Karen s Quilt Corner Newsletter

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1 Karen s Quilt Corner Newsletter 330 Pine Street Eagle River, Wisconsin Celebrating a Harvest of Seasons at Karen s Quilt Corner! September 2014 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 McKenna Ryan SnowBuds Fri-Sat Sampler Session 10 to 11 Secrets and Shadows 6 Thangles Table Runners Learn Your Bernina / Babylock Machine 2-4: Fri-Sat Sampler Session Open AG Civil War Blocks Beginning 2 to 4:30 19 Free Motion 20 Serger Gifts and Projects Anita Goodesign Workshop 10-1 or Sincerely Yours October 2014 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Fri-Sat Sampler McKenna Ryan SnowBuds Learn Your Bernina / Babylock Machine 2-4: Fri-Sat Sampler Session Open Anita Goodesign Beginning 2 4:30 17 Free Motion 18 Serger Gifts and Projects Civil War Blocks Berry Merry Christmas Smith Street Sincerely Yours Anita Goodesign Workshop 10-1 or

2 November 2014 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Thangles Table Runners Learn Your Bernina / Babylock Machine 2-4: Fri-Sat Sampler Secretes and Shadows 8 Winter Mug Rugs Beginning 2 4:30 14 Free Motion 15 Fri-Sat Sampler Session Open Anita Goodesign Civil War Blocks Anita Goodesign Workshop 10-1 or Embroidered Table Runner Thanksgiving Day December 2014 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Fri-Sat Sampler Session 10 to 11 Secrets and Shadows 6 Thangles Table Runners Beginning 2 4: Fri-Sat Sampler Session Open Anita Goodesign Civil War Blocks Anita Goodesign Workshop 10-1 or Free Motion 20 Serger Gifts and Projects Christmas Eve 25 Christmas Day

3 Class and Event Descriptions and Requirements Friday-Saturday Sampler - El s Kitchen Friday Dates: September 5, October 3, November 7, December 5 Saturday Dates: September 13, October 11, November 15, December 13 Time: 10:00-11:00 Cost: Must purchase the Eleanor Burns book, El s Kitchen, at Karen s. Join the fun with Eleanor in El s Kitchen. This is a 12 month class. Purchase the book and your fabric for the square is free. Stop in the store for more information and details. New BOM Friday Dates: September 5, October 3, November 7, December 5 Saturday Dates: September 13, October 11, November 15, December 13 Time: 10:00-11:00 Cost $22.99 per month We are so excited with another new block of the month with Windham Fabrics! is a twelve month program that will begin in September and highlights the women spies during World War I and II. Some may be well-known and some you ll meet for the first time. The finished quilt measures 90 x 90. At the end of the twelve month program, you will have received all of the block patterns and fabric that you will need for your quilt top and binding. ll enjoy making this gorgeous 90 by 90 quilt designed by Denice Lipscomb of Common Threads, the same company as our famous First Ladies. A quilt honoring courageous women spies from World War I and World War II. This is one you should not miss!

4 Open Anita Goodesign Work Saturday Dates: October 11, November 15, December 13 Time: 11:00-2:00 Cost $10.00 per month or free if you re using programs purchased at one of the Anita Goodesigns Monthly Workshops Come to the Friday-Saturday Sampler on Saturdays and stay to work on some of the Anita Goodesigns programs you ve purchased. Beginning Dates: Sept. 18 th, Oct. 2 nd, Nov. 13 th Time: 2 to 4:30 PM Cost: $30.00 plus supplies and book Start quilting today with learning the proper way to cut and piece your quilt. We will be doing a sampler from Alex Anderson s Start Book. You will learn to read a quilting pattern and how to measure correctly and piece that perfect ¼ seam. Bernina and Babylock Guide Classes Learn All About Your Machine Class Dates: Class # 1 September 10 th Class # 2 October 15 th Class # 3 November 5 th Time: 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cost: Free if purchased machine at Karen s or $ per class Learn to do some machine quilting, inserting a zipper, decorative stitches, making a buttonhole, sewing on a button by machine plus more. Some projects may include the Crazy Quilt Bag, the Cutter Bag, and doing Lettering and Memory Work. New Serger Gifts and Projects Class Date: Sept. 20 th, Oct. 18 th, and Dec. 20 th Time: 10 to 2 Cost: $15.00 plus cost of book, supplies, and fabric Come for one class or all three. Learn to use your Serger. We will be using the new Serger Sewing Books and doing fun and fast projects.

5 Thangles Table Runners Dates: Sept. 6 th, Nov. 1 st, and Dec. 6 th Time: Saturdays 10 to 2 Cost: $5.00 per month This is a multi-month class. Each month we will be making a beautiful and unique table runner. The table runners vary in size and can be utilized in many different ways when completed. All projects are made with 4 strips of fabric. The cutting is easy. This project pack includes patterns for all six runners and a full pack of Thangles used to make all the projects Civil War Sampler Dates: July 15 and August 19 Time: 5 to 8 Cost: $30.00 for the year plus the book and supplies Barbara Brackman s Civil War Sampler is created with 50 blocks based on stories from civil war history. We are making 4 blocks per month for the year. You could choose to use 8 ½ or 12 ½ blocks, pick out some favorite civil war fabric or fabric of your choice, and join us in making these one-of-a-kind commemorative quilts. A bundle of fat quarters will work well to get started on this project. You ll want to make all of them to complete a beautiful and unique quilt honoring the Civil War Era. We are beginning in September with blocks 33 through 36. McKenna Ryan Snow Buds - Snowmen Blocks Dates: Sept. 2 nd, and Oct. 7 th Time: 5 to 8 Cost: $38.50 plus embellishments These charming snowmen designed by McKenna Ryan are cute, and very striking. Each design of the nine designs is trimmed to suit the perfect size to use in quilts, table decor, wall hangings, etc. They can also be left at the 12 ½ background size until your choice of an end project is determined. This is a continuing class which will be working on blocks 8 and 9 in September and October.

6 Sincerely Yours is an embroidery machine appliqué quilt pattern with 9 classic style appliqué blocks with an additional 10 variations. The large blocks have 10 square embroidery designs that can be completed in one hoping in a large hoop. The large designs are also split in various ways to accommodate different size hoops. Complete hoping and re-hooping instructions are included in the pattern. The embroidery designs include a cutting line for the tack-and-trim method, and the pattern had PDF files to print the appliqué shapes on printable fusible web sheets. We will be completing this project in October. Dates: September 27 th and October 25 th Time: 10 to 2 Cost: $20.00 Plus the CD pattern program, fabric, and supplies Anita Goodesign s Monthly Embroidery Workshop This unique workshop features a hands-on embroidery environment. Three projects will be introduced at each session. Each participant will receive an envelope containing the Companion Newsletter and The Design CD-ROM having on it each of the pattern directions for the three projects. One of the projects may be stitched after the presentation. Dates: Sept. 24 th, Oct. 29 th, Nov. 19 th, Dec. 17 th Time: 10 to 1 and 5 to 8 Cost: $10.00 Larger Patchabilities A Twelve Month Series We are well into completing the new 12 by 32 patchabilities. Stop in and pick up your kit each month. If you don t live here and would like to do this each month, we can ship it to you. These are great appliqué projects that are a little larger than the previous ones. Enjoy making these cute and attractive wall hangings.

7 Free Motion Excitement is Here! Dates: Sept. 19 th, Oct. 17 th, Nov. 14 th, Dec. 19 th Class 1 - Basic Meandering Class 2 - Stars, Loops, and Easy Shapes Class 3 - Using Stencils Class 4 - Essentials with Embroidery Machines Using Anita Goodesigns Essentials Time: 10 to 1 and 5 to 8 Cost: $20.00 per class except for Essentials if the Program was purchased at Karen s. These classes will prove to be invaluable at getting you started and in developing your free motion skills as you continue in the subsequent sessions.

8 imagination. A Berry Merry Christmas Dates: October 23 rd Time: 10 to 3 Cost: $10.00 plus the CD Program and materials Another fun-filled Smith reet Adventure. Use your printer and the new Heat n Bond print sheets to easily reproduce the appliqué shapes needed for your appliqué embroidery. Then create a variety of projects found on this program to make unique and different tree skirts, table runners, place mats, and more! Be creative, the possibilities are endless and only limited by your Embroidered Table Runner Dates: November 22 nd Time: 10 to 2 Cost: $10.00 plus materials Make an embroidered table runner for the holidays or make one for the snowman season after Christmas. Use the embroidery designs provided or any of those from Anita Goodesign or some of the designs you have purchased and never had a chance to use. You ll love this class and we know you ll have the urge to go home and make many more of these easy and fast embroidered table runners.