Quilting Class

Remember when I took that beginning quilting class?

It was such a fun day spent crafting with friends!

Sager Creek Quilts has scheduled some more beginning classes.

It's so much more than a quilting class.  It's simply a good, basic intro to sewing.  Using a Yellow Brick Road pattern, you'll be learning the basics of good piecing, rotary cutting, pressing and proper seams while making a great project. There will be two sessions on Thursday evenings starting Aug. 23 with a second session Aug. 30. Call 524-5244 and talk to Cliff or Pam for more details.

I'll see you Downtown!

--Karyn

Quilting Class

Last Saturday I took a Beginning Quilting Class at Sager Creek Quilts.  I must admit I was a little bit terrified of using the tools, but a few friends were joining me so there was no going back!

It turned out to be tons of fun, and I learned quite a bit.

Here are the fabrics I picked for my project:

Lunch was included in the class fee.  And lunch alone would have been worth every penny.  I've been around long enough to remember back to the day when the quilt shop also had a tea room.  I'm here to tell you the food is still just as delicious.  The only catch is that now, in order to get the food, one must take a class.

Dessert.  Chocolate Chip Morsel Pie...YES, PLEASE!

Here we are just quilting away!  Well, actually we're just piecing away.  Thanks to my beginning quilt class, I now know the difference between quilting and piecing.   :-)

I had a wonderful time!  Pam and Cliff made the day so enjoyable.  I learned a lot and laughed along the way.

Head on over to facebook to see what's coming next at Sager Creek Quilts.

I'll see you Downtown!

--Karyn

My Quilting Adventures at Sager Creek Quilts and Yarnworks

This is a guest post from my good friend Joy.  Welcome, Joy!  Thanks for the post.

Morning friends!  For the past couple years, I’ve been learning how to quilt.  A lot of my inspiration comes from beautiful quilting blogs, but many of my skills have come from our local quilt shop.  

I started by taking an appliqué class.  My mother-in-law fell in love with these Swedish folk art designs. As a thank-you for all the fabric and buttons she had passed on to me, I wanted to make her a table runner.   However, the class was going to sew a cat—a cat!  Anyone who knows me well knows I am NOT an animal person.  I sheepishly asked if I could bring my own pattern.  Of course you can.  Perfect.  

I did a tester piece for the class which is going to become a round pillow once I learn the best method to insert a zipper.

The finished gift!

The class was so fun!  I felt like I was in kindergarten playing with glue and scissors.  The class ran from 10 am – 3 pm.  Pam taught the class, and Cliff cooked all of the class participants lunch.  All for the low price of $30, complete with homemade dessert from Cliff's Tea Room cookbook!

Sager Creek Quilts and Yarnworks has lots of classes.   Check out their website www.sagercreekquilts.com for other classes offered this fall.  (Call 524-5244 or stop by for what you need to bring with you.)  Be on the lookout for a post about the Beginning Quiltmaking class offered at the end of the month.  I use the same pattern but turn it on its side, thanks to Karyn’s encouragement!  

Happy quilting!

--Joy

Quilts and Lunch

Does anyone remember back to the days when Sager Creek Quilts and Yarnworks used to serve lunch?  I sure do!  And every so often my mouth waters for some a bowl of their soup and a plate of salad followed by a delicious cocoa roll smothered in whipped cream. YUM!  My mouth is watering...

Anyway, the other day I was looking around on the quilt shop's website, and I happened to notice two little words on the class schedule: lunch provided.  Having never taken a class, I'm not sure what that means exactly.  But I'm wondering if signing up for a class might allow me another taste of that delicious creamy dill dressing sitting atop a piece of crisp lettuce or tomato...  Who knows, but I'm planning on finding out!

There are lots of classes listed on the website's calendar (Click on the quilt shop's link in the Downtown Business section on the right).  Here's one that interested me:

*POINTS OF PRIDE (New York Beauty): 

 Photo courtesy Sager Creek Quilts and Yarnworks

The class is taught by Pam on Saturday, March 19

It's an all Day class – 10:00-3:00

the cost: $30.00 and Lunch is provided

Pam will be teaching you the basics of “freezer-paper piecing” to make this simple New York Beauty style block.  Just 4 blocks will make a great table topper or wall quilt,  or make enough blocks for a beautiful bed sized quilt.  Call for reservations and more information.  

Hum...if you make it to a class before I do, please let me know just what "lunch provided" means. Until then, my fingers are crossed!

--Karyn