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Machine Repair and Service

$5 Scissor sharpening

Bring your sewing machine or serger to Intown Quilters to be serviced/repaired by Steve Nixon of Keep On Stitching. He will be at the shop each Friday from noon-4 p.m.

You can drop off your machine at the shop during regular business hours and it will be held for service day. Steve will call you about your machine. He also sharpens scissors ($5/pair).

If you are getting ready to take a class and haven't had your machine checked out in a while, it is a good idea to have it serviced so you don't run into machine troubles during your class.If you get your machine serviced before a An Intro to Quilting, Begninning quilting, Sewing Machine Basics or Serger Techniques, you will get $10 off the price of service. You won't be sorry if you do it. You do need to mention that you are signed up for one of these classes when you bring your machine in.

Keep on Stitching accepts checks and cash only.

www.keeponstitching.com

Dalton Fund

Dalton Davis is a college student at Savannah College of Art and Design who works at IQ when he is in Atlanta. We are helping him with his rent, living expenses and school supplies because he was in the Foster Care system, and while he does have scholarships and loans for his tuition, he struggles with the rest of his expenses. If you would like to contribute to Dalton's school tuition and supplies fund, you can send or bring in a check made out to him or click on the paypal button below

(the button is a $25 donation) to Dalton's cause.

Local Quilt guilds that meet at Intown Quilters

Phoenix Quilt Guild
meets at IQ on the 2nd Tuesday at 7p

Fearless Friday Guild

- meets at IQ on the 1st Friday at 10a

Atlanta Modern Quilt Guild
-meets at IQ every other month on the 1st Saturday at 10a. Check their website for other meeting times and places.

January 21st, 2013

Greetings!

We have been busy planning for the national "Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day" at our shop this Thursday January 24th. We will have some fun things going on that day including a visit from three local fabric designer/authors, Ellen Luckett Baker, Melody Miller and Rashida Coleman-Hale. We have fabric from all three of these fabulous designers in the shop and this is your chance to meet them or visit with them again if you've met them before. We will also have a preview of several of our new lunch hour classes and a light lunch for you to enjoy while you are checking things out. We might even have a few specials available for you that day.

Please RSVP to our email with 1/24 in the subject line so we can get an idea of numbers for the food. Make sure to come on out and support your local quilt shop!

We are getting more fabric in the shop almost daily. Yesterday we got in some Serenity Basics Daiwabo fabric (yes we got some taupes in!) and some fun, new, bright batiks! The Dr. Seuss "Oh, the Places You'll Go", some Spot
On polka dots,

and a few Seuss Celebration bolts have just arrived this morning and it is Oh, sew cute! We just got in a big shipment of batting, 505 spray, some new scents of Best Press.
     Our 2012 clubs have or will start very soon. Both new Block of the Month programs started Saturday 1/12 although you can join in any time. Both sets of teachers are cutting a few extra for late sign-ups. The Slow Quilting club begins tomorrow, 1/19, and the Marti & Me club begins on the 1st Sunday or 3rd Tuesday in February. You can read below in the 2013 club section to see pictures of the two block of the month quilts or visit the website here for more details and to sign up online.
    We do have a few classes happening in January so read below to not miss out on those. Check the website regularly and read your weekly emails to see the latest additions. This year we will be adding some weekday lunch hour classes at least once a month on Thursdays and maybe even more than that. We will start off in February with a Fat 1/4 bag. These classes will be just $10 and will be short enough to fit them in a long lunch hour. We will introduce a few of these class at the "Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day" on 1/24 at 11:30am.

    If you did not read about this in past emails, we have a new email program that is a part of our new website. We are still trying to work our the kinks with the two emails systems so we can get down to using just one, but we are not there yet. Thanks for being patient with us! We hope to be there in the next few weeks.

Happy sewing!
Sarah and the IQ Gang

2013 Clubs

Scrap Club Meets Block of the Month 2013

This queen sized scrap quilt (this is the picture so far which is not done yet) is open to all skill levels and is a wonderful opportunity to explore color and value. The BOM is available in two fabric options: BOM with fabric included priced at $225, or a charge for the class without fabric of $75, using your own stash. Taffy McLaughlin will lead this BOM on the 2nd Saturday of every month at 10am. You can sign up online here.

Modern Blocks - A Block of the Month

Sarah Oliver and Allyson Shelton will be teaching 12 modern blocks from the book, Modern Blocks by Susanne Woods. These blocks will be in solid fabrics. Different techniques will be taught, from cutting efficiently, to curves, to paper piecing. You will have the option of choosing a different color background than the grey Sarah and Allyson are using. The BOM is available in two fabric options: BOM with fabric included priced at $125 (this option includes the book), or a charge for the class without fabric of $65 (the book is sold separately with this option), using your own stash. Sarah and Allyson will lead this BOM on the 2nd Saturday from 10:30-12:30. You can sign up online here. bom

By Hand-the Art of Slow Quilting

Sometimes it is good to take a break from doing everything fast. Handwork is a great way to slow down and enjoy the process of creating. When you do handwork, you can often take it with you to take advantage of times when you are just waiting for something else, you can actually talk to friends and family while working on your projects, and it is relaxing. We will get together and work on quilting projects by hand - hand piecing, English paper piecing, hand appliqu�, hand quilting. This is the time where you can bring in any project that you are working on or want to begin working on and we can help/encourage/get inspired by each other.This group will meet on the 3rd Saturday from 9:30am-1pm. There will be a $60 charge for the year which can be prorated if you start after January.

Marti and Me Club at Intown

Join Shirley Paine as she leads this fun club built around Marti Michelle's templates and patterns. This club will being in February and you can choose between the 1st Sunday of each month from 4-6p or the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 6-8p in the classroom at IQ. The cost of the club is $60 for the year and entitles you to a different project each month including a free pattern, discounts on the supplies needed for the project and instruction from Shirley Paine. Each pattern makes a small, as well as, a large quilt project.

Kids' Sewing

We are working on a regular club for kids. Email us if you are interested with a little information about your child and his or her experience and interests.

Classes

Classes are listed below and on the website.

Don't put off signing up for a class you are interested in because some fill up quickly and you don't want to miss out because you forgot to sign up right away.

*You should receive a class supply list about 2 weeks prior to the class by email unless you have stopped by the shop to get one in person.

*Class cancellation policy

You can cancel a class up to two weeks prior to class for a full refund. We will only cancel a class if we have to. If you miss a class we can try to get you in the next class with a fee (fee is determined by the length of the class) to cover the lost spot in that class.

Beginning Quilt Making 101
1/26, 2/9, 2/23 & 3/9/2013 2-6p $120 (only 1 spot left)
A sewing machine, quilting supplies, the book First Time Quilting, fabric and batting are required. Supplies will cost around $150-$200 on top of the class fee, but the cutting implements, which are about half that estimate, you will need for all your future quilting. We may be able to find some loaner tools for you if you really are not sure about future quilting but you will then need to come into the shop in between classes to use tools for your homework.
This class fills up quickly so don't hesitate! Learn to make a lap size quilt from beginning to end. In this class, the intimidation of quilting will be eliminated. You will be taught many techniques and rules, such as cutting, strip piecing, seam allowance, pin-basting, quilting, binding and more. The class is taught in 4 sessions (4 hours each) and requires homework and a sewing machine. A sense of humor is also helpful. Taught by Maxine Moore.

Serger Techniques
1/27/2012 1:30-3:30p $50
Do you want to learn how to better use your serger? Bring it and the manual for it to this class, and Mary Abreu will walk you through how to use the machine and several stitch techniques to do with the machine. Most materials will be provided. You just need your machine, the manual and thread for your machine. Taught by Mary Abreu.

Fat Quarter Bag (lunch hour class)
2/7/2013 12-1:30p $10

Free-motion Quilting I
2/10/2012 1:30-4:40p $45
Book required: Machine Quilting by Sue Nichols A practice session to explore some of the many possibilities of free motion machine quilting. Planning the quilting design and filling the space. Students must have experience machine quilting. Taught by Taffy McLaughlin. limit 6

Sewing Basics
2/23 & 3/2/2013 10a-1p $75
We love to sew and we know you will, too! Learn the basics of sewing while completing some quick and useful projects. This class will prepare you for our Quilt-making 101 class or a Sewing Studio. Taught by Mary Abreu.

Log Cabin
3/3/2013 1:30-5:30p $50
The log cabin is one of the most loved and most versatile of the traditional quilt blocks. Learn how color placement affects your block and how block placement impacts your design. You will end up beginning the blocks for a lap size quilt that will be quick and easy to finish up on your own. Taught by Maxine Moore.

Creative Exploration in Surface Design
3/22/2013 10a-5p $70 plus a $10 materials fee
OR
3/23/2013 10a-5p $70 plus a $10 materials fee

This is a one day workshop where you will learn how use the various kinds of fabric paints commercially available. It is for all levels of artistic skill. If you don't feel you have confidence in drawing or painting, it doesn't matter in this class, you will have a great time and go home with some very beautiful creative fabrics.

Techniques you will learn; how to use the paints, directly with brushes, using commercial stamps, and making your own stamps, making/using stencils, resists, light imaging, Japanese Shibori techniques, using everyday objects to create texture, and much more.

This class is $70 for one day and you need to bring the teacher a $10 materials fee on the day of the class in cash

More classes will be scheduled regularly so check the website often.

Coupons

We have our IQ loyalty program, which is good for 20% off all regularly priced merchandise. Ask for a card when you some in next if you do not have one already. You get stamps when you shop so make sure to get it out when you get ready to pay each time you visit.

We do occasionally give out coupons during shop hop and other special events like quilt shows. Coupons cannot be used on special orders or sale items, cannot be combined and there are no rain checks.

Happy sewing and quilting!

Sarah Phillips
Intown Quilters, Inc.