January 2010
Quilting, Sewing, & Knitting Classes
(Listings are in order by date of first class.) |
Pictorial Northwest Block of the Month Club
June Jaeger
1st Saturdays: January 2, February 6, March 6, April 3, May 1, June 5, August 7,
September 4, October 2, November 6, and December 4, 2010
10 - 2 pm
Advanced Beginner BSS
$45/quarter*
Capture the essence of Pacific Northwest scenery
in this pictorial block of the month. June is a well known
wildlife quilt designer from Prineville, Oregon.
She has designed, exclusively for us, a quilt with 10”
x 16” blocks that depict special scenes from Oregon
and Washington. These pictorial blocks will be set
uniquely with some pieced areas. Starting in January, June will
be on hand with tips and instructions. Some months,
you will have extra assignments in order to complete
this quilt by year’s end.
*Each month, June will provide a new block packet that
includes the fabric and pattern. If you can’t make it to the
store, participate in the club via mail order. Participants in
the club will be charged on a quarterly basis. The quarterly
price for mail order is $45 plus postage.
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Knit a Teddy Bear
Debi Pryor
Mondays, January 4, 11, 18, & 25, 9 - 12 noon
Advanced Beginning
$40
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This the perfect class for expanding your basic knitting
techniques while making cute toys. You will get lots of practice increasing and
decreasing stitches, reading a pattern, and finishing. |
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Absolutely Beginning Quilting
Lawry Thorn
Pre-Class Fabric Selection - Tuesday, Jan 5, 9 - 10:30 am
Tuesdays, January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 16, and March 2,
9 - 12 noon
Beginning BSS
$45
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Have you wanted to make a quilt but don’t know
where to begin? This class is for people with little or
no experience. Learn to rotary cut and make basic
quilt blocks while making a sampler-style quilt. Lawry
will take you start-to-finish through your choice of a
6-, 9-, or 12-block sampler. Join us for the Pre-Class
and we will help you pick out your fabric.
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Hand Appliqué 101
Tonye Phillips
Thursday, Jan 7 1-4 pm
All Levels
$20* |
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Learn the basics of Tonye’s appliqué process. You
will finish one small 8” block that can be the beginning
of a grand masterpiece or a very nice potholder.
*Book purchase recommended: Hand Appliquéd Quilts:
Whimsical Designs & Simplified Techniques by Tonye
Phillips ($24.95 less 15% class discount).
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Machine Quilting Designs–No Marking!
Lawry Thorn
Thursday, January 7, 6 - 8 pm
Advanced Beginning BSS*
$20 |
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Bring your machine and a quilt sandwich or two,
and see how easy it is to get precise geometric quilting
patterns without marking lines. “Inchie Ruler
Tape”, masking tape marking, and sticky label paper
techniques will be demonstrated. You will have
a chance to try them. Be sure you include paper
scissors when you load up your supplies for this class.
*Book purchase recommended: One Line at a Time,
by Charlotte Warr Andersen ($21.95 less 15% class
discount) |
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Knitting Two Socks Simultaneously on Two Circular Needles
Catherine Childress
Thursdays, January 7 & February 4, 10 - 1 pm
Thursday, January 21, 10 - 4 pm
Intermediate*
$45 |
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You will learn to knit
two basic socks on two
circular needles. On
the first day of class, we
will cast on, create the
ribbing for the top of the
socks and start to knit
the basic body of the socks. The second class will
focus on creating the heel flaps and turns and gusset
and start knitting the body of the foot of the socks. In
the last class, we will finish the socks with a simple“star toe”. |
*Completion of “Knitting Socks on Two Circular Needles”
required. At a minimum you must be able to knit one sock
on two circular needles.
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Fabric Dream House
Jean Wells & Joyce Boyd
Fridays, January 8 & 15,
9 - 12 noon
Advanced Beginning BSS
$30
In this two-part mixed media class, we will create
a collage that will become the fabric for the small
house. Many collage ideas will be presented and
students will develop their own ideas. In the second class, we will construct and embellish the house.
Lightweight embossed foil trim will be an option.
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Quilt Design Exploration
Jean Wells
Saturdays, January 9, February 13, March 20, April 10 & May 8
10 - 2 pm
Intermediate BSS**
$60* |
Discover new cutting and piecing methods to get
you “out of the box, beyond the block”. We are offering
two different opportunities for you to work with
Jean and explore color and quilt design in terms of
line and shape. The first option is a condensed, two-day
class in October. The second option is a more“on-going” study once a month for five months, starting
in January. In these hands-on classes, Jean will
provide the fabric for the first meeting, and then you
will work on our own project using your own fabrics.
*This class is based on Jean’s new book, Intuitive Color
and Design. More of Jean’s work can be viewed by going
to her website at www.jeanwellsquilts.com.
**Book purchase required: Intuitive Color and Design by
Jean Wells ($27.95 less 15% class discount).
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Box of Tricks
Vickie Anast
Monday, January 11, 9 - 3 pm
Advanced Beginning BSS*
$30
Using the Super 60° ruler, we will learn to make
tumbling blocks with a star around them. There is an
easy way to do this without using Y seams!
*Super 60° Clearview Triangle Ruler purchase required
($19 less 15% class discount).
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Multi-Yarn Throw
Susan Cobb
Mondays, January 11, 18, February 1 & 15, 1 - 4 pm
Intermediate
$40
Use your yarn
stash to create a marvelous
throw. You will
expand your ability to
mix colors and texture
using yarns of various
types. It’s an interesting
process and fun, too! |
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Absolutely Beginning Quilting
Lawry Thorn
(Pre-Class Fabric Selection - Tuesday, Jan 5, 9 - 10:30 am)
Tuesdays, January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 16, and March 2,
9 - 12 noon
Beginning BSS
$45
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Have you wanted to make a quilt but don’t know
where to begin? This class is for people with little or
no experience. Learn to rotary cut and make basic
quilt blocks while making a sampler-style quilt. Lawry
will take you start-to-finish through your choice of a
6-, 9-, or 12-block sampler. Join us for the Pre-Class
and we will help you pick out your fabric.
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One-Block Wonders ’N More
Annette Caldwell
Tuesdays, January 12 & 19,
1 - 4 pm
Advanced Beginning BSS*
$30 |
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Be your own designer and create a quilt of
hexagons or octagons. You will learn new and easy
techniques for random cutting without planning fussy
cuts. This class is about texture, movement, sparkle
and swirl. For those who want more drama, Annette
will show how to add hollow cubes, cubes sliced open,
and blocks tumbling into the borders.
*Book purchase required: One Block Wonders Encore! by Maxine Rosenthal & Joy Pelzmann ($24.95 less 15%
class discount).
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Let’s Get Technical!
Every second and fourth Wednesday at the Stitchin’ Post from 9-12
noon, we will have a mini class focused on specific knitting and crochet
techniques. Debi Pryor will walk you through these focused classes.
Reading Patterns for Crochet
Beginning - January 13
9 - 12 noon
Each session costs $10.
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Finishing & Tricks of the Trade
Ruth Ingham
Thursday, January 14, 9 - 3 pm
All Levels BSS*
$30 |
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This class is part demonstration and part hands-on.
Ruth will demonstrate four or five different finishing
and binding techniques, such as prairie points,
cording, and couching. This will be followed with
hands-on decorative border techniques. |
*Book purchase optional: Borders & Finishing Touches by
Bonnie Browning ($22.95 less 15% class discount).
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Collaborative Chicks
Saturdays; September 19, October 17, November 21,
December 19, January 16, February 20 (note new date)
10 - 4 pm
Advanced Beginning BSS*
$40 each class or $200 for all six classes (includes lunches)
Six Stitchin’ Post quilt instructors (the collaborative chicks) have
joined together to explore quilts in Freddy & Gwen Collaborate
Again: Freewheeling Twists on Traditional Quilt Designs, by Gwen
Marston and Freddy Moran. Six months, one Saturday each month,
will be devoted to a workshop with a different instructor. Each
instructor has chosen a quilt from the book and will interpret it in
their own color and fabric style palette, adding their personal flair
and expertise. In March, when Freddy and Gwen return to teach
a workshop, we will host an evening Show and Tell event with the class/club
quilts. The finished quilts will also be in a special exhibit at the Sisters Outdoor
Quilt Show’s 35th anniversary.
The classes will be limited to 24 students and will include a light lunch. Sign
up for all six classes and receive one class free or take what you like. If you are
a six-month member you are also invited to create a “self portrait chick” that will
be added to the Collaborative Chicks banner for the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show
special exhibit.
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Collaborative Chicks -
Spider Web
Saturday,
January 16
10 - 4 pm
Annette Caldwell
Update this old favorite with nine BIG blocks in splashy colors!
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*Book Purchase Required: Freddy & Gwen Collaborate Again: Freewheeling Twists
on Traditional Quilt Designs by Freddy Moran and Gwen Marston ($24.95 less 15%
class discount) |
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Yard-Sale Wrap Skirt
Valori Wells
Sunday, January 17, 11 - 4 pm
Basic Sewing Skills BSS*
$30 |
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Inspired by the traditional
batiked or block-printed
Indian-cotton wrap skirts of
the 1960s, this skirt has a
slightly slimmer silhouette
and a more flattering and
modern hemline. Designed
to fit just about everybody,
you will be able to complete this skirt in one afternoon.
*Book purchase required: Weekend Sewing by Heather
Ross ($27.50 less 15% class discount). |
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Folded Log Cabin
Sarah Kaufman
Thursday & Friday, January 21 & 22, 1 - 4 pm
Advanced Beginning BSS
$40
Learn Sarah’s special technique for stunning log
cabin blocks. During your first class, focus will be on
accurate piecing of 1 1/2’’ folded strips onto foundations.
You will receive detailed instructions for constructing
Courthouse Steps or Traditional Log Cabin
block style variations.
The second class will include
further block sewing and the process of assembling
the blocks, sashing them, and Sarah’s favorite quilt
stitch. In addition, great ideas for framing and hanging
techniques will be explored. Expect a trunk show of
Sarah’s Folded Log Cabin quilts!
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Amy Butler EQ Program and Project
Dawn Eby & Cindy Young
Sunday, January 24, 1 - 4 pm
Sunday, January 31, 11 - 4 pm
Basic Sewing Skills BSS*
$45 |
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Amy Butler has introduced
Amy Butler Softwares. This
software package contains 22
stylish projects for the home –
quilts, pillows, and bags….plus
9 bonus projects. You can sew
as designed, or customize in
thousands of possible ways using the software’s tools
and virtual swatches of Amy’s vibrant fabrics.
During the first class, Dawn and Cindy will help
you install the software on your computer and show
you how to use it. You will leave class with a project
ready to go. The second class will be spent making
the project you customized and designed.
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*Software purchase required: Amy Butler Softwares, ($30
less 15% class discount). A working knowledge of the
computer you are using is required.
We're sorry, this class has been cancelled. |
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Let’s Get Technical!
Every second and fourth Wednesday at the Stitchin’ Post from 9-12
noon, we will have a mini class focused on specific knitting and crochet
techniques. Debi Pryor will walk you through these focused classes.
Increasing and Decreasing for Knitting
Beginning - January 27
9 - 12 noon
Each session costs $10.
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More Free Motion Fun and Fillers
Ann Richardson
Thursday, January 28, 10 - 4 pm
Intermediate BSS
$30 |
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Ann’s class was so popular last spring that we’ve
decided to repeat it, but, this time with a twist – more
filler patterns with a more contemporary look. You
will leave with your head full of ideas and your quilt
sandwiches with samples. Ann will give you lots of
different filler patterns to practice and you will make
up some of your own. You’ll take home samples of
many different patterns to use on your next project.
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For the Birds
Tonye Phillips
Friday, January 29, 9 - 3 pm
All Levels BSS
$30
Here is a great way to refresh your appliqué technique
or learn how to appliqué by hand. The wonky
birdhouse can be “painted” in many ways with the
special fabrics you choose. Tonye will show you her
preferred methods for hand appliqué and share her
whimsical choices for fabrics and color combinations.
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Multi-Tasker Tote
Dawn Eby
Saturday, January 30, 9:30 - 2:30
Advanced Beginning BSS*
$30
This stylish tote is
large enough to use as a
book bag, knitting bag, or
even a diaper bag. It has
four easy-to-reach pockets
on the outside and a roomy
interior.
*Pattern purchase required:
Multi-Tasker Tote by Anna
Marie ($12 less 15% class
discount).
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How do I rate my Skill Level?
(Sewing)
Beginning: I have little or no experience with quilt making
Advanced Beginning: I have experience with rotary cutter and piecing
Intermediate: I am comfortable with interpreting patterns and designs
Advanced: I am comfortable with all levels of designing, sewing,
and creating quilts
What are my Basic Sewing
Supplies (BSS)?
BSS includes sewing machine in good working
order, rotary cutter, cutting mat, ruler, scissors, tape
measure, pencil, pins, and seam ripper.
(Knitting/Crochet)
Beginning: Little or no experience knitting or
crocheting.
Advanced Beginning: Experience with the following: knit and purl, cast
on and bind off, increase/decrease stitches,
and knitting in the round. Ability to read simple
patterns and an understanding of making and
calculating gauge samples. Knowledge of simple
pattern stitches is very helpful.
Use of double pointed needles and basic finishing
techniques are also helpful.
Intermediate: Ability to read and understand
moderately complex patterns – such as garments – and experience with simple color changes.
Knowledge of cable stitches, beginning lace
stitches, the ability to short row and experience
with a three needle bind-off are recommended.
Advanced: Experience with adjusting and adapting
patterns, gauge, and size. Also an understanding
of knitting and crocheting terminology
(abbreviations), and interpreting stitch charts.
Experience with Fairisle, Intarsia, Entrelac, Aran,
and Kitchner stitches is also recommended.
Be sure to read and understand our Class Registration Policies and
Procedures on our Class Directory page. |
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