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Finishing School: Here is a day when you can share ideas, get inspired, & make new quilting friends. Every Tuesday, you can enjoy friendship, coffee, & tea between 9:30 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. Homemade soup available for lunch too! Bring your own project to work on. Come and go when it suits. $3/ Session. Knitting: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. $5/Session
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Charity Quilting: This dedicated group of ladies (The Scrappy Gals) meet one Friday a month to sew lap quilts for the local shelters. Fabric is provided as well as a home-cooked lunch. Bring along your machine and your sense of humour. Next session to be determined. $20 each session.
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Friday Fun Night: Next Fun Night is TBD; 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Join in the fun! Gather with your friends for an evening of quilting and lots of laughs. Nibbles and refreshments at 4:00 p.m.; class starts at 4:30 p.m., followed by pizza. $30 each night.
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Knotty Girls: Meet together monthly with other stitchers to share ideas and patterns. Keep up with the latest ideas and patterns. Instructions provided for new stitchers. There are a few places open starting Friday, January 7, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. $50
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Stitching Club: This club meets once a month to enjoy stitching. You can learn new stitches, choose new patterns or work on patterns of your own. There will be a selection of the latest patterns available for you to order. There are a few places open starting Saturday, January 15, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. $50
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Knitting Club: Join this fun group for an afternoon of stitches on needles. There is help and instruction. Bring your own project, or start a new one. There is a hat on 4 needles if you don’t have a project. Patterns and ideas will be shared. Just drop in on Tuesday afternoon from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Enjoy tea with other knitters, knit in our sunny back classroom and watch the cardinals on the feeder. $5/session.
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REGULAR CLASSES
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Book a lesson on our Tin Lizzie, then quilt your own tops. This is a fun alternative to having someone quilt for you. It is easier than you think! Classes are limited to 3 students and fill quickly, so sign up soon.
Thursday, June 9, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Friday, July 8, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Friday, July 29, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
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Block of the Month “Sunflowers & Feathers”: Starts Saturday, March 26, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. $10 each class, plus pattern purchase.
This is a fun 9-class series of sunflowers & chickens. Learn to fuse, embellish and quilt block by block. This means that you can quilt your blocks as you make them; making machine quilting so easy, then assemble the blocks into a quilt.
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Beginner Quilting: Thurs., starts May 12 for 8 weeks, 6:30 – 8:30 pm. $85.
This is where to get started. Learn the basics of quilt making. The latest gadgets and techniques will be covered, as well as the traditional methods.
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Hard Block Café (4): Tuesday, June 14, 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. $20.
Café Social starts at 12:30 pm
Jan continues to stretch and improve your skills with these blocks.
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Stump Work with Barry: Friday, June 3 & 24, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. $60.
Over this 2-day workshop you will discover basic padded stump work and how to use embellishments. If you are a quilter you can use these methods of embellishment on your work, moving your results to the WOW! Level.
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Upcoming JULY Classes:
Thursday, July 7 Fractures
Friday, July 8 Tin Lizzie
Tuesday, July 12 Hard Block Café (5)
Wednesday, July 13 A Designer Bag
Thursday, July 14 & 21 Crazy Quilting
Friday, July 15 Placemats
Wednesday, July 20 Machine Appliqué
Friday, July 22 Bali Star
Wednesday, July 27 Picnic Quilt
Friday, July 29 Tin Lizzie
Class details are coming soon.
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Quilts, Bibs & Blankies: Next class TBD
This class will teach you how to do those cute appliqué designs for baby items. Book purchase required.
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Rug Hooking - with Loretta
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Rug Hooking: Saturday, June 25, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Learn this traditional rug hooking technique. Loretta will have kits for you to purchase and will teach you how to be a hooker. New designs are available.
There will also be a class for experienced hookers following this class - get finishing tips and techniques; 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. $15.
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A $10, non-refundable deposit is required at registration for a class.
If the class for which you are registered disappears from the list, don’t panic!
It means that the class is full, not cancelled!
RESULTS from CLASSES
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Results from The ANGEL Class
Taught here First. June 2009
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Dresden Plate
from a Jelly Roll Retreat
by Dianne Milks
Custom quilted by Jan
March, 2009
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CLASS: FROM PHOTO TO FABRIC June, 2008
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JAN KITTLE
OUR LONG-ARM QUILTER IS ON SITE AND READY TO QUILT FOR YOU.
Drop by and watch!
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Tin Lizzie is here!
Book a lesson on our Tin Lizzie, then quilt your own tops — a fun alternative to having someone quilt for you. Why buy when you can rent for less? Get two friends to join you and then book a class. It’s easier than you think!
Thursday, June 9, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Friday, July 8, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Friday, July 29, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
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First quilt completed by a student, Mel Webb, using the Tin Lizzie. Some of her comments ...
“It was a blast!”
“I’m so excited; I did it myself!!”
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At work on the Tin Lizzie
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Do you recognize these avid young quilters?
They’re Kristen and Kelsey.
One of their first visits to The Country Quilter is featured on our homepage. They must have caught the quilting bug on that trip because they are still at it.
Can you believe how time flies?
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“Do we have to go Mummy?
This is my favourite store!”
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NOTE!
- All our fat quarters are 1/4 metre, NOT 1/4 yard.
- Those pre-cut bundles are 1/4 yard - BEWARE!
- All our fat quarters are priced at $4.00
- We are happy to cut fat quarters for you.
- Our smallest cut on non-sale fabric is 10 cm (about 4 inches).
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Recently Arrived Fabric
We offer a choice of 200 bolts of
Batik Fabrics at $16/meter.
(We are not increasing our low prices.)
We offer a choice of 48 bolts of
108” Backing Fabrics
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Books and Fabric for Kids’ Stuff
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Landscape Fabrics and Books
And much more great fabric ...
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LOTS OF BATTING
(by the metre)
We stock:
- 100% cotton
- 80/20 (96” & 108”)
- Silk (great for hand quilting)
- Black Batting (for your dark quilts)
- Bamboo Batting (great for hand &
machine quilting)
BUYING BY THE METRE SAVES YOU $$$
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CHECK OUT OUR “50%-OFF” SHELF
GREAT FOR BACKS
NOW IN STOCK
Season’s Embroidery Floss
$2.50 EACH
NEW!
Rug Hooking Kits are Available
- along with wool for appliqué
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We have a wide assortment of books, selected to provide instruction and to stimulate your imagination.
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The Country Quilter
ANNUAL QUILT SHOW
With guests from the “All Dolled Up Guild”
Saturday, June 18, 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Free Admission
Mark it in your calendar.
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OTHER STUFF
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Happy Birthday to you in 2011!
Visit the shop on your birthday and receive 20% off the regular price of your purchase of fabric and books. Invite some guests for a “sew day” and they get 10% off. Ask for all the details.
You will need to show photo ID with your birth date (e.g., driver's license). If your birthday is on Sunday, come on Saturday (one day early).
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Magnificent
Mariner’s Compass
Handmade, Queen-Size
SOLD
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Dresden Fan Pattern
Handmade, Queen-Size, Mennonite Quilt
$595 (sold)
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The “Missabitatitti” team
at work
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Tracy, our fun-filled auctioneer!
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Carol Miller, Founder of “The Quilt”, enjoying the Cake and Pie auction
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UNFORTUNATELY, NOBODY BID ON THIS PRIZE ☺
UGANDAN SCHOOL AID
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Is coming to Ottawa!
Wellspring offers over 40 different cancer support programs and services, at no charge and without referral, to meet the emotional, social, psychological and informational needs of people living with cancer and those who care for them. Wellspring centres are non-institutional and non-residential. They are warm and supportive communities, built on the needs of patients and their loved ones.
Our quilters have made a difference!
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