Special Events
TOP TEN EVENT!
Friday, Saturday & Sunday: May 14, 15 & 16
CUSTOMER APPRECIATION SALE!
20 % OFF Fabric on the bolt (1/2 yard minimum cut)
25% OFF PRECUTS (excludes Batiks)
50 % OFF Backing bin fabric (1 yard minimum cut)
JOIN US FOR DOOR PRIZES,
AND CAKE GALA CELEBRATION SATURDAY 11-4
CASE FOR A CAUSE CLASSES
Friday, Saturday & Sunday: 11:00 - 1:00
May 14, 15 & 16
Come in and make a pillowcase for a cause. We’ll have kits available or bring your own. Sewing machines will be set up for your use. Join us in the pillowcase challenge and provide a little comfort in our community.
FAT QUARTER SALE
Saturday, May 1
ALL FAT QUARTERS $1.25
WHEN YOU PURCHASE 20 OR MORE
Pre-cut fat quarters only
Summer Backing Bin Special
Memorial Day – Labor Day
1-3 yards 40% off
4-6 yards 50% off
7 or more yards 60% off
The more you buy, the more you save!!
Watch for a Postcard in the mail with the date for our
Crazy Quilter’s Sale!
6:00 pm - Midnight
Our best sale of the year – coming in July!!!!
We have been working on ways to expedite the checkout process We plan to reduce your waiting time this year.
NORTH IDAHO FAIR
August 25 - 29
Stop by our both and say “Hello” on your way to see all the great quilts and handmade items! We look forward to seeing you there!
Embroidery T-n-T - $45, lunch included
Friday, June 18 or Saturday, June 19: 10:00 - 4:00
Looking to ignite your imagination? Join Linda White, BERNINA Educator for a day filled with Embroidery T-n-T. Whether you are experienced or new to machine embroidery the Tips and Techniques featured during our embroidery extravaganza will blow you away! You’ll take home a CD with the designs needed to create the featured projects, instructions for the projects and video clips of select techniques. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore machine embroidery like never before!
Special Guest Teachers
LIBBY LEHMAN
Libby began making quilts 38 years ago when her mother signed them up for a basic class. Over the years she has evolved from a traditional handworker to one of the leaders in innovative machine stitching. Her studio art quilts have won many awards and appear in private, corporate, and museum collections. She is the author of Threadplay with Libby Lehman(That Patchwork Place, 1997).
Bring on the Bobbin - $90
Monday, May 24: 10:00 - 3:30
Learn to use your bobbin to stitch bold, decorative designs and patterns. Students will make a small sampler of programmed utility and decorative stitches as well as free motion designes. Use topsy turvy bobbin drawing to make a small but bold and graphic wall quilt. Requires a sewing machine with a removable and adjustable bobbin
Super Machine Stitching - $90
Tuesday, May 25: 10:00 - 3:30
Come explore the possibilities offered by decorative & utility stitches on today's sewing machines. We’ll cover adjusting & combining stitches, satin stitching, foolproof anchoring, tapering, pivoting, free-motion styles & double needle effects.
GAYLE SIMPSON
Building a Landscape Art Quilt - $55
Saturday, June 26: 10:00 - 3:00
Bring a photo of a scene or picture and Gayle Simpson will teach you the technique she has been teaching at Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas. You will need a 16 x 20 black and white enlargement and will do a fabric collage, and then stitch it down. This is raw edge appliqué, but Gayle will help you do it as piecing or fusing if necessary. You will love your art quilt!!!
Meandering Moose - $55
Saturday, July24: 10:00 - 3:00
Join Gayle Simpson and she will guide you through creating your own Meandering Moose. This is an original design that was first debuted at Art on the Green. Students will be able to choose from three options, and will receive 2 moose patterns to use in your composition; Meandering Fabric Moose, Meandering Moonlight Moose and Meandering Whimsical Moose. Even though these moose look quite at home in art quilts, they can be worked into a block format if you choose. Pattern Included.
LAURIE SHIFRIN
Laurie, a Seattle Resident, is a favorite teacher and lecturer in the Pacific Northwest as well as across the United States. Her third book, Batik Gems, released in late 2009, is a showcase of her unique quilt designs and her everlasting love of batiks.
Sunset Over Sedona - $145
Thursday, July 29: 6:00 - 9:00 and Saturday, July 31: 10:00 - 4:30
In the 2-day workshop, Laurie will share her thoughts on selecting fabrics for a cohesive quilt, and she will demonstrate the different steps and show many tips streamlining the quilting process. The blocks use an intriguing technique of slicing the block into more parts and sewing them back together. While the class isn't for the very beginner, anyone with a little quilting experience will find this quilt a fun challenge. Choose one of 5 sizes. Pattern Required.
Mango Tango - $95
Friday, July 30: 10:00 - 4:30
In the 1-day Mango Tango class, you'll be treated to Laurie's truly easy, fun and amazing technique for making quarter-circle curves edged in flanges. Simple topstitching appliqués the circles to the backgrounds for an easy block - and no pieced curves! In addition to helping you refine your fabric selection in class, Laurie will share her endless supply of no-muss, common sense tips throughout the class. Whatever your skill level, this is a great project offered in 3 sizes. Pattern Required.
JUDY NIEMEYER
Two Day Workshop - $185
Monday & Tuesday, Oct 4 & 5: 10:00 - 4:30
Learn Judy’s paper piecing method with the techniques she has developed over her years of quilting, teaching & pattern designing. Judy is an award winning quilter and inspiring teacher. Her classes are packed with information. We are thrilled to welcome her back. Pattern Required.