Holiday Hours. December 24 and 31: 10am-2pm December 25 and January 1: Closed Closed for inventory January 2 and 3

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1 Holiday Hours December 24 and 31: 10am-2pm December 25 and January 1: Closed Closed for inventory January 2 and 3 BERNINA MACHINE SALE EXTENDED Machine sale extended through December 31! $ off Bernina machines. 48 month free financing on Bernina purchases over $3000. Come in or call the store for complete details.

2 Page 2 HOLIDAY SALE Take 20% off all holiday fabrics; 30% if you finish the bolt! Take 20% off holiday precuts, kits, books, and patterns Round Tuffet Wouldn t it be fun to use our favorite fabric to make a piece of furniture? If this sounds interesting, then this is the class for you. In just two classes you will create your own unique tuffet. If you know how to use a rotary cutter and can sew a straight line, the class will be nothing but fun. In the first class you learn the technique to make the cover to your tuffet. You will then have time to complete your cover before the second class. The second class we put it all together. Required: Upholstery kit - $120 fee payable to the instructor. Rotary cutter experience. Instructor: Julie Fee: $63 Saturdays, January 13; 12 3 pm and February 3, 12 4pm Square Tuffet As with the very successful round tuffet class, the square tuffet will require sewing skills. With the use of templates, you will cut out all the pieces you need to finish your unique piece of furniture. The remainder of our time is spent learning how to sew 1/4 of your tuffet cover together. This will give you the confidence to go home and sew the remaining 3 sections. In the second class, we get out the power tools and you put it all together. Required: Upholstery kit - $120 fee payable to the instructor. Instructor: Julie Fee: $90 Saturdays, January 19; 10:30 am 3:30 pm and February 16; 12 4 pm

3 Page 3 The Birthday Club is BACK in 2019! Please stop by or call the store to make sure we have your birthday month on file. Lucy Boston Patchwork of the Crosses The beloved children s book author Lucy Boston was also a prolific quilt maker. In this class you will learn how to use the English Paper Technique to make her most famous quilt, The Patchwork of the Crosses. You will also learn tips and tricks for perfect fussy cutting. Required: Book Instructor: Marisa Fee: $30 Wednesday, January 23; 10:30am-1:30pm Our embroidery club is planned to help you make a new project each month, each designed by Kimberbell Designs, and each featuring a new technique to learn or practice. Most of the materials needed will be included in your class fee. Register for each month. Chenille Heart Pennant Those who love machine embroidery will spread the love with this darling chenille heart pennant. The appliquéd heart features two variations for the chenille stitches, diagonal or chevron, on two pennant sizes. Make a single pennant or a banner of coordinating colors. Instructor: Ro Fee: $24 Monday, January 21; 6 9 pm OR Tuesday, January 22; 10 am 1 pm

4 Page 4 Have your completed your Block? This month s Saturday Sampler Demos are January 10, 11, or 12 Show us your completed block to receive your next block free! Beginner Machine Quilting Your quilt top is finally pieced and your pattern ends with those three scary words quilt as desired. Now what? Take a deep breath, drop those feed dogs and start machine quilting! In this class, you ll learn to freemotion quilt some basic designs including curved lines, meandering, echoing and loops. We ll also discuss needles, threads, batting and tension. Instructor: Sue Fee: $36 Sunday, January 27; 12 4 pm

5 Page 5 Quilts for Kids On the first Tuesday of each month (exceptions starred) a group of experienced, charityminded quilters meet at PQW to sew for the organization, Quilts for Kids. Quilts are donated to care facilities to be given to children who are ill, abused, or in difficult situations who could use the comfort of a handmade quilt. Although all the spots for sewing participants are filled, we can certainly use more volunteers to sew quilts at home. Kits will be provided. If interested, please contact Deb for more detailed information concerning your involvement in this worthwhile cause: debbie@greaney.com. Meets: 10:15 am 3 pm January 15*, February 5, March 6*, April 2, May 7, June 4 English Paper Piecing Group 2019 Sew excited that you will be joining us for the 4th year of the Pennington Quilt Works English Paper Piecing Club. In this club you will receive EPP advice from the instructor, see what others are making, and sit and stitch for two uninterrupted hours. Along the way you will visit with friends old and new, learn the benefit of slow sewing and make a lovely project by hand. We will be focusing on the following EPP project: Lucy Boston Patchwork of the Crosses Required: **If you are new to English Paper Piecing, you must attend a how-to session for an additional fee or the Lucy Boston class. Instructor: Marisa Fee: $60 Below are the club dates for the first half of Please sign up for: Wednesday mornings: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm OR Wednesday evenings: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm January 30, February 27, March 22, April 24, May 29 Class registration policy Full payment is due upon signing up for a class. You can make payment in the store, online, or by phone. A supply list will be given or sent to you at that time. 100% of class fees are refundable or transferable to another class if cancellation is made at least 72 hours before class. No credit, refund or transfer to another class will be given if 72-hour notice is not given. Our teachers prepare for each student in each class in advance of the class. No-shows forfeit any refund or exchange. Private Class For times when a regularly scheduled class just won t do, we offer private classes to fill the void. Let s say that a class you're interested in requires rotary skills, and you re still snipping along with scissors. Well a 1-hour private class will bring you up to speed. Or say that you really want to get the hang of paper-piecing or some other skill. Or maybe our classes just don t fit in your schedule. Talk to any one of us and we ll find you the right person at the right time to teach you what you need to know. $25 per hour per person.

6 Page 6 The Turtle Creek Peacemakers and Quilts of Valor at PQW The Turtle Creek Peacemakers are a local quilting group which is part of the nationwide Quilts of Valor Foundation (QoVF). The mission of the QoVF is to cover service members and veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts since The Peacemakers formed just over a year ago, have 27 members and have over 100 quilts either presented, in process or ready to be presented. We will be sewing at Pennington Quilt Works from 10:30 to 3:00 on the following Mondays: January 4, February 11, March 11, April 8, May 13, June 10, August 12, September 9, October 14, November 11, and December 9. New Blocks of the Month for 2019! Amish With a Twist IV 12-part block of the month starts Feb 1, Finishes to 88x98 Requires pattern book Amish With a Twist IV, available with month 1. $30.00 Month 1 has all the black background so you can precut, and all the fabric for block 1. $27.50 Blocks 2-12 have all the fabric for the blocks, settings, borders, and binding. $10.50 each

7 My Page 7 MACHINE REPAIRS AT PQW IT S TIME TO SERVICE YOUR MACHINE Whether your machine is ready (or over-due!) for regular servicing, or is experiencing some issues, Stepfon Andrews will be here to take care of any problems you may have. Stepfon has over 20 years in repairing machines of all brands, makes and models. Remember that any Bernina machine you purchase at PQW comes with a oneyear in-store full warranty. Stepfon performs all our Bernina Warranty work. Starting at just $99.99 ($ for Bernina 7 & 8 series) for cleaning, oiling, and complete inspection. NOTE: repairs needing parts may take longer. CALL TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT Service dates: December 11. *Offer valid December 1 31, 2018 at any participating BERNINA Store. Offer good for 25% off one (1) BERNINA Multiple Spool Holder. Cannot be replaced with any other offer. Not valid on previous purchases. Taxes are not included in the total purchase calculation. Cannot be redeemed for cash. Some exclusions may apply. Subject to availability. Available while supplies last. Offer limited to the residents of the 50 United States only. PQW News December Edition

8 Page 8 Treat yourself to some slow sewing this holiday season with our embroidery kits and English Paper Piecing projects. Happy Holidays from PQW!