Upcoming Classes And Events

Babylock Celebration

Donna Robinson from Babylock is coming in to show us all the new Babylock product. She will have samples and fun demos and accessories to show you. Call to book your spot. There will be 3 sessions, All about Quilting, All about Machine Embroidery and All about Serging

Date – Chilliwack: Sat, Jan 28

10:00am – 12:00pm – All About Quilting
1:00pm – 3:00pm – All About Machine Embroidery
3:30pm – 4:30pm – All about Serging

Instructor: Donna Robinson – Babylock Sales Rep

Skill Level: Beginner and Beyond

Kimberbell Valentine Tea

Our Kimberbell event is a great way to have fun and get to know machine embroidery. This event is suitable for the beginner all the way to the most advanced embroiderer, you can even test one of our embroidery machines if you don’t have one. In this event you will learn: single-hoop embroidery on a ready-made article, multi hooping, piecing in the hoop, how to install a zipper, embroider a quilted design and so much more. During the 2 days you will make and finish 6 embroidery projects all in the hoop. Included with your Kimberbell event, you’ll receive an exclusive sewing bag completely filled with Kimberbell fabric, paper tape, ribbon, buttons, and more to make six amazing event projects. We’ll even cut the stabilizer for you! You just need to come with your machine and a few basic supplies and be ready to have fun. We will even provide lunch.

Date: Surrey:

Fri Jan 13 & Sat Jan 14 10:00am – 5:00pm each day or
Mon Jan 23 & Tues Jan 24 10:00am – 5:00pm each day or
Sat Feb 11 & Mon Feb 13 10:00am – 5:00pm each day

Date: Chilliwack:

Mon Feb 6 & Tues Feb 7 10:00am – 5:00pm each day

Event Coordinator: Kerri Sketchley & Lori Bandong

Fee: $229

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New! Mystical Journey

This red and white quilt was designed by Canadian designer Lidia Froehler of A Cotton Treasures Designs. She has created a spectacular 12 month BOM using Canada themed Fabrics from Cantik Batiks. You can sign up for the kit or kit and class. When you sign up you must sign up for the full year. Picture is the first 4 months. See below for full quilt.
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Date – Surrey: Fri Jan 20, Feb 10, Mar 10, Apr 21, May 19, Jun 16, Jul 21, Aug 18, Sep 15, Oct 20, Nov 17, Dec 15

Time – Surrey: 10:00am – 12:30pm

Date – Chilliwack: Fri Feb 3, Feb 17, Mar 10, Apr 21, May 19, Jun 16, Jul 21, Aug 18, Sep 15, Oct 20, Nov 17, Dec 15

Time – Chilliwack: 10:00am – 12:30pm

Kit Pick-up: Fri Jan 20, Feb 17, Mar 10, Apr 21, May 19, Jun 16, Jul 21, Aug 18, Sep 15, Oct 20, Nov 17, Dec 15

Instructor: Carole Hando/ Diana Olson

Class Fee: $18.75

Kit Fee: $29.95

Skill Level: Intermediate

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New! Charmed Adventure

This quilt is a combination of Traditional Paper Piecing and Machine Embroidery. This quilt can be made into several different quilts as it has 8 one block wonders. You will also quilt traditional paper pieced blocks in the hoop and learn piecing in the hoop. Block sizes available are 5″, 6″, 7″, 8″, 9″. Must sign up for all 6 months

Date – Surrey: Tue Jan 31, Feb 28, Mar 21, Apr 25, May 30, Jun 27

Time – Surrey: 10:00am – 12:30pm

Fee: $29.95 includes pattern fee/ month

Instructor: Lori Bandong

Skill Level: Must have basic embroidery skills

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Sewing Machine Level 1

This class will cover the basics of learning to operate your machine. Threading your machine, winding your bobbin, tension top and bottom, straight stitch, stitch length dials, stitch width dials, needle up and down buttons, reverse, tension on zig zag, dropping feed dogs, needle positions, presser foot pressure, threads. For those of you who just purchased a sewing machine at Tom’s or Countryfolk this would be lesson number 1.

Date: Surrey: Thurs Jan 19 10:00am – 11:30am

Chilliwack: Sat Feb 4 2:00pm – 3:30pm

Fee: $10 + Manual $15

Instructor: Liz Busby/ Diana Olson

Skill Level: beginner

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Serger Class Level 1

Do you have a serger, but don’t understand threading and tensions? This course will teach you how to thread your machine, balance your tensions, lock that stitch at the end of your seam and sew: inside corners, outside corners, inside curves and outside curves. The class manual is $25.00 but, if you sign up for at least three classes at once, the manual is half price.

Date – Surrey: Thurs Jan 19

Time – Surrey: 1:00pm – 4:00pm

Date – Chilliwack: Sat Feb 11

Time – Chilliwack: 1:30pm – 4:30pm

Fee: $20.00 + manual $25

Instructor: Liz Busby/ Diana Olson

Skill Level: beginner

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Planning a Panel – New Date!

So you have this wonderful panel – Now what? Panels can be used as the start of an amazing one of a kind quilt. By adding pieced and plain rows and borders, a panel can become an amazing quilt. Some panels are so beautiful, the look almost like paintings and can be enhanced and enlarged with some simple techniques. Bring your panel and we will make individual plans that will be easy to follow and dive you striking results.

Date – Surrey: Mon Feb 27

Time – Surrey: 10:00am – 4:00pm

Fee: $45 + Kit Fee $3

Instructor: Cindy Newton

Skill Level: Must have Basic Quilting Skills

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Salmon and Raven

You will be proud to show off this beautiful wall hanging anywhere in your house. It is best made of Melton Cloth (which is 100% wool and doesn’t fray) but can be made with any good quality cotton as well. (Batik works better as it is less likely to fray in the cotton line of fabrics). It is a raw-edge applique and yes, it’s a lot of painstaking cutting but the results are worth it! Start hunting now in your favorite thrift stores for some REAL mother-of-pearl buttons to make this as authentic looking as possible.

Date – Surrey: Sat Jan 21

Time – Surrey: 10:00am – 4:00pm

Instructor: Irene Harvalias

Fee: $50 + pattern $13.95 (Die Cuts Available)

Skill Level: Must have Basic Quilting Skills

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No-Peeky 4-Patch

I guess we never get tired of the no peeky quilt. I thought I was done with them but this design popped into my head on my summer holiday. This is a new size and pattern for an old favourite. Start cutting your scraps into 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 pieces. A great scrap buster project or use jelly roll strips. Two setting fabrics help make the whole scrappy quilt hang together.

Date – Surrey: Sat Jan 28

Time – Surrey: 11:00am – 5:00pm

Fee: $45

Instructor: Cindy Newton

Skill Level: Must have Basic Quilting Skills

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“Quilt Til You Wilt”

These evenings continue to be very popular! Come in for an evening of “Fun and Finishing”. Bring in those UFOs and the staff will guide you in finishing them. It’s always a lot more fun to work with other quilters. We’ll have coffee, tea, and hot chocolate on hand. You can bring your own dinner. Come to one or come to them all. Bring along any project that you want to work on. Call us now to reserve your spot as these sessions fill very quickly.

Date – Surrey:

– Fri Jan 20

– Feb 17

– Mar 10

Time – Surrey: 5:00pm – 11:00pm

Fee: $15 (Dinner NOT provided)

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Embroidery Club for All Embroidery Machines

We have a new line up of fun project for winter. We will make pillow, table runner and stockings. Techniques learned will be embroidery placement, 3D objects and reversing an embroidery. This club has been designed to work on all current brands and models of embroidery machine with a min 5″ x 7″ hoop. This club is a great way for the beginner or the experienced embroiderer to become more familiar with their embroidery machine.

Dates – Surrey: Thurs Jan 26, Feb 23, Mar 23

Time – Surrey: 10:00am – 1:00pm

Dates – Chilliwack, Advanced: Wed Jan 25, Feb 22, Mar 29

Time – Chilliwack, Advanced: 10:00am – 1:00pm

Dates – Chilliwack, Beginner: Sat Feb 4, Mar 25

Times – Chilliwack, Beginner: 10:00am – 1:00pm

Fee: $25 each session (must sign up for the whole term, pattern included)

Instructors: Liz Busby/ Judi Campbell

Skill Level: Beginner and Beyond

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NEW! The Strip Club

No we haven’t gone completely crazy! But you know the saying “girls just gotta have fun”! What we are going to do is provide you with yet another way to create exciting quilts using either precut strips or strips you can cut from your stash. We will have some great ideas on how you can work with these strips in a variety of projects. This club takes place once a month. There will be lots of fun along with goodies, coffee and tea! Aren’t you just a bit curious?

Date – Surrey: Thursday: Jan 12, Feb 9, Mar 9

Time – Surrey: 10:00am – 11:00am

Date – Chilliwack: Wed: Jan 18, Feb 15, Mar 15

Time – Chilliwack: 2:00pm – 3:00pm

Fee: No Charge

Instructor: Cindy Newton/ Diana Olson

Skill Level: Beginner and Beyond

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New! Cake Therapy and Beyond

Starting in October we have a whole new line up of fun classes and patterns this year for Cake Therapy. If you haven’t already attended Cake Therapy, then it’s time you did and find out what you are missing. All we are going to tell you is it takes place once a month at both stores and there are NO FEES for these sessions, but there will be cake! And of course laughter, friends, coffee and tea! What quilter doesn’t need a little “Therapy”, so sign up today to reserve your spot.

Chilliwack: Wed Jan 4 – 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Wed Feb 1 – 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Wed Mar 1 – 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Surrey: Thurs. Jan 26 – 2:00pm – 3:00pm or Sat Jan 28 – 9:30am – 10:30am Thurs Feb 23 – 2:00pm – 3:00pm or Sat Feb 25 – 9:30am – 10:30am

Thurs Mar 23 – 2:00pm – 3:00pm or Sat Mar 25 – 9:30am – 10:30am

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Tom’s Sewing Centre

#102 – 8338 – 120th St

Surrey, BC

604-507-2841

Countryfolk Fabric

#5 – 45802 Luckakuck Way

Chilliwack, BC

604-824-5643