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PQW News December 3, 2012 Edition

Shop Hours

Monday thru Saturday 10-5

Plus Thursday till 8

Sunday 12-4

Quilting Fundamentals

Bailey’s Quilt Here’s a

great way to

learn all

about quilt-

making! This

simple yet

striking quilt

will look

great in any

combination

of fabrics you

choose.

You’ll start

right at the

beginning

learning rotary cutting, accurate seaming,

block construction, quilt assembly, and

settings and borders. At the end of class,

you’ll have your quilt top done and ready

for quilting. Requires pattern. Instructor:

Ro, $99, Wednesdays, January 9, 6:30-

9:30 and January 23, 6:30-9:30, and Feb-

ruary 6, 9, 6:30-8:30 and February 20,

6:30-9:30

Bias Binding Workshop

Finish that quilt the way it deserves! A

well-done binding can make or break the

finished product. In this technique class

you’ll learn to trim your quilt, cut the bind-

ing on the bias, piece the strips together

and sew the binding to your quilt. You will

work with a practice piece that you can

keep for future reference. Great for both

first-time binders, and those who want to

perfect their skills. Instructors: Marilyn

and Dottie, $27, Monday January 7, 9-12

OR Tuesday January 15, 6-9

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Flower Girl This is a NEW

Thimble Blos-

som’s Pattern.

You will re-

member Ca-

mille Roskelly,

from Thimble

Blossoms, she

took the Quilt

Blogs by storm

with her Swoon Pattern. Will Flower

Girl be the next Swoon? You have to

check it out… you guessed it, it is

made with Fat Quarters Flower Girl

Pattern required. Instructor: Michelle,

$36, Saturday December 15, 1-5


Machine Quilting I

Your quilt top is finally pieced and your

pattern ends with those three scary

words “quilt as desired”. Now what?

Take a deep breath, drop those feed

dogs and start machine quilting! In this

class, you’ll learn to free-motion quilt

some basic designs including curved

lines, meandering, echoing, and loops.

We’ll also discuss needles, threads,

batting and tension. Instructor: Sue,

$36, Sunday January 13, 12-4

Classes in GREEN are great for Beginners!

that the ruler makes. The only thing

left, is the math, but don’t worry, we’ve

performed the math! Instructor:

Michelle, $45, Saturday February 2,

11-4

New Class! Deck the Halls

When you’re ready to move beyond

basic machine embroidery skills, here’s

a great place to go! Our “Deck the

Halls” quilt from Claudia’s Creations

has drawn lots of interest in the shop.

The eye-catching center scenic motif

requires multi-hooping techniques that

we are set to teach you. Kits available

or choose your own fabrics. Requires:

mega or jumbo hoop and the Bernina

exclusive design CD. Instructor: There-

sa, $65, Wednesday November 14, 10-

4 AND December 5, 11-2

One Block Wonder

This one of a kind quilt composed of

hexagonal kaleidoscope blocks created

from a single fabric. The technique cre-

ates an art quilt full of swirling move-

Your First Quilt Now!

Find out if quilting is for you by taking our

1-day, no commitment class! Choose your

fabric ahead of time, then come to class

ready to sew your already–cut quilt. The

pattern is our free “Easy Up to the Bar”

design. You’ll be piecing the bars and add-

ing borders, then doing the quickest fin-

ishing ever. Go home with your very own,

show-offable, snuggle-ready quilt. Instruc-

tor: Ro, $82, Sunday December 9, 9-5 OR

Sunday January 27, 9-5

Special Techniques

Constellation Quilt

Do you love the LeMoyne Star but hate Y

seams? Don’t fret; Deb Tucker has creat-

ed the Rapid Fire LeMoyne Star Trim-

Down ruler. So, come learn how to use

this tool to make perfect stars with no Y-

seams. No pattern needed, we will be

working on the Constellation pattern that

comes with the tool, or you can choose to

make the version Michelle made for the

sample, or your own version. Once you

learn the tool, you can let your creative

juices flow. The Constellation Quilt takes

you through creating stars in all 10 sizes

Make Shopping Merrier

12 Days of Quilt Gifts

Wrapped Quilting Gifts

To give. To keep.

Beginning December 1st, expect

a Make Shopping Merrier email

each day for 12 consecutive days

Each email will offer gifts

focused on a quilting theme,

and will contain Special Offers

valid for a single day

Email us your order each day

and we will fill your gift bag

with your selections

Shop from 5 or more emails

and we will add a Thank You

Gift to your Gift Bag

Pick up your Gift Bag filled

with wrapped gifts from

December 15 to 22


ment. In this class you will learn how to

prepare and cut your fabric. The real fun

begins when you start designing your

individual unique quilt top. Confident

rotary and piecing skills. Requires book.

Instructor: Marla, $45, Sunday February

10, 12-3 AND February 24, 12-2

Not Your Grandmother’s

Dresden

Have you seen all the latest Dresden

quilts, they are making a fabulous

comeback. And, with the latest tools

they aren’t as difficult as you might

think. Especially with the help of Dres-

den Trace 'n Create Quilt Templates

With Nancy Zieman 9514. No pattern

needed, we will be working on a pattern

Michelle has drafted based on the tool’s

calculations. You have your choice of

making either nine 24” blocks (86”

square quilt with borders) or sixteen 16”

blocks (94” square quilt with borders)

The only thing left, is the math, but

don’t worry, we’ve performed the MATH!

The first class will cover the cutting and

sewing of the fans. The second class

will cover the machine appliqué of

blocks and construction. Required:

Dresden Trace 'n Create Quilt Tem-

plates With Nancy 9514. Instructor:

Michelle, $54, Saturday December 1

AND January 5, 2-5

NEW Class! Tuffet

We are always looking for new ways to

use fabric. Wouldn’t it be fun to use our

favorite fabric to make a piece of furni-

ture? If this sounds interesting then this

is the class for you. In just two classes

you will create your own unique tuffet.

If you know how to use a rotary cutter

and can sew a straight line, the class

will be nothing but fun. In the first class

you learn the technique to make the

cover to your tuffet. You will then have

time to complete your cover before the

second class. The second class we put

it all together. Required: Upholstery kit-

$120 fee payable to instructor. Instruc-

tor: Julie, $63, Saturday, January 26,

12:30-3:30, AND February 16, 12:30-

4:30

Block of the Month

Programs

NEW!! Spring Bouquet 72” x 72”

Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts

designed this amazing quilt using her

Moda batik fabrics and laser cut "Fabric

Silhouettes". Fabrics are already cut to

the applique shape and fused with in-

terfacing ready for immediate use. This

block of the month is a 10 month series

and includes the pattern and all fabric

for the top, borders, and binding. Month

#1 $97.50-In Month 1 you will receive

the pattern, the outside border fabric,

the charm pack, and background fabric

for the checkerboard border as well as

the background and silhouettes for

block #1. Months #2-10 $39.95 each-

Each month you will receive background

fabrics and silhouettes for each block.

You will receive the binding fabric in

month 10.

Cotton Club 78” x 83”

Created

around an

antique bor-

der print

from the mid

1800's, Pau-

la Barnes'

fabric collec-

tion mixes

antique coor-

dinates in

rich tones of

madder and Turkey red, both commonly

used in the 1800s. These are beautifully

paired with Bonnie Blue's signature

brown, to create 45 different blocks. The

vertical settings separated by a simple

but attractive setting strips add to the

appeal. Finishing the edges is the origi-

nal border stripe fabric used as the in-

Juggling Summer Lucky Penny

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st in

!!

Splendor Victorian Modern


Whether your machine is ready (or

overdue!) for regular servicing, or is

experiencing some issues, Stepfon An-

drews will be here to take care of any

problems you may have. Stepfon has

over 20 years in repairing machines of

all makes and models, and will be per-

forming all our Bernina Warranty work.

Remember that any Bernina machine

you purchase at PQW comes with a one

-year in-store full warranty.

Starting at just $89.99 for cleaning,

oiling, and complete inspection. (Of

course those repairs needing parts may

take longer.)

He’ll be here: December 11, January 8,

22, February 5, 19, March 5, 19, April

2, 16, 30, May 14, 28, June 11, 25

MACHINE REPAIRS

AT PQW

BERNINA Clubs

Software Sampler

Bernina Designer Plus Embroidery Soft-

ware is the way to add limitless creativi-

ty to your embroidery. At each monthly

session you’ll get to try, hands on, a

different feature of the software, as pre-

sented in an in-store only Bernina webi-

nar. Explore digitizing, lettering, textur-

ing, applique, and more. Instructor:

Marisa, $15 per session, 7pm

December 4

When you purchase your new Bernina

sewing machine at Pennington Quilt

Works we want to be certain that you

use it to its fullest potential and with

total confidence and enjoyment. You

can take these classes in any order after

class 1. Free if you purchased your ma-

chine at PQW ($75 per each class for

others).

My Bernina 1 Sewing

Machine Basics A must for all new owners. We’ll cover

basic operations, practical applications

and machine care. For all Bernina ma-

chines.

January 7, 6-8:30

February 9, 10-1

February 23, 10-1

March 5, 10-1

My Bernina 2 Stitching Fun Decorative stitching, memory, combi-

mode and special techniques. For all

electronic machines.

January 14, 6-8:30

February 9, 1:30-4

February 23, 1:30-4

March 5, 1:30-4

My Bernina 3 Quiltmaking

Skills We give special attention to those fea-

tures on your Bernina that are especially

useful in quilting. Piecing, machine ap-

plique, free-motion quilting, and using

the walking foot and the Bernina Stitch

Regulator.

December 3, 6-8

January 16, 6-8

February 16, 10-12

My Bernina 4a Embroidery

Basics Learn to find, set up, and manipulate

designs, and stich them out with success.

Threads, stabilizers and hooping will also

be covered.

December 10, 10-1

January 21, 6-8:30

My Bernina 4b More

Embroidery Techniques Learn to do embroidered appliqué (we

love it!) while you dig deeper into your

machine’s embroidery features and per-

fect your skills. Take class 4a first.

December 10, 1:30-4

January 28, 6-8:30

My Bernette When you purchase your Bernette from

PQW, we will arrange your individual or

small class sessions to fit your schedule.

My Bernina 8 Series When you purchase your 820, 830E, or

NEW 830E Limited Edition machine from

PQW we will arrange your individual or

small class sessions to fit your busy

schedule.


Private Class

For times when a regularly scheduled

class just won’t do, we offer private

classes to fill the void. Let’s say that a

class you're interested in requires rota-

ry skills, and you’re still snipping along

with scissors. Well a 1-hour private

class will bring you up to speed. Or say

that you really want to get the hang of

paper-piecing or some other skill. Or

maybe our classes just don’t fit in your

schedule. Talk to any one of us and

we’ll find you the right person at the

right time to teach you what you need

to know. $25 per hour per person.

Policy for class registration

You must pay for a class in full in order

to receive the class supplies list and to

reserve your place. You may register

by phone, on line, or in the store. If you

need to cancel, please do so at least

10 days prior to the first class in order

to receive a full refund. If an emergen-

cy arises and you cancel less than 10

days before the first class, but at least

one day before, a class certificate will

be issued. Please use this for emergen-

cies only as late cancellations can be

problems for us. All books and patterns

and some special tools required for a

class can be purchased at a 20% dis-

count after paid registration. Check

that class enrollment minimums have

been met before purchasing supplies.

Modern Quilt Guild

Monthly Meetings, Second Tuesday 7-9 pm

December 11, January 8, February 12, March 12, April 9

Modern quilting is a new and rapidly grow-

ing movement in the quilting world. The

Modern Quilt Guild is made up of over 100

guilds across the country and world. The

MQG developed out of the thriving online

community of modern quilters and their de-

sire to start meeting in person. At last we

are ready to begin our monthly meetings,

and all are invited to come.

Visit www.modernquiltguild.com to learn more about the guild, or

[email protected]

or visit our blog: centraljerseymqg.blogspot.com

Beach Walk 58” x 72”

Bring

back

shore

memo-

ries with

the 9-

part

Block of

the

Month

from

McKenna

Ryan.

Each

month

includes a pattern and all the Hoffman

California Fabric to complete the fusible

appliqué quilt. Month 9 will also include

all the fabric for the borders and binding.

$36.95 per month

Quilts for Kids

On the first Tuesday of each month a

group of charity-minded quilters meets

at PQW to sew together for the organi-

zation, Quilts for Kids. Quilts are given

to children who are ill, abused, or in

difficult situations who could use the

comfort of a quilt made for them. Eve-

ryone is welcome. Please bring your

lunch or snack, your machine and sew-

ing supplies. Quilt kits will be provided.

Please register ahead so we know how

many to expect. Contact Deb for more

information: [email protected]

Meets 10-3

December 4, January 8

spiration. Our Block of the Month pro-

gram runs 12 months, and includes the

patterns and all the fabric for the

squares, setting, border and binding.

Each month you will be making multiple

blocks made from the same basic tech-

nique. Also included is a storage box for

your blocks, a commemorative tote bag,

and bonus patterns. $24.95 per month

Friends of Baltimore 87” x 87”

Designed by

Sue Gar-

man, who

was in-

spired by

the gor-

geous al-

bum quilts

made in

Baltimore in

the mid-

1800’s, this

quilt is a splendid showcase for your

appliqué skills. Because this is a chal-

lenging quilt, every tip and trick is includ-

ed in the very detailed monthly patterns.

Each month includes the fabric and pat-

tern for either 2 fifteen” blocks or one

border. Month one also includes all the

solid cream cotton for the backgrounds

and scarlet cotton for the sashing, bor-

der and binding. Month 1 $130.50,

Months 2-12 are $36.75 each

Back on the Farm 61 1/2" x 71 1/2"

Farm life abounds in this beautiful ma-

chine applique McKenna Ryan designed

Quilt. This is a 9 month Block of the

Month series and includes all fabric for

the top, borders, binding and back.

$35.50 per month

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