Upcoming Classes - Come and Join Us!

Good Morning Everyone!

Hope you have all had a fun July, and that you have been able to stay cool while having fun.  It is hard to believe school will be in session in another couple of weeks.  When I was a kid (yes...it was during the stone ages), we didn't go back to school til the last week of August....seems kids today are getting the short end.

Now for the fun.....these are the classes I have scheduled for the upcoming couple of months:

DRESDEN / GRANDMOTHER'S FAN:   The first class is the Dresden/Grandmother's Fan class.  The cost of the class is $25 per person and will be on Saturday, August 3rd beginning at 9:00 a.m..  We will be making Dresden blocks, and I will show you the Grandmother's Fan variation.  You can pre-cut your fan blades using the AccuQuilt Go at the shop ($0.50 per single cut).  The AccuQuilt has both the rounded edged blades and the pointed blades.  If you have been in the shop lately, you will have seen my black and white Dresden quilt, in which I used both types of blades.  I am also going to bring my Dresden ruler, so you can see how to use it to make the blades of varying sizes.  We have one lady signed up for this class, so please let us know if you are interested in attending.  I am going to have the class regardless, as this is the second time this lady has signed up.  I will post a supply list later today, both on the blog and at the shop.  This is one of the oldest quilt blocks, and really not complicated to produce.  Adding this to your repertoire will allow you to make one of the most coveted quilts among collectors.  As well, we will be using machine applique to attach the Dresden plates to the background blocks, so if you would like to brush up on this, this class is a great opportunity to accomplish two goals at the same time and for one class fee.

BEGINNING QUILTER'S CLASS:  We are having our once a year Beginning Quilter's Class beginning on August 24th @ 9:00 a.m.  The cost of this class is $95 per person for the entire 9 weeks of classes.  We will start at the very beginning, so if you have no prior sewing knowledge, you can absolutely take this class.  We will walk you through each step and by the end, my goal is for ya'll to have a nice lap-sized quilt top.  I have chosen to break up the 9 weeks of classes, so it won't be every Saturday for nine weeks straight, as I am assuming people will have other things they want to do.  The class dates are August 24th, September 7th and 14th, October 5th, 12th and 19th and November 2nd, 9th and 16th.  If you want to take the class, and one of these Saturdays doesn't work, I will be happy to meet you at the shop either on a Saturday that isn't a class day or after work during the week to help you with the missed class block.  The blocks we will be making include the rail fence block, four patch block, framed four patch block, nine patch block, snowball block, flying geese block and friendship star block.  The last two classes, we will discuss assembling the quilt top and adding the borders.  We will go over each block in class, and then I am going to ask you to go home and make two additional blocks for practice. That way if you have trouble while doing them on your own, you can bring them back to class, we can look at them and see what we need to do to help you.  I will post a list of supplies by the first of next week.  We will give you a 10% discount on anything your purchase for your classes at the shop.

We only have room for five students at a time in the classroom.  If we have more than that sign up, I am going to do two classes, one from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and the other from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  If you have a preference for morning or afternoon, please let us know when you sign up.  We need you to pre-register for this class as soon as you know you are interested.  We have three people already signed up, and another three maybes.  I want to be sure that everyone who wants to take this class has the opportunity so the sooner we know who is interested, the quicker we can arrange the schedule accordingly.

DON'T FORGET to keep you eyes and ears open for the new Moda fabric lines we have coming to the shop.  Midwinter Reds by Minck & Simpson and Holly Taylor's Wish You Were Here will be here in September / October in precuts and coordinating bolts.  We have additionally chosen one other line to bring in this fall, and I can't wait....I love all the new fabric lines, but this last one is my favorite....we will have layer cakes, charm squares and jelly rolls as well as a few bolts of coordinating fabric....I can't wait to get my mits on it.... :):)

That's all for now....everyone have a fabulous rest of the week, and I hope to see you soon!

Melissa (one of Sandra's Elves)