Block of the Month & Monthly "Clubs"



Two New Block of the Month!

 

Warm Winter Blessing by Primitive Gatherings (Wool)
54" x 63"



One of our new BOM starting in May is Warm Winter Blessings by Primitive Gatherings. 

These sweet snowmen will melt your heart and you’ll want to have this hanging in your home next winter!  It is a wool appliqué project and will run for six months at a cost of $23 per month.  We actually started sign-ups for this a couple of months ago, but there are a few spots still available, so call the shop today to get your spot reserved! Kit availability each month starting May 15.

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Pieceful Journey by Piece’s by Pam
83" Square


 

Christmas at Quilter’s General Store starts in July! We will be introducing our new Block of the Month called Pieceful Journey. This is a 12 month program and we are combining traditional fabrics with our new Christmas fabrics that will be arriving in our shop soon. We will be happy to mail your BOM or you can stop in the shop and pick it up. The cost per month is $18.00.



 

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Clubs!  Clubs!  Clubs! 

We LOVE our QGS Clubs!!

Three New QGS Clubs!

 

Civil War Sampler Club by Barbara Brackman

60”x 80”

 


A great new club is coming to QGS! Our sample is done and turned out exquisite! The quilt is from Barbara Brackman’s new book “Civil War Sampler”. These are easy blocks and great for the new quilter that has wanted to make a sampler quilt, but felt it was too challenging. This is a lecture class and we will guide you with block demos and other tips & hints to make either 8” or 12” finished blocks. Our sample is made with 8” blocks. This is an 8 month club.

 

Club Class Fee:  FREE

Tuesday’s - beginning September 17th at 10 am

OR

Saturday’s - beginning September 21st at Noon

Book purchase required OR 10 Fat Quarters

Instructor:  Polly Black

Skill Level:  Confident Beginner

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Bernie's Small Quilt Camp

August, September, & October

 

Join Bernie as she begins her Small Quilt Camp! We all love these miniature quilts and Bernie is going to share three from the book “101 Fabulous Small Quilts”. Classes will focus on skill building techniques, such as Prairie Points, on a scale that will be easy to accomplish in a reasonable amount of time. These small quilts will make great holiday gifts or decorating accents! They will also use up your stash of “scrappy” colors! Class time will allow you to sew at the shop or “take home instructions only” to meet your busy schedules!

 

Club Class Fee:  FREE

Date:  2nd Saturday - beginning August 10th

Time:  1:00 to 3:00 PM

Instructor:  Bernie Bird

Skill Level:  Confident Beginner


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Saturday Sampler Club

Four Star General


Saturday Sampler (aka $5 Quilt Club) is our 4th quilt offered in this format! This year we will be presenting Yellow Creek Design’s Four Star General, a beautiful civil war reproduction quilt. Again, this is a “stash buster” with an additional amount of yardage for the sashing & borders. Each month blocks and settings will be demonstrated.  It’s always amazing to see these quilts come together and enjoy the wonderful fabric selections our quilters have made!

 

Club Class Fee:  FREE

Date:  3rd Saturday – beginning September 2013 through July 2014

Time:  Choose 10 AM OR 11 AM

Pattern Required

Instructor:  Polly Black


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And of course our existing Clubs which will be coming to an end soon:


Civil War Celebration BOM

 

 


Our new Block of the Month is Civil War Celebration by ThimbleCreek Quilts.  It is a beautiful quilt that measures 61” x 61”.  Stop in to see our sample!  This will be an 11 month project with block kits available the first of each month for pick-up or mail out.  Monthly fee includes fabric and block patterns to complete quilt top and binding.  Call today to sign up!

 

This Class is Full!
Date:  November 2012 thur October 2013

Fee:  $16.00 each month, plus shipping if applicable


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Civil War Celebration BOM Club


This club is to guide you and give assistance in piecing the blocks and also have some sewing time with other quilters!  The information is the same as above.

 

Date:  2nd Saturday of each month beginning November 10th

Time:  9:30 AM – 12 Noon

Club Fee:  FREE

Instructor:  Polly Black



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$5 Quilt Class - Rhapsody


 This $5 Quilt is our 3rd quilt offered in this format! Again ,we will be using the block pattern book by Judy Hopkins, 501 Rotary Cut Blocks.  Selected blocks from this book are put in a unique setting that results in a beautiful quilt.  The class meets monthly on the 3rd Saturday for 10 months; each month blocks and settings will be demonstrated.  It’s always amazing to see these quilts come together and enjoy the wonderful fabric selections our Quilters have made!

 

  • Date:  Meets the 3rd Saturday in September, October, November, 2012 and January, February, March, April, May, June, July 2013
  • Time:  Choose 10 AM OR 11 AM
  • Class Fee:  $5
  • Book required:  501 Rotary Cut Blocks by Judy Hopkins
  • Instructors:  Polly Black and Ruth Whitney


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Farmer’s Market

By: Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts

Join us either the 2nd Monday of each month OR the 3rd Saturday of each month for 9 months in piecing this great quilt. The pattern has been broken down into sections and each month Polly will be doing a demo of the blocks in that section and giving you some sewing time to start piecing the blocks. This quilt can be made very scrappy or can be done in a controlled manner. Polly made the class sample from mostly Jo Morton Fabrics, using 5 different backgrounds.

  • Date: Starting on Monday September 10th or Saturday September 15th, runs for 9 months
  • Time: Mondays from 10 am to 1:30 pm OR Saturdays from Noon to 3:30 pm
  • Class Fee: $50, or the fee will be waived if you purchase 5 yards of background fabric from QGS
  • Pattern required
  • Instructor: Polly Black
  • Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
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You know how we love our Jo Morton fabrics!

One whole wall just for her!!


 
Jo’s Little Women Club!

9 new projects for “Club 12”

Join Kay Steinmetz for sessions which will be held over a 12 month period
beginning Thursday March 14 OR Sunday March 17.
Subsequent months’ sessions are generally held the 3rd Thursday/Sunday of the month but watch for our reminders or check you date list distributed at the first session.

The meeting time will be 12:30 to 3:30 pm.

Club Fee:  $75 plus the purchase of Jo Morton fabrics

 

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