June 2008

Southwind Designs
Date: Sunday June 1
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Fee: $17.00 + pattern
Teacher: Elaine
These designs look complicated but are actually very easy to cut and piece. No templates are required. There are many designs and sizes to choose from. Pick your favourite and be prepared to learn some new techniques.

What’s New!! DEMO!
Date: Tuesday June 3
Time: 1:00 PM
Angie from Quiltsource will come and demo new products from Fons and Porter. Don’t miss coming to see these great products to make your quilting easier.

Aunt Bea’s Parlour
Date: Friday June 6
Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Fee: $17.00 + pattern
Teacher: Gail
Spend the summer outside embroidering the floral basket squares. Return in the fall to learn how to put the quilt together.

Thread Painting
Date: Saturday June 7
Time: 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Fee: $27.00
Teacher: Dianne
In this class you will learn the basics of thread painting and free motion embroidery. You will complete a sampler of stitches which can be used for future reference.

A–Z Christmas
Date: Sunday June 8
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Fee: $17.00 + pattern
Teacher: Elaine
This adorable pattern can be achieved in a number of ways, hand or machine appliqué, crayoning, fusible appliqué. Pick a method and get started on a beautiful quilt to decorate your home for Christmas. This can make a great summer portable project.

Sweet Dreams
Date: Saturday June 14
Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Fee: $27.00 + pattern
Teacher: Elaine
This is a great class for beginners or those looking for an easy project. It goes together very quickly and can be made scrappy or co-ordinated. This is a good opportunity to pick a colour scheme out of your comfort zone

Woven Wonder Tablerunner
Date: Sunday June 15
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Fee: $17.00 + pattern
Teacher: Debbi
This tablerunner is assembled using a quilt-as-you-go technique. The piecing method allows you to complete the quilting as you assemble each block. Put the blocks together and you are done.

Paper Piecing DEMO!
Date: Tuesday June 24
Time: 1:00 PM
Never paper pieced or need a
refresher? This is the demo for you.
WARNING: VERY ADDICTIVE!!

Free Motion
Date: Sunday June 29
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Fee: $17.00
Teacher: Elaine
Prerequisite: Machine Quilting at The Hobby Horse
You’ve taken our basic machine quilting class, but now you want to go further. This class will help you discover exactly what free-motion is all about and through numerous exercises build your confidence with this exciting technique.