Karen Phillips- Shwallon

The nationally known designer will be back at Quilter's Fancy in 2013:

Sat. Feb. 23 - "Welcome" final session

Sat. April 27 - "Jacobean Fantasy" begins

Sat. June 5 -

"Jacobean Fantasy" continues

For more information or to sign up for Jacobean Fantasy, call toll free 866-953-0722

Hand-Piecing Club

Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt. Jump into our club anytime. An antique reproduction quilt
will be yours!


Next Meetings:


6-8 Wed Mar. 27
1-3pm Thurs Mar. 28

QF on the road ...

Feb. 21-24,
Hampton, Va:

Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival

March 1-3,
Lebanon, Ohio:

Warren County Historical Society's Annual Antique
Show & Sale

Complete show list

Teachers

Karen Phillips-Shwallon
Welcome" Hand Embroidery

Kathy Chamberlain & Robin Walker
Wool Sweater Designer Purse

Renee Hoffstetter
Holiday Shooting Star 3-D Quilt Block
William Morris Table Runner

Marilyn Hommer
Mystery Traveling Needle Club
Daisy & Ladybird Box
Figgy Pudding Stumpwork

Jean Ferguson
Embroidering with Seashells

Cindy Oravecz
Sparkling Embroidered Egg Basket
Roses Scissor Pocket
Victorian Cornucopia Vase of Marigolds
Diffusion Dyeing Lace Leaves
Free Lace Scarf
Embroidery Stitch Book
Binding Class
Wool Felted Sunflower Pincushion
Flower Petals Galore
Silk Ribbon Flower Heart
Needle punch A Ribbon Flower Basket
Hepatica Album Quilt Block
Flowers In A Flash Quilt Block
Needle Felted Flowers

Farmer's Wife Club

NEW!
Mystery Traveling Needle Club
With Marilyn Hommer

Thursdays:
Day session 1 - 4pm;
Evening Session 5 - 7pm
Aug 30, Sept 27, Oct 18, Nov 15, Jan 17, Feb 7

Once a month attend a SURPRISE class in hand embroidery. The project is a 6-part mystery project you will make! CLUE: The project is easy to complete in a short time. After six months, you will have a completed mystery project just short of final finishing! CLUE: If you cannot attend all 6 meetings, each kit can be finished into a completed item but it also is part of the whole mystery project. CLUE: You will learn embroidery stitches of all sorts! Call to reserve your place. First month fee $15, each month thereafter $10 includes kit & instruction. It's all a surprise! Mystery refreshments served, too. B - A

Drop-In Hand Embroidery Sit 'N Stitch
The first Tuesday of each month from 5 to 7pm join Marilyn Hommer and Renee Hoffstetter to sit, visit and embroider. If you need help or a review of any hand embroidery stitches from a class you have taken at Quilter's Fancy, this is the time and the place to get some free help. Also just feel free to drop in and stitch with others that love hand embroidery. Bring Show 'N Tell!

NEW!
Sparkling Embroidered Egg Basket
10am - 3pm Sat Sept 8 with Cindy O
Learn the do's & don'ts to beautifully crayon tint your embroidery. Try new threads and create a Crabapple Hill design suitable for framing. Class & complete kit $40 B, L, M

NEW!
Embroidering with Seashells
With Jean Ferguson of Erie, PA
10am - 3pm Sat Sept 15
Join Jean to make a beach scene complete with sea shells. Use simple stitches and great fibers from the UK in this easy project suitable for framing. $25 + fabric & thread, Seashells included. B,L,M

"Welcome" Hand Embroidery
with Karen Phillips-Shwallon

Session IV: 10am - 3:30pm Sat Sept 22
Session V: 10am - 3:30pm Nov 24
Last two sessions of Welcome for those already signed up. Stop in anytime Karen is teaching and view her award-winning embroidery and quilts on display in the classroom.

Roses Scissor Pocket with Cindy O
10am - 3pm Sat Sept 29
Learn to sew with the royalist of threads - chenille thread. This plush thread, a favorite of the Victorian age, covers fabric quickly and does not show imperfections in your stitching. Red roses, vivid green vines and leaves come to life on a black wool scissor pocket with tassel and button. Easy & quick to finish. $15 plus supplies. B, L, M

Holiday Shooting Star 3-D Quilt Block with Renee
Noon - 4pm Tues Oct 9
Silver & gold holiday fabric sparkles in this fabulous pieced star with puffed dimensional patchwork. Amazing! No seams or points to match, yet points are perfect! Pattern, templates, fabric kit for one block & class. $30 B

NEW!
Victorian Cornucopia Vase of Marigolds
Block 3 In The Series with Cindy O

10:30am - 3:30pm Sat Oct 13
Create ribbon marigolds while embellishing an album quilt block reminiscent of the Victorian Age. Work with 3-inch wide pleated ribbon, trim, frogs, button . Class & kit $40. B, L, M

Diffusion Dyeing Lace Leaves with Cindy O
Noon - 3pm Mon Oct 15
Easily dye continuous leaf lace trim for borders on quilts, embroidery, clothing or curtains. Dyes diffuse into wet lace and blend like magic for beautiful results. Class $10, plus lace cost, $4.50 per yard. Class is free with purchase of dyes. B, M

Free Lace Scarf with Cindy O
Noon - 3pm Wed Oct 17
Mix bits of fabric, ribbon, trim, beads and toss into a scarf on water-soluble stabilizer. Nice gift for you or friend. $45 B, M

NEW!
Embroidery Stitch Book with Cindy O
10:30am - 3:30pm Sat Oct 20
Create an embellished fabric book of stitches. On each page learn the basic stitch and different variations. Each time we gather for this ongoing class, we will create a new page of stitches for our book, such as a page of feather stitch, buttonhole stitch, silk ribbon flowers, leaves. $25. M

NEW!
William Morris Table Runner with Renee
Noon - 4pm Thurs Oct 25
Learn fast machine appliqué and bring Michelle Hill's Morris quilt blocks together into a table runner. Bring your sewing machine with buttonhole stitch or zig zag capability. $25 B

Fancy Embellished Wool Sweater Purse
With Kathy Chamberlain & Robin Walker


Part I: 11am - 3pm Sat Sept 29 or Oct 20
Part II: 11am - 3pm Sat Oct 6 or Oct 27

A wool sweater will become a purse with flowers, leaves, felt embellishments, trims or beads. Learn to machine quilt lining and felting. Bring a felted sweater or get one here for $3. Kit Cost depends on your choices and could be $3-10 plus $20/session. Open up your creativity. B, M, L

NEW!
Daisy & Ladybird Box with Marilyn
10am - 3pm Sat Nov 3
Daisies and ladybugs cascade over the lid of a beautiful wood jewelry box in this stunning stumpwork project. Includes all threads, fabric, box, instruction $35 I, L, M

Binding Class with Cindy O
12:30pm - 3:30pm
Wed Aug 29 or Wed Nov 14
Learn how to turn a inch square of fabric into 24 feet of bias binding with this age old technique for making continuous binding. Receive the measurement reference chart for all sizes and amounts. Your binding will be folded and ironed for you in just a minute or two on the bias binding machine. Class cost is $15 . B

Wool Felted Sunflower Pincushionwith Cindy O
Noon - 4pm Sat Nov 17
Work with top quality wool and take this big pincushion to new heights. Kit $28 B

Flower Petals Galore Made Simple For Children and Adults with Cindy O
Noon - 3pm Fri Nov 23
School is out! Kids as well as adults can make super easy flower frills as well as easy, fun pointed, round or gathered flower petals for embellishing hairbands, purses, pillows, shoes, flip flops, garments and quilts. Adults free with children. $5 plus cost of template and fabric. B, M

January 2013 Classes

Silk Ribbon Flower Heart with Cindy O
10am - 3pm Jan 12
All silk ribbon flowers are draped down this heart suitable for framing. For the first half of the heart, learn fuchsias, roses, forget-me-knots, leaves. Kit & Class $25. B, L, M

NEW!
Needle punch A Ribbon Flower Basket with Cindy O
10:30am - 3pm Wed Jan 23
Learn how delightful it is to put different ribbons in the needle punch as well as thread to create a small basket of flowers and leaves. Kit & Class $20 B, L, M

Figgy Pudding with Marilyn Hommer
10:30am - 3pm Sat Jan 19
Beautiful embroidered, beaded stumpwork figs surrounded by rounded stems, free-standing leaf and embellished trim all on silk. Bring your oval tin or use one of ours about 2 ½ by 3 ¼ inches. Knowledge of embroidery required. $25 I, L, M

Hepatica Album Quilt Block with Cindy O
10:30am - 3:30pm Jan 26
This is the first Baltimore Album Quilt block in a series I will teach from my first book Into The Garden. Tiny rolled & ruched blue flowers form a graceful wreath with 3-D leaves. $45. B, L, M

Flowers In A Flash Quilt Block with Cindy O
10:30am - 3:30pm Feb 2
Learn the fast fusible technique for taking fused raw edges and covering them with fusible bias binding to make flashy flowers. Free class with purchase of book, fabric & bias. B, L, M

Needle Felted Flowers with Cindy O
10:30am - 3pm Feb 9
Bring your felting tools and let's felt embellished flowers for a purse or tote bag. $10 plus supplies

QF Club:
Hand-Pieced Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt

Next Farmer's
Wife Meetings:

6-8pm Wed Sept 12
1-3pm Thursday Sept 13

6-8pm Wednesday Oct 10
1-3pm Thursday Oct 11

6-8 pm Wed Nov 7
1-3pm Thurs Nov 8

6-8 Wed Dec 5 Party!
1-3pm Thurs Dec 6 Party!

6-8pm the 2nd Wed each month
1-3pm the 2nd Thursday each month
Join any time and learn hand piecing in this relaxing class. Make an antique reproduction quilt with us. $10 per month includes 4 block fabric kits, pattern, instruction and sit, sew & snack time. We print the templates from the CD and size them for you! Register by purchasing the book. Call to register. M

 

About Quilter's Fancy Classes

Bring Basic Supplies : fabric & paper scissors, small ruler, pins with heads, chalk marker, neutral gray poly thread.
Bring your beading tools to bead classes
10% off after class purchases except beads
Register for all classes & lectures. Prepay a deposit to register. If canceling, transfer to another class or get a refund. Your kit, your seat & lunch are ready for you so please take registration seriously.
Class fees now include materials unless specified, teacher fees, lunch with all-day classes and sales tax.
M means the finished model or photo is on display in the shop right now. B means beginner, I means intermediate basic understanding of sewing technique required. L means lunch included.
No Make-ups. Sign up next time.

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August 16, 2012