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French Braid
Make a project that looks very complicated with dramatic results, whether your fabric selection tends toward calm and peaceful or contemporary and knockout. Although they look complex, these quilts are simple to piece, and once you’ve learned the techniques, the variations are endless. Be warned though: French Braid quilts can be extremely addictive!
Date:
Saturday, July 31
2010 Time: 9am - 4pm Level: Advanced beginner Fee: $25August
Instructor: Alice Kay Arnett Learn basic rotary cutting and piecing skills. You will have a 36” square wall hanging or a table topper when you’re finished. This popular one-day class is offered several times throughout the year and is limited to six participants. Note: this is a one-day class offered on two separate dates for your convenience. You only need to sign up for one of these classes. Pattern provided. Dates: Thursday, August 5 or Friday, November 12 Time: 9 am – 4 pm Level: Beginner Fee: $25
Beginning Applique Instructor: Jackie Bath We have had so many people ask for another beginning appliqué class that Jackie has graciously offered to teach it again! Taught in a friendly, non-threatening environment, this class will cover the basics of hand appliqué, an overview of fabric selection, needles, thread, tools and tips, and practice of basic appliqué stitches.Date: Saturday, August 7 Time: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm Level: Beginner and up Fee: $15Basic Machine Guided Quilting Instructor: Jan DeBolt Learn the “how-to” of machine quilting. A discussion of natural fiber battings, marking, sandwiching, machine readiness, and working area will be addressed. Use of the walking foot for straight line stitching and the darning foot for free motion quilting will be done in class. Date: Friday, August 20 Time: 9 am – 4 pm Level: Beginner and up Fee: $25
Free Motion Machine Quilting Instructor: Jan DeBolt Your machine can produce magical results once you become a free motion quilter. Come learn the basics with great results through many hours of PRACTICE. Jan returns to QE this summer in response to many requests for her classes. Date: Saturday, August 21 Time: 9 am – 4 pm Level: Beginner Fee: $25
September Irish Mist Instructor: Sharon Patch This great pattern, from the book Six Halves Make a Whole Lot More, uses half-yard cuts of fabric plus a background. The sample was done in shades of green, but would be fabulous in other combinations. The book includes six other pattern designs as well as a set of placemats. Date: Saturday, September 18 Time: 9 am – 4 pm Level: Advanced beginner and up Fee: $25Paper Piecing Instructor: Cindy Vadnais We know when we’ve met Laramie’s Queen of Paper Piecing, as she takes every quilt pattern and turns it into a paper pieced masterpiece. Cindy will be teaching a beginner level class in two evenings from the book, Easy Machine Paper Piecing, by Carol Doak. This class will be taught in two evening sessions to allow for homework, and is one you won’t want to miss. Dates: Wednesday, September 22, and Wednesday, September 29 Time: 6–9 pm Level: Advanced Beginner Fee: $25
Fun With Fusibles – or Roses and Tulips and Poppies - Oh My Instructor: Gloria Gayo What a fun way to use those wonderful, big, bold prints. This wall hanging is quick and easy, thanks to fusible web. Get your creative juices going as you arrange your design, and then embellish it using decorative stitches and threads. You will also make a double diamond border using the new Double Diamond ruler. So easy, and looks so great! Date: Saturday, September 25 Time: 9 am – 4 pm Level: Advanced beginner and up Fee: $25 October Mystery and Pumpkin Pie Instructor: Kathleen Bertoncelj Inspector Bertoncelj will once again take you on a mysterious whodunit tour of fabric land. This class will be taught on a Saturday rather than the usual evening format. We can’t tell you more because it’s a mystery. Date: Saturday, October 2 Time: 9 am – 4 pm Level: Advanced beginner Fee: $25 +pattern cost
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Rotary Basics 202 Instructor: Cynthia Deveraux Bring your finished top back for the popular follow-up to Rotary Basics 101 and you will learn to quilt and bind your wall hanging. Date: Wednesday, October 6 Time: 6–9 pm Level: Beginner Fee: $10
Crazy Rays Instructor: Alice Kay Arnett Are you ready to make something fun and funky? In this class you will stack, cut, shuffle, and sew it all back together again. Square up your blocks, and you’ve just mastered Crazy Rays. The four colorful stars separated by a thin sashing complete a 56” square wall quilt. Date: Friday, October 8 Time: 9 am – 4 pm Level: Intermediate Fee: $25
Pajama Party / Beginning Sewing Instructor: Anne Leonard Wait ‘til you see what cute pajamas you can make with flannels or the new knit fabrics we have ordered! They all have coordinates and will be perfect for the beginner who wants to learn to sew. Anne will take you through basic sewing techniques, cutting, fitting, and sewing on stretchy fabric. This class will be taught in two evening sessions. Date: Monday, October 11 and Wednesday October 13 Time: 6–9 pm Level: Beginner Fee: $25
Mariner’s Compass Instructor: Alice Kay Arnett Have you admired Mariner’s Compass quilts but thought they were too difficult? This is a great opportunity to make a folded 3-D Mariner’s Compass using some of the beautiful new Christmas fabrics for someone young at heart. These 32” projects make wonderful gifts for your special relatives and friends. Bet you can’t make just one! Date: Friday, October 22 Time: 9 am – 4 pm Level: Intermediate Fee: $25Moroccan Tile Instructor: Alice Kay Arnett This project is a beautiful table topper or wall hanging that looks very detailed and difficult. Alice Kay will show you step by step how to construct this decagon that will amaze your friends. Date: Saturday, October 23 Time: 9 am – 4 pm Level: Intermediate Fee: $25
Autumn Leaves Table Runner or Wall Hanging Instructor: Carol McMillan This simple little quilt will delight almost anyone on your list. It can be made as sophisticated fall leaves or for a bit of whimsy the leaves can be converted to Thanksgiving turkeys! This project works very well for beginning quilters. Date: Saturday, October 28 Time: 9 am – 4 pm Level: Beginner and up Fee: $25
Blooming 9-Patch Instructor: Carol McMillan This stunning 9-patch quilt will radiate vibrancy of color and value from the center to the outer edges. Fabric choice is very important; busy prints are perfect. The design looks complicated, but it’s easy to make and is composed only of alternating 9-patches and squares. Date: Saturday, October 30 Time: 9 am – 4 pm Level: Beginner and up Fee: $25
November Ragged-edge Christmas Instructor: Kathleen Bertoncelj Choose to make Christmas Wreath, Oh Christmas Tree, or the basic Rag Time quilt. We have had many requests for ragged-edged projects. When you’re finished piecing and snipping, your quilt is finished. This is a good one for those who’d like some freedom from precision piecing or just want something fun. Date: Saturday, November 2 Time: 9 am – 4 pm Level: Beginner and up Fee: $25PJ’S Rhombus Instructor: Alice Kay Arnett This class is for those quilters who love the antique-looking traditional quilts. Make this quilt using reproduction fabrics for a traditional look, or use some of those fun, contemporary fabrics for a more modern look. This project looks very intricate, but using the templates included in the pattern, makes it a dream to construct. There’s a little surprise in this quilt too. Date: Saturday, November 13 Time: Noon – 4 pm Level: Advanced beginner Fee: $25
Birds in the Air Instructor: Marilyn Lanham This intriguing traditional quilt would be perfect in a limited palette such as all blues, or made with your scraps to give it an old-fashioned look. Eleanor Burns has come up with another winner and, as usual, there is a simpler way to construct the blocks…this time it’s a “two-fer.” Date: Saturday, November 20 Time: 9 am – 4 pm Level: Advanced beginner Fee: $25
Class Policies
1.
Space in a class will be
reserved only with full payment of the class fee.
2.
If cancellation occurs within 48
hours of the first day of class, full credit will be given
for a future class.
3.
All fabrics, books, patterns,
and notions are 10% off when listed as requirements for a
class. You will receive a materials list when registration
is paid.
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All-day classes begin promptly
at
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Please bring a sewing machine in
good working order that you are familiar with.
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To avoid being ticketed, free
all-day parking is available at the Depot parking lot on
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Please be considerate of others
and do not bring your children to any classes. At other
times children are most welcome!
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Also,
remember our new e-mail address:
QuiltEssentials@qwestoffice.net
Special Note:
Advanced beginner
simply means that you have had a beginning quilting class,
can sew with an accurate ¼” seam, know how to use the rotary
cutter, and are familiar with your machine.
Sagebrush Stitchers is a community quilting
group in
Welcome Home
Baby Program is
one of the ongoing projects supported by Sagebrush Stitchers.
Baby quilts are made for Albany County Public Health Service
to distribute to new mothers. Quilts are appreciated any
time.
Lost and Found:
Are you missing a nice hat or a pair of gloves?
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