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Technique Academy

Join Lois at Sew Smart as she presents specific strategies to make your quilting easier. She will explore a variety of techniques: paper piecing, mitering borders, silk thread use, blanket stitch, half square accuracy and much more!  Please reserve your spot today! Each 1 1/2 hour session will cost $5.00.  You will receive a handout for that technique and you can either watch a demonstration of the technique or bring your machine and try the technique yourself. Here is a great way to create your personal binder of useful quilting techniques.
 

MONDAYS:

July 26th  -Noon & 5pm - Half -Squre Triangles - Two accurate techniques.
August 9th - Noon & 5pm -Mitered Borders  - Nothing to be frightened of! 
August 23rd - Noon & 5pm - Paper Piecing - Great way to sew accurate blocks
September 13th - 5PM -  Using  Silk & Other Decorative Threads - for piecing, applique, and quilting. You're going to want ot bring your own machine for this one.   
September 27th - 5PM - Button Hole Stitch - You can do this stitch by hand or machine, various threads make a difference too.
October 11th - 5PM -Piecing on the Fly  - Speed up your pieced project by being DONE!
October 25th - 5PM -  Applique` - Explore a minimum of three applique techniques.
November 1st - 5PM -  Hand Piecing & Templates - When hand piecing is perfect to do.
 
Electric Quilt The new EQ7
Introduction class:  Thursdays: August 5th, and 12th     5 - 7pm   $45.00 three sessions
Advanced Class:  Thursdays: August 19th and 26th     5 - 7pm     $45.00 three sessions
You want to know how to use your EQ6/7 program, but you haven't gotten very far?  You want to know what is so great about EQ7? Join Lois as she takes the mystery  out of your EQ6 or 7.  EQ7 works beautifully with EQ6, Just adds more(many more!) opitons.  Not sure if you want to upgrade to EQ7? Come find out if EQ6 is enough for you. 
 
Tin Lizzie Quilt Frame
Wednesday July 28th, 9 - noon or 5- 8pm
Monday Aug 9th,  1 - 4pm or 5 - 8pm
Friday Aug. 20th,  9 - noon
Saturday Sept. 18  9 -noon
By taking this class you will be able to rent out our Tin Lizzie to finish your quilts. You learn how to load/unload a quilt, the basic of the machine and tips to make your quilting experience on a long arm even better. Skill level: any.  Teacher: Kris. Fee: $45.00.
 
Block of the Month
Folk Art Flowers
Saturday July 31st   10 - Noon
Sunday Aug. 29th    1- 3pm
Saturday Sept. 25th   10 - Noon
By taking monthly class you will learn a new technique each time, such as chenill, raw edge applique, dimensional flowers and reverse applique to name a few - space is limited.  Skill level: Intermediate. Teacher: Ruth. Supplu list when registering.  Fee: $15.00/session.
 
Block of the Month
Folk Art Flowers
Wednesdays  Sept 8th, Oct. 13th, Nov. 10th, & Dec. 8th.
Back by popular demand.  We will restart this Folk Art Flowers queen size quilt. Starting in Sept.  for anyone not able to attend the Saturday classes. Skill level: Intermediate. Teacher: Ruth. Supply list when registering. Fee: $15.00/month. Final borders extra.
 
Embroidery Club - All Brand Machines
Wednesdays  Sept. 1st, Oct. 6th, Nov 3rd, Dec.1st     5:30 - 7:30pm
Join Ruth and friends to make this  Redwork Snowman lap quilt we'll exchange ideas, tips and maybe even some fabric.  Teacher:  Ruth.  Supply list when registering.  Fee:$ 5.00 per session.
 
Janome Embriodery
Saturday  Sept.  11th   10am - noon
All Janome Embroidery Machine owners are invited to share ideas, explore new embroidery accessories, understand stablizers, etc. Teacher: Mary. Supplies: Janome Embroidery Machine. All hoops and accessories. Fee: $5.00 to cover cost of kit. 
 
Serger Basics
Monday Sept. 20th     5:30 - 7:30
Own a serger and never use it?  This class is for you. Mary will teach you how to thread and set your serger for all it's basic stitches including gathering, rolled hem and flat lock.  Skill level: beginner. Teacher: Mary. Supplies: Serger, instruction manual, all  accessories, different colored threads. Fee: $20.00