The Calico Cat - Classes - Beginning Quilt Making


	Beginning Quilt Making


	Be sure to check out the Guest Teacher Classes for some great teachers! Payment with a credit card is required in order to hold your space. You will receive a supply list (if required) in the mail. Remember we have 2 classrooms and if classes are not scheduled, they are free if you want to sew, or baste, or quilt, or have some friends come and sew. Just give us a call, make a reservation and come on in! We offer a full schedule of classes, both for quilting and doll making. Please call, stop by or email for a class schedule. We have samples of all the class projects hanging in the store. Come on in and take a look!

My Home Town

Kathy Lindell

This beginning class will teach you how to make squares, triangles, learn paper foundation technique, appliqué, and how to put the top together.

Kathy is an excellent, patient teacher and you will learn all of the basics of cutting, piecing, putting your sections together.

This is an excellent beginning class, because it teaches many aspects of piecing and creating patterns.

Saturdays, March 29, April 5, 12 & 19
1:00 - 4:00 pm

$ 60.00

Finish Your Quilt Top

Kathy Lindell

In this class you will bring your finished quilt top, your backing, and your batting.

Kathy will teach you how to baste your quilt together, and how to start machine quilting it.

This is a must class for anyone who have made some tops and need to know how to put the layers together correctly.

Saturday, Feb. 23
1:30 - 4:30 pm

$ 30.00

Another Beginning Quilting Class
(or Alex Anderson's Sampler Quilt)

Irene Moss

As you study and make five different traditional blocks, you will learn about the basic tools of quilt making and how to use them. You will learn to cut, pin seams, press and how to unsew seams correctly. After making the blocks you’ll learn how to sew borders correctly, making a 40 ½” quilt. You’ll learn how to sandwich the quilt, pin or spray baste, and plan the quilting. You will have homework. This is an excellent beginning class which you’ll love!

Wednesdays, March 12 & 19
10:00 - 3:30 pm

$ 50.00

Beginning Quiltmaking

Cyndi Walker

Cyndi is an excellent teacher and will lead you through the beginning machine piecing instructions needed to make this quilt. Come in and see the sample – you’ll be glad you signed up!

Fridays, April 4, 18 & 25

10:30 - 1:30 pm

$ 55.00

Machine Appliqué

Elizabeth Spannring

Love the look of appliqué, but not the hand work idea? Elizabeth will teach you the perfect technique for doing machine appliqué and you will not be able to see it.

This is an important technique class to add to your quiltmaking repertoire.

Sunday, April 13

12:00 - 3:00 pm

$ 20.00

Oh Baby !

Kathy Lindell

In this beginning class you will learn to cut and piece squares and rectangles, making the perfect size baby quilt. Plus, you will decide which pattern you want to make from the CD.

The pattern has a CD with three baby size quilt patterns. You will make one in class, and be able to piece the others with the education you have received from this class. This is the perfect pattern for a crib size or lap size for a friend. Pattern is 20% off with the class.

Pattern — $14.99

Thursday, April 17
10:30 - 3:00 pm

$ 30.00

Binding Workshop

Irene Moss

Learn to attach binding correctly and finish your quilt so that the quilt is square and the binding even, and mitered correctly with the ends correctly matched.

You will also learn when it is appropriate to use bias binding, and how to select fabrics which will frame your quilt perfectly.

Did you know….when binding is done correctly, the quilt will look better, wear better, and in competition, compete better!

Wednesday, April 16

10:00 - 1:00 pm

$ 25.00

Girls Day Out

Roxanne Carter

This popular class continues on the last Friday of the month from 10-1. For $25.00 you can come, work on your own project or one of Roxanne’s patterns and you’ll get a free pattern too!

Roxanne is a great help and the coffee will be on! Plus you can work on one of those projects which need to be finished!

4th Fridays of the month
$25.00

Basic Tools for Classes

Rotary cutter and mat (18 x 24 is a good size)	Silver pencil or marking pen	Sewing machine feet: 1/4", darning, walking, open toed
6-1/2" x 24 ruler	Template plastic	Bobbins
6-1/2" x 6-1/2" ruler	Pen, pencil and paper	Sewing basket or box with needles, thread, scissors, thimble
Bias Square Ruler	1/4" Seam Guide

Class Registration & Policy

You may register over the telephone, in the store, by email, or in writing. We need your check, or credit card (with expiration date) at the time of registration.
Our teachers really work hard at not only preparing for classes, but also in keeping up with what is new and planning new classes. In order to commit to them, we have the following policies:
If the class is under $20.00 we require your full payment at the time we write down your name - if the class is over $20.00, we ask for one-half of the fee. You must cancel five days in advance - this means a Monday for a Saturday class - to receive your refund or credit.
Please be on time for class, with your sewing machine which you know how to operate. We do not allow children or other visitors in class.
Thanks and have a good time!