FALL NEWSLETTER 2014 The Quilting Squares Quilt Shop 1911 Columbia Ave Franklin TN 37064 615-794-4769 Check us out on www.thequiltingsquares.com Shop hours: mon-fri 9:30am-5 pm/sat 9:30am-4 pm Owners Kay Roberts/Kathy Kuryla A GATHERING PLACE FOR QUILTERS TO ENJOY THE ART OF QUILTMAKING WE SPECIALIZE IN HELPING YOU GET YOUR PROJECTS DONE!! Secure website www.thequiltingsquares.com 10% off for CVQA on day of guild and Maury County members on the second Thursday of the month. In shop only. Regularly priced merchandise only Sales items do not apply please notify employee before checking out H A V E Y O U R Q U I L T T O P D O N E A N D N E E D I T Q U I L T E D? C.J. S & VALERIE S T H E Y A R E T W O S P E C I A L L A D I E S W H O C A N H E L P G E T Y O U R Q U I L T S C O M P L E T E D. Mark your calendars! CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE SAT. DEC 6 ST 10AM-3PM INSIDE THIS ISSUE: LEARN TO QUILT 1 SUMMER STAR QUILT 1 PURSE & PILLOW PROJECTS 2 LEARN HOW TO MAKE A QUILT A BASIC BEGINNER NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY Always wanted to learn to quilt or just improve your skills? We will cover all aspects of a quilt; cutting, piecing, block sizing, borders, basting, quilting and binding. You will have a completed quilt when you graduate from this class. We have a few machines available on request. Must pay in full to reserve a spot. This is a popular class, so sign up early! Cost: $100 includes handouts. TUESDAYS for 9 weeks starts Sept 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct 14, 21, 28, Nov 4, & 11. 10:00a-1pm OR 6:00pm-9:00pm 10% off all purchases needed for class! Fanciful Flowers Beginner Hand Appliqué 2 sessions Thurs. Oct 16 & Oct 23 10-1pm Cost: $40/ Best Ever Appliqué Sampler book required ($25% discount with class fee) Learn the basics of hand appliqué while making this lovely block. Jan Smith is our expert on handwork and will guide you through the process. HAND Always wanted to learn to hand quilt? Monday Sept 15 10-1pm or 6-9pm Cost: $25/ kit provided This is a technique class that will give you the basics of hand quilting. Jan Smith helps you to enjoy the art of quilting. It s not the end result, but the journey. **Special Event** Fri. Sept 19 & Sat. 20 ****** We re clearing out some fabrics to make room for more! Selected fat quarters and kits DEMOS Emily Land will be demonstrating at 10 and 11:00am some clever appliqué techniques she learned from Nancy Amidon. Emily s award winning appliqué quilts have been seen at the fair and at our shop. More demos Check out some of the unique techniques we use in our patterns. If you haven t seen the Shortcut Binding Tool yet, come check out the demo on it! BRING A PILLOWCASE & RECEIVE A FREE FAT QUARTER FOR EVERY PILLOWCASE YOU DONATE. (UP TO 5 FAT QTRS) MACHINE 3 SQUARE IN A SQUARE 3 UFO EVENTS 4 NEW BOOKS 4 Summer Star Pattern by Edyta Sitar Sat. Oct 25 10-3p Cost: $30/ pattern required An absolutely stunning quilt. Jean Shaw will inspire you through the process of making perfect points and stars. This is a great class to improve your quilting skills. Advanced beginner class.
Page 2 T H E Q U I L T I N G S Q U A R E S Q U I L T S H O P C A L L F O R C L A S S E S 794-4769 ******R E M E M B E R : 1 0 % O F F A L L C L A S S S U P P L I E S * * * * * * QUILTS AND PROJECTS TO MAKE AND ENJOY!! AROUND THE BLOCK QUILT Monday Sept. 22 10-3pm Cost: $30./pattern required Join Chris Schulte as she teaches her pattern, Around the Block. With houses around the perimeter, the center of the quilt uses lot of different fabrics to make the quilt sizzle! TOPSY TURVY MOOSE Mon Nov 10 10-3pm Cost: $25/ pattern required This is the newest pattern from Happy Hollow Designs. If you like all the other Topsy Turvy patterns, then you will love this one too. Wooden antlers accentuate the moose to create a fun wallhanging or tablerunner. A WOOL PROJECT TINY QUILTS DECEMBER Monday Nov 17 10-1p Cost: $20/ pattern required Kit available This is a charming wool project. Judy Nichols, our resident wool expert, will teach how to work with wool and help you to create this small (6inch) project. BEGINNER CROCHET RAG RUG JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT! Thurs. Sept 11 10-1p Cost:$25/ instructions included This is a fast and easy project. Cathy Renaldo will teach you to crochet with big needles. Uses lots of fabrics or recycle your sheets! HEX N MORE PILLOW Mon Dec 1 10-1p or 6-9p Cost: $20/ ruler & pattern required. (25% discount on products) This versatile ruler makes hexagons of different sizes, 60 degree triangles & jewels. Everything is cut from strips! How easy as that! BAILEY ISLAND HOBO BAG Thurs Sept 25 10-3pm Cost: $25/ pattern required. Teacher: Joan Skalski She loves teaching this bag! She s made two already. Stop by the shop to see the samples. We even have kits available for the class. Great use for your 2 1/2 strips. CHRISTMAS TREE SKIRT Sat Oct 4 10-3pm Cost: $25/ book required Jan Smith: teacher This is a big tree skirt that will fit around your tree, measuring 70 round. You could even use it for a table topper. Bring your lunch! SEE COLOR PICTURES OF ALL PROJECTS ON THE WEBSITE: www.thequiltingsquares.com/fall newsletter
MACHINE PRIMER Mon. Oct 6 10-1pm or 6-9pm Cost: $20/book required The first in a series of technique classes to teach you how to free motion quilt on your home machine. We will talk about setting up your workspace, basting, & preparation, plus hands on work. This class helps you to feel at ease with machine quilting. MACHINE CLASSES pg 3 ZENTANGLE Thurs Oct 9 10-1p OR 6-9p Cost: $20/ book required This is a new quilt class. We will explore Zentangle movements and relate them to the quilting process. What is Zentangle? Zentangle is a meditative process of creating art, wherein simple shapes and lines combine to make a complicated & interesting final piece of art. This is fun and stress free! Try it, you ll like it! Breast Cancer Awareness Day Saturday October 18th 10-3pm October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Here at The Quilting Squares we support the efforts to increase awareness of this horrible disease that affect our fellow sisters. Stop in on Saturday October 18th. A percentage of our sales that day will go to a Breast Cancer Research Facility. We will have refreshments, door prizes, & demos. STENCILS & SUCH Wed Nov 5 10-1pm or 6-9pm Cost: $20 Learn how to use stencils, enlarge or reduce them & how to fit them into borders & blocks. We will experiment with different marking systems to help get that quilt done. Can bring a quilt to discuss options, but will not be working on it. JEWELRY TRAVEL BAG Sat. Nov 1 10-3pm Cost: $25/ pattern included A great way to carry your jewelry when you travel. It folds and is tied shut. There are zippers and Karen Bays will guide you through an easy method of putting in a zipper. LET S DOODLE Wed Dec 3 10-1p OR 6-9p Cost: $20 Part of a series of technique classes teaching how to draw leaves, flowers and other designs using your home sewing machine. The class will give you ideas for blocks & borders as well as gaining experience in free motion quilting. Prerequisite: Machine Quilting Primer SQUARE IN A SQUARE CLASSES Square in a Square Beyond the Basics Mon Oct 13 10-1p or 6-9p Cost: $20 This is the second in the series of the Square In A Square methodology. Kay will teach the Options #9 and above. Here s your chance to delve deeper into the ruler. IT S SEW EASY QUILT Franklin Quilt Company s very first pattern! Tues Dec 9 10-3pm Cost: $20 pattern required Need a quick quilt? This quilt uses 5 inch squares to make it a quick quilt to complete. We love it! Can do this in multiple sizes. SASSY STARS TABLERUNNER Thurs Nov 13 10-1p or 6-9pm Cost: $20. Advancing On book required (25% discount) This is a great chance to practice your Square in a Square methodology! Option #9 is used and it is definitely a fun option! Kay will guide you to completion. BINDINGS Tues Nov 25 10-1p or 6-9p Cost: $15/ may bring a quilt to be binded-this is optional Got a comment on the judge s sheet about your binding? Why did she say that? Come find out what its all about!!! As a bonus, learn the newest technique in binding! Try our Shortcut binding tool. Earn your PhD (Projects Half Done) Come the week of Dec 15th, come any day, stay as long as you like Work on your PhD s
Pg 4 SEE COLOR PICTURES OF ALL PROJECTS ON THE WEBSITE: www.thequiltingsquares.com/fall newsletter Kay and Kathy express their gratitude to all our customers who have helped make our shop a Top Ten featured shop in the Quilt Sampler 2014. Thank you for your support. We LOVE our customers. JUST ARRIVED BOOKS Handful of Scraps by Laundry Basket Quilts Pieced scraps into amazing quilts CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY DECEMBER 6TH 10-3pm Join us for fun, food, and fellowship as we celebrate the holidays. NEW KITS Take Flight A great boy s quilt with lots of airplanes NEW FABRICS Mimosa By Windham Vintage Quilt Revival Modern quilts from Classic Blocks Animal Parade Adorable Appliqué patterns for babies Chloe s Quilt Simple 4 patches & solid squares made with a grey & yellow collection called Grey Matters by Camelot Fabrics. We Got the Beat by Blank Fresh Family Traditions Heirloom quilts For the next generation. The Grinch Quilt 53 x 63 Fat quarter friendly! Persimmon By Moda RUN AWAY FROM HOME WEEK OR FIND YOUR SANITY WEEK Want to hide from the hectic holidays? Relatives driving you nuts? Come to the shop and relax. Free all week to come and hang out with us!! Just call before you come in. Optional thoughts: Reserve a machine so you don t have to bring yours or do hand work. FUN THINGS WE DO AT THE SQUARES PMS Night 1st Fridays of the month Pizza, Munchies & Sewing starts at 5pm. Cost: $10 Fri Sept 5,Fri Oct 3, Fri Nov 7, & Dec 12 This is the night to kick back & enjoy some quality time with fellow quilters & your unfinished projects. 3rd Fridays of the month Sept 19, Oct 17, Nov 21 & Dec 19 Cost:$10 starts at 5p Bring your unfinished projects and join the fun. We don t really play poker but we do give out a card every time you come to PMS or Poker. At the end of the year the best hand wins a $100. gift certificate from the store. ADMISSION TO OCT 19 is 3 PILLOWCASES 3rd Wednesdays in the month Sept 17, Oct 15, Nov 19, & Dec 17 Cost: $10 We offer several opportunities throughout the calendar year for our customers to come in to sit & sew We offer assistance on projects if needed
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 LABOR DAY SHOP 2 CVQA MEETS 3 4 5 SEPTEMBER 6 7 8 9 BEGINNER CLASS #1 10 11 BEGINNER CROCHET RAG RUG 12 PMS NIGHT STARTS 5PM 13 14 15 HAND 16 BEGINNER CLASS #2 17 18 19 POKER NIGHT 5PM SPECIAL EVENT 20 SPECIAL EVENT 21 22 AROUND THE BLOCK 23 BEGINNER CLASS #3 24 25 BAILEY ISLAND HOBO 26 27 TRADITIONS PICK UP ONLY 28 29 30 BEGINNER CLASS #4 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat OCTOBER 1 2 3 PMS NIGHT STARTS 5PM 4 CHRISTMAS TREE SKIRT 5 6 MACHINE PRIMER 6-9P 7 CVQA MEETS NO BEGINNER CLASS TODAY 8 9 ZENTANGLE 10 11 BOM 12 13 SQUARE IN A SQUARE BEYOND THE BASICS 14 BEGINNER CLASS #5 15 16 FANCIFUL FLOWERS HAND CLASS #1 17 5PM 18 BREAST CANCER AWARENESS DAY 19 20 21 BEGINNER CLASS #6 22 23 FANCIFUL FLOWERS HAND CLASS #2 24 25 SUMMER STAR with Jean Shaw TRADTIONS PICK UP ONLY 26 27 28 BEGINNER CLASS #7 29 30 31 HAPPY HALLOWEEN
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat NOVEMBER 1 JEWELRY TRAVEL BAG 2 3 4 BEGINNER CLASS #8 5 STENCILS 6 7 PMS NIGHT STARTS 5PM 8 9 10 TOPSY TURVY MOOSE 11 BEGINNER CLASS #9 12 13 SASSY STAR TABLERUNNER 10-1P OR 14 15 16 17 WOOL 18 19 20 21 5PM 22 TRADITIONS 23 24 25 BINDING CLASS 26 SHOP CLOSES AT 3PM 27 THANKSGIVING DAY SHOP IS 28 BLACK FRIDAY SPECIALS 29 30 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 HEX N MORE PILLOW 2 CVQA MEETS 3 LET S DOODLE 4 5 NO PMS NIGHT 6 CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE 7 8 9 IT S SEW EASY QUILT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DECEMBER 21 22 23 SHOP CLOSES AT 3 PM 24 SHOP IS TODAY 18 19 5PM 25 MERRY CHRISTMAS SHOP IS 26 20 TRADITIONS (1 WEEK EARLY) 27 28 29 30 31 SHOP IS TODAY JAN 1ST SHOP IS