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February 9, 2012

Upcoming Events QEs BIRTHDAY in February - Celebrate all month! Shop the shop while we are on the cruise! Zig Zag Quilt; Fri., Feb. 10; 10-2 Tin Lizzie Owners Training; Mon-Tues, Feb 20-21 10a-4p Ticket drawing, Sat., Feb 25 at 3pm Candy Quilt; March 1, 10a-2p or March 4; 12p-4p GREATER HOUSTON SHOP HOP; MARCH 21-24, Wed, Thurs, Sat., 9-6, Friday - 9a-8p QUILT ACROSS TEXAS; Month of September 2012!	A Peek at This Week QE's Birthday all month Shop the shop while we are on the cruise! Zig Zag Quilt; Fri., Feb. 10; 10-2 Tin Lizzie Owners Training; Mon-Tues, Feb 20-21 10a-4p Ticket drawing, Sat., Feb 25 at 3pm
Going on a ..Sea Cruise!! Carol, Pam and I will leave on Sunday for our weeklong cruise on Carnival's Magic! I am so looking forward to getting back on the boat! Our ports of call are Key West, Nassau and Freeport in the Bahamas! Can you say "shopping"???? I can! Some of you are familiar with gifted teacher Winnie Fleming. She used to teach at Friendswood - Quakertown Quilts. She will be teaching at Quilter's Emporium in a bit! She has a couple of terrific classes that she taught on last years cruise. One was a hugely popular borders class and the other class is called Formulas 101. They definitely are classes that you will want to take. You don't sew in either class, they are lecture-demo sessions. But you will learn SO MUCH! Take this opportunity to sign up. You will not want to miss either one. Be sure to check the class schedule carefully. We've added some classes that were briefly off the schedule. Now while we are gone on the cruise, the staff usually put something on sale each day. I'm sure that they willdo the same this time, so be sure to stop by to see what they have done...and save those tickets! We have lots of new fabrics in the store! I am going to have to start building some new fabric cabinets when we get back. We will carry all 150 of Jinny Beyer Palette and we've received our first shipment of some 40 bolts. French General's Rouenneries Deux is in from Moda. So beautiful! We also have the first shipment of a beautiful line of Maywood Studios' Flannels. They are stupendous! So soft to work with. And I finished last week, a wool project made from a multitude of colors from Wooly Lady. All I can say is "OMG!" They are so nicely felted and soft to work with. I'm over the moon about those. The colors are fantastic. We got Babara Brackman's WIlliam Morris and Company and it's so lovely! And finally, we have some special cuts of some upcoming fabric lines from Moda. From Primitive Gatherings - Seasonal Gatherings; from Laundry Basket Quilts - we have Love Letters; from Blackbird Designs - we have Meadow (that is in one of my new quilts for my book); and from Collections for a Cause - we have Friendship. We have Jelly Rolls, Charm Packs, and Layer Cakes. We don't usually carry a lot of special cuts, so this is a good opportunity for you to get some fresh, new fabric before the bolts are even shipped from the company! Don't forget that you will receive a free gift when you check out your purchases! You will also receive a ticket for every $20 that you spend in the store. Save those tickets. You can only get them until Saturday, February 25 at 3pm. I will draw from those tickets and the prizes include a stuffed Moda tote bag, quilt kits, a small sewing machine and more! It should be lots of fun but you must be here to win! We look forward to seeing you soon! Rose Ann FLOOR MODEL SALE NOW!! TIN LIZZIE 18 DLS FLOOR MODEL CRUISE MACHINES! Now available for sale, but you can't take receipt of them until after the cruise! SAVE! 3160s, 4120, 760s, 720s!	Notes from Pam I'm glad we got those boxes for the cruise all packed last week because I've been stuck at home for several days now with a cold. It hasn't been any fun or anyone except Annie...she lives in my lap! I'm just glad it hit me before the cruise...I WILL be ready to set sail on Sunday. I have substitute leaders for both the Jo Morton ladies and the Mystery Quilt Club and they will be all ready to take care of things. For the Jo ladies I brought back some fabric from Washington labeled "Inspired by a quilt from the International Quilt Study Center & Museum at the University of Nebraska designed by Kathy Hall with Jo Morton for Andover Fabrics, Inc." So, I think it is fair game and I'm sharing! I hope you like it! I sent out the cutting instructions for Step 2 of the Mystery Quilt last week but in case you missed them, here they are again... Light Fabric #1 Cut 2 WOF strips 4 1/4" wide. You may need a third strip is your fabric is narrower than 42 1/2" wide. Cut these strip into 20 4 1/4" squares. Cut these squares twice, diagonally, to make 4 triangles from each. Yield: 80 triangles Medium Dark Fabric #3 Cut 4 WOF strips 4 1/4" wide. You may need a fifth strip is you fabric is narrower that 42 1/2" wide. Cut these strips into 40 4 1/4" squares. Cut these squares twice, diagonally, to make 4 triangles from each. Yield: 160 triangles. Dark Fabric #4 Repeat the cutting instructions from Light Fabric #1. You will need to bring the units you make in Step 1...prepare for lots of sewing! I'll be thinking of you from the high seas and beautiful beaches...if you have never been on one of these cruises start making your plans for next year!! Pam
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Upcoming Events
Greater Houston Shop Hop!
GREATER HOUSTON SHOP HOP March 21 - 24 Shop Hope Hours: Wed, Thurs, Sat: 9a-6p Friday: 9a-8p "The Colors of Hope" Custom batik fabric has been created exclusively for our Shop Hop! Participating Shops: Cactus Quilts - Texas City Calico Cats - Lake Jackson Fabrics Etcetera - Webster Painted Pony 'n Quilts - Laporte Pinwheels and Posies - Dickinson Quilt 'n Sew Studio - Katy Quilter's Emporium - Stafford Quilter's Cottage - Richmond Quilter's Quarters - Conroe Sew Contempo - Houston The Hen House - Spring The Quilt Room - Huffman Lots of prizes, a shop hop quilt...come an enjoy!	****************************** Quilter's Emporium's Birthday in February Quilter's Emporium will celebrate our 8th birthday during the entire month of February! Be sure to save your tickets this month! We will give you a ticket for each $20 you spend in the store. On February 25 at 3pm, we will start drawing tickets and the winners can receive one of many prizes! Prizes include a small sewing machine, stuffed Moda gift bag, quilt kits and more! Plus you receive a free gift with every purchase until the 25th! Yea!
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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. Machine Embroidery Club Tuesday February the 14th is the next meeting of the our Embroidery Club. It is also the last time (for now) that we will meet on a Tuesday. Starting in March we are going back to the 2nd Saturday. (By popular demand) We are also starting a beginner group that will meet a couple of hours in the morning before our regular meeting. That will also start in March. The design this month is very pretty and I think that you will all enjoy it. It is a dimensional applique Be sure to call the shop if you are interested in joining us for Machine Embroidery Fun! Leader - Linda Chancellor Tuesday, February 14 1pm - 4pm 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 ************************************************************************************ 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, 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 **NEW** HAND QUILTING WITH MONA FOLLIS - $30 We are so glad to welcome back Mona Follis to the shop. She loves sharing her skills in beautiful hand quilting. If you've always wanted to learn, she is the teacher for you. She's patient and explains and demonstrates the process so well! Her students rave about her! Level: Beginner Teacher: Mona Follis Saturday, April 28, 1pm-3pm **NEW** 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 Saturday, March 31; 1-3pm Friday, April 6; 1-3pm 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 Tuesday, February 28, 10am - 2pm 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 Until next time, Rose Ann (281) 491-0016
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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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