Calico Gals Fall Playlist

from Calico Gals Fall 2019 Playlist

Fall Playlist 2019

FIRESIDE QUILTING RETREAT With CalicoGals

Cozy up to a quilting retreat with Calico Gals!. JAN 18-20, 2020 • $389 DOUBLE / $415 SINGLE SAVE $40 WHEN PLACING $100 DEPOSIT BY 11/15/19

SUGAR QUBES SAMPLER CLUB New club at Calico Gals! Make all the blocks in a quilt for $25!

BEGIN AT THE BEGINNING With Nina Dukette $45 • OCT 15, 22 & NOV 5 • 5:30-8:30

FOUNDATION PAPER PIECING MINI CHRISTMAS TREE With Sue Pikarsky

OCT 23, 1–4 OR OCT 24 • 5-8PM

IRISH CHAIN (SINGLE, DOUBLE OR TRIPLE) with Charles Johns-Lee Welcome new instructor Charles JohnsLee to Calico Gals!

OCT 7 & 14 • 5:30-8:30

LIL SOMETHING JACKET with Charles Johns-Lee • DEC 2 & 9 • 5:30-8:30

$25 • NOV 15 • 5:30-8:30

TWISTED TILES With Karen Cross • OCT 16, 5:30-8:30 & OCT 30, 12:30-3:30

CRAZY CHRISTMAS TREE TABLE RUNNER With Karen Cross OCT 9 • 1:30-4:30 OR 5:30-8:30

Sleep in Your Own Bed Retreat with two teachers and two days of learning the art of Dresden Plate quilt blocks! Dresden Quilt Workshop

$60 • DEC 3 & 4 10:30-3:30

GIVING TREE With Sue Pikarsky • OCT 16TH, 1-4PM OR OCT 17, 5-8 PM

QUICKEST QUICK STEP QUILT With Melissa Morgante •OCT 26 • 10:30-3:30

COLLAGE QUILTS With Peggy Bass • OCT 8 & 28 • 5:30-8:30

STARRY STARRY NIGHT With Sharon Bottle-Souva • NOV 2 • 10:30-4:30

Are you ready to quilt your own quilts? Join the following classes with national educators to try long arming and see if it is for you. This is hands-on research for those interested in quilting and tips and techniques for all quilters on home machines and long arms. Class fee: $30 each, any 2 for $50.

National Educator

Waynna Kershner

Calico Gals welcomes Waynna Kershner on November 23 & 24!

Wayanna will be teaching the following 1/2 day classes in November: • Sit D own Machine Quilting Basics • Ruler Essentials • Stand Up Longarm Machine Quilting Basics • Intro to Pro-

Calico Gals welcomes Linda Gosselin on October 19 & 20!

Linda Gosselin

Linda Gosselin has been piecing quilts since the American Bicentennial quilt revival of 1976. In 2002, she pieced a scrappy triple Irish chain quilt and took it to a longarm quilter at a local quilt shop. Seeing what the longarm system could do, she wanted to own a system herself! She bought a used HQ Sixteen® in 2005, added Pro-Stitcher® in 2007, and then upgraded to a new HQ Fusion® with Pro-Stitcher in 2010. In addition, her studio now also includes a new HQ Avanté® with Pro-Stitcher and an HQ Sweet Sixteen®.

OCT 19, 9AM - NOON THE SIMPLE PATH TO STRAIGHT LINE QUILTING The trend of modern quilts, with large areas of “negative space”, has created new interest in straight line quilting and crosshatching. Both are impressive to behold, but neither is difficult to achieve when you know the tools and tricks. Learn the methods involved and create amazing geometric designs by quilting simple lines.

OCT 19, 1:30 - 4:30 PM CURVY RULERS AHEAD Fasten your seatbelts and get ready to drive! You’ll be rounding corners, navigating curves and riding up and down with this class on curved templates. Learn how to read and use the markings on the templates, and the tricks for making half circles, flattened circles, and perfectly curved lines. Create beautiful quilting designs using swags, clam shells, ovals, arcs and half circles. www.HandiQuilter.com Linda lives with her husband in central Massachusetts. She has two married daughters, twin grandsons born on the Fourth of July, and one granddaughter.

OCT 20, 9 AM - NOON YOU CAN DO THAT ON A LONGARM, TOO? A longarm isn’t just for quilting tops! Learn how techniques usually done with a sewing machine can be accomplished with a longarm machine. Enjoy a "parade of projects” and leave with brilliant shortcuts and ideas for quick and easy projects. You’ll have a whole new perspective on what’s possible with a longarm!

OCT 20, 1:30 - 4:30 PM • QUILTING BEYOND THE DESIGN Begin with a basic design from a stencil, a ruler or template, an appliqué, a fabric print, a cookie cutter or a shape you draw yourself. Then transform that design from basic to spectacular by extending, expanding, and adding secondary designs, repeats, fills and special effects. Learn marking techniques and tools for applying designs to quilt tops.

Sew a Purse Change a Life

NATIONAL SEWING MONTH SEPTEMBER

Grab Your Friends For a Special Charity Sewing Event

As part of National Sewing Month, join us for a special charity sewing event that benefits Sew Powerful. We’re hosting an exclusive event where you’ll use a Baby Lock sewing machine to make and donate cute purses that discretely carry reusable feminine hygiene products for girls in Zambia. These purses empower girls to stay in school all month, improve their academic performance and move on to secondary school. We’ll provide you with everything you need including a sewing machine, fabric, instructions, and more.

About Sew Powerful

Sew Powerful unites sewists from around the world to combat extreme poverty in Lusaka Zambia where it equips community members with jobs, training tools and technical skills to make purposeful products, all designed to keep kids in school. To learn more, visit www.sewpowerful.org.

SEW POWERFUL PURSES AT CALICOGALS Calico Gals welcomes you to make a purse with us. Everything is provided for you… even the sewing machine. Sign up for morning or afternoon time. $10 registration fee. $10 • SEPT 23 • 10:30-1:30 OR 2-5 Dealer Info Here

HEARTSTRINGS With Lynn Schantz Heartstrings is a quick and easy quilt project made with a Jelly Roll or pre-cut 2 1/2" strips you choose. The hearts and the colorful border combined with your choice of a background fabric completes this adorable 56 x 68 quilt. Be warned… it’s difficult to make just one! $25 ◆ OCT 30 ◆ 12:30-3:00

VETERAN'S DAY SEW-IN With Lynn Schantz & Melonie Unger Come for a fun day of sewing and friendship. Bring your own projects to work on or join Lynn and Melonie in sewing quilts for the homebound veterans through the Syracuse VA. We'll be using the super simple Villa Rosa "Country Life" Pattern. Bring a sandwich and we'll have crockpots of soup. We'll have snacks to keep you energized too! $45 • NOV 11 • 8-3

HANGING GARDENS With Karen Cross Pull out your 2-1/2 inch strips and turn them into a beautiful quilt! Plan your "hanging garden" with spring, summer or fall colors and watch the magic happen as you begin building your blocks. Learn the cutting techniques and make this project fun! $40 • NOV 4 & 13 (2 PART CLASS) • 5:30-8:30PM

ORNAMENTS With Karen Cross Grab your pattern and gather your scraps! Its time to have fun creating holiday ornaments! Make one or all to give to friends or keep a set for yourself. Class includes sewing, cutting, appliqué, and embroidery (hand or machine). $10 ◆ NOV 20 ◆ 1:30-4:00 OR 5:30-8:00

SCRAPPY SPINNERS BLOCK OF THE WEEK With Lynn Schantz The Sassy 12" Scrappy Spinner blocks are precision cut and ready for you to sew! This is not a dream, it's for real! Lynn is bringing back the precut Block of the Week.(Hurray!) Stop in each week to pick up your block for the low price of $5 each. Twelve quick weeks, twelve quick blocks and you'll have a great quilt, ready for your choice of borders. Simple and quick, now that's what we like! Finishing kits with 6" spinners for a different border will be available, too. Choose your own border and sashing strips to suit your color preferences. First block will be ready for pick up on Monday, September 23rd. Can't make it in one of the weeks? No worries, we'll hold it for you, but the price goes up to $7. It's time to sew your spinners! STARTS SEPT 30

VILLA ROSA LUNCH BUNCH With Lynn Schantz & Melonie Unger Yes, you can complete a quilt top in one day! "Little Jewels" is a great quilt pattern featuring beautiful, large print fabrics. Of course, you do the piecing and the pressing will be done for you. Plus, you'll be served a yummy lunch (or dinner) with a side of FUN. That’s what the Lunch Bunch is all about! $35 • NOV 7 • 10:30-3:30 & NOV 8 • 4-9

SUNDAY STITCHERS With Lynn Schantz Let's just sew!! It's a dedicated afternoon for some sewing fun with friends. Haul out those bags of swaps, Accuquilt cut blocks or any other projects and dive in!! Starting a project or finishing . . . it's all good! Bring a snack to pass. Coming to My Time Monday the next day? Leave your machine and we'll be ready to get right back to work. It's just that easy. :) $15 •OCT 6, NOV 3 & DEC 1 • 12:30-4:00

NUTZ with Melonie Unger MY TIME MONDAY with LYNN SCHANTZ NUTZ@NIGHT with Melonie Unger Open Sewing Time at Calico Gals is the best! It's like a mini-retreat! Come in and work on your own projects. Sign up to spend the day indulging in some dedicated sewing time. Everyone brings a dish to pass and the gals guarantee friendship and fun! $15 • NUTZ: 1st & 3rd Friday, 10:30am–3:30pm MTM: 1st Monday, 10:30am–3:30pm • NUTZ@NIGHT: 1st Friday, 5-10pm Open Sewing Time at Calico Gals

WOOLY BLOCK ADVENTURE IS BACK THIS FALL! Collect fun wool patterns from the comfort of your home. Join the Wooly Block Neighborhood Facebook Group to get a preview of the adorable blocks from around the USA and Canada. The Wooly kits from Calico Gals will include your choice of a pre-printed USA or Canadian flag. Follow along beginning October 1 at rowbyrowexperience.com.

WOOLY 911 With Melonie Unger Join Melonie, your best friend and wool helper, in the Wooly 911 class. She helps you complete a wool project of your choice. Or… start from the beginning… purchase the Holiday Tree Table Mat kit and learn everything you need to know about wool appliqué. Melonie even brings lunch! All beginners or confidant wool stitchers are welcome to join this fun group. $15 • NOV 17 • 12:30-4:00

CHRISTMAS CUBE With Peggy Bass Are you intrigued by the look of cubes and illusion quilts, but wonder if you can do it? You can! Join Peggy as she explores dimensional cube designs and illusion quilts. This Christmas Cube design by Karen Combs is a great way to begin! This design makes a nice wall hanging that you can have in time for the Holidays! $25 ◆ NOV 12 ◆ 5:30-8:30

AMISH WITH A TWIST STITCH DAY With Karen Cross Calling all members of Amish with a Twist BOM - have you started it? One block, ten blocks, not even cut yet? Come on in and spend some dedicated time working on this phenomenal quilt. Bring a snack to share and focus on this project. $10 • NOV 9 • 10:30-2:30

PURCHASE A BABY LOCK SOPRANO AT MSRP AND RECEIVE AN EXCLUSIVE QUILT KIT BY RILEY BLAKE. OFFER VALID AUGUST 1- OCTOBER 15, 2019

REFLECTED HARMONY BOM With Peggy Bass Make a stunning quilt a little at a time! Join this Block of the Month and complete the queen size quilt in 8 months. The reds, pinks and tans piece together into Reflected Harmony - the centerpiece of any bedroom. Perfect for an upcoming wedding gift. Begins October 1. $25 per month. $50 registration includes first and last month. $25/MONTH STARTS OCT 1

CALICO GALS WILL BE CLOSED: • NOVEMBER 28 • DECEMBER 25

IQ DESIGNER: SIMPLY SCANNING With Nina Dukette Second in the series exploring the many capabilities of IQ Designer. Become more comfortable with scanning and manipulating images. Learn tips for both line and filled designs. Included with class is a USB containing step by step instructions for the class projects and more. $75 • OCT 14 • 10-3-3:30

HAPPY HOOPERS With Jenifer Cantrell Bring your embroidery machine and spend the day with Jen - starting, working on and finishing new projects. The classroom space will be totally dedicated to machine embroidery! Jen will be starting on the new Kimberbell quilt, Make Yourself at Home. You can join her in creating this fun new quilt or work on other machine embroidery creations. Bring your lunch or a dish to share. Get set up and focus all day! $15 • OCT 8, NOV 12 & DEC 10 • 10:30-3:30

Kimberbell Club New Class Time Added!

Kimberbell Club is going strong! $25 fee includes a flash drive, 12 unique designs for your embroidery machine, power point presentation, show and tell from the group, discounts and more. Club started in April, but join anytime and we will catch you up! Choose noon, 4:00 or 5:30 pm meeting time.