AZ VAC & SEW/EAGLES WINGS QUILTING 3921 E. 29th St., Suite 309, Tucson, AZ 85711 (520) 790-7041 Owners: Tim & Dena Dority Website: Email: www.azvacandsew.com dena@azvacandsew.com tim@azvacandsew.com April, May, June 2017 We have a few spots still available for our Pieceful Quilters Retreat May 4-7 Radisson Suites, Tucson If you are looking for a getaway filled with new (and old) friends, mini classes, demos, door prizes, charity quilts, showing and sharing, delicious meals, a luxurious room, and all the space in the world to spread out and work on your project call today! This is just what you re looking for! Winter Hours (thru May 14) M-F 9-5 Sat. 9-4 Sun. (520)790-7041 Summer Hours (starting May 15) M-F 10-4 Sat. 10-4 Sun. Pima County s Dealer for: Sewing Machines Embroidery Machines Sergers Combo Sewing/Embroidery Machines Longarm Machines Artistic Quilter by Janome My Quilt Bug by Taylor Bird If you purchase your new Janome, elna, or Necchi machine here, you will receive FREE in-store instruction on your new machine from our experienced staff. Our Mission at AZ Vac & Sew/Eagles Wings Quilting is to provide high quality products and services to you, our valued customers. We will strive to expand your knowledge, inspire you, and encourage you in your love of and endeavors in quilting and sewing.
Recurring Classes and Events Open Sewing We invite you to bring your projects in to sew in our spacious classroom during business hours at any time that we do not have a class scheduled. Taking advantage of this offer means that in addition to being able to spread your work out on our 6 tables, you will have access to large raised cutting tables and an ironing board. And, of course, this is not to mention the good company! Project Linus Sew-In René Lassise LAST Mondays Join this group of dedicated men and women who make quilts for newborns to teens, filling the requests of many organizations and groups to meet the needs in our community. They have the fabric and the projects, you just bring your sewing machine and your willingness to help! April 24 9:30-2:30 May No Sew-In Store Happy Memorial Day! June 26 10:30-3:30 Brown Baggers Every Wednesday 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm Come join this group of quilters & crafters who gather to eat lunch & sew! April 5,12,19,26 May 3,10,17,24,31 June 7,14,21,28 Quilters Tea with Dena Dority 3rd Wednesdays Come join Dena! It s a time for us to gather, socialize, and get to know each other. Each month, enjoy a quilt topic, notion, demo, or trunk show. We ll share a snack and our common love of quilting and sewing. Feel free to bring a Show & Tell to share. April 19 9:30 am to 11:30 am Double Diamonds! May No Quilters Tea in May June 21 Quilts of Valor Char Gasker 2nd Thursdays 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Use your quilting skills to give back. Join Char to learn what is required & how you can be part of a Quilts of Valor working group. There is no cost to sit & sew in this group. April 13 May 11 June 8 Sweet Sassy Sewing & Supper Cost: $20.00 2nd Saturdays 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm Space is limited so sign up early! Join us for a hearty dinner and an evening of sewing. Buy a kit or sew your own project. It s your night out to have some uninterrupted sewing time and enjoy some demos and fun activities. Each participant is given fabric to make into a quilt block, which you then return to be pieced into a charity quilt. April 8 May 13 June 10
Recurring Classes and Events Embroidery Club Ann Weinbrecht Cost: $7.00/day that you attend Yearly Registration Fee: $15.00 Tuesday & Thursday of 1st Week of the Month Containing Both Days April 4 & 6 May 2 & 4 June 6 & 8 This club will continue to broaden your machine embroidery skills and expand your vision. Each month, Ann will lead you in a project to expand your knowledge and take full advantage of your amazing machine s capabilities. In order to facilitate the completion of projects, this club will have a 2 day format begin your projects on the first day, and if you need to (or just plain want to), come back on the second day to finish up with Ann. (The second class is an additional $7.) The specifics for each month s projects will be listed in our weekly emails. Once the projects have been determined, the supply lists and preparatory instructions will be available in the store, or they can be emailed to you. Ann brings many great ideas to the club, but we also want the projects to be based on your needs and interests, so be sure to let Ann know what they are. 3rd Tuesdays of Each Month 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm April 18 May 16 June 20 Loading Squaring Eyelashes Stippling Templates Pantos Machine Maintenance To Pleat, or Not to Pleat Repairing Stitches ETC! Tips, Tricks, and Tools Share your own collect from others! Bring your project draw on the experience of the group. Charity quilts in need of quilting will be made available for those who wish to participate. Cost: $5 per Month $15 Yearly Registration Fee
Recurring Classes and Events Lisa Fryxell Cost: $25/month Generally the 2nd Saturday of the Month and the following Tuesday Choose 1 of the 4 sessions that you will attend each month: SATURDAY MORNING SESSIONS: Saturday, April 8 Saturday, May 13 Saturday, June 10 SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSIONS: Saturday, April 8 Saturday, May 13 Saturday, June 10 TUESDAY MORNING SESSIONS: Tuesday, April 11 Tuesday, May 16 Tuesday, June 13 TUESDAY AFTERNOON SESSIONS: Tuesday, April 11 Tuesday, May 16 Tuesday, June 13 This remarkable paper-pieced quilt is based on the pottery artwork of the Mimbres natives of SE Arizona and SW New Mexico. The classes are 2 hours each. Yes, you will bring your machine and sew with the class--this is not a "pick up the pattern and chat" type of Block of the Month. The classes will generally be the 2nd Saturday of the month and the following Tuesday. Lisa is fully committed to the monthly classes, but reserves the right to adjust the weeks for which the class is currently scheduled to accommodate her vacations. We will give you as much notice as possible. Your class fee each month will cover the cost of Lisa's patterns for each block (which retail for $14 each), the 2 hour class (a $35 value), and the fabric for the inside of each block's circle. You will be responsible to provide a fat quarter for each ring each month and the turquois fabric for the background. Also, you will choose and provide the fabric for the sashing, the border, the binding, and the backing. The fabrics in your quilt will vary slightly from those pictured. Want to participate but you re leaving town? Not to worry! We can ship the kit to wherever you are each month. Then, when you are back in town, you can join back in. Beginning Serging Ron Sanchez Cost: $20 Thursday, April 13 9:30 am to 11:30 am Thursday, May 11 9:30 am to 11:30 am Thursday, June 1 In this basics class you will learn the most important thing...threading YOUR MACHINE!!! Once you have mastered threading and rethreading, you will start on your journey to the perfect stitches for each of the fabrics you have brought to class. You will learn what each stitch on your serger is used for and how to get the most out of your machine.
Special Classes & Events Introduction to Ruler Work Vam Varner Cost:$35 Saturday, April 22 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Learn how to use your own Westalee Designs Free-Motion Quilting Template Starter Set under the guidance of Pam Varner, of Sew Steady. Drawing on her vast experience and knowledge, Pam will enthusiastically teach you exactly why these rulers are an asset to your quilting! Tips, tricks, and laughs will fill out the day. You will leave with the confidence you need to add ruler work to your own quilt tops AND the basic knowledge you will need to be ready to attend the Rulers Rock 2 class in May. (Your machine MUST HAVE an extension table.) Sit Down and Quilt! Kenci Lewis Cost: $50 2 class dates to choose from! Tuesday, April 25 11:00 am to 4:00 pm Tuesday, May 9 11:00 am to 4:00 pm Time to turn those quilt tops into finished quilts. Join us for a fun and informative day of learning to quilt on your sit down domestic machine. You will learn tips, tricks, and techniques for free-motion as well as straight-stitch quilting. Stop by to see Kenci s samples hanging in the classroom. They show the selection of stitches and techniques that you will be exploring. Rulers Rock 2 Pam Varner Cost:$75* Saturday, May 20 9:30 am to 3:30 pm *Lunch Incl If you attended Pam s first Rulers Rock class, you will gain additional knowledge and expertise. Pam will take you beyond the basics, teaching you how to use the Sampler Set as a design tool to expand and build upon the skills you learned in January. Lunch is included. (Your machine MUST HAVE an extension table.) Class size limited to 20. Class Policies 1. Payment for class, books, and patterns is due at time of registration. Get your Class Supply List at that time. Books and patterns will be distributed at class. 2. Any items that you purchase in-store from the Class Supply List are 20% off. 3. Some classes have prep work. Review your Class Supply List so you are ready. 4. If you will be less than 15 minutes late to class, please call. If you are any later, the instructor reserves the right to catch you up on the project, or to reschedule with you. Cancellation of Class 1. Full refund of class fee will be given if the store cancels the class. 2. If you cancel 5 or more days before class, you will be given a store credit. 3. No refund will be given if you cancel class with less than 5 days notice. You may apply the fee to another class, but only once. If that class is also not taken, the fee is forfeited. 4. Cut fabric, books, patterns & opened notions are not refundable. Basic Quilting/Sewing Supplies To Bring to Class Sewing machine with manual, foot pedal, & cord. Extra machine needles. Paper & pencil. Rotary cutter with sharp blade, rulers, & cutting mat. Thread, seam ripper, pins. Scissors for snipping threads, for cutting fabric, & for cutting paper. All items on Class Supply List. Note: We believe quilting and sewing are valuable life skills for all. Please talk to us if a payment plan is needed.
27 28 29 April 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 2 9 16 23 30 3 4 Embroidery Club 10 11 17 18 24 Project Linus Sew-In 9:30-2:30 Tucson Longarm Quilters 7pm-9pm 25 Sit Down & Quilt 11-4 5 12 19 Quilters Tea w/ Dena 9:30-11:30 26 6 Embroidery Club 13 Beginning Serging 9:30-11:30 Quilts of Valor 1-4 20 ASG 7 8 14 15 1 SSS Supper 5-10 21 22 Introduction to Ruler Work 9:30-12:30
16 May 2017 Sun 7 Pieceful Quilters Retreat 14 15 Summer Hours Begin 10:00 am to 4:00 pm 21 28 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Embroidery Club 8 9 Sit Down & Quilt 11-4 Tucson Longarm Quilters 7pm-9pm 22 23 24 29 30 31 3 Brown Baggers 12-3 10 17 No Quilters Tea 4 Embroidery Club Pieceful Quilters Retreat 11 Beginning Serging 9:30-11:30 Quilts of Valor 1-4 18 ASG 5 Pieceful Quilters Retreat 6 Pieceful Quilters Retreat 12 13 SSS Supper 5-10 19 20 Rulers Rock 2 9:30-3:30 25 26 27
June 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 4 11 18 25 5 6 Embroidery Club 12 13 19 20 26 Project Linus 10:30-3:30 Tucson Longarm Quilters 7pm-9pm 7 14 27 28 21 Quilters Tea w/ Dena 1 Beginning Serging 8 Embroidery Club Quilts of Valor 1-4 15 ASG 2 3 9 10 16 17 22 23 24 29 30 SSS Supper 5-10