QUILT N GO
“YOUR QUILT SHOP IN THE COUNTRY.”
APRIL MAY JUNE 2008
Stop in and welcome our newest staff
member—Jodie Dobbs. Jodie is a re-
tired school teacher. Drop by to say
7212 6 1/2 Mile Rd
hello, she’d love to hear your favorite
East Leroy MI 49051
quilting tip!
Also please join in on a class with
Call Us!
Joyce Henson who will be teaching at
269-979-2347
Quilt N Go.
Email Us!
ruth@quiltngo.com
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Visit us on the web!
We will be in Chicago April 12th
www.quiltngo.com
for the International Quilt Show,
so we will be closed.
Quilt N Go Hours :
Monday ,Tuesday ,
Wednesday, Friday
We will also be closed on Monday
10am-6 pm
May 26th for Memorial Day
Thursday 10am-7pm
Saturday 10am-3pm
Harvest Shop Hop 2008 will be
from September 20-27th (includes
2 Saturdays) The hours will be
each store’s regular hours. Mark
your calendar and plan on joining
the fun. The cost is $10. Sign up
now.
APRIL MAY JUNE 2008
Our retreats are
Moda Peace on Earth
at the FARM-
Moda Cranberry Wishes
STEAD INN in
Moda Birchwood Lane
Shipshewana,
Moda Woodland Greeting
Indiana. The cost
Moda Tiny Tidings
is $220 ($190
Moda Fabulous Fall
with your retreat
Moda Fall Interludes
bucks). It covers
Thimbleberries October Glow
our food, a confer-
Thimbleberries Harvest Reflections
ence room and
Clothworks Cheep Housing
your room at the
Clothworks Midnight Mischief
Inn. If we add
Buggy Barn Pumpkin Spice
Thursday in No-
Kona Bay Kikue
vember the cost if
Hoffman Winter Song
you go on Thurs-
RJR Violetta
day is $275 ($245
Andover Cottage Blossom
with retreat
Victory Quilts-Eleanor Burns
bucks)
Creative Classics-Laura Lee Fritz
Stunning AnglePlay -Margaret Miller
The dates for the
Quilts, Bibs, Blankies-Kim Schaefer
retreats are:
November 14, 15 & 16, 2008
Aunt Millie’s Garden-Becky Goldsmith & March 13, 14 & 15, 2009
Linda Jenkins
November 12, 13 & 14 2009
APRIL MAY JUNE 2008
Each class has a sup-
ply list; please ask for
one when you register
for class. Supplies
listed are required for
class. To comply with
copyright laws, each
student must have
their own book or pat-
tern required for
class. No children of
guests are allowed in
Beginning Quilting
classes. Please turn
Instructor: Nancy
your cell phones off
Dates: Thurs. May 22, 29 June 5 & 12
before class. You
Times : 10:30-1:30pm or 6-9pm
must prepay for your
Class Fee: $60.00 4 session class
class to be registered
Have you always wanted to learn to quilt? Or maybe you
for it. Classes will be
need a refresher course to brush up on your quilting skills.
This class covers quilting basics such as: choosing fabric,
cancelled by us one
rotary cutting, seam allowances, pressing, hand quilting
week prior to the first
binding, plus many more of Nancy’s tricks and tips. Come
class if insufficient en-
join the fun of being a quilter!
rollment. “No go” class
tuition can be put to-
wards another class
Appliqué Preparation
Instructor: Wanda
or a gift certificate.
Date: Wed. May 7th
Class fees will be ap-
Time 10:30-1:30 or 6-9 pm
plied to another class
Class Fee: $18.00 1 session
or a gift certificate
ONLY if you cancel
The key to nice looking appliqué is in the preparation. In this
technique class, you will learn at least a half dozen different
your class more than
ways to prepare your shapes. With all these choices, you’re
10 days before the
sure to find one or two that will become your favorites
start of the class .
APRIL MAY JUNE 2008
Four Corner Table Runner
“No Mark” Machine Quilting
Instructor: Joyce
Instructor: Wanda
Dates: Wed. April 30
Dates: Tues April 15 & 22
Times: 10:30-1:30 or 6-9
Times: 10:30-1:30pm or 6-9pm
Fee: $18.00 1 sessions
Fee: $36.00 2 sessions
Tired of just plain stippling? Learn some new tech-
niques and designs to enhance your quilt tops. Best of
all—do it without marking! You will be mostly free mo-
tion quilting and this class is not for beginners.
Four corners is a great class for our newer
Paper Piecing Basics
quilters. This is a great project to practice
Instructor: Ruth
skills or a quick project for the experienced
Dates: Thurs. May 8th
quilters, too.
Times 10:30-1:30 or 6-9
Fee: $18.00 1 session
Dimensional Sunflowers w/ruching
Instructor: Jodie
You’ve seen the preciseness of a block and were amazed
Dates: Mon. April 28 &
that all the points are there and it looks so good, then
May 5
you find out it’s paper-pieced. I have heard you say “ I
Times: 10:30-1:30 or 6-9 pm
don’t know how to paper-piece” so here is your chance.
Fee: $36.00 2 sessions
Come learn some of the tips and tricks I have learned
over the years and then you can do it too.
This project has a little of this
and that: ruching embroidery,
appliqué and fusible to create
a 3 dimensional wall hanging. Come join the
fun.
Charm Square Table Topper
Instructor: Ruth
Slash A Stash
Date: Tues. May 20th
Instructor: Jane
Times: 10:30-1:30 or 6-9 pm
Dates: Tues. May 6 & 13
Fee: $18.00 1 session
Times: 10:30-1:30 or 6-9 pm
Fee: $36.00 2 sessions
Grab a pack of charm squares and the pattern
This is such a fun way to use up some of
“Minnesota Morning” and you will have a table topper
your stash or play with some new colors. We
in about 3 hours. The topper is approximately 24 x 24.
will be sewing together blocks, cutting them
up and putting them back together to get dif-
ferent color combinations. You will learn
how to square up blocks and add borders. It’s
a lot of fun to see how different each block
looks .
APRIL MAY JUNE 2008
Prairie Flowers Sit & Sew
with Jane
Swing Bag
In this sit and sew we
Instructor: Nancy
will be working from
Dates: Thurs. April 24th
a book by Barbara
Times: 10:30-1:30 or 6-9 pm
Brackman called
Fee: $18.00 1 session
Prairie Flower A
Year on the Plains.
This appliqué block
An instant Classic. The roomy
of the month will be
bag is the perfect day trip or run
easy enough for new
around town tote. Accompanied
appliquérs but those who are more experi-
by the tie-on scarf, you can ac-
enced will also find it fun. We will be do-
cessorize as the mood hits you.
ing the freezer paper method of appliqué
and I will work with the beginners each
month going over the basics of this tech-
Buggy Barn Spring Fever
nique. So if you’ve ever wanted to learn
Instructor: Jane
to appliqué this is a good way to begin. It
Dates: Tues. June 17 & 24
is an on going, once a month class. We
Times: 10:30-1:30 or 6-9 pm
meet the second Wednesday of the month
Fee: $36.00 2 sessions
starting May 14th from 1:00 to 3:00 (you
do not have to attend the sit and sew
classes to participate in the Block of the
I’m excited to have you come in the
Month). Cost will be $8.00/month
store and see this sample. You’ll
feel that spring has finally arrived.
Mystery Quilt Day
It looks like large daisy-like flowers
Instructor: Wanda
done in Buggy Barn’s unique style.
Date: Sat. April 19
You will learn to square up blocks
Time: 10-4 pm
in this class. Come join the fun.
Fee: $30.00
This will be a different kind of mystery
Rectangles Behind Bars
day. The day will begin by receiving your
Instructor: Ruth
first instructions. From then on, you will
Dates: Wed. June 18 & 25
receive new directions or instructions
Times: 10:30-1:30 or 6-9
each hour. The fun will be in trying to fig-
pm
ure out what the finished design of the
Fee: $36.00 2 sessions
quilt top will be and I’m working hard to
stump you until the very end. Since you
Want to try something differ-
may or may not be excited about the de-
ent with a large scale print?
sign, I was thinking that this would make
Create a “peek-a-boo” design
a good Hospice quilt. The top will finish
and then combine it with
approximately 65 x 77.
card trick blocks to make a
creative and fun wall hang-
ing.
APRIL MAY JUNE 2008
MYSTERY QUILT
The Mystery Quilt will be coming to an end in May. I hope everyone is enjoying the
monthly steps. We will be planning a day for all the Mystery Quilt customers to
show off their quilts. It will be July 26th from 12-3. We will have refreshments and
take lots of pictures. If you will not be able to attend on that day, we would love to
have you send a picture of your quilt. The new mystery will start in November.
End of Bolt
Any time you take what is left on a bolt in our store, you get
30% off the total price of that piece.
Retreat Bucks
Our computer keeps track of your buying. When you go on a
retreat with us, you get 1 retreat buck for every $5 you have
spent (up to 30 retreat bucks)
50 Yard Dash
Our computer keeps track of the fabric you buy. When you
have purchased 50 yards of fabric off the bolt at regular price
you will get a $25 gift certificate. It’s easier than a punch
card because you don’t have to keep track at all.
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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Finish Project 6-9
Staff will be in
Chicago
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17 Thimbleberries
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19 Mystery Day
ing 10:30– 1:30 or
1:30 or 6:30
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6-9 pm
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22 No Mark Quilt-
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24 Swing Bag
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ing 10:30– 1:30 or
10:30-1:30 or 6-9
6-9 pm
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28 Dimensional
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30 Four Corner
Sunflower 10:30-
Runner 10:30-
1:30 or 6-9 pm
1:30 or 6-9 pm
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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5 Dimensional
6 Slash a Stash
7 Appliqué Prepa-
8 Paper Piecing
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Sunflower 10:30-
10:30-1:30 or 6-9
ration 10:30-1:30
10:30-1:30 or 6-9
1:30 or 6-9 pm
or 6-9
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13 Slash a Stash
14 Finish Project 6-
15 Thimbleberries 16
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10:30-1:30 or 6-9
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1:30 or 6:30
Jane’s Sit & Sew 1-3
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20 Charm Square 21
22 Beginning
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table topper
Quilting 10:30-
10:30-1:30 or 6-9
1:30 or 6-9
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MEMORIAL Day
Quilting 10:30-
1:30 or 6-9
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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Quilting 10:30-
Jane’s Sit & Sew 1-3 1:30 or 6-9
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17 Spring Fever
18 Rectangle bars 19 Thimbleberries
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10:30-1:30 or 6-9
10:30-1:30 or 6-9
1:30 or 6:30
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10:30-1:30 or 6-9
10:30-1:30 or 6-9
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QUILT N GO
7212 6 1/2 Mile Road
East Leroy, MI 49051
We here at Quilt N Go just love new books and feel so lucky to be around them everyday we
work. We do realize, however, that our customers can’t always afford to buy every single new
book that comes out! So we have decided to add a new feature to the newsletter to help you nar-
row down what books are really great to put on your MUST BUY list. Each newsletter a member
of our staff will review a new book. It will be called :
Book: Pint Size Traditions II
Reviewer: Nancy
Rating: ***** (5 out of 5 Stars)
Lynette has done it again! She has miniaturized 17 of her larger quilts. As usual, the
directions are written well. There is a great small quilt for every season. I’ve already
made the cover quilt “Pinwheel Stars” and have plans to make “Winterfest”. Stop by
to see the sample and pick up the book!