Classes & Events • Winter & Spring 2012 Open House January 13, 14 & 15 Blue Bird Bucks! • Show Off Parties $5 Classes • Free Barbara Shapel Trunk Show New Block of the Month Clubs

Inside: Blue Bird Bucks are Back! Learn from the Best: Barbara Shapel, Jean Wells, Rose Hughes & Joyce Cambron Banish Winter Blahs! We recently took a poll on our Facebook page, asking: "What makes a sewing class exciting to you?" The first place answer was 'the opportunity to sew with friends or make new ones'! We heard you, and you'll see that classes with our Special Guest Instructors now have a Buddy Rate, a special price for signing up with a friend. So bring a friend and enjoy these truly amazing instructors: Jean Wells, Joyce Cambron, Rose Hughes and Barbara Shapel. These names sparkle in the world of , textile art and design: authoring books, innovating new techniques, teaching around the world and winning award after award. Find out more about their unique trunk shows, classes and workshops at right...and sign up with a friend to make it even more special! New Block of the Month Clubs are beginning! Find out just how much fun you can have with a quilt block on pages 20 & 21! If you've dreamed of longarm quilting, you'll love our Handi Quilter event in February, with expert Handi Quilter Educator Linda Matteotti. Learn the basics and so much more in this weekend of hands-on classes, offered at an inspiring value price! See page 16.

Blue Bird Bucks are back! $100 Blue Bird Bucks costs $80, and $50 Blue Bird Bucks is just $45, with a limit of $300 per person. These discounts are good on everything in the store, won't expire, and because they are registered with your account you can never lose them. Buy your Blue Bird Bucks from December 17 through January 15. As you walk in our front door, you'll notice a bin for the Oregon Food Bank. We've chosen to support the Oregon Food Bank throughout 2012, and we'll create opportunities for you to join us all year long. Your donations will go to the tables of hungry families in Oregon and Clark County, Washington...bring a can, take home inspiration! As always, we are proud and grateful to have you as our customer, and work hard to earn your business every day! page 2 Jean Wells She may live just over Santiam Pass, but Jean is much more than "the girl next door"! Register early to learn what inspires this superstar of the quilting world in her trunk show and workshop. March 9, 10 & 11 • see page 28

Rose Hughes No more dreaming about a class with this renowned textile artist! Rose leads you to new awareness of color and textiles as an art form, and she shares secrets for an artists' guide to finding time to create! March 22-25 • See page 26

Barbara Shapel You know Barbara's intricate, award-winning work from Northwest Quilting Expo. Now get to know her during Open House, and in two exciting workshops! Free Trunk Show: January 15 • see page 5 FREE Workshops: April 27, 28 & 29 • see page 24 Trunk Show January 15!

Joyce Cambron The author of A New Spin on Curved Piecing shares her popular techniques and fresh designs in her trunk show, "My Hot Romance with Freezer Paper", and two wonderful classes. February 24, 25 & 26 • See page 11 for details

Linda Matteotti If you've dreamed of quilting your own quilts, this weekend is for you! Linda Matteotti, expert Handi Quilter Educator, leads hands-on classes for every level of interest and skill. February 10, 11 & 12 • See page 16

page 3 Open ouse A weekendH of inspiration & savings! Refreshments • Class Sign-Ups • Inspiration Friday, January 13 10:00 am-1:00 pm Helene Knott • Lone Robin Mystery • page 20 Deb Cacciamani • Hearts Block of the Month • page 21 2:00-5:00 pm Deb Cacciamani • Hearts Block of the Month • page 21 Victoria Jones • Hand Appliqué by Machine • page 6 $5 Friday Classes Register now for great value classes on Friday, January 13! 10:-10:45 am 584 Perfect Chain Piecing Tips with Linda Johansen 11:00-11:45 am 585 Barb Thomas: Sewing Machine Maintenance 1:00-1:45 pm 586 Erica Plank of Unseen Hands 2:00-2:45 pm 587 Get To Know Brazilian Embroidery with Polly Bingham & Bonnie Fletcher 3:00-3:45 pm 664 Hemming Basics with Laura Dickson 4:00-4:45 pm 588 Introducing a new BERNINA Webinar series: All About Machine Embroidery! with Jan Raith

page 4 Saturday, January 14 10:00 am-1:00 pm Rose of Sharon and Stained Glass Block of the Month Show Off Party • 10:30-12:30 pm Katrina Hamer • Electric Quilt 7 • page 10 2:00-5:00 pm Victoria Jones • Paper Piecing • page 10

Sunday, January 15 1:00-4:00 pm Bonnie Fletcher • Brazilian Embroidery • page 14 Victoria Jones • Paper Piecing • page 10

Free Trunk Show with Barbara Shapel Register now to reserve your seat for this special event! Sunday, January 15 • 2:00-4:00 pm 1043 First Quilt, Last Quilt...And A Few In-Between! This informative lecture shows the beginning of Barbara's quilting journey in 1993 with a quilt; in showing it she recalls asking the audience to not look too closely at the quilting, un-matched seams and binding...haven't we all? But Barbara has come a long way since then, with blue ribbon honors from all over the quilting world. Enjoy her inspiring story and her amazing quilts! Register now to reserve your seat...these will go fast!

page 5 Quilting & Piecing 405 Accidental Landscapes with Katherine Schrader This simple landscape quilt is a fun way to get beyond a pattern and enjoy the freedom of cutting and piecing as you go, whether you have the beach, mountains, or rolling fields in mind! Saturday, February 4 • 1:00-5:00 pm Cost $40 Accidental Landscapes

438 Fusible Appliqué Workshop 665 Still Life with Freezer Paper with Victoria Jones with Victoria Jones Complex-looking appliqué is fast and Let Victoria teach you to adjust your easy using fusible appliqué methods. sewing machine to create stitches that You'll learn about the methods and no one will believe are machine sewn! materials that make this Express yourself with unique technique a favorite medium fabric choices as you create for quilters, textile artists and a classic still life with fruit crafters of all levels! as you enjoy learning Sunday, April 1 fancy stiching, decorative 1:00 pm-4:00 pm • Cost $30 threads and trapunto techniques with Victoria. Saturday, April 14 Still Life with Freezer Paper. 10:00am-4:00pm right, and Fusible Appliqué Cost $50 Workshop, below 300 Serger Party: Quilt As You Go Quilt or Table Runner with Barb Thomas Are you looking for a fast and really fun project, perfect for building your serger sewing confidence? In this project the top, batting and backing are all stitched together at one time into a reversible quilt with all serger seams on the inside. Bring your own serger, or use one of ours! Sunday, April 22 • 4:30-7:30pm Cost $30

page 6 474 Flower Pops Quilt with Katherine Schrader This super-simple block is perfect for beginning quilters, and even experienced stitchers will learn a thing or two from Katherine! This design lends itself to many different quilt sizes and layouts, and she will help you plan yours including options for embroidery, appliqué and anything else you can dream of! Saturday, March 31 3:00-5:00 pm • Cost $25

661 Dimensional Flower Appliqué with Victoria Jones With just simple folding and stitching you'll create gorgeous dimensional Flower Pops Quilt, above, and flowers to make your quilting and sewing Dimensional Flower Appliqué, below projects blossom! The small format class project allows confident stitchers to take home a mini-quilt as well as skills to use in future projects! Friday, March 2 • 10:00am-4:00pm Cost $50

Beginning in 2012, our store hours are changing! Monday through Thursday 10:00 am-6:00 pm Friday 10:00 am-5:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am-5:00 pm Sunday noon-4:00 pm

Blue Bird Bucks are available from now through January 15. Purchase up to $300 in Blue Bird Bucks and save on everything in the store! • $100 Blue Bird Bucks costs $80 • $50 Blue Bird Bucks costs $45 page 7 Quilter’s Studio with Helene Knott Helene’s quilts are breathtaking up close and from across a room, due to her famously thoughtful approach and practiced techniques. Learn from this master technician with an artists’ heart! Helene’s popular methods are now split into five in-depth sessions to give you more resources and practice in class. Cost $30 each. Workbook fees payable to the instructor in class. 404 Machine Quilting Essentials This orientation class covers basics 451 Focus on including troubleshooting and managing Freezer Paper Templates stitches, thread, feet and needles. Practice Freezer paper makes seemingly straight line quilting and -in-the-ditch complex designs a snap to apply to techniques on a simple sampler made your quilts and also can take the math prior to class. Then move beyond basics: out of border designs. Helene’s class bring the same practice sample to Helene’s workbook includes designs for class advanced Focus classes. and future use. Tuesday, February 21 • 1:00-5:00 pm Tuesday, March 20 •1:00-4:00 pm

407 Focus on Drawn Line Patterns 452 Focus on Needle-Dancing Experience all aspects of quilting along Explore the spontaneous joy of a drawn line both on fabric and using dancing with your needle in flights of tracing paper as a sewing aid for complex improvisation as you learn all aspects patterns. Helene’s class workbook includes of free-form quilting including stippling designs for class and future use. textures and template-free designs. Tuesday, March 13 • 1:00-4:00 pm Helene’s class workbook includes designs for class and future use. Tuesday, April 10 • 1:00-4:00 pm

453 Focus on Quilting Designs The world is full of pattern and texture that can be adapted for quilting designs that elevate your quilt beyond the boundaries of traditional quilting and make even a simple quilt exquisite. In this resource- building class you'll begin to assemble a library of designs that take you beyond quilting books. Tuesday, April 17• 1:00-4:00 pm

page 8 604 Beginning Piecing Skills with Victoria Jones Learn piecing basics, including rotary cutting skills and perfect 1/4”-seams in this one-day class. You'll piece four classic block designs: Split Rail Fence, Traditional and Alternate Nine-Patch, and Square Dance blocks. Thursday, February 23 10:00 am-4:00 pm • $55 Quiltmaking 101 401 Quiltmaking 101 with Linda Johansen Get a solid foundation for a lifetime of quilting enjoyment: efficiency, fast production methods, and accuracy in a 606 Intermediate Piecing Skills fun and relaxed environment. Cut and with Victoria Jones sew blocks in class, extend your skills and Perfect your basic skills, work with angles, your quilt with extra blocks as homework, and explore options to find your favorite and join them all together with sashing methods as you piece Log Cabin, for a ready-to-quilt top. Friendship Star, and Flying Geese blocks. Fridays, March 30, April 6, 13, 20 Thursday, March 1 & May 11 • 1:00-5:00 pm • Cost $120 10:00 am-4:00 pm •Cost $55

607 Advanced Piecing Skills with Victoria Jones Once you have gained confidence with What local businesses would you miss if the basics, add skills and techniques for they disappeared? Stop in, say hello, pick precision paper piecing, curved piecing, up something that brings a smile. and freeform piecing to your repertoire. Your puchases keep us locals like Thursday, March 22 A Common Thread around! 10:00 am-4:00 pm • Cost $55 Local loves you more.

page 9 Mariner's Compass Stars Table Runner, above, and Paper Piecing Primer, right

550 Paper Piecing Primer with Victoria Jones Master sharpest points, smoothest curves and precision piecing with this clever technique in Victoria's popular class! Sunday, February 5 • 2:00-5:00pm Cost $30

581 Mariner's Compass Stars Table Runner with Victoria Jones This table runner fairly bursts with energy to beat dreary winter blahs! Victoria shares secrets for the eye-catching angled setting and tips for paper-pieced 580 Electric perfection. Quilt Club Friday, March 9 •10:00am-4:00pm with Katrina Cost $55 Hamer Enjoy all that 837 Judy Niemeyer’s Electric Quilt Quiltworx Club has to offer! Avid with Cathie Boucher-Sollman quilters and budding Bring in any of your favorite Judy quilt designers alike Niemeyer’s Quiltworx projects — will find this Club is a including the Glacier Star Block of the wonderful way to develop skills Month — for a productive afternoon of and personal design style with your own time-saving stitching tips and techniques laptop and Electric Quilt software. with Cathie, a Certified Judy Niemeyer Thursdays, January 26, February 23, Instructor. All levels welcome! March 29 & April 26 • 6:00-8:00 pm Sunday, January 29 or Sunday, March 18 Cost $30 each session 1:00-4:00 pm • Cost $30

page 10 Special Guest! Joyce Cambron Are you ready to learn an amazing technique that will have you piecing perfect curves and creating incredible new projects? Designer and teacher Joyce Cambron teaches you every trick in her terrific book, A New Spin on Curved Piecing. 1062 My Hot Romance with Freezer Paper Trunk Show with Joyce Cambron Find out where Joyce's inspiration comes from in this fun & friendly trunk show, as you learn about her fresh look at classic designs and techniques. Seating is limited so register early! Saturday, February 25 from 6:00-8:00 pm Cost: $10 per person, or $5 with your donation to the Oregon Food Bank

1061 Spinning Cartwheel with Joyce Cambron Reminiscent of the classic Dahlia pattern, Joyce's design swirls out from the center to create a beautiful wallhanging, or perhaps the beginning of an unforgettable bed quilt! Learn all the fine points from Joyce in her two-session workshop. Friday, February 24 • 6:00-8:00 pm and Saturday, February 25 10:00 am-4:00 pm • Cost $150, or $125 when you sign up with a friend!

1063 Dancing Squares with Joyce Cambron There's nothing 'square' about these squares, and nothing ordinary about this quilt! Explore your favorite color combinations and let Joyce's extraordinary methods, tips and tricks help you create your own quilt! Sunday, February 26 10:00 am-4:00 pm • Cost $85, or $75 when you sign up with a friend!

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583 Stacked Curves 499 Mini-Landscape with Victoria Jones Wall Hangings Victoria's love of both curves and vibrant with Helene Knott colors come together in this fun class, Learn to use fabrics creatively to get where a few simple secrets will have you marvelous special effects in these cutting and sewing these beautiful quilts 10" x 12" designs. Choose from a variety with ease. Choose from three of Karla of patterns, which go together quickly. Alexander's designs and get your curves A fun project for a beginner, and a on! confident student may make more than Friday, February 3 • 10:00 am-4:00 pm one in Helene's class! Cost $55 Friday, February 17 • 10:00 am-5:00 pm Cost $60 Stacked Curves quilts from top to bottom: Inferno, Windfall, and Run for Color A Common Thread will close at 3:00 pm on December 31 & all day on January 1 to celebrate the New Year, and all day on January 2 for inventory, and April 8 for Easter.

page 12 Stitched by Hand 858 Beginning Hand Embroidery with Bonnie Fletcher Learn the basics of decorative hand embroidery, an art form by itself or a wonderful addition to any sewing project. Learn the basic stitches you’ll need to get started with your own stitchery projects. Wednesday, February 15 • 6:00-9:00 pm Sunday, April 1 • 1:00-4:00 pm Cost $30

860 Hand Embroidery Skill-Building Groups with Bonnie Fletcher Work on your own choice of projects. Registration required; $5 payable to instructor each session. Choose from three groups. First & Third Mondays of each month Beginning Hand Embroidery 10:00 am-noon Second & Fourth Wednesdays 420 Beginning by Hand of each month • 6:30-8:30 pm with Helene Knott Second Saturdays of each month Learn the traditional, elegant Japanese 11:00 am-1:00 pm decorative hand-stitching known as Sashiko. Particularly stunning on quilts Beginning Sashiko by Hand made with Asian fabrics, you'll see exciting ways to add this lovely technique to your own project. Thursday, February 2 10:00 am-noon • Cost $30

535 Hand Quilting Basics with Helene Knott There's something special about a hand- quilted heirloom! Learn the basics of threads, needles, batting, basting and how to achieve perfect, even stitches. Thursday, February 2 • 1:00-3:00 pm Cost $30

page 13 947 Beginning Brazilian 945 Brazilian Embroidery Embroidery with Beyond Basics: Lotus Pillow with Polly Bingham & Bonnie Fletcher Polly Bingham & Bonnie Fletcher Brazilian Embroidery uses unique threads Metallic threads outline and accent that lift stitches up off the fabric for an flowers filling the petals of a Lotus elegant dimensional effect, bringing blossom, perfect for a pillow or framed fantastic detail to beautiful floral designs. display. $35 kit fee This class is a prerequisite for joining Mondays, February 13, 20 & 27 other classes or groups. $18 kit fee 1:00-4:00 pm • Cost $45 Sundays, January 22, 29 & February 5 or Mondays, January 16, 23 & 30 or Sundays, March 4, 11 & 18 1:00-4:00 pm • Cost $45

944 Brazilian Embroidery Beyond Basics: Lavender Heart with Polly Bingham & Bonnie Fletcher Hand-dyed Australian trigger cloth is a joy to work with as you learn several floral designs and up-down cast-on methods. Some color choices are available in the kit. $40 kit fee Mondays, March 5, 12 & 19 1:00-4:00 pm • Cost $45

Beginning Brazilian Embroidery, center; Lavender Heart, top right; and Lotus Pillow, right Our Friendly Class Policies • Check your class supply list well before class and assemble the materials required for your success. • If you must cancel a class, allow one week notice for full store credit. If we cancel, your class fee will be refunded. • Arrive on time and ready to learn with materials & supplies prepared for class. • Leave your work area clean, so the next student can enjoy class! • Turn off your cell phone; if you must take a call please step outside. • Children may only attend classes specified as Kid’s Camp or Kid’s Classes. • Please don’t talk while your instructor is teaching! • Many people are allergic to fragrance – please don’t wear perfume to class.

page 14 946 Brazilian Embroidery Beyond Basics: DK Bouquet with Polly Bingham & Bonnie Fletcher A hand-stitched bouquet is made of detailed field flowers embellished with beads and colonial knot flowers. Choose from thread and fabric options for your kit in this delightful step beyond beginner levels. $35 kit fee Sundays, February 12, 19 & 26 1:00-4:00 pm • Cost $45

952 Brazilian Embroidery Mastery: English Rose & Hummingbirds with Polly Bingham & Bonnie Fletcher Learn shading techniques, padding cast- ons, and two buttonhole techniques in this beautiful and popular advanced design. $35 kit fee DK Bouquet, top left; Sundays, March 25, April 1, 15, 22 & 29 Showgirl Orchids, center; and 1:00-4:00 pm • Cost $65 English Rose & Hummingbirds, above

953 Brazilian Embroidery 957 Brazilian Embroidery Mastery: Showgirl Orchids with Skill-Building Groups Polly Bingham & Bonnie Fletcher Work on your own choice of projects. Learn exotic stitches and how to use long Registration required. needles in this showstopping fantastical First & Third Mondays of each month floral. $43 kit fee 10:00 am-noon Mondays, March 26, Second & Fourth Wednesdays April 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 of each month • 6:30-8:30 pm 1:00-4:00 pm • Cost $65 Second Saturdays of each month 11:00 am-1:00 pm Cost $5

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If you've dreamed of quilting your own quilts, this weekend is for you! Join in this exciting weekend with Handi Quilter and get started quilting on your own! Linda Matteotti, expert Handi Quilter Educator, leads you on your quilting adventure with hands-on classes from the most basic questions all the way to advanced techniques. This entire weekend of classes is only $100, and you'll receive a $60 store credit on your next purchase at A Common Thread!

1066 Longarm Quilting Basics with Linda Matteotti Learn the most efficient method of loading your quilt on a longarm quilting machine. Learn to easily fine-tune tension settings for both top and bobbin threads, how to choose and use a variety of threads including those fancy decorative Linda Matteotti's love of quilting and ones, and proper use of needles. Linda her expertise in computer software have also shares tips on using side leaders and come together to make her a popular measuring and cutting batting. Bring all and knowledgeable National Handi your questions to this hands-on longarm Quilter instructor. quilting class! Friday, February 10 • 10:00 am-1:00 pm

page 16 1067 Six Ways to Quilt with Linda Matteotti There is more than one way to quilt a quilt! Linda shows you five ways to quilt in addition to free-motion. Explore the use of groovy boards, pantographs, rulers, quilt marking and the amazing Pro-Stitcher, and you'll find that beautiful quilting is indeed at your fingertips! Saturday, February 11 10:00 am-5:00 pm

1068 Fabulous Feathers with Linda Matteotti There are dozens of ways to create feathers, but today you'll learn Linda's proven method that spells success for hundreds of students! As you become acquainted with many styles, you’ll find the one that works perfectly for you. Sunday, February 12 10:00am-1:00 pm

1069 Ruler Techniques with Linda Matteotti Discover the possibilities of quilting using longarm ruler templates. Learn the techniques involved in controlling the ruler, then add new designs to your personal design sketchbook. Sunday, February 12 2:00-5:00 pm

Special Handi Quilter pricing & financing during this weekend event!

page 17 Machine Embroidery 221 Machine Embroidery 101 with Katherine Schrader Are you new to the world of machine embroidery? No matter what make or model machine you have, this class will give you a jump start on learning to choose the right needles, threads and stabilizers for beautifully embroidered results the first time! Friday, February 3 • 6:30-8:30 pm Machine Embroidery 101 or Saturday, March 31 • 10:00 am-noon Private Bernina Software Cost $30 Consultation with Jan Raith Would you like individual tutoring for a special embroidery project or technique? Book a session with Jan to get the most out of your Bernina embroidery software. By appointment only • $45 per hour

NEW! 231 All About ME with Jan Raith This exciting new webinar-style series with BERNINA educators is hosted by Jan. See a project created, review techniques and receive a CD with complete instructions. Return the next month with your completed project and your session is free! January 19: Make It Snappy! covers techniques for embroidering on screening, netting or tulle February 16: Don't Sweat It!: new products and tips for fabulous fleece embroidery March 15: Simple Home: versatile home decor projects include a ruffled pillow Register now and wallhanging to stitch out this beautiful April 19: Holding It Together: learn the Hearts Block of the Month basics of quilting in the embroidery quilt with hoop including thread & needle choices Deb Cacciamani and your 10:30 am-12:00 pm or 6:30-8:00 pm embroidery machine! Cost $15 each session includes $5 CD Kits available See page 21

page 18 208 Embroidery Tech Workshop with Jan Raith Garments This workshop series offers hands-on, in- depth exploration of a range of software & Fashion products available to enhance machine embroidery no matter your skill level. 301 Serger Party: January 12: Bernina Embroidery Knit-Fabric Turtleneck Software: creating machine embroidery with Barb Thomas appliqué Make a turtleneck for adults or children February 9: Bernina Embroidery Software: using Barb's favorite Kwik Sew pattern. ArtCanvas & Free Hand Drawing Use your own serger or borrow one of March 8: Bernina Embroidery Software: ours as you learn to stabilize shoulder lettering refresher seams and work with knits the easy way! April 12: Tool Sunday, January 22 • 4:30-7:30pm 10:30 am-12:30 pm or 6:30-8:30 pm Cost $30 Cost $25 each 582 Valentine Pajamas with Laura Dickson Make a great Valentine gift for yourself or someone you love! You'll learn easy methods for attaching cuffs and waist bands, and learn to 209 Software Sampler use sergers as well as with Julie Glenn sewing machines. Creative ideas become artfully Tuesday, January 31 embroidered reality with these exclusive 10:00 am-4:00 pm BERNINA webinars. See a project created, Cost $40 review techniques, and receive a CD with complete instructions. Return the next month with your completed project and your session is free! First Saturdays: February 4, March 3 & April 7 11:30 am-12:30 pm • Cost $15 each

Blue Bird Bucks are available from now through January 15. Purchase up to $300 in Blue Bird Bucks and save on everything in the store! • $100 Blue Bird Bucks costs $80 • $50 Blue Bird Bucks costs $45 page 19 NEW! Block of 436 Lone Robin Mystery Block of the Month the Month with Helene Knott With a little bit of mystery and her well- deserved reputation as a master quilter, craftswoman and designer, Helene Knott leads you technique-by-technique on a journey to a quilt that is uniquely yours! With each session your quilt will expand by adding rows, borders, blocks or cornerstones as you choose how to apply that month's featured technique. Saturdays, January 21, February 18 & March 17 • 10:30 am-1:00 pm Cost $35 per session

Rhapsody Block of the Month NEW! 203 Rhapsody Block of the Month with Lois Keck & Katherine Schrader This intricate quilt is so much easier than it looks, and it's a lot more fun with Katherine and Lois leading the way! Enjoy sharing your blocks with other students as you learn terrific methods for piecing you'll be proud to show off. As with all our classes at A Common Thread, choose your own favorite colorway; Lois and Katherine are happy to help! Fridays, January 20, February 17, March 16 & April 20 • 6:30-7:30 pm or Saturdays, January 21, February 18, March 17 & April 21 • 9:00-10:00 am Cost $5 registration plus $5 first session; following sessions are FREE with completed blocks! Lone Robin Mystery Block of the Month page 20 NEW! 424 Hearts Block of the Month with Deb Cacciamani Bring your embroidery machine and enjoy stitching out this stunning quilt designed by Sarah Vedeler, filled with intricate textural detail. Deb is new to the Northwest, and arrived with her motto: "There's more to life than a !" No matter how you interpret that, you're sure to have fun in this series as you learn or improve your machine appliqué and software skills! Choose your favorite color palette, or work with Hearts Block of the Month designer fabric & thread kits; reserve yours when you sign up. This series meets for six months on third Tuesdays of each month. Tuesdays, January 24, February 21, March 20 & April 17 • 6:00-9:00 pm Cost $35 per session

831 Judy Niemeyer Glacier Star Join Julie Glenn Technique of the Month Quilt & Victoria Jones! with Cathie Boucher-Sollman This group continues Rose of Sharon creating gorgeous & Stained Glass quilts, each bursting with personality. See page Block of the Month 10 for more instruction Show Off Party! and sewing time in the Bring your blocks, your quilt top Judy Niemeyer Quiltworx or your finished quilt to celebrate Club with Cathie. Register each month to with your classmates and enjoy receive your patterns! refreshments and fun! Thursdays, January 5, February 2, Saturday, January 14 March 1 & April 5 • 6:00-9:00 pm 10:30 am-12:30 pm Cost $35 per session, includes patterns and Quiltworx Club class admission

page 21 Just For Social Fun! Sewing 891 Strip Poker for Fun & Fabric 205 Night Owl Stitching Social with Julie Glenn If you do your best work late at Let Julie deal you in for a night of fun, night, you’ll enjoy stitching your own and with a little luck you'll be taking projects during this friendly session. home the fabrics for your next quilt! A staff member is available for basic Admission is a total of 32 pieces of troubleshooting as you work on your own at least 16 different fabrics, cut into sewing, serger or machine embroidery 2½" x 20-22" strips in the color theme project. Bring a friend or make new ones of the month to bet with. The rules: only and share the fun! Seating is limited so bring fabrics you'd be happy to go home register early! with, cut pieces precisely, and keep your Fridays: January 13, February 10 clothes on. Are you in? & April 13 Saturday, January 21 • 5:00-7:00 pm Saturdays: January 28, March 31 Casino Royale: black, white & red & April 21 Saturday, February 18 • 5:00-7:00 pm 5:00-11:00 pm • Cost $10 each Icebreaker: shades of blue & white Cost: FREE 200 Wednesday Stitching Social Enjoy our version of an old-fashioned stitching bee as you bring your own project to sew in the company of other stitchers. You’ll enjoy our comfortable classroom! An experienced staff member is available for basic troubleshooting. Register early to reserve your seat! Every Wednesday • 2:00-6:00 pm Cost $10 each Neighborhood Stitching We're dedicated to supporting the local creative community, and host meetings for several local groups sharing skills and friendship. American Sewing Guild www.asg.org Machine Embroidery of Oregon & Washington www.sewmeow.org Project Linus www.projectlinus.org

page 22 TWO Artistic Is More Fun Than Textiles ONE! 490 Journal Quilts Club The most popular answer to our with Helene Knott Facebook poll asking what you Create personal, page-sized Journal like most about classes was Quilts as Helene mentors you in exploring creativity and a multitude of 'the opportunity to sew with artistic sewing techniques. Over time friends or make new ones'! these quilts reflect artistic development We heard you! and growth. Confident beginners may join this informal series at any time. Classes with our Special Guest First Tuesdays: January 3, February 7, Instructors have a Buddy Rate, March 6 & April 3 a special price for signing up 6:00-9:00 pm • Cost $30 each with one or more friends. Just sign up together, save some money, and enjoy a very special class even more! Early Bird 2 Club! Special Guests • Refreshments Hands-On Projects Sew-N-Tell • Demonstrations Discounts! Bring A Friend • Make New Ones! Early Bird Club with Julie Glenn First Saturdays of each month 9:30-11:00 am January 7, Journal Quilts Club February4, March 3 & April 7 FREE • FREE • FREE

page 23 Special Guest! Barbara Shapel

Free Trunk Show! 1043 First Quilt, Last Quilt...And A Few In-Between In this fun and informative lecture Barbara shows where she began her quilting journey in 1993 with a sampler quilt where she asked the audience to not look closely at the hand quilting, corners and binding. She's come a long way since then, with her signature intricate two-sided art quilts and an impressive resume of awards. Whether you aspire to Barbara's level of detail, or simply enjoy marveling at beautiful quilts, you will find something special in this event! Sunday, January 15 • 2:00-4:00 pm Registration required 1044 Currents Workshop with Barbara Shapel Reminiscent of an ocean wave, this contemporary fiber art piece came to Barbara in a dream. No matter the palette you choose for your own interpretation, this award-winning quilt is a showstopper. You'll learn Barbara's method for freezer paper machine appliqué, a simple way to acheive complex-looking designs. This one-day workshop wraps up with a discussion of quilting options to make the piece even more dynamic, and ideas for the reverse side of the quilt. Friday, April 27 • 10:00 am-5:00 pm Cost $95, or $80 when you sign up with a friend!

A few examples of Barbara's amazing two-sided quilts.

page 24 1045 Thread Duets Workshop Kid’s Camps with Barbara Shapel Unleash your creative spirit and design & Classes an original fiber art piece without a pattern. By learning more about the A Common Thread’s Kids Camps & Divine Phi proportion, design elements, Classes are open to students from any and successful color relationships, you will school district, and offered through the create a one-of-a-kind art quilt with the Lake Oswego School District Community quilting an integrated part of the design. School. This trimester we’re offering Barbara shows you her easy freezer paper classes for beginning stitchers ages 8 appliqué method to construct your quilt, and up featuring fun sewing experiences and how to perfectly align front and back that result in confidence and creativity as as she does in her award-winning quilts. well as great gifts and useful items. Find Saturday & Sunday, April 28 & 29 complete information and registration 10-00 am-4:00 pm • Cost $165, for these classes, held at A Common or $150 when you sign up with a friend! Thread, on their web site: www.losdcommunityschool.com

Kids Learn to Sew: Pillowcases Ages 8 and older will learn sewing basics as they create a pillowcase for sleepovers, a super gift, or their very own bed; all materials included. Friday, February 24 • 10:00 am-1:00 pm

Kids Learn to Sew: Apron Kids ages 8 and older will learn to sew a classic apron, with a gathered skirt and comfy tie at the waist. All materials included. Friday, February 24• 2:00 pm-5:00 pm

Kid's Spring Break Quilt Camp Combine three fabrics and learn how to use a sewing machine in this fun class. You’ll create a unique snuggly quilt for sleepovers or your very own bed. All materials are included. Monday-Friday, March 26-30 10:00 am-1:00 pm

page 25 Special Guest! Rose Hughes A California girl and an artist at heart, Rose began avidly working with textiles in the early 1990's and had begun to lecture, teach and exhibit her work. Her inspiration is drawn from the landscapes around her, and ravens often make their way into her work as a symbol of layers of life that often go unnoticed.

1080 The Organized Quilter Lecture with Rose Hughes Find and take the time to make that quilt! We all live crazy-busy lives, but we also want to have dream time to pull that quilt design out of our heads, and time to make that dream into a stunning and beautiful reality! Rose shares the multitude of ways she has found to carve out creative time. Let's get our life clocks set onto quilt time! Thursday, March 22 • 6:00-8:00 pm Cost: $10 per person, or $5 with your donation to the Oregon Food Bank

1082 Dream Landscape Workshop with Rose Hughes Ever see a beautiful scene that you know would make an amazing quilt? In this workshop you will create your own dream landscape with Rose's Fast-Pieced Appliqué techniques, embellishments, and using machine piecing and appliqué in combination to simplify complicated curves and circles. You will take home a unique piece capturing the spirit of your original landscape photo, and the skills and techniques to apply in future projects. Saturday & Sunday, March 24 & 25 10:00 am-5:00 pm • Cost $165, or $150 when you sign up with a friend!

Dream Landscape Workshop

page 26 Save! Plan to save every month on these valuable services and inspiring sewing accessories.

January Save 25% on BERNINA Pintuck Feet #30, #31, #32, #33 or #46

February Save 25% on BERNINA Double Cording Feet #59 or #60

Color Magic Workshop

1081 Color Magic Workshop with Rose Hughes Drop that needle and open your eyes as March Rose leads you on a visual journey to add color confidence to your fabric creations. Save 25% on In this no-sew class you will explore color BERNINA Gathering Foot and how to use it intuitively and effectively #16 in your own art as you cut, paste, paint, dip and dabble. Capture all that inspiration in a personalized Color Magic Journal to inspire your next color discovery tour. Rose's workshop trains your eyes to see in a new way, and is guaranteed to enable you to see a more color-full world April than you ever saw before! Save $20 on a full sewing Friday,March 23 • 10:00 am-5:00 pm machine service, or save $10 on Cost $95, or $80 when you sign up with a friend! a full vacuum cleaner service!

page 27 Special Guest! Jean Wells We are so proud to welcome author, educator, artist and businesswoman Jean Wells, who truly has shaped the way we look at quilts today. Recently inducted into the Quilter's Hall of Fame, Jean has been the recipient of numerous awards for contributions to the retail and quilting worlds, and a tireless supporter of her local community of Sisters, Oregon. 1056 Sticks and Stones: Pattern & Color in Quilt Design Lecture with Jean Wells Discover a world of color and pattern that you might not be aware of. See how Jean uses natures' inspirations and the world around her as she pulls ideas from photographs to develop her beautiful abstract quilts. Friday, March 9 • 6:00-8:00 pm Cost: $10 per person, or $5 with your donation to the Oregon Food Bank 1055 Intuitive Color Workshop with Jean Wells Explore quilt design in a more intuitive way! In this class you'll cut without rulers, creating gentle curves and nice design lines as you choose the type of project you'll create: one design to use for a small wall hanging or pillow; four similar images set in a four-patch setting for a wall quilt; or larger blocks with no repeated elements. Follow Jean's lead and use solids with the interjection of two or three prints, or all solids to focus on color relationships and value. A $3 kit fee is payable to instructor in the class. Saturday, March 10 • 10:00 am-5:00 pm and Sunday March 11 • 10:00 am-3:00 pm Cost $165, or $150 when you sign up with a friend!

page 28 Sewing Classes Start from Portland Sewing! Community College 445 Learn To Sew with Katherine Schrader We offer classes through Portland Whether you have never sewn before or Community College. Find complete want to refresh your skills, we have the information and registration on their web perfect basics class for you! Complete a site at www.pcc.edu. Bring your own project in each class as you build your machine in good working order, or use skills. Bring your own sewing machine in one of ours! good working order, or borrow one of Suddenly You're Sewing! our classroom models. Kit fee $25 Start with sewing machine basics, and Mondays, January 23, 30 & February 6 build skills as you learn to read patterns or Mondays, March 5, 12 & 19 and explore the tools and techniques that 10:00 am-noon • Cost $30 make sewing fun. Make a new project each week! Required kit includes basic 708 European tools, patterns and supplies for class. Tablecloth & Napkins Wednesdays, January 11, 18, 25 with Victoria Jones & February 1 Learn to create 10:00 am-noon or 6:45-8:45 pm perfect mitered corners as Beyond Beginning Sewing you sew Learn more sewing skills and professional a simple detailing as you create one simple tablecloth garment and one home décor project. and matching Prerequisite: Suddenly You’re Sewing. napkins. This Required $25 kit; sewing machines are project is a perfect available for class use. way to add a seasonal Wednesdays, February 8, 15, 22 & 29 or holiday accent to your home. 10:00 am-noon or 6:45-8:45 pm Sunday, March 4 • 1:00-4:00 pm Cost $30 Garment Sewing Basics This class introduces you to the fundamentals of garment construction. Beginning in 2012, our Learn to read and work with commercial store hours are changing! patterns as you sew a simple garment. Monday through Thursday Prerequisite: Suddenly You’re Sewing. Required kit includes tools and book. 10:00 am-6:00 pm Wednesdays, February 29, Friday 10:00 am-5:00 pm March 7, 14 & 21 • 6:45-8:45 pm Saturday 10:00 am-5:00 pm Sunday noon-4:00 pm

page 29 hen you purchase a sewing machine or serger from A Common Thread, we provide you with a series of New Owner Classes designed to get you enjoying all it's exciting features. These classes are available to you for free if you take them within six months of purchasing your machine.

WOwners who take classes within six months have a much greater level of satisfaction and truly enjoy their investment. Another bonus to attend: you'll receive a 20% discount on any machine accessories on the day of class!

If you have purchased a machine from another dealer within a 100-mile radius or would like to take our classes we are happy to provide an adoption program to provide you with classes and warranty work. New Owner Classes 101 Guide Class #1: Getting Started With Your New Sewing Machine Sunday, January 8 • 10:00 am-noon Sunday, March 4 • 10:00 am-noon Monday, January 9 • 6:15-8:15 pm Monday, March 12 • 2:00-4:00 pm Monday, January 16 • 6:15-8:15 pm Sunday, April 1 • 10:00 am-noon Monday, February 6 • 2:00-4:00 pm Monday, April 2 • 2:00-4:00 pm Monday, February 20 • 6:15-8:15 pm 102 Guide Class #2: Understanding Sewing Machine Memory Functions and Fonts Sunday, January 15 • 10:00 am-noon Sunday, March 18 • 10:00 am-noon Monday, January 23 • 6:15-8:15 pm Monday, March 19 • 2:00-4:00 pm Monday, February 13 • 2:00-4:00 pm Monday, April 9 • 2:00-4:00 pm Monday, February 27 • 6:15-8:15 pm Sunday, April 15 • 10:00 am-noon 103 Guide Class #3: BERNINA Stitch Regulator Sunday, January 22 • 10:00 am-noon Monday, March 26 • 2:00-4:00 pm Monday, January 30 • 6:15-8:15 pm Monday, April 16 • 2:00-4:00 pm Monday, February 20 • 2:00-4:00 pm Sunday, April 22 • 10:00 am-noon Monday, March 5 • 6:15-8:15 pm 104 Guide Class #4: BERNINA Artista and 8-Series Functions Monday, February 6 • 6:15-8:15 pm Monday, March 12 • 6:15-8:15 pm Monday, February 27 • 2:00-4:00 pm Monday, April 23 • 2:00-4:00 pm 106 Guide Class #6: BERNINA Artista and 8-Series Embroidery If you have a new embroidery machine, we recommend taking 221 Machine Embroidery 101 prior to your New Owner Classes. Monday, February 13 • 6:15-9:15 pm Monday, March 19 • 6:15-9:15 pm Monday, March 5 • 2:00-5:00 pm Monday, April 30 • 2:00-5:00 pm

page 30 Serger Guide Classes 131 Sunday, January 29 • 10:00 am-1:00 pm or Monday, April 16 • 6:15-9:15 pm 132 Sunday, February 5 • 10:00 am-1:00 pm or Monday, April 23 • 6:15-9:15 pm 133 Sunday, February 19 • 10:00 am-1:00 pm or Monday, April 30 • 6:15-9:15 pm Software Guide Classes 128 Monday, March 26 • 6:15-8:15 pm 129 Monday, April 2 • 6:15-8:15 pm 130 Monday, April 9 • 6:15-8:15 pm 888 Advanced BERNINA 8 Series Guide Class Thursday, April 5 or Sunday, April 22 • 10:00 am-4:00 pm 1010 Handi Quilter Training Don't miss our Handi Quilter Event February 10-12! See page 16 for details! Learn to layer your quilt, attach leaders, and threading and operating the Handi Quilter. Classes are limited to four students so you’ll receive the training to enjoy the Handi Quilter independently. This class is required before time can be reserved. Third Wednesdays: January 18, February 15, March 21 or April 18 6:15-9:15 pm • Cost: $45 BERNINA Special Event! Be inspired by a BERNINA Educator with all the latest and greatest BERNINA has to offer! This is a great way to get to know BERNINA, or simply enjoy an exciting session of sewing & quilting! Quilt Motion Commotion Thursday, January 26 • 10:00 am-1:00 pm or 2:00-5:00 pm Learn how the Quilt Motion system completes your quilt projects precisely as you dreamed! Attendance is by invitation only; ask a sales associate for more information. Celebrate 8 Friday, January 27 • 10:00 am-1:00 pm or 2:00-5:00 pm Stop in to see the amazing BERNINA 8 Series in action, and fall in love with the gold standard of sewing, quilting, embroidery. Attendance is by invitation only. BERNINA Sewing Celebration Saturday, January 28 • 10:00 am-1:00 pm Everyone is invited to a world of creative possibilities and custom opportunites! See how the latest accessories, new techniques, gizmos and gadgets will turn your sewing vision into beautiful reality!

page 31 Quilting &Piecing: New OwnerClasses: Machine Embroidery: Handi QuilterEvent: Garments &Fashion: Block oftheMonth: Blue BirdValues: Artistic Textiles: You’ll easilyfindusjustwestofInterstate5offtheCarman Drive exit#291 Monday through Thursday10:00am-6:00 pm•Friday 10:00am-5:00 pm Fabrics • Quilting • Fashion • Home Decor Craft Sewing • Notions • Classes

Open House BERNINA • Janome • Miele • Handi Quilter at thecornerof SWSequoiaParkway & Redwood Lane. Saturday 10:00 am-5:00pm•Sundaynoon-4:00 pm

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