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Dear !FIRSTNAME!
In this edition you can read about
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At The Quilters' Store
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Show and Tell
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What's New
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Classes
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Social Groups
AT THE QUILTERS' STORE
New Class
The New Hexagon Quilt Along
This class will be on the 4th Thursday of each month.
Participants must have the book, The New Hexagon - 52 Blocks to English Paper Piece.
More details can be found below in the Classes section.
 
Quilt and Craft Fair - Perth
Karen is heading to Perth for the Quilt and Craft Fair. Look out for her on stand C21.
MAY 18 - 22, 2016 Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre Wednesday to Sunday 9am to 4.30pm - See more at: http://www.craftfair.com.au/wp/Perth/exhibitor-list/#sthash.244giLra.dpuf
SHOW AND TELL
365 Challenge Quilt Blocks
This is 96 blocks out of the 365 done! So much more work to do.
The ultimate sampler quilt! Fun and free.
Make a quilt block every day for a year. You will be presented a new quilt block, every day, for 365 days. Your challenge: To complete the blocks every day, and build a stunning 90″ square sampler quilt.
All the blocks will be rotary cut and machine pieced, using quick-piecing techniques. Most blocks will be either 3″ or 6″, but we are making a few in larger sizes, too. The project is suitable for beginners, and becomes progressively more complicated.
This is not run by The Quilters' Store
For more information, check:
http://www.365challenge.com.au/2015/12/11/how-the-challenge-will-work/
WHAT'S NEW
Karen Stephens for Washington Street Studio. Panel is 60cm by width of fabric. Alphabet Story is inspired by a typical cloth book from the 1940’s. With the continued popularity of illustrated alphabet books, this collection is sure to delight today’s pre-schoolers and toddlers as they travel back in time. Plus, the book panel is set up in perfect order so you can sew this special alphabet book easily!
Exterminate and Phone Booth.
 
Ratsburg Road Quilts
Linda Koenig. Passionate about old and traditional quilts, Linda shares with us her inspirations, thoughts, and 16 of her beautiful quilts to make. A fascinating book full of warmth, beauty and harmony!
Cutting and planning blocks has never been so easy! The ultimate no-math reference for quilters is back and better than ever, with 110 traditional quilt blocks in 5 sizes each!
Abi Hall for Moda. Precuts only
Yoko Saito. Ms. Saito, famous for her undeniably unique and beautiful colour selections and intricate handwork, continues to give the world more wonderful designs in this book chock full of patterns and projects. The 138 designs are a mix of small and large and appropriate for both children and adults. There are 20 projects included in the book from bags and pouches to the more unusual eyeglasses case and a trug. Once again she combines not only applique, but patchwork and embroidery in her creations.
Ville Fleurie - French General for Moda
Ville Fleurie is inspired by the formal competitions in France to choose the best flowered towns. Filled with shades of Lavender, Aubergine, French Pearl and Rouge, This collection is sure to make up something beautiful!
 
Precuts only.
Maria Kalinowski for Benartex
Luxe Brushstroke Metallic
Precuts only
Makower Fabrics. Panel is 60cm by width of fabric.
Size - 47" x 52.5" or 120cm x 134cm. Kit contains all fabric for top and binding and all instructions.
Size 1.4m square approx. Kit contains all fabric for top and binding. Backing and batting can be supplied on request.
Henley Studio on Thames for Makower Fabrics. Panel is 60cm by width of fabric.
Precuts only
Take an Element - Seeing the Possibilities
Margaret Sampson-George. Seeing the Possibilities. Margaret Sampson George is one of our most renowned Australian artists. In her first work, Margaret creates, sometimes with a modern touch, applique on antique quilts. Playing with colors, she offers us some marvelous textile pyrotechnics! Her book is brilliant, lively, and brimming with ideas.
We have received a small amount of early release copies. We do have more on order and they are expected to be in store around the end of May. Once we have sold out of the early release you will be put on a wait list for the next delivery.
This month we have two samples on display from Quiltsmart.
Quilt smarter, not harder! Modern methods with fusible interfacing. Traditionally difficult patterns are now, quick and accurate! Engineered patterns accurately printed on interfacing, easy and fun to sew!
Mini Mariners Compass
Midi Bag
 
TO SEE MORE HEAD TO THE NEW ARRIVALS SECTION ON OUR WEBSITE.
EVENTS
CLASSES
Class Booking Policy
THE NEW HEXAGON QUILT ALONG, with Karen $25 per class
Class fee is for tuition only
Each participant must have a copy of The New Hexagon - 52 Blocks to English Paper Piece
This class will be held on the 4th Thursday of each month.
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26th May
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28th July
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25th August
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22nd September
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24th November
In this class you can choose to do any of Katja Marek's Quilt Along projects, Or any of the projects in the book.
 
MARG SAMPSON, $200 per 2 day class
Date: Sat 28th & Sun 29th May 2016 places left in this class
Morning, Afternoon tea and lunch will be provided both days
Join Marg Sampson George for two fabulous days of classes that are jam packed with creative options for making your own highly individual quilt or having Marg reacquaint your friendship with a quilt that you may have started in one of her previous classes.
Open your mind to the wonderful, whimsical world of Marg Sampson.
The projects for this class are: A Curious Quilt, Birds in Paradise, Marg's Dodecagon and the bottom picture are some blocks she is working on to be part of a bigger Nantes Quilt.
  
"Bookings are essential and full payment will secure your place in the class"
BEGINNERS MACHINE QUILTING with Bev McClune 10am - 4pm Fee $75
Saturday 13th August 2016 8 Places left in this class
Saturday 12th November 2016
What you will learn -
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Bev will discuss the options for pinning and for fusible wadding.
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Starting and stopping a line of stitching.
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Playing around with "free motion" quilting and she will show some easy free motion designs that you can keep practising.
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How to put a design on your quilt without marking it by using the "quilt and tear" method.
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All this and more will put you in the best position to go home and keep practicing what you have learned and then you will be ready to begin quilting a quilt of your own.
"Bookings are essential and full payment will secure your place in the class"
BAGS with Viv Sims 10am to 1pm. Fee $55
Class to be held over 2 Saturdays 2 weeks apart. The first Saturday will be learning the technique and then second Saturday will be the bag construction. Class fee is for tuition only. Morning tea will be provided.
Saturday 15th October, Saturday 29th October
Oh what a few strips of fabric can lead to!
All patterns use 2.5" strips (we have packs available - bali pops and jelly rolls) or you can use your own fabric choice. In this class Viv will teach the fabric covered clothesline and fabric covered batting technique.
We have a few patterns to choose from.
Just about anything can fit in this large tote bag. Made from fabric tubes, filled with double - sided fusible batting or medium weight cotton batting, zigzag stitched together. Use double - sided fusible batting for a bag hat will stand tall or make it a bit slouchy using cotton batting. Leave it plain or add pockets inside and a closure outside. Bag size - 15" tall, 8" deep.
Fabric Covered Clothesline Craft Pattern. a sturdy tote bag with an OVAL bottom and optional lining. Bag size - 12" wide x 11" high.
"Bookings are essential and full payment will secure your place in the class"
BRIGITTE GIBLIN, $200, 2 day class
Date: Sat 9th & Sun 10th July 2016 FULL
Morning, Afternoon tea and lunch will be provided both days
Brigitte Giblin is an Australian quilt designer and teacher who has been making quilts in the naive, antique and traditional styles for over thirty years. Considered one of Australia's finest designers and teachers, Brigitte brings a unique sense of style and an unconventional approach to quilt making. Her well considered designs are inspired by old quilts and reflect her love of fabrics, colour and geometric shapes, as she deftly applies old techniques to current fabrics. Recreating and capturing the look and feel of antique quilts, her quirky style continues to evolve in response to current fabric trends.
 
"Bookings are essential and full payment will secure your place in the class"
LEARN HOW TO USE THE QUICK CURVE RULER with Bev McClune 10am - 4pm. Fee $75
Saturday 23rd July 2016
In this class Bev will teach you how to use the Sew Kind of Wonderful Quick Curve Ruler. There is a Free pattern download on the Sew Kind of Wonderful website for a Fun Poinsettia Table Runner.
 
"Bookings are essential and full payment will secure your place in the class"
MOVING ON MACHINE QUILTING with Bev McClune 10am - 4pm. Fee $75
Saturday 10th September 2016
In this class you will be taking your free motion quilting to another level. We will be looking at different styles of background quilting, the basics of feathers and how they are formed both formal and informal, and designing spaces and quilting them. Bev will endeavour to meet all the individual needs of everyone in the class so that you achieve what you wish to move on with your quilting. She will be doing a lot of demonstrating as she finds that this is the best way to learn and that you practically see how things are done and then you can copy to your heart's content! This will move you on with your quilting and give you some ideas to play around with at home.
"Bookings are essential and full payment will secure your place in the class"
ANYTHING GOES with Karen, 10am - 1pm. Fee $20
Do you have a project that isn't getting anywhere? Need a helping hand with your patchwork, applique or embroidery projects? Want to come and stitch with other ladies while working on your own projects? Then join Karen for Anything Goes!
Maximum of 6 students per session
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Tuesday 10th May
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Wednesday 1st June
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Tuesday 14th June
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Friday 17th June
"Bookings are essential and full payment will secure your place in the class"
SOCIAL GROUPS
CHARITY QUILTS meet at 9.30am - 2pm, No Charge
We make quilts for lots of different groups - ranging from teeny, tiny premmie quilts, up to queen size quilts. We have machines, fabric, thread, irons - tea, coffee and always yummy morning tea on hand. We need you! Come along and help out whenever you can. Great way to meet people and do what you enjoy.
RECIPE
Matchsticks
An old school favourite.
Ingredients
• 2 sheets puff pastry, thawed
• 1 cup cream, whipped
• 4 tbs. strawberry jam
• 2 tbs. icing sugar
Directions
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Preheat oven to 200°C/400F . Roll out pastry, thinning it slightly, cut into 4 lenghtways strips (may get 5). Line two baking trays with baking (parchment) paper and place pastry on each. Prick well and chill for 15 minutes in freezer. Slice each sheet in quarters and then half each quarter. Separate and bake in oven for 8–10 minutes or until pale golden brown. Using an egg flip, carefully turn pastry and bake for a further 6–8 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Spread the first sheet with jam and the second with cream and join together so that plain pastry faces up. Top with a sprinkling of icing sugar.
Recipe from 4 Ingredients Chocolate, Cakes & Cute Things
Until next time
Karen
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