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Classes & Lectures
August 2008
Book Covers
August 14, 2008
Thursday 9am to 12 noon
Teacher: Mathea
Cost: $15.00
Make a cover for a journal, drawing
book, or photo album. Utilizes fusing,
free motion quilting and imagination.
Several themes to choose from or use
your own imagination!
Pears and Apples Oh My!
August 21, 2008
Thursday 9am- 12 noon
Teacher: Mathea
Cost: $15.00
Cool 3D pears and apples made from
fabric. Great for center pieces or placed
on a mantle. Cold even be used as
pincushions. Can be made by hand, but
faster and easier with a machine.
September 2008
Paintsticks on Fabric
September 4th, 2008
and September 11, 2008
Thursday 9am to 12 noon
Teacher: Mathea
Cost: $15.00 per class
This class will explore the various ways
to use Shiva paintsticks on fabric.
There are two classes due to the need
for the paint to dry. First class we will
apply the paints using various methods
and the next we will heat set and put
together and embellish...
Art Quilting Overview
September 27, 2008
Sunday 10am to 4pm
Teacher: Mathea
Cost: $30.00
We will create a 12” x 12” mini quilt
and explore the basics of art quilting.
In this class we will explore the very
basics of art quilting. We will be able
to fi nish or mostly fi nish one mini quilt.
The explorations will include color, fusible
web, the use of free motion quilting
and hand quilting or embroidery stitches,
composition. Other future classes
will get more in depth if the demand
permits. We will also touch on paint,
neocolor pastels, ink, photos, felting,
found objects, beading and other ways
that your ideas may be expressed.
Special Guest
Mary Ellen Kranz
August 15, 2008
EQ6
Cost: $60.00
Learn the basics of EQ6. An exciting
tool for creating quilts... Please checkthe
website www.quiltingimages.com.
September 12, 2008
Photos+Words+Fabric = Poster Quilts
Cost: $60.00 + kit fee $10.00
Take your photos and learn how to
incorporate them into your quilts. Mary
Ellen shows her signature methods
to blend the photos into fabric. Using
computer wizardry and creative sewing
techniques.
Special Guest
Judy Holley
September 27 & 28 2008
Machine Quilting
Cost: $40.00/day
This weekend Mainely Sewing would like
to welcome Judy from Louisiana. She
is coming here to teach machine quilting
techiniques. “Funky Amish Spring”
is the name of the class sample and it
looks like a lot of fun. Judy is a Nationally
recognized teacher and has been
feartured in Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine,
American Quilter, Fabric Trends, and the Journal
of the International Quilt Association.
October 2008
Open House
October 3,4 and 5th 2008
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Help us Celebrate our new building!
More room for classes and the long
arm!!! More room for fabric, notions and
embellishments in the main house! Life
is good! Please come join us for the
festivities.
!!! Door Prizes !!!
Make and Take
Sunday October 5, 2008
Sashiko Coaster 12 am to 4 pm
Make a fun sashiko coaster... You can
never have enough coasters, you know.
3D Leaf Class
October 8, 2008
Wednesday 9 am to 12 noon
Teacher: Mathea
Cost: $15.00
Create 3d leaves to scatter on your
fall or holiday table... could be used
as coasters too. Easy, fun, and cool.
Could be done by hand, but fast and
easy when done with a machine. A
great opportunity to embellish!
Felted Stocking
October 12, 2008
Sunday 10am - 4 pm
Teacher: Mathea
Cost: $30.00
Make a stocking with a felted holiday
design or with a design of your choosing.
Learn to use the Janome felting
machine and embellish with beads and
charms for holiday and gift giving.
Totebag with a Twist
October 18, 2008
Saturday 10am to 4pm
Teacher: Marge
Cost: $30.00
The perfect time to learn to make this
totebag with an Asian fl air. Great for
gift giving or just a gift to yourself!
November 2008
Ornament/Pincushion
November 6, 13, and 20, 2008
Thursdays 9am - 12 noon
Teacher: Mathea
Cost: $15.00
Come in on a Thursday morning in November
and we will be making an ornament
or pincushion... a diff erent one
each week. These are small projects
that can be completed easily during the
morning. They may be done by hand or
machine. Come in and join us for one
Thursday or all three.
Please check website for updates and
corrections or changes in schedule!
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