PQW News March 23, 2015 Edition

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Plus Thursday till 8

Sunday 12-4

Quilting Fundamentals

Bailey’s Quilt Here’s a great

way to learn all

about quilt

making! This

simple yet

striking quilt

will look great

in any combi-

nation of fab-

rics you

choose. You’ll

start right at

the beginning learning rotary cutting,

accurate seaming, block construction,

quilt assembly, and settings and bor-

ders. At the end of class, you’ll have your

quilt top done and ready for quilting. Re-

quires pattern. Instructor: Ro, $99,

Wednesdays February 25, March 11,

April 1 AND April 15, 6:30-9:30 (Note:

April 1 is 6:30-8:30)

Machine Quilting I Your quilt

top is finally

pieced and

your pattern

ends with

those three

scary words

“quilt as

desired”.

Now what? Take a deep breath, drop

those feed dogs and start machine quilt-

ing! In this class, you’ll learn to free-

motion quilt some basic designs includ-

ing curved lines, meandering, echoing,

and loops. We’ll also discuss needles,

threads, batting and tension. Instructor:

Sue, $36, Saturday May 2, 12-4

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Your First Quilt Now

Find out if

quilting is for

you by taking

our two ses-

sions, no

commitment

class!

Choose your

fabrics

ahead of

time, then

come to class ready to sew your already-

cut by us quilt. The pattern is our “Easy

Up to the Bar” design. You’ll be piecing

the bars and adding borders, then doing

the quickest finishing ever. Go home

after the second session with your very

own quilt. Instructor: Ro, $82, Sunday

April 19 AND May 3, 4:30-8:30

T-Shirt Quilt Gather your

old t-shirts and

use them to

make a

memory quilt,

adapting thr

pattern to

meet your

needs and t-

shirts. We will

discuss several

design options,

learn to prepare the blocks and begin to

put them together. We will also consider

photo printing on fabric as a possibility

for inclusion in future quilts. This is a

design and technique class only, so we

will not complete the quilt in

class.Rotary cutting skills and the

knowledge of quilt construction are RE-

QUIRED for this class. Instructor: Ro,

$54, Wednesday April 8 AND April 29,

6:30-9:30

New Class! Bread and Butter

Table Runner Great beginner class.

This table runner

could be traditional

or modern depend-

ing on your fabric

selections. This class

will revolutionaize

the way you make

combination blocks.

The Tucker Trimmer

will ease the way you

make combo

(hourglass) blocks,

Half-square triangles

and quarter square

blocks. You will also

get tips on the best way to cut setting

blocks, properly measure your borders,

and why stay stitching is important. Pat-

tern and Tucker Trimmer 1 required.

Instructor: Michelle, $36, Saturday May

30, 1:30-4:30

New Class! Rangeley Table

Runner Great beginner

class! This is a fun

table runner and

you will love the

way it comes to-

gether. The Tucker

Trimmer will not

only ease the way

you make this

block, but also

how you make half

-square triangles ,

combination and

quarter square

block going forward. You will also get

tips on the best way to cut setting

blocks, properly measure your borders,

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and why stay stitching is important.

Pattern and Tucker Trimmer 1 re-

quired. Instructor: Michelle, $36, Sat-

urday April 25, 1:30-4:30

New Beginner Class! Infinite

Horizons

A NEW

scrappy

quilt for be-

ginners,

designed to

take you

from cutting

fabric to

learning

how to put

on a bind-

ing.

The blocks

can be made with an “infinite” variety

of colors,and patterns. The quilt pat-

tern requires one jelly roll or twelve

1/4 yard cuts from a diverse selection

of fabrics. In addition you will also

need a contrasting solid and binding

fabric. Instructor: Kim, $72, Mondays

April 13, April 20 , May 4, AND May

11, 10-12

Special Techniques

New Class! Bali Wedding

Star Come

and learn

how to

make this

stunning

Judy Nie-

meyer

Wedding

Ring quilt

Classes in GREEN are great for Beginners!

New Class! Machine Quilting

II Get ready to

take your

machine

quilting to the

next level!

You’ve taken

a beginner

Machine

Quilting class, practiced your stippling

and looping and now you are ready to

move on to some new designs. In this

class, we’ll cover spirals and spiral varia-

tions, circles and pebbles, sashing fillers,

combining designs and more. Required:

you must be confident with basic ma-

chine quilting, including stipples and

loops. Instructor: Sue, $36, Sunday April

19, 12-4

Sea Glass

Sea Glass was

created by Deb

Tucker for Stu-

dio 180 De-

signs to show

the versatility of

the Diamond

Rectangle unit,

usually seen in

Storm at Sea

designs. This is

a great example of what else you can do

with this simple unit. Choose a focus

print, pull some coordinating fabrics from

your stash, mix everything together with

a light and a dark and you're headed for

a great looking quilt. As always, your

units will be made oversized and then

trimmed to perfection with the Diamond

Rects tool. Requires Pattern, Studio 180

Design’s Diamond Rects® & Square2.

Instructor: Michelle, $72, Saturday

March 28, 10-4

New Class! Bailey Island

Hobo Bag The Bailey Island

Hobo Bag is a stur-

dy, slouchy and com-

fortable bag that you

will use all the time.

The large size is per-

fect for holding all

you need for a day

at the beach, a

weekend getaway,

or a quilting retreat.

(80” x 80”) or bed runner (30” x 104”)

from Certified Instructor Jackie Kunkel.

The technique that you will learn includes

Judy's method of paper piecing.. The arcs

fly fast and the stars that are created set

this wedding ring apart from others. Tons

will be learned in this class!! Requires pat-

tern. Instructor: Jackie Kunkel, $270. Fri-

day, Saturday AND Sunday, Aug 21, 22,

23. Friday and Saturday 9-5, Sunday 9-4.

New Class! Strawberry Social Will winter

ever end in

NJ? Think

strawber-

ries! What

comes to

mind when

you think of

strawber-

ries? The

warmer

weather of

spring and

summer,

sweetness

and fresh-

ness, strawberry shortcake, chocolate-

covered strawberries, strawberry smooth-

ies. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a straw-

berry quilt to inspire these pleasant

thoughts and bring a smile to your face?

In this class, you’ll learn to make this

sweet strawberry block using a variety of

piecing methods. This is a great scrap

project – start pulling those reds, pinks

and greens now! Requirements: pattern

and rotary skills. Instructor: Sue, $36,

Sunday, June 14, 12-4

New Class! Kids’ Sewing Class This year Pennington Quilt Works is offering a sew-

ing camp for kids filled with fun and creative pro-

jects. We will focus on learning basic sewing skills

and build on those skills as the week progresses.

The goal of the class is that each student will go

home everyday with a completed project and a

sense of accomplishment. By the end of the week

she or he will possess the skills and confidence to

sew gifts for friends and family, decorative pillows

and other projects inspired by creativity. Open to

ages 9 to 16. Requires book. Instructor: Marisa,

$135. Ages 9-12, June 29-July 3, 9-12 . Ages 13-

16, June 29– July 3, 1:30—4:30. Ages 9-12, July 13

-17, 9-12. Ages 9-12, July 27-31, 9:30-12:30

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Private Class

For times when a regularly scheduled

class just won’t do, we offer private

classes to fill the void. Let’s say that a

class you're interested in requires rota-

ry skills, and you’re still snipping along

with scissors. Well a 1-hour private

class will bring you up to speed. Or say

that you really want to get the hang of

paper-piecing or some other skill. Or

maybe our classes just don’t fit in your

schedule. Talk to any one of us and

we’ll find you the right person at the

right time to teach you what you need

to know. $25 per hour per person.

Policy for class registration

You must pay for a class in full in order

to receive the class supplies list and to

reserve your place. You may register

by phone, on line, or in the store. If you

need to cancel, please do so at least

10 days prior to the first class in order

to receive a full refund. If an emergen-

cy arises and you cancel less than 10

days before the first class, but at least

one day before, a class certificate will

be issued. Please use this for emergen-

cies only as late cancellations can be

problems for us. All books and patterns

and some special tools required for a

class can be purchased at a 20% dis-

count after paid registration. Check

that class enrollment minimums have

been met before purchasing supplies.

The small bag is great for everyday use.

There are lots of pockets inside and pretty

buttons for decoration. This project is a

great way to use up your leftover batting.

You can use a jelly roll or 2 1/2” strips

from your stash. Pattern required. Instruc-

tor: Sue, $54, Thursday, April 16, 6-8 AND

May 14, 4-8

New Class! Flag Day Gone

Crazy Have you heard of

Buggy Barn Crazy.

We stack, we cut,

we shuffle, and

we sew it back

together. This fun

technique class

will get you start-

ed in making this

house block and

it’s fat quarter

friendly. Rotary

skill and book required. Instructor: Arlene ,

$54, Monday, March 30, 10-4

New Class! Curve-it-Up One ruler makes

all of these won-

derful curved

blocks! This

technique class

will teach you

how to use the

Curve-it-Up ruler

to create a beau-

tiful and differ-

ent sampler

quilt. Curve-it-Up

ruler and Curve-it

-Up pattern required. Instructor: Lynne,

$45, Sunday May 3, 10-3

It’s a Wrap Bowls Learn to make

beautiful fabric

bowls by wrap-

ping strips of

fabric around

clothesline and

then sewing

them into place.

Not only is each

bowl unique, but

they are a lot of fun to make. You’ll make

a medium-sized bowl with handles. Book

required. Instructor: Sue, $45, Sunday

June 7, 11-4

New Class! Dimensional

Flower workshop Help is

on the

way for

the Wel-

come

Spring

Bench

Pillow

pattern.

This

class will teach you how to make yo-yo,

felt and ruched flowers. You will learn

the techniques to help put the finishing

touch on your pillow and just in time for

spring!. Required: pattern. Instructor:

Arlene, $27, Tuesday, March 24, 1-4

New Class! Thread Bag Keep your sew-

ing area free of

thread ends with

our cute bag

that hangs from

its accompany-

ing pin cushion.

You will learn to

make a simple

casing for the

ribbon closure as well as an easy meth-

od to apply piping to the top edges.

Requires pattern. Instructor: Ro, $27,

Thursday, April 2, 6:30-9:30

Tuffet We are

always

looking for

new ways

to use fab-

ric. Would-

n’t it be

fun to use

our favor-

ite fabric to

make a piece of furniture? If this

sounds interesting then this is the class

for you. In just two classes you will cre-

ate your own unique tuffet. If you know

how to use a rotary cutter and can sew

a straight line, the class will be nothing

but fun. In the first class you learn the

technique to make the cover to your

tuffet. You will then have time to com-

plete your cover before the second

class. The second class we put it all

together. Go to the website

www.allaboutuffets.com for more ideas.

Required: Upholstery kit-$120 fee paya-

Quilts for Kids

On the first Tuesday of each month a

group of charity-minded quilters meets

at PQW to sew together for the organi-

zation, Quilts for Kids. Quilts are given

to children who are ill, abused, or in

difficult situations who could use the

comfort of a quilt made for them. Expe-

rienced quilters only, please. Please

bring your lunch or snack, your ma-

chine and sewing supplies. Quilt kits

will be provided. Please register ahead

so we know how many to expect. Con-

tact Deb for more information: deb-

bie@greaney.com Meets 10:15-3

April 7, May 5, June 2, July 7, August 4,

September 1, October 6, November 3,

December 1.

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Modern Quilt Guild

Monthly Meetings, Second Tuesday 7-9 pm

April 14, May 12, June 9, July 14

Modern quilting is a new and rapidly growing move-

ment in the quilting world. The Modern Quilt Guild is

made up of over 100 guilds across the country and

world. The MQG developed out of the thriving online

community of modern quilters and their desire to

start meeting in person. All are invited to join us.

Visit www.modernquiltguild.com to learn more about

the guild, or centraljerseyMQG@gmail.com

or visit our blog: centraljerseymqg.blogspot.com

ble to the instructor. Instructor: Julie,

$63, Sunday March 15, 12-3 and April

12, 12-4 ,OR Wednesday March 25, 12-

3 and April 15, 12-4

Orange Peels and Improv Orange peels

are beautiful

and striking

traditional

blocks that

can be manip-

ulated in ex-

citing ways.

Here we’ll use

them with

improvisation-

al piecing to

make a baby

quilt that

you’ll be proud to show off. In class 1

you’ll learn the “stitch and flip” method

for making the orange peels. Make

some in class and the rest at home. In

class 2 you’ll use your low-volume prints

to stitch them into a quilt top that is

uniquely your own. For intermediate

sewists. Instructor: Jessica, $45, Mon-

days, July 13, 7-9, AND July 27, 6-9

New Evening Hours!

New Class! Sewn Seeds Sewn Seeds

is available

only at par-

ticipating

quilt shops

who agree to

teach the

classes.

Lucky you!

We have it

here at

PQW! Each month for five month you will

receive a design download, plus expert

guidance from Patty. Each of the intri-

cate block is created (pieced, appliqued,

and quilted) in your embroidery hoop,

then assembled with a very special tech-

nique. All embroidery formats are includ-

ed. We've made ours using 36 9"

squares, plus border squares, but the

designs are also available in smaller

sizes for smaller hoops. The design

downloads will include all formats.

Our quilt will finish at 70" x 70" but other

finishing options are available. Experi-

ence with your embroidery machine is

needed. Instructor: Patty, $ 179

(includes all classes, design downloads,

and instructional notebook), Tuesdays,

March 10, 1-4 (demo and lecture), April

14, 1-4 (embroidery machine needed),

May 12, 1-2:30, June 9, 1-2:30, July 14,

1-2:30 OR Tuesdays, May 12, 6-9 (demo

and lecture), June 9, 6-9 (embroidery

machine needed), July 14, 6-7:30, Aug.

11, 6-7:30, Sept. 8, 6-7:30

New Class! Thread Painting

with your Bernina Stitch Reg-

ulator Celebrate the

10th anniver-

sary of the Ber-

nina Stitch Reg-

ulator! Our floral

bouquet wall

hanging uses

raw edge ap-

plique and free

motion stitching

with different

threads to ac-

centuate the florals. You must have

knowledge of your machine but do not

need experience with your Bernina

Stitch Regulator. (No BSR? See us about

using our machine!) Kit fee $34.95

(includes fabrics, batting, and bottom

line bobbin thread). Instructor: Cathy,

$42, Wednesday April 29, 10:30-3:30

New Class! Floral Burst Be amongst

the first to Pop

the hunter Star

block with Stu-

dio 180 De-

signer’s Rapid

Fire Hunter

Star and Cor-

ner Pop. You

will learn how

to make the

Hunter Star

without tem-

plates or paper piecing. Then you will

pop the block to make the secondary

square. The way this comes together will

pop your mind. Pattern, Rapid Fire Large

Hunter Star and Corner Pop are required

for class. Instructor: Michelle, $72, Sat-

urday April 25, AND May 30, 9:30-12:30

New Class! Embroidered Mug

rugs Seasonal mug

rugs are a fun

gift to make

and give. In

this class you

will learn how

to machine

embroider a

cupcake

themed mug rug entirely in-the-hoop (10

other mug rugs are included in the de-

sign pack). Skills learned include in-the-

hoop appliqué and piecing in-the-hoop.

Requires Embroidery Collection “Mug

Rugs, Vol.1”. Instructor: Marisa, $24,

Thursday April 16, 10:30-1

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Tucker Tool Time Sampler This technique

building series

is winding down

with only one

scheduled class

remaining.

Space is limited.

It is Workshop

2: Requires

Featured Tools:

Tucker Trimmer

1, TT3, Corner

Beam, Wing Clipper and V Block, In-

structor: Michelle, $60 per workshop,

Sunday, March 29, 10-3. Note: You

can sign up for the Finishing Class on

Sunday, April 26, 10-3, if you missed

any of the classes or need some extra

help finishing.

New Class! Finishing Class Finishing class is an opportunity to

“sew, sew, sew” on a current project,

to get help on a stalled project, to take

a make-up Tucker Tool Time Class, or

to get help on any of Michelle’s previ-

ously taught classes. It doesn’t even

have to be a class taught by Michelle.

Maybe you’ve taken a class at a na-

tional show, got home and didn’t get to

do it, and now you want to finish it but

are having trouble figuring it out. Don’t

stress about it, with expert assistance,

you can be “refreshed”. Students can

have independent projects. Expert as-

sistance is c and their independent

projects. Instructor: Michelle, $60,

Sunday, April 26, 10-3

NJ Shop Hop

April 24th—May 3rd, 2015

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Whether your machine is ready (or

overdue!) for regular servicing, or is

experiencing some issues, Stepfon An-

drews will be here to take care of any

problems you may have. Stepfon has

over 20 years in repairing machines of

all makes and models, and will be per-

forming all our Bernina Warranty work.

Remember that any Bernina machine

you purchase at PQW comes with a one

-year in-store full warranty.

Starting at just $89.99 ($179.98 for

Bernina 7 & 8 series) for cleaning, oil-

ing, and complete inspection. (Of

course those repairs needing parts may

take longer.)

He’ll be here: March 17, 31, April 14,

28, May 12, 26, June 9, 23

MACHINE REPAIRS

AT PQW

New Embroidery Workshop!

‘Tis the Season by Claudia’s Creations

‘Tis the season depicts the scenes

from the Christmas pasts that warm

our hearts and fill our memories! The

machine embroidered designs are

filled with lacework and lightweight

pattern fills that make the embroider

process smooth and fast. During this

two-day workshop, each student will

master Claudia’s “Perfect Placement”

technique for fearless multi-hooping

with accuracy, in addition learn all her

tips and techniques for perfect em-

broidery.

Instructor: Claudia, $150, Friday June

26 AND Saturday June 27, 10-4

Super Sew Day!

Back by popular demand, join us for

Super Sew Day, where you will expe-

rience the BERNINA Stitch Regulator,

as well as many other fun feet! Cathy

will teach you new tips for quilting,

help you create a cute pouch, and

take it home too, while having fun!

Instructor: Cathy, $20 (kit included),

Friday April 3, 17, OR 24, 10:30-2

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When you purchase your new Bernina

sewing machine at Pennington Quilt

Works we want to be certain that you

use it to its fullest potential and with

total confidence and enjoyment. At pick

up, one of our Bernina specialists will

spend some time with you to be sure

you know the basics of running your

machine. Then we’ll schedule 2 private

hours with you and a Bernina educator

to begin exploring with you all you’d like

to learn. From there you’ll be guided into

more private or small group classes to

go as far as you’d like. Here are the are-

as you can expect to cover in classes:

Sewing Machine Basics Machine Basics covering basic opera-

tions, practical applications and ma-

chine care.

Stitching Fun Decorative stitching, memory, alpha-

bets, combi-mode and special tech-

niques. For all electronic machines.

Quiltmaking Skills Special attention to those features on

your Bernina that are especially useful

in quilting. Piecing, machine appliqué,

free-motion quilting, and using the walk-

ing foot are covered. We’ll include the

BSR if you have one.

Embroidery Basics Learn to find, set up, and manipulate

designs, and stitch them out with suc-

cess. Unravel the mysteries of threads,

stabilizers, and hooping. For machines

with embroidery units.

More Embroidery Techniques Learn to do embroidered appliqué (our

favorite!) while you dig deeper into your

machine’s embroidery features and per-

fect your skills. Take basics class first.

My Bernette When you purchase your Bernette from

PQW, we will arrange your individual or

small class sessions to fit your sched-

ule.

My Bernina 7 and 8 Series

The Newest 7and 8 Series machines have

their own unique features and we’ll tailor

your sessions to them.

All About Embroidery Club A monthly club that focuses on machine

embroidery. Each month we will watch a

video presented by Kay Hickman of Ber-

nina of America. You will receive a CD

that includes a PowerPoint of the video,

a tips and tricks handout and a featured

embroidery design. We will have ma-

chines set up for you to try the featured

technique. Open to all, but if you are a

Bernina user please bring an oval hoop

and its grid.

Instructor: Ro, $15per session

Thursdays, 1-4 OR 6:30-9:30

April 23, May 21, June 18

April: Corner Placement

We will work with the concept of drawing

and using stitched placement lines to

place duplicate deisgns in corners of

your embroidered item. Our designs are

a pretty spring flower and leaf

Bernina Club Lifestyles Unleash your creativity this year and

unlock the potential of your Bernina

sewing machine. Join me for monthly

sessions where we explore new tech-

niques and features of the machine you

probably already own or are thinking of

purchasing. A combination of videos,

demos and in house sewing will insure

you learn something new each month.

You choose whether to make the project

or just learn some techniques. Learn

about sewing on vinyl, new zipper meth-

ods, foolproof appliqué, and more!

Instructor: Patty, $15 per session

April 15, May 13, June 10, 2-4:30 OR

6:30-9

Software Sampler Club 2014 A monthly club that will explore Bernina

Embroidery Software 7. Each month we

will watch a video presented by Amanda

Whitlatch of Bernina of America, covering

some component of Software 7. You will

receive a CD that will include a Power-

Point of the video, written instructions

and project suggestions. Then we will

walk through the lessons ourselves.

Bring your laptop with the software in-

stalled, if you have it. But this is also a

great opportunity to see what Bernina

Embroidery Software 7 is all about even

if you do not yet own it. Don’t have a Ber-

nina? That’s okay. This software will con-

vert designs to many formats

Instructor: Vicki

$15 per session

Thursdays, 1 –4

March 26, April 30, May 28, Junw25, July

23, September 24, October 22, Novem-

ber 19

March: All Geared Up

Use the tools in Art Canvas to create

“gear” shapes for unique quilting and

appliqué patterns. .