Oh, Baby! - Earthly Goods

NEWS
Since 1985
Winter 2007
Phone 780-433-7179
VOLUME 20, ISSUE 1
Oh, Baby!
Oh Baby!
New
Liz
$147 + patterns
Need help getting the nursery ready! Sign up for this series of classes designed
to create a special space for baby. Start with a crib quilt, bumper pads, crib skirt,
crib sheet, valance, diaper stacker and tote.
Thursday, January 18, 25, February 8, 22 and March 15, 29 and April 12
7 pm - 10 pm
or Thursday, March 15, 22, 29, April 5, 12, 19 and 26
1 pm - 4 pm
Enter to Win
Accessories for your baby room
(Approximate value $750)
International Mystery Series
Angela
$81 monthly includes kit and pattern
Your favorite quilt store is about to embark on A Quilter’s Tour of the Globe!
Let us be your guide as we take you to exciting countries around the world and
create a quilt at each stop. All you need to do is pack your bag - your sewing bag
that is (sewing machine and tools) and we’ll do the rest. The total package
includes your personal tour guide (Angela), travel vouchers (pattern), custom
threads (fabric kit), lodging (classroom) and food (Well, the recipes, at least!)
Hop on board at any time.
Thursday, January 11
9 am - noon
or Thursday, February 8
9 am - noon
or Thursday, March 1
9 am - noon
or Thursday, April 12
9 am - noon
Entry forms available at Earthly Goods
until May 10,2007.
Winning ticket will be drawn on May 13,
2007 (Mother’s Day).
Visit store for further details.
(Furniture not included and fabric choices not
as shown)
Baby Talk!
New
$10
Create your own look for the baby room by sewing your
own accessories. Attend one of our introductory
sessions to get lots of decorating ideas. Simple, quick
ideas for quilts, receiving blankets, pillows, tote bags
and many more items! Receive a $10 coupon towards
the purchase of your baby room supplies.
Thursday, January 11
7 pm - 8 pm
or Saturday, January 13
10 am - 11 am
or Friday, March 2
10 am - 11 am
or Friday, March 2
7 pm - 8 pm
Earthly Goods - Lendrum Shopping Centre
5848 - 111 Street, Edmonton, AB T6H 3G1
Phone 780 433-7179, Fax 780 430-1502
email info@earthlygoodsquilting.com
of
www.earthlygoodsquilting.com
Monday to Friday
9 am to 8 pm
Saturday
9 am to 5 pm
Sunday
12 noon to 5 pm
CLOSED
at 6 pm
2nd Wed
every month
for
staff
meetings
QUILT TALK
Punch and Cookie Club
FREE Information
Karen $44 monthly includes kit and
pattern
Each month brings a new “club
exclusive” Punch needle kit and Cookie
recipe! Join the club, start your project
and enjoy a tasty treat. Each punch
needle kit will include a color pattern,
DMC Floss, screen printed weavers
cloth and unique finishing products
such as frames, pillows and books.
(Punch needle extra). Join at any time.
January 18
February 1
February 15
March 8
March 15
March 29
business
April 5
April 19
Thursday, Jan. 25
or Thursday, Feb.22
or Thursday, Mar. 22
or Thursday, April 26
New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31
January 1
Family Day, February 19
Good Friday, April 6
Easter Sunday, April 8
10 am - noon
10 am - noon
10 am - noon
10 am - noon
Threads
Ergonomics
Ricky Tims
Who is Kaffe Faccett?
Everything Green
Quilting as a
Bunny Trails
Around the World
Holiday Hours
06348807
closed
closed
noon - 5 pm
closed
closed
Ongoing
Block of the Month
Vintage Valentine
New
Backyard Gatherings
Feb. Class continue to pick up kits until finishing
class in May 2007.
Garden Party
Oct. Class - continue to pick up kits until
finishing class Wednesday, March 14, 1 pm - 4
pm
Nov. Class - continue to pick up kits until
finishing class Saturday, April 28, 1 pm - 4 pm
Quilted Village
Oct. 20 class - continue to pick up kits. Second
class is Feb 16, 7 pm - 9 pm
Oct. 27 class - continue to pick up kits. Second
class is Feb. 23, 7 pm - 9 pm
Liz
$63+ patterns and kits
Hearts, hearts and more hearts...the symbol of
love and romance! With the vintage look of a
sweet valentine card this 13 block set is sure to
be a hit. Great as a Wedding gift or the birth of
that special grand-daughter. What an heirloom!
Finishing class will be March 2008.
Wednesday, February 14
9 am - 4pm
Garden Party
Liz
$63 + patterns and kits
The picture says it all! These fabulous
feathered creatures are a must. Come to one
all day class and learn how to use an overlay,
layering and pieced backgrounds. Liz is doing
hand applique but these could be done fusible
and machine stitched. The finishing class will
be in July 2007.
Sunday, February 11
9 am - 4 pm
Baltimore Beauties
Liz
$252 + book
Timeless applique treasures will progress from
the simplest graphic blocks to three
dimensional fancy flowers. Based on the book
Baltimore Beauties and Beyond by Elly
Sienkiewicz. Liz will add her expertise to help
create a classic album quilt. Meet once a month
for twelve months. Prerequisite: Applique
basics or hand applique experience.
Wednesday, January 24, February 28, March
14, April 25, May 23, June 27, July 25,
August 22, September 26, October 24,
November21, December 19
9 am - noon.
Watch for us on Global TV
January 17, 2007
(between 7am and 9 am)
Topics are Baby Talk, Fourpatch Stack Posies, Fabric
painting and punch needle
embroidery.
Computer Assisted
New
Electric Quilt 6 Software!
Learn how many new features in the latest
version of EQ software including 4300 blocks that
you can print in any size, a new auto set border
tool, 5000 scanned fabrics, and numerous other
great features to make your quilt creations so
much easier. Bring your own computer or share
with a friend, or come without a computer and
observe what the software can do for you. No
software purchase required for the Getting
Started and Drawing Basics classes.
Electric Quilt 6 - Getting Started
Lois
$21
Learn how to take full advantage of the program's
design features, ranging from changing block
size, style, placement and colour to borders and
fabric.
Print appliqué, paper foundation,
template, and quilting designs. Prerequisite:
Basic computer skills
Saturday, February 17
9 am - noon
Electric Quilt 6 - Drawing Basics
Lois
$21
Get more use from your Electric Quilt Software.
Using EasyDraw and PatchDraw, learn to create
your own blocks or edit blocks available in the
software libraries.
By using these drawing
features you can develop more creative designs
with segments, partitions and staggered arcs.
Prereq: EQ software, EQ 6 - Getting Started or
good general knowledge about the software
Saturday, February 17
1 pm - 4 pm
Registration
Register in person or by phone at our Lendrum
location: 5848 -111 St. Edmonton, AB
433-7179. Payment must be made at this time.
Visa, MasterCard and American Express are
accepted. Classes are filled on a first-come
basis. There are no refunds on registration
fees.
Class fees are non-transferable.
Classes will be cancelled and fees refunded
prior to class date if there is insufficient
registration. Extra classes may be added as
required. You may leave your name on a waiting
list if your desired class is full and you will be
called if a new class is added.
Materials/Preparation sheets must be picked
up well ahead of class. Kit fees will be included
with registration fees for many classes. Inquire
about when to pick up the kit. All other materials
must be purchased and prepared prior to class.
Earthly Goods quality fabrics and notions
are preferred. A portable sewing machine
in good working condition that you are
familiar with is required for most classes.
Please come prepared! Full day classes have a
one-hour lunch break. Our Lendrum location is
wheelchair accessible with no stairs. If you are
attending a Sunday class please have all
supplies as the store does not open until noon.
DUE TO SEVERE ALLERGY PROBLEMS, we
would ask that you not wear perfume or scented
products to class. Thank you.
2
Quilting Connection
Drop your Feed Dogs!
Kathy
$42 + pattern
Still struggling with free motion quilting? Improve
your free motion quilting skills in this workshop.
You will be working through exercises and then
quilting a small wall hanging with free motion
feathers and background quilting. Prerequisite:
Machine quilting
Wednesday, February 7
9 am - 4 pm
or Sunday, March 25
9 am - 4 pm
Shop Hop North
Winners
The Shop Hop North was held on September
28-30th. The Earthly Goods Door Prize
winners were: Joyce Huff (Edmonton),
Elizabeth Kugyelka (Breton), Carolynne Ross
Edmonton) and the Fat Quarter Draw winner
was Jacqueline Doll (Edmonton). The Grand
Prize winner was Debby Gargus of Mundare.
It was a beautiful weekend - a great time to
visit all those shops!
Thread Play 3: Embroidery
Appliqué Academy
Susie Q
Lois
$84 + pattern
You will love this amazingly simple method of
curved piecing created by the designer of “Best
of Show” in Houston 2005. It is so simple you
will never want to do traditional curved piecing
again. Using templates and glue, you will
assemble the entire piece before you ever stitch
any seams. Sounds intriguing?
Saturday, March 3 and Sunday, March 4
9 am - 4 pm
Still Life with Fruit
Lois
$84 + book
This raw edge applique is not only fun but it is
easy to create. The designer includes a CD with
the book, from which you can have the pattern
printed. When the applique pieces have been
fused, you will choose from many ideas for free
motion quilting designs that are described in
the book or you can always create your own
with Lois’ help.
Friday, April 20 and 27
9 am - 4 pm
Intermediate Hand Applique
Liz
$42 + book
Once you’ve finished the hearts in Applique
Basics, join Liz to further your knowledge. Using
an Elly Sienkiewicz classic Dutch Blub’s A’Bloomin
pattern, discover how to use an overlay, layer
fabrics, make stems and perfect circles.
Prerequisite: Applique Basics
Tuesday, March 20 and April 3
1 pm - 4 pm
Maureen
$84 + pattern
This project can pave the road to the world of
quilting, though it may not be yellow! Use your
favorite fabrics to create a simple geometric
pattern, perfect for your first project. Cut pieces,
sew, baste three layers, quilt, and bind for a
finished lap/baby quilt.
Mon, Feb 5, 12, 26, Mar 5, 12, & 19
Thread Play 4: Appliqué
7 pm - 9 pm
Lois
$21
Promise
Stitch
Add appliqué details to fabric pictures: “No show”
$21 + pattern
for free motion embroidery, straight stitch, raw Kim
edge, and free motion techniques.
Working on a traditional
Thursday, March 1 1 pm - 4 pm or 7 pm - 10 pm
Log Cabin block, learn
this hand piecing
double stitch method
Thread Play 5: Threads
called “Promise Stitch”.
Lois
$21
This craft, originating
Unravel the mysteries of specialty yarns and
with the Apalachian
threads. Learn tips and tricks about needles,
Mountain people, is
settings, and tension as you explore the
enjoying a revival as the
possibilities as you try couching and bobbin
stitch has been handed
drawing.
down from generation to generation.
Thursday, March 8 1 pm - 4 pm or 7 pm - 10 pm
Friday, February 2
7 pm - 10 pm
Painting on Fabric
Margie
$63
Painting your own fabric is a great way to create
unique fabric for your quilt projects.
No
experience is required to learn some fun and easy
techniques. Discover how to use various tools
and application methods. Take home a variety of
fabric samples to incorporate into future quilt
projects.
Friday, April 27
7 pm - 10 pm
& Saturday, April 28
9 am - 4 pm
Block Printing New
Surface Design
Beading Basics
Karen
$42 + book
Learn the fundamental stitches to attach beaded
embellishments to fabric surfaces by making a
beaded sampler. Beaded bindings will also be
covered. Book required: Beading Basics by
Mary Stori
Sunday, March 25
9 am - 4 pm
Margie
$42
Block printing is a fun and easy way to apply
repeat elements to fabric. In this class we will
explore block printing with Setacolor paint and
100% cotton fabric. Students will design, cut
and print with soft-cut linoleum. This is a
chance to create some unique fabric to add to
your next quilting project.
Friday, March 30
9 am - 4 pm
Thread Play 2: Stabilizers
Lois
$21
How do we stop puckers from happening?
Which products should we use? Find out all the
answers to the many questions regarding
stabilizing fabric without using a hoop.
Thursday, Feb 8
1 pm - 4 pm or 7 pm - 10 pm
-
Scrap Quilts: Getting Started
Kathy
$14
What size of fabric is considered a scrap? Bring a
notebook and pen as Kathy shares ideas on sizing,
sorting and storing your scraps. This will give you
the 'know how' to get yourself ready to sew an
interesting scrap quilt. Getting organized makes
the scrap pile look smaller!
Wednesday, March 7
7 pm - 9 pm
One Block Wonder
Kathy
$84 + book
It’s easier than it looks. Create a one of a kind
quilt with just one fabric. This complex looking
Kaleidoscope quilt is easy to construct - there is
no set in seams. All the steps will be covered in
this 2-day class. Prerequisite: Primarily
Patchwork
Sunday, February 11 and 25
9 am - 4 pm
or Wed., April 11 and May 2
9 am - 4 pm
Four Patch Stacked Posies
Thread Play 1: Basics
Lois
$21
Play with your sewing machine as you begin to
explore free motion stitching techniques. Drop
the feed dogs, adjust tensions and learn to use a
hoop as you start thread sketching.
The
complete Thread Play program is done on a
regular sewing machine.
Thursday, Feb 1
1 pm - 4 pm or 7 pm - 10 pm
Yellow Brick Road
Lois
$21
Learn to use a variety of stitches to add detail and
interest to thread painted motifs. Try feathering
and shading. Any zigzag sewing machine will do
the job.
Thursday, Feb 22
1 pm - 4 pm or 7 pm - 10 pm
Patchwork Junction
Elaine
$84 + pattern
Make this gorgeous quilt and all you have to
purchase is one print. It makes all the blocks and
the borders. Sound too easy! Join Elaine for some
fun!
Thursday, Feb. 22 and Friday, Feb. 23
9 am - 4 pm
New
Ragtime Quilt
Elaine
$84 + pattern
Looking for the perfect Christmas present? Who
wouldn't love a cozy quilt! Choose from a lovely
variety of flannels or woven plaids to sew the
multi-layered varied size mini-quiltlets, which are
deliberately frayed…fast and easy. Prerequisite:
Rotary Cutter Basics, basic sewing skills and a
machine with a walking foot
Thursday, Jan 25 and Fri. Jan. 26
9 am - 4 pm
Sunday, February 4
3
Charms
Angela
$42+ book or pattern
Join Angela and sew all day
using the charm packs from
your favorite line of fabric.
Using the 5” squares, you
can create a tablerunner,
baby quilt or even a lap sized
quilt.
9 am - 4 pm
All Occasion Placemats
Patchwork Junction
Classic Hand Piecing
Sharon
$21
Do your hands itch for something to do? Hand
piecing is a great way to use your time
productively. Perfect seams, curves and points
are simple when you learn to use a needle and
thread and thimble the way the pioneers did.
Saturday, March 24
1 pm - 4 pm
Missing Pieces
New
Sharon
$84 + pattern
Sew, cut, shift, sew,
cut, shift and sew.
That’s how easy it is
to create this fun lap
to twin sized quilt in
a weekend. There’s
no puzzle once you
get Sharon’s expert
help. Prerequisite:
Rotary Cutter Basics
Saturday, April 14 and Sunday, April 15
9 am - 4 pm
Bargello
Sharon
$63
Create your own work of art with flowing fabrics
and colors. Sharon will teach you how to
design and construct a unique Bargello wall
hanging. Prerequisite: Primarily Patchwork or
equivalent.
Tuesday, February 13, 20 and 27
7 pm - 10 pm
Star Gazey Heartz
Karen
$42
Learn the template free technique used to
make each heart block unique. Make small or
large blocks or make a combination to create
this fun quilt.
Thursday, April 5 and 12
7 pm - 10 pm
.
Nifty Novelties
Vintage Strawberry
Karen
$42 + pattern
A real keepsake! Felted wool needle case with
added embroidery and cut out flowers. A
strawberry pincushion and Alpine strawberry
needle sharpener complete the set.
Friday, February 9
9 am - 4 pm
Punch Needle Embroidery
Karen
$21 + pattern
Enjoy the revival of an old technique with the
use of a hollow needle.
Create twodimensional motifs that can be incorporated
into quilts, pictures, pillows, and various
needle works. Fun and relaxing.
Friday, March 2
7 pm - 10 pm
Elaine
$26 includes board
These bordered, octagonal placemats are
always a favorite and make the perfect gift.
Learn a great trick for easy assembly. Use
beautiful Bali prints for added sophistication.
Prerequisite: Primarily Patchwork or equivalent.
Monday, March 5
7 pm - 10 pm
Needle felting with Embellishment
Karen
$42
Spend a stress relieving day learning the new
“old” novelty technique of needle felting - the art
of interlocking wool rovings or yarns to wool with
the use of special felting needles. Our end result
should produce a “one of a kind” pin cushion or a
piece of artwork to frame. We will do some wool
dying, embroidery and bead embellishments to
round out the day.
Saturday, March 10
9am - 4 pm
Rug Hooking
Karen
$42 + pattern
Enjoy an old craft with our wonderful wools.
Varying the width of the strip and using one easy
stitch makes it possible to hook any design. We
will use 1/4” strips hooked through burlap.
Originally done as rugs, there are now many
creative objects to use this new skill on,
chairpads, coasters, wall hangings and purses.
Start with a small project using a Q-snap hoop
and kit.
Friday, March 16 and April 13
7 pm - 10 pm
It's a Wrap
New
Karen
$42
Design fantastic
containers, bowls,
b a s k e t s ,
handbags, or
make chairpads,
t r i v e t s o r
placemats. Fabric
strips are wrapped
around cotton
clothesline, coiled into the desired shape and
secured with machine stitching. Your machine
must have zigzag capability.
Thursday, March 22 and 29
7 pm - 10 pm
I’m no Spring Chicken
Karen
A fun soft sculptured 36”
doll with chicken that
can be guzzied up as
much as you wish! We
will make her outfit
though she could be
dressed with purchased
toddler clothes.
She
has painted shoes, hand
stitched face and her
jacket gives you ample
opportunity to use old
buttons, jewellry with
added embroidery.
Thursday, April 19 and 26
4
New
Design Workshops
Harmonic Convergence
Kim
$42 + pattern or book
Enjoy this easy and mysterious method of
constructing one of a kind artistic wall quilts
which utilize only 2 - 4 fabrics. Begin your
project using the basic Harmonic Convergence
followed by exploring border options. This class
is great for both traditional and contemporary
quiltmakers.
Prerequisite:
Rotary cutter
basics.
Friday, February 16
9 am - 4 pm
Caveman
Kim
$42 + DVD/VHS required
Another very popular technique from Ricky
Tims, this improvisational piecing method sets
aside measuring, straight lines and quarter-inch
seams. Learn to piece free form curves, unique
frames and borders on your individualistic,
medallion style wall quilt, which features a tulip
like central design. Prerequisite: quilt making
skills, including free motion machine quilting.
Friday, March 30
9 am - 4 pm
Strip Tease
Kim
$42
This group effort project will leave you inspired
to use up every single scrap from your
stash...especially the uglies!
This is a
combination of strip and string piecing, using
basic color theory and design fundamentals.
Watch your piece evolve through this exciting
process.
Saturday, March 31
9 am - 4 pm
Grande Finale 1
Kim
$42 + DVD
Several advanced finishing techniques will be
explored in this “grand” techniques class. Learn
Scalloped and Piped Binding techniques to give
your quilts a professional machine-done finish.
Learn to sew curved seams without pins! Add
design detail with set-in circles. This first of two
workshop days will leave you wanting more!
Advanced level.
Wednesday, April 4
9 am - 4 pm
$42 + pattern
Grande Finale 2
Kim
$42 + DVD
Continue learning more and more advanced
techniques to make your quilts dazzle. Practice
advanced Machine Quilting Designs, including
Trapunto and Magical Marking Techniques.
Work on improving your fusible applique skills
with decorative thread from the bobbin! This
second of two workshop days will still leave you
wanting more, but will give you confidence to try
anything! Advanced level.
Wednesday, April 11
9 am - 4 pm
7 pm - 10 pm
Design Workshops Design Workshops Quilting by Degree
Kool Kaleidoscope
New
Studio Day
Margie
New
Rotary Cutting Basics
$42
Here it is - the class you have been asking for - an
open studio day to work on your own creative
design in a supportive studio atmosphere.
Margie will be available to be in dialogue with you
as you consider the elements and principles of
design in your work as it evolves on the design
wall. Prerequisite: Design Fun-Damentals 1-5
Sunday, April 29
9 am - 4 pm
Kim
$56
Learn this simple but effective process to create
a stunning kaleidoscope wall hanging. Start with
strata strips, draw your own unique pattern
templates and sew the wedges together for a
beautiful one of a kind quilt. Prerequisite: rotary
cutter basics, basic machine piecing
Friday, March 23
7 pm - 9 pm
and Sunday, April 15
9 am - 4 pm
Add a Stripe
Quilting by Degree
Earthly Goods is proud to present the
program that we have become famous for!
Foundation Piecing
6 hours
Appliqué Basics
6 hours
Quilt Labels, Etc
6 hours
Quilt Binding
6 hours
Rotary Cutter Basics
3 hours
Colour Wheel Basics 4
6 hours
Primarily Patchwork
12 hours
Colour Wheel Basics 3
6 hours
Colour Wheel Basics 2
6 hours
Colour Wheel Basics 1
6 hours
Quilt Construction
12 hours
Machine Quilting Hand Quilting
6 hours
6 hours
These in-depth classes provide a total of 87 hours
of expert instruction in quilt making basics. Each
class taken is recorded into a computer database
for each participant. These degrees are kept on
file until completion, with no time constraints.
After completion of the Quilting by Degree
program you can attend Grad Club on a monthly
basis.
Margie
$42
So often quilters avoid using striped fabrics and
yet stripes can add a little zip and interest to a
quilt. The linear nature of striped fabrics can add
movement, reinforce a block or hide it or
sometimes even create a 3-D effect.
Sunday, March 11
9am - 4 pm
Fabric Clubs
Don't have time to get to the shop? Join one or
more of the following monthly clubs and unwrap a
wonderful surprise package of four fat quarters
mailed by the fifteenth of every month. Join any
time. Membership includes shipping in Canada.
Your credit card will automatically be billed each
month. You may cancel any time before the
beginning of the month.
Grad Club
Graduates are welcomed to monthly Grad Club
meetings, presented with a special pin,
recognized in the newsletter, as well as receiving
a 20% discount (personal use only) on their
birthday each year. Meetings include previews of
new products and fabrics, special presentations,
exchanges, show and tell and refreshments.
See our website:
www.earthlygoodsquilting.com under “Grad
Club” for more details.
Congratulations to new graduates:
Susan Donison, Elizabeth Elliott, Cathi
Farmer, Victoria Luxton, Billie Wishloff,
Donna Warner, Pat Heron, Jacquie
Banasch, Shari Burnstad, Elaine Bitner,
Shirley Hackman
This brings the total number of grads to 471.
Next meeting dates: January 24, February 28,
March 28 and April 25. Choose either the 1 pm - 3
pm or 7 pm - 9 pm meeting time.
These classes are also open to anyone not in
the Degree Program
Beautiful Balis: New selections of these best
selling batiks. $22.50/month
Collections: Enticing sets of our newest best
selling lines like Kauffman, Moda and Hoffman
$20/month
.
5
3
Angela/Maureen/Sharon
$53.95 includes muslin & book
Safety, maintenance and handling of the rotary
cutter and mat are required preparation for
many classes. Using a special ruler, learn to
measure and cut geometric shapes and strips
quickly, accurately and safely with no marking
templates. Purchase our class tool kit and earn
double points.
Saturday, January 13
1 pm - 4 pm
or Monday, January 15
9 am - noon
or Tuesday, January 16
9 am - noon
or Friday, February 2
9 am - noon
or Friday, February 2
7 pm - 10 pm
or Friday, February 9
7 pm - 10 pm
or Friday, March 9
7 pm - 10 pm
or Wednesday, March 21
7 pm - 10 pm
Colour Wheel Basics 1
The Three Dimensions of Colour
Margie/Margo
$72 includes colour wheel kit
Explore the concepts of hue, value and intensity.
Learn colour names, positions on the colour
wheel and how tints, tones and shades are used
to create value and intensity. Use paper and
fabric to fill in worksheets.
Prerequisite: Rotary Cutting Basics
Wednesday, January 17
9 am - 4 pm
or Saturday, February 3
9 am - 4 pm
or Saturday, March 17
9 am - 4 pm
Colour Wheel Basics 2
A Spin on the Colour Wheel
Margie/Margo
$42
Use the colour wheel as a tool for making
harmonious colour choices based on scientific
principles.
Study eighteen different colour
schemes, as well as colour temperature and
strength. Prerequisite: Colour Wheel Basics 1
Wednesday, January 31
9 am - 4 pm
or Saturday, February 10
9 am - 4 pm
or Sunday, March 18
9 am - 4 pm
Colour Wheel Basics 3
Colour in Context
Margie/Margo
$42
Colours change depending on what is around
them. Learn to shift hue, value, intensity and
temperature.
Instantly expand your fabric
collection as you use one fabric in different ways.
Prerequisite: Colour Wheel Basics 2
Wednesday, February 14
9 am - 4 pm
or Saturday, February 24
9 am - 4 pm
or Saturday, March 31
9 am - 4 pm
Changes
Thank you to Kim Dalmer for coordinating our
Grad Club for the past 3 years. Welcome to
Lezley Zwaal, a QBD grad, who joined the sales
staff in August and is the new Grad Club
Coordinator. We would also like to welcome
Patti Hansen, she is part of our sales staff as
well as our sample sewer.
Quilting by Degree
Colour Wheel Basics 4
Hand Quilting
The Printed Surface
Liz
$42 Kit optional
Find the secret to enjoying this timeless craft.
Mark and baste a cushion cover. Use special tools
and the “rocking” stitch to form graceful lines of
running stitches to create an elegant whitework
design.
Saturday, January 27
9 am - 4 pm
or Saturday, February 17
9 am - 4 pm
or Wednesday, March 21
9 am - 4 pm
or Friday, April 13
9 am - 4 pm
Margie/Margo
$42
Understanding how design is created and the
vocabulary of visual texture gives further control
of theme and mood. Define focal, support,
background and accent fabrics as you learn
another way to choose wonderful colour
schemes. Prerequisite: Colour Wheel Basics 3
Wednesday, February 21
9 am - 4 pm
or Saturday, March 3
9 am - 4 pm
or Sunday, April 1
9 am - 4 pm
Primarily Patchwork
Liz/Elaine
$168 Kit optional
This sampler-style small quilt top has different
sized blocks in an intriguing, asymmetrical
arrangement. Learn to use the rotary cutter and
strip piecing to create patchwork with speed and
accuracy. Sashing and borders complete the
top, which is layered and basted to batting and
backing, ready to quilt at the end of eight weeks.
Prerequisite: Rotary Cutting Basics
Tuesday, January 16 - March 06 1 pm - 4 pm
or Tuesday, January 16 - March 06 7 pm - 10 pm
Primarily Patchwork Weekend
Liz
$84 Kit optional
Combine this with a Quilt Construction Weekend
to learn the same techniques as in the eightweek class. This is a short and very intense time
period…ideal for busy people with lots of
stamina! Prerequisite: Rotary Cutting Basics
Saturday and Sunday, February 3 and 4
9 am - 4 pm
or Saturday and Sunday, March 10 and 11
9 am - 4 pm
Quilt Construction Weekend
Liz
$84
Learn block assembly and basting for a sixblock project or the Primarily Patchwork
Sampler. Prerequisite: Primarily Patchwork
Saturday and Sunday, February 24 and 25
9 am - 4 pm
or Saturday and Sunday, April 21 and 22
9 am - 4 pm
Machine Quilting
Kim/Kathy
$63 includes kit
Use your sewing machine with special
attachments to create heirloom quilting designs
and rich texture. Mark, baste and quilt a sample
using a walking foot for straight lines and a
darning foot for free hand and curved designs.
Wednesday, January 31
9 am - 4 pm
or Sunday, February 18
9 am - 4 pm
or Saturday, March 24
9 am - 4 pm
or Sunday, April 29
9 am - 4 pm
Appliqué Basics
Master Program
Required classes
have been planned to expand
on technical and design knowledge. These classes
total 48 hours of instruction. Master Quilter
Program optional classes allow further
development in areas of personal interest. These
are marked with a
and will total 52 hours of
instruction. (Please keep track of these optional
hour classes to ensure you have the appropriate
number of hours) Upon completion of these
classes a certificate and an increase in the birthday
bonus to 25% (personal use only) will be awarded.
All these classes are also open to anyone not taking
the Master Quilter Program as long as the
prerequisites are met. Congratulations to the
following people who have completed the Master
Quilter Program classes:
Sharon Pisesky, Shirley Way, Randall Eckert,
Hilda Price, Marie-Anna Lafrance, Brenda
Moffitt and Kitty Wilkes.
That brings the number of Master Graduates to 97.
Sharon/Liz
$42 Kit optional
Open the doors to graceful floral or pictorial
designs for quilts or garments. Explore several
hand and machine appliqué methods, using a
heart shape on a six-inch block.
Sunday,, January 28
9 am - 4 pm
or Sunday, February 18
9 am - 4 pm
Design Fun-damentals
or Tuesday, March 13
9 am - 4 pm
Margie
$42/day + $15 starter kit
or Sunday, April 1
9 am - 4 pm
Learn the universal principles of good design and
how to apply them to quilts or wallhangings. This
Quilt Binding
information packed course allows time for notes,
Elaine
$82 includes book and kit sketches, and cut and paste exercises. In the last
session, begin your own work with fabric. Classes
Well-finished edges give a polished look to quilts
must be taken in sequence.
and hangings. Learn the mysteries of mitered Line & Shape
corners on samples: Narrow and wide and odd Friday, January 26
9 am - 4 pm
angles.
Form, Texture, Space
Saturday, February 10
9 am - 4 pm Friday, February 9
9 am - 4 pm
or Saturday, April 10
9 am - 4 pm Pattern, Balance, Contrast, Emphasis
Friday, February 23
9 am - 4 pm
Movement, Rhythm, Unity
Foundation Piecing
Friday, March 9
9 am - 4 pm
Lois
$42 + pattern Design Play
9 am - 4 pm
Adorn your home by making a placemat while Friday, March 23
learning the technique of paper piecing. Sew
Colour Wheel Basics 5
fabric on the lines to create accurate and
Magical Illusions
intricate patchwork. You will want to rush home
$42
to make more placemats as well as the matching Margie
Explore exciting concepts of depth, transparency
tablerunner.
and many kinds of light using cut and paste
Sunday, January 28
9 am - 4 pm
samples and magazine illustrations to fill in
or Tuesday, March 27
9 am - 4 pm
worksheets. Prerequisite: Colour Wheel Basics 4
or Saturday, April 14
9 am - 4 pm
Quilt Labels
Kim
$42
Documentation of your quilt is so important to
future generations and may increase the value of
your work! Learn how to make a bound label with
text using a permanent fabric marker,
embellished with rubber stamping and photo
transfer, and explore various computer
generated label techniques. Learn about care
and storage of your finished heirlooms, as well
as hanging and display methods. End this
productive day with a labelling kit and six
prepared labels.
Sunday, March 4
9 am - 4 pm
or Sunday, April 22
9 am - 4 pm
Visit our website at
www.earthlygoodsquilting.com
For information on our class calendar, latest
products in the store, upcoming events.
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Saturday, March 17
9am - 4pm
Colour Wheel Basics 6
Dream a Theme
Margie
$42
Colour has powerful symbolic and emotional
meaning. Learn to use this when planning your
work. Use accumulated knowledge of colour, print,
illusions and mood to create a theme.
Prerequisite: Colour Wheel Basics 5
Sunday, March 18
9am - 4pm
The Quilt Dimension
Margo
$42
Step outside your comfort zone as you learn to
create quilting designs that will add excitement and
interest to your quilts. Explore different threads,
battings and designs. Learn how to use the fabric
itself for creative results. Prerequisite: Machine
Quilting
Saturday, April 21
9 am - 4 pm
New Books
Wintergreen Threads
By Need’l Love
Pinwheel Pandemonium
By Peggy Waltman
BQ
By Maple Island Designs
Pillow Parade
By Indygo Junction
Sew Easy Parties
By Four Corners
Variations on a Theme
by Terry Martin
A Fresh Look at Seasonal
Quilts by Julie Popa
Passion for Posies
By Laurie Bird
Twosey-Foursey Quilts
By Cathy Wierzbicki
The Latest Patterns
Musical Squares
by Piece by Piece Designs
French Roses
by Heather French
Chrysantheums
Geraniums
by Laundry Basket Quilts
Calla Lilies
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Positively Parquet
by U Can 2
Poppy Fields
by Fantasy Designs
Baby Rooms........Get this look!
Roomates
More Splash than Cash
Cuddle Me
Quilt
Bumpers and
Crib Sheet
Scallop
Valance
Peek-A-Boo
Crib Skirt
by Donna Babylon
Diaper Stacker
and Tote
Pillows
Baby Books & Patterns
Alex Anderson’s Baby
Quilts with Love
Boutique Baby
By Four Corners Designs
The Nappy Bag
By Amy Butler
Teddy Bear Magic
By Possibilities
Me and My Sister’s
Fun Quilts
Best Sellers ( Kits available)
Simply Chenille
Baby Quilts
Little Bits
My Best Sunday
Bloomers
Special Delivery
By Mount Redoubt
Designs
Baby Lovey
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Peek-a-Boo Crib Set
by Amy Bradley
Animal Blankets
By Cotton Ginny
Jungle Baby
Adventurous
Minkee, Jungle prints
Minkee Safari
Blankets by
Cotton Ginney