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April 8, 2022 - In This Issue

~ BERNINA News

~ April Saturday Breakfast Club
~ Take A Class With Carmen Geddes

~ Class Passes
~ Cortez Classes/Events

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SATURDAY BREAKFAST CLUB
IN CORTEZ

Saturday, April 9th, 2022
9:00 am
@ the Stitcher's Haven (30 West Main)


*Bring your Show and Tell!
*We will have light refreshments and plenty of fun, friendship and chatting!
*Door Prizes!
*We will have a goodie bag for those who attend!
*Special Offers For Participants!

Please RSVP - Let us know you plan to attend so we are ready for you!

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COME TAKE A CLASS WITH
CARMEN GEDDES!

Carmen Geddes brings her love of quilting and people together for a fun day of learning.

Enjoy her friendly, low-key approach and her great quilting techniques. Carmen was named Teacher of the Year at HMQS.

Carmen has taught at many quilt shows around the country including Houston Quilt Festival and Road to California.

Carmen's quilts have been featured in Fons and Porter's Scrappy Quilts and Love of Quilting, Quilter's Newsletter, and McCall's Quilting and Embroidery magazines.

Carmen has developed the Tensisters Piping Tool and Tensiters Easy Piecing Grid. She is author and publisher of four companion books, "Ten Quilts For Ten Sisters", "Quilts for Kids", "Seven Brothers Block Party", and "Around The Block Quilts"

Carmen has five children, twelve grandchildren and resides in Spanish Fork Utah with her husband Patrick.

Carmen will be teaching the above quilt "Vintage Charm" here at Cortez Quilt Company and More on May 7th!

Saturday, May 7th
10:00 - 5:00
Cost $50:00 + $25 Kit Fee
   Class Passes Do Not Count For    
    This Class

Skill Level: Confident Beginner
Instructor: Carmen Geddes!
Piece this Vintage Quilt with NO strip piecing! Amazing 2" Finished
Squares. Quilt measures 54' x 56" before borders. Enjoy perfect corners and stable, flat blocks every time .You will use Carmen's Easy Piecing Guide!

Space is limited, so come on in and get signed up!

Be sure to go to Carmen's Trunk Show at the Dolores Mountain Quilt Guild meeting on May 5th. This meeting starts at 10:00, at the Dolores Community Center.

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CLASS PASSES ARE BACK!

Get Your Three Month Class Pass: Take unlimited classes at Cortez Quilt Company for three months for only $75. Purchase a Class Pass anytime. It’s activated when you take your first class and expires three months later. If a class/event is NOT covered by the Class Pass, it will be noted in the class description.

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CORTEZ CLASSES & EVENTS

Saturday Breakfast Club
Saturday, April 9th
9:00 am
See above for more details.

Log Cabin Blocks Made Easy!
Saturday, April 9th
11:30 - 4:00
Cost: $12.00
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
Instructor: Cyndi
This class is a technique class - you will learn a new skill, then will go home to create a project. The Log Cabin Trim Tool is fun to use, and makes building a Log Cabin Block easier than ever! Only one spot is left in this class!

Happy Stitcher's Open Sew Day
Wednesdays, April 13th, 20th
                         May 4th, 11th, 18th

10:30 - 4:00
Bring a project to work on, and plan to have a fun day with your fellow quilters!

Retreat Bag
Thursday/Friday ~ April 14th & 15th
10:00 - 5:00
Cost: $40.00
Instructors: Ila Starks and Sandy Cressler
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
This tote is big enough to haul all your supplies to class, plus is as cute as can be on the outside.

Thursday, April 21st
Art & Landscape Group Meeting "Blocks Without Borders"
1:00 pm

Adding Pizazz To Your Panels
Friday, April 22nd
10:00 - 5:00
Cost: $20.00
Instructor: Becky
Becky will show you how to add pizazz to your project by adding trapunto, thread painting, free-motion quiling and more. You get to choose the panel you wish to work with.

Pleated Log Cabin
Saturday, April 23rd
10:00 - 4:00
$20:00
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
Instructor: Cyndi
Folded fabric fun! Use lots of fabrics from your stash or a Jelly roll to make these pleated fabric blocks. No quilting necessary… once you have made the blocks you’re done. Simple to sew and fun to make these blocks are a great stash buster.

 

Software Club
Tuesday, April 26th
10:30

Embroidery Club ~ Fill It Up
Wednesday, April 27th
Cost: $10:00
Instructor Linda
Learn how you can incorporate your embroidery module in your "quilting" project.

April  Kimberbell Dealer Exclusive - Pocket Pillow
Wednesday, April 27th
11:00 - 1:00
$10.00

Market Tote
Friday, April 29
10:00 - 4:30
Cost: $20.00
These large totes are completely lined with vinyl mesh making them sturdy and easy to keep clean. Perfect for taking to the supermarket or farmers market, for carrying supplies to quilting and knitting classes, or packing for a picnic. Make one or more in this full-day class. We keep many colors of the vinyl mesh in stock.

Quilt As You Go Placemats
Saturday, May 30th
10:30 - 4:00
Cost: $20.00
Skill Level Confident Beginner
Instructor: Melanie

Kimberbell Machine Embroidery
Sweet Land of Liberty Pillow

Friday, May 6th
10:00 - 5:00
Cost: $20.00

Vintage Charm With Carmen Geddes!
Saturday, May 7th
10:00 - 5:00
Cost $50:00 + $25 Kit Fee
   Class Passes Do Not Count For    
    This Class

Skill Level: Confident Beginner
Instructor: Carmen Geddes!
See above for more info as well.
Piece this Vintage Quilt with NO strip piecing! Amazing 2" Finished
Squares. Quilt measures 54' x 56" before borders. Enjoy perfect corners and stable, flat blocks every time .You will use Carmen's Easy Piecing Guide!

Professional Tote
Tuesday, Thursday & Friday - May 10th, 12th & 13th
10:00 - 5:00
Cost $60 (Hint - a Class Pass is $75!)
Skill Level: Intermediate
Instructors: Ila & Sandy
This tote features so many pockets, compartments, and zippers that you’ll be the best organized person on your block when you carry it. Big enough to hold a laptop computer, tablet, or good old-fashioned books. Outside pockets on each end are great for a water bottle, umbrella, or phone. This is a two-day class for intermediate and above sewists.
This bag is very popular due to Ila!

May's Saturday Breakfast Club
Saturday, May 14th
9:00 am

Rulerwork Sampler
4 Sessions
May 20th & 21st
June 3rd & 4th
10:30 - 4:00
Cost: $25 with Purchase of Rulers
Instructor: Melanie

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"Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value."
~ Albert Einstein

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Cortez Quilt Company

your local independent quilt shop.

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