| Happy Spring, Everyone! As many of you already know, Chester County Quilting is getting ready to move into a larger space here in the Village at Eland. Up until very recently, the move was a great big question mark while the landlords were working on their plan to demolish the entire shopping center in favor of building something more 'modern and up-to-date.' Due to the current state of the economy, however, those plans have been put on hold for at least a few years. That's good news for CCQ! I'll be posting updates on the website as well as FaceBook to keep everyone informed. Don't forget that Chester County Quilting is a drop-off point for the ConKerr Cancer program. I’ve teamed up with the Phoenixville Area Middle School to provide $5 pillow kits to the students. Participation has been so good that I've decided to extend the special kit pricing to everyone who wants to contribute to a great cause. You’ll find more details further down in the newsletter. We're also participating in the Million Pillowcase challenge sponsored by American Patchwork & Quilting. After the most recent donation, the total pillowcases dropped off here at the shop is up to 400. Thank-you, Everyone, and please don't forget - your donation is tax deductible. As always, we've got a great selection of classes on the schedule. This is last call for the 2010 Thimbleberries Quilt Club. Please decide soon before enrollment is closed for the year. The black and tan Thangles Buck-A-Block has resumed, too. I found some fabulous fabrics from Andover and Windham that will be perfect replacements for the original fabrics, if not even better. See below for more details. Here's something to think about before I sign off. Have you heard about the 3/50 Project? To support your local business community, Pick 3. Spend $50. Save your local economy. For more info, check out their website: http://www.the350project.net/home.html. This doesn't just apply to quilt shops, but all the local businesses that depend on you and me for their survival. Please take a look if you get the chance. Happy Quilting! Ramona Strips & Ladders Instructor: Venessa Garst Class Fee: $24 Class Dates: Saturday – July 17 Class Time: Noon - 4 PM Class rating: Beginner & Up Class Description: Strips & Ladders is a great jelly roll quilt, especially in batiks. It almost looks like a wall of windows! Take an afternoon out of your busy summer schedule and make yourself a quilt top for yourself or someone special. Pattern required for class: Strips & Ladders, designed by Four Paws Quilting, $9.00 Gel Medium Photo Transfer Instructor: Jill Sisson Class Fee: $12 + lab fee (TBD) Class Dates: Sunday – July 18 Class Time: 1 - 3 PM Class rating: Confident Beginner & Up Class Description: If you've been interested in trying your hand at one of the more art quilt techniques that are out there, keep your eyes peeled for Jill's new series of art techniques. In Gel Medium Photo Transfer, you'll learn the trick to creating a fabric photo using gel medium and a photocopy of a favorite photo. Book required for class: A Beginner's Guide to Art Quilts, from Leisure Arts, $13.95 Color Theory Instructor: Judi Andersen – 610.933.2522 Class Fee: $20 Class Dates: Sunday – July 25 Class Time: 1 – 3 PM Class rating: All Class Description: Everyone can use some color confidence, even seasoned quilters. Local artist, Judi Andersen, will help you understand how colors work together, and how to improve your success when putting together combinations. Students are encouraged to bring in challenging fabrics or projects that didn't work as well as expected so a real-life solution can be suggested. New this season - students will each receive a color wheel and mixing guide to help develop a thorough understanding of color theory. Basic Machine Quilting Instructor: Ramona Moreland Class Fee: $15 Class Dates: Thursday – July 29 Class Time: 6 – 8 PM Class rating: Beginner & Up Class Description: You’ve sewn your quilt top, and now you’re faced with the hard part – quilting. We’ll cover the basics on how to get those three layers together, including a review of batting and marking. Class will start out with a discussion on marking, batting, layering, and thread choices. We'll then start stitching some simple, basic designs and proceed as far as we can as time allows. Wallet & Grommet Instructor: Chris Candello Class Fee: $24 Class Dates: Sunday – August 1 Class Time: Noon – 4 PM Class rating: Beginner + Class Description: Here's a smaller bag that you can grab when you're just running a few errands and don't feel like dragging out the big bag. If time allows, we'll make the matching wallet! Pattern required for class: Wallet & Grommet, designed by Debbie Bowles for Maple Island Quilt, $8 Rubber Stamping Instructor: Jill Sisson Class Fee: $12 + lab fee (TBD) Class Dates: Sunday – August 15 Class Time: 1 - 3 PM Class rating: Confident Beginner & Up Class Description: If you've been interested in trying your hand at one of the more art quilt techniques that are out there, keep your eyes peeled for Jill's new series of art techniques. In Rubber Stamping, you'll stamp some travel-themed blocks for this totally cute and way easy-to-piece wall hanging that can also be embellished if you like. Book required for class: A Beginner's Guide to Art Quilts, from Leisure Arts, $13.95 Quillow Instructor: Judi Andersen Class Fee: $18 Class Dates: Sunday – August 22 Class Time: Noon – 3 PM Class rating: Beginner + Class Description: Take a few hours and make a quillow – a quilt that’s a pillow. Or is it a pillow that’s a quilt? Make it plain or make it fancy - Judi will give you options for using your choice of fabrics, and even an orphan block or two that you might having lying around. Trim The Tree Instructor: Maureen Kovalovich Class Fee: $18 Class Dates: Sunday – August 29 Class Time: 12:30 - 3:30 PM Class rating: Beginner & Up Class Description: Hello, Beginning Paper Piecers! How cute is this little Christmas tree? We're going to make one of the pattern repeats in class for this cute little wall hanging, but you can also take it a bit further and make a placemat (or two) or a table runner - the choice is yours. Fun to embellish, too! Pattern required for class: Trim The Table, designed by Cyndi Edgerton for Little Bits, $5 Leaf Fabric Painting & Appliqué Instructor: Jill Sisson Class Fee: $24 + lab fee (TBD) Class Dates: Sundays – September 19 & October 3 Class Time: 1 - 3 PM Class rating: Intermediate Class Description: If you've been interested in trying your hand at one of the more art quilt techniques that are out there, keep your eyes peeled for Jill's new series of art techniques. In Leaf Fabric Painting & Applique, you'll learn how to use Shiva Paintstiks to create the block backgrounds. You'll also learn simple machine appliqué for the leaves. Before you know it, you'll have an autumn wall hanging just in time for autumn! Pattern required for class: Leaves, designed by Nancy Kazlaukas for Cedar Canyon Textiles, $10 Easy As Cake Instructor: Venessa Garst Class Fee: $24 Class Dates: Saturday – September 25 Class Time: Noon - 4 PM Class rating: Beginner & Up Class Description: Venessa has visited to the Moda Bake Shop, and she found a great quilt top that uses a layer cake pre-cut pack, or your own selection of 10" squares to make a gorgeous and quick quilt! Easy As Cake would make a terrific holiday gift. Beginning English Smocking Instructor: Nancy Proud Class Fee: $50 Class Dates: Sundays – September 26 & October 10 Class Time: 12:30 – 3:30 PM Class rating: Beginner & Up Class Description: Now, for something completely different! Nancy is a new instructor to Chester County Quilting, and all I can say is WOW! I know how much my customers love a class that's different, and this one certainly falls into that category. If you've been wanting to try your hand at something new, here it is! Stop in to look at the sample in person - my photo does not do this piece justice. Perkiomen Valley Quilt Instructor: Sally Rapp Class Fee: $40 Class Dates: Wednesdays – September 29, October 6 & 27 Class Time: 6 – 8 PM Class rating: Intermediate Class Description: Due to popular demand, Sally is bringing her famous Perkiomen Valley class back to Chester County Quilting! Using Thangles, you’ll be guided through the process of assembling a true local tradition. Please note the class dates and be prepared – this class involves homework. Basic Machine Quilting Instructor: Ramona Moreland Class Fee: $15 Class Dates: Thursday – September 30 Class Time: 6 – 8 PM Class rating: Beginner & Up Class Description: You’ve sewn your quilt top, and now you’re faced with the hard part – quilting. We’ll cover the basics on how to get those three layers together, including a review of batting and marking. Class will start out with a discussion on marking, batting, layering, and thread choices. We'll then start stitching some simple, basic designs and proceed as far as we can as time allows. If The Hat Fits Instructor: Chris Payne Class Fee: $48 Class Dates: Saturday – October 2 Class Time: 10 AM – 6 PM Class rating: Confident Beginner & Up Class Description: Locker Hooking Instructor: Ramona Moreland Class Fee: $35 – includes starter kit Class Dates: Thursdays - October 7 & November 4 Class Time: 6 – 8 PM, 6 – 7 PM Class rating: Beginner & Up Class Description: You may or may not be familiar with locker hooking, but if you’ve looking for a project that’s a little bit different, here it is! If you’ve been toying with the idea of making a cool, retro-looking rag rug, but didn’t know where to start, join me in a class that not only busts your stash, but finally gives you the perfect project to use up some of those ‘what was I thinking?’ fabrics. The second night of class will be used for show and tell, and to discuss finishing techniques for your completed rug. Book highly recommended for class: Kathleen’s Fabric Locker Hooking, by Kathleen Carpenter, $19.99 Paintstiks Ornaments Instructor: Jill Sisson Class Fee: $24 + lab fee (TBD) Class Dates: Sundays – October 17 & 24 Class Time: 1 - 3 PM Class rating: Intermediate Class Description: If you've been interested in trying your hand at one of the more art quilt techniques that are out there, keep your eyes peeled for Jill's new series of art techniques. In Paintstiks Ornaments, you'll learn how to create your own background fabric using Shiva Paintstiks, then layer with fusible appliqué to complete the leaf block. Pattern required for class: Paintstik Patches, designed by Shelly Stokes for Cedar Canyon Textiles, $9.95 Fall Fancy Instructor: Susan Shiveley Class Fee: $45 Class Dates: Saturdays – October 23 & 30 Class Time: 1 – 4 PM Class rating: Beginner & Up Class Description: Susan returns to CCQ with another of her original designs - Fall Fancy. She's even prepared to teach an alternate setting for anyone who might be interested. Class fee includes a copy of the pattern, which students will receive the first day of class. Construction of Smocked Bishop Dress Instructor: Nancy Proud Class Fee: $50 Class Dates: Saturdays – November 6 & 20 Class Time: 12:30 – 3:30 PM Class rating: Intermediate & Up Class Description: If you've decided you'd like to take your smocking skills to the next level, take this class. Can't you already see this adorable little dress on your favorite little princess? Students will learn the circular smocking skills needed for the dress yoke, and have the option of adding more to the sleeves. Again, you must see this sample with your own two eyes to appreciate the beauty. Millennium Star Instructor: Maureen Kovalovich Class Fee: $24 Class Dates: Sundays – November 7 & 21 Class Time: 1 – 3 PM Class rating: Intermediate Class Description: Now's the time to step up your paper piecing skills to the next level. The shop sample is made in 30's prints, but we also have photo examples in other colorways. For the upcoming holidays, reds and greens would look fabulous. Book required for class: Basic Machine Quilting Instructor: Ramona Moreland Class Fee: $15 Class Dates: Tuesday – November 30 Class Time: 6 – 8 PM Class rating: Beginner & Up Class Description: You’ve sewn your quilt top, and now you’re faced with the hard part – quilting. We’ll cover the basics on how to get those three layers together, including a review of batting and marking. Class will start out with a discussion on marking, batting, layering, and thread choices. We'll then start stitching some simple, basic designs and proceed as far as we can as time allows. Doodle Bugs Instructor: Chris Payne Class Fee: $48 Class Dates: Saturday – December 4 Class Time: 10 AM – 6 PM Class rating: Confident Beginner & Up Class Description: Christmas Paper Collage Instructor: Jill Sisson Class Fee: $12 + lab fee (TBD) Class Dates: Sunday – December 5 Class Time: 1 - 3 PM Class rating: Intermediate Class Description: If you've been interested in trying your hand at one of the more art quilt techniques that are out there, keep your eyes peeled for Jill's new series of art techniques. In Christmas Paper Collage, you'll use multiple techniques to create a one-of-a-kind holiday memory. Book required for class: A Beginner's Guide to Art Quilts, from Leisure Arts, $13.95 Experimental Appliqué Instructor: Marty Guyer Registration Fee: Free after a $5 one-time materials fee Class Dates: EVERY Tuesday of the month Class Time: 12 - 2 PM Class Rating: All experience levels from beginner to advanced Class Description: For anyone who has been wanting to try her hand at appliqué, or for anyone who's been wanting to improve her skills: this class is for you! Why are we calling it experimental? Well, Marty is so passionate about appliqué that she wants to teach everyone she can, and the best way to do that is to offer her class for FREE (except for a one-time materials fee of $5 when you first sign up)! Marty will cover which techniques, tools, patterns, and fabrics work for her, some of which you may never have had a chance to try before, or maybe didn't even know existed. Join the experiment and widen your appliqué horizons! Second Fridays Instructor: Ramona Moreland Registration Fee: Free Class Dates: Second Friday of the month Class Time: 6 – 11 PM Class Rating: Any Class Description: Why are second Fridays so fun? Because we all get to work on some of those UFOs! Have you gotten stuck somewhere in the creation process Are things not falling into place just quite right? Have you stalled in finishing a project you started in class? Or have you just plain forgotten to take time out for yourself? No matter what the reason for that unfinished project, let’s work on it together. All encouragement, support, and opinions are free. We’ll order out for dinner and make new friends while we do what we’ve really wanted to do – QUILT! Please call in advance to reserve your seat. SPECIAL NOTE: if you reserve a space and can't make it, please call? There's always a waiting list, and I won't be mad if your plans change - I promise! Sunny Side Up Instructor: Kathy Savage Class Fee: $15 Class #1: Wednesday – July 14, Time: 6 - 8:30 PM Class #2: Saturday - July 10, Time: 9 - 11;30 AM Class rating: Beginner & Up Class Description: Sunny Side Up can be made in two sizes for either a placemat or table topper. The style is just begging to have an arrangement, a candle, or a centerpiece placed in the middle. They'd make dramatic chargers, too, with your dinnerware. Pattern required for class: Sunny Side Up, by Patrick Lose Studios, $9 Blockade Instructor: Kathy Savage Class Fee: $15 Class #1: Wednesday – September 8, Time: 6 - 8:30 PM Class #2: Saturday - September 11, Time: 9 - 11:30 AM Class rating: Beginner & Up Class Description: Everyone has leftover 2.5" strips left over from a previous project 9or two!) Whether you choose two colors or 14, Blockade will be a lovely addition to a hall table or a dresser. Very eye-catching in black & white prints! Pattern required for class: Blockade, by Pieced Tree Patterns, $3 Pot Pinchers Instructor: Kathy Savage Class Fee: $15 Class Dates: Saturday – July 10 Class Time: Noon - 2:30 PM Class rating: Confident Beginner & Up Class Description: Pot Pinchers are only the cutest potholders ever! Use 30's prints and rick-rack for a retro look, choose the latest contemporary designs, or somewhere in between. Pattern required for class: Pot Pinchers!, by Vanilla House Designs, $9 Koin Keeper Instructor: Kathy Savage Class Fee: $15 Class Dates: Saturday – September 11 Class Time: Noon - 2:30 PM Class rating: Confident Beginner & Up Class Description: Why do you need this wallet? Because it'll hold all your cards and cash for those quick trips out. It even has a compartment for coins! Pattern required for class: Koin Keeper, by This & That Patterns, $4.50 Series 6 has resumed, this time in beautiful blacks and tans from Andover and Windham. If you're interested in joining the program, just stop in the shop any day of the month that's convenient for you, and pick up your block kit. The first month you participate, you must purchase a pack of the 2.5" Thangles, but after that, the monthly block is all you need to pick up. Details on the finishing kits will be released later this year. For those of you who started the program in January, I will be replacing your first block free of charge. You can then pick up all the following block kits for $1 each to get caught up with the program. If you have any questions, please call the shop for details. Jan Patek is an amazing designer, and her Girl Gang design for 2010 is a beauty! SUNNY DAYS measures 84" x 87" - a big change from our 2009 Appliqué Club project! The first Girl Gang meeting will be held January 21st at 6PM, and will continue to meet every third Thursday of the month. After paying a one-time $20 registration fee, the monthly cost is $20, and includes the fabrics and pattern with full-size templates to make that months’ block (or blocks), Kathy Savage's teaching expertise, and a pizza party each month, to boot! We’ll talk shop, too, with advice from Kathy, discussions of what went well for you (and what may have posed a challenge) and project show & tell. And don’t forget - fun door prizes every month! We’ll be creating Sunny Days with Moda’s Vine Creek and Windham’s Basics lines of fabric. Girl Gang also includes lots of fun extras throughout the year: yummy recipes and extra project patterns that you’ll surely want to create. Please note: most costs to host the Girl Gang are fixed. The fee for each monthly kit is $20, whether or not you attend the monthly meeting, so we urge you to come to every meeting! If you've already reserved your spot, simply come to the first meeting on January 21st. If you have not already let me know that you want to join, please do so before the first night of class so I can have a kit ready for you. Special note: due to the incredible response, please note that there's a very good possibility that the class will have to meet in another space nearby, but all Girl Gang members will be notified of the details. Stay tuned! Now, for something completely different! Many of you have seen the beautiful shop sample for A Tisket, A Tasket, and interest is running high. Led by Sally Rapp, the first class will meet on January 15th at 6:30 PM, and will continue meeting on the third Wednesday of every month through December. We’ll meet once a month for a pizza party, and you’ll receive your fabrics, floss and pattern for that month’s block. There is a one-time sign-up fee of $20. The monthly cost is $16, whether or not you come to the monthly meeting. Of course, extra copies of the pattern will be available for anyone who is unable to attend the class. CCQ has teamed up with ConKerr Cancer and the Million Pillowcase Challenge, sponsored by American Patchwork & Quilting magazine. Stop by the shop and pick up a pillowcase kit for just $5, or make one from your own favorite pattern. When you’re done, wash the pillowcase, place it in a resealable plastic bag, and drop it off here whenever it’s convenient. I will make sure that it gets to the ConKerr Cancer organization, who will then distribute the pillowcases to sick children in area hospitals. Visit my ConKerr Cancer page to learn how the program has been embraced by the kids and teachers at the Phoenixville Area Middle School, as well as free copies of four great pillowcase patterns from AP&Q. Many of you have taken advantage of the magazine and pattern freebies here in the shop. If you'd like to unload some of the unwanted periodicals, books and/or patterns that are clogging up your sewing space, please feel free to drop them off here at the shop. You'll be making space for the projects that you REALLY want to work on while giving someone else an opportunity to find something that's new to them. Jelly rolls, charm packs, and new fabric lines continue to arrive every week. The complete list of current fabric collections is posted on the Collections Page - take a look now. I've added more pictures to give you a better idea of what's already here, and what else is on the way. REGISTRATION - You may register for classes in person or by phone. Most classes are limited to six students, so please register early to avoid being put on a waiting list. Classes must be paid in full at the time of registration in person. All classes must be paid in cash or by check made payable to the instructor. When registering by phone, payment must be mailed to arrive at the shop within one week. Your space may be given to a paying student if the class fills before your payment is received. If payment is not received within one week of calling, your name will be removed from the roster – no exceptions. Registration policy will be strictly enforced. REFUNDS - Classes canceled by the shop will be refunded in full. Student cancellations made seven days prior to the scheduled class date will also be refunded in full; no-shows and cancellations made less than seven days prior to the class will not receive a refund. Class begins promptly at the listed time. Please arrive 15 minutes early to set up your work area. NEW – Please be aware that most classes require a minimum number of students. Should we not be able to meet the minimum at least three days prior to the scheduled date of the class, it may have to be canceled. Although you will certainly be refunded your class fee, please keep this policy in mind as you gather together your class supplies. Class descriptions, given to you when you register, include lists of all supplies required for each class. |
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| CHESTER COUNTY QUILTING 702 Village at Eland, Route 113, Phoenixville, PA 19460 Phone - 610.917.2527 Fax - 610.917.0141 Contact - ChesterCountyQuilting@verizon.net |
| Class List for July 2010 - December 2010 Please note: Classes are limited to six students when a sewing machine is required. |
| Ongoing Programs/Ongoing Fun |
| The Great Cover-Up Chester County Quilting and Kathy Savage have begun a class series to discover whether or not it's actually possible to have too many table runners. We still don't think so. The Great Cover-Up will include table runners that are pieced, appliquéd, or both. Projects will be seasonal as well as color-themed, and you'll love having a project that can be completed in just a few hours. These classes are great for beginners! |
| Sew Crazy Classes Sew Crazy is a series of quilty projects that aren't quilts at all. Think quilted, but no quilt! |
| Thangles Buck-A-Block Series 6 – Black & Tan Sampler |
| 2010 Girl Gang Sunny Days Quilt |
| Series 6 - featuring Jo Morton fabrics from Andover |
| A Tisket, A Tasket |
| Go Green – Recycling by Quilters, for Quilters |
| Stone House Quilting Lisa Calle holds court at CCQ for consultations on the second Sunday of the month. Please phone Lisa at 610.495.8762 to schedule your appointment. |
| Coventry Designs Keeley Levitsky is here at the shop for consultations on the last Wednesday evening every month. Call Keeley at 610.469.0371 to get the ball rolling. |
| What Else Is New? |
| Class Registration Policy - Please Read! |
| Talented Professional Machine Quilters All the quilters listed below have done work for Chester County Quilting, and they each do wonderful work. Let one of them help you turn your tops into completed quilts. |
| Now for something completely different! Calling All Beginning Appliqué-ers and Wanna-Be's! Appliqué Classes by Appointment Amy Smith-Moniz is available for private and semi-private lessons in appliqué. The cost is $25 for three half-hour sessions, but drops to $20 each if you bring a friend or two. Now that's a true bargain to learn a life-long skill! Classes are held here at the shop at times to fit your schedule. If you're interested, call the shop for more info. |
| Blocks of the Month Series |
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| No class in August... |
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