Wyoming Classes
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Bag Lady Club with Barb Logerwell
Welcome back to another exciting year of creating totes and purses to reflect your own unique personalities, talents, and skills!  We meet on the 4th Monday of each month.  Each month you can help us choose what we will make next.  So be sure you sign up early to have your vote count.  Supply lists will be available online each month. 

In January, we are making a fun purse called “Satchel It.”  Check  our website and monthly flyers for more information. 

Skill level:  Confident Beginner to Intermediate
Sessions: 1 Monthly
Class Fee:  $8 each session
Mondays, January 25, February 22, March 22 and April 26; 1:00-4:00 or 6:00-9:00 p.m.

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Beginning Landscape Quilting with Deb Sweemer
Learn the raw edge appliqué method of making realistic landscapes based on Natalie Sewell and Nancy Zieman’s books; Landscape Quilting or The Art of Landscape Quilting. You may choose a winter landscape or a fence post landscape from either book for your project. Book required.
 
Skill Level:  Intermediate
Sessions:  1
Class Fee:  $35
Saturday, April 10, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

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Binding Basics with Betsy Carlson
You labor over your quilt - but do you make sure your binding is put on with the same care?  Learn to apply binding with the attention to detail a quilt judge observes. 

Skill Level:  All
Sessions:  1
Class Fee:  $20
Thursday, April 8, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Cathedral Windows Parts 1 & 2 with Gail Conlan
Learn to create traditional cathedral windows and secret garden squares, and then embellish them.  Gail will demonstrate how simple hand sewing can create a beautiful, deceptively easy, work of art.  This is a great small baggie project for people on the go. 

Skill Level: All
Sessions: 1
Class Fee:  $30
Part 1: Tuesday, February 17 and
Part 2: Wednesday, February 24; 6:00-9:00 p.m.

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Designing for Machine Quilting
with Terri Watson & Beth Ann Williams
Explore the ins and outs of designing for machine quilting with Terri Watson, professional long-arm machine quilter and owner of ThreadTales Quiltworks, and Beth Ann Williams, local author and Creative Director for Lakeshore Sewing. We’ll give special attention to “utility quilts” (primarily functional, e.g. quilts that will be regularly used & laundered) vs. “show quilts” (made primarily to be decorative, possibly with a competition or show in mind, or intended to be heirlooms) and short arm vs. mid-arm and long-arm machine techniques. Compare and contrast various ways to look at a given quilt top, generate ideas for possible quilting patterns to use, and determine the order in which to execute them.  Lecture will include trunk show, handout, and open Q&A time. 

To register, call 616-531-5561 or register online.
Class Fee: $10
Saturday, January 23; 1:00-4:00 p.m.

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Coming Soon!
Embroidery for Beginners
Did you get an embroidery machine for Christmas, or do you have one but don’t know how to use it or where to begin? 
We have a brand new club just for you!  A New Embroidery Club just  for Beginners will begin soon at our Wyoming store - watch our emails and monthly in-store flyers for details.

Classes will be forming soon. If you are interested in a "Embroidery for Beginners" just Click on "Class Request Form" to complete and send the Class Request Form. We will contact you when we have more information.

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Girly Girl Purse with Joann Ewing
Not only is this a pretty purse, it’s loaded with pockets making it practical as well. 

Skill Level:  Beginner and up
Sessions:  1
Class Fee:  $35
Friday, January 22; 9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

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Harmonic Convergence with Michelle Lyons-Russell
Play around with color using Ricky Tim’s inspiring technique for quilt construction.  This is a surprising and fun wall hanging.  Ricky Tims has a flair for making quilts in awe-inspiring colors.  Michele will show you all the best from his techniques.  The possibilities are endless! 

Skill Level:  Advanced Beginner and up
Sessions:  1
Class Fee:  $30 
Saturday, February 6; 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

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Introduction to Fabric Dyeing with Betsy Carlson
Do you drool over hand dyed fabrics but can't stand the prices?  Learn the basics of how to make your own in this class.  Dye 30 fat 1/8ths using three colors of dye.  All of the non-toxic dyes are included in the kit fee. 

Skill Level:  All
Sessions:  1
Class Fee:  $20 plus $15 kit fee
Saturday, February 27, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

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Introduction to Sewing I & II (4-part series) with Connie J. Korsky
Learn a new skill or update your skills as a hobby revisited.  The sewing world is always changing.  New tools, techniques, and tips make creating fabulous projects easy.  Our goals are to learn:  1. Sewing machine stitch settings, bobbin winding, marking, measuring, and cutting tools available  2. Pattern choices and information  3. Fabrics and threads  4.Sewing techniques (including stay-stitching, top-stitching, seams, hems, gathering, seam finishes, etc.)  This class covers the basics and opens a whole new world of sewing.   You will complete a fun drawstring bag and lounge pants. Suggested patterns include: Kwik Sew #3345 lounge pants, or the youth size Kwik Sew #3074, or the Kwik Sew scrubs #2807 (which include pants and top). The other two patterns which include pants and top are Kwik Sew #3553 or Kwik Sew #2811.  If you use a pattern that includes a top it can be used for the second level of this series which includes sewing sleeves, collars, patch pockets and buttonholes.
The Singer Sewing Essentials book will be used for all four levels of the “Introduction to Sewing” series. 
Please sign up for class two weeks in advance so the book and pattern can be ordered and received in time.
Skill Level: Part 2--Advanced Beginner and up
Sessions: 3
Cost: $50
Wednesdays, January 6, 20 and 27; 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Skill Level: Part 1--Beginner and up
Sessions:  3
Cost: $50
Thursdays, January 14, 21, and 28; 6:00-9:00 p.m. 

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