Weekly Newsletter OPEN 7 Days A Week Mon-Sat 10-5, Thurs 10-6, & Sun 12-4 11925 Southwest Fwy., Suite 11 Stafford, TX 77477 281.491.0016 / 800.395.7794 www.quiltersemporium.com
May 10, 2012

Upcoming Events Swirly Girls Clubhouse; THIS SATURDAY May 12; 10a Wool Applique Club; THIS SATURDAY May 12; 1p DEMO DAY! - THIS SATURDAY, May 12; 1-4p Quilter's Emporium closed for Mother's Day! Stitchin Girls Sit n Sew; May 14; 10a Mystery Club; May 19; 1-4p Basic Machine Applique; May 19, 1-3p Cowboy Boots; May 20; 12-4 SPRING MARKET REVIEW!!! May 26; 10am Jo Morton's Little Women; May 26; 1-4p Square in a Square, #2; May 26; 3-5p Kimono Quilt; May 27; 12-4 Beginning Machine Quilting; 5/27; 12-2 Backbasting Applique; 6/3; 1-3p; or 8/11; 1-3p Pineapple Quilt, June 8 or 10; 12-4 p Formulas 101 - June 16 - 1:30-4:30p UFO PAJAMA PARTY; JUNE 16; 6p-midnight Beginning Quilt Making; June 3, 10, 17, 24; 12-4p Beginning QuiltMaking Bootcamp! June 11-14; 1-5p Mondo Bag; June 26, 10-1p Judy Neimeyer "Summer Solstice" Class; (2 part class) July 7; 10-5, and 14; 1-5 (taught by Jan Mathews) QUILT ACROSS TEXAS: Month of September 2012 Mother's Day Janome Sale Now through Mother's Day!! All Janome models on sale! Buy your's soon! By the way, check us out on Pinterest!	A Peek at This Week Swirly Girls Clubhouse; THIS SATURDAY May 12; 10a Wool Applique Club; THIS SATURDAY May 12; 1p DEMO DAY! - THIS SATURDAY, May 12; 1-4p Quilter's Emporium closed for Mother's Day! Stitchin Girls Sit n Sew; May 14; 10a NEW Tin Lizzie ESP Models now in the store - Come see it!
MOTHER'S DAY SPECIALS! I wish you could see my back yard--It's gorgeous! Last year's drought did a real "number" on our grass and flower beds. While Pat was out of town this week, I hired our landscapers to totally redo our lawn and flower beds. It's just beautiful! I know I'm really going to enjoy it now! Pam, Carol and I leave on Tuesday for Kansas City! We are really looking forward to seeing what is new and fresh to bring back for you! Please plan on coming to the Market Showcase on the last Saturday of May at 10am. We will bring back tons of photos and as much product as we can! You never know what goodies we will find! Maybe a great door prize or two! I love the new Koala Cabinet Section. Remember, we do sell floor models - and Mother's Day is this Sunday!..wink..wink! We will pay for the White Glove Shipping when you buy a new Koala Cabinet from us until Mother's Day! Big savings! Our Spring Demo Day is scheduled for this Saturday, May 12 at 1pm. That's the day before Mother's Day! We will have the new Janome 12000 embroidery machine, and lots of demos on products in the store. Should be a lot of fun and we will have door prizes too! Speaking of Mother's Day, if you don't know what you want, just tell the kids that you want a gift certificate from Quilter's Emporium, then you can buy what you want! We'll have products that you might not have seen or tried that you will want to check out! It should be a lot of fun! UFO PAJAMA PARTY ANNOUCEMENT !!!! - The NEXT PJ Party is scheduled for Saturday, June 16, from 6pm - midnight! TIckets are $5 each and be sure to wear your pjs and bring your UFOs! Pam and Sylvi will be your hosts that evening so it's sure to be a summer hit! CALL the shop ASAP to make your reservation! You may sign up yourself and one other person only! The shop's phone number is 281.491.0016. You must actually speak to a shop clerk to make your reservation. Leaving a message doesn't suffice. The event may be full! Remember we have only 35 spaces available. CALL TODAY! GOOD LUCK! English Flower Garden kits are IN! SOO pretty!!! We'll see you soon at the shop!~ ~~Rose Ann Have you signed up for Spring Bouquet? 72"x72"	Notes from Pam Hi All! Lots to share with you today...I hope all of the Jo Ladies got my messages this past Saturday. I called everyone to let you know that Jo's new shirtings...Sunday Best...had finally arrived. They are all new designs and they are some of her best ever. We've cut fat quarters and the yardage is on the floor. You are going to love these! Don't forget that our next meeting is on May 26th at 1PM...after I get back from Kansas City Quilt Market. For the Mystery Quilters...I may not be able to send the Step 5 cutting instructions but this one time. I'll be gone next week so Sylvi will be your "Fearless Leader" when you meet on the 19th. The cutting instructions for Step 5 are: Light fabric -- Fabric #1 Cut two strips 2" wide. Subcut into thirty 2" squares Medium Light fabric -- Fabric #2 Cut three strips 3 1/2" wide Medium Dark fabric -- Fabric #3 Cut two strips 3 1/2" wide. Subcut into twenty 3 1/2" squares Dark fabric -- Fabric #4 Cut six strips 6 1/2" wide I'll have examples for Sylvi to show you...we are almost finished. I can't wait to pick our next project while I'm at Market. This coming Saturday, we are having a Demo Day at the shop in the afternoon. I'll be showing some new sewing machine models and don't forget we have Mother's Day Sale prices on them. And I have a new attachment to show you...for the low shank machines which is just about all of them without the Accufeed walking foot. It allows you to have a ditch quilting guide on your walking foot and it works really well. It is packaged as a separate piece if you already have a walking foot or as a set if you don't have a walking foot yet. Janome has outdone themselves this time! Come try it out! I just booked a flight to Washington to go see my mother in June...boy have air fares gone UP! See Ya'll Soon, Pam ************************************************************************ MOTHER's DAY Janome Sale Now through Mother's Day!! All Janome models are on sale! Remember you receive a great guide class with the purchase of every Janome machine. KOALA SALE QE will pay for your White Glove Shipping! A savings of almost $300 when you purchase a cabinet from us!
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Upcoming Events
Over $45,000 in prizes! A beautiful Texas themed fabric from RJR Fabrics will be available. Quilter's Emporium is located in Region 7 with Quilter's Quarters The Hen House Quiltworks The Quilt Room The Fabric Store Tea Time Quilting Fabrics Etcetera Cactus Quilts Pinwheels and Posies Quilter's Crossing	Cruise with Quilter's Emporium! Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas! February 17 - 24, 2013 Falmouth, Jamaica George Town, Grand Cayman Cozumel, Mexico Teachers include: Heidi Pridemore (The Whimsical Workshop) Tom Russell Bonnie Sullivan (All Through the Night) Shelli Ricci Sign up by calling Al Magee at 713.729.3040 Early booking discounts are now available ONLY THROUGH MAY!
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Club and Class Schedule
If you are interested in taking one of our classes, you can either sign up in person at the shop or over the phone, by calling 281.491.0016. 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. Swirly Girls' Clubhouse Club working on the Swirly Girls' quilts! Leader - Bonnie McCormick and Vikki Youngmeyer Saturday, May 12; 10am - 11:30a 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, May 26; 1pm-4 Mystery Club ***NEW*** Monthly program - open to all. See some quick and easy quilt projects! Tons of fun! Leader - Pam Thorlin Saturday, May 19; 1-4p 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, May 12; 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 Saturday, May 5; 10-12 Tuesday, June 5; 10-12; and Saturday, June 2; 10-12 STITCHIN' GIRLS SIT & SEW - FREE! This is not a class but a social group for Applique enthusiasts - any style - any method - every 2nd Monday each month! you need to already know your chosen applique method. A great follow up for those just "graduated" from our Applique Workshop. Drop in and join us!! 2nd Monday each month 10am onwards May 14th ************************************************************************************ APPLIQUE WORKSHOP - $20 for 1 session or 3 for $50 Always loved the look of, but never got the hang of "needle turn" applique? The "Best Press" method gives you the same result but is, in our opinion, easier to master. A beginner pattern is provided or bring your own. We break for summer after the June 5th session. Last chance to sign up for 3 sessions is April 3 or April 7, to finish your sessions by June 5. Saturday, May 5 Tuesday, June 5 and Saturday, June 2 Total Beginners start early 12:30 - 3pm All other sessions are always 1-3pm Teachers Anita Brady and Sylvi Sealy Skill 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 **NEW** MONDO BAG - $30 Make this wonderful large bag from your 2.5" scraps or cut up a Jellyroll. Confident Beginner Teacher: Linda Heiskell Tuesday; June 26, 10-1 **NEW** PINEAPPLE QUILT - $40 including instructions Learn to make pineapple blocks super quick! These blocks are traditionally made by cutting dozens of trapezium shaped patches and sewing them individually around a center. Now learn how to make the same blocks using squares and a trick that will amaze you. Make them two-tone or scrappy, choose a setting with or without sashing, set them square or on-point, play with various sized blocks. Tons of possibilities. Level: Experienced Beginner (see Skill Scale on Class list) Teacher: Sylvi Sealy Friday June 8, 12 - 4pm Sunday June 10, 12 - 4pm Supply list at store or request it sent by Email. **NEW** Square in a Square Technique, Part Two - $25 Jodi Barrows created a unique quilting technique for accurate and fast piecing. Her technique teaches you to sew flying geese, half square triangles, etc and much more without cutting any triangles! Her ruler is the key! This is Class 2 which will show additional Options. Prerequisite - must have attended the Square in a Square Introductory Class. Teacher: Rose Ann Cook Saturday: May 26, 3-5 **NEW** "SUMMER SOLSTICE" - JUDY NEIMEYER PAPER PIECING - $75 Jan Mathews teaches a 2 part Judy Neimeyer stunner! This is a paper pieced project and Jan Mathews expertly guides you through the steps! Once you complete this, you can work on almost any of Judy Neimeyers amazing quilt projects! Confident Beginner Teacher: Jan Mathews Saturday; July 7, 10-5 & Saturday; July 14, 1-5 KIMONO - $40 + PATTERN Learn to make this wonderful project by using precise paper piecing techniques! Use up those beautiful asian fabrics that you have stashed away! Teacher: Sylvi Sealy Sunday, May 27; 12-4 COWBOY BOOTS - $40 + PATTERN Sylvi teaches this project which is always very popular! Great paper pieced project! Teacher: Sylvi Sealy Sunday, May 20; 12-4 **NEW** BORDERS BONANZA - $60 NOTE NEW DATES 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, May 19, June 2, 16; 10-12, June 30; 1-3 *NEW** FORMULAS 101 - $30 NOTE NEW DATES 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 Saturday, June 16; 1:30 pm-4:30 pm *NEW* BEGINNING MACHINE APPLIQUE - $25 Learn the basics of machine applique! This will prepare you for the beautiful quilt, "Spring Bouquet", from Edyta Sitar! Beginner Teacher: Monica Warden Saturday, May 19, 1-3p BACKBASTING APPLIQUE WITH TAMMY MCCORKLE - $25 Tammy returns to share her fast and easy backbasting applique techniques with you. Tammy actually did the applique border in one of the quilts in my book so you can see her beautiful work in print! Level: Beginner Teacher: Tammy McCorkle Sunday, June 3; 1-3pm Saturday, August 11, 1-3pm 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, May 27; 12-2 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, June 3, 10, 17, & 24; 12-4pm BEGINNING QUILT MAKING BOOTCAMP! June 11-14; 1-5pm The same class as taught on Sunday afternoons, except taught all in one week! Perfect for teachers or those who only have one week of vacation! Until next time, Rose Ann (281) 491-0016 Class Policies Students must give 3 days notice to the shop if they pull out of a class. Students will receive store credit if they pull out within the 3 days from the class date. Students forfeit the class fee if they cancel less than 3 days from the date of the class and teachers are not required to offer a make up class. Class fees are not refundable unless the shop cancels the class. If students sign up by phone, payment information by credit card is to be provided to be registered in the class, or payment by cash, check or credit card, if registering in person. We cannot add your name to a class list unless we have payment information and you are not considered reserved for class until paid. Our classes are are provided as a service to our customers, and, as always, we greatly appreciate your support when you purchase supplies at Quilter's Emporium. Supply lists are available for our classes when payment is received. Many supply lists can be emailed. Most of the supplies needed for our classes are available in the store. Students may recieve a 15% discount on their class supplies when purchased at Quilter's Emporium. It is the STUDENT's responsibility to let the staff know at the time of checkout which supplies are for a class. Check your sales receipts before you leave the store to assure you got proper credit. We will not retroactively apply a store credit or refund for non applied class discounts..
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Our QuiltingFriends
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Store Location
	Quilter's Emporium 11925 Southwest Freeway, Suite 11 Stafford, TX 77477 281.491.0016 / 800.395.7794 www.quiltersemporium.com OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Mon-Sat 10-5, Thurs 10-6, & Sun 12-4 Take the West Airport exit (coming north or south on US 59). Quilter's Emporium is in the Brighton Lane Shopping center which is located next door to the new Houston Garden Center. We are on the inbound feeder road of the Southwest Freeway, between West Airport and Murphy Road. You can see our store with the white lace curtains from the freeway!
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