Here is the Quilting Confections News for July. This newsletter is also available online or you can download a nice printable version of the class list. It requires Adobe Reader to open.
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Summer Quilting
Shop Hop was a blast! Thanks for participating, we had as much fun as you did. First prize was won by Marilyn Mass of Windsor and three second prize baskets were claimed by Rachelle Wallace, Susan Poth and Bev McCrae. Sydney Enghelbrecht of Leamington scooped up our BYOB (bring your own bag) prize. Thanks for the fun! We've already started planning for next year!
July 1st is fast approaching and with that the introduction of Harmonized Sales Tax (hst). We don't have to like it but we do have to live with it. So, what better to do than to make a quilt? This is mine – the body of the quilt is made up of 192 half-square triangles (hst's). More are added around the quilt to complete a secondary pattern. This quilt is offered as a free class when you purchase our precut kit. We've even presoaked the dark fabrics so you don't have to worry about colour runs. Check the class lineup for dates. Look closely at the quilting – it's amazing, both front and back. It's machine quilted by Melissa Milos. You may already know that Melissa teaches our "Learn to Love your Quilting System" class. She quilted this for me on her B-Line quilting system.
Do you enjoy taking classes? Quilting classes encourage us to finish projects, they provide a social outlet where we meet like-minded people and spend some time enjoying our hobby. Set aside some time for yourself, come in out of the heat and share some fun! And don't forget that kids like to share the fun, too. Heather has prepared a simple quilt for Kids Can in August. We've planned it like a day camp - three consecutive mornings. If you know a young person who would like to spend some time making a quilt and sharing some fun, check it out in our Classes lineup.
Closed Canada Day
We will be closed for Canada Day on Thursday, July 1. Enjoy the parade.
So, you will need to have some quilting to do while you wait for the parade to start. We have Canada Day kits to help you celebrate! PatchAbilities made the pattern and Ackfeld designed a maple leaf hanger. We've put it all together with all the fabric you need. All you add is the batting and thread.
What's New
Our newest notions are made of crystal acrylic - Crystal Press finger presser and Crystal Press point turner. These are really beautifully made items, they just feel so nice in hand. The little presser is handy for paper piecing or other projects where there's lots of sewing and you'd really like to press the seams but don't want to have the iron on. And the point turner - you can poke out those pesky corners without worrying about your point turner going right through your fabric.
Block of the Month Update
Our block of the month program is going strong. Check our sample "in progress" each month to give you an idea of how the block goes together. We have fat quarters available each month too of the fabrics that are in your block. Just in case...maybe you'll want to add more of that fabric in somewhere else in your quilt, possibly the sashing or a pieced border.
If you're going to be away for a month or more and want us to hold your block, let us know. If you don't pick it up within the current month you may miss out on that month's block.
Just Arrived!
We just received a new shipment of batik fabrics and they're gorgeous!
Quilters Map
I know, quilters never get lost - unless they are off the beaten track looking for that elusive quilting store. Now, when travelling in Ontario, the Quilters Pocket Maps come to the rescue! We have the Quilters Pocket Maps for Ontario. They fold up just like any other road map but inside it's all about finding quilt shops in Ontario. Handy to have on hand when you're planning that summer vacation or road trip. $10.00 each, what a buy!
Classes
Enjoy classes in our spacious classroom with lots of table space, two oversize ironing boards, design wall, great teachers, and good company. Whether you come with someone you know or venture in on your own, you are sure to make new friends, learn new skills, and have a great time! By the way, if you need to cancel a class after registering, you can get a full refund up until one week before the first class.
Circles & Strings
Thursday, June 24, 1:00 - 5:00
Instructor: Olga Malott
Fee: $30
Level: Confident Beginner and up
This could be a table runner or a cool wall hanging. Olga will show you how to add circles using the Smart-ease way. Add a print to the back and make it reversible.
This handy organizer is Marlene's own design. Put your purse calendar on one side and your cash/ receipts on the other. Keep all those little pieces of paper organized in your purse. It's so fast and easy to make you'll want one to match every bag. Make a few extra and put them aside for little gift ideas. Great in a stocking or to hold a gift card or cheque!
Broken Circles
Saturday, June 26, 10:00 - 4:00
Instructor: Yvette Sullivan
Fee: $40
Level: Confident beginner and up
This quilt is a lovely wall hanging or make it larger to fit your table or bed. You'll learn how to make your templates and piece the quilt including the circles and topstitching.
Learn to Love your Quilting System
Sunday, June 27, 12:00 - 4:00
Instructor: Melissa Milos
Fee: $35
Level: All quilters welcome
Do you own a quilting system that you're not using? Maybe you'd like to rent our system. Learn how to load a quilt and get started with free motion stitching. You really can quilt those big quilts! Check out some of the quilts Melissa has quilted.
Just in time for Canada Day! Start with our Oh Canada kit and Katrina will show you how to use fusible web and how to get started with a buttonhole stitch to finish it off beautifully. This is a nice little hanging that you'll enjoy for years to come.
This strip pieced quilt is Deb's own design and it looks great in a monochromatic colour scheme as well as scrappy. Take the opportunity to pull from your stash and add just what you need to put together the size you'd like for yourself.
Aunt Philly's Rug
Monday, July 5, 10:00 - 1:00
Instructor: Sue Aylesworth
Fee: $25
Level: All are welcome
What a fun way to use up all those leftover bits of fabric. The rug looks like an old fashioned braided rug - but it's not braided! And they're great on the kitchen counter under your appliances or on the bathroom counter where the cat likes to snooze... Make whatever size pleases you and make it scrappy or colour controlled.
Come to class with your fabric quilted and leave with a lovely bag! Jeannie will show you how to put it all together nicely and how to install your grommets. Could be a beach bag, a diaper bag or whatever pleases you.
Raspberry Tea
Sunday, July 11, 12:30 - 3:30
Instructor: Judy Carney
Fee: $30
Level: Confident Beginner and up
Don't be afraid of curved piecing, Judy will show you how and you can arrange these blocks in lots of different ways. This is a lap quilt or maybe a quilt for a small child. Make more blocks for a larger quilt, choose colours you love and you can't go wrong. Maybe black and taupe or beautiful batik's for a more sophisticated look.
Let Trudy walk you through the construction of this really neat bag insert. You can put all your purse items into the compartments and then when you change purses, you just slip it out and into the next purse or bag. You'll always have the things you need in the purse you have with you!
This lovely quilt is put together using invisible machine applique. Katrina will show you how to use the fan template, how to construct your blocks and in the second class she'll show you how to scallop your quilt borders and apply a bias binding. Choose your favourite colour scheme and dive right in.
Learn to Quilt
Tuesdays, July 20 - August 31, 10:00 - 1:00
Instructor: Sue Aylesworth
Fee: $75
Level: All sewer's welcome
This class starts with fabric right off the bolt and takes you through how to care for your fabrics and quilting notions, how to construct the blocks, sew them together into a top and quilt it. Then finish off with a beautiful double fold mitered binding. This is a low stress class, we move at a pace that's comfortable for you!
This beautiful little quilt is foundation pieced and Yvette will show you how to work with the tiny pieces to put together your own little mini. Add some tiny prairie points for a nice accent. Dress it up with your decorative threads, the sky's the limit.
Tumbling Blocks
Saturday, July 24, 10:00 - 3:00
Instructor: Tara Barrette
Fee: $35
Level: Comfortable beginner and up
You can do it! Tara will show you how to use your Square-in-a-Square ruler to make this quilt top. It looks difficult, but it's not! This is a lap quilt size, you can make yours whatever size pleases you. No inset seams!
Circle Pillow Sham
Thursdays, July 29 and August 5, 6:00 - 8:00
Instructor: Linda Glover
Fee: $35
Level: Confident beginner and up
Let Linda show you how to make this lovely pillow. A bit of machine applique and a lot of style! Make them for your own living room, or make a few to put aside for gifts..think housewarming, birthday, Christmas...
Scrap Queen
Sundays, August 8, 15, 22, 12:00 - 4:00
Instructor: Sue Aylesworth
Fee: $45 or free with purchase
Level: Confident beginner and up
This beautiful quilt has hundreds of fabrics in it - so we've put together kits and even cut the starting squares for you. Join us for a free class in August. We promise to keep our classroom cool and the coffee flowing!
Popsicle Sticks
Monday, August 9, 10:00 - 3:00
Instructor: Sue Aylesworth
Fee: $35
Level: Confident beginner
This pretty quilt got so much attention during shop hop, we decided to offer a class. Start with precut strips or fat quarters, both will work. The pattern offers instructions for several different sizes, you choose. The little one makes a nice lap quilt or topper for a small bed. Choose a scrappy palette or colour coordinate for a different look
Kids Can for Summer
Wednesday, August 11 to Friday August 13, 10:00 - 1:00 each day
Instructor: Heather Northrup
Fee: $55 plus kit
Level: Beginner
Each child will make their own small quilt from our kit. We precut all the fabrics and the kids will focus on constructing their quilt. They'll sew their top and then quilt it too. Come on in out of the heat for a bit. Be creative and have some sewing fun! Snacks provided.
In this class you'll learn several techniques for piecing/appliqueing fabric for the landscape background, free motion thread painting and embellishment techniques. You'll learn a bit about perspective, light and shadow and how to use fabrics to their best advantage. Come in to see more of Dianne's lovely landscapes.
