January 2012

Economy? Discouraging.
Politics? Same-old, same-old.
World Peace? Not so far.

We can’t fix some things, but we can always sew!
It’s a new year – let’s do it!

BLOCK OF THE MONTH: “RAINING CATS AND DOGS” With whimsical cats and dogs and quaint houses, this 55”x 62”(or larger, with borders) quilt will keep you smiling.  Included are 10 simple applique blocks in bright pastel fabrics, with bits of embroidery and embellishment.   (We teased you with this cute quilt last fall, and now the fabric is really here!)  The monthly kits are $26 and can be picked up here or mailed, beginning in January.  Pay for your first and last month’s kits up front, and for the remaining kits as you go.  This is Roxanne’s favorite quilt!


VIKING CLUB **
Learn, grow, create, laugh. This is hands-on learning while you make something fun and functional  We invite all owners of any Husqvarna Viking sewing machines and the fee is $85 per year. You get a 10% discount on all Viking stuff all year (like feet, bobbins, accessories, hoops, designs, software, etc.) And you’re invited to a meeting the fourth Friday of each month.  Do the math: $85 for 9 classes (we don’t meet during the summer months) makes them $9.45 each. Even if you have to miss half the meetings, this is still less than a regular class would cost. Is that a bargain or what! We’ll do a useful project each month designed to teach you something interesting that you can do with your fascinating Viking. Enjoy “Show ‘n’ Tell” and get new inspiration from your classmates. Teachers will be Sandy or other staff members. The time is 11-2pm Fourth Fridays or as announced
January 27, February 17, March 23, April 27, May 25

EMBROIDERY CLUB
The magic happens in the hoop! All designs are totally pieced in the hoop and quilted in the hoop. ! No one needs to know your embroidery machine did all the work — the accuracy is superb and you can modestly take all the credit! $80 plus supplies
January 19, February 16, March 15, April 19, 2-4:30pm

This symbol identifies classes & events that are beginner-friendly **


WEDNESDAY MORNING SEWING
Bring your project and join us to get something done, get some guidance, and get the satisfaction of finishing a project in the company of like-minded friends. The cost is $18 per session or $60 for all four sessions in the month. Call ahead to make sure there’s space available. Wednesday mornings, 10-12:30pm Note: we’ll have Wednesday morning sewing in January this year!

NEW: the first and third Wednesday of each month beginning with Wednesday, February 15, you can stay and play till 4:30pm! $34 for each all-day session


BEGINNING SEWING CLUB **
Learn the “care and feeding” of sewing machines. Learn to cut, pin, measure, and sew straight seams to assemble cool stuff. With a different project each session, Patt Jones will teach you things you need to know to make sewing fun. Beginning classes will be held on the first Saturday of each month. Projects to be announced $35 plus supplies January 7, February 4, March 3, April 7, May 5, 1-5pm

Picture this:  put any area of your quilt sandwich in your hoop (no, it’s not too thick) touch button to select your design, touch “go”, and sit back and sip your tea while your talented Viking does perfect quilting for you!  We’ll show you how to place designs and how to customize designs to fit specific areas.
Picture perfect quilting without stressing over stitching!  FREE session for owners of Viking embroidery machines.  Call for information about what to bring to class.
Saturday, January 14, 1-4pm

We have amazing high-tech double-sided waterproof, windproof, warm and gorgeous fleece asking to be your next coat.  Garments like this run over $200 in sporting goods stores – but yours can be made for less than one fourth of that.  Who says we can’t save money sewing?!  Sew it up in class with Sandy Boyd and maybe wear it home!  $43 plus supplies
Saturday, January 21, 10:30-5pm
 

Learn an old-fashioned technique to make wonderful accent rugs that last practically forever. (Sandy has one still in good shape after over 20 years!)  Toothbrush rugs are similar to braided rugs but they’re easier to make and they won’t come apart.  Use up stash fabrics that you bought with great plans that never happened.   Our team member, Angie Herrington, will teach.  $35 plus supplies 
Saturday, January 21, 1-5pm

Kick back better in a comfy pair of pull-on flannel pants.  This is the perfect “uniform” for chilling on weekends.  Patt Jones will teach you to read a pattern, cut, sew, finish seams, make an adjustable elastic or drawstring waist, and hem them to your favorite length.  $43  Sunday, January 22, 10:30-5pm

We all collect special t-shirts as mementos of trips, events, competitions, etc. – but what if they’re too nice to wear?  Well, we’ll cut them up instead and make them into a tote bag or a quilt, or wall hanging, or . . . .   Terry Lee will show you how to isolate the motifs, prepare the fabric, and give your shirts a new life.  It’s like a scrapbook page to wrap up in!  Learn how, and do your own thing.  
$43 plus supplies   Saturday January 28, 10:30-5pm

Have fun making adorable little stuffed animals.  Each one has its own personality and may be your new best friend!   Angie Herrington will teach you to make these little animals using both hand and machine stitching.     $35 plus supplies   Saturday, January 28, 1-5pm

 

If you want it simple and you want it quick – it doesn’t get better than this!  Terry Lee will teach this class, in which you can probably finish the top and perhaps sew the borders on.  No kidding.  Come select your fabrics and sign up!   $43 plus supplies   Sunday, January 29, 10:30-5pm

Choose a delectable fabric like crepe satin, silk dupioni, or cotton sateen in two colors.  Using quilting patterns for your embroidery machine and lightweight batting, prepare “tiles” that are then sewn into a scrumptious, elegant vest.  When you see this, you’ll know you want one!  Mary Tencza will teach.  $65 plus supplies    Fridays, February 3 & 10, 1-5pm

These little sweeties make delightful gifts…and the perfect pets!  From
artistic to folksy to whimsical, they are easy to make from scraps and fat quarters.  Sew them hand and/or by machine, with teaching from Patt Jones.  You’ll want to make every bird in the book, from sparrows to owls to peacocks!   $35 plus supplies  Sunday, February 5, 11-4pm

Get to know your amazing Husqvarna Viking sewing machine better, whether it’s  an old friend or brand new.  We’ll learn about seams and edge finishes, buttons and buttonholes, hems, stretchy seams, sewing on heavy fabrics, accessory feet – and tons more surprising things.  We haven’t been wasting our time for 30 years – we know some tricks!  Sandy will teach.   $43 or free if you’ve purchased your Viking from us within the past year.  (We’ll ask you to pay for the class to hold your place, and then you’ll get a $43 gift certificate when you finish.)  
Saturday, February 11, 10:30-4pm

Would this quilt look amazing on your stair wall or over your mantel?  It looks incredibly difficult, but never fear!  For this quilt-as-you-go project, Angie Herrington will show you how to prepare your strips; then assemble them into this knock-your-socks-off design. This project is quilt-as-you-go, so when it’s pieced, it’s quilted too!   It’s a good class for intermediate or experienced beginner quilters.  $80 plus pattern and supplies
Monday and Tuesday, February 13 & 14, 10:30-5pm

Beyond stitch-in-the-ditch, past simple stippling, there are many ways to free motion quilt your works without a lot of marking.  Terry Lee will show you some lovely designs and teach you how to perfect your technique – with practice, of course.
$43 plus supplies   Sunday, February 12, 10:30-5pm
 

“Schlep”:  to carry, to haul, to lug – for this you need a gorgeous, big, brawny bag and here it is!  (and, remember, plastic shopping bags are frowned on now!)  This beauty is pieced with trendy fabrics, embroidered and embellished if you want, and lined with something pretty so it’s reversible too!  Show it off and fill it up whenever you go shopping.  Terry Lee will show you how to complete this clever pattern.  $43 plus supplies   Thursday, February 16, 10:30-5pm

It’s time to switch out your old placemats for some brand new ones.  Kathleen Molitor will teach you to make super simple fresh ones, just in case you need cabin fever therapy.  Add some cloth napkins, try a new recipe, and feel gratified!  All you need is four fat quarters and a little bit of time.  $43  Saturday, February 18, 10:30-5pm

                      Snowmen fall from heaven unassembled

Learn correct quilting techniques from Kathleen Molitor in this three-day class.  It includes rotary cutting, precision seaming, block assembly and squaring up, basic machine quilting, and binding.   Learn the whole system and banish bad habits!  This great class has launched many a competent quilter!  $106 plus supplies  
Sundays, February 19, March 4 and 18, 10:30-5pm

Dream job!  Viking Educators get paid to sew, quilt, embroider, be creative and make cool stuff.  Then they go forth and share with all of us who are hungry for inspiration, tricks, and ideas.  If it can be done on a sewing machine, Phyllis Clarke, Viking Educator, knows how and we’ll have her all to ourselves for a day!  She’ll bring goodies and discounts and we’ll provide the treats.  No supplies necessary,   just bring yourself and your eager brain!  
Times and topics to be announced.  Friday, February 24

Our own Terry Lee has taken classes from Rayna Gillman and is in her new book.  Congratulations, Terry!  The rest of us can do our own free-form piecing with guidance from Terry.  Be aware, this is not your grandmother’s quilting (in fact, Grandma may privately wonder what you were drinking).  This no-rules, no-rulers (almost) way of working is unpredictable and fun!    $43 plus supplies
Saturday, February 25, 10:30-5pm


 

Make an easy-fitting, easy to wear skirt for now with your Uggs, or with sandals in spring.  This skirt might look hard, but it’s simple to sew.  Patt Jones will teach you to read a pattern, cut, sew, gather fabric for the tiers, make an adjustable elastic or drawstring waist, and hem it to the perfect length.  $43 plus supplies
Sunday, February 26, 10:30-5pm

Select a gorgeous photograph and enlarge it enough to be the background of a larger quilt.  Mary Tencza will show you how to enlarge your photo, subdivide it, “tile” it with the Paint software in your computer, print it on fabric, and finish by sewing the pieces together. Once you have this background, you can go forth and embroider, applique, or embellish (or all three!) on this background, and complete your creation with free motion quilting.  Whew.  This sounds demanding, but it’s not.  Unleash your creativity!  $35 plus supplies and ink fee          Friday, March 2, 1-5pm

Here’s a new method for making beautiful traditional pineapple quilts that is so simple it’s unbelievable.  It’s amazing that no one thought of it sooner, instead of struggling with the accuracy required in the traditional method.    Patt Jones will teach you the new easy way to make a traditionally difficult quilt.  $43 plus supplies            Saturday, March 10, 10:30-5pm

With “Stonehenge” fabric in precut 2½”  ”Stone Strips” (like jelly rolls) and clever cutting and piecing you can make a bed size quilt, glowing in rich earthy colors and textures.  You will covet this quilt when you see it in person!  Kathleen Molitor will teach.  $85 plus supplies
Wednesday afternoons,  March 14, 28, and April 11, 1-5pm
 

Quilting by machine is beautiful, efficient, modern, practical, and satisfying to do.  Tips, techniques, and tools will make your machine quilting more enjoyable and prettier.  Learn about walking feet and free motion stitching, layering and pinning or spray basting, choices of threads, battings, and designs.  Join Sandy for a fun day that will improve your quilting life forever!   $43 plus kit
Saturday, March 17, 10:30-5pm

We have a prize-winning appliqué artist in our midst.  Kathleen Molitor has sold, framed, and exhibited her appliqué art and has won the Colorado Quilt Council Award of Excellence.  She will share her skills and techniques and, with a little practice, your hand appliqué will be more beautiful than ever.  $35 plus supplies
Saturday, March 17, 1-5pm

 

Learn how fun and easy it is to bring out hidden treasures in fabric with thread, paint, and embellishments.  You can turn batiks and hand-dyed fabrics into glorious works of art for pillows, vest or jacket, tote bag, or to display on the wall.  Terry Lee will teach.  This is just too much fun!   $56 plus supplies
Saturday, March 24, 10:30-5pm and Sunday, March 25, 1-4pm

In my family tree there are a lot of flakes
 

It’s elegant, it sparkles with little crystals, and when it’s pieced it’s quilted too!  This pretty table quilt or wallhanging uses a bargello quilt-as-you-go plan for the setting and fusible applique for the lilies in the center.  Angie Herrington will help you complete this appealing mini-quilt in time for your Easter table.  $43 plus supplies
Saturday, March 31, 10:30-5pm

She’s ba-aack!  You asked and we got it done.  Last November, Carol Ann Waugh inspired us and we felt renewed creative stirrings.  Every student produced a treasure – and almost all were finished in class!  Everyone also learned tons about her own machine. 

In this one day class taught by Carol Ann Waugh, you will be combining hand embroidery with decorative machine stitching that will help you create fabulous textures and colors on batik fabric. This is the class you need to explore and use all those hundreds of “decorative stitches” included in your sewing machine. Not only will you learn numerous hand embroidery stitches, decorative machine stitching and couching, you will also learn a new way to bind your piece with rattail cord –  a professional (and easy!) finish to every piece to be hung on the wall.  $78 plus kit  
Friday, April 20, 9:30-5pm
** On a personal note, Sandy & Bob were at the Buell Theatre in Denver before Christmas and saw Carol’s Stupendous Stitching exhibit.  It was stunning in that prestigious venue!

Graduates of Stupendous Stitching beware! If you thought Stupendous Stitching was addictive – wait until you finish your first “Stitch & Slash” piece! This technique is even more addictive!  You will learn the unlimited design possibilities of raw edge cut work and add to the surface texture techniques you learned in Stupendous Stitching.
Starting with simple machine stitching (either free motion or regular stitching) you will stitch a design on the back of your layered fabrics.  Then, it’s ripping and tearing (the most fun part!) to uncover a geometric pattern on the top.  The final steps will be to hand stitch and machine couch to create your textured fabric art.   This is another fun class where every design decision you make is based on the decision you made before.  And, there are no rules except to have fun!  $78 plus supplies     Saturday, April 21, 9:30-5pm

 

Payable when you enroll in a class, your class fee is refundable if you cancel at least 3 days before class (7 days before a weekend class), or if we can fill your space. Please respect us and our teachers by using our classroom machines when available, and by buying your class supplies from Glenwood Sew. We love children, pets, and visitors, but please don’t bring them to class.