairie points. Come join us and learn some great new techniques for finishing the edges of your quilt.
Class Fee: $24
Instructor: Connie Pomering
Level: Confident Beginner
Hand Quilting Sunday, March 17 from 12 pm to 3 pm Hand Quilting is truly a timeless technique that all quilters should learn. Even if you are a die-hard machine quilter, some quilts just beg for the elegance and simplicity of this wonderful, ageless technique.
Class Fee: $25
Instructor: Cindy LeTourneau
Level: Beginner
Blocks of the Month and Quilt CluBs Applique Affair
Saturdays, January 5, February 2 from 1 pm to 3 pm Saturday, March 2 from 10 am to 12 pm A beautiful Block of the Month, Applique Affair will challenge and delight any lover of applique. If you already know how to applique, start collecting your fabrics and join us for a wonderful month by month of beautiful applique!
Class Fee: $20
per month
Instructor: Leanne Hurley Level: Confident Beginner NOTE: New students are welcome to join Applique Affair already in session.
Star Struck
Saturdays, January 12, February 9 and March 9 from 9 am to 1 pm (this Block of the Month will be held every second Saturday throughout 2013) This monthly class is an adventure in making many different stars of different sizes and options to set them into a quilt. Join the fun and camaraderie of this monthly class.
Class Fee: $20
Instructor: Barbara Rippel
Level: Beginner
Modern Quilt Club
Saturdays, January 12, February 9 and March 9 from 1 pm to 5 pm (this Club will be held every second Saturday throughout 2013) Explore Modern Quilting by producing beautiful stylish quilts that will fit into your modern OR traditional life. This class will introduce new challenges, thoughtful fabric selection and work on precision piecing. Each quilt has a coordinated, pieced back that adds versatility and interest. Join us each month for new and exciting quilt projects.
Class Fee: $25
Instructor: Barbara Rippel
From the Heart by Lori Smith pm
Level: Confident Beginner
Saturdays, January 19, February 16 and March 16 from 9 am to 1 pm OR from 1 pm to 5
(this Block of the Month will be held every third Saturday throughout 2013) This sampler quilt provides a wonderful opportunity to create 44 traditional 6” blocks that will be assembled into a breathtaking quilt. Add an applique center to finish this heirloom quilt. A great opportunity to meet other quilters and form a bond of friendship while creating a beautiful quilt!
Class Fee: $20
per month
Instructor: Barbara Rippel
Level: Confident Beginner
It’s the End of the World as We Know It…And I Feel Fine Give Away Did you know the End of the World is predicted for December 21? Well, here at PSQ we believe a positive attitude will always triumph so throughout the month of December, any time you make a purchase (of $10 or more) you will receive a coupon.
Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day January 24, 2013! If you love your local quilt shop, and we hope you do, then we welcome you to help us celebrate “Visit Your Local Quilt Shop” Day on Thursday, January 24! We appreciate our customers and your loyalty and support so let us show you our thanks with special deals and give-aways all day long. AND everyone who stops in and says “Hi” on that day will be entered in a drawing to win a $100 PSQ gift certificate.
Collect as many coupons as you can throughout the month ...AND should the world NOT end on December 21st then starting January 2 and throughout the month of January you can use the coupons to celebrate and restock your stash while helping us get rid of ours! They say you can’t take it with you...maybe you can!!!
Mark your calendar and plan to join us for
I
Hopping
Thursday, February 7 - Sunday, February 10 And this time we are adding a Fat Quarter Frenzy Check out these Great Prizes! 200 Fat Quarters 7 Gift Baskets (1 from each shop) 14 $25 Gift Certificates (2 from each shop)
Participating Shops include: Pieceful Heart Fabrics Prairie Shop Quilts Prairie Stitches Quilt Shoppe Quilt Basket The Quilt Merchant Roberts Sewing Center Thimbles
And Thanks to the Sponsor of Our Grand Prize
FEEL THE LOVE!!!!
1911 West Wilson Street ~ Batavia, Illinois 60510 ~ 630-406-0237 www.prairieshopquilts.com ~ [email protected] M/T/W/F ~ 10am to 6pm ~ Thursday ~ 10am to 8pm Sat ~ 10am to 5pm ~ Sun ~ noon to 4pm
Learn How to Long Arm Your Own Quilts Long Arm Training—The Basics of Long Arm Quilting January 9, 14, 15, 16, 28 or 30 from 10 am to 11:30 am February 5, 11, 13, 18, 19 or 25 from 10 am to 11:30 am January 7 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm February 4 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm March 5, 7, 19, 20, 25 or 27 from 10 am to 11:30 am March 4 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm If you haven’t taken a turn on our very own Gammill Long Arm, Lucille, now is your chance. Students can sign up with a friend for a group session (just two students) or a one-on-one private lesson with instructor Cindy Krelle as she shows students how to wind bobbins, thread Lucille and load a quilt. Then she instructs students on various techniques for finishing quilts including free motion, meander and more. Each class is 1 1/2 hours long and a half hour of “play”. Please note: All students must complete Long Arm Training before renting Lucille. Rental fees for Lucille are $30 per hour (for the first and second time you rent/$20 per hour for all rentals thereafter).
Class Fee: $30 per student (shared)/$45 private lessons
Instructor: Cindy Krelle
Level: Beginner
Quilting With Pantographs on the Long Arm Scheduled By Appointment (1 1/2 hour class) Once you’ve learned the basics of Long Arm Quilting and have quilted a few quilts, you will want to advance your skills and techniques by learning pantograph quilting. Pantographs are edge to edge, continuous line designs that are “traced” onto your quilt using a laser light. No thought required, just a steady hand! Once you’ve quilted with a pantograph, you’ll be finishing quilt top after quilt top with the look of a professional!
Class Fee: $45 private lessons
Instructor: Bonita Deering/Pat Iozzo
Level: Beginner
Get it done at PSQ! UFO’s—Unfinished Objects Fridays, January 4 and 18, February 1 and 15, March 1 and 15 from 6 pm to 11 pm Be afraid, be very afraid. Are they lurking in the closet of your sewing room? Are they sneaking out from under your bed? “They” are all of the UnFinished Objects or UFOs that we all seem to have, and they are multiplying. Pre-registration is required (space is limited) and it’s FREE. Just bring a snack to share and enjoy 5 hours of uninterrupted sewing time (you may come and go as you please) with your fellow quilters and end the spread of UFO’s in your home!
Per Class Fee: $0 IT’S FREE
Hostess: Bonita and the PSQ staff
Level: Everyone
“Anything Goes”
Thursdays, January 17, February 7 or March 21 from 2 pm to 5 pm OR from 6 pm to 9 pm Formerly known as “Pick Your Project” this class assists students who need a little extra help with a project or want to start a new project. You decide what to work on, sew at your own pace, learn with guidance, and build relationships with others who share a passion for quilting. Anything Goes is now offered in the afternoon or evening!
Per Class Fee: $20/per session
Hostess: Barbara Rippel
Level: Everyone
Winter Session open house Monday, December 17—Sunday, December 23
Once again we’re giving you a whole week to get your supplies at a discount! Check out the class samples Register for a class during Open House week and enjoy 20% off your entire purchase!
(excluding class fees, sale items and gift certificates)
Beginners and Up
How Do I Work This Thing??? Sunday, January 13 from 12 pm to 3 pm If you have a new sewing machine, a machine you inherited OR one that has never come out of the box because as much as you wanted it, you just don’t know how to work it, then let Claudia show you all the great things your machine can do! Bobbin winding, threading, cleaning, using all those great stitches and more. This class is HIGHLY recommended for students interested in taking The Basics class. Learn all the things your sewing machine can do!
Class Fee: $30
Instructor: Claudia Moore
Level: Beginner and Up
Baby’s Play Tag Friday, March 8 from 1 pm to 5 pm A stroller-size quilt any baby will love to explore. Fun and function is what this adorable quilt provides by sewing ribbon and rickrack loops into the blocks. Makes a great baby gift.
Class Fee: $25
Instructor: Barbara Rippel
Level: Beginner and Up
The “Burrito” Pillowcase Sunday, March 10 from 1 pm to 3 pm Pillowcases are fun, easy and give you instant gratification! And, once you learn the “Burrito” method of making a pillowcase, you’ll want to make them all day long. This easy method encloses all seams and is so fast and easy ANYBODY can do it. This class is perfect for kids, too (with a parent’s assistance).
Class Fee: $15
Instructor: Bonita Deering
Level: Beginner and Up
Confident Beginners and Up
Hot Who! Saturday, January 26 from 1 pm to 5 pm Make up these adorable Owl Hot Pads with coordinating fabrics. Choose the expressions that fit your mood. Let me show you some short cuts and ways to make it even easier to construct.
Class Fee: $28
Instructor: Kathleen Herbach
Level: Confident Beginner
Spicy Spiral Table Runner Fridays, February 8 and 22 from 1 pm to 4 pm Make your own unique table runner for the holidays or a gift. Easy to make and no seams to line up!
Class Fee: $42
Instructor: Claudia Moore
Level: Confident Beginner
Lone Star Tuesdays, February 19 and 26 from 1 pm to 4 pm Learn how to make a beautiful Lone Star quilt with the easiest technique—foundation piecing with Quilt Smart! Achieve perfect points and accurate seams every time!
Class Fee: $40
Instructor: Claudia Moore
Level: Confident Beginner
Bargello Color Wheel Thursdays, March 7 and March 14 from 6 pm to 9 pm Create this eye catching wall hanging by designer Cheryl Phillips. The design swirls from one 27” circle to another with no break in color making a figure eight of color. There are 4 color family options given in the pattern. The sample is the Color Wheel. You will also learn to appliqué the center and learn a quick way to make bias binding.
Class Fee: $42
Instructor: Kathleen Herbach
Level: Confident Beginner
4 Patch Posie Thursdays, February 28 and March 28 from 6 pm to 9 pm Transform a focus or novelty fabric into a 4-patch kaleidoscope quilt that will have you looking for other fabrics that you can use to make another 4-patch posie creation. Many different options for setting the blocks will be taught including “on point” with alternate blocks, “straight sets” with sashing and log cabin blocks. So many fun and creative options are open to this quilt.
Class Fee: $42
Instructor: Barbara Rippel
Level: Confident Beginner
Shadow Box Saturdays, March 2 and 23 from 1 pm to 4 pm Shadowbox makes a stunning 3-D effect that is forgiving and uses big prints to advantage. I will also demonstrate a 2-sided binding (using 2 fabrics to best match the colors on each side of the quilt).
Class Fee: $42
Instructor: Kathleen Herbach
Level: Confident Beginner
Techniques The Basics
Sundays, January 20, 27, February 3, 10, 17 and March 3 from 12 pm to 4 pm Mondays, January 28, February 4, 11, 25, March 4 and 11 from 1 pm to 5 pm Learn the basic techniques of quilting that will give each student a solid foundation to use as a spring board to more complicated projects. Students will make a sampler quilt of 16 different blocks while learning numerous techniques and building a wealth of quilting knowledge. Students who take this class will have learned the skills to tackle just about any quilting technique. The Basics is an excellent opportunity to start at the beginning no matter how long you’ve been quilting. And now there is a weekday option too!
Class Fee: $135
Instructor: Barbara Rippel
Level: Beginner and Up
Binding 101 Sunday, February 24 from 12 pm to 3 pm Your top is pieced, the borders added, the quilt is quilted… now what? We will cover the basics of binding in this three-hour class. We will cover how to trim a quilt for binding, how to make straight grain and bias binding and how to attach the binding to the quilt with perfect mitered corners. Extras include that wonderful flange of fabric under the binding that adds so much punch. We are hoping that after this class, binding may be your favorite part of the quilt-making process!
Class Fee: $24
Instructor: Connie Pomering
Level: Beginner and Up
Binding 201 Sunday, March 24 from 1 pm to 4 pm If you’ve mastered the basics of binding, are ready to conquer some more advanced technique, we have the class for you. In this class we will explore fusible binding, two fabric reversible binding, flanges and piping. We will sew samples that include rick rack and lace and also will try a variety of prairie points. Come join us and learn some great new techniques for finishing the edges of your quilt.
Class Fee: $24
Instructor: Connie Pomering
Level: Confident Beginner
Hand Quilting Sunday, March 17 from 12 pm to 3 pm Hand Quilting is truly a timeless technique that all quilters should learn. Even if you are a die-hard machine quilter, some quilts just beg for the elegance and simplicity of this wonderful, ageless technique.
Class Fee: $25
Instructor: Cindy LeTourneau
Level: Beginner
Blocks of the Month and Quilt CluBs Applique Affair
Saturdays, January 5, February 2 from 1 pm to 3 pm Saturday, March 2 from 10 am to 12 pm A beautiful Block of the Month, Applique Affair will challenge and delight any lover of applique. If you already know how to applique, start collecting your fabrics and join us for a wonderful month by month of beautiful applique!
Class Fee: $20
per month
Instructor: Leanne Hurley Level: Confident Beginner NOTE: New students are welcome to join Applique Affair already in session.
Star Struck
Saturdays, January 12, February 9 and March 9 from 9 am to 1 pm (this Block of the Month will be held every second Saturday throughout 2013) This monthly class is an adventure in making many different stars of different sizes and options to set them into a quilt. Join the fun and camaraderie of this monthly class.
Class Fee: $20
Instructor: Barbara Rippel
Level: Beginner
Modern Quilt Club
Saturdays, January 12, February 9 and March 9 from 1 pm to 5 pm (this Club will be held every second Saturday throughout 2013) Explore Modern Quilting by producing beautiful stylish quilts that will fit into your modern OR traditional life. This class will introduce new challenges, thoughtful fabric selection and work on precision piecing. Each quilt has a coordinated, pieced back that adds versatility and interest. Join us each month for new and exciting quilt projects.
Class Fee: $25
Instructor: Barbara Rippel
From the Heart by Lori Smith pm
Level: Confident Beginner
Saturdays, January 19, February 16 and March 16 from 9 am to 1 pm OR from 1 pm to 5
(this Block of the Month will be held every third Saturday throughout 2013) This sampler quilt provides a wonderful opportunity to create 44 traditional 6” blocks that will be assembled into a breathtaking quilt. Add an applique center to finish this heirloom quilt. A great opportunity to meet other quilters and form a bond of friendship while creating a beautiful quilt!
Class Fee: $20
per month
Instructor: Barbara Rippel
Level: Confident Beginner
It’s the End of the World as We Know It…And I Feel Fine Give Away Did you know the End of the World is predicted for December 21? Well, here at PSQ we believe a positive attitude will always triumph so throughout the month of December, any time you make a purchase (of $10 or more) you will receive a coupon.
Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day January 24, 2013! If you love your local quilt shop, and we hope you do, then we welcome you to help us celebrate “Visit Your Local Quilt Shop” Day on Thursday, January 24! We appreciate our customers and your loyalty and support so let us show you our thanks with special deals and give-aways all day long. AND everyone who stops in and says “Hi” on that day will be entered in a drawing to win a $100 PSQ gift certificate.
Collect as many coupons as you can throughout the month ...AND should the world NOT end on December 21st then starting January 2 and throughout the month of January you can use the coupons to celebrate and restock your stash while helping us get rid of ours! They say you can’t take it with you...maybe you can!!!
Mark your calendar and plan to join us for
I
Hopping
Thursday, February 7 - Sunday, February 10 And this time we are adding a Fat Quarter Frenzy Check out these Great Prizes! 200 Fat Quarters 7 Gift Baskets (1 from each shop) 14 $25 Gift Certificates (2 from each shop)
Participating Shops include: Pieceful Heart Fabrics Prairie Shop Quilts Prairie Stitches Quilt Shoppe Quilt Basket The Quilt Merchant Roberts Sewing Center Thimbles
And Thanks to the Sponsor of Our Grand Prize
FEEL THE LOVE!!!!
1911 West Wilson Street ~ Batavia, Illinois 60510 ~ 630-406-0237 www.prairieshopquilts.com ~ [email protected] M/T/W/F ~ 10am to 6pm ~ Thursday ~ 10am to 8pm Sat ~ 10am to 5pm ~ Sun ~ noon to 4pm
