BLOCK OF THE MONTH PROGRAMS
“HOLIDAY CHORUS” Block of the Month (Starts in August)
Date: Meets Saturday, 8/9, 9/6, 10/11 & 10/25
Time: 2 p.m
Cost: $26.99 per block (no extra fees)
Duration: 4 months
Holiday Chorus s a beautiful new holiday Block of the Month
club by Nancy Murty of Bee Creative Studio. From August
through October come in and receive the pattern and fabric
to complete the quilt top. If you wish, we can also provide
you with a binding and backing kit to complete your quilt.
We have many local quilters we can refer you to quilt it for
you. Throw size finishes to 68” by 68" while Bed Size
finishes to 87" x 100". Talk to us about the option to make
a bigger quilt if you wish. (Picture of quilt taken from
Bee Creative’s web site
www.beecreativestudio.com where you
can learn more about Nancy and her other wonderful kits and
fabric lines) Blocks will be on display in August. Limited
to 20 spots
There's a new Strip Club in Tracy!
Date: Wednesday, September 3rd (and each 1st Wednesday of
the month)
Time: 5 to 8 p.m.
Cost: $5
Food: Finger food potluck. Sew Many Quilts provides the
dessert.
Bring your sewing gear and be prepared to have fun using 2
1/2" strips of fabric to make
strippy
quilts.
Call and reserve a spot. Look for our first sample to be up
sometime in August.
“Red and Black” Block of the Month (Starts in September)
Date: Starts September 7th
and
September 21st (then,
1st and 3rd
Sunday of each month)
Time: Any time that day or after.
Cost: $3 buy-in
Duration: 6 months
Pick up your block kit which includes fabric and pattern.
Stay for short demo. Your must be here on time and check
in at the classroom. If you are late or miss a month, you
must pay the $5 again. 9” blocks. Limited to 15 spots.
“Blue
and White” Block of the Month (Starts in September)
Date: Starts September 13th (then, 2nd Saturday of each
month)
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Cost: $20 buy-in
Duration: 6 months
This is a masculine theme, no frills in this quilt. Pick up
your block kit which includes fabric and pattern. Stay for
short demo. Your must be here on time and check in at the
classroom. If you are late or miss a month, you must pay
the $20 again. 12” blocks. 20 person limit.
Duration: 6 months
Pick up your block kit which includes fabric and pattern.
Stay for short demo. Your must be here on time and check
in at the classroom. If you are late or miss a month, you
must pay the $20 again. 12” blocks.
“Solid Black and Brights” Block of the Month (Starts in
September)
Date: September 13th (then, 2nd Saturday of each month)
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $5 buy-in
Pick up your block kit which includes fabric and pattern.
Stay for a short demo. Your must be here on time and check
in at the classroom. If you are late or miss a month, you
must pay the $5 again. 10” blocks.
“Passionate about Purple” Block of the Month (Starts in
September)
Date: Starts September 13th (then, 2nd Saturday of each
month)
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $4 buy-in
Duration: 12 months
Uses Lakehouse purples. Pick up your block kit which
includes fabric and pattern. Stay for a short demo. Your
must be here on time and check in at the classroom. If you
are late or miss a month, you must pay the $4 again. 12”
blocks.
“Butterflies are free (blue and yellow)” Block of the Month
(Starts in September)
Date: September 13th (then, 2nd Saturday of each month)
Time: 4 p.m.
Cost: $4 buy-in
Duration: 12months
Lakehouse butterfly fabric. Pick up your block kit which
includes fabric and pattern. Stay for a short demo. Your
must be here on time and check in at the classroom. If you
are late or miss a month, you must pay the $4 again. 12”
blocks.
“March of the Penguins” Block of the Month (Starts in July)
Date: July 13 (2nd Sunday of each month)
Time: Anytime that Sunday or after
Cost: $19.99 buy-in
$19.99 buys your way into the club and buys you 8 fat
quarters to do your blocks with . Pick up your pattern and
penguin fabric on the 2nd Sunday. 9” blocks. Limit of 10
people.
CLASSES AND OTHER FUN STUFF
JULY 2008
Jo
Morton’s “Little Women” Club (All
levels)
Led by Mary Ann Jones
Date: July 5th, Saturday
Time: 10 -12 p.m.
Cost: $5
You are invited to step back in time to join an olde
fashioned gathering at your favorite Quilt Shop, Sew Many
Quilts. 'Jo's Little Women' Club projects are only available
by joining the Club. Each project has complete directions
through quilting design suggestions and binding. Be one of
many across the nation to join this club. We carry the
complete Jo Morton line of fabrics from Andover fabrics.
“Terry’s
Tote”
(All levels)
Taught by Nancy Cerna
Date: July 19th, Saturday
Time: 12:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $20
A cheery, useful small purse/tote with matching wallet
and
it’s fat quarter friendly. We’ve chosen the “Blossom” line
by Moda for our sample. Another “Happy Hour” class. This
book has some quick and awesome quilts.
**BONUS CLASS**
Shopping Bag Workshop (with Colette)
Date: 7/26
Time: 12 - 4 pm
Cost: $8 covers cost of class and fabric
Let’s show the world how green we are and make fabric
shopping bags. Two 1 yard cuts of fabric are all we need
for the bag and handle. Use it at the shop and receive a $1
punch on your fabric card each time you use it instead of
plastic bag to put your purchases in.
AUGUST 2008
Jo
Morton’s “Little Women” Club (All
levels)
Led by Mary Ann Jones
Date:
NO CLASS IN AUGUST!!
**FIFTH ANNUAL PARKING LOT SALE**
Date: August 16th & 17th, Saturday and Sunday
Time: 11 - 5 on Saturday and 12 - 4 on Sunday
Cost: Free
Join us as we peddle our wares in the parking lot and in the
classroom. Look for special bargains on closeouts. As a
special treat this year, one of our Reps, Lynn from EE.
Schenck will be joining us and will contribute a “sample
spree” of things she has collected over the year. Ask big
daddy for some extra moola cause you don’t miss this yearly
event!
“Quilting Caveman Style”
(All levels)
Taught by Nancy Cerna
Date: August 23rd, Saturday
Time: 10:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $35
Nancy was one of the lucky ones who went to Ricky Tims’
seminar in Livermore put on by the Diablo Valley Quilt Guild
recently. She learned his new “Caveman” quilting technique
and will attempt to dazzle you with it by teaching you the
basics in this fun class.
“Poppies in Paradise”
(All levels)
Taught by Colleen Granger
Date: August 30th, Saturday
Time: 10:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $45
I’m very excited about this class and you will be too.
Colleen has a new book out using Andover’s new poppy line
called “Fete des Fleur” and
Poppies in Paradise
is
the cover quilt from her latest book. Sew Many Quilts is
pleased to premiere her new pattern here. To learn more
about her go to her website:
http://www.sewlittletimequilting.com
This class is great for beginners up through skilled
quilters. You’ll have so much fun learning her new
technique. We do have the featured fabric at the store, if
you want to use it and we have many other large print
florals as well as just large scale “ethnic” prints that
would work well too.
SEPTEMBER 2008
“Bountiful by Maggie Walker” (Intermediate appliqué)
Taught by Sandra Mollon
Date: Friday, September 5th
Time: 10:30—4:30
Cost: $40
“This lush wall quilt celebrates Summers bounty for Winters
festivities. It's a little bit Folk Art and a little bit
Realism.“ Welcome Sandra back to Tracy with this
splendid appliquéd wall hanging. Come in and see her
sample. You’ll want to be first on the list.
Beginning appliqué a pre-requisite. The size of the
finished quilt is 25 1/2" x 34"
Jo Morton’s “Little Women” Club (All
levels)
Led by Mary Ann Jones
Date: September 6th, Saturday
Time: 10 -12 p.m.
Cost: $5
You are invited to step back in time to join an olde
fashioned gathering at your favorite Quilt Shop, Sew Many
Quilts. 'Jo's Little Women' Club projects are only available
by joining the Club. Each project has complete directions
through quilting design suggestions and binding. Be one of
many across the nation to join this club. We carry the
complete Jo Morton line of fabrics from Andover fabrics.
**BONUS CLASS**
Vinyl bags (with Colette)
Date: 9/6
Time: 12:30 - 4:30 pm
Cost: $10 covers cost of class and fabric
Continuing with our green-theme; let’s make another
shopping bag with vinyl backed fabric - choose from
sunflowers, fruit or Moda’s floral. We’ll make a
water-proof bag for shopping at the Farmer’s Market. (Not
that we expect rain - but in case the veges are wet)
First in our series of Spanish speaking classes: Colcha de
Barda de Carril
Fecha: 17 de septiembre de 2008
Tiempo: 12p.m. de 4 de la tarde.
Coste: Libre
Ensamble a Sandra Hernández como ella le toma en un viaje
que acolcha en español. Usando Alex Anderson' libro de s: EL
Acolchado de Empecemos ella le enseñará a cómo acolchar de
comenzar a terminar. Diviértase con esta manía muy popular.
“Snapshots”
(All levels)
Taught by Nancy Cerna
Date: September 20th, Saturday
Time: 10:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $35
Another quilt from the
Happy Hour
book by Atkinson Designs. This is the cover quilt done in
tans, browns and teals. It is warm and inviting; you’ll
fall in love with it. It uses seven fat quarters and border
fabric. Very easy and quick!
“Bright Jacobean Appliqué”
(Beginning)
Taught by Jody McNees
Date: September 27th, Saturday
NO FEAR APPLIQUE!!
Time: 12:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $25
Welcome to the wonderful world of Appliqué. Would you like
to learn new skills and sharpen old ones? We will learn a
combination of needle turn and finger pressing appliqué
skills. We will also learn to make bias stems, polish our
tack stitch and more. This sample was designed to work on
inside curves, points, and circles. . . the areas most
challenging to beginning students. Lots of support will be
given while having a great time sewing with new friends. . .
No FEAR of Appliqué here.
OCTOBER 2008
Jo
Morton’s “Little Women” Club (All
levels)
Led by Mary Ann Jones
Date: October 4th, Saturday
Time: 10 -12 p.m.
Cost: $5
You are invited to step back in time to join an olde
fashioned gathering at your favorite Quilt Shop, Sew Many
Quilts. 'Jo's Little Women' Club projects are only available
by joining the Club. Each project has complete directions
through quilting design suggestions and binding. Be one of
many across the nation to join this club. We carry the
complete Jo Morton line of fabrics from Andover fabrics.
“Triple
Express” Runner” - Christmas
(All levels)
Taught by Nancy Cerna
Date: October 18th, Saturday
Time: 12:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $20
Back by popular demand, is a quick and easy table runner
using 3 fat quarters and a border fabric. Make it in
holiday colors for quick, inexpensive gifts, yet
personalized gifts.
“African
Folklore Embroidery” (All Levels)
Taught by Renee Soloman
Date: October 25th, Saturday
Time: 12:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $25
This embroidery style is from South Africa and specifically,
from the Ndebele tribe. Money from purchasing these
products goes to help support the women of the tribe, making
them self-supporting. We carry a wide range kits and fibers
to choose from for your class choice. Renee is an
experienced teacher who can take beginners to the next level
or work with someone who has not been introduced to this art
yet. Sure to be a popular class, sign up soon!
NOVEMBER 2008
Jo
Morton’s “Little Women” Club (All
levels)
Led by Mary Ann Jones
Date: November 1st, Saturday
Time: 10 -12 p.m.
Cost: $5
You are invited to step back in time to join an olde
fashioned gathering at your favorite
Quilt Shop, Sew Many Quilts. 'Jo's Little Women' Club
projects are only available by joining the Club. Each
project has complete directions through quilting design
suggestions and binding. Be one of many across the nation
to join this club. We carry the complete Jo Morton line of
fabrics from Andover fabrics.
JINGLE BELL DASH SHOP HOP
Dates: Thursday, November 13th through Sun day November
16th
Times: Thurs - Sat 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4
p.m.
Join us for our premiere Holiday Shop Hop. 11 Great Shops
are participating. Grand Prize is an $1100 Holiday Shopping
Spree, 2nd prize is a $550 spree, 3rd prize is a $275 spree
and there are quilting goodie baskets at each shop waiting
to be won. Our focus will be on providing gifts and ideas
during the Holiday season. Pick up a shop hop flyer at the
store next time you come in.
DECEMBER 2008
Jo
Morton’s “Little Women” Club (All
levels)
Led by Mary Ann Jones
Date: December 6th, Saturday
Time: 10 -12 p.m.
Cost: $5
You are invited to step back in time to join an olde
fashioned gathering at your favorite Quilt Shop, Sew Many
Quilts. 'Jo's Little Women' Club projects are only available
by joining the Club. Each project has complete directions
through quilting design suggestions and binding. Be one of
many across the nation to join this club. We carry the
complete Jo Morton line of fabrics from Andover fabrics.
CLASS
POLICIES:
Pay at time of registration in person, or sign up over the phone
using your credit card
7 day cancellation required for refunds, which will be
in the form of a store gift certificate unless it is a
non-cancellation class – check the schedule to see if
this applies. Classes marked as non-cancellation/no
refund are exempt from the refund policy. No
exceptions.
Series classes are paid for in full at the time of registration.
If you need special payment options, ask the store
personnel (not your teacher) for information.
Know your sewing machine/Have basic sewing skills
No guests or children, no exceptions
Cell phone ringers turned off. If you need to take a call, please
leave the classroom
Copyright laws require all students to have a copy of the book or
pattern required for the class, no exceptions. This law
is very specific and does not allow for sharing between
students.
Show your receipt to receive 20% off class supplies before your
class. These items must be on the teacher’s supply list.
Does not include fabric.
