• Newsletter• Newsletter & Class & Class Schedule Schedule for High for High Country Country Quilts Quilts • Winter • Fall 2009 2007 • $1.25• at High Country Quilts? The weather is still frosty and January is here. We have some great offerings for you to start the New Year! HIGH COUNTRY QUILTS Sue McMillin will give you some wise advice 4771 North Academy Boulevard regarding organizing your space so you can spend more Colorado Springs, CO 80918 of your free time sewing! Sue is a professional, whose 719/598-1312 business, With Time to Spare, has helped pull us from http://www.hcquilts.com/ Conveniently Located… the mire of clutter we had built up around the shop. Behind Denny’s at the southeast corner of We’re not finished yet, but, boy, do we have the tools to SHOP HOURS Academy and Flintridge get the rest of the job done! Thanks, Sue! Monday through Saturday 9:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m. There are several Block of the Month patterns for Closed Sundays you to choose from and some new clubs too. We can’t seem to restrain our excitement when we see some of the projects we think you’ll enjoy. Each one has its own Wildflower Quilt charm and appeal. We’re offering our “traditional” Instructor: Staff block of the month (at least we think of it as a tradition) Level: Advanced in two different flavors this year. It is a very cool pattern Beginner from the book Kansas Spirit by Jeanne Poore, which Registration: $50 we are stitching up in a neat set of taupes, blacks, and (setting and pattern lights. Then the Cider Mill Road collection by Nancy included) Halvorsen came along, and we couldn’t pass that up, Monthly Packet: $15 either, so we’re offering you your choice. Come in to for 6 months the shop to see the two so you can make up your mind Sat, Jan. 3, Feb. 7, Sisterhood of Quilters which one you want—or do both! The blocks are simple Mar. 7, Apr. 4, May 2, Welcome to the Sisterhood of Quilters. The Sisterhood enough to get two done every month, we promise! June 6, 2:00–4:00 of Quilters was started with the belief in teamwork and The Sisterhood of Quilters is a great excuse to get Coming in January the conviction that girlfriend time is so very important, together with your friends, having some fun and taking 2009: “Wildflowers”, even in this day and age. The Mission of the Sisterhood of some time for yourself! Come to the Sisterhood Tea by Smith Street Quilters is to provide a Circle of Friendship where all are to find out details. Here is your invitation: please join Designs. Welcome and Honored to share Girlfriend Wisdom and us Friday, January 23 from 2:00 until 5:00. Bring a Wildflower is a their Love of Quilting. Please come to an introductory tea bestest pal, enjoy some great tea, and learn about this collection of 6 large on Jan 23 from 2–5.so that you may meet other Sisters fun quilting time we’ve set aside just for you. We all and 6 small embroidery who share your love of and desire to work with your need some “just us girls” time, and if we do any quilting machine appliqué hands. At this time, you as a group will set up a date and while we’re together, well, that’s just fine! flowers. Constructed time convenient to everyone involved. What a great way using luscious batik to meet others who share your love of quilting. Jean, Karen, and Natalie fabrics for a very “real” look, this will be a great project for all of you machine embroidery fans. Blocks of the Month & Clubs Special Events Clubs continue to comprise more and more of our there is sure to be something for everyone! We will have calendar. If you are looking for a great way to make new samples from each of our clubs available, so stop in and friends that share your interest in quilting and sewing, browse. We are very happy to help you find the perfect Anniversary Month this is for you. Each of our clubs is a little bit different; fit! This February we celebrate our 26th anniversary and, boy, do we have a celebration planned! For the entire month, every weekend brings a new sale or give-a-way. Watch your weekly e-mail for more details. Crazy for Wool Each month you will learn a new National Quilt Day: Postcards Easter Egg Hunt! Instructor: Jean stitch or a new technique that can be for the Troops High Country Quilts has joined Level: Advanced Beginner incorporated into the rest of your quilt. HCQ will provide all the materials, in the Easter fun! We have Registration: $50 (includes pattens, With the first month you will receive a except for your creativity, to make hidden plastic eggs throughout setting and button pack) binder with a full color picture of the postcards for the troops! We will the shop, each containing a Monthly Packet: $25 for 12 months quilt, stitching instructions, and finishing have Bernina sewing machines set up discount for you to use on the spot! Be sure to join us on Last Saturday of Month 10:00–12:00 instructions. Every month after that you in our classroom for you to use so no April 11 to ‘hunt’ for a great discount that can be used on Sat, Jan. 31, Feb. 28, Mar. 28, Apr. 25, will receive a full size pattern of the need to bring anything but your imagination! We will anything you choose! (Longarms are the only exception) May 30, June 27, July 25, Aug. 29, block, a colored picture of the block, arrange to have these sent to our troops as our way of Sep. 26, Oct. 31, Nov. 28, instructions on how to sew the block, saying ‘thank you’. Please drop by anytime on March Dec. 26 ....... 10:00–12:00 and suggestions for stitches to use and 15th to create your special postcard! We are so excited to be introducing a colors of thread to use. The kit each wool club to High Country Quilts! We month will include everything you will With Time to Spare will be doing “Easy to be Crazy Bout need to sew the block including wool, Instructor: Sue McMillin Ewe”, a fun pattern that we discovered buttons, laces, silk ribbon, beads and Cost: $10 (Includes $5.00 off coupon) Sale!Clean Sweep Spring Sale at market last fall. pattern. Come and join us for a new Level: Lecture on organizing tips from a pro! adventure! Sat, Jan. 17 .............................................10:00–11:00 30% off ‘Blue Dot’ kits, patterns and remnants We were fortunate to have Sue McMillin here at the shop 40% off ‘Green Star’ magazines to help us get organized and now we want to share her 50% off Yarn with you! This well known speaker is an inspiration and $1.00 each Marked down books, magazines, & HCQ Block of the Month Days to guaranteed to get you thinking about how to organize patterns $4.00 per yard Sale & Marked down Fabric Instructor: Staff Remember, your clutter and get your sewing room in shape so you can Registration kit required spend less time looking for things and more time sewing! $5.00 per yard ‘Blue Dot’ & Christmas fabric bolts $6.00 per yard ‘Gold Star’ fabric bolts First Saturday of every month ..................10:00–12:00 Hidden Stars $8.00 per yard ‘Red Star’ fabric bolts We have chosen the book, Kansas Spirit as our block of the Instructor: Staff month for 2009. There are two different color ways you Level: All levels Bus Trip to LaVeta 1 yard minimum of all fabrics Did you hear about our bus trip to Ricky can choose from or, if you wish, sign up for them both! Cost: $75 (Setting, please. There is a sophisticated Taupe color way and the other Pattern and Templates Tims’ studio last March? We were part color way is using the Nancy included) of the studio audience for “The Quilt Halvorson ‘Cider Mill Road’ Monthly Packet: $15 for 12 months Show”. It was so much fun, we decided fabrics. There are thirteen blocks First Saturday of each month ...................10:00–12:00 to do it again! We will leave from the in the setting we chose, you buy What a wonderful Block of the Month program designed HCQ parking lot at 6:00 am on Sunday March 15th and twelve and the 13th is our gift to by renowned quilt designer and historian Mary Koval. return again around 6:00 in the evening. If this sounds Ice Habitat Quilt Instructor: Wendy Christine you! There is a limited number we This quilt depicts children of olden days playing games like fun and something you would like to do, call and Cost: $35 can accept for each color way so of old. You will learn new techniques with each block, reserve you seat as soon as possible Level: Beginner sign up early! We have set aside and the use of templates will result in a very precise and Kit: Available some time the first Saturday spectacular quilt. Dates to Remember Pattern: Included of each month in case you have Jan 1 ................................. Ring in the New Year! Sale Sat, Mar. 28 ..............................................10:00–1:00 questions or need help with your Friday Afternoon Feb 14 ...................................................Valentines Day Wendy Christine has designed a delightful quilt, Ice blocks. Strippers Jan 29 .......................................