HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Morning All:

Just wanted to say Happy  New Year to all of you we didn't see last weekend for our end of year sale, and we'll repeat it for those we did see... :)

I want to say a quick thank you to all the ladies who attended my classes last year.  I very much enjoyed the time I got to spend with each of you, and was privileged to be the one to assist you on your quilting journey.  I sincerely hope I get to see ya'll again in the coming year for some more quilting fun.  I am already thinking of classes I want to teach starting in the spring.  We will be doing our Block of the Month starting in April of 2013 based on Eleanor Burns Tales of the First Ladies.  This makes a large queen/small king size bed quilt.  Sandra, Margaret and I will be choosing the fabric shortly and will have a quilt up ASAP for everyone to see.  The cost of the club will be $40 at the time you sign up.  The cost of the blocks per month will be determined when we choose the fabric.  We will give you more details as soon as we can.  If you know you want to join us for this Block of the Month, go ahead and either email us at thequiltingframe@gmail.com or call the store at (931) 682-3746 and sign up.  It would very much help us to know approximately how many of you ladies will be joining us for this fun project.  The meeting for this Block of the Month will be the last Saturday of the Month for one hour.  This will give us time to talk about the upcoming block, and discuss any problems anyone is having. 

I also had an idea for a series of classes based on one of my class attendees suggestion.  I am considering doing a "Bag of the Month" class.  We have had several ladies ask about making bags of all types, so I am thinking this may be something others will be interested in learning.  I have tried 3 new bag patterns and will try some more while I am doing taxes over the next four months and will let ya'll know when I have the dates and times set. 

Last, but not least, I wanted to remind everyone about my Dresden Plate class scheduled for Saturday, January 19th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  The cost of the class is $30 per person.  We will make one Dresden block in it's entirety.  I need three people signed up for this class to go ahead so please let us know as soon as you know you want to attend.  The maximum number we can accommodate is five people, so the sooner you sign up, the better.  Ms. Sandra ordered the AccuQuilt Go cutting die for the Dresden petals, so you can cut them out with that at the store.  Just give her a call and let her know when you want to stop by and use the cutter, or, if there is a particular color, etc., we can cut them for you at the store for a small fee.  Let us know how we may assist you, and we will be happy to do so. 

To all my quilting friends, I am so looking forward to the beautiful projects, the laughs and the fun upcoming in 2013 for all of us.  Have a great January!

Melissa