Upcoming Classes and Events

Day Retreat

Would you like to spend the day in the company of other quilters, away from the distractions at home? Then you need to sign up for one of our Day Retreats. We will provide a friendly work area, refreshments and even pop in now and then to make sure you are working hard. All you have to do is bring a potluck item and a project(s) you would like to work on.

Confessions of a Sewaholic – Quilting – If someone peeked at your sewing diary, what secrets might they find? Join us for an information-packed session on sewing and quilting tips and tricks, machine and accessory how-tos and a few tidbits not found in any manual! Take home some sewing secrets of your own.

Confessions of a Sewaholic – Embroidery – Join us for an information packed session on embroidery tips and how tos.  Find out what is new with embroidery.  Learn tips and tricks that are not in any manual.

Skill Level: Beginner and Beyond

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.

Broken Daisy Placemats: New design from Brad and Judy Niemeyer of Quiltworx. This one day class will be taught by Certified Instructor Julie Faulkner and will use a sewing technique called foundation paper piecing to assemble the units required to make these quilted placemats. Curved piecing is used to join the units after the foundation piecing is completed. The pattern has enough papers for 4 placemats. Beginner quilters welcome but must have basic sewing skills.

Four Friends:Great pattern reminiscent of the beloved disappearing nine-patch, It was featured in our only Canadian quilt magazine, Quilters Connection, and I loved it right away. Two colours each of two families, to make a great little gift for a friend or for yourself. Pattern (magazine) required.

Paper Pieced Mariner’s Compass:  If you have ever wanted to learn paper piecing, here is an easy block that looks way more difficult than it is. You’ll find out all the tips and tricks for a successful method for perfect corners and pointy points.

Camden Bowls:  Who doesn’t need more bowls.  Make all sizes for you sewing room and other rooms in your house. They make great gift baskets.  These bowls use fuse able batting not string

Double Trouble:  Step out of your comfort zone and work only in white fabrics.  This is not a difficult pattern to do but selecting 7 or 8 different fabrics may be a challenge. Note – you can also do this quilt in coloured fabric if you want.:  The pattern is my own, designed in EQ.

Jenny’s Starburst: A new quilt with a classic look. This one can be made with only two fabrics or planned scrappy with lights and darks. The sample is in two colour families; well, one family and whites. Precut your squares and it will go together very quickly. This would make a great project for a beginner with basic skills or fun and easy for a more advanced quilter.

Stack n Whack 4 patch:  The 4-patch is a natural extension of the Stack ‘n’ Whack technique. Easier than the 8 pointed pinwheel this quilt goes together fast. I started with a playful print that I didn’t want to cut small. With the addition of some brights, we have a cheerful quilt a kid of any age would enjoy.

Sewing Machine Level 2: This class includes different types of buttonholes blind hem, rolled hem, sewing on buttons, stretch stitches, and other stitches on your machine.  Learn how important and useful your machines stitches are.  For those of you who just purchased a sewing machine at Tom’s or Countryfolk this would be one of your FREE lessons.

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.

Serger Class Level 2: In level 2 we move onto 3-thread serging. You will learn about 3-thread wide, 3-thread  narrow, 3-thread decorative, rolled hem, lettuce edge, pin tucks and spaghetti straps.

Serger Class Level 3: In level 3 we deal with 2-thread serging, narrow and wide flat locking, deco flat locking and the ladder stitch.

Serger Class Level 4: In this new Level 4 we deal with setting up your serger for 5 thread stitching along with using a combination of a chain and overcast stitch. Various ways to use the chain stitch by itself or for practical and decorative purposes will also be covered.

Kimberbell Christmas Event

Merry & Bright