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Christmas Block of the Month - Students will receive two Alexandra original 8” Christmas appliqué patterns each month (kit optional). The one-hour class will be a discussion of any special appliqué or special embroidery stitches/techniques that will be done on the blocks for the month. Appliqué, fuse or buttonhole your blocks. One 1 hour class each month $10.00. 1 session every month. $24.95. (includes class and kit) Alexandra Henry.
Sunday, February 21 ~ 10:30AM-11:30AM
Sunday, March 21 ~ 10:30AM-11:30AM
Sunday, April 18 ~ 10:30AM-11:30AM
Sunday, May 16 ~ 10:30AM-11:30AM
Sunday, June 22 ~ 10:30AM-11:30AM
Medallion Quilt – Janis will help you with the paper pieced Mariner’s Compass in the center of this quilt and guide you through the paper-pieced blocks. Pattern included. Kit required. 1 session each month. $15 for class and $24.95 for kit and pattern. Janis Tilley.
Saturday, January 23 ~ 10 AM-2PM(sew rest of day)
Saturday, February 27 ~ sew all day
Saturday, March 27 ~ sew all day
Saturday, April 24 ~ sew all day
Saturday, May 22~ sew all day
Saturday, June 26 ~ sew all day
Mystery Quilt –Join the fun and spend the day with a great group of quilters who like to have a good time. Snacks, recipes, and maybe a game or two rounds out the day. Lots of fun! The class offers a throw size quilt kit. Choose from 3 color selections each month. Pattern included. Kit required. 1 session each month. $15 for class and $55 for kit and pattern.
Saturday, January 2 ~ 10:30AM-4:30PM
Saturday, February 6 ~ 10:30AM-4:30PM
Saturday, March 6 ~ 10:30AM-4:30PM
Saturday, April 3 ~ 10:30AM-4:30PM
Saturday, May 1 ~ 10:30AM-4:30PM
Saturday, June 5 ~ 10:30AM-4:30PM
Project Linus Quilts – Join us on the 3rd Wednesday of each month to make quilts for Project Linus. Bring your machine and lunch and join us.
Quilter's Workout – "Workout" every Wednesday of the month at Quilt Country. Come and sew in our spacious classroom, bring lunch and stay all day. Bring your UFOs or a special project that you want to finish. Invite your friends to come workout with you. 1 session each week. No charge.10:00AM-5:00PM
Saturday Buck-A-Block – Join us on the 1st Saturday of each month, beginning in February. Stop by anytime of the day on that Saturday and pick up your block. Step-by-step directions will be on display. Each month a kit will be available in two color ways, batiks and 30s. Registration fee $5 and monthly block fee is $1. Kit includes fabric, directions and Thangles for each block. Block expansion and finishing kits available.
Saturday, January 2 ~ all day
Saturday, February 6 ~ all day
Saturday, March 6 ~ all day
Saturday, April 3 ~ all day
Saturday, May 1 ~ all day
Saturday, June 5 ~ all day
The Basics
Beginning Binding – A beautiful binding is the “icing on the cake”. Learn the traditional combination of machine and hand stitched binding, straight of grain vs. bias binding, the purpose of binding, and discuss types of decorative bindings. Machine and book required.1 session. $25. Debbie Coates.
Sunday, March 7 ~ 1:30 PM– 4:30 PM
Thursday, April 29 ~ 10:30 AM– 2:00 PM
Beginning Hand Appliqué – Love the look of hand appliqué but hesitant to try? Billie will show you how to achieve wonderful results quicker and easier than you ever imagined. Book required.
1 session. $25. Billie Owens.
Sunday, February 21 ~ 1:30PM - 4:30PM
Sunday, April 11 ~ 1:30PM - 4:30PM
Hand Quilting - Have you ever wanted to learn how to make those tiny, neat hand-quilting stitches? Alexandra will teach you the basics of the rocking method of hand quilting. By the end of the class you will be amazed how beautiful your hand quilting is. Class is good for beginners or for those who need a refresher in hand quilting. There will also be a discussion of the various types of hand quilting batting.
Sunday February 7 ~ 1:30PM-4:30PM
Silk Ribbon Embroidery – Learn the basics of silk ribbon embroidery. This technique is beautiful on quilts, pillows, and wall hangings, even postcards! 1 session. $25. Alexandra Henry.
Sunday, June 13~ 1:30PM-4:30PM
Quilting 101 – Quilting for beginning sewers. This quick and easy machine-pieced quilt is a great introduction to quilting if you have little or no sewing experience. Learn the basic skills of rotary cutting, sewing a straight ¼" seam, matching points and pressing seams. The last class will cover information on turning your quilt top into a finished quilt. Adults only, please. Sewing machine in good, working condition with machine operating manual required for class.
5 sessions. Machine only.
$55. Martha Richard. 6:30PM-9:30PM
Tuesday, January 12, 19, 26 & Feb. 2 & 9
Quilting 102 – Each block of this six-block sampler quilt
teaches a different method of machine piecing. Learn about sashing and the
secret of putting on borders for a flat quilt top. Machine sewing & rotary
skills are required. Adults only, please. Machine only. 6 sessions. $65.
Includes manual. Martha Richard. 6:30PM-9:30PM
Thursday, Feb. 11, 18, 25, & March
18 & 25
Quilts & Other Stuff
Baltimore
Album Quilt Class - On the
last Sunday of each month join Barb and Teresa for a 12-month appliqué class to
complete a Baltimore Album quilt. Each month students will receive multiple
patterns, history lessons, and technique lessons on making dimensional flowers,
gauging, and inking. Intermediate-Advanced. 12 sessions. $150.00 for
the year. Barb McCraw and Teresa Sherling
Sunday, January 31 ~ 2:00PM - 4:00PM
Sunday, February, 28 ~ 2:00PM - 4:00PM
Sunday, March 28 ~ 2:00PM - 4:00PM
Sunday , April 25 ~ 2:00PM - 4:00PM
Sunday , May 23 ~ 2:00PM - 4:00PM
Sunday June 27 ~ 2:00PM - 4:00PM
Color Class - Have you ever struggled with color and value in your quilts, or had a quilt lacking the visual “punch” you thought it would have? Then this is the class for you. Alexandra takes students through the mystery of color theory and how it applies to quilting. This is a practical hands-on class through a series of exercises with color. Students will be constructing a color reference book in this class. 1 session. $35. Alexandra Henry.
Saturday, April 17 ~ 12:30PM-4:30PM
Cupcake Heaven - You'll feel like a bake chef decorating the cupcake top in each block of this adorable quilt. Kara will guide you through a variety of embellishments for your throw- or full-size quilt. 1 session. $20 Kara Schorstein.
Thursday, March 4 ~ 10:30AM - 1:30PM
Crazy Quilt - Everyone should make at least one crazy quilt in his or her lifetime. After constructing a base block, learn to make those fabulous lines of crazy stitches, by machine or by hand. 1 session. $35. Alexandra Henry.
Saturday, May 15 ~ 10:30AM-4:30PM
Eclipse Quilt – Learn curved piecing while making this beautiful quilt. No two Eclipse quilts are ever alike and they are all fun to make. The Many Moons template is an easy, forgiving introduction to curves. Great class for all levels of quilters.1 session. $35. Melissa Clark
Saturday, March 20 ~10:30AM – 4:30PM
Saturday, May 29 ~ 10:30AM – 4:30PM
Fabric Box - Learn to construct a sturdy fabric box that will make a wonderful present for someone special or a knick-knack for you. Alexandra will walk you through making this fabulous box. Box top can be made from a pieced quilt block, silk ribbon piece, painted fabric, plain fabric or needlework. (Special tops must be finished before class). $28.00 + $4.00 kit fee One 4 hour class
Saturday June 12 ~ 10:0AM-2:30PM
Finish your Buck-a-Block - Debbie will show you how to finish the beautiful blocks you have been making all year. 1 session. Debbie Lautenslager. $25.
Saturday, January 30 ~ 10:30AM-4:30PM
Saturday, February 20 ~ 10:30AM-4:30PM
Finish your Projects – I know you have them... started but never finished. Now is the chance to dig them out, bring them and get help on figuring out how to finish them up. Eileen can help you with almost any project. You may not need any help but just need a dedicated day to sew away from home. Great opportunity to finish some UFOs. 1 session. $30.00 each session. Eileen Urbanek.
Sunday, March 21 ~ 10:30 AM
to 4:30 PM
Saturday, May 8 ~11:00 AM to 4:30 PM
French Braid Quilts – This is a new twist to an old favorite.
It is a fast and easy project and has so many variations that you will
not be able to do just one. 1 session. $35. Eileen Urbanek.
Saturday, March 20 ~10:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Half Log Cabin Quilts - Fun and easy to make, you can use 1½”, 2”, or, the popular, 2½” fabric strips. I will provide directions for a lap sized quilt using Sharyn Craig’s techniques from her book, Half Log Cabin Quilts. These blocks are great scrappy or planned. This class is suitable for all levels of quilters. $35. 2 sessions. Melissa Clark
Sunday, Jan. 24 & Feb. 7 ~ 1:30AM – 4:30PM
Kaleidoscope Quilts – Using the kaleido-ruler; students will make a kaleidoscope quilt in one of two sizes. This quilt is deceptive in that it looks difficult to do, but is easy to construct and has a wonderful secondary pattern flow. $35. Alexandra Henry.
Saturday, February 13
~10:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Purse Class – Choose from these patterns: Paula's Purse, Amanda's Purse, Sarah's Sack, Amy Butler's Birdie Sling, The X Bag, the new Potato Chip Bag, or Tube Pocket Purse. All of the patterns are suitable for both beginners and experienced quilters. Indicate purse when you register.1 session. $35. Melissa Clark.
Saturday, February 20 ~ 10:30AM- 4:30PM
Saturday, May 8 ~10:30AM - 4:30 PM
Rag Quilts – Make any of the Quilt Country Rag quilts. Get a good start on your quilts. These quick and easy quilts are fun and the beauty of them is when you clip the seams you are done! Just wash and go ~ no quilting or binding necessary. Machine and pattern required. 1 session $40. Debbie Coates.
Thursday, March 18 ~ 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Sunday, May 2 ~ 1:30 PM- 5:00 PM
Speed Rotary Cutting - Love to piece but hate to cut? A class designed around an easier and faster method of cutting and sub-cutting strips. Suitable for a beginner but handy for a more advanced quilter the class focuses on using the June Tailor Shape Cut Plus and a rotary cutter. Class limit is four so be sure and book early. $25.00 Debbie Coates.
Tuesday, April 27 ~ 10:30AM - 2:00PM
String of Diamonds - String-pieced blocks will sparkle with the diamond design that appears in the corners as you sew the blocks together for this throw- or queen-size quilt. A fun, no-fail project, suitable for a beginner. 1 session. $20. Kara Schorstein.
Friday, March 5 ~ 10:30AM - 1:30PM
String Quilts – Back by
popular demand. An old favorite with lots of variations. A good way
to use up some of your stash. 1
session. $30. Eileen Urbanek.
Saturday, January 23 ~10:30 AM to 4:30
PM
Wonderful 1 Fabric Quilts - A whole new concept. Only one fabric in the quilt. Hard to believe, but endless possibilities. This Session will teach you how to pick out the fabric and how to cut it for your project. Give it a try for those one of a kind fabrics that you have never found a use for.
1 session. Eileen Urbanek.
Sunday, February 28 ~ 1:00 PM to 4:30
PM
Sunday, April 25 ~ 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Longarm Classes
To register call at the number associated with the class below or stop in the Longarm Studio at Quilt Country.
RENT THE MILLENIUM!
Beginning Longarm Quilting – Take this beginning longarm class to learn how to load a quilt and use the machine so you can rent our APQS machines! Class fee is $150.00 payable by check at the beginning of class. Along with the class instruction on how to use the APQS Millennium you will receive; (1) lunch (2) a set of zippers to shorten your rental time, and (3) a handout with all information for you to refer to after the class, complete with information about longarm quilting websites.
Call Connie at 940-300-1835 to register
Saturday, January 9 ~ 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Monday, February 8 ~ 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Friday, February 26 ~ 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Monday, March 1 ~ 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Friday, March 26 ~ 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Friday April 16 ~ 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Saturday, April 17 ~ 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Friday, April 30 ~ 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
ADVANCED LONGARM CLASSES
We also offer classes for anyone wanting to expand their horizons. These classes are not machine specific- material covered is useful for shortarm or longarm machine quilters! Freehand techniques, feathers, stabilizing techniques and other more detailed quilting methods are just some of the topics covered in these classes with plenty of hands on time to learn!
Freehand I Longarm Quilting – Learn tons of freehand patterns on the longarm machine and tips to expand your skills! Materials and lunch included. $150.00
Call Krissy at 214-762-8616 to register
Friday, January 8 ~ 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Saturday, February 27 ~ 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Saturday, March 27 ~ 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Freehand II – Learn even more freehand patterns on the long arm and MORE tips to expand your skills! Materials and lunch included. $150.00
Call Krissy at 214-762-8616 to register
Sat, August 22 ~ 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Sat , October 10 ~ 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Feathers! – Learn 3 different ways to create stunning feathers and variations of each. We’ll also cover feathering shapes and filling specific areas. Some experience helpful but not necessary. Materials and lunch included. Call for schedule. $150.00
Call Krissy at 214-762-8616 to register
Saturday, March 20~ 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Custom Longarm Quilting – A starter class in custom longarm quilting. We’ll learn about stitch in the ditch, more complex freehand patterns and many marking methods! Materials and lunch included. Call for schedule. $150.00.
Call Krissy at 214-762-8616 to register
Friday, April 9 ~ 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Circle Lord - For the Millennium all Sheila Connolly 940.595.9454
For Lenni Call Doris Ekleberry 940.367.7632
Pantograph Class - Call Dayna Ragland 469.387.8892
Hartley Products - Call Connie Keller 940.300.1835
NEW ADDITION
WHOLE CLOTH MINI
This class will teach you planning and marking skills to develop a wholecloth mini, learn tips for quilting small, and get your mini well on it’s way to completion! Materials and lunch included. Call for schedule. $150.00
Call Krissy at 214-762-8616 to register
Saturday, May 8 ~ 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM
DAWN CAVANAUGH IS COMING TO TOWN!
JANUARY 27-28, 2010
Dawn is coming for a 2 day special engagement to share her skill and expertise. Join us for 1 or all 4 classes.
You will be so glad you did.
Check out Dawn on the APQS website @ www.apqs.com
Call Connie Keller to sign up for Classes today 940.300.1835
Border Designs in Half the Time
(3-Hour Hands-on Class)
Freehand designs increase your quilting speed and remove the stress of having to be “perfect”! You’ll learn how to draw and stitch over 20 border designs by “eye” using quick, simple placement methods. These borders are fast and fun to do. You’ll also learn Dawn’s secrets for the quick, “15-minute” quilt turn so that you can do side borders easily without risking having fabric tucks on the back of the quilt. Once you’ve practiced the designs on paper, you’ll stitch a sampler of your favorites to take home with you!
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
Class Fee: $225
All supplies included
January 27, 2010 9-12
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
Class Fee: $225 all supplies included
January 27, 2010 1-4
Best Backgrounds Design Collection
(3-hour Hands-on Class)
Have you grown tired of stippling, and are yearning for something else to fill up those background spaces? Look no further! Dawn’s popular series of background quilting designs has helped hundreds of quilters get out of the stippling rut! First you’ll discover what elements make up a successful background quilting design, including scale and density. Then Dawn demonstrates over 15 of her most sought-after unique background quilting designs—some simple and some more challenging—which will take your quilting to the next level. Learn how to stitch Chocolate Swirls, Fleur de Lis, Beadwork, Butterflies, Rosebud Vines, Crazy Pinwheels, and many more. Dawn takes you step by step through the design’s progression so that you understand how to duplicate it as you create your own sampler of designs in class. Dawn will bring all her background samples to class so that you can even choose others to try from her extensive design collection.
Skill Level: Confident Beginner/Intermediate
Class Fee: $225 all supplies included
January 28, 2010 9-12
Quilting Feathers When You’re a Chicken
(3-Hour Hands-on Class)
Feathers are one of the most sought-after designs for quilts today. This 3-hour hands-on class will help you learn simple approaches to creating beautiful feathers! Dawn walks you through the basic “rules” for feather quilting, and introduces several different stitching methods from Victorian feathers to contemporary open feathers, so that you can find a feather technique that suits your style and skill level. New and experienced quilters alike will have fun learning how to easily turn a border corner with a feather, how to create swags and split feathers, and even how to fill an entire quilt with one gigantic feather. Use this hands-on class as your opportunity to finally relax, take the leap, and let your quilting feathers “take flight”!
Skill Level: Confident Beginner/Intermediate
Class Fee: $225 all supplies included
January 28, 2010 1-4
Class Registration Policies
Payment in full is required at the time you register. You may register by phone or come by. A supply list will be given when you register along with one full discount card. You may use the card to purchase your supplies for class or save it for a later time. If you cancel 7 days before class you may receive a full refund or transfer your fee to another class. If we cancel at any time, your deposit will be refunded.
No children or guests allowed in class.
Due to common allergies, do not wear perfume in class.
After unloading your class supplies, please move your car out into the parking lot.
Thanks and enjoy your class at Quilt Country!
Class Registration Policies
Payment in full is required at the time you register. You may register by phone or come by. A supply list will be given when you register along with one full discount card. You may use the card to purchase your supplies for class or save it for a later time. If you cancel 7 days before class you may receive a full refund or transfer your fee to another class. If we cancel at any time, your deposit will be refunded. No children or guests allowed in class.
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