3-D Tumbling Blocks with Perri Kentner Create 3-D Tumbling blocks to design a table runner, wall hanging, or just keep on going. There is no limit to the shape or size of your design. Perri will provide over a dozen three-dimensional block patterns which you can pick and choose from to create your project. Everyone s finished project will be different. Be careful, this is addictive! Once you make one you want to keep on going. Friday, May 8 10-4pm $40.00 All About Machine Embroidery with Karen Donnelly Using the class descriptions from Bernina, Karen will cover these embroidery topics in each session, but if the project is not one you would be interested in doing, you are still welcome to come and apply the new design to your own project. May 9th 10-1 Positioning on a curved edge Positioning and embroidering multiple designs along a border or curved edge is sometimes a challenge. Learn how to make this process easy. June 13th 10-1 Embroidering on knit fabrics. Bring a sweatshirt that you would like to embroider. Learn what stabilizers are best for knits. Learn how to position your design on a garment. August 8th, 10-1 Mug Rugs You may have seen these mug rugs in the shop. We will work on one of these "in the hoop" projects in class. They are fun, easy gifts for the coming holidays. Bring your USB stick to get the free design. $5.00 ART NOUVEAU WITH THREAD PAINTING with Jan Navales, Textile Designer Early spring offers a new, very fun and very easy class that will show you how to add texture and new dimension to your own creativity. This creativity can be used in quilts, for a framed piece of art, home decor such as pillows, or a wonderful addition to a tote or bag. Using a piece of hand painted fabric with a floral Art Nouveau theme you will see how free motion stitching can change the simple painted piece of fabric into a new and exciting art piece. There is no wrong way. It is always serendipity and a wow experience. There will be 6 designs to choose from with several different color ways. You will be shown how to use your sewing machine to create line work around a painting that lacks any definition. You will create the definition with free motion stitching. Choosing your own thread colors and coordinating fabrics makes this class extra fun. I will discuss color and ideas to make your piece outstanding. If you have never done free motion stitching,this is a great way to get started and feel comfortable doing it. It really is fun and opens new doors to expand your creativity. Other painted floral pieces will be available if Art Nouveau is not for you. Saturday, May 16 1-3pm $35.00 Basics for Beginners with Judy Sheridan In response to a question we get asked frequently at the shop Do you have classes for beginners?, Judy will offer her Quilt Basics class again this fall. Based on Doug Leko s book, Quilt Basics, Judy will offer tips and techniques for precision rotary cutting, strip piecing, borders, machine quilting and finishing bindings. Choose your fabrics and make this beginner quilt uniquely yours!
Book required: Quilt Basics by Doug Leko Save the dates: Fridays: Sept 25, Oct 9, Oct 23, Nov 6 and Dec 4 11am - 2pm $90.00 BLISS OF HAND PIECING: HEXAGONS with Sharon Stroud If you learned to do hexagons with basting over paper and whip-stitching, this class will set you free! Learn to transfer the template to the fabric, cut it out and start hand piecing. The larger size hexagons used in this piece will allow you to easily learn the techniques, and the smaller project is fun and fast. There are NO irregular edges to bind! You will love the portability. You might find hand pieced hexagons your new addiction-- one without weight gain or side effects! Saturday, July 18 10-4:30 $40 CARE AND FEEDING OF YOUR FEATHERWEIGHT with Sharon Stroud If you missed it before, Sharon is back with this essential class for all Featherweight owners. You will go home knowing how to clean and oil your machine, where to lubricate, how to do simple repairs and more. This is for the old black Singer Featherweight machine only. Sunday, Aug 30 12-3:30pm $25.00 COUNTRY CROSSROADS a 9-month block of the month project with Judy Sheridan Classes began in April but Judy assures us that it is not too late to join the group. Kits are available in two sizes: Full Kit as pictured with light blue border 100 X 100 $205.00 Judy s class sample which includes the dark blue border only 88 X 88 $175.00 Thursdays: April 16, May 14, June 11, July 9, August 13. 11am - 2pm Class Fee: $150 (payable in 2 installments) Remaining dates will be selected in class. GRACIE S HANDBAG with Kathy Mahardy Gracie s Handbag is the perfect size to learn the techniques used in making quilted purses. With one exterior pocket, 4 interior pockets and a zippered closure, it can hold all your necessities! It measures approximately 13x8x3. No pattern pieces are involved: it is all done by rotary cutting. With so many gorgeous fabrics found here at Patchwork Plus, you will want to make more than one! Thursday, May 28 1-4pm $25.00 HAND EMBROIDERY with Suzanne Moulton Summer Pears from Crabapple Hill will be our subject for this basic embroidery class using three fat quarters of tone on tone prints and floss. Suzanne will demonstrate the basic stitches and techniques used in most of their patterns including the assembly of three dimensional objects.
Also explained will be; stuffing objects so they aren t lumpy, how to weight them to stand up and closing holes with stitching that doesn t show after the pears are stuffed. The pears make a great year round décor accent in a bowl on the table or kitchen counter. Monday, May 18 10-12pm $15 Complete Kit & Pattern $25.00 KIDS CAMP FOR BEGINNERS with Karen Donnelly Participants will choose from a variety of projects. We usually average one project each day. We ll start with a pincushion and scrap bag to keep at their sewing station. After that, they will chose the fabrics they wish to use to make a purse--travel pillow--skirt or PJ shorts--notebook or art book cover. Monday thru Thursday, July 13-16 10am -1pm $150 QUILT CAMP FOR KIDS with Karen Donnelly Cost includes the fabrics and thread required to make this quilt. Participants will choose the fabrics they wish to use in their projects. They will piece and quilt them on the machines. Students should have some sewing experience. This class is limited to four. Monday thru Thursday, August 17-20 10am -1:30pm $140 MACHINE QUILTING with Mandy Applebee In a series of 6 monthly classes, Mandy will take you from straight line quilting to curves, swirls, background fillers and the ultimate machine quilting challenge...feathers! Classes 5 and 6 for the first session have been scheduled: Thursday, July 23 and Saturday, July 25 1-4pm $40.00 Thursday, August 27 and Saturday August 29 1-4pm $40.00 SAVE THE DATES FOR THE FALL SESSION Mandy s spring classes have been such a success, she has agreed to offer them again in the fall. For those who have seen the results and wished they had signed up, mark your calendar now! Class 1: Tuesday, Sept 29 or Saturday Oct 3 Class 2: Tuesday, Nov 17 or Saturday Nov 21 Class 3: Tuesday, Dec 1 or Saturday, Dec 5 Class 4: Tuesday, Jan 5 or Saturday, Jan 9 Class 5: Tuesday, Feb 2 or Saturday, Feb 6 Class 6: Tuesday, Mar 1 or Saturday, Mar 5 All classes 1-4pm $40.00 SERENITY CIRCLES QUILT with Karen Donnelly The Serenity Circles Quilt is made easy with the Crazy Curves Templates by Elisa Wilson. If you think the traditional Drunkard s Path block is a difficult one, you will be surprised to find how easy they are to cut and piece with the help of these templates. They come in several sizes, so you are not limited to the size of the project displayed at the shop.
You can start with a simple smaller table topper if you like, but if you want to make a quilt like the one in the shop, Karen will show you how to use all of the fabrics required by the pattern to add the borders to the Serenity Circles pattern. Monday, June 29 10am - 2pm $25.00 SERGER/OVERLOCK NOTEBOOK REFRESHER CLASS with Michele R. Ball, Licensed Martha Pullen Instructor Do you just use your serger to overcast edges because you are not comfortable changing stitches? Is your serger gathering dust because you don t want to even think about threading/re-threading it? Or, do you just want a refresher? If so, this class is for you. We will review threading for the different stitches and discuss stitch applications. As part of the class you will receive a Martha Pullen designed handout showing various serger stitches. The handout has spaces for you to attach your stitched samples so that it can be used as a serger notebook reference after the class. Bring your serger (3, 4, 5 or more thread, any brand IN GOOD WORKING ORDER, your instruction manual and all the accessories that came with it. You will also need new needles (size 90), different colors of thread (3, 4, 5 or more), and scissors. This is a refresher class, not a new owner s class. If you do not know how to use your serger a new owner s class should be your first step. One on one new owner classes can be arranged with Patchwork Plus. You will use your renewed skills to complete a surprise mini project. A kit containing workbook fabric samples and fabric for the mini project will be provided. Class size limited to 5 students. Wednesday, June 17 2-4:30pm $30.00 SKILL BUILDERS with Sharon Stroud Sharon continues her series of Skill Builders classes for machine piecers. Each 15-inch block design is chosen to increase your skills. Join Sharon for lots of fun and tons of information that you can apply to all your machine work! All skill levels welcome! Saturday, June 6 Home Circle Saturday, September 26 Jack in the Box Saturday, December 12 To Be Announced 10-4:30pm $40.00 per session SOUTHWEST SUN with Ron Stefanak For his first class at Patchwork Plus, Ron has chosen his Southwest Sun design. Available in two variations, this pattern teaches techniques for crisp points on triangles and explores the variations and design possibilities for your quilt. Ron is an enthusiastic quilter and it is impossible not to be excited about your quilt when working with Ron. He is developing several new paper-pieced patters and we look forward to having him again for more classes. Tuesdays, May 19 and May 26 1-4pm $40 Pattern available at the first class: $7.00
TEXTURAL LANDSCAPE with Sharon Bottle Souva Here is your chance to create simple landscapes using techniques in appliqué, reverse appliqué, texture and random piecing. These are all techniques that can be used to enhance any of your pictorial quilted art. Students will learn pattern making, raw edge appliqués, reverse appliqué and random piecing while making a small original wall quilt. I will demonstrate the use of freezer paper to create patterns, teach composition and perspective, help students choose appropriate fabrics for the project, and discuss and demonstrate quilting stitches using variegated threads and binding options. Saturday, May 2 10-4:30pm $65.00 WOOL HYDRANGEA TABLE MAT with Nancy Austin This is a great class for anyone who wants to try appliqueing with wool. The kit has all the fabric and wool you need to complete this adorable hydrangea mat. Nancy will take you through the process step by step and you will learn many tips. Wool applique is very forgiving and extremely addictive! Sunday, May 31 1-3pm $30.00 CLASS POLICY: REGISTRATION: A deposit of half the class fee must be paid when you register for a class. Phone-in registrations will be accepted with a credit card payment. The remainder of the fee is due at the first class. If you are registering for a class by mail, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for your supply list. REFUNDS: Refunds are available when a cancellation is made at least one week before the first class. In fairness to our teachers, if you cancel within 6 days of the class the fee is non-refundable unless there is a waiting list and your spot can be filled. If a class is cancelled by the teacher or Patchwork Plus, you will receive a full refund. SUPPLY LISTS: Supply lists for classes will be provided upon registration. If you are one of the first to sign up for a class, do not purchase supplies until we are sure that there will be sufficient enrollment. SEWING MACHINES: If you are unable to bring your own sewing machine, sewing machines are available for use in class. Please sign up for one when you register. Students receive a 10% discount on all class supplies