Spring/May Classes!

May already! 
Have you been as busy as we have been?

We've been stitching and quilting and

having a great time with our class projects -

guess that's why the time has flown by.

Come check out our projects &
 join us for a fun class (or two) this May!

Our May classes:

Hexagology:  the study of hexagons -

from English Paper Piecing to Grandmother's Flower Garden

to pieced hexies!

Second Wednesdays

May 8, June 12th, & July 10th

1 to 3 p.m OR 5 to 7 p.m.

If you love hexies, are curious about them, or just aren't sure, this may be the group for you.  We'll cover all piecing methods: paper, hand, machine, stamped and more.  Pick a project or just try a new technique each month----we have lots of them!  You can start at "Hexie 101", work on your "Masters of Hexagology", or anywhere in between.
$10.00/session includes supplies to try new techniques.  (There are limited spaces available - call to reserve your space.)

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Hand Applique:

Our Flower Garden: a Hot Pad Quilt -
4 months,  3 Blocks each Month

Second Tuesdays,
May 14th, June 11th, & July 9th

10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.



This month there is another Good Wives exclusive pattern & kit, and we will cover the next step of the Civil War Hot Pad method.

(Even if you were unable to make it to the first class, you are welcome to join in this month.  There are limited supplies and spaces available - call to reserve.)

No class fee with Kit purchase (3 blocks per kit - $19.50) and Pattern ($9.50).

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Hand Embroidery -
with coloring/tinting

Third Fridays -

May 17th, June 21st

10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

In this second class (of 3) we will cover the hand-embroidery stitches used in this Crabapple Hill pattern- How Does Your Garden Grow. 

$10.00 class fee each class.  Pattern ($12.00) required.

You are welcome to join this second in the series class if you were unable to make the April class.

 Call to reserve your space in this fun, hand-embroidery class.

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Beginning hand appliqué

Wednesday, May 22.   1-3pm. 

We've designed a cute pattern for beginning needle turn applique! You'll have a sweet little mug rug when you're done.   A quick little gift for yourself or to give to a friend. 

$12.50
Kit included in class price. 

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English Paper Piecing:

Lucy Boston - Patchwork of the Crosses

Tuesday, May 28th

10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

In this group we discuss all hand-piecing methods
 using English Paper Pieces.

We have great fabric kits available

and samples made using our

reproduction fabrics
each month.

You can join this group at any time!

If you'd like to join us to help keep on task

with this "heirloom" quilt project,

we usually meet the
last Tuesday of each month.

We stock all of the necessary supplies:

acrylic honeycomb templates - $6.00

Pre-cut papers - $3.50 per 100 package



No class fee with two Kit ($9.50 to $12.50) purchase.

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Spring Confetti -

a technique class

Wednesday, May 29th

10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

This great technique is based on Bonnie Hunter's Scrappy Trip Around the World.  

We'll show you how to strip-piece fabrics to make them magically turn into diagonal blocks and mini trips around the world.  

Kit $52.50, pattern $9.50

Class free with kit purchase.    

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If there is a class that interests you, please call ahead to reserve your seat, as class sizes are limited. 
Is there a class that you'd love to attend but can't make the listed date or time?  Let us know and we will try to schedule an additional class!

Hope to see you soon!

p.s. Don't forget our

Mother's Day sale

15% off entire store

(does not include clearance items)

today, Saturday May 4th through Saturday, May 11th -

Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Spring/April Classes!

Upcoming classes here at The Good Wives -

Hand Applique:

Our Flower Garden: a Hot Pad Quilt -
4 months,  
3 Blocks each Month

Tuesdays,
April 9th, May 14th, June 11th, & July 9th

10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m

CONFIDENT BEGINNER

or INTERMEDIATE quilter

This quilt is inspired by an 1850's

New York Album quilt,

AND we've combined that with the

Civil War Pot Holder method,

to create this wonderful Flower Garden pattern for applique.

The first month's class we'll focus on HAND applique methods

(different methods of applique will be covered - you choose your favorite),

and you will need kit #1 to get started.

Each month for the next three months we will offer the next kit and pattern!,
and there will be another step of the
Civil War Hot Pad method:  from applique, piecing, layering, QUILTING YOUR FINISHED BLOCKS, trimming and binding!
(These four floral block patterns and kits will be released the second Tuesday of each month ONLY for a total of 12 finished blocks for a quilt that finishes 43"x 57".)

Our kits are made using the

French General line of fabric

- faded reds and pinks - just GORGEOUS!
(Kits with this specific fabric line are subject to availability, so if you love this French General line as we do, SIGN UP IMMEDIATELY so we can plan accordingly.)

No class fee with Kit (3 blocks per kit - $29.50) and Pattern ($9.50) purchase

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 Beginners Log Cabin:

Red, White & Blue Log Cabin
Table Topper (52" square)
Saturday, April 13th
10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

This is a GREAT beginners class if you've been wanting to start quilting!

We'll cover: choosing fabrics, ruler use, rotary cutting, machine piecing, pressing, and squaring your finished blocks.  Bring your machine (or call ahead and reserve one of ours-first come-first serve) and you'll go home ready to take the quilting world by storm!
No class fee with Kit ($59.50) and Pattern ($9.50) purchase.

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 Sit and Stitch
group
Wednesday, April 17th
2 to 4 p.m.
OR
5 to 7 p.m.
Bring along your
hand-work
and join in the camaraderie!
Class fee: $5.00
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Hand Embroidery

with coloring/tinting

"How Does Your Garden Grow?"

Friday, April 19th

10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

INTERMEDIATE quilter
Using "How Does Your Garden Grow?", a Crabapple Hill pattern, this hand embroidery class will also cover the technique of coloring and tinting.  The first class will cover pattern transfer & coloring, so bring your box of Crayons (96 Crayola recommended).  Choose your stitching and lining fabrics that day (additional fee).  Second class will cover the embroidery stitches used in this project.  Third class will cover trimming the color-tinted pieces and piecing to finish your quilt top.
$10.00 class fee each class.  Pattern ($12.00) required.

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Technique Class:

Piecing - 

Spring Confetti
43" square

Wednesday, April 24th

10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

CONFIDENT BEGINNER
or INTERMEDIATE quilter
A great class for learning this quick piecing technique!  In no time you'll have a complete, scrappy top.  Bring your machine (or call ahead and reserve one of ours - first come, first serve).
No class fee with Kit ($52.50) and Pattern ($9.50) purchase.

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English Paper Piecing:

Lucy Boston - Patchwork of the Crosses 

Tuesday, April 30th

10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

This is the hand-stitching method using English Paper Pieces.

We have great fabric kits available each month

and samples made using our reproduction fabrics.

You can join this group at any time!

If you'd like to join us to help keep on task

with this "heirloom" quilt project,

we usually meet the
last Tuesday of each month.

We stock all of the necessary supplies:

acrylic honeycomb templates - $6.00

Pre-cut papers - $3.50 per package

(Specific fabric kits are available in limited quantities) 

 

No class fee with two Kit ($9.50 to $12.50) purchase.

 

All of the above projects and classes sure make it look like

Spring has arrived at Good Wives!

Give us a call if you'd like to join us
in welcoming Spring,
we'll get you onto the class list. 
And, as always, if you are an out of the area customer and you see a kit & pattern that you like, call us and we'll ship it right out!  (This includes the BOM: "Our Flower Garden - Hot Pad quilt" - shipped monthly as available.)

Happy Spring!
and Happy April to you!
 

Quilt Spree Update, embroidery group this week & NQA

June 20th!
Already!
That means that Summer has arrived.

The Stitching Girls Group here at the shop
are still stitching on the "S" block
from the "Gardener's Alphabet" by Crabapple Hill...

This Friday, June 22nd from 1 - 3 p.m.
is our Stitching Girls group meeting this month.
We may be ready to start tracing and crayoning the "W" block.
The Stitching Girls have decided that they will start with the "seasons" from this pattern -
Spring/Summer/Autumn/Winter.  After finishing those four, they'll decide if they want to do the complete alphabet!! :)

The arrival of summer also means that we are finishing up our projects

for the Quilt Spree Shop Hop.

It's not too late to get your "Friends Card" for this year's Spree.

This card entitles you to all participating shop's discounts, the Shop Hop itself in mid-July, AND all the different shop's patterns.

The theme this year is

"Strip Along Friends"

and we're really excited

about our shop's quilt project -

it's a little different for us

(but different in a good way:). 

We can barely contain ourselves!!!

Finally, we know Summer has arrived

as The National Quilt Association Show

was in Columbus, Ohio this past weekend. 

The quilts and the talent were just wonderful! 

Here's a sample from the "Winner's Circle": 

Red and Green Revisited

by Teri Henderson Tope -

she created this for a quilt guild's

President challenge;

it's an applique design borrowed from a

Civil War top in the Ohio Historical Society.

Happy Stitching Summer, and hope you can visit us soon!

IQF & Spring Classes

Just a reminder that the

International Quilt Festival

is in Cincinnati, Ohio this weekend-
Thursday eve, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday,
April 12, 13, 14, 15, 2012.

While you're going to or fro,

please feel free to
stop & visit with us here at the shop.

We'll be open our regular hours -

hope to see you soon!

Also, we've emailed our
Spring class schedule -

here's a quick preview:
There's an ongoing
Hand-Applique Club
the LAST WEDNESDAY of the month-
April 25th from 1 to 3 p.m.
We'll be working on the
pineapple table topper first,
then move on to other projects,
or you can work on something of your own:

There is an ongoing
Hand-Embroidery Club -
the LAST FRIDAY of the month
April 27th from 1 to 3 p.m.
This project also includes crayon coloring -
a Crabapple Hill pattern
called:  Gardener's Alphabet,
and we'll be starting on the "S" block:

AND, finally, our
Civil War Sewing Circle
working on Potholder Quilts!
(These can be done by hand or machine,
both piecing and quilting.)
Wed., April 18th with "the other Linda"
OR
Fri., April 20th with Deb
10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
(both Wednesday & Friday class times)
Bring your sack lunch and
join us for a little sewing,
some great conversations, and
a whole lot of fun!

 "One block at a time"
and pretty soon, you have a finished quilt!

Again, if you need more info
or would like to register,
call the shop at
640-389-5555

Thanks for stopping by, and
hope your week is going well,
quilting-ly well!
The Good Wives