Pieceful Gathering Quilt Shop Summer 2018 Class & Club Offerings

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1 Pieceful Gathering Quilt Shop Summer 2018 Class & Club Offerings Block-of-the-Months & Clubs Katie s Wool Album *NEW* 9 Month Block-of-the-Month Katie has taken this beautiful pattern from Jo Morton and put her own wooly spin on it. Each block contains gorgeous hand-dyed and textured wools on cotton backgrounds. Free monthly demos will teach you everything you need to know including wool basics, fusing, stitching and embellishments. Sashing and border fabrics will be sold separately so you can customize this project to match your home. Instructor: Katie Reed Tuesdays, May 1, June 5, July 3 & Aug 7, 10:30 OR 6:30 Sign-up Fee: $20.00 Kits for months 1-9 will be $14.99 each and include background fabric and wool for one block. Pattern, sashing & border fabric are sold separately. Mail order is available for an additional shipping fee of $3.99 per month. Serendipity *NEW* 12 Month Pick-Up or Mail-Order Block-of-the-Month Diane has designed another gorgous block-of-themonth pattern that you don t want to miss. Pick up monthly kits in the shop anytime after the first of the month. Or sign up for mail order and we will automatically ship each of the monthly kits. Each month you will make two of the twenty blocks and there will be two months of finishing. The Serendipitous part of this quilt is that each month s blocks are the same, but by rearranging the colors, you get a new looking block Serendipity! Block fabrics are a mixture of cotton texture and prints in rich dark colors and the setting fabrics are some of our favorite Diamond Textiles textures in grey, black and burgundy. Attend our free kick-off demo in April to see the quilt in person and get some helpful tips to put it together. Instructor: Diane Nieman Free Demo: Tuesday, April 24, 10:30 OR 6:30 Sign-up Fee: $20.00 Kits for months 1-9 will be $19.99 each and include monthly patterns and all of the fabric you will need for the quilt top. Mail order is available for an additional shipping fee of $4.99 per month. Deb Tucker Precision-Piecing Club *NEW* Sedona Stars This session in Deb Tucker Club, we ll be making this stunning Sedona Stars Quilt. This quilt uses Deb s Rapid Fire Lemoyne Star Ruler and then takes the stars to the next level with some Blazing Lemoyne Stars! The pattern is written to make a lap quilt (67 x 67 ), but Katie will provide instructions for making it into a twin or queen size quilt as well. You may choose to sign up for just the lecture portion of the class where Katie will give you her handouts and walk you through each step for the month. Or you can sign up for the lecture & lab where you can stay and sew through each portion of the monthly assignment after the lecture. Lecture will be approximately 30 minutes and the lab will be an additional hour following the lecture. Lab students are welcome to stay and sew afterward as long as the classroom is open. Instructor: Katie Reed Tuesdays, May 8, June 12, July 10 & Aug 21, 10:30 Thursdays, May 10, June 14, July 12 & Aug 16, 10:30 Saturdays, May 12, June 16, July 21& Aug 18, 10:30 Club Fee: Lecture Only: $35.00 Lecture & Lab: $40.00

2 Scrap Happy Club Here's the chance to dig into your scrap bag (and Julie s) and make some small quilts based on traditional patterns. Each month we will work on a small scrappy quilt. Julie will share a few tips to make the piecing easier and then you re welcome to stay and sew away the day in the classroom. Group Leader: Julie Garren Wednesdays, May 16, June 20, July 18, 10:30-11:30 Sarah s Sewing Circle In times past, women gathered in circles to share their joys and sorrows and stitch on quilts. Join us as we revive this tradition in Sarah s Sewing Circle. Each month Carrie will present vintage-inspired quilts and projects made from reproduction fabrics. Kits will be available at a 15% discount for club members. Club projects will help you perfect your skills while you make new friends. Group Leader: Carrie Quinn Tuesdays, May 22, June 26, July 24, Aug 28, 7:30-8:30 Wed, May 23, June 27, July 25, Aug 29, 10:30-11:30 Handwork Coffee Klatch Club Get away from the hustle-and-bustle of the real world for a couple of hours and enjoy some sit-and-stitch time with Carrie & Katie. It doesn t matter what you re stitching; as long as it s handwork, you can come and stitch. Carrie will be working on English Paper Piecing/Lucy Boston blocks and is happy to help you with those. Katie will obviously be working on wool! Group Leaders: Carrie and Katie Thurs., May 24, June 21, July 19, Aug 23, 10:30-12:00 Pieceful Stitchers Club The Pieceful Stitchers are a group of quilters who meet on the first Thursday of each month to spend time sewing and chatting. The meetings are very informal and there is no group leader. The group may choose to do a specific project or work on individual projects. Group Leader: Carrie Quinn (kind of) Thursdays, May 3, June 7, July 5, Aug 9, 7-9 Featherweight FUNatics Club Bring your own machine and compare notes with other Featherweight owners and collectors. Demi will often have little projects for you to do, or you can just stitch on your own projects. It is sure to be a pleasant evening! Group Leader: Demi Wians Thursdays, May 24, June 28, July 26, Aug 30, 7-9 Summer Classes & Workshops Pitcher Perfect Wall Hanging *NEW* This project from Kathy Cardiff s new book, A Cottage Garden, is made with both cotton and wool. Enjoy watching your picture change from rectangles, strips, and half-square triangles into a window sill that s ready for an ironware pitcher of flowers. In part one of this two part class, Jodi will walk you through piecing the background and preparing your wool applique pieces. Part two will focus on layering, fusing and stitching down the appliques. Instructor: Jodi Miller Saturdays, July 7 & 14, 10:30-1:00 Fridays, August 10 & 17, 10:30-1:00 Fee: $40.00 Wool Feather Tree *NEW* This Wooly Christmas Tree is fashioned after the Antique German Feather Trees which were first created in the 1880's. These first artificial trees were a response to growing concerns over the deforestation associated with the harvest of Christmas Trees in Germany. Join us for a fun class where you can make your own wooly feather tree. Debbie will have some fun add-on patterns as well to trim your new tree! Instructor: Debbie Lazarski Friday, July 27, 10:30-1:00 Wednesday, August 15, 6:30-9:00 Embroidery in the Hoop Wall Art *NEW* Rediscover the calm and joy of making beautiful things by hand as you stitch these simple, yet beautiful embroidery designs. Choose from our selection of iron-on embroidery patterns, which are easy to transfer onto to the fabric of your choice. Then grab your favorite thread colors and you re ready to stitch! Vivian will help you get started and teach you all of the basic stitches you will need to complete this fun little project. Instructor: Vivian Glenz Tuesday, May 15, 6:30-9:00 Sat, Aug 25, 10:30-1:00

3 Spinning Splendor *NEW* Learn how to make this kaleidoscope block variation in this one session class. This quilt is fat quarter friendly and easy to piece. Make a few blocks for a throw or more blocks for a larger quilt! Instructor: Marie McKay Friday, May 25, 10:30-1:30 Tuesday, July 17, 6:00-9:00 Metro Scope *NEW* If you've been afraid to try a pattern with curves, fear no more! The Quick Curve Ruler makes it possible to quickly cut curved pieces that sew together with ease. Block units are squared up (similar to the Deb Tucker approach) so they fit together just right. The large blocks will have you finishing up your quilt (57" x 76") before you know it! Wed, June 27, July 25, Aug 29, 1:00-2:00 Wed, June 27, July 25, Aug 29, 6:30-7:30 Curved Log Cabin This pattern by Blue Underground is a unique variation of the log cabin block. It's constructed such that the logs on one side of the block are twice as wide as the logs on the opposing side which creates a subtle but interesting curve. Instructor: Carrie Quinn Wed, June 6, 10:30-2:30 Sat, Aug 11, 10:30-2:30 Sunburst Block Don t be intimidated by this complex looking pattern! In class you will learn how to use templates to simplify the piecing and applique techniques to finish the blocks. Various setting options will be shared so you can create your own unique masterpiece. Wednesday, May 2 & 16, 6:30-8:30 Perfectly Perfect Bindings by Sandy Schweitzer As an AQS certified appraiser, Sandy Schweitzer knows exactly what it takes to construct a show quality binding. In this class she will share her secrets with you. Instructor: Sandy Schweitzer Saturday, June 9, 12:30-3:30 Blazing Patches Two Part Class Looking for some other uses for your rapid fire Lemoyne Star Ruler? Join Marie as she teaches you how to make Blazing Lemoyne Stars PLUS she will debut the new Deb Tucker Tool: Four Patch Square Up! Instructor: Marie McKay Sat, June 23 & 30, 10:30-1:30 Fee: $45.00 Getaway Bag Two Part Class Whether you re headed on a weekend trip or a quilt retreat, this bag is big enough to hold everything you need. It has plenty of pockets to keep everything organized and easy to find. Sat, May 19 & 26, 10:30-1:30 Fee: $45.00 (includes tubing for handles) Lucy Boston - English Paper-Piecing Join Carrie as she shares her current obsession, English paper-piecing. She will show you her technique for perfect piecing using paper templates, and share her tips for creating beautiful blocks with fussy-cutting. There are a variety of shapes available. We will learn hexagons, diamonds and the honeycombs and squares used in the Lucy Boston quilt. Instructor: Carrie Quinn Tuesday, Aug 21, 6:30-9:00 Croweaving Join Carrie for her latest foray into rug making. If you have a ready supply of 1 ½ strips, or a lot of leftover fabric that can be cut into strips, this is a great way to use them up and end up with a beautiful rug. Make it scrappy from your stash, or purchase fabric to make a planned beauty. There are no tools involved in this simple technique, and anyone can do it. Once you get started, you won t want to stop! Instructor: Carrie Quinn Wednesday, August 8, 6:00-9:00

4 Deb Tucker UFO Day This is an opportunity for those of you with unfinished Deb Tucker projects to come and work on them. Katie will be happy to refresh your memory on any of the tools or patterns. Bring your Deb Tucker Club projects, Rapid-Fire Lemoyne or Hunter Stars, or even BOM parts that use her rulers and never got finished. We ll stitch all day and you can bring or order lunch. Instructor: Katie Reed Friday, June 29, 10:30-2:30 Tuesday, July 17, 10:30-2:30 Pieceful Quilt Academy The Quilt Academy is a series of classes designed to help you learn the basic techniques that you will need to make a quilt from start-to-finish. The classes are divided into levels so that quilters with different levels of experience can feel free to take any class they want. Classes do not need to be taken in order. Beginner Advanced Beginner Intermediate Quilting 101 Extreme Beginner In this three-part, introductory class, you will get a general overview of quilting with hands-on demonstrations of the basic tools and techniques. We ll be making a Rail Fence quilt with two borders that can be used as a baby quilt or a lap quilt! By the end of the three sessions you should have a completed quilt top. Sign up for our finishing class to learn how to quilt and bind it on your own, or have it quilted by our fabulous long-arm quilters. Instructor: Tricia Baldwin Wednesdays, May 9, 23 & 30, 6:30-9:00 Fee: $55.00 Quilting 201 Finishing Class This is a two-part class that covers putting your quilt together, basic machine-quilting techniques, binding and labels. The class is designed to finish your completed top from our Extreme Beginner class. If you don t have a top from our Extreme Beginner class, you can bring a small quilt top (no bigger than 40 x 40 ) of your own to finish in this class. Instructor: Demi Wians Wednesdays, June 6 & 20, 6:00 9:00 Fee: $45.00 *Sign up at the same time as Q101 and receive a 15% discount! Quilting 202 Advanced Beginner This is a two-part class which will include the introduction of triangles and flying geese. In the class, you will make a table runner while learning about the effect of color placement. Sign-up for our Finishing Class to learn how to quilt and bind your table runner. Weds, July 18 & Aug 1, 6:30-9:00 Quilting 301 Beginning Hand Appliqué In this two-session class, hand appliqué fundamentals will be presented. You will learn the invisible appliqué stitch, as well as one of Kim Diehl s methods. Our quilt design for this class provides the opportunity to stitch a variety of shapes including curves, points, stems and circles. These skills can be used to make an appliqué quilt, add an appliqué to a pieced block or an appliqué border. Instructor: Cathy Elliott Fri, Aug 24 & 31, 10:30-12:30 Quilting 302 Beginning Machine Appliqué Come join us and learn how to machine applique a helpful, handy skill to have. We will applique simple shapes onto a tea towel. You ll have fun with us and go home with a completed towel. Instructor: Demi Wians Saturday, May 5, 10:30-1:30 Quilting 303 Beginning Paper-Piecing Also known as foundation piecing, this technique will enable you to produce odd shapes, small blocks and perfect points with ease. In class, you will learn the process as you make a traditional schoolhouse block (finished size 4"). Use this block as the center of a medallion style quilt or practice your new skills by making 3 more blocks to make a wall hanging or runner. Wednesday, June 13, 6:00-9:00 Quilting 304 Beginning Wool Appliqué In this introductory wool class you will learn wool basics, how to use fusible with wool, and how to do the buttonhole stitch. In class, you will get all of your pieces cut out and fused and you will start stitching. You will go home feeling confident and able to finish this great project. Instructor: Debbie Lazarski Saturday, June 2, 10:30-1:30

5 Quilting 306 Beginning Hand Quilting Spend a relaxing morning with Cathy and learn the basics of hand quilting. Cathy will discuss needles, marking techniques, thimbles, threads and more. You ll have time in class to practice and improve and you ll take home a sample of your work. Instructor: Cathy Elliott Friday, July 20, 10:30-1:00 Quilting 401 Machine Quilting Workshop Learn the basics of machine quilting, including preparing your quilt sandwich, selecting thread and batting, and choosing your quilting design. Most of the class time will be devoted to working on free motion quilting. You will get plenty of hands on practice to give you confidence to tackle your own projects Friday, June 8, 10:30-2:30 Quilting Binding by Machine Making a baby quilt, table runner or wall hanging? Some projects need extra support on the binding because of use and washing. Or sometimes we just don t have time to hand-stitch binding. In this hands-on class you ll learn multiple techniques and have samples to take home. Instructor: Tricia Baldwin Wednesday, August 22, 6:00-9:00 Free Demonstrations Market Review Demo Carrie and Katie will share with you some of the new things that they learned at Quilt Market. You ll also be the first to see all of the neat stuff they bring back. Leader: Katie Reed & Carrie Quinn Tuesday, May 30, 6:30 OR Friday, June 1, 10:30 Oh Baby! Oh Baby! We all love to sew for our children or grandchildren! Join us as we share with you a number of baby quilts, blankets, burp cloths and more. Leaders: Katie Reed & Carrie Quinn Tuesday, June 26, 10:30 OR 6:30 Christmas in July Debbie will present a handful of beautiful Christmas projects to get you motivated and in the Christmas spirit. Start on them now and they should be done by December! Leader: Debbie Lazarski Tuesday, July 24, 10:30 OR 6:30 OR Saturday, July 28, 10:30 Pieceful Primitive Fall Fall is our favorite time of year with its rich warm colors and primitive décor! Come and see some fall-inspired primitive projects to get you in the mood, too. Leader: Katie Tuesday, August 28, 10:30 OR 6:30 Events & Other Fun Stuff Summer Open House & Discount Registration April 7 th, 10-4 Receive 10% off any classes or clubs! Students must register in person. Phone registrations will be accepted starting April 10 th. Pieceful Day Retreat! Want to get away for a day of sewing, relaxing, fun and friends? Join us for the all day sewing retreat right here at Pieceful Gathering. Come at 10:00 and stay as late as 10:00 pm if you d like. Bring a lunch or we can order from the local deli. Pizza is included for dinner. Group Leader: Carrie Friday, July 6, 10:00 am 10:00 pm includes pizza for dinner Northern Illinois Shop Hop! June - August Join us for this three month shop hop across Northern Illinois. Visit over 30 great shops in three regions and receive 15% off your entire purchase on the day that your passport is stamped. There will be three regional prizes, one grand prize and a first prize along with a prize at each shop. Visit the website to print your passport or pick one up at a participating shop. Row by Row Sew Musical! Once again we will be participating in the Row by Row Experience which takes place June 21 September 4. This is like a shop hop but there are no fees, no passports and you have all summer to play! Simply visit any of the participating shops and receive a free pattern for a row in a quilt. Visit the Row by Row website for more details. August 4 th ~ Fall Open House 12 th Anniversary Celebration & Quilt Show Plus Early Discount Registration and MORE! Join us in celebrating our 12 th anniversary. We will have a quilt show in the building next door with around 100 quilts. Refreshments will be served all day, including a BBQ with free hotdogs around lunch time. Discount registration for the fall session is also at this event. Register for any class or club and receive 10% off (must register in person). Meeting Dates for Continuing BOM s Border Creek 8 Month Mystery (months 7 & 8) Tuesdays, May 8 & June 12, 6:30 Wednesdays, May 9 & June 13, 10:30 Border Creek Mystery Reveal Party! Aug 14, 6:30 OR Aug 15, 10:30

6 Pieceful Long Arm Quilting Service At Pieceful Gathering we have our own Gammill Statler Stitcher Long Arm quilting machine located in the upstairs portion of our shop. We have four very talented quilters who would love to help you create a beautifully finished quilt. Please be assured that the love and care that you have already devoted to your quilt will be continued here at Pieceful Gathering. How to Prepare Your Quilt: Square up quilt top and backing, and clean all loose threads. All quilts tops should be pressed to flatten the seams. We recommend that you purchase your batting from us. If you do wish to provide your own batting, it must be at least 5 inches larger than the quilt top on all 4 sides. Backing material must be at least 5 inches larger than the quilt top on all sides. Remove all selvages and if the back is pieced the seams need to be pressed open. All completed quilts are squared up at no additional charge. Pieceful Class Levels To make sure that we are able to accommodate all of our customers some classes have levels. Some are not applicable. Beginner: for those who are new to quilting. No experience is necessary. Advanced Beginner: for those who are fairly new to quilting but know how to use a rotary cutter and are comfortable with their machine. Intermediate: For people who have been quilting for awhile and are looking to expand their skills. Pieceful Policies - Help us Keep the Piece! You may register in person at the shop or over the phone using a credit card. Payment is expected at the time of registration. We cannot hold a space for you until you have paid for your class. If you cannot make it to a class, you must cancel at least one week in advance in order to receive a 90% refund. Block-ofthe-Month programs and sign-up fees are noncancelable. Signing up for a BOM is like putting a quilt on lay-away. You are making a commitment to purchase the entire set of patterns or kits. Most classes require basic sewing supplies including a sewing machine in good working order, thread, scissors, straight pins, seam ripper, pencil, paper, rotary cutter, mat and ruler. We do have some classroom supplies and several classroom machines which are available for your use. If you wish to use one of our machines, please let us know when you register so that we can try to accommodate everyone that needs one. In order for each student to get the most out of the classes we request the following: * Please arrive 15 minutes early. * Please turn off cell phones or set to vibrate. * Please do not bring children or guests to class. * Please refrain from wearing scented products. * We always appreciate it when you purchase your fabric from us.