September through December 2015 Session

September through December 2015 Session
What a busy summer we had at Ruth’s Stitchery! We hope that you were with us to celebrate
our 31st anniversary, Shop Hop and Row by Row. All of us at Ruth’s Stitchery want to thank you
for making it a fun and active summer.
Autumn is rapidly approaching, and we are looking forward to deep rich colors, chilly air and
the changing of the aspen. The new season provides the perfect opportunity to do something
new, something bold, and something beautiful! There are so many new fabrics including a rich
array of batiks and flannels that would make a wonderful fall quilt or project.
Thank you for being part of our family of creative artists, and making Ruth’s Stitchery a quilting destination. Avoid missing out on any of the fun at
Ruth’s this season. We send out occasional emails to keep our friends up to date on what is happening here at the store. If you haven’t already
done so, consider adding your email to our newsletter list by providing it while in the store, by email, or by phone.
Marilyn & Cathy
Viking Sewing Machine
Classes
As the proud new owner of a Husqvarna
Viking Sewing machine, it’s time to learn
all the wonderful features available on
your machine. Bring your machine, power
cord, foot pedal, accessories and user’s
guide and learn what your machine can do
for you.
Classes are $10 for those who purchase
their machine from Ruth’s Stitchery. You
will receive a $10 in store coupon when
attending as scheduled. Classes are $50
per session for those who have purchased
their machine elsewhere.
Know How classes are scheduled every
two weeks with the intent to get you into
a class soon after you purchase your
machine. Please let us know if you have
not received your Know How class and we
will be happy to schedule one for you.
Regular Hours:
Monday-Saturday
Sunday
9:00am-6:00pm
12:00pm-5:00pm
Special Hours:
Labor Day 9/7
10:00am-4:00pm
Thanksgiving Eve 11/25 9:00am-3:00pm
Thanksgiving Day 11/26
CLOSED
Christmas Eve 12/24
9:00am-3:00pm
Christmas Day 12/25
CLOSED
New Year’s Eve 12/31 9:00am-3:00pm
New Year’s Day 1/1
10:00am-4:00pm
Ruth’s Stitchery
719-591-1717
Embroidery Software
Upgrade your old software to Premier
Plus. Who knew they could add more
features to an already great software
package? Come see a demonstration of
Viking Premier Plus software.
The new software makes monogramming
a snap and is customizable. The new
express trace has been expanded to make
a running stitch or satin stitch. You can
also see what the designs will look like on
a photograph of the actual fabric – to
scale! Marilyn or Beth L. will demonstrate
all these new features.
Premier Plus Software Demonstrations
and private lessons are available at Ruth’s
Stitchery upon request.
Handi Quilter
National Educator
$35/session
Friday & Saturday 10/2 & 10/3
Join International Handi Quilter Educator
Lynn Blevens as she demonstrates the
ease of using the Handi Quilter Avante
and Pro-Stitcher set up as well as the Sitdown table quilter. Four different sessions
are available:
The Fun of Quilting on a Longarm
Friday, 10/2
9:30am
Introduction to HQ Pro-Stitcher
Friday, 10/2
1:30pm
Quilting Circles and Curves
Saturday, 10/3
9:30am
16 Tips for Sweet Success
(Sweet 16 Sit Down Unit)
Saturday, 10/2
1:30pm
Class fee is refundable with purchase of a
Handi Quilter machine.
Need Help?
Ruth’s Stitchery has sessions available for
you to come in and have your sewing and
knitting questions answered.
Knit-A-Long
Free
Monthly
Mimi
Second Wednesday
9:30am
Mimi has years of knitting experience and
is available each month to assist you with
your knitting projects. Bring projects for
which you need help, or just come and
knit along with the group.
Sew-In
Free
Twice Monthly
Beth L.
Fourth Monday
10:00am-6:00pm
9/28, 10/26, 11/23, No Dec.
Last Friday
2:00pm-10:00pm
9/25, 10/30, 11/20*, No Dec.
Come with your UFO’s or any machine
sewing project, and Beth will help you
with the next step. Bring a bag lunch to
Mondays and a dish for a Potluck dinner
on Fridays. *Note changed dates
Stitch-In
Free
Monthly
Becky
Second Saturday
1:00pm
No Sept. or Oct, 11/14, 12/12
Becky will help you with cross stitch or
hand needlework questions. Hardanger,
Blackwork, and Cross Stitch on linen are a
few of her areas of expertise. Becky has
taught nationally on several occasions.
End of Month, End of Bolt
Come in on the last day of the month
and receive 25% off the end of the bolt,
5 yards or less.
4440 Austin Bluffs Parkway, Colorado Springs, CO
www.ruthsstitchery.com
September through December 2015 Session
Classes Offered this
Session
Appliqué Study Group
Free
Monthly
Sonya
Third Friday
9:30am
9/18, 10/16, 11/13*, 12/18
This on-going group is dedicated to the
study of appliqué. All levels are welcome.
The group has elected to work on
individual projects. Sonya will occasionally
demonstrate different tools and
techniques for this group. There is a
wealth of applique knowledge available
from those who attend. *Note changed
dates
Basic Hand Applique
2 sessions
Tuesday 10/20 & 11/3
$60
Sonya
9:30am
In this beginning applique class, learn how
to evaluate a design for the layering
process, learn the blind stitch; how to use
freezer paper for applique templates, how
to achieve smooth curves and sharp
points; how to make perfect circles and
bias stems. This is a great jumping off
point for a lifelong journey in applique.
Beginning Quilting
8 sessions, Weekly
Friday, 9/25-11/20
Skips 10/23
$85
Cathy
9:30am
Binding Corners and More
1 session
Saturday, 9/26
OR Wednesday, 10/21
$30
Beth L.
9:30am
1:30pm
Learn how to clean up the corners in your
binding by sewing rather than folding.
Once this method is perfected, adding
piping or mock piping is a cinch. Learn
how to create piped binding without
having to sew anything by hand!
Border Creek Station Mystery
Quilt Club
Free w/ kit purchase
Monthly (begins in Nov.)
Third Monday
Nancy
10:00 am
Border Creek station has unveiled a fun
new mystery quilt pattern for eight
months of quilting suspense. The theme
is “Quilter’s Legacy” and will feature the
fabric collection Mille Couleurs designed
by 3 Sisters for Moda and includes
exclusive prints only available with this
quit club. Choose from a lap or queen size
quilt.
Doodle Quilting
1 session
Saturday, 10/24
Now that you know the basics, explore
new fillers and doodles. This is a new look
for quilting. One that will fill in open
spaces in unique ways. Shapes are broken
down into basic units that make quilting
easy.
Double Cut Layer Cake
Learn the basics of quilting, from start to
finish. This class covers fabric choices,
color, machine piecing, rulers, applique,
borders, and binding. You will create a
sampler set of blocks, learn to set those
blocks and touch on machine quilting.
Class size is limited.
Ruth’s Stitchery
719-591-1717
$30
1 Session Barbara S.
Saturday, 11/7 or Monday, 11/9
10:00am to 4:00pm
Barbara will show you how to make the
fast and easy Double Slice Quilt using
Layer Cakes. This quilt can be made over
and over. Choose a different stack of 10”
squares and get a completely different
look.
Inclement Weather
Policy
Brown Bag Surprise
$80
1 Session
Barbara S.
Saturday 11/21
10am to 4:00pm
Step out of your box and see what’s in the
bag. Join Barbara for a day of sewing.
Your fabric will be pre-cut in a bag, along
with your pattern when you come to class.
Bring a potluck dish to share and some of
your projects for show and tell
$30
Beth L.
10:00am
If District 11 announces schools will be
closed, we will cancel classes. Please
note that occasionally we may open
late or close early because of
dangerous weather conditions. It is
important that our employees and
customers are able to travel safely. If in
doubt, please call to be sure we are
open
4440 Austin Bluffs Parkway, Colorado Springs, CO
www.ruthsstitchery.com
September through December 2015 Session
Electric Quilt
$30
1 session
Sonya
Tuesday 12/1
9:30am to 12:30pm
Bring your laptop, load a free demo copy
of EQ7 to use during class (or feel free to
just observe), and try the software before
you buy. Current owners are welcome. It
is easy to design your own block and quilt
patterns. See how to audition your
personal fabric stash, embroidery designs
and quilting designs on your quilt before
you make it. You’ll see how to print
foundation piecing patterns, templates
and rotary cutting charts. The software
can even calculate yardage. While we will
cover loads of information it will only
scratch the surface of what this powerful
software can do! If you decide to
purchase EQ7 the day of class, $15 of your
class fee will be applied toward the
software purchase.
Class Policy
Please pre-register for all classes and pay
the registration fee in full at least one week
prior to class. Class fees are refundable or
transferable only if we cancel the class or if
you cancel 7 days prior to class. In fairness
to our teachers and other students, there
are no exceptions. Many of our classes
require a minimum enrollment. If the
minimum is not met one week prior to
class, we will cancel the class. Please keep
this in mind when purchasing supplies.
We cannot accommodate children during
class – please honor this. It is not fair to
other students or the instructor when
someone tries to bend this rule.
Any supplies included with the class fee are
listed with the class description.
Private lessons are available at instructor
discretion at a rate of $50 per hour.
In an effort to keep our class fees
reasonable, we appreciate your purchase
of additional class supplies at Ruth’s
Stitchery. As always purchases are placed
on the Ruth’s Stitchery customer card.
Students may choose instead to receive an
instant 10% discount on class supplies from
the store supply list with paid enrollment
during the 7 days leading up to the class.
Ruth’s Stitchery
719-591-1717
Embroidery Club
Marilyn
Embroidery Designs
$21.95
4th Tuesday (thru Oct.) 9:30am or 6:30pm
9/22, 10/27
Marilyn demonstrates new
techniques/projects for embroidery with
any embroidery machine. There’s always
something new and creative. The fee
covers a new design CD each month.
Free Motion Quilting
$60
2 sessions
Vivian
Tuesday, 9/22 & 9/29
1:00-4:00pm
Learn how to plan, draw and free motion
quilt up to 25 designs with any domestic
or longarm quilting machine. Vivian has
some great tips to help as you practice
quilting these designs.
Gravity
First Thursday Mystery
$45
12 sessions beginning Oct. 1
Sonya
1st Thursday Demos are every 30 minutes
9:30am-Noon and at 5:30pm and 6:00pm
The quilt for our 3rd annual First Thursday
Mystery will be a sampler quilt. We will
explore pieced blocks from A to Z. The
only applique this time is optional! Colors
will be predominately from the civil war
reproduction era.
Registration is REQUIRED by September 3,
2015 to ensure kit availability. The kit for
the first month is $5. After that as long as
you bring the finished blocks from the
previous month into the store on the first
Thursday of the month your kit will be
free. If you do not finish your previous
month’s block or miss a first Thursday, the
kit for that month is $5. It will be
necessary to purchase fabric at the
conclusion for sashing, binding and
backing. The finished quilt will be
approximately 49-1/2” x 65”.
Demonstrations are available on the first
Thursday of each month and Sonya also
loads a video to the Ruth’s Stitchery
YouTube channel each month, so you can
get a refresher anytime.
$15 or Free w/ kit purchase
Monthly 10 sessions beginning in
Sept.
Sonya
nd
2 Thursday
1:00 pm
Take a trip through the galaxy! This Block
of the Month design features 9 unique
blocks all created with the Hex N More
and Super Sidekick rulers. There are no
pesky Y seams. Each month you’ll create
two blocks from the same design.
Creative fabric placement will make your
quilt appear to have 18 different blocks. A
rainbow or a color wheel of light, medium
and dark solids or blenders will create the
“color burst” gravitational attraction of
this stunning queen-size quilt.
Happy Birthday from Ruth’s
Stitchery
As a thank you to our customers, we’d like to
help you celebrate your birthday. Come into
Ruth’s Stitchery during the calendar week of
your birthday (Sun.-Sat.) to receive a one-time
20% discount on your purchase.
This discount applies to regularly priced in
stock merchandise only, it does not apply to
“No Discount” items or special requests, and
may not be combined with any other
discount. This discount is intended only for
the birthday person’s purchases.
4440 Austin Bluffs Parkway, Colorado Springs, CO
www.ruthsstitchery.com
September through December 2015 Session
Fused Applique
1 session
Sunday, 10/25
$60
Sonya
Noon to 5:00pm
This technique class teaches how to use
fusibles to make raw edge applique
shapes; how to evaluate a design for the
layering process; several edge finishing
techniques; tools to make the process
easier. These techniques are used in
many popular patterns -- Pine Needles,
Toni Whitney, Amy Bradley Designs…
Machine Embroidery
Applique
$30
1 Session
Marilyn
Monday, 12/14
1:30-4:00pm
Do you avoid applique because it looks
too hard? No need when you have an
embroidery machine. With specially
digitized designs, you can do applique
right in the hoop of your machine. Join
Marilyn in this hands-on class to see just
how easy and fun it is to achieve beautiful
applique designs.
Paper Piecing
1 session
Wednesday, 9/23
OR Tuesday, 11/10
Dena
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
Join Dena in making six monthly “little
quilts” in the Kim Diehl Simple Whatnots
Club. Quilts range in size from 16-1/2”
square to 32-1/2” square. Kits are
required.
$15
Monthly
Marti or Mary
First Friday
1:00pm
9/4, skips Oct., 11/6, 12/4
Work on a different quilt each month
using 2-1/2” strips plus one or more
background/border fabrics. Class fee is
waived with pattern and 2-1/2” roll
purchase at Ruth’s Stitchery. Make one
quilt or all of them. The sample is at
Ruth’s stitchery the month before each
class.
Looking for accuracy with small or
irregular pieces? Try paper piecing. Paper
piecing has a multitude of applications.
Among them kaleidoscope blocks, exotic
star patterns, Mariner’s compass, and
pictorial blocks all constructed with
amazing accuracy.
Landscape Wall Hanging
Prairie Women’s Sewing Circle $15
$60
Beth L.
1:30pm
6 sessions
Thursday
9/24, 10/29, 11/19, 12/17
OR Third Sunday
$30
Cathy
9:30am
1:30pm
Jelly Roll Party
2 sessions
Wednesday, 10/28 & 11/4
Kim Diehl’s Simple Whatnots
Collection 3
Free w/ kit purchase
T Shirt Quilt
$60
2 sessions
Beth L.
Monday 9/14, 9/21
1:00pm
Turn your favorite T shirts or a special
someone’s T shirt collection into a quilt.
Whatever your theme, Beth can help you
create a treasured quilt from the shirts.
Monthly
Dena
Second Thursday (begin in Sept.) 9:30 am
Upcoming Events
Quilt-A-Fair
Sept. 25 & 26, 2015
Boulder County Fair Grounds
End of the Year Sale
Dec. 26-31, 2015
Create a landscape wall hanging that will
make your trip unforgettable. We will
convert your photo into a wall hanging
you will treasure for years. We will start
with a composition, incorporate
mementos and photographs from your
trip and collage this great wall hanging.
Ruth’s Stitchery
719-591-1717
In PWSC Dena will show you how to
create the blocks of Journey 5 from
Heartspun Quilts. She will provide tips
and directions to achieve accurate results.
These small quilts can be made from your
scraps or all new fabrics to achieve the
effect you desire.
4440 Austin Bluffs Parkway, Colorado Springs, CO
www.ruthsstitchery.com