Welcome to Cortez Quilt Company and More

We are your premier quilt shop in the Four Corners area. Our friendly, knowledgeable staff is here to help you with all your quilting and sewing needs and wants. We have a wide selection of Southwestern fabric and patterns. We offer a wide array of classes every week. We’re an authorized BERNINA dealer and service all brands of sewing machines.

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!

ANNOUNCING:
MICHELLE de GROOT WORKSHOPS!

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!

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.

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.

UPCOMING CLASSES & EVENTS

3rd Thursday Demo -Sewing Ergonomics Part 2
Thursday, May 16, 2019
12:30
See below for more info.

Blocks Without Borders – Art & Landscape Group
Thursday, May 16, 2019
1:00
See below for more info.

Thread Painting – Fox
2 Fridays – May 17 & May 24, 2019/ 2 Session Class
9:30 -3:00
$50.00
Skill Level – Intermediate
Instructor: Shanna Stordahl
Is learning to thread paint on your bucket list of things to learn this year? If so, you are in luck! Shanna will teaching this class, and will provide instruction on how to complete this beautiful Hoffman panel.

Quilt Til You Wilt!
Friday, May 17, 2019
6:00-10:00 pm
Bring your projects to work on, plan to chat and have fun! Ann will be here enjoying the evening with you. If you would like, bring a snack to share. Please RSVP, space is limited.

Navajo Wedding Basket
Saturday, May 18, 2019
$25.00
Skill Level: Intermediate
Guest Teacher: Barbara Morgan
We are thrilled to announce that Barbara Morgan will be coming to teach this class! Barbara, who hails from Durango, designed this pattern based on an authentic Navajo weaving.

BERNINA Creative Studio: Embroidery – Endless Embroidery Table Runner
Thursday, May 23, 2019
10:00-4:00

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.

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!

Click Here To See More Classes!

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.

Third Thursday Demo: Thursday, May 16, 2019
Sewing Room Ergonomics Part 2

Join us on March 21 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!

On May 16th, Aimee will be presenting Part 2 of Sewing Room Ergonomics.

Blocks Without Borders: Thursday, May 16, 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.

If you missed seeing the 12 “Bird Challenge” entries at CQC, they are on display the the Cortez Cultural Center through the month of May. Check it out! Many thanks to all who helped make the installation happen.
This month Marie will be showing us how to make Post Card quilts. These little gems are a mini landscapes and can be as simple or complex as your heart desires. Bring scraps and ideas for how you might show off your personality, our area, a dream, a laugh or anything that tickles your fancy in a small way.
Our next challenge (due in July) is “Necessity is the mother of Invention”! One over achiever in the group has already completed hers and it’s remarkable.