September 2010
Glenwood Sew is having a big TRUCKLOAD SALE
OF VIKING SEWING MACHINES
Saturday, September 11, 11am – 3pm
And enjoy the Sewing Expo in Centennial Park! See handiwork and demos from Garfield County and Eagle County 4H Clubs. See projects of our prolific local quilting guilds, local high school students, kids’ classes, and other “sewists”.
Demos and projects in the park and in the store
Yards and yards of fabric on sale
Best sewing machine prices of the year!
| RASPBERRY MOCHA MYSTERY QUILT At International Quilt Market this spring, Sandy and Roxanne found this Mystery Quilt program. It sparkles with color and movement, and is not challenging to assemble. It comes with great instructions and yardage for the different sizes you might want to make. We have selected two “coordinated scrappy” colorways for your approval. Choose between traditional browns with red accents or contemporary navy/aqua spritzed with raspberry. Oh the decisions we have to make – color, size, oh my! You’ll get a “clue” each month for 10 months that can be picked up at the store or mailed to your home. Once you’re “clued in” each month, assemble the units and try to figure out where we’re going with this. The suspense! You’ll get your fabrics and your first clue in September. The cost for lap/twin size is $160 and $205 for queen size. We recommend ordering your finishing kit when you sign up because, as you know, once modern fabrics are sold out we can’t get any more!
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SATURDAY SAMPLER: “A BASKET CASE”
Would you like to make this quilt top — with patterns and lessons from the experts — for only $7.00 and 2 yards of fabric? First you have to salivate over the colorways and select the knock-your-socks-off bright colors, or luscious rich pastels. Or, make it easy on yourself and just do one of each!
But that’s not all! This year you can choose what size to make your quilt, from small wall-hanging size to queen size. We’re making nine basket blocks in the program. If you want, you can purchase the booklet and extra fabric to make additional baskets and alternate blocks for any size quilt your heart desires.
Here’s the way it works. When you sign up you buy 1¼ yards of the gradated focal fabric (same dye lot, so all your blocks match) and ¾ yard of sashing color for the nine basket blocks. You buy the first block kit for $7.00 and come to the mini-class meeting at 9:30am on Saturday, October 2nd. Make the block at home and bring it finished to the next class (on the first Saturday of November). You’ll receive the next block kit free, to make and bring in the first Saturday of the following month. The program will run through June.*
All of the blocks are easy to accomplish with our sizzling instructions and you will learn some great new techniques. Sign up soon, we have a limit on the number of participants that we have room for!
*Or, if you live too far away or are always busy on Saturday mornings, buy your fabrics and make this quilt as a Block of the Month! Just buy the initial fabric and get the instructions for $7 per month plus postage. It will still be tons of fun.
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VIKING CLUB
Familiarize yourself with your Viking sewing machine’s stitches, feet, and accessories. We’ll emphasize different techniques each session and take inspiration from the block-of-the-month project we’ve been learning from, called Stitcher’s Garden. You don’t have to make a quilt from your completed decorative blocks; you may prefer to use these pretty floral pieces for pillows or bags or table dressing. Gain confidence, learn useful stuff, and have fun! Remember, as a member of Viking Club, you get a discount on Viking feet, accessories, designs, etc. If you’re not yet a member, the cost for the remainder of the year is $38. Sept. 24, Oct. 22, Nov. 19, Dec. 17, from 11am to 2pm
SOFTWARE CLUB: SOFTWARE TO SEWING
Join Mary Tencza and learn more about your Viking embroidery software. It is so powerful; most of us barely scratch the surface of what it can do. Each month there will be a software project that will then be sewn out. See how designs on the screen and in thread can look different! $32 per session The first Friday of the month from 11-4pm
October 1: Do everything with pumpkins except make a pie!
November 5: Explore the “encore” function and become a sweatshirt fashionista
December 3: Nature makes all her snowflakes different and so can you!
KIDS KEEP SEWING
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Here are some more fun sewing projects for kids ages 9 and up who have taken Patt Jones classes or have some sewing experience. Make a messenger bag, a drawstring skirt, and more in these three sessions. The cost is $60, or $25 per session plus supplies. Join Patt Saturday mornings October 2, November 6, and December 4 from 10:30am - 1pm
BEGINNING SEWING CLUB
This is the grown-up version of the kids’ class for beginning sewists. Spend three satisfying Saturday afternoons sewing with Patt and learn to make fun and useful things. You’ll start with the messenger bag, then a drawstring skirt, and move on to other cool projects. The cost is $60, or $25 per session plus supplies. Saturday afternoons, Oct. 2, Nov. 6, and Dec. 4, 2:30-5pm
Wednesday Morning Sewing
Gather up the parts of your project and join Terry Lee and Sandy to get some guidance, get something done, and get the satisfaction of finishing a project in the company of like-minded friends. The cost is $15 per session or $50 for all four sessions in the month. Call ahead to make sure there’s space available. Wednesday mornings, 10-12:30pm




This is the second “Skinny Quilt Book”, featuring designs by various well-known quilters. This project is by Lonni Rossi, one of our favorite fabric designers. Long and skinny, this quilt could accent a narrow space between windows or beside a door in your house. It could grace your table too, but don’t risk someone spilling on it — you might consider displaying it on your piano or credenza. Terry Lee will show you how to showcase your creative talents in colors, fabrics, and threads with this project. $43 plus supplies Sunday, October 10, 10:30-5pm

Discover the many possibilities hidden in fabrics. Learn author Judi Dains’ creative methods, and then turn batiks and hand-dyed fabrics into glorious works of art. Be inspired by the trunk show in the store, and get creative with Terry Lee to produce unique pieces of fabric art. $56 plus supplies 
This great bag is lined, has a pocket inside, has comfy wide handles and tucks in the front and back so it can expand to accommodate all your important stuff. Make it with soft and durable laminated fabric, or your favorite decorator fabric like the ones we love from Amy Butler. Angie Herrington will teach this one-day class. $43 plus supplies
Susan Schrempf, author of the C&T book Simple Silk Ribbon Embroidery by Machine, will be here for a book-signing, free demonstration, and hands-on workshop in November. Wow! Lucky us that she lives in Colorado!
Join Sandy in a “play day” with fabrics! Learn to create landscapes with bits of fabric and stitching. This is low stress, highly creative, productive, entertaining, and you don’t have to be “artistic.” What’s more – you’ll take home at least one little landscape ready to frame or bind – great for gifts! Whether you’re a beginner or advanced, come ready to play! $43 plus supplies Saturday, November 20, 10:30-5pm
Why would you waste a perfectly good pair of socks on your feet, when you could turn them into adorable caterpillars, bunnies, kittens, and more. You don’t need to be a master sewist. They can be made entirely by hand, or by machine and finished by hand. Roxanne Vanhartingsveldt will help you make your lovable pocket pets. $25 plus supplies Saturday, November 27, 1-3:30pm
This potholder or trivet goes together in a jiffy, uses up scraps, and everyone will love it. Terry Lee will lead you through the way to fold, tack, and bind, to complete this great hand-stitching project with minimal sewing by machine. $25 plus supplies Sunday, December 5, 1-4pm
These are pretty little projects that require only basic hand-sewing skills. Gather up luscious fabrics and trims and spend an afternoon with Patt Jones making unique gifts for your sewing and quilting friends. $25 plus supplies