Quilting Classes Fall 2011

Easy Peasy Baby Quilt  Here’s a simple way to make  a quilt for a baby. You will take a pre-printed panel and make it your own with the quilting of your choice and lots of help and support from the teacher. Beginner to experienced. Sue Thompson Date: Thursdays Oct 6-13 Time:7-9PM Class fee:$20 (plus supplies)   Charm Square Table Runner  Beginners, learn every step of building and finishing a quilt while...

Knitting and Crochet Classes Fall 2011

Absolute Beginner Knitting This session will be geared to kids and open to everyone. You will hone your knitting skills on a wrist band. We’ll felt it and then you can decorate it in your own style of needle felting. Bring a friend and join the fun. Sue Thompson Date:. Tuesdays October 4-11-18 Time:3:30-5 PM Class fee:$20 (supplies provided)   Knit/Crochet Class Learn beginner knitting or crochet, get help with...

Sewing Classes Fall 2011

Sewing’s NOT Scarey Have fun learning your way around a sewing machine and learning to sew confidently. Make useful projects, learn tips and tricks and find out that sewing really isn’t all that scary! The class teaches you how to use your sewing machine to sew easily and build your confidence, while having fun! Each class kit will include useful notions and/or fabric to complete projects. Dani Walton Dates:...

Creative Classes Fall 2011

Faux Felting Fun This technique can be used to create special fabric for home decor or garments. Layering and stitching adds texture to your projects. Beginner Jill Sullivan Date: Sun.Nov.13 Time:1-4 PM Class fee: $25 (plus supplies)   Felted Clogs, Boots or Flip Flops  Join the many who have taken this class, loved the project and had requests for more clogs or boots. This is a quick project, and once you know how, can...

Fall Classes 2011

We’ve opted to streamline the format of the class list and will send it out to you Tuesday, with full detailed information here on the website rather than in your email. Hopefully this will work well for you. Have a great Labour Day weekend! Cheers. Sue

New Yarns , New PJ Flannels and New Fabrics

We are hard at work writing up the fall class descriptions and we’re excited about what we’re offering. They’ll be ready for you soon. You are invited to our Registration Tea on Sunday Sept.18, 1:30-3:30PM. You can meet the teachers, see the samples and save on class supplies. You might even win a door prize. Fall also means the arrival of big boxes full of new fabrics and yarns. Tuesday was a banner day, so...

Sock Summit Reveal…What Fun

We had a great turnout yesterday to see what was new from Sock Summit. There were lots of winners of little door prizes and people left the store with armloads of wonderful knitting books and skeins or balls of deluxe yarns. We were all entertained by the names of the colours of yarns. Try Captain Tight Pants, Two Minutes for Sarcasm, or Have Fun Storming the Castle. The yarn is still on display, so you can come in and order...

Did you get your invite? Call the store if you did...

Sew Easy Sock Summit Reveal events.r20.constantcontact.com See all that was new and great at Sock Summit that will be new and great for you at home…yarn, gadgets, shawl pins, patterns and books, books books.

New Fabrics…fun fun fun

We’ve got lots of dots, spectacular stripes and 6 bolts of Tales of Two Kitties. The colours are a mixture of bright, subdued and country…something for everyone. Check them out. Friday is the deadline for the Sew Easy classes during The Sunshine Coast Quilt and Fibre Arts Fest. There are lots of spaces left in every class. Cheers. Sue

Last Day of the Quilt Show

If you have the time, the Quilt Show is something to see. The Community Center in Gibsons is a fantastic venue. The tearoom is on an upper level and gives an overview of the whole showroom. The quilts are amazing and there’s space enough to enjoy them from a little distance. There is a nice variety of vendors with all kinds of treats for sale. The show folds at 4pm. Hope to see you there!