WINTER 2017 NEWSLETTER

10959 W Fairview Avenue, Boise, Idaho 83713 208-376-0087 www.quiltcrossing.com Open Monday - Saturday, 10 am - 6 pm; Sundays, Noon - 5 pm

 $129 We are so happy to have Janet Rae Nesbitt, former co-owner of Buggy Barn Quilts in Reardan, Washington, coming to town to teach classes. As the owner of One Sister Designs, she continues to design fabrics and write books with fun and whimsical designs, featuring her signature Crazy piecing technique. Janet will be the guest speaker at Boise Basin Quilters the evening of Thursday, February 16 at 7:00 pm. Visit www.boisebasinquilters.org for more informa- tion about the meeting. Classes include lunch - yum!

Piece Like Crazy: Crazy as it sounds, students can pick ANY crazy quilt from any One Sister or Buggy Barn publica- tion. That’s right - potentially, each student could be making a different quilt! In this fun class, students will learn Janet’s popular “Crazy” piecing technique (stacking fabric, cutting on the lines, shuffling, and stitching it all together). This trademark piecing method is easy and forgiving, ensuring success for sewers of all levels. The fun technique keeps you coming back for more, one quilt after another, and will keep you "piecing like crazy" long after the class is over! We will have a few kits available for purchase; please ask for details in January. Thursday, February 16, 10:30 am-5 pm

Appliqué the One Sister Way: In this class, Janet will teach students how to do her needle-turn appliqué method, which includes NOT using pins! You’ll learn how to prepare the motifs for placement on the background, how to make sharp points and keep inner valleys from unraveling, as well as learning how to make bias for vines. You may choose any project from any of Janet’s books or patterns for this class. Friday, February 17, 10:30 am-5 pm

Piece Like Crazy: This is the same class that we offer on Thursday. Saturday, February 18, 10:30 am-5 pm

Do you want to be a Certified Embroidery Specialist? If you are new to machine embroidery or want to continue to deepen the bond with your one true love (yes, that would be your embroidery machine), this fun embroidered “Celebrate Table Runner” is the perfect option for you. In each class, we’ll cover various embroidery tech- niques and answer common questions that you’ll encounter as you complete your table runner. All machine formats are included and .svg cutwork files will be provided.

Our first class is an orientation where Laura will discuss the class format, kits, bonus projects, and overall learning objectives. Sign up today and find out how your embroidery machine can transform how you think about quilting. Space is limited. Laura Reardon, 1 session every other month, $89.99 for the year Orientation Class (FREE), Saturday, February 11, 10:30 am-Noon (as space allows - if you are already registered and paid, your spot is guaranteed but please still plan to come to this session) Classes 1-5: Saturdays, March 11, May 13, July 8, September 12, & November 11, 10:30 am-Noon

Companion Classes Using Your Silhouette Cameo Saturday, March 11, 1-4 pm $40 ($15 if you purchased your Cameo from us) Fun, easy, hands-on, and project based! We’ll walk through how to use your Silhouette Cameo as you discover how effortless it is to use with mate- rials like fabric and vinyl. This beginner class walks you through the whole process - no experience necessary! Kit required.

Multi-Hooping Saturday, May 13, 1-4 pm $45 ($20 if you purchased your embroidery machine from us) Have you feared multi-hooping designs? Fear no more as we teach you how to mark, hoop and place the letters for your Celebrate Runner in this hands-on class. No experience necessary, all machines welcome that can accommodate a hoop (required) with an embroidery field of at least 145mm x 255mm (5.7” x 10”). Larger hoops are always welcome!

Dear Friends, 

It’s probably safe to say that even the most intrepid among us is ready for winter to be gone! The upside of the foul weather is that most of us have been sewing like crazy - thank goodness for fabric stashes. You knew you were collecting fabrics and projects for a good reason - Snow Days!

We still have a few spots left in Janet Nesbitt February classes. She’ll teach us all about her Crazy Piecing technique and how she hand appliqués all her wonderful designs. Her designs are so fun to stitch and, since you square up the blocks after they are sewn, each block is always the right size - yay!

Several new Block-of-the-Month programs are beginning soon and offer a variety of techniques, from hand piecing and hand appliqué to stitching everything in an embroidery module. Styles range from funky to old-fashioned, modern to vintage - truly something for everyone.

We’re excited to offer our “UFO PhD Program” (page 4) which is in- tended to motivate you to finish up Projects half Done. Not that any of us have any of those . . . There is a financial reward for completing the projects you’ve committed to finishing, but for most of us, the satis- faction of crossing off the item on our list is reward enough.

The 2017 Treasure Shop Hop is April 20-29 this year. We’ve added a shop (Dinah’s Fabrics & Totes in Cambridge), bringing the total num- ber of participating stores to Lucky Thirteen. We’re changing up sev- eral things so be sure to plan to hop around the valley. It’s really fun, regardless of which side of the counter you stand!

Mark your calendars now for Sue Spargo’s return to Boise. She’ll be here November 14-18, 2018. We won’t start taking signups until the next newsletter, but you’ll definitely want to save the date. Arriving in March, And lots more! See you soon and thanks for your continued support!

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$10 a month FREE Club members have so much fun and learn so Do your children or grandchildren love to sew much during Stitcher’s Garden, that we’re now and help others? Invite them to join us in mak- on Year 7! On the fourth Saturday each month, ing cheery pillowcases for the Ryan’s Case for we’ll discuss a variety of appliqué techniques, Smiles Foundation (formerly ConKerr Cancer). machine feet, and some of the lovely stitches Kids 8-18 years old are welcome (bring your that are on your sewing machine. The monthly own machine if you have one). We meet on the demonstrations relate to blocks in the wonderful 3rd Friday of each month. Adults can help, too, appliqué quilt called “Stitcher’s Garden”, de- by donating cute fabric (3/4 yard minimum) or signed by The Stitch Connection, but are also gift cards. applicable to a wide variety of other projects you Tracy Renspurger, Fridays, February 24, March 17, will likely tackle in the future. April 21, May 19, 3-5 pm The monthly cost is $10, or $100 for a prepaid year, and includes the block pattern for that month. If you recently purchased a Bernina sewing Our new Saturday/Sunday Sam- machine from The Quilt Crossing, you can attend for FREE for one year. pler starts in January and is You can start at any time - we continue to rotate through the twelve based on the “Sweet Tooth” quilt blocks. Please remember to register each month - thank you in advance by Jaybird Quilts. The twelve- for your courtesy! month program features pieced Staff, 1 session/month, 10:30 am-Noon, Saturdays hexagon blocks, made either with February 25, March 25, April 22, May 27, June 24

templates or Jaybird Quilt rulers. The start-up fee is $35 and you’ll provide your own background Treasure Shop Hop 2017 fabric. We’re offering with it two April 20 - April 29 fabric options: solid fabrics with a It’s almost time for the 2017 Treasure Shop Hop. All stores will be open modern feel or printed fabrics with from 9 am to 7 pm on all days of the Hop. Thirteen stores are partici- a late-1800’s flavor. The 66” x pating and if you visit all of them and have your passport stamped, 88” quilt consists of 24 blocks (12 you’ll be eligible for the Grand Prize Drawings. The lucky winner will patterns, each done in two color receive a $50 gift certificate to each participating store. Visit most of the combinations). Each month you’ll shops and you are eligible for many, many more great door prizes. receive one block; to make the second block, you can use your own fabrics, or purchase one from us for $5.00, or buy a finishing kit - this Participating Shops includes two colors of background fabric and the additional 12 blocks Bluebird Quilt Studio, Nampa (they will be picked up one per month). The solid fabric kit is $79.99; Charming Needles, Ontario the print fabric kit is $114.99. Cindy’s Quilt Shop, Caldwell Dinah’s Fabrics & Totes, Cambridge In case you haven’t participated before, Saturday Samplers are all Granny’s Attic, McCall about the rules. And the fun. And the rules somehow add to the fun. Huckleberry Patches, McCall After the first month, if you personally (no proxies) 1) show up on time Marilynn’s Pickets & Patchwork, Nyssa with 2) your finished block and 3) watch our demonstration, the next Nancy’s Quilts & More, Kuna month’s kit is free. If you don’t meet all three requirements, never The Quilt Crossing, Boise fear, the kit for that month is only $5. You can come to either the Quilts Plus, Halfway Saturday or Sunday session, BUT YOU MUST PREREGISTER Sleepy Hollow Quilt Shop, Marsing Staff, 1 session per month Stitch ‘n Snip, Garden Valley Saturday, February 18, 9 am or Sunday, February 19, 1 pm Treasure Every Stitch, Baker City Saturday, March 18, 9 am or Sunday, March 19, 1 pm

Saturday, April 15, 9 am or Sunday, April 23, 1 pm Passports (your key to winning the big bucks) are available at participat- Saturday, May 20, 9 am or Sunday, May 21, 1 pm ing stores starting April 20. Let the adventures begin! Saturday, June 17, 9 am or Sunday, June 18, 1 pm

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 Although it is hard to believe or understand, there When we asked Nancy if she wanted to make are a couple of sewers who have a few unfinished the model of this darling quilt, she said “You had quilts. We are here to help! Our UFO (UnFinished me when I saw the block of the lady”. The 12- Objects) PhD (Projects half Done) Program is de- month program starts in January and is ready signed to help motivate you to finish those quilts. the last day of each month. The first month’s kit We’re kicking it off on Super Bowl Weekend, Febru- is $54.99 and the other eleven months are ary 4 & 5. Pick up to twelve unfinished quilting pro- $14.99 each. A setting kit with four borders and jects (must eventually contain batting) and bring them in that weekend binding is $29.99. The quilt finishes at 51” x or later. We’ll document them with a photo and description. You’ll tell 66” and uses a variety of piecing and appliqué us in which of the next eleven months - February through December techniques. 2017 - you intend to finish them (the twelfth project is a bonus that can be done anytime during 2017). Bring back the finished quilt and you’ll be awarded points toward a Degree (a gift card given to you next Janu- Who could resist making this darling 48” x ary). The point system per project is as follows: 50” quilt from Anni Downs of Hatched and $1 if you finish it Patched? The appliqués are from felted $1 if you finish it in the month it’s due wool. The background blocks alternate be- $1 if the majority of supplies came from The Quilt Crossing tween a solid and polka dot linen/cotton $1 if you started it in a class at The Quilt Crossing blend fabric (the border, made from the $1 if you donated the finished quilt to charity polka dot fabric, is included in the last Potentially, you can receive as much as $5 per quilt ($60 maximum) in month’s kit). This twelve-month BOM starts your gift card. The biggest reward will be having as many as twelve in February and is available on the last Sat- FINISHED projects. urday of the month. The first month’s kit is $72 and remaining eleven kits are $24 each. A floss kit is available for $10.99. SEW CUTE! The first nation-wide Wooly Block Adventure was a great success. The theme was “Winter

Wonderland” and our 8” wool block, designed If you are a Jen Kingwell fan (and who isn’t?), by Cheryl Gunn of Waltzing With Bears, is you’ll love her new Template-of-the-Month. Be- called “Snow Day”. The time frame to receive cause Template-of-the-Month is abbreviated a free pattern is over and, like its sister pro- “TOM”, and Jen loves Tom Jones, she named gram, Row By Row Adventure, there is a hi- the program “Delilah”, after Tom’s song. You’ll bernation period - this one ends February 15. be humming the tune every time you work on Then you’ll be able to purchase the pattern or your blocks! We are one of only 32 shops world- kit for this darling block. wide who can participate in this program, and we only have 24 spots available, so if you join us in this adventure, you must commit to participating for all twelve months (we’ll keep your credit card number on file). Each month you’ll receive a set of acrylic templates and instructions to make that month’s blocks, which you can hand or machine We just love the State Flower fabric piece. The finished quilt is approximately 66” x 69”. The cost for the from In The Beginning and realized it Templates-Only option is $19.99 per month. If you would like the Tem- was the perfect fabric to make a plate-Fabric option, you’ll also receive sixteen fat 1/16’s each month for a Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilt. total of $34.99. Kit’s are ready the 15th of the month, starting in April. If You’ll fussy cut the State Flower fab- you want to be just like Jen, and hand piece your quilt, Patty is offering a rics, using a red pindot for each center, class on the technique—details are on page 10. a colored pindot fabric for the next round, and the State fabric for the Best in the World outside round (these three fabrics as well as precut hexagon papers Chocolate Sauce are included in each kit). If you would like, you can purchase a cream pindot fabric for the garden path (minimum of 3-1/2 yards). Our fin- 1 (13-oz) can Evaporated Milk ished quilt, with the cream path, will measure about 56” x 76”. Because 1 pound Caramels (45 caramels) there are fifty states, hence fifty kits, you’ll get two blocks per month, so 1 cup Butter you can finish before any new states are admitted! We started this 12-oz Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips program October 15 but made extra kits so you can catch up. The kits are issued in alphabetical order and are $11.99 per month. This quilt is Combine all ingredients in the top of a double boiler. Stir until made using English Paper Piecing; if you don’t know how to do that smooth and cook for about 30 minutes, stirring often. Remove from technique, check out Myrna’s and Diana’s class on page 9. heat and beat 3 minutes with an electric mixer or wire whip. Serve warm. Keep refrigerated between uses.  Another amazing quilt by Nancy Rink! We’re on Collection 6 of Kim Diehl’s Unlike the two of her previous programs Simple Whatnots Club series. There’s a that we’ve offered (Amish with a Twist 2 kit a month for these adorable, quick-to- & 3), this 96” x 102” quilt is made from sew projects of Kim’s design, featuring print fabrics instead of solids. There her “Katie’s Cupboard” fabric line. In- are three center star block options - cluded in the project pattern are extra you’ll get enough fabric and the pat- little snippets and morsels from Kim, terns to make the one you want. The such as recipes, sewing tips & tricks, background is medium gray back- crafty things, and ideas for decorating ground. You’ll receive enough fabric with quilts. The kit for each month de- and the patterns to make the appliqué buts on the 2nd Saturday and includes blocks with your favorite method or you the pattern and fabric for the quilt top and binding. When possible, we can go the easier route and purchase laser-cut blocks for $54.99 (for continue to kit Collections 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 (as fabrics run out, we are substi- all four appliqué blocks). The 12-month Block of the Month starts on tuting other “Kim” fabrics). Simply wonderful! March 4 and is available the first Saturday of the month. The kit for the first month is $99; for months two-twelve, each kit is $19.99..

Based on your response, we know you love this Block of the Month program! It uses the English Paper Piecing technique (we’re happy to show you how easy it is - just ask at the What a breath of fresh air! Patty has redrafted counter) for a Grandmother’s Flower Garden this former Block of the Month pattern to elimi- quilt. Each month, for $4.99, you’ll pick up a nate triangles so it’s ever so easy to create your packet of 19 pre-cut 3/4” finished hexagon own bed of flowers! The quilt is made from the papers and fabrics - enough to make a flower. Deco State Flower collection by In The Begin- We’re using exclusively Jo Morton fabrics. Every few months, we’ll ning Fabrics and each of the fifty blocks repre- also offer a packet of black fabric hexagons to use as the “path” for sents a different State Flower. The complete kit your garden. Blocks are ready the fourth Saturday of each month. is $199.99 and includes both sets of instruc- No need to sign up for this one, but take care - when we sell out of a tions. block, it’s gone. You can start at any time (we’re already on Block 49 and it shows no sign of stopping!).

This glorious quilt, Amish With a Twist II, based on quintessential Amish blocks and color pal- This cityscape by Kimberly Rado is such a ette, appeals to everyone. The 105” square breath of fresh air! The 54” x 66” quilt is quilt is made from Marcus Brothers Centennial template-pieced so you’ll get a chance to Solids and is designed by Nancy Rink. We first brush up on your skills. We started this 12- offered it as a Block of the Month, but now are month program last March and are not re- selling complete kits for $209.99.

kitting. If you would like to make one with your own fabric choices, the pattern book is Amish with available for $44.99. a Twist III is also designed by Nancy Rink and uses Marcus Brothers solid fabrics to make these blocks based on traditional Amish quilts for a vi- brant look that is true to Amish tradi- tion but is also very contemporary in FABRIC BANK!!! feel. The complete kit is $229.99. Instructions are given for both the Are you interested in clearing out some pieced option and the appliqué op- of that fabric you know you’ll never use? tion. The four appliqué blocks are also available pre-fused and laser-cut Bring it in and deposit it in our donation for an additional $11.99 each.

box. Please make sure all deposits are 100% cotton fabric and of usable size. LONGARM QUILTING STUDIO PASS On the other side of the coin, are you part of a group that makes quilts for charitable purposes and are WOW! Have we got a deal for you! Our Longarm Quilting Studio Pass you looking for fabric “on account of” never having enough? Then is just $150. That gets you ten hours of rental time, one valet pass, and come on down and make a withdrawal! Those making withdrawals a Certification Class (if you haven’t taken ours or want a little refresher- are on the honor system. We’ll all reap dividends! supply fee is not waived). That’s a value of up to $300, all for $150! The value of having your quilt finished - PRICELESS! 

This row quilt is a great way to get your

feet wet in the Modern Quilt Movement. To enroll, please come into the shop or mail us a list of desired We’ve used the Andover’s Dimples fabric classes with your payment enclosed. Almost every class has a line - they read as solids but give just a supply list; If you aren’t planning to be in the store in time to little bit more texture and movement to the get one, please ask us to mail you one - it is your responsibility quilt. The pieces are relatively large so the to show up for class with the appropriate supplies. We appreci- quilt, which measures 91” x 96”, goes to- ate it when you buy your class supplies from us. gether pretty quickly. Complete kits, which Phone registrations are taken with a credit card only. Class fees include the pattern, fabric for the front and binding, are just $209.99. MUST be paid at the time of registration. You are automatically enrolled upon receipt of class fee, unless notified. Please register early to avoid disappointment from a class being full or cancelled due to insufficient enrollment. We love your children, but your fellow students left theirs at home and hope you do the same!

We are in love with this darling quilt by Class Passes may be transferred to another Class Pass class with Cherry Blossom Quilting. Joyce used one week’s notice. Passes are non-refundable and expire one year Moda Grunge fabrics for the blocks from purchase date. that she hand appliquéd - the designer used fusible web, so pick the method We hate to say no, but we must commit to our teachers one you love the most. We first offered it week before the class begins, so we cannot give refunds or as a Block of the Month, but now are transfers after that time. You are welcome to send someone in selling complete kits for $199.99. If your place. Thank you for your understanding. you’d prefer to pick your own fabrics, Cancellation Policy for Out-of-town Teachers: Full refund with at the pattern is $44.99. least 3 months notice. 50% refund with 1-3 months notice*. No refund for less than 1 month notice* (*unless we/you are able to fill

your spot). THE YARD SALE

Be sure to check out our Yard Sale area. As always, every- thing in the Yard Sale is reduced in price, usually 35 - 50% of retail. Then, on the first and last days of the month, the price is dropped an extra 20%! What a deal!

This is a great source of fabric for quilt  $45 per Section backs, rag rugs, or just to add to your Learn to make a quilt from beginning to stash. You’ll also find a selection of end in this comprehensive course. patterns, books, notions, and gifts that we Students will work on a star wall hanging are discontinuing. while learning the process of quiltmaking. We’ve broken the lessons down into two sections to allow you enough time to get your homework done!

SECTION 1 This three-week class covers the basics of designing and drafting a quilt, color, fabric selection, and machine piecing. Bring a pencil and note- book to the first class.  Beginner - someone who isn’t sure which end of the Nancy Doan, 3 sessions needle to thread. Thursdays, March 16, 23, & 30, 6-8 pm OR  Beginner Plus - has done more than glance at a rotary Fridays, March 17, 24, & 31, 10:30 am-12:30 pm OR cutting set and knows how to operate a sewing machine. Thursdays, June 22, 29, & July 13, 6-8 pm OR Fridays, June 23, 30, & July 14, 10:30 am-12:30 pm Has probably taken a beginner class.  Looking for a challenge. SECTION 2 You’ll start this session with your finished blocks. You’ll learn how to set them together (with lattice, set blocks, etc.), add borders, determine and mark a quilting design, develop quilting techniques, and attach binding. Have we got a deal for you! Purchase one of our Nancy Doan, 3 sessions, Class Passes for $60 and you get up to ten hours of Thursdays, February 9, 23, & March 2, 6-8 pm OR instruction in our fabulous Class Pass Classes. Look for the symbol Fridays, February 10, 24, & March 3, 10:30 am-12:30 pm to see which ones qualify. You can transfer to another Class Pass Thursdays, April 20, 27, & May 4, 6-8 pm OR class with one week’s notice. Passes are non-refundable and expire Fridays, April 21, 28, & May 5, 10:30 am-12:30 pm one year from purchase date.

 $35   $40 Since little Belén transitioned from the These striking floral placemats nursery to her “big girl bed”, it was only are fun and easy to make natural for her Grandma Jane to make a using a foundation paper piec- twin bed quilt for her new room. The ing pattern by Judy Niemeyer. quilt, 59”x77”, is perfect for a twin bed, or can be The pattern (not included in the class fee) made smaller (39”x49”) for a baby quilt. Make it from includes enough foundation papers to make a jelly roll of wonderfully coordinated fabric or from four placemats and is both fat quarter and your own assortment of thirty-two 2-1/2” strips (if using yardage friendly, giving you the options to your own, you’ll need to cut them before class). Please ask for a sup- get as colorful as you like. Please ask for a ply list. supply list containing the pre-class instruc- Jane Sparrell, 2 sessions, Mondays, March 13 & 27, 1-4 pm tions to be sure you are ready to start sewing right away in class.

Sandy Lieske, 1 session, Sunday, March 26, 12:30-4:30 pm OR  $30 Tuesday, May 16, 10:30 am-2:30 pm Do your quilts remind you of the ocean - all wavy? In this technique class,  $120 you’ll learn how to accurately measure, This beautiful Judy Nie- cut and attach borders and bindings to meyer Hosta quilt design quilts so they lay flat every time. Please ask for a will be taught once a supply list. month for three months, DuAnn Wright, 1 session, allowing you to learn Judy’s foundation Monday, February 6, 6-9 pm OR paper piecing techniques and then sew Monday, May 8, 6-9 pm at your own pace between classes. If you would like to use fewer colors, then  $30 check out Judy’s book “Redesigned in Bogged down in your grand ambition Red, White, and Black” for ideas. for a Baltimore Album Quilt? Or, do Please ask for a supply list containing you just love the look of hand appli- the pre-class instructions to be sure you will be able to start sewing right qué but consider “hand” to be a four away in class. Don’t be intimidated by this beautiful quilt - you can do it! letter word? If either of these apply to you, let Sandy Lieske, 3 sessions, Tuesdays, March 28, April 25, & May 30, DuAnn show you how to appliqué invisibly by ma- 10:30 am-4:30 pm chine. You’ll be amazed at just how much it looks like handwork. Please ask for a supply list and optional kit.  $35 DuAnn Wright, 1 session, Tuesday, April 11, 6-9 pm The log cabin quilt may be steeped in tradi- tion, but it has unlimited possibilities. We  $35 will use the 8” Log Cabin Trim Tool by Crea- This 40-1/2” x 56” quilt is the perfect size for tive Grids to create perfect 8” finished log a baby or to use as a table topper and can cabin blocks. Since each round is squared be easily increased to larger bed-size quilt, if up before the next set of logs are added, the desired. You’ll learn to use the diamond- results are spectacular! Please ask for a shaped paper templates that come with the supply list. pattern—no need for special rulers or tem- Jane Sparrell, 1 session, Monday, April 10, 1-5 pm plates. The pattern is great to use with large prints of any kind, or special themed fabric  $40 such as school colors. An optional kit with mostly Kaffe fabrics is Jane designed this twin-size quilt for her grand- available. Please ask for a supply list. daughter Eloise as she moves to her “big girl” bed. Donna Hale, 1 session, Monday, February 20, 1-5 pm The class is primarily lecture/demo, but students will

also be able to work on their quilts during class, leav- ing with instructions and samples on how to give a fairy tale ending to their own project, including how to We’re a drop-off site for pillow- machine appliqué the border and add whimsical cases for this wonderful organiza- spiral flowers. Jane will help you personalize the tion. Ryan’s Case for Smiles mis- crown with the name of your own little princess - sion is to brighten the lives of sick embroidery design files are included in the cost of the class. Please ask children in hospitals by giving the for a supply list. kids their very own handmade Jane Sparrell, 1 session, Friday, March 10, 10:30 am-4:30 pm pillowcase. Your donations go to area hospitals - thanks to you, St “Evey did a great job. She made the learning experience fun and Luke’s Pediatric Unit has been officially declared a “No White Pil- not intimidating.” lowcase Zone”. You’ve donated so many, we’ve totally lost track. Comment from a Longarm Certification Student Evaluation

 $80  Create this fabulous variation of the Lone Star Strips & Salsa  $25 quilt, designed by Judy Curious about the Stripology ruler Niemeyer. The strip- you’ve been hearing about? Already piecing process for the Prismatic Star have one and are wondering how to was designed for foundation paper use it? In this first class in the Stripol- piecing and prep work is minimized if ogy Series, we will work with 1-1/2” strips as we you use pre-cut 2-1/2” strips (the Judy learn the basics of this versatile ruler. We will com- Niemeyer Bali Pops are specifically plete the top for the table runner version of this quilt designed for this project). If you would and you will leave class with the skills necessary to like to try it with just five colors, check tackle a larger version at home. You will need the out Judy’s book, ”Redesigned in Red, White, and Black” for ideas. original “Stripology” book by Gudrun Erla of GE Please ask for a supply list containing the pre-class instructions to be Designs, as well as a Stripology ruler (neither in- sure you are ready to start sewing right away in class. cluded in the class fee). Please ask for a supply list. Sandy Lieske, 2 sessions, Wednesday, March 29 & Thursday, Tracy Fries, Tuesday, February 7, 1-5 pm

March 30, 10:30 am-4:30 pm Strip Twist  $25 Let’s take our Stripology skills to the  $35 next level. In the second class of our If you’ve ever wondered how to use Stripology Series, we will continue to the “Quilt As You Go” technique, this work with 1-1/2” strips as we step up class will teach you how easy it is. our skill set and tackle partial seams. We will com- You’ll use the “Easy Diamonds” pattern plete the top for the mini version of this quilt and by Fun and Done (not included in the class fee) to you will leave class with the skills necessary to sew and quilt individual blocks. After sewing the complete a larger version at home. You will need blocks and rows together, your quilt is finished - Fun the “Stripology 2” book by Gudrun Erla of GE De- and Done! Please ask for a supply list. signs, as well as a Stripology ruler (neither included Donna Hale, 1 session, Monday, March 20, 10:30 am-3:30 pm in the class fee). Please ask for a supply list. Tracy Fries, Tuesday, March 7, 1-5 pm

 $35 Velocity  $25 This class is designed for students with previ- Explore even more options with ous quilting experience who want to learn paper your Stripology ruler. Class number piecing. You can make either a table runner three of our Stripology Series intro- (19” x 49”) or a lap-size quilt (37” x 49”) as you duces 10” squares to the mix and learn how to prepare your fabric for this tech- expands our toolbox to include working with dia- nique, how to sew the finished blocks together, monds and setting triangles. We will work on the and review quilting and binding options. Please top for the crib version of this quilt, though you ask for a supply list. may love it so much you choose to make a larger Jane Sparrell, 1 session, Wednesday, April 5, 1-5 pm version! You will need the “Stripology Squared”

book by Gudrun Erla of GE Designs, as well as a Stripology ruler and a  $35 Creative Grids 8” 60 degree triangle ruler (not included in the class fee). Why not turn that stack of t-shirts into Please ask for a supply list. a quilt that makes a great gift for a Tracy Fries, Tuesday, April 11, 1-5 pm graduation or any other special occa- sion for your family or friends? Nerv-  $12 a session ous to cut up the shirts? No worries, you’ll learn This open-sewing class is perfect for those who want a little help how to cut and fuse those precious shirts, while with their quilting project or just want to sew in the delightful com- working with fusible interfacing. The many tips and pany of others. Ronald will be on hand to provide help or just to tricks you’ll learn will make this process fun and cheer you on! easy. Please ask for a supply list. Ronald Deaton, 1 session per week, Donna Hale, 3 sessions, Mondays, Thursdays, 10 am-3 pm April 3, 10 & 17, 6-8 pm Private Lessons Can’t remember how to put in a zipper or make a buttonhole? Don’t know how to use the serger or embroidery machine you bought ten years ago? Do you just prefer to learn one-on-one? Call us at 376- “This was a lot of fun!” “Awesome. Too much fun!” “Loved it!” 0087 and ask for the “Bernina Babe” who is working that day. She’ll “Awesome! It’s so fun!” have the appropriate instructor call you back to make arrangements for Comments from Longarm Certification Student Evaluations private tutoring. At only $25 per hour, it’s a great bargain! 

 $25  $35 Do you love hand appliqué but never Grab your favorite fat quarters and create a new seem to have time for it? Patty will show set of placemats. Easy and fun to sew, these you easy techniques to prepare your placemats make a beautiful gift. You’ll use six project and make it so portable, you’ll fat quarters to create six colorful placemats that take it with you wherever you go. In this class, you’ll you’ll enhance with decorative machine stitch- work on a simple flower of Patty’s design and learn ing. Complete your placemats with binding how to apply the same methods to your own projects. Please ask for a sewn on by machine - no hand work. Please supply list. ask for a supply list. Patty Hinkel, 1 session, Wednesday, March 22, 6-9 pm OR Teri Brown, 1 session, Wednesday, March 15, 10:30 am-1:30 pm Tuesday, May 9, 6-9 pm OR Wednesday, May 3, 10:30 am-1:30 pm  $30  $35 With a little imagination, you’ll see how crea- You’ll love this workshop where tive you can be with just a box of wool cir- you learn how to make pretty pots cles. Using wool for a background and a with just a few strips of fabric and branch, you’ll learn to make dimensional batting. The pots will liven up your leaves and some seriously crazy birds using embroidery potted plants, artificial and dried flower arrange- stitches combined with decorative threads, yarns, and ments, or can be used as attractive storage con- beads. The project can be made into a small wall hanging tainers. Pattern required but not included in the or a pillow. Please ask for a supply list. class fee. Please ask for a supply list. DuAnn Wright, 1 session, Tuesday, March 21, 6-9 pm Donna Hale, 1 session, Monday, May 8, 10:30 am-4:30 pm  $25 English Paper Piecing (EPP) is all the rage. EPP  $20 should stand for “Easy, Portable, and Perfect” because it’s easy to learn, you can take your pro- Use all your “least favorite” fabrics, left- ject with you in a sandwich bag, and every point overs, and scraps to create a thing of and corner always meets perfectly. Let Diana & beauty. One woman’s “ugly” fabric is Myrna show you how in this no-stress class. another’s treasure! The finished rug is Please ask for a supply list. durable and thrifty. No sewing involved - it makes a Diana Benedick & Myrna Walters, 1 session, great TV project. Please ask for a supply list and op- Monday, February 20, 6-8 pm OR tional kit. Saturday, April 22, 1-3 pm Diana Benedick, 1 session Saturday, February 25, 1-3 pm OR Wednesday, April 12, 6-8 pm $25 per month What fun we have with our unique version of Jo’s  $70 Little Women Club. It’s essentially a Block-of-the- Month class, featuring Jo Morton fabric and the Who can resist? These tuffets are so in- Farmer’s Wife Sampler Quilt book by Laurie credibly cute that no one seems to be able Aaron Hird. After you’ve purchased the book, to stop at just one! In the first class, you’ll you’ll receive a kit each month to make two blocks learn how to foundation piece the tuffet top. from the book. We’ll hand-piece during our ses- In the second session, you’ll attach the top sion, have a snack, share information, and talk to the base. Apparently this is a hilarious about the wonderful stories told in the book (inspired by the Farmer’s process, as evidenced by the peals of Wife Magazine subscriber responses to this question posed by the laughter coming from the classroom. So magazine in 1922: “If you had a daughter of marriageable age, would far, everyone has left the second class with you, in light of your own experience, have her marry a farmer?”). a finished tuffet. A kit and pattern are required but not included in the Myrna Walters & Diana Benedick, 1 session per month class fee. Please ask for a supply list. Saturdays, Feb 25, March 25, April 22, & May 27, 10:30 am-Noon Donna Hale, 2 sessions, Tuesdays, February 28 & March 14, 1-5 pm 2016 Row By Row Experience

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$10 a month   $35 We have been working/ This useful basket is a great gift playing away on this fun idea for a gift-giving occasion, pieced and appliquéd quilt or for carrying quilting supplies from Anni Downs, Austra- around. You’ll learn to make lian designer and owner of Hatched and this completely washable, durable, and useful Patched. Instead of using print fabrics, basket using 2-1/2” strips that cover a beefy, we’re using Andover’s Textured Solids two-side fusible batting. The pattern (not line and are creating our own prints with included in class fee) has two size options. Please ask for a supply list. Sue Spargo’s Eleganza threads. SO Donna Hale, 2 sessions, Mondays, June 5 & 19, 1-4 pm MUCH FUN. You’ll purchase a Starter Kit ($149.99), which includes the pat-  $30 tern, five yards of background fabric, Learn how to insert a zipper, work with and an assortment of 1/3 yard cuts of Textured Solids fabrics. Attending vinyl, and attach a handle as you make a the monthly Stitchalongs (Starter Kit purchase required for attendance) small (12” x 12”) project bag in this class. will give you even more fun, some gossip, Patty’s help with your appli- The bag is such a useful organizational qué, and her handouts of the stitches/threads/motifs she used to make tool, you’ll want to go home and make more in other this great quilt even better! sizes. It is a great gift that you can personalize with Patty Hinkel, 1 session/month, Wednesdays, 6-8 pm names or monograms, or just by your choice of fabrics. Please ask for a February 1, March 1, April 5, May 3, & June 7 supply list.

Jane Sparrell, 1 session, Monday, February 6, 1-4 pm  $25 Would you like to use Jen Kingwell’s favorite con-  $50 a session struction method, hand piecing, to make the Delilah Do you love to sew but have a hard time with quilt on page 4? Patty will show you how easy and garments? Is pattern fitting a problem for precise this technique is - great for those little snip- you? Let Teri help you move forward with pets of time when you can’t be at your sewing ma- your garment sewing and design skills. This chine. Please ask for a supply list. all-day class is a workshop of hands-on, supervised sew- Patty Hinkel, 1 session, Tuesday, April 18, 6-8 pm ing for intermediate to advanced students who want extra help. Bring  $25 any garment project that you would like assistance in starting, fitting or completing. Sashiko began when Japanese peasants devel- Teri Brown, 1 session, Friday, February 3, 10:30 am-5:30 pm oped a stitching technique that they called “little OR Tuesday, March 21, 10:30 am-5:30 pm stabs” to patch torn and worn clothing. Modern OR Friday, April 7, 10:30 am-5:30 pm Sashiko is a running stitch worked in repeating or OR Friday, May 12, 10:30 am-5:30 pm interlocking patterns through one or more layers of fabric. You’ll learn this relaxing technique as we work on a placemat. Please ask for a supply list.  $45 Teri Brown, 1 session, Wednesday, February 15, 10:30 am-12:30 pm This cute and practical purse is a great OR Tuesday, April 4, 6-8 pm addition to any wardrobe. Perfect for travel, it has a button-on reversible cover that lets you mix and match it with a range of outfits. A bonus clutch pattern is included that can be made to coordinate with your purse (we won’t have time to work on the clutch in class). Please ask for a supply list.  $45 Jane Sparrell, 2 sessions, Wednesdays, Decorate a pre-made grey felted tote with February 1 & 15, 1-4 pm Sari ribbons that we’ll needle punch onto the bag. Then we’ll embellish the bag with Need to Rent A Machine ? hand embroidered stitches inspired by Carol Ann Waugh’s book “Stupendous Stitches. For your sewing convenience and pleasure, we Sari ribbons are included in the class fee. have a limited number of Bernina sewing Please ask for a supply list. machines available for rental during classes. If Linda Dixon, Tuesdays, you’ve wanted to try a computerized machine or March 14 & 28, 6-8:30 pm have difficulty bringing your own machine, reserve one when you register for class. Reservations are on a first come basis (2 per class - no embroidery modules). The fee is $5.00 per class session, plus a $2.00 refundable bobbin deposit.

Would you like to view the class schedule in a calendar format? Check out the color-coded pdf calendar at www.quiltcrossing.com. 11  $30 Using your embroidery machine to quilt a finished top is a nice alternative to long-arm or free-motion quilting  $30 techniques. Learn different methods for hooping your quilt sandwich and fitting a quilting design to your quilt top. You'll practice on a sample piece that is large Quilt your smaller quilts in your embroidery hoop, enough to learn how to multi-hoop continuous line using this great technique. You will learn hooping designs and how to place your designs for the overall and positioning techniques that result in a finished effect you desire. Please ask for a supply list. quilt that looks like you longarmed it with an all- Karen Hodge, 1 session, Wednesday, February 22, 6-9 pm OR over design. This is a perfect technique for the Sunday, April 30, 1-4 pm Maxi, Jumbo, or Megahoop (minimum hoop size is 6” x 11”. We’ll be using the book “Edge to Edge Quilting on Your Embroidery Machine” by Amelie Scott Designs (the book is required but not included in the class fee). Please ask for a supply list. Colleen Anderson, 1 session, Tuesday, April 4, 10:30 am-2 pm  $40

You will be hooked on this unique pattern from  $25 Lunchbox Quilts! The trout fishing-themed Learn and practice this very popular tech- pattern contains five trout embroidery machine nique to quilt on your home sewing ma- appliqués that are separated into five parts, chine. Use rulers specially designed for making it easy to use virtually any hoop. Five free motion quilting to create spirals, cir- fly designs are also included. Jane will walk cles, feathers and clamshells without sten- you through the instructions for making the 30” x 50” wall hanging, but cils or drawing them first. In addition, you'll the pattern also includes a 57” x 76” quilt for a really big fish story. learn to manage large quilt sandwiches Please ask for a supply list. which is usually the most challenging part for domestic machine quilters. Jane Sparrell, 1 session, Wednesday, May 17, 1-4 pm Please ask for a supply list. Karen Hodge, 1 session, Sunday, February 12, 1-4 pm OR  *$99 a year Wednesday, April 19, 6-9 pm Bernina DesignWorks lets you put your creativity into three dimen-  $25 sions. The modules - CutWork, PaintWork, and CrystalWork - can work independently of each other This class is the "next step" after taking Free or can be combined to make a dynamite design! All use the embroidery Motion Quilting with Rulers on a domestic or capabilities of your machine but replace the needle with a tool (one that sit-down machine. Learn how to incorporate cuts, one that paints, and one that makes a beveled stencil for crystals). ruler work into the overall quilting design of a Learn how to use these great embellishing tools in our quarterly lessons. finished quilt top. Using an easily pieced quilt *or $35 a session. top, adapt the rulers to create a quilted sam- Laura Reardon, 1 session per quarter, pler quilt. The pattern for the quilt top (must be made before class) is Saturday, April 8, 1:30-3:30 pm included on the supply list. Must have taken Free Motion Quilting with Saturday, June 10, 1:30-3:30 pm Rulers. Saturday, August 12, 1:30-3:30 pm Karen Hodge, 1 session, Sunday, March 26, 1-4 pm OR Saturday, October 14, 1:30-3:30 pm Monday, May 1, 6-9 pm Saturday, December 9, 1:30-3:30 pm

 $30  $25 Is your top finished and you’re wondering This class is designed for students who would like to what to do next? If so, this class is just what learn how to create cross stitch designs with their you’ve been waiting for. Learn how to mark, Embroidery software. A cross stitch project guide will sandwich, and machine quilt using both the be provided with this class that will be used to create walking foot and the darning foot. You’ll amaze yourself! an adorable little penguin cross stitch design. Laptop Please ask for a supply list. The required kit is $10. computer and Bernina DesignerPlus software re- DuAnn Wright, 1 session, Monday, March 6, 6-9 pm OR quired. Wednesday, June 14, 6-9 pm Jane Sparrell, 1 session, Thursday, May 11, 6-8 pm

1211  $25 a month  FREE* Learn to multi-hoop with confi- These classes are free to those who purchased dence in our Seasonal Bench their machines at The Quilt Crossing. You still Pillow Series. Using a new Kim- need to pre-register and we would ever so appre- berbell Embroidery CD each ciate it if you would let us know when you are month (required but not included unable to attend. *If you purchased your Bernina in the class fee), we’ll learn proper from another dealer, you are welcome to take the classes when space hooping and design placement as well as surface embellishment tech- is available, but there is a fee. It is possible the dealership where you niques. We’re sure you’ll love these adorable designs so much, you’ll purchased your machine may pay this fee for you; ask a Bernina Babe want to stitch up an entire year’s worth! Please ask for a supply list. if you have questions. Please remember to download and print a copy Tracy Fries, 1 session per month, each from Noon-5 pm of each workbook before class from: www.quiltcrossing.com/classes/ Be My Valentine: Sunday, February 5 My Bernina. Please ask for a supply list, and, if desired, reserve a Let’s Go Fly a Kite: Sunday, March 5 fabric kit. Welcome Spring: Sunday, April 9 May Flowers: Sunday, May 7

 $20* Designed for all Bernina sewing machines, including Bernette models, If you just purchased your BERNINA Designer Plus V8 or this class is a must for new owners. Learn about the basic operation of have recently upgraded to V8, this is the class for you! your new machine in this informative, fun class. Come learn about the features: improved auto digitizing, Staff, 1 session, Wednesday, February 8, 10:30 am-3 pm OR lettering basics, monogramming, editing, globe effort, mirror Monday, February 13, 10:30 am-3 pm merge, and the basics of the new V8 User Interface. *$85 if Saturday, March 4, 10:30 am-3 pm OR software was purchased elsewhere. Wednesday, March 22, 10:30 am-3 pm OR Laura Reardon, 1 session, Saturday, February 4, 1-5 pm Saturday, April 15, 10:30 am-3 pm OR Saturday, May 20, 10:30 am-3 pm

 $20* In the second class of this series, we’ll cover manual and auto digitizing, as well as some of the new features exclusive to V8, such as Trapunto Explore the decorative stitches and creative functions of your Bernina and Stumpwork. Note: Boot Camp I is a prerequisite to this class. *$85 while learning embellishments for almost any type of project. The class if software was purchased elsewhere. is designed for all computerized Bernina sewing machines. Laura Reardon, 1 session, Saturday, February 11, 1-5 pm Staff, 1 session, Saturday, February 4, 10:30 am-3 pm OR Wednesday, March 8, 10:30 am-3 pm OR Saturday, March 18, 10:30 am-3 pm OR  *$125 a year Wednesday, April 12, 10:30 am-3 pm OR We are so excited by Bernina’s Saturday, May 6, 10:30 am-3 pm new software that we are offer- ing an exclusive club for those of you who own Designer Plus V8 Software. There is something for Open to all 580, 7-Series, and 8-Series owners, this class examines every level of experience with the distinctive features and functions that make these models unique these easy, project-based and useful additions to your sewing room. classes. Software Sampler helps you discover the incredible world of Staff, 1 session, Tuesday, January 31, 10:30 am-3 pm OR embroidery software, one tool at a time. Besides the lessons, you’ll get Tuesday, February 21, 10:30 am-3 pm OR project handouts, designs, videos, and more. During each session, we’ll Saturday, April 8, 10:30 am-3 pm OR be covering two lessons. *or $35 a session. Saturday, June 3, 10:30 am-3 pm

Laura Reardon, 1 session per month, 10:30 am-12:30 pm Saturdays, April 8, June 10, August 12, October 14, and December 9 Learn the ins and outs of your Bernina or Deco embroidery machine. From the basics of hooping to customizing designs and Endless Em- broidery, you’ll discover all you need to get the most from your embroi- dery system. Staff, 1 session, Tuesday, March 7, 10:30 am-3 pm OR Saturday, April 29, 10:30 am-3 pm OR Saturday, June 17, 10:30 am-3 pm Designed to make you comfortable with your new serger, this class covers threading, tension settings, and basic serger applications. We offer this class free to those who Gift Registry & Gift Cards bought their serger at The Quilt Crossing. If you bought yours elsewhere, there is a fee. Please remember to Don’t forget that we have a gift registry where you can sign up to get register to reserve a space and ask for a supply list. exactly what you’d like for all occasions. And remember gift cards - Staff, 1 session, Wednesday, February 22, 10:30 am-12:30 pm they’re always the perfect size and never go out of style or expire! 13 FREE*   $90 Make this beautiful table runner using your Everybody loves feathers! This versatile design element applies easily to Bernina Ruler Foot #72 and the Bernina traditional and contemporary quilting styles. In this class, you will learn Ruler Kit. In this class you will learn the ba- about feather construction, fitting to space, spines and lines. You will also sics of ruler work on the Bernina Ruler Panel have 3 hours of machine time to apply what you have learned. Kit pur- (required but not included in the class fee), chase required. designed by Amanda Murphy exclusively for Colleen Murphy, 2 sessions, Tuesdays, Bernina. In the class we will concentrate on March 14, 6-8 pm AND March 28, 6-9 pm learning how to use different ruler shapes in a variety of ways. *Free if you purchased your Bernina Ruler Kit and Ruler Foot through us.  $75 Staff, 1 session, Friday, June 2, 10:30 am-3 pm Learn about design shapes and fills, then apply what you learn! You will use a variety of patterns, textures, and shapes to create a whole-cloth table runner. Our Longarm Certification Class is a prerequisite. Kit pur- chase required. Colleen Murphy, 2 sessions, Tuesdays, February 21 & 28, 6-8 pm

 FREE* LONGARM QUILTING STUDIO PASS If you have purchased an APQS machine from us, well, good job! We WOW! Have we got a deal for you! Our Longarm Quilting Studio Pass is offer this class to you for free ($275 if you purchased your machine just $150. That gets you ten hours of rental time, one valet pass, and a somewhere else). Certification Class (if you haven’t taken our class or want a little refresher Colleen Murphy, 1 session, Monday, February 27, 1-5 pm OR - supply fee is not waived). What’s Valet Service? Drop your project off Monday, April 17, 1-5 pm in advance and we have it pinned in the frame so you can start quilting as soon as you arrive. So, that’s a value of up to $300, all for $150! The value of having your quilt finished - PRICELESS!  $75* Plus Supply Fee of $19.95 We are so happy to have our Longarm Quilting Studio open for your quilting enjoyment! Four APQS Millennium systems are ready to help you finish those quilts! All are equipped with the Bliss track system for extra smooth and easy machine movement. Because they are constructed from aircraft aluminum, they are about half the weight of other longarm machines - combine that with the Bliss track and they move like butter! Multi-positional handles allow you to adjust them so they are at the right angle for you. Speaking of making them just right for you, all four have a hydraulic table lift so the table can be raised or lowered to the perfect height in seconds. The automatic quilt advance with foot pedal control is so easy, you kind of look forward to it! Our goal is to make this a fun, happy experience for you, so please don’t hesitate to ask for help or let us know how to make it better.

Already taken a certification class somewhere else? Feeling a little rusty? We can show you how to use the controls and help you brush up during your regular rental time (but heck, if you buy a *Studio Pass, the class is free and it’s always fun, so why not take it anyway!).

Staff, one session, $75* plus Supply Fee of $19.95, all sessions are 9 am-1 pm Saturday, February 4 Thursday, February 9 Thursday, February 23 Saturday, March 4 Saturday, March 18 Thursday, March 23 Saturday, April 1 Thursday, April 20 Saturday, April 29 Thursday, May 4 Saturday, May 13 Thursday, May 25 Saturday, June 3 Saturday, June 17 Thursday, June 22

P.S. We are Authorized APQS and Intelliquilter dealers, just in case you want one for your home!

Quilting is My Therapy Preserving History By Angela Walters By Julie Hendricksen

Wow! The front and back covers of this Have you ever looked at an antique quilt book make you say WOW before you even that just spoke to you? That’s what I found open it! as I stared at the Sugarloaf quilt, based on This clever and inspirational book is really the traditional Thousand Pyramids pattern, in two books in one. One is the story of Angela’s Julie’s new book. journey from fast food restaurant employee to Julie is both a prolific antique quilt collec- professional machine quilter. The other is the tor and excellent teacher in how to authenti- visual and stunning photographic feast that cally reproduce an antique quilt with modern demonstrates Angela’s amazing quilting skills. quilting tools. The selection of antique quilts Angela’s honest style in telling her tale is chosen for this book combines old standards refreshing. She was introduced to quilting through her husband’s like Sawtooth Star, Flying Geese and Snowball with wonderfully grandpa, who nourished and encouraged her along her quilting journey. unique soon-to-be favorites. He suggested she buy her first long arm machine without ever machine Each pattern starts with an antique inspiration quilt. Julie deftly quilting before. Was it easy? Did she care? Not really. Grandpa would brings to life the history behind the colors and patterns and empha- get quilt tops and Angela would practice quilting them. Eventually she sizes the original hand quilting design. Then she explains the new set a goal to get her first customer and after receiving a $35 payment for reproduction in great detail with excellent photos and instruction and her quilting, she set another goal and kept quilting. Angela says that if assures us that many of the hand quilting patterns used in antique luck is just preparation meeting opportunity, then she sure was lucky. quilts can easily be reproduced by home or long arm machines. I couldn’t even begin to pick a favorite quilt or quilting design from the The two Snowball quilt patterns are tailor made for stash busting. fabulous quilts in this book because they are all my favorite. The quilt The reproduction pattern looks like circles but the construction is all photography and the detail shots of the free motion machine quilting are straight line piecing. The quilting is simple inch-wide cross- hatched incredible. Are all the stitches perfect? Does Angela care? Not really. lines. Voila, a quilt is finished! She just keeps quilting. The next time you are wishing for a brighter light or a better The best way to sum up the wonderful book, Quilting Is My Therapy sewing needle, take a moment to appreciate the works of art created by Angela Walters, is with her own quote, “I’m not sharing my story to by our fore-quilters. I’m so thankful that quilt historians like Julie tell you how great I am, I’m trying to show you how great you can be. If I Hendricksen continue to bring antique quilts to life. Preserving History can do it, anyone can.” is a great book that I highly recommend.

Don’t forget Boise Basin Quilters Quilt Guild. We meet on the third Thursday of each month (except July & December) at the Church of Christ, 2000 El Dorado Street. Doors open at 6:30 pm and the meeting begins at 7 pm. See you there!

Easy Cat Beds: Looking for an easy way to give to your com- munity? Make some cute beds for the cat kennels at the Idaho Humane Society. All you have to do is sew two fat quarters of colorful* fabric together on three sides, using a 1/2” seam allowance (you can also use a half yard). Turn right side out and use it to line a small trash can in your sewing room. When you have pet-safe scraps, like fabric or bat- ting, drop them in the bag. When it’s full, turn under the last seam and stitch it up. Of course, you can always just insert a pillow form instead. Drop it off at The Quilt Crossing, and we’ll see it gets to the shelter. *Cats don’t see color well but potential adopters do, so let’s make them as appealing as possible!

Pet Food Pantry: Don’t forget, we are a drop-off site for the Pet Food Pantry, an on-going program developed by the Idaho Humane Society, the Idaho Food Bank, and Meals On Wheels. Why not pick up a little extra to donate when you are getting food for your own dog or cat?

Go Greener! Bring in your empty pint-size bottle of Mary Ellen’s Best Press Spray Starch and we’ll refill it from our gallon con- tainer. You’ll save $1.00 off the normal 16-ounce size price. We have a variety of scents available. You’ll be a little The new year puts us greener and save a little green in the bargain! in an organizing state of mind and we’re in the mood to clean The Hot Flash house. Come in and Would you like to get news from The Quilt Crossing in a flash? Hot off the press, so to speak? Do you want to be the first get swept away! in your quilt group to know when a new line of fabric arrives? When a new book finally hits the streets instead of just the magazine ad? What that odd little notion is for? If a spot is still available in a class? Then sign up for “The Hot Flash”. We publish once or twice a month. To sign up, simply go to our Great deals on selected merchandise - new website, www.quiltcrossing.com, click on “Newsletters”, then on “Hot Flash” and enter the information; or give us your email ad- items added as we find them! dress the next time you are in the store; or just text QUILTING to 22828. Easy peasy. We’ll include reminders for our fun events and some unadvertised specials. Don’t miss it!

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