These bowls and baskets are a great way to use up your batik stash. Clothesline rope is covered with double fold bias fabric strips and then zig-zag stitched together. Sounds easy…it is!

*Pattern purchase required: Bali Bowls by Aunties Two ($9.50 less 15% class discount).

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Fire Light
Janet Storton
Thu and Fri, Jan 6-7
10-3 pm
Intermediate BSS
$45

This wonderfully rich quilt is made by sewing randomly cut strips of fabric on a foundation and then playing with color and texture in putting them all together. Janet’s sample is made from a variety of fabric including African fabric. Every quilt is different. Sharing fabrics is encouraged and fabric that Janet purchased in Africa will be shared with the class. This quilt design is inspired by Razzle Dazzle Quilts by Judy Hooworth.

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Machine Quilting
Lawry Thorn
Saturday, January 8,
10 am - 3 pm
Beginning
$30

Learn all of the “ins” and “outs” of machine quilting, including tips, quilting ideas, and the right threads and needles to use. Practice time is given, as well as time to start quilting on a larger project. You’ll be a pro before you know it!

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Gumdrop Foot Stool
Jan 9 1-4 pm
$20*

This was so popular last spring that we had to offer it again. You can make it patchwork like the one pictured or like the one we have on display in the store made from two fabrics. It really works and my grandchildren love to play on it.

*Pattern purchase required: Gum Drop Pillows by Amy Butler ($13.00 Less 15% class discount).

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Ribbons and Waves
Judy Johnson
Mon, Jan 10 1-4 pm
Mon, Jan 17 10-4 pm
Intermediate BSS
$40

Learn to make the Ribbons and Waves unit that serves as the basic building block for any number of different quilts. In class you will have your choice of three different designs (Running Waters, Garden Gate, and Color Gradations) - or you can use the blocks you make to design your own one-of-a kind wall hanging or small quilt. The first class session will cover cutting and construction techniques. In the second session you will complete a layout, assemble the blocks, and discuss quilting and finishing options. Once you learn to make Ribbon and Waves units, you will be tempted to explore many other design options. Bet you can’t make just one!

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Rose Intarsia Fingerless Gloves
Catherine Childress
Thu, Jan 13 and 27 10-1 pm
Thu, Jan 20 10-3 pm
Intermediate*
$45

Learn to knit fingerless gloves using the intarsia technique. Intarsia is a process of integrating color, leaving the yarn in a static position rather than carrying it across the whole pattern.

*Magazine purchase required: Rowan Knitting Magazine, July, 2010 ($23.95 less 15% class discount).

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This class is currently full, but we are taking names for the waiting list.

String-Pieced Flowers
Ruth Ingham
Thu-Fri, Jan 13-14 1-4 pm
Fri, Jan 21 1-4 pm
All Levels BSS
$35

Using strips of fabric stitched to a foundation fabric that has been divided into sections, Ruth will show you how to construct flowers and leaves. The pieces are then put together to make a pleasing composition. Fabric from your stash works well. Color and composition will also be covered.

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Art Fairy Digital Collage
and Mixed-Media Art Quilt
Kathy Shaker
Sat, Jan 15 10-4 pm
Advanced Beginning* BSS**
$30

Photoshop Elements is an incredible tool for adding imagery to your quilts. We will use digital brushes and fabric paint to jazz up our backgrounds, and then explore the power of layers to create a fun focal point for a small project. Bring a laptop computer to create your own collage or use Kathy’s collage as your starting point.

*Photoshop Elements experience recommended.
**Bring your own laptop computer if you wish to create your own collage.

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Come join the wonderful world of the One Block Wonders. Make a quilt out of one fabric, use the same fabric in more than one color, or add a cube or two. If you are a fan of the artist M.C. Escher, you can pay homage to him in this quilt with optical illusions using visual puzzles.

*Book purchase required: One Block Wonders Encore! By Maxine Rosenthal & Joy Pelzmann ($24.95 less 15% class discount).

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Pick your favorite theme fabric to use for the large diagonal strip (refer to the photo) in this quilt. Large half-square triangle blocks are pieced and fill the other diagonal rows in the quilt. The theme fabric becomes the basis for selecting fabrics for the background and the triangles used in these blocks. The 96L Omnigrid half-square triangle ruler will be used in this class. A great opportunity to learn how to use one -- or if you know how it is used, you’ll get to use it more and more!

*Omnigrid 96L ruler required for this class ($13.50 Less 15% class discount).

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Star of the Orient
Ann Richardson
Saturday, Jan 22 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Advanced Beginning BSS
$35

Making this spinning star quilt isn’t nearly as difficult as it looks! You’ll learn how to make the stars spin with no templates (well, hardly any), no “Y” seams, and a few tricks for effective piecing. We’ll discuss color placement, value, and several finishing techniques for borders. This makes a great scrappy quilt or stunning two-color quilt.

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Table Cloth Options
Cindy Young
Sat, Jan 29 10-4 pm
Advanced Beginning BSS
$30

Choose a print you love and add some borders to complete this square table cloth. The sample has two borders, but you can choose to do one or both. We’ll line it with flannel to protect your tables.

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