1983 Drew Street, Clearwater, FL 33765
727-461-4171 ~ Store Hours:
Monday through Saturday, 10:00 to 4:00
A Christmas Message from Marilyn…
If
you listen closely, you can almost hear those jingle bells. Santa and all
his helpers are busy, busy, busy getting everything ready for the Big Day!
And so it is that all of us here at Country Quilts and Bears want to wish
you a wonderful Holiday and thank you for your continued support here at the
store.
Looking
ahead and into 2013 we pray for peace among nations, prosperity for our
families and individual health for us all.
God
bless you all in 2013!
Christmas Ideas
How are you doing with your Christmas shopping? Need some suggestions?
Gift Certificates from Country Quilts and Bears make
wonderful gifts! These never expire and
are redeemable not only for fabric but for classes, kits, books, and notions as
well.
Have you seen the 2013 Hoffman Challenge? It is very elegant with golds and turquoise
colors. This would make a wonderful gift
for any of your quilting friends.
Don’t wait too long to shop since we are closing
December 24th to help Santa.
Holiday hours are:
For Christmas we are closed December 24th,
25th and 26th.
To welcome in the New Year we are closed December 31st
and January 1st.
Watch for our January pattern sale….
Carol Clarke’s Beginning and Intermediate Applique
This course is designed to teach and refine your needle turn applique techniques. Both beginners and intermediates are welcome. You can choose your own patterns and or use the class samples. This is an ongoing class.
The fee is $20 per class. Class held the second
Saturday of each month, from 10—2:00, beginning Saturday, January 12th. The second class will be
meeting Saturday, February 9th.
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Hand Quilting with Diane Hosman
Saturday, January
12th 10-2:00
$30
The domestic art of hand quilting is back in vogue
and in full swing. More and more people are expressing a desire to finish off
their pieced and appliquéd quilt tops with beautiful hand stitches. Join us in
small classes where you learn the values of fabric, needles, thread, hoops, and
thimbles.
You’ll also learn how to avoid carpel tunnel
syndrome while quilting.
One of the many pleasures of hand quilting is the
peacefulness that takes over when the fingers begin to move in a quiet rhythm.
Come join us in the resurrection of this gentle art. If you have had any doubts
about this hand-craft, please remember we all started with big, uneven
stitches, but we had to start somewhere! Saturday, January 12th, 10:00-2:00. $30.00. Supply list
available at the shop.
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English Country
Garden with Diane Hosman
Saturday, January
19th 10-2:00 $35
+ kits available or bring fabric of your choice
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Strips and
Ladders with Carol Clarke
Saturday, January
26th 10:00-4:00 $30
If you cut your strips in advance, you will be able to finish your top in
class. This is good for beginners and can be great for experienced quilters who
want to relax and have a good time.
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Argyle 4-Patch with
Pam Evans
An Unusual Setting
Saturday, February
2nd and 9th 10-4:00 $45
What a great way to use lots of your leftover bits of fabrics. Set on point, these unusual triple 4-patch
blocks are a snap to make. The floating
border is …shush … don’t tell anyone … Super Simple! During the first session you will learn the
block construction and then work on the floating border in week two.
Grab your favorite scraps or get rid of those not so loved bits. It’s amazing how the beautiful mix so well
with the very ugly when they are cut into bits.
Pam used some of everything and she’s thrilled with the outcome. You will be too!
Woolen Sheep Block of the
Month with Becky Madasz
A seven month program that will run on the first Monday
of each month, beginning February 4th.
For the February class you will have two teachers, for the price of
one! Francy Gordon will be lending her
expertise to help make the sheep. In the
first month you will make the sheep that the blankets rest on. Then each month after that we will make two
of the 8” x 8” blankets. When finished
you will have a blanket that corresponds to the theme of each particular month.
Begins February 4th, 10-1:00
Second class March 4th, 10-1:00
The sheep finishes at 20" x 10" and the
blankets finish at 7.75" x 7.5"
Class fee:
$12 per class
Pattern required, Kit available upon request or you
may use your own wool.
Beginning Quilting
with Becky Madasz or Roni Hunt
This class will take you from fabric selection to
binding your projects with the beautiful sample below.
Becky’s class will run on Wednesdays for 4 weeks in
March.
Book Required.
Roni’s class will also run Saturdays in
March for 4 weeks. The dates will be
announced in February. 10-2:00.
$40.
Call to be placed on the
March class roster. Book Required.
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Paper Piecing with Lynn Woods
Saturday, January 12th, 10-2:00 $20
Lynn will be teaching paper piecing
techniques using the Valentine pattern shown above or any pattern of your
choosing from the required book.
For the February 2nd class,
Lynn will be teaching the March block from the required book. The February class will run from 10-2:00 and
cost $20 as well.
Learn to quilt with absolute accuracy
from a master paper piecer!
Call today to hold your spot!
Book required.
Vintage
Rouge Block of the Month Finishing Class
This is just a reminder from Becky that
we will be meeting Tuesday, January 21st from 10:00 to 2:00.
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It’s A Wrap Basket Class with
Susan Freebery
Wrap, wind, and sew fabric strips
into fantastic containers, place mats, rugs or trivets. Create all those
things using cotton clothesline and strips of fabric from your stash or yardage
that you cut into strips. This is a fun, easy and rewarding class and you
will leave with a basket you are proud to call your own using fabrics you
already have in your stash!
How about making one from that left
over fabric from a baby quilt and it can then be used to hold loose items in
the nursery. Or how about starting early to prepare for Christmas
2013? These baskets make marvelous gifts
when given, full or empty!
Saturday, February 9th. 10:00-3:00 $25
Supply list available at store
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Little Scrappy
Shoo-Fly Quilt with Linda Simons
February 20th 10:00-3:00
$30
No pattern
required!
Make this fun quilt any size from table
runner to full sized quilt, sew till you run out of
fabric!
Learn Linda's quick techniques to make this great
quilt go together easily...
No pinning
No marking diagonals
No triangle papers
No pressing little seams open
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Yard Birds with
Lynda Weingart
Saturday,
February 23rd 10-3:00 $30
YARD BIRD SEWING
KIT: How can you resist this adorable sewing kit?
If you are a quilter, you know you have to have
it! This cute wool piece was designed by
Joyce Weeks of Geoff's Mom Pattern Company and
you can make it in a day. The outside features a family of yard
birds: a rooster, a hen and five cute little chicks
made of felted wool, stitched and embellished with simple embroidery
stitches. The inside has two roomy
zipped pockets, a fried egg pin cushion, a wool needle keeper and a pocket for
your pencils or scissors. All your hand
sewing supplies can be neatly fitted into this adorable sewing kit.
Scrap Busting String Quilt Class
Saturday, March 16th 10-3:00 $25
We are going to offer a class on Saturday, March 16th
to teach string block assembly. This class does not require a book or
pattern but we are sure that when you complete your first string block quilt,
you will be hungry as can be for more patterns and inspiration to use up your
stash. It’s a fun and easy project that is as simple and economical as
can be. The quilt you make can be as big as you want, or as small as you
would like it to be. The fabric you use can be brights, civil war,
batiks, patriotics, a combination of all, or whatever suits your mood and
stash. Below is a baby floor quilt using brights (Great baby shower
gift!) and a bed quilt using civil war scraps–both used up a tremendous amount
of scraps from Susan’s stash! Susan will also be showing samples of many
different projects you can make using your newly acquired string block
skills. Many of these samples won’t even
need a pattern for you to create them.
Call today to reserve a spot for this Scrap Busting
String Quilt Class!
Saturday, March 16th 10 – 3:00 $25
Supply list available at store or request via email.
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Coming Soon…. Francy’s Felting Frolic
Francy would like to share a new skill she has learned using our wonderful
wools. Watch for announcements and class
samples using hand techniques. and
machine wool felting
