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We Will Be Closed On Memorial Day, May 27, 2019
We will be back to our regular hours, 9-6 on Tuesday, May 28, 2019
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Cortez Quilt Company and More is participating in the Stonehenge Block Party! Above, you see our 18″ square block. Please call us at 970-565-7541 to order yours… we are happy to ship one to you!
Not sure what the Stonehenge Block Party is all about? Feel free to call us, or check out Northcott’s website here.
You could win a trip to England – Don’t miss out on this opportunity!
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ANNOUNCING:
MICHELLE de GROOT WORKSHOPS!
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| Michelle is a textile artist from Australia. She will be in the United States in August and is a featured guest on the Ricky Tims Show. While in Colorado, Michelle will be coming to Cortez to present two workshops! |
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Blue Coneflower
Saturday/Sunday, August 17 & 18, 2019
Cost $120.00 – Limited Seating – Call Now To Reserve Your Spot!
Kit fees are $20 per person.
Kits will include the use of all my paints, fabric, wadding and backing to do your project.
Description:
I created this workshop a few years ago and most people are amazed at how easy it is to create their own piece of art from a white piece of fabric and some paints. The coneflowers are actually painted on making this a whole cloth design. I explain how to use the textile paints and non-textile paints in this process and also show the students how to divide up your background area and create some real interesting designs on their art piece.
This workshop is great for those wanting to learn new techniques and skills in textile arts. You will learn how to paint onto the fabric to create a nice background as well as the foreground picture of the cone flowers. You will also learn some basic quilting techniques and thread work, and to top it off you get to play with some bobbin work.
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After The Fire
Monday/Tuesday, August 19 & 20, 2019
Cost $120.00 – Limited Seating – Call Now To Reserve Your Spot!
Kit fees are $20 per person.
Kits will include the use of all my paints, fabric, wadding and backing to do your project.
Description:
This workshop has a lot of meaning to me as it is derived from an experience I had on my property 6 years ago. We had a bushfire locally that burnt through our property as well as many others. Luckily we were one of the lucky ones and our home and buildings were saved by the local fire brigade and helicopter water bombing. I noticed after the fire the damage the surrounding bushland had suffered as well as the amazing colors in the sky in the evening. This experience moved me to create this small art quilt, and then in turn teach people about the techniques I used in making it.
This workshop is great for those wanting to learn new techniques and skills in textile arts. You will learn how to mix their paints and how to apply them to fabric correctly. You will learn how to paint onto the fabric to create a nice background creating a starting point for your thread work. You will also learn some basic quilting techniques, thread work, and bobbin work. |
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UPCOMING CLASSES & EVENTS
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BERNINA Creative Studio: Embroidery – Endless Embroidery Table Runner
Thursday, May 23, 2019
10:00-4:00 |
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BERNINA Creative Studio: Technique – Quilting With Rulers
Thursday, May 30, 2019
10:00-12:30
Learn what you need to get started as you venture into this increasingly popular machine quilting technique. |
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BERNINA Creative Studio: Project – Heart Wall Hanging
Thursday, May 30, 2019
1:00-5:00
Make this sweet scrappy heart wall hanging with a modern twist. Learn applique, embellishment with decorative stitching and stitch designer. This project is beginner friendly! |
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1st Saturday Breakfast Club
Saturday, June 1, 2019
9:30 am
*We will be revealing our new fabrics, patterns, and projects
*Bring your show and tell!
*Block Lotto
*We will have light refreshments and plenty of fun, friendship and chatting!
*We will have a small gift for those who attend! |
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Intro To Quilting With Rulers
Saturday, June 1, 2019
1:00-5:00 pm
This Class Is a Prerequisite For Further Ruler Work Classes
Skill Level: Beginner, Must Have Beginning Piecing Experience
$12.00
Now is the perfect time to learn how to do your own quilting! Ruler work is one of the biggest trends in quilting today. , and we are so excited to present this series of classes to you. We can order the rulers for you no matter what make and model of sewing machine you have.You will start to learn the basics of ruler work, and will go home with four different blocks. |
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Embroidery Block of the Month – Imaginary Day
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
1:00-5:00 |
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Bernina Creative Studio Software Club
Lettering Play
Thursday, June 6, 2019
10:00-3:00
Instructor: Linda Humphreys
Using your fonts in BERNINA Software 8.1 is an easy and fun way to create your own designs. In this lesson, explore creative ways to play with fonts. |
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Big Red Bag
Friday, June 7, 2019
9:30-3:30
$25.00
Skill Level Intermediate
Instructor: Virginia Robertson
This bag nearly will fit a kitchen sink. It will definitely fit a quilt, all your supplies for a class, or whatever you need to take for a day out. Virginia Robertson designed this pattern, and we are fortunate that she is willing to also come teach this class! |
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Open Sewing: Every Monday and Wednesday
Join us at the shop every Monday and Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. for Open Sewing. Work on any project you’d like and enjoy the company of other sewists and quilters. Bring your sewing machine or use one of our BERNINA classroom machines. Open Sewing is FREE and you’ll have plenty of space to work and the use of our cutting tables and ironing boards.
You can also call us to check on availability – our classroom is available for your use anytime a class/event is not being held.
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Third Thursday Demo: Thursday, June 20, 2019
12:30 pm
Join us on June 20th at 12:30 p.m. for our monthly Third Thursday Demo. This event lasts thirty minutes – feel free to bring your lunch if you are on your break. We always have door prizes at our Third Thursday Demo’s! Bring a friend!
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Blocks Without Borders: Thursday, June 20, 2019
Blocks Without Borders (an Art & Landscape Society) meets on the Third Thursday of each month at 1 p.m. Prepare to exchange ideas, along with giving and receiving inspiration. Don’t forget to bring your Show-N-Tell! We will have a door prize! No RSVP necessary.
- Our “Bird” challenge quilts are on display through the month of May at Cortez Cultural Center. Stop by and see this amazing collection – some whimsical, some fun, both traditional and contemporary examples are exhibited. Some items could be called “fabric sculptures – so check it out 10-5 daily.
- Lou Ann Jacobson Ball will demo the freezer paper method of fabric printing. Bring freezer paper and something to print.
- Our current challenge “Necessity is the Mother of Invention” is due at the July meeting but bring any works-in-progress to show.
- Bring any and all show and tell items – this is usually the highlight of the gathering and a great way for us all to learn and admire!
- We will discuss and decide our next challenge from a list of options presented by Janet Huffman.
- We will also discuss and decide how we might engage with the new Montezuma County Heritage Museum project. One idea presented is to make a collage quilt depicting historical sites in the county. More ideas to come!
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