I hope you’re enjoying your summer so far.  It’s been quite the start with the forest fire near Vanderhoof making the air difficult to breathe.  It can only get better!

We won’t be having classes in July but in August, well, that’s another story.  We’ll be starting with some beginners classes and easy breezy classes to get you motivated.   We wish to continue with our grocery card payment in lieu of class fees.  We’ll donate these grocery cards to the Salvation Army to help with their services to the less fortunate.

Bernina is coming out with new entry level machines and we should have those in stock around the middle of July.  Naturally they’ll be the same strong machine with a few new features.  The mid range and luxury models remain the same great machines with no changes. 

Classes & Groups

Arabian Nights 

Every Friday                                                                                     10:00-8:00     

Friday, starting July 16th and continuing every Friday night for as long as you care to come.

Some people come in as early as 10:00 am to get going on this.  Some come later and some come when they can.  Attendance is not mandatory but we’d like you to let us know if you can’t make it because we then know how much room each person is going to have.  After hours and days and weeks of work you’ll complete a beautiful queen size quilt that looks like a Persian rug.  No one is teaching this class, it’s a work group.  I have completed mine and it looks spectacular.  I may begin another.

Beginners Quilting

Saturday, August 14th                                                           10:00-5:00

If you want to learn to quilt it’s a good idea to take a class to teach you all the little things you wouldn’t find in a book.  Our beginners class is very comprehensive.  Every detail is covered to get you confident with choosing fabric, choosing colours, using the tools and strip piecing, quilting, binding etc.  One placemat will be made during class and you’ll have enough fabric to complete another at home.  You choose your own fabric from our vast array.

Instructor:                   Kim Aydon

Instruction fee:            $85 (includes fabric, pattern, thread)

Fun With Strips – Placemats

Monday, August 16th and/or Saturday, August 28th          10:00-5:00

Using a jelly roll of your choice, you’ll be making a fantastic set of placemats in the log cabin pattern.  It’s easy and they’re so beautiful.  An embellishment can be added if you wish (like an appliqué).  This is fun and easy and appropriate for any skill level.

Instructor:                   Kathy D.

Instruction fee:            $30 in gift cards to a local grocery store.

Young Person, Learn to Quilt

Tuesday, August 17th & Wednesday, August 18th             1-5 both days. 

Ideally the young person should be at least 10 years old, but, if your youth is very mature and is 9 then that would be okay.  We’ll be teaching the basics of rotary cutting, sewing with a ¼ inch seam, simple piecing and quilting.  The student has the option to come in on Thursday, after class days, to work on the project with a little supervision. 

Instructor:                   Kathy D.

Instruction fee:            $85.00 (includes all the fabric, thread, batting to complete two placemats).

Fun with Strips – Braid

Saturday, August 21st and/or Monday, August 23rd          10-5

You’ll need to purchase two jelly rolls for this project.  It makes a nice large lap quilt with no borders or you can put a border or two to make it big enough for a bed.   This project is easy enough for any skill level.  Be careful, this pattern is addictive.

Instructor:                   Kathy D.

Instruction fee:            $30.00 gift cards to a local grocery store.

Fun Sew Days

10:00-5:00 any day there’s nothing else going on.

Just come in and sew on your own project.  It may be something you’ve taken in a class and have a question or two or it may just be you need some time out of the house and into the friendly atmosphere of quilting fanatics.  We only have one criteria, you must be in a happy frame of mind.

Every Thursday is Community Play Day.  As always, we feel donated quilts should have the same good quality fabrics that you’d use in your own quilts.  What you make represents you.  You’re worth the best and so are the recipients of our donations, whatever their circumstances.  We have a big box of donated fabric you can use while you’re here.  Come and work on a community project (there are many needy people out there).  You’ll never know how good you feel until you try.

Please remember to turn off your cell phone during class.  Arrive on time and prepared with all your tools.  If you wish to use one of our fantastic Bernina’s you’ll need to let us know prior to class.  No perfume or strong scent.  

A word about copyright

As you know, some of the classes we offer require you to purchase a book or pattern.  Since the information contained in those books and patterns is considered "copyrighted" material, it is illegal to photocopy all or any portion of the information, even just to share with a friend to use during a class.  We all want to support the creative efforts of the hard-working Designers who develop our favourite quilt patterns and encourage them to continue to publish and create.  In order to do that, we must properly compensate them for sharing their ideas with us by purchasing their books and patterns.  Thank you for your cooperation and consideration!