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January 2013 Sun

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Tue 1 CLOSED FOR NEW YEARS DAY

Wed 2 PRE-INVENTORY SALE SIT-N-SEW (10-3) $5

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7 Choose Your Project (10-3) $20

8 Choose Your Project (10-3) $20

9 Choose Your Project (10-3) $20 My Next Quilt (6-9) $60

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14 2013 SAMPLER 10:15 1:30 3:30

15 Kaleidoscope (10-3) $65

21 Snowball Quilt (10-3) $55

22 Twister Quilt (10-3) $55

16 Wednesday Group

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3 STORE CLOSED FOR INVENTORY

4 Log Cabin Fever (10-3)

5 Long Weekend Bag (103)

10 Thimbleberries

11 Friday Group

12 Saturday Group

18 Stepping Out In Color (10-3)

19 2013 Sampler (10:15)

OPEN HOUSE

Choose Your Project (125) $20

17 Start Quilting (10-3) $75

Choose Your Project (103) $20

My Next Quilt (6-9) $60

23 Tennessee Waltz (103) $65

24 BOM Machine Applique (10-3) $20

Choose Your Project (114) $20

25 Friday Group

26 Pick a Pillow (10-3) $20

My Next Quilt (6-9)

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28 Snowball Quilt (10-3)

29 Kaleidoscope (10-3)

30 Wednesday Group

31 Start Quilting (10-3)

Choose Your Project (103) $20

My Next Quilt (6-9)

February 2013 Sun

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4 Snowball Quilt (10-4)

11 2013 SAMPLER

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5 Twister (10-3)

6 Tennessee Waltz (10-3)

Start Quilting (6-9) $65

My Next Quilt (6-9)

12 Kaleidoscope (10-3)

13 Wednesday Group

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18 3 POCKET TOTE (10 -3) $20

25 All About Me (10-3) $55

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Choose Your Project (103) $20

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1 Stepping Out in Color (10-3)

2 Saturday Group (NOTE: DATE CHANGE)

7 Start Quilting (10-3)

8 Friday Group

9 HEART OF WINTER TOUR

14 Thimbleberries Choose Your Project (125) $20

15 Potato Chip Bag (103) $20

16 2013 Sample (10:15) Choose Your Project (114) $20

My Next Quilt (6-9) 19 Twister (10-3)

20 Tennessee Waltz (10-3)

21 Start Quilting (10-3)

Start Quilting (6-9)

My Next Quilt (6-9)

26 Kaleidoscope (10-3)

27 Wednesday Group

28 Start Quilting (10-3)

Start Quilting (6-9)

Choose Your Project (103) $20

My Next Quilt (6-9)

22 Friday Group

23 Bed Runner (10-3) $20

Quilts Plus Open House Join us Saturday, January 5, 2013, for our Open House. We will be featuring our new class offerings for January, February and March. All class samples will be on display! Relax and enjoy refreshments while you shop. Set this day aside just for you, see our new class samples and sign up! .

March 2013 Sun

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4 All About Me (10-3)

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5 Choose Your Project (10-3) $20

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6 Tennessee Waltz (10-3)

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1 Victory Star (10-3) $65

2 Choose Your Project (10-3) $20

7 Hot Cross (10-3) $65

8 Friday Group

9 Saturday Group

14 Thimbleberries Choose Your Project (125) $20 My Next Quilt (6-9)

15 Victory Star (10-3

16 2013 Sampler (10:15)

My Next Quilt (6-9) Start Quilting (6-9) 10

13 Wednesday Group

11 2013 Sampler 10:15 1:30 3:30

12 Double Wedding Ring (10-3) $75 Start Quilting (6-9)

Choose Your Project (103) $20

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18 All About Me (10-3)

19 Spring Garden Party (10-3) $55

20 Partly Cloudy Poncho (10-3) $40

21 Hot Cross (10-3)

22 Friday Group

23 Featherweight Maintenance (9-1) $55

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25 Choose Your Project (10-3) $20

26 Double Wedding Ring (10-3)

27 Wednesday Group

28 Hot Cross (10-3)

29 Quick Tricks (10-3) $20

30 Curtains Made Easy (10-3) $20

Start Quilting (6-9)

Choose Your Project (114) $20

Choose Your Project (103) $20

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2013 SAMPLER Quilts Plus 2013 Sampler has two new color ways to choose from: featuring grey/black/white or Asian fabric. This 12 month program meets as follows: 2nd Monday of each month at 10:15, 1:30 or 3:30; or the 3rd Saturday of each month at 10:15. Sign up now, as class space is limited. We will be demonstrating options for construction at each session. If your scheduled times are not convenient, or you prefer not to come to a meeting at all, you may pick up your block any time after the 2nd Monday of each month – or we can set up a program to mail your blocks to you. ALL ABOUT ME You’ll have so much fun collecting novelty prints for this strippieced quilt. Each print can be one of your favorite things, or you can choose a theme for the quilt such as sports, animals, hunting and fishing, etc. The quilt is fat quarter friendly and can be made in any size from baby to full. Instructor: Karen (3 sessions, 10-3) DATES: Monday 2/25, 3/4, 3/18 Cost: $55 BED RUNNER Turn that beautiful piece of fabric into a lovely bed runner. Learn the technique of making scalloped edges. Instructor: Kathy (1 session, 10-3) DATES: Saturday, 2/23 Cost: $20

QUILTS PLUS BIRTHDAY CLUB!!!

BOM MACHINE APPLIQUÉ Learn the basic machine appliqué techniques to complete the new Amy Bradley Block of the Month. Instructor: Karen (1 session, 10-3) DATE: Thursday, 1/24 Cost: $20 CHOOSE YOUR PROJECT What is it? These sessions are for the quilter who wants expert help with a quilt or other related project. We provide expert instruction along the way to help you find the most effective way to complete the project you are currently working on. DATES: (10-3) 1/7, 1/8, 1/9, 1/16, 1/30, 2/13, 2/27, 3/2, 3/5, 3/13, 3/25, 3/27; (12-5) 1/10, 2/14, 3/14; (11-4) 1/19, 2/16, 3/16 Cost: $20 CURTAINS MADE EASY Learn several ways to make curtains, fast and easy. Learn how to line your curtains, how to use grommets and easy ways to hem. Instructor: Kathy (1 session, 10-3) DATE: Saturday, 3/30 Cost: $20 DOUBLE WEDDING RING Using Sharlene Jorgenson’s acrylic templates by Omnigrid, learn timesaving techniques to make this traditional quilt. You can make it scrappy, or planned…you can do seamless arcs, or traditional arcs. Instructor: Amber (5 sessions, 10-3) DATES: Tuesday, 3/12, 3/26, 4/9, 4/23, 5/7 Cost: $75

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FEATHERWEIGHT MAINTENANCE This class is offered for owners of the Featherweight sewing machine. Care and maintenance of the featherweight is co-taught Bill Behrman, and Steve. This "hands on" class teaches disassembling and cleaning each area of the machine. A class description and supply list are available at time of registration. Don't miss out on this class! Instructor: Steve and Bill (1 session 9-1) DATE: Saturday, 3/23 Cost: $55 HEART OF WINTER TOUR Saturday, February 9 from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Bus trip to four stores Attic Windows, Comstock Park Quilted Memories, Montague Around the Block, Portland Quilts Plus, Kalamazoo Lunch 15% savings at each store Free pattern for a seasonal project Demo’s at each store HOT CROSS 69-1/2” X 69-1/2” This quilt reminds you of those wonderful buns you find at Easter. It comes from the book, “Schnibbles times two”, by Carrie Nelson. It uses layer cakes or 10” squares to create a great, coordinated scrappy quilt. Instructor: Nancy (4 sessions, 10-3) DATES: Thursday, 3/7, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4 Cost: $65

PICK A PILLOW Come in for this one day class and learn how to make a pillow that’s sealed all the way around, one that has an envelope enclosure, and a pillow with a flange. Instructor: Kathy (1 session, 10-3) DATE: Saturday, 1/26 Cost: $20 POTATO CHIP BAG You can’t make just one! This bag is designed by Paula Hughes. It is 7” x 6” x 2” and goes together in a snap. It requires 3 fat quarters and some fusible interfacing. A walking foot is recommended. Instructor: Amber (1 session, 10-3) DATE: Friday, 2/15 Cost: $20 QUICK TRICKS The staff at Quilts Plus will be playing tag team for this class. Make an easy baby quilt using two squares of fabric; make a pillow case without exposed seams and learn how to make continuous bias binding. (1 session, 10-3) DATE: Friday, 3/29 Cost $20

SIT N SEW Escape from the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season by coming to Quilts Plus for a day of sewing. Relax for five hours without the husband or children/grandchildren demanding your time. KALEIDOSCOPE 58” X 58” This quilt from the book, “Noodle Soup”, by Debbie Caffrey uses (1 session, 10-3) DATES: Wednesday, January 2 Noodles (2” strips) to create a scrappy kaleidoscope quilt. Cost: $5 Instructor: Amber (4 sessions, 10-3) DATES: Tuesday, 1/15, 1/29, 2/12, 2/26 Cost: $65

SNOWBALL QUILT This quilt, from the book, “Snowball Quilt Simplified” by Patricia Knoechel for Quilt in a Day, shows you what a difference fabric MY NEXT QUILT choices make in the look of a quilt. The book contains directions for This class is perfect for you! You pick the quilt you would a variety of sizes. like to make and we’ll supply the expert instruction! Come Instructor: Kathy (3 sessions, 10-3) in for an enjoyable instructional time. Complete the quilt of DATES: Monday, 1/21, 1/28, 2/4 your choice! Cost: $55 Instructor: Marsha (5 sessions 6-9) SPRING GARDEN 54” X 65” DATES: Thursday, 1/17,1/31, 2/14, 2/28, 3/14 This lovely spring quilt is from the book, “Block Party”, by Thimbleor Wednesday, 1/9, 1/23, 2/6, 2/20, 3/6 berries. You will learn Cost: $60 or perfect your machine PARTLY CLOUDY PONCHO appliquéing technique on Have fun in rain or shine with this easy-to-make, fully lined these attractive posy hooded poncho with snap or button closure options. It snaps or blocks. buttons at the sides forming armhole openings. Create this fash- Instructor: Amber (3 ion statement using laminated fabrics, coordinating cottons or sessions, 10-3) home dec fabrics. The finished poncho measures 33” from top of DATES: Tuesday, shoulder to bottom hem and is 42” wide; with a 15” hood. One 3/19, 4/2, 4/16 size fits most. Cost: $55 Instructor: Amber (2 sessions, 10-3) DATES: Wednesday, 3/20, 4/3 Cost: $40

START QUILTING SAMPLER For the beginning quilter or the beginner wanting to learn to make more blocks – this is the ideal quilt for you. Learn to make a variety of blocks in this beautiful sampler quilt from Alex Anderson’s book, “Start Quilting”. Instructor: Nancy (5 sessions, 10-3) DATES: Thursday, 1/17, 1/31, 2/7, 2/21, 2/28 Cost: $75 Instructor: Marsha (6 sessions, 6-9) DATES: Tuesday, 2/5, 2/19, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/26 Cost: $75 TENNESSEE WALTZ The illusion of curved piecing is easily created in the book "Tennessee Waltz" by Sue Bouchard. This is a great way to showcase that wonderful feature fabric. By simply combining fourpatches, star points and snowball blocks you get lovely arcs. Choose from five quilt sizes from wall hanging to king. Instructor: Amber (4 sessions 10-3) DATES: Wednesday, 1/23, 2/6, 2/20, 3/6 Cost: $65 THIMBLEBERRIES CLUB We will be working out of the book, Block Party. So many choices this year! Choice #1 – 92” x 106”. This quilt will cost $216 per year and can be paid in one of three ways: Monthly – 18.00; Quarterly $216 – 10% discount = $194.40 / 4 = $46.60; and Yearly $216 – 15% discount = $183.60 Choice #2 – 4 smaller quilts. These can be purchased individually, or in a group for the year. #1 – 54” x 65” = 86.75 #2 – 60” x 76” = 105.75 #3 – 70” x 86” = 115.75 #4 – 60” x 60” = 91.75 Totaling $400.00 – If you pay for the group yearly, the cost is $400 – 15% discount = $340.00; quarterly, $400 – 10% = 360 / 4 = $90. You will also have the cost of the book, which is $29.95. You may participate in one or both options.

THREE POCKET TOTE This fun, easy pattern designed by Karen Montgomery is quick to make and very attractive. Two coordinating fat quarters, 3/8 yard additional for binding and strap, a 20” square of batting and Velcro tabs are all supplies you need. Also bring rotary supplies and a walking foot. Instructor: Karen (1 session, 10-3) DATES: Monday 2/18 Cost: $20 TWISTER QUILT This is a crazy quilt! No more templates, tracing, slipping or frustration…only fun! This tool for making pinwheels easy includes instructions and pattern for a layer cake quilt (10” squares). Instructor: Kathy (3 sessions, 10-3) DATES: Tuesday, 1/22, 2/5, 2/19 Cost: $55 VICTORY STAR 75” X 75” Make this stunning quilt designed by Bonnie Blue Quilts. The store sample uses reproduction fabrics with a civil war appeal. Choose your own fabrics from many color options. Large center blocks are set on point with sashings added. The side borders include small star blocks that frame the quilt center. This quilt is well worth the effort. Instructor: Joyce (4 sessions, 10-3) DATES: Friday, 3/1, 3/15, 4/12, 4/26 Cost: $65

Additional changes this year!! You will be able to pick your feature fabric for each quilt and we will build your quilt around that fabric… no more mass duplicated quilts! You may attend (or not – your choice) a social function the second Thursday morning of each month. We enjoy show and tell, seeing what’s new, games, refreshments and prizes. You may pick up your block along with your bonus Fat Quarter each month. You can have us send your Thimbleberries by mail order. Each month or quarter we will be happy to mail your Thimbleberries to you, along with your bonus Fat Quarter for each month. (additional charges apply for mail order) There is a quilt for every budget and every need. Sign up soon! Instructor: Amber (10-11 every second Thursday) DATES: Thursday, January 10, February 14, March 14

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