Classes
Rotary Practice Lena • Beginners Welcome Learn to use your rotary cutter or a refresher course to zip out strips and make those tools work for you.Don't forget to ask for your supply list.
Highly recommended for beginners.
$ 5.00 1 session 1 hour Friday, January 13: 11-12 Machine Quilting/Walking Foot Pam Varner • Beginners Welcome $25.00 1 session 3 hours Monday, January 30: 10-1 PM Fibonacci Fever Mary This crib or lap size quilt is perfect for the beginner or the experienced sewer who wants a quick and easy project. $30.00 2 sessions 2 ½ hours Thursday, February 2, 9: 10-12:30 Beaded Button Bracelets Jill • Beginners Welcome Jill Gorski from Jillions of Buttons will teach you how to make your buttons into beautiful heirloom-quality jewelry. Using simple beading/sewing techniques you will make a button embellished bracelet. Techniques learned will enable you to use buttons you own for your art quilts safely. Cost includes pattern, buttons, beads and use of tools, as well as instructions. Bring a bag lunch or order in. $50.00 1 session All Day Monday, February 6: 10-2 PM Basic Computer Skills Carolyn We will learn how to make folders and organize information, download from the internet and be able to find the information (this applies to pictures from your camera too), move information from the computer to an usb or thumb drive? And burn information to a cd. Bring your laptop with cord and mouse, usb stick, blank cd. $25.00 1 session 2 hours Tuesday, February 7: 10-12 Tile Tango Pam Varner • Beginners Welcome Whether you are a beginner or an experienced quilter, you'll love making this quilt designed by Terry Atkinson. Let Pam teach you a few basics to get you started in making your first quilt. $30.00 2 sessions 2 ½ hours Wednesday, February 8, 15: 10-12:30 Sewing 101 Meggan • Beginners Welcome Welcome to the World of Sewing! Come join the fun learning the basics of garment, home décor and craft sewing. A simple project will be constructed. $30.00 2 sessions 2 ½ hours Wed, February 8, 15: 6-8:30 PM Thurs, March 29, April 5: 10-12:30 Urge to Serge! Mary Serging is Fun! Your serging skills will improve as you make a fun project from the book "Simple Serger Sewing". Be sure your serger is in good working order and you are comfortable threading. Bring your machine manual. Pre-requisite, all levels welcome, but must know how to thread your serger. $25.00 per session 3 hours Friday, February 10: 10-1
Thursday, April 12: 10-1 Lone Star Sparkler Helen Quilters love the Lone Star! Make your own diamond dazzler with this fabulous strip-piecing method developed by Helen Frost and her mother, Blanche Young, and featured in their new book, All-Star Quilts: 10 Strip-Pieced Lone Star Sparklers. Choose to make a stunning wall quilt or even a bed-sized quilt as you learn some great precision cutting, pinning, and sewing techniques. Helen will have a special day to help you select your fabric, so sign-up early. $36.00 2 sessions 3 hours Monday, February 13, 20: 10-1 PM Arizona Centennial Celebration & Reunion Cathy and Helen The Quilt Basket will be celebrating Arizona's Centennial. We would like to invite all of you who have participated in either "Arizona Centennial Album" or "Celebrate Arizona!" for a class reunion and quilt show. Please bring your quilt or quilt top for everyone to see and enjoy! Everyone is welcome to join in the celebration! Please call and let us know you are attending. Saturday, February 18: 10-11:30 The Art of Hand Appliqué Helen Stitch flowers into bloom while learning the basic techniques and tools of needle-turn appliqué. While sewing the charming cottage with garlands of flowers, you'll learn how to make easy stems, smooth curves, sharp points, and perfect circles. You'll be amazed at how enjoyable it is to hand appliqué! $30.00 2 sessions 2 ½ hours Monday, Feb 27, March 5: 10-12:30 Free Motion Machine Quilting Sue • Beginners Welcome Finish your projects by learning how to do free motion machine quilting. Your home sewing machine can quilt from small to large projects. If you have the Bernina Stitch Regulator, Sue will help you improve your skills using it. $25.00 1 session 2 ½ hours Wednesday, February 29: 10-12:30 Hand Appliqué: Beyond the Basics Helen Here's the class for those that know how to do hand appliqué but would like to improve their skills. Learn how to do 1/8" stems, extremely pointed points, smooth curves, and flawless inside corners. We'll discuss overlay and template choices for more precise results. You will make practice pieces instead of a project so you can refer to these advanced techniques again. $30.00 1 session All Day Saturday, March 31: 10-3 PM Tooling Around: Cutting Corners Ruler Mary Using 3 of your own blocks, stitch up a wonderful table runner with jazzed up sashing and set-in triangles using the cutting Corners Ruler. Mary will show you how easy it is to go from ordinary to extraordinary. $25.00 1 session 4 hours Friday, March 9: 10-2 PM Fancy Jean Jacket Suzanne • Serge Project No facings, No collar and No lining……..Make this simple yet stunning jean jacket from three pairs of large jeans, half to one yard silk shantung and various belts, belt loops, pockets and bling from toddlers jeans found at your local thrift shop. You will make an appointment with Suzanne prior to class to discuss fitting and layout of your pattern. $60.00 3 sessions 3 hours Monday, March 12, 19, 26: 9:30-12:30 Bella Kathy • Beginners Welcome Great beginner's quilt……. Learn to piece and quilt this simple table topper or baby quilt. Learn rotary cutting, 1/4 inch seams, pressing and piecing. $25.00 2 sessions 2 hours Wed., Mar. 14, 21: 10-12 or 6:30-8:30 PM BSR Blast! Sue • Beginners Welcome Learn the many things your Bernina Stitch Regulator can do. It is not just a quilting foot. The " BSR Blast" is a time to learn about this amazing foot. Have fun learning what other great stitching this foot can do, join us and see this foot perform magic. $5.00 project kit available from the teacher at the class. $20.00 1 session 2 hours Monday, April 2: 10-12 The Navajo Chicken Jana • Beginners Welcome From a land of mystery, canyons, and legends, comes the adorable, lovable chicken, Navajo wood craftsmen, carve folk art chickens. Inspired by their work, we will create wool felt chickens and embellish them with hand work and beading. Give them a traditional dressing….or do your own thing. Stuff your chicken and use for home décor or a pin cushion. You may find you want to make more than just one. The Navajo Chicken makes a wonderful companion for your home, or a gift that always gets a smile. Either way the Navajo Chicken will be treasured always, a friend for life. $40.00 1 sessions All Day Wednesday, April 11: 10-4 "Sew Ahead, We Go"! Meggan • Beginners Plus Interested in continuing your sewing skills? Please join us to work on techniques and skills involved in garment, home décor and craft sewing projects. Some sewing experience necessary. $30.00 2 sessions 2 ½ hours Wed, April 18, 25: 10-12:30 or 6-8:30 Beautiful Bindings Helen • Beginners Welcome Achieve smooth bindings with perfect corners and learn a great method for joining the ends. Practice sewing angled and scalloped edges and try new "gourmet" bindings such as two-color and faux piping. You will bind small pieces of pre-quilted fabric to put in a "binding binder," a portfolio of sample bindings that you can refer to again and again. $30.00 1 session All Day Saturday, April 28: 10-3 PM
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Giving Back to the Community Diane Our small way of helping others in our community…I was fortunate enough to have my mother teach me how to sew and it is nice to be able to use my sewing skill and put a smile on a face. Join Diane and our wonderful group of volunteers who meet each month at the QB and make quilts for others. If you love to sew, meet other quilters or want to improve your sewing skills, this is the perfect opportunity. We provide all the fabric and pattern, you donate your time. If you would like to use our sewing machine, let us know in advance. Please bring basic sewing supplies to the class. Call and let us know you are coming. Wednesday, Jan 4, Feb 1, March 7, April 4: 9:30-1:30 PM Women of Influence Linda • Beginners Welcome $30.00 3 sessions 1 hour Sat, Jan 7, Feb 4, Mar 3: 10:30-11:30 The Sewing Club The Sewing Club meets the first Saturday of each month. We welcome everyone interested in sewing. We will have a variety of topics throughout the year and cover methods and products to keep your creative juices flowing. Share your projects during our "Show and Tell". Sat, Jan 7, Feb 4, March 3, April 7: 2-3 PM Wild & Woolly Club Cathy • Beginners Welcome Quilters of all skill levels are welcome in Wild & Woolly. Join us as we work on a couple of small wool projects, perfect for your home or gift giving. We'll be sharing appliqué tricks and techniques for wool appliqué. Just for fun, Cathy always has a special recipe to share; along with the occasional wool pattern designed especially for the members of Wild & Woolly. $40.00 4 sessions 1 hourSaturday, Jan 14, Feb 11, March 10, April 14: 10-11 "Silver Thimble Club" Lynda • Beginners Welcome This is your opportunity to sit down, have a quiet conversation, a few refreshments and busy fingers creating your next hand embroidered project. Sounds like a dream? No, that is what is happening each month at the "Silver Thimble Club". Make lasting friendships while learning new hand embroidery techniques. Create your own beautiful works of art by joining the "Silver Thimble Club". Please come and join us on the fourth Wednesday of every month. $40.00 4 session 2 hours Wed. Jan 25, Feb 22, March 28, April 25: 1:30-3:30 PM First Saturday 2012 ***New Time*** The beginning of another great season of learning techniques, making new quilting friends and just having fun! 2012 brings a new quilt, new time and new changes. Starting in 2012, there will be a $15.00 registration fee plus $8.00 for your first two blocks. Each month there will be kits and instructions for two blocks. Be sure to pick-up your copy of the new policy for First Saturday. Instructions for each month's blocks will be from 9:30-10.00 AM, but you can come anytime during the scheduled class day and pick-up your free kits if you have completed the previous month's two blocks. Be sure to pick up a copy of the new changes on how to receive your free monthly fabric kits. $15.00 registration fee $8.00 first kit February 3, 4, March 2, 3, April 6, 7: 9:30-10 Sew & Tell Cathy We can all use some time out of the house, creating new friendships, and reconnecting with old friends. Bring your current quilting project to work on and any of your "Show & Tell", for a morning filled with laughter stitching and chatting. Bring a bag lunch or order lunch. Receive selected discounts at each session. $5.00/session or $10.00/Feb-April Thursday, Feb 16, March 15, April 19: 9:30-1:30 PM Appliqué Day ***New Time*** Cathy • Beginners Welcome Introducing our new appliqué quilt, new time and a few other changes to Appliqué Day…Use your favorite method of appliqué and piecing for this Bunny Hill Design; the perfect quilt to celebrate spring or summer! Come join us for "Strawberry Hill"! Instructions for each month's blocks will be from 9:30-10.00 AM, but you can come anytime during the scheduled class day and pick-up your free kit, if you have completed the previous month's block. Be sure to pick up a copy of the new changes on how to receive your free monthly fabric kits. Registration Fee: $25.00 Feb. 18, March 17, April 21: 9:30-10 First Appliqué kit: $6.00
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Embroider with Organza Demo Carolyn Watch Carolyn as she creates 3D butterflies with organza using the embroidery module. Organza makes beautiful embellishments you can use to add dimension to your projects. $5.00 reserves your spot, receive a $5.00 coupon to use that day. $5.00 1 session 1 hour Tuesday, January 10: 10-11 Goose Tracks Friday, Jan 20, Feb 17, March 16, April 20, May 18: 9:30-12:30 or 6-9 PM Embroidery Club Learn to enjoy your embroidery….stress free with the assistance of our staff. We will be having Embroidery Club on a monthly basis, where we will be making projects on your own machines. Read our policy for students who qualify for our free class or club. $30.00 for all other students Thurs, Jan 26, Feb 23, March 22, April 26: 6-8 PMFriday, Jan 27, Feb 24, March 23, April 27: 2-4 PM Software Workshop Each quarter will feature a new advanced software technique. We will go beyond the Mastery classes and explore an in-depth technique. Intermediate Level $30.00 1 session 2 hours Saturday, February 25: 2-4 PM A Cut Above: Beyond the Basics in Cutwork Mary This quarter we will explore the Array Tools. It's easy to create fun patterns with shapes and designs using the BERNINA cutwork tool. Pre-requisite: Mastery for Cutwork must be completed $20.00 1 session 2 hours Thursday, March 1: 10-12
Webinars top
All About Me (machine embroidery) A free virtual presentation on machine embroidery, join us for an hour of embroidery projects, tips and ideas. A $5.00 CD can be purchased covering that month's tips and techniques. Friday, Jan 6, Feb 3, March 2: 12-1Friday, April 13: 11-12 Virtual Bernina Club (VBC) Have a Bernina Educator come to the Sewing Room every month with great ideas and techniques. Modern technology has made learning and educating by the Bernina Educators right at our finger tips. We will have live shows using our computer and projector. For $5.00 receive a CD covering projects, techniques and tips at the end of each session. Try the techniques at our "Table Top Demos" following the presentation. Friday, Jan 27, Feb 24: 1-2 PM
Friday, March 23, April 27: 12 PM Software Sampler Join us at the Sewing Room for a software presentation by a Bernina educator. Remember, you do not have to have a Bernina to use the Bernina V6 software. You must sign-up for this class. We go live starting February. $30.00 for class if software purchased elsewhere Saturday, January 28: 12-1 PM
Saturday, Feb 18: 12-1 PM
Saturday, March 17, April 21: 11-12 PM
