Block of the Month Events

12 Days of Christmas Wool Block of the Month  with Pam and Kathi
Taking the basic patterns and inspiration from Nancy Halvorson’s book 12 Days of Christmas, we have put our own twist on it and are using wool and cotton to make this quilt as you go quilt.  In this quilt you will be doing wool appliqué and also some turned cotton appliqué.  You can decide whether to machine or hand stitch your appliqué.  The background is simply pieced with wool and cotton, adding borders. The backing will be added to each block so that block can be quilted.  We will put it all together after the 12 blocks are stitched and you will have a finished quilt.  Monthly class meeting will be offered, but you can also pick up your block monthly.  Sign ups to secure a kit will be taken during January only.  There will not be extra kits.
Date:  Tuesday, April 6, May 4, June 1
Time:  5:30 – 7:30pm
Date:  Friday, April 9, May 14, June 11
Time:  10 - 12pm
Cost:  $10 per class plus $20 kit fee for each block  

Build A Block $5
We are going to shake it up a little this year and will be putting a new twist on the $5.00 Saturday pick up block quilt. The program will be six months long, from January through June.  You will pick up two blocks each month and pay $5.00 per block($10).  If you pick up your blocks at the scheduled time, the third Saturday of the month at 9am, and listen to the short program presentation, you will be eligible for the program discount on that Saturday morning.  Your choices are Batik fabrics or non-Batik fabrics for your scrappy quilt.  We will begin soon so sign up right away with your fabric selection.
Dates:  Saturdays - March 20, April 17, May 15 and June 19
Time:  9am                     

Magnolia Wool Block of the Month with Nancy M. Roelfsema
THERE ARE STILL A FEW KITS LEFT and you are welcome to join in the classes and/or pick up the kits.

Magnolia is a wool appliquéd quilt by Sue Spargo that will surely become a treasured heirloom to be cherished for many years to come.  This is how Sue describes how she came to design and stitch this quilt.
“My Magnolia Quilt was inspired by home, garden and family and by the setting in which I experience those three things - the small towns of Ohio .  There is a town in Ohio called Magnolia.  It is a wonderful place that I drive through on my way to my friend Cathy’s home on one of Ohio ’s lakes.  Magnolia has many old homes with lovely porches looking out onto colorful flower gardens. In designing the quilt I challenged myself to use many of my collection of textural fabrics and embellishments, as well as hand-dyed wool and cotton prints.”

Each month Nancy will have the kits ready for you to pick up or you may attend the monthly class and get your kit then.

Memories from the Lodge with Amy
This is a gorgeous “woodsy” appliqué quilt that you will do monthly. The nine pieced blocks are large with appliqué overlays. With this quilt as you go project you will have the opportunity to do raw edge or satin stitch appliqué and some thread painting. As you complete each square, you complete the quilt. This quilt is for people with some experience quilting.  Use this opportunity to do the whole quilt or one or several individual blocks for wall hangings.  
4th Wednesday of the month
Date:  Wednesday, March 24 - Tree of Life Block
Time:  5:30 - 8pm
Date:  Wednesday, April 28 - Finishing Class
Time:  5:30 - 8pm
Cost:  $15 per session 

More Wild Flowers with Pam and Kathi
Smith Street embroidery designs has done it again.  Whether you stitched or admired the embroidery quilt “Wild Flowers” you will love this new embroidered quilt, “More Wild Flowers”.  The embroidered flower blocks are interchangeable with the first set of wildflowers so they can be used separately or mixed and mingled.  This is a beautiful way to learn appliqué embroidery and get to know your embroidery machine.  We will have fabric kits available upon request.  You will want to do the embroidery class first and then a piecing class to learn how to put all the embroidered blocks together.  Simply beautiful!
Date:  Friday, March 26 – piecing class – 10 - 2pm
Cost:  $20 
Embroidery:
Date:  Friday, May 7
Time:  9:30 - 1:30pm
Cost:  $20
Piecing:
Date:  Monday, May 17
Time:  10 - 2pm
Cost:  $20   

Hoop Sisters TNT Embroidery Block of the Month with Pam
We have combined forces with Hoopsisters to offer their unique Embroidablock of the Month program.  The quilt for 2010 is entitled, “TNT”, Textures and New Techniques” and is absolutely exquisite.   Their technique of combining embroidery with piecing and quilting is extraordinary.  Last year’s quilt, Crazy Compass was a huge hit, and we are happy to announce our participation in this year’s program.  We will be meeting monthly when you will be able to receive your design and work on your block for that month or watch the block demo.  We welcome new students to join in for the next several months.  
1st Friday or 2nd Tuesday of the month
Date:   Friday, April 2, May 7, June 4
Time:  2 - 4pm or 5:30 - 7:30pm  
Date:  Tuesday,  April 13, May 11, June 8
Time:  10 - 12pm