Sewing, Quilting, & Home Décor in May

Quilting
	Friday, May 2nd & 9th Twilight Stars Instructor: Aimee Griffin Time: 10am to 3pm Fee: $35
Half square triangles and flying geese makes this gorgeous quilt. Choose your own fabrics or come in and pick up a kit.
	Friday, May 2nd Lady Liberty Instructor: Pam Carter Time: 10am to 5pm Fee: $125
Learn how to appliqué using your embroidery machine. A great way to learn new features of your machine. This class is offered on multiple dates Continued Dates: May 2nd, 9th, 16th & 29th.
	Saturday, May 3rd Galleria Time: 10am to 5pm Fee: $45
This quilt design is great to showcase a favorite fabric line. Join me and I'll teach you how to put together these off set blocks. The appliqué centers add just the right touch to make the quilt complete!
	Tuesday, May 6th & 13th Glory Time: 10am to 3pm Fee: $45
This pattern will teach you yet another way to use those 2.5” strips. Precuts are great and will give it a scrappy look or follow the sample and go with red, white, and blue. We will use a strip piecing method to make putting this quilt together faster. If you’ve ever wanted to learn to work with setting triangles and put a quilt on point now is your chance!
	Tuesday, May 6th Paper Piecing Club (Nebraska) Instructor: Patti Hayden Time: 6pm to 9pm Fee: $25
Learn paper piecing, a foundation technique that will allow you to create blocks that are all the same size; each with precise, sharp points and perfectly matched intersections. This easy to learn method will open up the world of quilting, to include designs you thought you couldn’t do. You’ll be seeing “stars”!!
	Thursday, May 8th Quilt with Aimee (Beginning Quilting) Instructor: Aimee Griffin Time: 6pm to 9pm Fee: $75 plus supplies
Learn the fundamentals of quilting in this 4 session class, you'll be on your way to becoming a master quilter. This is a 4 session class Continued Dates: May 15th, 22nd, & 29th. Pattern: Window Boxes
	Tuesday, May 10th Quilter's Day Out! Instructor: Aimee Griffin Time: 10am to 5pm Fee: $65 plus supplies
It’s a Party, come join the fun stitching and learning. You’ll have this quilt finished before you leave! Pattern: The Strip Quilt, supplied in class
	Monday, May 12th Machine Quilting Basics Instructor: Karen Ponischil Time: 10am to 2pm Fee: $45
Student will learn the basics of free motion quilting. This is no mark technique workshop where the student will be introduced to several different free motion quilting patter designs. Student will learn: about thread, machine feet, needles and batting how to ready your machine starting and stopping several free-motion quilting designs.
	Friday, May 16th Serenity Circles Instructor: Aimee Griffin Time: 10am to 3pm Fee: $35
In this class, students will learn how to cut curves using a template as well as sewing the curves.
	Saturday, May 17th Blue Mosaic Instructor: Daniela Hogan Time: 10am to 3pm Fee: $35
I love the way these fabrics work together to create the mosaic look. I have streamlined the piecing instructions to make this quilt go together even faster than originally intended! Join me and I'll share my secret with you that can be used for many different quilts.
	Tuesday, May 20th Scrappy Rails Instructor: Daniela Hogan Time: 10am to 3pm Fee: $35
Fun Strip quilt using 2 ½” strips. Quick and easy you’ll have it done in one day.
	Friday, May 23rd & 30th T Shirt Quilts Instructor: Aimee Griffin Time: 10am to 3pm Fee: $65
Gather all those T-shirts you just can’t throw away and make a memory quilt.
	Saturday, May 24th Savanna Instructor: Aimee Griffin Time: 10am to 5pm Fee: $35 plus supplies
So many ways to set these curvy squares, you’ll be addicted to the curves, and whatever pattern you choose the curves are fun and easy to stitch.
	Tuesday, May 27th Finishing Class Instructor: Daniela Hogan Time: 10am to 3pm Fee: $35
Need some extra time and instruction on a project? Stumped on the next step of something you started? Join Daniela and get the help you need with those WIP’s (Work-in-progress). This is a free form class that you can bring your own project and work at your own pace!
Sewing
	Thursday, May 1st Pajama Pants Instructor: Carmen Baugh Time: 10am to 3pm Fee: $30
Adult, Teen or Childs’ Pajama Pants and Pajama Shorts in two Lengths.
	Tuesday, May 6th Stitch-by-Stitch Instructor: Pam Carter Time: 6pm to 9pm Minimum 3, Maximum 8 Fee: $100 includes Book/DVD
Learn to sew one project at time. Book included. This is a 5 session class Continued Dates: May 13th, 20th, and 27th. This class is also offered on Saturday May 24th, 31st, June 7th, 14th, and 21st from 2pm to 5pm
	Tuesday, May 13th Pattern Drafting Class Instructor: Mary Sue Christenbury Time: 6pm to 9pm Fee: $100
Learn how to take exact body measurements and make a Body Glove Pattern out of muslin. Learn to cut & spread body glove to make a pattern that fits you perfect. Adapt body glove to Make your own Pattern. This class is also offered on May 20th, 27th, & June 3rd
	Saturday, May 17th Wrapped Baskets Instructor: Patti Hayden Time: 10am to 1pm Fee: $25
Learn to make these amazing bowls, baskets and purses from clothesline and fabric, using simple wrapping and coiling methods and zigzag stitching. You’ll make one project in class, but you’ll learn the techniques to make any project. These projects are easy and FUN to make and they make great gifts! Anyone and everyone can do this!! Book: It’s a wrap, (book is not necessary for class)
	Wednesday, May 21st & 31st It's in the Bag Instructor: Jessica Trimmer Time: 10am to 3pm Fee: $30
My very first purse is the one I still carry today.  As I have learned more and come to understand bag making I often look at it and think, I need to make this one again!  So, here is (my) your chance to join me.  We will be working together to create this fabulous pleated handbag created by one of my favorite authors.  The main handbag is a simple structure featuring pleating along each side. We will add several structured pockets as well as a key hook to keep your keys close at hand.
Home Décor
	Thursday, May 8th Drapery Making (Seminar) Instructor: Susan Woodcock Time: 6pm to 8pm
Join Susan Woodcock for a look behind-the-scenes of a professional drapery workroom, and see the tools and techniques used to create custom draperies. You will learn about the supplies used in the drapery making process like buckram, weights and drapery pin hooks and all the different types of linings and interlinings. Susan will show how to turn a basic, flat drapery panel into a variety of styles with pleats, grommets and shirring tapes.
Clubs
	Saturday, May 10th Serger Club Instructor: Pam Carter Time: 9am to 11am Fee: $10
There are some things a serger can do for your sewing projects that an ordinary sewing machine cannot, and you do not have to be an expert at sergering or quilting to get good results. This is a demo lecture so no need to bring your machine. You will be able to do some hands on work and explore this fun machine.
	Saturday, May 17th Embroidery Club Instructor: Pam Carter Time: 9am to 11am Fee: $10
New techniques each month.
	Saturday, May 10th Home Dec Days Instructor: Susan Woodcock Time: 11am toNoon Fee: FREE
Join Susan Woodcock, AKA Home Dec Gal at Mary Jo's Cloth Store every second Saturday of the month for free home décor mini-workshops 10:00-10:30 Shirred & Gathered Headings for Draperies 10:30-11:00 Learn How-To Make a Smocked Heading with Shirring Tape
	Saturday, May 26th Girl Scout Project Instructor: Jessica & Kathy Trimmer Time: 10am to 3pm Fee: $15
2 hours of learning and fun with the girl scouts, new project each month. Pattern: Provided by Instructor
To sign up for any of the above classes, call 704-861-9100!