Class Schedule July, August, September 2017 5053 E Elliot Rd Phoenix, AZ 85044 480-598-8601 3dudesquilting@live.com www.3dudesquilting.com Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 9:30am 6:00pm Wed 9:30am-9:00pm Sat 9:30am-5:00pm Closed Sunday June 21 thru September, 2017 VISIT any of the participating shops and receive a free pattern for a row in a quilt. COMBINE your rows in any way to create a unique quilt that represents the fun you had traveling to the stores. TRAVEL with friends, discover new quilt shops and have fun collecting rows! Row by Row Junior Ages 6 to 14 TRAVEL along with an adult COLLECT free row patterns designed just for them to make LEARN TO SEW with family help and support from rowbyrowexperience.com
Beginning Quilting Lucy Mansfield, Instructor Thursdays, 4 weeks September 7, 14, 21 & 28 9:30 am to 12:30 pm $100.00 Skill level: Beginner Do you love quilts and have always wanted to learn how to make one of your own? This introductory class will teach you all the basics of good quiltmaking including fast strip-piecing technique and how to make those fussy triangle points end up perfect. Pinning and how to quilt your finished top will be covered in class 4. Vintage Tulips Peggy Morris, Instructor Every other Friday, 2 weeks July 14 & 28 9:30am to 12:30pm $50.00 Wow!!! What a beautiful quilt and I made it myself! This pieced quilt is constructed by making 2 different quilt blocks and putting them together to make this lovely quilt. Vintage Tulips will be a great addition to any room or a wonder gift for someone special in your life. Quarterly Mystery Quilt Lecture/Demo Heidi Hodges, Instructor Meets every other Wednesday July 5 & 19 August 2, 16 & 30 September 13 6:00pm to 6:30pm A fun and exciting Debbie Caffrey Mystery. Clues and demonstrations every two weeks for 6 sessions and you can finish a great quilt top. This very popular class is always interesting with great results Sunday Surprise Heidi Hodges, Instructor Meets the first Sunday of each month NO MEETING IN JULY August 6 September 3 10:00am to 5:00pm Complete a great table runner, table topper or small quilt in class. Fabric requirements provided with registration. A fun day AND a complete project! Tool Tote Vicki Watson, Instructor Thursday, July 20 Come and explore the many options and designs you can do on your quilt using a walking foot. We will do straight lines, matchsticks, cross-hatching, circles and spirals, echoing and more. You can create many beautiful designs. Come explore the possibilities. Desert Strippers Ray Steeves, Instructor Saturday, July 22 A fun quarterly club featuring a different project using strip piecing methods. Table runners, wall hangings, lap quilt, bags, totes, etc. Pattern will be included in the class fee. This month you will be making a great quilt that Ray designed called Ins and Outs.
Quick Curve Mini Trees Lucy Mansfield, Instructor Saturday, August 12 Learn how to use the Mini Quick Curve Ruler while making this adorable tree quilt. Use fall colors for Thanksgiving or greens and whites for Christmas. Bargello in One Day Heidi Hodges, Instructor Saturday, August 19 You will be able to create this simple, yet lovely Bargello-style quilt in a single day. A perfect lap quilt for those cool summer nights of air conditioning! Improv Sunday Ray Steeves, Instructor Sunday, August 13 10:00am to 5:00pm $50.00 Includes Fabric Bring your adventurous spirit and create a truly unique project. We will supply the pre-cut fabric for your project and you can choose batiks, civil war reproductions or contemporary fabrics. This improv technique requires a free and adventurous spirit which will create a fun and rewarding project. Accidental Landscapes Lucy Mansfield, Instructor Monday, September 25 Skill level: Beginner Accidental Landscapes are a product of Karen Eckmeier s great imagination and experimentation. Her guidelines are so easy to follow and allow every student to create their own one-of-a-kind landscape. Kits are available for purchase from 3 Dudes Quilting. Lola Cork Domed Bag Peggy Morris, Instructor Wednesday, August 16 6:00pm to 9:00pm $30.00 A beautiful bag that everyone will think that you bought at an expensive department store. You can make it with Cork, the newest, most exciting fabric out there or Vegan Leather or any quilt fabric you desire. This bag can be constructed with any of your must have's in a purse. I will show you how to add pockets or zippers that aren't in the pattern. Quilting with Your Walking Foot Diane Hansen Instructor Saturday morning September 30 9:30am to 12:30pm $30.00 Skill level: Beginner Come and explore the many options and designs you can do on your quilt using a walking foot. We will do straight lines, matchsticks, cross-hatching, circles and spirals, echoing and more. You can create many beautiful designs. Come explore the possibilities.
Bag Ladies Vicki Watson, Instructor Meets the 1st Saturday of each month each month For all of you who love to make bags of all sorts, this monthly class is bound to keep you happy. Each bag is designed to be enjoyed. Saturday, July 1 Tahiti Tote This bag will be an instant favorite! Lots of pockets to help keep you organized. Saturday, August 5 Bookin It A great satchel-style bag to hold your electronic tablet, folders patterns or books. Saturday, September 9 The Zerba Bag This is a fat quarter friendly Project. Cute and trendy with easy zipper installation. Guest Teacher Carl Hentsch OPEN SEWING WIP Day Meets every Tuesday $5.00 July 4 thru September 26 Open Sew Day. No teacher, just good company! No reservations necessary. UFO Friday Night Sew-In Jeff Carr, Host Meets the Friday of each month 4:30pm to 11:00pm $20.00 includes dinner July 21 August 18 September 15 3rd Dinner with quilting friends? What a great idea! Space is limited, and this evening always fill with happy sewers. Reservations are required to insure proper menu planning. Reserve early. A possible second evening may be added if sufficient interest. Reservations Required Individual Instruction $25.00 per hour 4 hour minimum Instruction to be held at 3 Dudes Quilting. Lecture Thursday, November 16 Workshop 1 Friday, November 17 Workshop 2 Saturday, November 18 Look for more information soon! NEW! Whatever project you want to work on, whatever help you need. One-on-one instruction from an expert. Date and time will be determined by student/teacher availability.
GROUPS & CLUBS Scrap Happy Jeff Carr, Instructor Meets the 3 rd Wednesday of each month July 19 August 16 September 20 10:00am to 2:00pm $20.00 Come and join the new Scrap Happy Group. Get ideas to bust through your scraps. Suggestions for both traditional and modern fabrics; scraps with a twist! Judi s Night Out Group Judi Peterson, Hostess PRIVATE GROUP Meets the 1 st Saturday of each month July 1 August 5 September 2 6:00pm to midnight Cabin Quilters Local Quilt Group Meets 2nd Monday of each month At 3 Dudes Quilting 10:00am to noon July 10 August 14 September 11 Cactus Patchers Tempe Chapter of Arizona Quilt Guild Meets 2 nd & 4 th Tuesday of each month At Tempe Pyle Center 655 E. Southern Ave. Tempe 6:30pm to 9:00pm Visitors Always Welcome For more information contact: www.cactuspatchers.blogspot.com Quilt Therapy PRIVATE GROUP Meets bimonthly the 1 st Thursday of odd numbered months July 6 September 7 5:00pm to 9:00pm Logo courtesy of Block Party Studios Prickly Piecers - Ahwatukee Chapter of Arizona Quilt Guild Meets 3 rd Thursday of each month At Desert Foothills United Methodist Church 2156 E. Liberty Lane Ahwatukee 7:00 p.m. Visitors Always Welcome For more information contact: Web site: www.pricklypiecers.com Sew Inspired Heidi Hodges, Host Meets bimonthly The 3 rd Saturday Of odd numbered months July 15 September 16 10:00 am to 5:00 pm $5.00 Inspiring ourselves by inspiring others. Agave Quilters Guild Sun Lakes Meets 1 st Wednesday of each month At Sun Lakes Country Club Sun Lakes Visitors Always Welcome For more information contact: dasully@parksideaz.us The Agave Quilters Guild encourages members to learn new techniques, to share ideas, to enter quilt shows, and to develop lasting friendships.
July 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday RED OPEN SEWS GREEN GROUPS BLACK CLASSES 1 BAG LADIES TAHITI TOTE JUDI S NIGHT OUT 6pm-12pm 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MYSTERY 1/6 QUILT THERAPY 5:00-9:00 QUILTING 4/4 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 CABIN VINTAGE TULIP SEW INSPIRED QUILTERS QUILT 1/2 10:00-NOON 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 SCRAP HAPPY TOOL TOTE 10:00-2:00 MYSTERY 2/6 UFO 4:30-11:00 DESERT STRIPPERS 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 VINTAGE TULIP QUILT 2/2 August 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday RED OPEN SEWS GREEN GROUPS BLACK CLASSES 1 2 3 4 5 MYSTERY 3/6 BAG LADIES BOOKIN IT JUDI S NIGHT OUT 6:00-12:00 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 SUNDAY SURPRISE QUICK CURVE MINI TREES
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 IMPROV CABIN SCRAP HAPPY QUILTERS 10:00-NOON 10:00-2:00 LOLA BAG 6:00-9:00 MYSTERY 4/6 UFO 4:30-11:00 BARGELLO IN ONE DAY 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MYSTERY 5/6 September 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 RED OPEN SEWS GREEN GROUPS BLACK CLASSES JUDI S NIGHT OUT 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SUNDAY SURPRISE QUILITNG ¼ QUILT THERAPY 5:00-9:00 BAG LADIES ZERBA BAG 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 CABIN QUILTERS 10:00-NOON MYSTERY 6/6 QUILITNG 2/4 UFO 4:30-11:00 SEW INSPIRED 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 SCRAP HAPPY 10:00-2:00 QUILITNG 3/4 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ACCIDENTAL LANDSCAPES QUILITNG 4/4 QUILTING WITH YOUR WALKING FOOT