The Quilting Season
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Events
Pillowcase project: We collect pillowcases for Mott
Children's Hospital & have a free pillowcase pattern you can
download from this web site. (Mott asks that each
pillowcase be washed without fabric softener, ironed to
sanitize the case, & then place each case in a zip-lock bag.)
We're also registered with the 1 Million Pillowcase
project, which has several pillowcase pattern variations
available as free downloads. See http://www.allpeoplequilt.
com/millionpillowcases/faqs/.
Christmas Quilt Trunk Show: Saturday July 17th,
3pm - 4:30pm. Judy Thornton shows many of her
Christmas quilts, which have been displayed at the Gerald
L. Ford Presidential Library sites in Grand Rapids & Ann
Arbor. Free, but please phone to make a reservation.
Museum on Main Street (MOMS) quilt display: special
showing for The Quilting Season customers on Friday
August 6th, 1pm - 2pm. Please phone our shop to make
a reservation. Free, but museum contributions always
appreciated. Shown at left and below: details of one of the
crazy quilts from the MOMS collection.
Classes
Snap Happier Tote: Saturday July 24th, 1pm - 4pm
MaryLiz teaches the fun, practical pattern called Snap
Happier Tote. Just like eating potato chips: once you
make one, you’ll want to make more & more! $24.
Repeat of Snap Happier Tote: Tuesday July 27th,
5:30pm - 8:30pm.
MaryLiz teaches the fun, practical pattern called Snap
Happier Tote. Just like eating potato chips: once you
make one, you’ll want to make more & more! $24.
Fabric Flowers: Sunday August 8th, July 27th,
2pm - 4pm. $15.
Called “tsumami kanzashi” in Japanese, no sewing machine
is needed to make these fabric flowers. They can be used
to decorate your hat, wear as a pin, or even to dress up a
little gift for your best quilting friend. Mary Liz teaches.
Repeat of Fabric Flowers: Tuesday August 10th,
6pm - 8pm. $15.
Called “tsumami kanzashi” in Japanese, no sewing machine
is needed to make these fabric flowers. They can be used
to decorate your hat, wear as a pin, or even to dress up a
little gift for your best quilting friend. Mary Liz teaches.
Trio of Little Figures: Thursday July 29th, 10am - 4pm
(includes lunch break). $60 + $15 kit fee.
Everything you need, except for your sewing machine, is
included in the kit. You'll make 3 little dolls & have a
choice of an angel, a bunny, or a witch. Each doll is about
6" tall, not counting bunny ears or witch's hat. You may
make 1 of each or make all 3 the same. What to bring:
your sewing machine & sewing gear; use of sewing
machine is minimal. Class size: 4 to 6 people.
See larger photo below.
Generations & Friends Sew Together:
Save the dates; details to be announced later.
August 4th: pillowcase
August 5th: American Girl doll blanket
August 11th: book bag
August 18th: shorts or pj bottoms
12:30pm - 3pm on all days
Teens, this is for you. Bring your very best friends (a
sewing machine & a sewing buddy).
11 years or younger: bring an adult & a sewing machine.
Kitchen Witch or Halloween Witch: Tuesday
September 28th and Wednesday September 29th (2
day class),
Let’s Get Started Quilting!
Mary Lindquist teaches you how to sew a quilt top, starting
with fabric selection, on to using the rotary cutter, then
actually sewing the quilt top, preparing your quilt sandwich
for machine quilting, & finally finishing up with binding.
Class meets once/week for 5 weeks. You'll need your own
sewing machine in good working order, Start Quilting with
Alex Anderson, & supplies purchased from our store. $25
Phone for dates & times - this summer we have a variable
schedule.
Coming Down the Pike:
Future Classes!
Crazy Quilt Hand Embroidery School: Fall/winter
2010. Carolyn Knaggs teaches the Crazy Quilt Hand
Embroidery School. During this 3 week class, you'll learn
how to lay down the fabric for a crazy quilt project & add
basic & fancy stitches, including flowers. Your project can
be a 16" pillow or a purse w/pattern designed specifically
for this type of embellishment. Specific dates & time to be
announced.
Classic quilt patterns & techniques revisited
If you missed these the first time around, here are three
classics that you have to do at least once in your life:
* Ricky Timms’ harmonic convergence pattern will be
taught by Brooks Hinerman.
* Judy Thornton will teach the fabulous, fun stack & whack.
* Gwen Marston developed a method of piecing quilt
blocks called “liberated” – the liberated star, the liberated
log cabin, etc. Later she & Freddy Moran went on to
collaborate & expand on this concept in 2 books. We’re
planning on a day of liberation: starting with the simple
liberated log cabin, then on to the liberated star, & then
advancing on to a block called “liberated ladies”. These 3
simple blocks will then be made into a small wall hanging –
or you can go wild & sew even more & more & more .......
for an even larger project of your own. This class is for
those of you who don’t like constraints, and it’s also good
practice for those of you who feel the need to break out of
the block & expand your horizons. Your liberation leader
will be Mary Hogan.
Pillowcase project: We collect pillowcases for Mott
Children's Hospital & have a free pillowcase pattern you can
download from this web site. (Mott asks that each
pillowcase be washed without fabric softener, ironed to
sanitize the case, & then place each case in a zip-lock bag.)
We're also registered with the 1 Million Pillowcase
project, which has several pillowcase pattern variations
available as free downloads. See http://www.allpeoplequilt.
com/millionpillowcases/faqs/.
Christmas Quilt Trunk Show: Saturday July 17th,
3pm - 4:30pm. Judy Thornton shows many of her
Christmas quilts, which have been displayed at the Gerald
L. Ford Presidential Library sites in Grand Rapids & Ann
Arbor. Free, but please phone to make a reservation.
Museum on Main Street (MOMS) quilt display: special
showing for The Quilting Season customers on Friday
August 6th, 1pm - 2pm. Please phone our shop to make
a reservation. Free, but museum contributions always
appreciated. Shown at left and below: details of one of the
crazy quilts from the MOMS collection.
Classes
Snap Happier Tote: Saturday July 24th, 1pm - 4pm
MaryLiz teaches the fun, practical pattern called Snap
Happier Tote. Just like eating potato chips: once you
make one, you’ll want to make more & more! $24.
Repeat of Snap Happier Tote: Tuesday July 27th,
5:30pm - 8:30pm.
MaryLiz teaches the fun, practical pattern called Snap
Happier Tote. Just like eating potato chips: once you
make one, you’ll want to make more & more! $24.
Fabric Flowers: Sunday August 8th, July 27th,
2pm - 4pm. $15.
Called “tsumami kanzashi” in Japanese, no sewing machine
is needed to make these fabric flowers. They can be used
to decorate your hat, wear as a pin, or even to dress up a
little gift for your best quilting friend. Mary Liz teaches.
Repeat of Fabric Flowers: Tuesday August 10th,
6pm - 8pm. $15.
Called “tsumami kanzashi” in Japanese, no sewing machine
is needed to make these fabric flowers. They can be used
to decorate your hat, wear as a pin, or even to dress up a
little gift for your best quilting friend. Mary Liz teaches.
Trio of Little Figures: Thursday July 29th, 10am - 4pm
(includes lunch break). $60 + $15 kit fee.
Everything you need, except for your sewing machine, is
included in the kit. You'll make 3 little dolls & have a
choice of an angel, a bunny, or a witch. Each doll is about
6" tall, not counting bunny ears or witch's hat. You may
make 1 of each or make all 3 the same. What to bring:
your sewing machine & sewing gear; use of sewing
machine is minimal. Class size: 4 to 6 people.
See larger photo below.
Generations & Friends Sew Together:
Save the dates; details to be announced later.
August 4th: pillowcase
August 5th: American Girl doll blanket
August 11th: book bag
August 18th: shorts or pj bottoms
12:30pm - 3pm on all days
Teens, this is for you. Bring your very best friends (a
sewing machine & a sewing buddy).
11 years or younger: bring an adult & a sewing machine.
Kitchen Witch or Halloween Witch: Tuesday
September 28th and Wednesday September 29th (2
day class),
Let’s Get Started Quilting!
Mary Lindquist teaches you how to sew a quilt top, starting
with fabric selection, on to using the rotary cutter, then
actually sewing the quilt top, preparing your quilt sandwich
for machine quilting, & finally finishing up with binding.
Class meets once/week for 5 weeks. You'll need your own
sewing machine in good working order, Start Quilting with
Alex Anderson, & supplies purchased from our store. $25
Phone for dates & times - this summer we have a variable
schedule.
Coming Down the Pike:
Future Classes!
Crazy Quilt Hand Embroidery School: Fall/winter
2010. Carolyn Knaggs teaches the Crazy Quilt Hand
Embroidery School. During this 3 week class, you'll learn
how to lay down the fabric for a crazy quilt project & add
basic & fancy stitches, including flowers. Your project can
be a 16" pillow or a purse w/pattern designed specifically
for this type of embellishment. Specific dates & time to be
announced.
Classic quilt patterns & techniques revisited
If you missed these the first time around, here are three
classics that you have to do at least once in your life:
* Ricky Timms’ harmonic convergence pattern will be
taught by Brooks Hinerman.
* Judy Thornton will teach the fabulous, fun stack & whack.
* Gwen Marston developed a method of piecing quilt
blocks called “liberated” – the liberated star, the liberated
log cabin, etc. Later she & Freddy Moran went on to
collaborate & expand on this concept in 2 books. We’re
planning on a day of liberation: starting with the simple
liberated log cabin, then on to the liberated star, & then
advancing on to a block called “liberated ladies”. These 3
simple blocks will then be made into a small wall hanging –
or you can go wild & sew even more & more & more .......
for an even larger project of your own. This class is for
those of you who don’t like constraints, and it’s also good
practice for those of you who feel the need to break out of
the block & expand your horizons. Your liberation leader
will be Mary Hogan.
