NOTES:
»The dimensions of the Shop Model (in the
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curly brackets following the name of the class.
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COLOR CONFIDENCE ** Dana Brabson and Becky Welch
Lesson 1.
Spontaneity, 21" × 24"
Lesson 2:
Color Enrichment, 24" × 29"
Lesson 3:
Value Recognition, 29" × 29"
Lesson 4:
Contrast, 21" × 28." See also
Presidents' Day in our 2011 Employees' Quilt Show, on our Gallery
Page.
Lesson 5:
Inspiration, 34" × 34." See
also
Wild Iris in our 2011 Employees' Quilt Show, on our
Gallery Page.
Lesson 6:
Visualization, 18" × 21"
Lesson 7:
The Artist's Eye, 40"
× 48"
This is a two "semester" course in which both "semesters" are taught at
the same time, and the students have the opportunity to share
experiences. New students begin with Lesson 1, while returning students
will pick up where they left off and finish with Lesson 7. The course
is designed to help you gain
confidence in choosing fabrics for your quilts! Our small
projects teach value, contrast, and ways to incorporate "sparkle."
12 hrs: $72
Saturdays, January 28, February 25, March 24,
and April 28
1:00-4:00
DRESDEN PLATES TABLE RUNNER** {56" × 15"}
Molly Shannon
Quick and simple techniques for making "Dresden Plates" result in a
lovely holiday table runner. You can leave class with a top ready for
quilting.
3 hrs: $18
Friday, March 2, 1:00-4:00
FABULOUS FUSIBLE APPLIQUÉ ** {20" × 26"}
Betty Standiferd
Create a beautiful art quilt using fusible appliqué. The first
class will be spent fusing your flower pieces. In the second class,
Betty will show you thread painting tricks to make your piece
unique.
6 hrs: $36
Saturdays, January 28 and February
4 1:00-4:00
Wednesdays, March 14 and 21
9:30-12:30
FEATHER ADVENTURES ** {18" × 18"}
Elizabeth Dawson
If you’ve been longing to do feather quilting, this class is for you.
Our Basic Free Form Quilting class is a prerequisite for this class. 3
hrs: $18.
Saturday, April 21, 1:00-4:00
FRESH PICKED POSIES ** {76" × 76"}
Kathi Dineen
In Piece O'Cake's appliqué pattern, the blocks take on a
folk art feel - funky flowers and vases with bright, fun, whimsical
prints. Most of the blocks finish at 15" ×
15." We plan to make a different block each month.
8 hrs: $48
Saturdays, January 21, February 18, March 17, and
April 21 10:00-12:00
GET HOOKED * {40" × 24"} Cindy Kurey
Compress your stash and use those leftover
fabrics to create fun and easy rugs. No
sewing machine needed. Pattern includes crochet hook to make this
sturdy rug - reminiscent of older times. We show here Cindy's rug
in front of the classroom door at the shop; you won't believe
how thick and "comfy" it is (and how much of your stash it compresses)
until you "visit" it at the Shop. Of course, you can make your rug any
size you wish.
2 hrs: $12
Friday, March 16, 1:00-3:00
MOON IN THE WINDOW ** {63" × 63"}
Jean Post
Use your collection of Asian fabrics to make this stunning quilt. Let
Jean show you simple curved piecing. Templates make cutting the
circular pieces a breeze. The sewing is easy and the result will
be a sophisticated quilt.
4 hrs: $24
Saturdays, March 10 and 17, 10:00-12:00
PICTURE QUILT ** {39" × 31"} Becky Welch
Preserve your favorite photos in a memory quilt. Avoid costly
mistakes! Becky will take you through the different processes of
transferring your photos onto fabric. Makes a great gift!
4 hrs: $30 (includes handouts).
Mondays: March 19 and 26, 6:00-8:00
POCKETS TO GO ** {6" × 6" × 5"} Lois Warwick
This is a handy organizer for your sewing, office, or as a purse
insert. It’s quick and easy to make in different sizes and shapes. Lois
will show you the square version.
4 hrs: $24.
Thursday,
February
2, 12:30-4:30
{Note new
date.}
QUILT-AS-YOU-GO ** Fay Manganelli
Learn several techniques for making any quilt in sections in order to
make your quilting easier. Fay will also show you how to assemble these
smaller units into a full-size quilt. When you finish your quilting and
assembly, all you need to do is bind the quilt.
3 hrs: $18
Wednesday,
January 11 1:00-4:00
Tuesday, April 17
5:30-8:30
QUILTED LEGAL PAD FOLDER ** {6" × 9"} Lois Warwick
This one-of-a-kind legal pad holder will be a great gift or personal
folder to keep class notes, organize wedding or holiday plans, phone
messages or grocery lists. Fabric selection and creative stitching
makes each one unique. We picture here a folder for a 5" × 8" pad
of paper.
3½ hrs: $21.
Saturday, February 4, 9:00-12:30
T-SHIRT QUILT * {40" × 26"} Dana Brabson
Make all of those special event T-shirts into a one-of-a-kind
quilt. T-shirt quilts make great graduation and birthday gifts.
2½ hrs: $15
Saturday, April 7, 9:30-12:00
WINTER TREES ** {23" × 30"} Fay
Manganelli
Follow clear and concise instructions to create your own tree landscape
quilt. Fay will help you draft your pattern, and then assist with
sewing and assembling. Create a one of a kind art piece – you can then
use this technique to create many more individual masterpieces! We
started with Winter Trees, and then added Spring Trees,
Summer
Trees, and Fall Trees. Note how we
have allowed both the design and the
selection of fabrics to evolve; we are having entirely too much fun.
4 hrs: $24
Sunday, February 5
12:30-4:30
Sunday, April
22
12:30-4:30
