Get it done at PSQ!
Prairie shop quilts spring Class Schedule april—june 2013
Learn How to Long Arm Your Own Quilts Long Arm Training—The Basics of Long Arm Quilting April 10, 11, 16, 22, 23 OR 30 from 10 am to 11:30 am May 2, 8, 15, 20, 22, OR 29 from 10 am to 11:30 am April 15 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm May 6 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm June 6, 12, 13, 17, 19, OR 26 from 10 am to 11:30 am June 3 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. Select from one of the dates above. 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, April 5 and 19, May 3 and 17, June 7 and 21 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, April 4, May 2 or June 6 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.
Per Class Fee: $20/per session
Hostess: Barbara Rippel
Level: Everyone
spring Session open house Monday, March 25—Saturday, March 30
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, April 14 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
Quilter’s Color Academy Sunday, April 7 from 1 pm to 3 pm Fear Not! Color help is on the way! Caron simplifies color selection as well as de-mystifying scale and contrast. Build several imaginary quilts in class as you gain confidence to select fabrics that make you happy. NOTE: this is a great class to take
before The Basics. Class Fee: $15
Instructor: Caron Carlson
Level: Beginner and Up
The “Burrito” Pillowcase Saturday, May 25 from 10 am to 12 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: $20
Instructor: Bonita Deering
Level: Beginner and Up
Confident Beginners and Up Quick Curves
Saturday, April 6 from 12 pm to 4 pm OR Saturday, June 22 from 12 pm to 4 pm Remove the fear of sewing curves with the Quick Curve Ruler. No pinning, no clipping curves and you get to square up the block, too! Many wonderful contemporary quilt designs to choose from to make your quilt!
Class Fee: $30
Instructor: Barbara Rippel
Level: Confident Beginner
T-Shirt Quilts Thursday, April 18 AND April 25 from 5 pm to 8 pm T-shirt quilts are so fun to make and a wonderful way to chronicle someone’s life in a quilt. This two-part class will teach students how to stabilize the t-shirts and prepare them for piecing. In the second session students will learn options for layout and how to piece it all together.
Class Fee: $48
Instructor: Elvira Illig
Level: Beginner and Up
Knotty Basket Mondays, May 6 AND 13 from 1 pm to 4 pm In this two-part class, students will create a beautiful basket for décor, yarn, a gift for the cat! Easily made with woven fabric strips filled with batting and craftex.
Class Fee: $42
Instructor: Claudia Moore
Level: Confident Beginner
Octagon Table Topper Saturday, May 25 from 1 pm to 4 pm Simple instructions and four fat quarters help you stitch and quilt this octagonal table topper in time for an impromptu celebration or gift!
Class Fee: $18
Instructor: Gwyneth Johnsen
Level: Confident Beginner
Batik Bow-Wow Saturday, June 1 from 1 pm to 4 pm Using 84 squares of 2 1/2” batiks makes this adorable accent pillow reminiscent of a 1960’s toy. Variations presented in class to make this into a “Pooch-Pouch” to carry.
Class Fee: $18
Instructor: Gwyneth Johnsen
Level: Confident Beginner
Plaid Houndstooth Sundays, June 16 AND 30 from 1 pm to 4 pm What a fun quilt to make in this Two-Part Class! Make a Plaid Houndstooth quilt for that special guy in your life. Easy strippiecing methods are taught. A baby quilt version is also available with the quilt pattern!
Class Fee: $42
Instructor: Barbara Rippel
Level: Confident Beginner
Techniques The Basics Sundays, April 21, 28, May 5, 19, June 2 and June 9 from 12 pm to 4 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
Machine Quilting
Level: Beginner and Up
Saturday, April 27 from 10 am to 4 pm
Learn how fun, easy and versatile machine quilting can be. Award-winning quilter, Elvira Illig, will teach students hands-on machine quilting techniques including stippling, meandering, background quilting, “in-the-ditch” AND McTavishing. Class Fee: $50 Instructor: Elvira Illig Level: Confident Beginner Un-Paper Piecing Saturday, May 4 from 12 pm to 4 pm Un-Paper Piecing? What the heck!! If you love the results from paper piecing but hate tearing out the paper—this class is for you! You will design your own unique star and learn to piece so the paper does not perforate and can be used over and over!
Class Fee: $25
Instructor: Caron Carlson
Level: Confident Beginner & up
Binding 101 Sunday, June 23 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: Barbara Rippel
Level: Beginner and Up
Hand Applique Primer Saturdays, June 22 AND 29 from 10 am to 12 pm Take this comprehensive, two-part course to learn everything there is to know about hand appliqué. Instructor Leanne Hurley will walk you through the step by step process to learn needle-turn appliqué. This class will include terrific tips and tricks on how to handle points, inside and outside curves, bias strips and more. Find out what tools work and don’t work and get guidance from a true expert in the technique. This class is the pre-requisite to the New Applique Sampler class which will start in the summer session.
Class Fee: $35 + kit
Instructor: Leanne Hurley
Level: Beginner and Up
Blocks of the Month and Quilt CluBs
Applique Affair Saturdays, April 6, May 4 and June 1 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, April 13, May 11 and June 8 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, April 13, May 11 and June 8 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: $20
Instructor: Barbara Rippel
Level: Confident Beginner
From the Heart by Lori Smith Saturdays, April 20, May 18 and June 15 from 9 am to 1 pm OR from 1 pm to 5 pm (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
And… Coming Soon Northern Illinois Shop Hop—runs June thru
August! A three month long hop with lots of shops, lots of prizes and discounts, too! Details will be up on our website soon!
Batavia Quilt and Textile Show—runs
July 19 thru July 21 at the Eastside Community Center. Hundreds of beautiful quilts, great vendors and free demonstrations by PSQ’s very own instructors. More details can be found on our website AND at www.bataviaquiltshow. com.
Fall Western Suburban Shop Hop—”Awesome
Autumn Road Trip” runs Thursday, October 3 thru Sunday, October 6. Great shops, great prizes, lots of fun AND a Fat Quarter Frenzy! More details on all of the events above can be found on our website! Check it out!
Garden of Ideas Shop Hop May 2—5, 2013 Shop Hop Hours Thursday: 10 am - 8 pm Fri & Sat: 10 am - 5 pm Sunday: Noon - 4 pm NOTE: All Shops will be open these hours during the Shop Hop
Visit 10 of your favorite quilt shops! Basketcases, Unlimited—Clare Material Girl—Crystal Lake Pieceful Gathering Quilt Shop—Fox River Grove Prairie Shop Quilts—Batavia Prairie Stitches Quilt Shoppe—Oswego Quilter’s Destination—Arlington Heights Quilt in Joy—Huntley The Quilt Merchant—Winfield Sew Generously—St. Charles Stitching on State—Hampshire
You could win one of 5 Great Prizes including: Grand Prize: Janome Jem Platinum 760 Basket Full of $50 Gift Certificates (one from each shop) Basket Full of 50 Fat Quarters (3 total)
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 April 10, 11, 16, 22, 23 OR 30 from 10 am to 11:30 am May 2, 8, 15, 20, 22, OR 29 from 10 am to 11:30 am April 15 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm May 6 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm June 6, 12, 13, 17, 19, OR 26 from 10 am to 11:30 am June 3 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. Select from one of the dates above. 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, April 5 and 19, May 3 and 17, June 7 and 21 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, April 4, May 2 or June 6 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.
Per Class Fee: $20/per session
Hostess: Barbara Rippel
Level: Everyone
spring Session open house Monday, March 25—Saturday, March 30
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, April 14 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
Quilter’s Color Academy Sunday, April 7 from 1 pm to 3 pm Fear Not! Color help is on the way! Caron simplifies color selection as well as de-mystifying scale and contrast. Build several imaginary quilts in class as you gain confidence to select fabrics that make you happy. NOTE: this is a great class to take
before The Basics. Class Fee: $15
Instructor: Caron Carlson
Level: Beginner and Up
The “Burrito” Pillowcase Saturday, May 25 from 10 am to 12 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: $20
Instructor: Bonita Deering
Level: Beginner and Up
Confident Beginners and Up Quick Curves
Saturday, April 6 from 12 pm to 4 pm OR Saturday, June 22 from 12 pm to 4 pm Remove the fear of sewing curves with the Quick Curve Ruler. No pinning, no clipping curves and you get to square up the block, too! Many wonderful contemporary quilt designs to choose from to make your quilt!
Class Fee: $30
Instructor: Barbara Rippel
Level: Confident Beginner
T-Shirt Quilts Thursday, April 18 AND April 25 from 5 pm to 8 pm T-shirt quilts are so fun to make and a wonderful way to chronicle someone’s life in a quilt. This two-part class will teach students how to stabilize the t-shirts and prepare them for piecing. In the second session students will learn options for layout and how to piece it all together.
Class Fee: $48
Instructor: Elvira Illig
Level: Beginner and Up
Knotty Basket Mondays, May 6 AND 13 from 1 pm to 4 pm In this two-part class, students will create a beautiful basket for décor, yarn, a gift for the cat! Easily made with woven fabric strips filled with batting and craftex.
Class Fee: $42
Instructor: Claudia Moore
Level: Confident Beginner
Octagon Table Topper Saturday, May 25 from 1 pm to 4 pm Simple instructions and four fat quarters help you stitch and quilt this octagonal table topper in time for an impromptu celebration or gift!
Class Fee: $18
Instructor: Gwyneth Johnsen
Level: Confident Beginner
Batik Bow-Wow Saturday, June 1 from 1 pm to 4 pm Using 84 squares of 2 1/2” batiks makes this adorable accent pillow reminiscent of a 1960’s toy. Variations presented in class to make this into a “Pooch-Pouch” to carry.
Class Fee: $18
Instructor: Gwyneth Johnsen
Level: Confident Beginner
Plaid Houndstooth Sundays, June 16 AND 30 from 1 pm to 4 pm What a fun quilt to make in this Two-Part Class! Make a Plaid Houndstooth quilt for that special guy in your life. Easy strippiecing methods are taught. A baby quilt version is also available with the quilt pattern!
Class Fee: $42
Instructor: Barbara Rippel
Level: Confident Beginner
Techniques The Basics Sundays, April 21, 28, May 5, 19, June 2 and June 9 from 12 pm to 4 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
Machine Quilting
Level: Beginner and Up
Saturday, April 27 from 10 am to 4 pm
Learn how fun, easy and versatile machine quilting can be. Award-winning quilter, Elvira Illig, will teach students hands-on machine quilting techniques including stippling, meandering, background quilting, “in-the-ditch” AND McTavishing. Class Fee: $50 Instructor: Elvira Illig Level: Confident Beginner Un-Paper Piecing Saturday, May 4 from 12 pm to 4 pm Un-Paper Piecing? What the heck!! If you love the results from paper piecing but hate tearing out the paper—this class is for you! You will design your own unique star and learn to piece so the paper does not perforate and can be used over and over!
Class Fee: $25
Instructor: Caron Carlson
Level: Confident Beginner & up
Binding 101 Sunday, June 23 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: Barbara Rippel
Level: Beginner and Up
Hand Applique Primer Saturdays, June 22 AND 29 from 10 am to 12 pm Take this comprehensive, two-part course to learn everything there is to know about hand appliqué. Instructor Leanne Hurley will walk you through the step by step process to learn needle-turn appliqué. This class will include terrific tips and tricks on how to handle points, inside and outside curves, bias strips and more. Find out what tools work and don’t work and get guidance from a true expert in the technique. This class is the pre-requisite to the New Applique Sampler class which will start in the summer session.
Class Fee: $35 + kit
Instructor: Leanne Hurley
Level: Beginner and Up
Blocks of the Month and Quilt CluBs
Applique Affair Saturdays, April 6, May 4 and June 1 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, April 13, May 11 and June 8 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, April 13, May 11 and June 8 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: $20
Instructor: Barbara Rippel
Level: Confident Beginner
From the Heart by Lori Smith Saturdays, April 20, May 18 and June 15 from 9 am to 1 pm OR from 1 pm to 5 pm (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
And… Coming Soon Northern Illinois Shop Hop—runs June thru
August! A three month long hop with lots of shops, lots of prizes and discounts, too! Details will be up on our website soon!
Batavia Quilt and Textile Show—runs
July 19 thru July 21 at the Eastside Community Center. Hundreds of beautiful quilts, great vendors and free demonstrations by PSQ’s very own instructors. More details can be found on our website AND at www.bataviaquiltshow. com.
Fall Western Suburban Shop Hop—”Awesome
Autumn Road Trip” runs Thursday, October 3 thru Sunday, October 6. Great shops, great prizes, lots of fun AND a Fat Quarter Frenzy! More details on all of the events above can be found on our website! Check it out!
Garden of Ideas Shop Hop May 2—5, 2013 Shop Hop Hours Thursday: 10 am - 8 pm Fri & Sat: 10 am - 5 pm Sunday: Noon - 4 pm NOTE: All Shops will be open these hours during the Shop Hop
Visit 10 of your favorite quilt shops! Basketcases, Unlimited—Clare Material Girl—Crystal Lake Pieceful Gathering Quilt Shop—Fox River Grove Prairie Shop Quilts—Batavia Prairie Stitches Quilt Shoppe—Oswego Quilter’s Destination—Arlington Heights Quilt in Joy—Huntley The Quilt Merchant—Winfield Sew Generously—St. Charles Stitching on State—Hampshire
You could win one of 5 Great Prizes including: Grand Prize: Janome Jem Platinum 760 Basket Full of $50 Gift Certificates (one from each shop) Basket Full of 50 Fat Quarters (3 total)
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
