January - March 2008
Learn three methods of hand appliqué in this one
session class offered at 2 different times. Maria
will teach 2 methods of needle turn with the blind
stitch (freezer paper on top and freezer paper on
bottom), as well as fusible with a buttonhole stitch.
You will get practice with points, convex and
concave curves, and stems. This class is offered
at two separate times.
Dates : Saturday, Jan. 26 OR Sat. March 22
Times: 10am—12:30
Teacher: Maria Connolly
Cost: $15 plus supplies (a kit will be
available for purchase for $5.00)
Hand Applique, The Sequel-
This class is for those that have learned the
basics of hand appliqué, points, convex and
concave curves, and wish to take their appliqué to
the next level. One focus in this class will be how
to appliqué bias strips. In this class you will
appliqué an actual design that will include bias
strips. This class is offered at two separate times.
Dates : Saturday, Jan. 26 OR March 22
Time: 1:30—4 pm
Teacher: Maria Connolly
Cost: $15 plus supplies (a kit will be
available for purchase)
Tumbling Blocks -
Are you ready to go beyond the basics of sewing
strips? Learn dot to dot sewing or set in seams.
This is a very traditional pattern that is lots of fun
to piece. We will use Marti Michell’s rotary cutting
templates.
Date: Sat., February 2
Time: 1:30-4
Teacher: Brenda Asmus
Cost: $20 plus supplies
Beginning Quilting—
Learn the basics of quilting from rotary cutting to
putting together the whole top. Candace will
demonstrate the techniques for you to go home
and do on your own. This is a 6 session class.
Dates: Tuesdays, Feb. 5 & 19, March 4 & 18,
and April 1 & 15
Time: 7-9 pm
Teacher—Candace Tull
Cost— $60 plus supplies
Minnesota Hot dish—
This fun and easy pattern can be made in lots of
different looks. Make it scrappy or use a color
scheme. It is a great quilt for using fat quarters.
Date: Friday, Feb. 8
Time: 9am—3:30 pm
Teacher: Dea Heller
Cost: $35 pluls supplies
Binding—
Bindings are the most common problem people
have with their quilts. Learn how to finish your
quilt with a professional binding. Learn how to
miter corners, do bias bindings, and how to join
your binding.
Date: Saturday, February 16
Time: 10am—1pm
Teacher: Glenda Harris
Cost: $20 plus supplies
Bobbin Embellishments—
Add to your quilting techniques by putting fancy
threads in the bobbin. This is really fun and
opens up a whole new realm of possibilities. (You
will want to have an extra bobbin case for your
machine).
Date: Monday, February 18
Time: 6—8:30 pm
Teacher: Brenda Asmus
Cost: $20 plus supplies
Using Marti Michel’s templates and easy
piecing, you will make this fascinating quilt with
straight piecing that gives the illusion of a
curve.
Date: Saturday, January 5
Time: 1—5 pm
Teacher: Brenda Asmus
Cost: $35 plus supplies
Ruff Around the Edges-
Make this adorable quilt with simple pieced nine
patches and squares surrounded by adorable
appliquéd pooches. You will learn strip
piecing, on point settings, and fusible machine
appliqué. This is a two session class.
Dates: Fridays, Jan. 11 and Feb. 1
Time: 9am—3pm
Teacher: Dea Heller
Cost: $35 plus supplies
Beginning Quilting—
Learn the basics of quilting from choosing fabric
to putting it all together, using the
Checkerboard Square pattern. A 6 session
class, Dea will be teaching two sessions a day,
one morning and one afternoon. Bring a lunch.
Dates: Saturdays, Jan. 12, Feb. 9 & March
8
Time: 9 am—3:30 pm
Teacher: Dea Heller
Cost: $105.00 plus supplies
Beginning Quilting -
Learn the basics of quilting while making a 6
block sampler with sashing and border. You will
learn how to rotary cut, piece accurately,
sandwich your quilt, do simple machine quilting,
and finish it off with binding. When class is
over, you will have a finished quilt ready to use.
This is a 6 session class.
Dates: Wednesdays, January 16, 23, & 30,
and February 6, 13, & 20
Time: 9 am—1 pm
Teacher: Lois Smith
Cost: $60.00 plus supplies
“I Spy” -
Using Marti Michell’s templates, you will fussy
cut hexagons from fun motifs or highlight fabrics
and sew them into this fun and fast quilt. The
hexagons are all strip pieced with no set in
seams. This is a great class for advanced
beginners and beyond.
Date: Monday, Jan. 21
Time: 10-2
Teacher: Brenda Asmus
Cost: $25 plus supplies
Shawl Jacket -
Make this lovely yet simple jacket that is perfect
for our South Texas weather. It can be lined or
left unlined. A jacket that is sure to become a
favorite.
Date: Thursday, January 24
Time: 6—9 pm
Teacher: JoAnn McEwen
Cost: $25 plus supplies
Make this beautiful unlined jacket from Black
Cat Creations. This jacket features a stylish
button front closure and would look great in
decorator fabrics, denim, cottons, or chenille.
Date: Friday, February 22
Time: 10am-1pm
Teacher: JoAnn McEwen
Cost: $25 plus supplies
Bead Embroidery on Fabric -
This class will teach various techniques used in
hand beading on fabric. Several techniques will
be taught, that can then be used to create
beautiful beaded landscape quilts or to
embellish jackets, purses, and other items. This
is a technique class, not a project class.
Date: Saturday, February 23
Time: 10am—2:30 (bring a sack lunch)
Teacher: Eileen Josiah
Cost: 45 plus supplies
Play With Paint Stiks -
Have fun with one of the newest ideas in
quilting—paint stiks. You will learn different
techniques to get various looks when you use
these fun tools as you make a small wall
hanging.
Date: Monday, February 25
Time: 10am-3pm
Teacher: Lois Smith
Cost: $30 plus supplies
The Emily Skirt -
This is a yoked A-Line skirt with a small amount
of ease that is designed to fit just below the
waist. This skirt pattern comes with 3 variations,
in two different lengths with various
embellishment ideas. A fun skirt for sizes XXS
to XXL.
Date: Monday, February 25
Time: 5:30-9 pm
Teacher: JoAnn McEwen
Cost: $25 plus supplies
