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10% off for CVQA on day of guild and Maury County members on the second Thursday of the month. In shop only. Regularly

priced merchandise only Sales items do not apply please notify employee

before checking out

WINTER NEWSLETTER 2017

The Quilting Squares Quilt Shop 1911 Columbia Ave Franklin TN 37064 615-794-4769 Check us out on

www.thequiltingsquares.com Winter hours: mon-fri 9:30am-4 pm/sat 9:30am-3 pm

Owners Kay Roberts/Kathy Kuryla

A G A T H E R I N G P L A C E F O R Q U I L T E R S T O E N J O Y T H E A R T O F Q U I L T M A K I N G W E S P E C I A L I Z E I N H E L P I N G Y O U G E T Y O U R P R O J E C T S D O N E ! !

$5 SAMPLER QUILT 1ST SATURDAYS OF THE MONTH

10AM Sign up for this event Pay $5 for the 1st month starts Jan. 7 at

10:00 am sharp, and receive your block(s) then come in the following month with the block(s) finished and receive the next month FREE

Each month you will receive fabric to complete (1) 12 inch block or (2) 6 inch blocks.

No excuses, if you are not there for the next session, you must pay $5 for the next block. No one else can pick it up for you. No Whining!!!

Door prizes and demos Great for beginners. Will improve your skills. Sit and sew afterwards.

N E E D A Q U I L T T O P Q U I L T E D ?

W E R E C O M M E N D V A L E R I E ’ S Q U I L T I N G

J U S T D R O P Y O U R Q U I L T T O P O F F A T

T H E S H O P A N D W E ’ L L D O T H E

R E S T ! !

HOLIDAY WISHES BLOCK OF THE MONTH

This is a 6 month Christmas BOM.

Starts Fri. Jan 13 for 6 months.

10-3pm. Cost: $175 includes fabric & book Each consecutive month we will work on 2 blocks during class. This BOM is limited to 8 people so sign up

early. Must buy the kit to take the class. LUCY BOSTON CLUB

Starts January 14 at 10am. Join Judy as she helps you

navigate the book A Patchwork of the Crosses.

Learn the history of Lucy Boston and the project. Fabrics are your choice.

Pull from your stash and, if needed, Judy will help you

decide what works. Book required and monthly fee is $5. There is a sit & sew after the meeting.

SHOP IS CLOSED ON THESE HOLIDAYS: CHRISTMAS EVE DAY CHRISTMAS NEW YEAR’S EVE NEW YEARS DAY

***** NEW BLOCK OF THE MONTH CLUBS FOR 2017 *****

LEARN HOW TO MAKE A QUILT A BASIC BEGINNER QUILT CLASS

Always wanted to learn to quilt or just improve your skills? We will cover all aspects of a quilt; cutting, piecing, block sizing, borders, basting, quilting and binding. You will have a completed quilt when you graduate from this class. We have a few machines available on request. Must pay in full to reserve a spot. This is a popular class, so sign up early! Cost: $125 includes handouts. Mondays for 9 weeks: Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30, Feb.6, 13, 20, 27, & March 6. 10:00a-1pm OR 6:00pm-9:00pm

REMEMBER: All fabrics and notions purchased for your class will be 10% off

We can assist you on picking out your fabrics!!

Winter Weather Policy

Classes are cancelled only if the weather is

bad. Call the shop first

615-794-4769. If you can not reach anyone at the shop, then class is canceled or call Kathy

at 615- 390-9202 to verify.

Don’t come to class if you feel uncomfortable driving in bad weather.

We want you safe!

***ATTENTION GRADUATES*** BEGINNERS REUNION

Come Thur. Jan 12 or Thur. Feb 16 10-3pm $5 to reserve your spot. Receive hands on help to finish your project or jump start your next one! Bring a snack to share.

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LOG CABIN AMERICANA Saturday, Feb 25th 10-3pm Cost: $30/ pattern included Makes a great scrappy quilt

utilizing a traditional log cabin block. New Americana fabric arriving in Feb would make a

beautiful quilt!

A GOOD NIGHT’S SHEEP Saturday, January 21

10-3pm $40 includes pattern Teacher: Chris Schulte

Blast through your scraps and learn how to appliqué the easy way. Come spend the day with

Chris. She will guide you through fabric choices, give you organiza-tional tips and show you how to appliqué these adorable sheep. BEGINNERS WELCOME.

CITY BLOCKS Teacher: Darby White

Friday, January 27th 10-3pm Cost: $30/ pattern included ATTENTION BEGINNERS This is a great class to continue on your quilting journey. It is a simple quilt to make, and looks

fantastic when completed. Precut your fabric to allow more time for sewing.

QUILTS AND PROJECTS TO MAKE AND ENJOY!!

ROMANTIC CHARM Thurs. Feb 9

10-3pm Cost : $25/

Pattern included This Franklin Quilt Co.

Pattern is designed to use 5” squares and jelly roll. Learn how

to set blocks on point!

WORKING WITH PANELS Wed Feb 1 10-3pm

Cost: $25/pattern included Teacher: Kathy

Don’t know what to do with panels? Choose from several

patterns or have a plan but don’t know where to start?

We’ll figure it out together!

KIMBERBELL SAMPLER

PAPER PIECING Fri. Feb. 24 10-3pm

Cost: $25/pattern required Learn the technique of paper piecing, a great technique to get accurate

points. Using the Kimberbell pattern, learn how easy it is!

T-shirt Pillow Sham Sat. Feb. 18 10-3pm

Cost: $30 Do you want to learn the basics of making a t-shirt

quilt without having to scrounge up a ton of t-

shirts? This is the class for you! You will make a mini t-shirt “quilt” that will

end up as pillow sham.

The Sewcial Network

A new sewcial event!! Cost: $5 Thurs Jan 19 & Thurs Feb 23 Join us for

sewing & fellowship. Work on any project you’d like.

We can even help you! Only 8 spots sign up early.

PMS Night 1st Fridays of the month Pizza, Munchies & Sewing starts at 5pm. Cost: $10/ dinner provided starts at 5pm Fridays Jan 6 & Feb. 3. This is the night to kick back & enjoy some quality time with fellow quilters & your unfin-ished projects. Must pay at time of sign up, it fills up fast!

POKER NIGHT 3rd Fridays of the month Jan. 20 & Feb 17 Cost:$10/ dinner pro-vided starts at 5p to 10pm Bring your unfinished projects and join the fun. We don’t really play poker but we do give out a card every time you come to PMS or Poker. At the end of the year the best hand wins a $100 gift cer-tificate from the store. Must pay when you sign up.

Fun Things We Do at The Quilting Squares

INTRODUCTION CLASSES pg 3

SEE COLOR PICTURES OF ALL PROJECTS ON THE WEBSITE:

www.thequiltingsquares.com/winter newsletter

ZENTANGLE QUILTING Thurs Jan 5 10-1p OR 6-9p

Cost: $20/ book required Zen Quilting Wookbook

We will explore Zentangle movements and relate them to the quilting process. What is Zentangle? Zentangle® is a medita-tive process of creating art, wherein simple shapes and lines combine to make a complicated and interesting final piece of

artwork. Join Kathy for the fun!

HAND APPLIQUE Tue. January 10 10-1 or 6-9pm

Cost: $20/ book required My Whimsical Quilt Garden

Teacher: Kay 1 block Kit available.

This class is a great place to learn the basics of hand appliqué.

BEGINNER HAND EMBROIDERY

Tues. February 21 10-1 or 6-9pm Cost: $20/ pattern required

Teacher: Gwen Greene Embroidery is an ancient art of thread-

work. Join Gwen as she teaches the beginner how to hand embroider.

Stitches include an outline, satin stitch & French knots.

MACHINE QUILTING CLASSES

MACHINE QUILTING PRIMER Thurs Jan 26 10-1pm or 6-9pm

Cost: $20/book required Heirloom Machine Quilting

The first in a series of technique classes to teach you how to free motion quilt on your home ma-

chine. We will talk about setting up your workspace, basting, &

preparation, plus hands on work. This class helps you to feel at

ease with machine quilting.

DOT TO DOT FREE MOTION QUILTING

Thur. Feb 2 10-3pm Cost: $30 for class/ 501 Quilting Pattern book & kit required

(Cost is $27.00 for book & kit) Think you can’t free motion like a pro? Think again! If you can quilt on a line you can create

this place mat/wallhanging. Chris will show you how to transfer a quilt de-sign, mark your fab-ric, and execute this project. You will

never look at fabric the same way

STENCILS Tue. Feb. 14th 10-1pm or

6-9pm Cost: $20 Learn how to use stencils, enlarge or reduce them & how to fit them into borders & blocks. We will experiment with different marking systems to help get that quilt done. Can bring a quilt to discuss options, but will not be working on it.

Hour by Hour Wed. Jan 18 10-3pm Teacher: Sandy Cost $25/pattern in-cluded Kit is available Sandy will teach an easy method using half square triangles to create beautiful hour glass blocks.

Triangle Frenzy Tue. Jan 17

10-3pm Teacher: Kay

Cost:$20/ pattern required

Use a striped fabric to create a kaleido-

scope effect to adorn your table top.

X’S AND O’S Wed. Feb 15 10-3

Teacher: Sandy Cost: $25/

includes pattern This is a cute table

topper measuring 20” square. Use scraps or

we will have a kit available.

Table Runners

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 CVQA

CLASSROOM CLOSED

4 5 ZENTANGLE QUILTING 10-1P OR 6-9PM

6 PMS NIGHT CLASSROOM CLOSED

7 $5.00 SAMPLER BLOCK OF THE MONTH STARTS@ 10

8 9 BEGINNER QUILT CLASS 10-1PM OR 6-9PM

10 HAND APPLIQUE 10-1PM OR 6-9PM

11 CLASSROOM CLOSED

12 BEGINNER CLASS REUNION 10-3PM

13 HOLIDAY WISHES BLOCK OF THE MONTH 10-3PM

14 LUCY BOSTON BLOCK OF THE MONTH 10-3PM

15 16 BEGINNER QUILT CLASS #1 10-1PM OR 6-9PM

17 TRIANGLE FRENZY 10-3PM

18 HOUR BY HOUR TABLERUNNR 10-3PM

19 SEWCIAL NETWORKING STARTS @10AM

20 POKER NIGHT CLASSROOM CLOSED

21 GOOD NIGHT SHEEP QUILT 10AM-3PM

22 23 BEGINNER QUILT CLASS #2 10-1PM OR 6-9PM

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25 CLASSROOM CLOSED

26 MACHINE QUILTING PRIMER 10-1P OR 6-9PM

27 CITY BLOCKS 10-3PM

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29 30 BEGINNER QUILT CLASS #3 10-1PM OR 6-9PM

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1

WORKING WITH PANELS 10-3PM

2 DOT TO DOT QUILTING 10-3

3 PMS NIGHT CLASSROOM CLOSED

4 $5.00 BLOCK OF THE MONTH

5 6 BEGINNER QUILT CLASS #4 10-1PM OR 6-9PM

7 CVQA CLASSROOM CLOSED

8 CLASSROOM CLOSED

9 ROMANTIC CHARM 10-3PM

10 HOLIDAY WISHES BLOCK OF THE

11 LUCY BOSTON BLOCK OF THE MONTH

12 13 BEGINNER QUILT CLASS #5 10-1PM OR 6-9PM

14 STENCILS 10-1PM OR 6-9PM

15 X’S AND O’S TABLRUNNER 10-3PM

16 BEGINNER CLASS REUNION 10-3PM

17 POKER NIGHT CLASSROOM CLOSED

18 T SHIRT PILLOWS 10-3PM

19 20 BEGINNER QUILT CLASS #6 10-1PM OR 6-9PM

21 HAND EMBROIDERY 10-1PM OR 6-9PM

22 CLASSROOM CLOSED

23 SEWCIAL NETWORKING STARTS @10AM

24 KIMBERBELL SAMPLER PAPER PIECING 10-3PM

25 LOG CABIN AMERICANA 10-3PM

26 27 BEGINNER QUILT CLASS #7 10-1PM OR 6-9PM

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