Skill level Scale
Beginner - Student has no piecing or quilting experience
Experienced Beginner - Student has attended Beginning Quiltmaking Class or equivalent
Intermediate- Student has completed a few quilt tops and is ready to "grow" their skills. A confident piecer.
Machine Embroidery Club
Leader - Linda Chancellor
Hand Embroidery Club
The Hand Embroidery Club is working on monthly embroidered tea towels.
Leader - Carol Kettlewell
Swirly Girls' Clubhouse
Club working on the Swirly Girls' quilts!
Leader - Bonnie McCormick and Vikki Youngmeyer
Saturday, February 11; 10:00-11:30a
Saturday, March 10; 10:00-11:30a
Mystery Club ***NEW***
Monthly program - open to all. See some quick and easy quilt projects!
Tons of fun!
Leader - Pam Thorlin
Saturday, February 18; 12:00 - 3pm
Saturday, March 17
Jo Morton's "Little Women"
Monthly program - open to all. This is a great group of quilters who love to work on
miniature quilts out of Jo Morton's fabrics from Andover Fabrics!
Tons of fun!
Leader - Pam Thorlin
Saturday, February 18; 10:00a
Saturday, March 17; 10a
Wool Applique Club
Monthly program - open to all. Attendees enjoy easy applique techniques
and working with wools! Be sure to bring your show and tells!
Leader - Bonnie McCormick
Saturday, February, 11; 1-4pm
Saturday, March 10; 1-4pm
Kaffe Fasset and Friends Club
Join us for inspiration, show and tell, challenges, projects , and to share the love and joy of color
and a modern take on patchwork and applique.
In Kaffe's words: "Don't be afraid of color" "Anything worth doing is worth overdoing"
Membership enrollment is open. Call or visit the store for details.
Leader - Sylvi Sealy
Tuesday, February 7; 10-12; and Saturday, February 4; 10-12
Tuesday, March 6; 10-12; and Saturday, March 3; 10-12
Tuesday, April 3; 10-12; and Saturday, April 7; 10-12
Tuesday, May 1; 10-12; and Saturday, May 5; 10-12
Tuesday, June 5; 10-12; and Saturday, June 2; 10-12
STITCHIN' GIRLS SIT & SEW - FREE!
This is a new social group for Appliquers (any style/any method) every 2nd Monday of each month, starting January 2012. Come visit and sew from
10am - 1pm or thereabouts. This is not a class and is free of charge. You have to already know how to perform your chosen style
(i.e. any method) of applique to attend this group. A great follow up group for those who have just learnt the Best Press method in our monthly Applique Workshops.
Hope to see y'all !
Mondays 10am - 1pm
February 13th
March 12th
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APPLIQUE WORKSHOP - $20
Always loved the look of, but never got the hang of "needle turn" applique?
The "freezer paper method" may be your answer. The result is amazing.
We encourage total beginners and all levels of applique enthusiasts alike to try it.
It is so easy and fun, it's addictive.
A beginner pattern will be provided free of charge or bring your own.
Please sign up well in advance.
Tuesday, February 7; 10-12; and Saturday, February 4; 10-12
Tuesday, March 6; 10-12; and Saturday, March 3; 10-12
Tuesday, April 3; 10-12; and Saturday, April 7; 10-12
Tuesday, May 1; 10-12; and Saturday, May 5; 10-12
Tuesday, June 5; 10-12; and Saturday, June 2; 10-12
Teachers: Anita Brady & Sylvi Sealy
Level: Total Beginner to Advanced
Supply list available at store or by Email
**NEW**
TIN LIZZIE OWNER TRAINING - Free to NEW TIN LIZZIE OWNERS
This class is the class to take if you purchased a new Tin Lizzie from Quilter's Emporium since October, of 2011.
This class will help you learn to load quilts, adjust tension, understand threads, needles, using pantographs, and more.
This is the introductory class to longarm quilting on the Tin Lizzie Longarm System.
Teacher - Sylvi Sealy
Monday-Tuesday: February 20-21 10a-4p with lunch break (bring your own) FULL
Monday-Tuesday: February 27-28 10a-4p with lunch break (bring your own) FULL
BINDING, MITERED CORNERS & MORE $25
A 2 1/2 hour class that teaches you to cut, prepare and attach binding to your quilts. Mitered corners (= Y-seams)
are taught plus other tips on how to make sure your quilt top ends up flat and square.
Bring small quilt sandwiches and left over fabric to practice on and use as a sample for future reference*
*See supply list available at store or request it sent by email.
Level: Experienced Beginner
Teacher: Sylvi Sealy
Friday, March 29, 10-1pm
**NEW**
BORDERS BONANZA - $60
Winnie Fleming teaches you how to add interesting borders to your quilts! This class
starts with a 12" center square, set on point, then surrounded by many pieced borders.
You will learn how to make the pieced borders. This class is a lecture/demo class and
you will not sew in class. This is a 4 session class.
Level: Experienced Beginner
Teacher: Winnie Fleming
Fridays, March 30, April 6, 20, May 4; 10am-12 noon
**NEW**
FORMULAS 101 - $30
This class you will get the fill-in-the-blank formulas for every quilter's needs. From
setting triangles to figuring yardage and much much more.
Level: Beginner
Teacher: Winnie Fleming
Friday, May 4; 1pm-4pm
* NEW*
CANDY QUILT $40 + pattern
Easy, exciting and very forgiving; no matching of seams! Two patterns to choose from,
"Candy is Dandy" with 8 1/2" blocks (like sample) and "Candy Queen" with
13 12/" blocks for a larger quilt. Ask for a color chart if you want
yours to look similar to the sample in the photo.
No two quilts will ever look exactly the same with this method.
Level: Beginner
Teacher: Sylvi Sealy
Thursday March 1, 10am - 2pm
Sunday March 4,12 noon - 4pm
BATIKS IN MOTION $50
No pattern required but a set of acrylic templates ($25) is recommended.
Curved piecing is easy! You cut the pieces, then flip flop and puzzle them until you have as many hearts, petals, circles etc. as you like.
Because the curves go in all directions and there is no matching of seams to worry about, the assembly of the quilt is very easy and forgiving.
This is a 6 hour class, so bring lunch!
Supply list at store or request it sent by email.
Skill level: Experienced Beginner and above
Teachers: Anita Brady & Sylvi Sealy
Friday, February 17, 10am - 4pm
**NEW**
ZIG ZAG QUILT - $40
A Kaffe Fassett design which works well in other fabrics.
A copy of either "Country Garden Quilts" or "Quilts from Sweden" book
is required for class attendance. Supply list at store or request it to be sent via email.
Level: Intermediate
Friday February 10, 10am - 2pm
Teacher: Sylvi Sealy
Supply list available at store or by email.
SPARKLING GEMSTONES - $40 + book
Pattern book: "Jelly Roll Quilts" by Pam & Nicky Lintott
A simple but stunning quilt made from 2 1/2" strips; one jelly roll (40 strips) or cut your own.
Sample hasKaffe Fassett/Phillip Jacobs fabrics, but it will
look great in other fabrics. A great quilt if you have recently learned
to rotary cut and sew 1/4" seams or as a quick project for the experienced.
QE has a limited number of 2 1/2" Kaffe Fassett Classics strip packs especially for students of this class, so hurry in!
Supply list at store or request it sent by email.
Skill Level: Beginner/Experienced Beginner and above
Teacher - Sylvi Sealy
Sunday, February 19, 12 - 4 pm
**NEW**
TWO FOR TEA / TESSELATIONS QUILT $40 + pattern
This quilt is fun, easy and very scrappy. Grab a bunch of strips from your stash or start fresh with 1/4 yards.
This quilt will look great in all kinds of fabric styles; batiks, small patterned romantic, civil war, Jo Morton, tone-on-tones etc. however, not large florals.
This quilt can easily be made big or small. Some cutting to be done ahead of class day.
Supply list at store or request it sent by email.
Skill level: Experienced Beginner and above
Teachers: Anita Brady & Sylvi Sealy
Friday, March 16, 10 am - 2pm
**NEW**
DIAMONDS QUILT - $40
Make this wonderful quilt in any size you desire. So start collecting both large and small print fabrics.
Can be made in alternative fabric collection with equally stunning result.
Book "Simple Shapes Spectacular Quilts" by Kaffe Fassett OR issue 112 of QUILTS magazine required for class.
Skill level: Experienced Beginner
Friday January 20, 10am - 2pm
Sunday, February 12, 12 noon - 4pm
Teacher: Sylvi Sealy
Supply list at store or request by email
BEGINNING MACHINE QUILTING - $25
Learn to use your domestice home sewing machine to do machine quilting on your quilt tops.
Learn how to prepare your quilt top and backing for quilting. You'll need a walking foot (even feed) and
free motion foot for your machine. We will use those in the class.
Hands on class which will prepare you for Sylvi's Dancing Threads Class! Don't be afraid! You CAN do it!
Skill level: Experienced Beginner
Teacher - Rose Ann Cook
Sunday February 26; 12-2pm
BEGINNING QUILT MAKING - $60
Offered on Sunday afternoons, this is a fun class and you really learn a lot! You will walk away from that class knowing how to
select fabric, fabric preparation, safe rotary cutting, speed piecing, quilt top assembly and more.
Skill level: Beginner
Teacher - Rose Ann Cook
Sundays, March 4, 11, 18, 25; 12-4pm
