Eleanor Burns Block Party 2010 - Strip Tzz
Second Tuesday of every month 10 am or 6:30 pm. $72/year. Each month I will have a different quilt pattern, using 2½” Strips (Jelly Rolls), 1 ½” Strips (Honey Buns), 10” Squares (Layer Cakes), 5” Squares (Charms) or other scraps I have fi lling up my sewing room. This is going to be fun, all of us sewing and using up our mountains of scraps! Every month you will receive a full color pattern booklet with the design and technique for that month. By year end, you will have 12 patterns that you can use over and over again to make pretty quilts! Sign up for block party today! It is $72.00 for thewhole year, that is just $6.00 per pattern!
Spring Shop Hop March 6-13
Come to San Diego County this spring and visit the hot spots – the Quilt Shops! Join us and be part of the Sixth Annual San Diego Cruisin’ Quilters Shop Hop! Enjoy the unique fl avor of each of the shops in the Hop and leisurely take a week to do it. The dates are Saturday, March 6th - 13th. The shops will remain open with extended hours, Monday through Saturday
9:00 am to 7:00 pm and Sunday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. By visiting all 19 shops, you are eligible to win one of four Grand Prizes, two Accuquilt Go Packages and two gift certificate combos. In addition, you are eligible to win a special prize valued at $300 at each shop you visit! To commemorate this event, each shop will be giving a FREE fl ower block pattern that you can use to make your own sampler quilt, a seed pack and coordinating fabric designed exclusively for this event. Come for the fun! Shop for the bargains! Win great prizes! Pick up your Passport at any of the participating Quilt Shops,
March 6th-13th, 2009.
Demo Day March 19
Friday, March 19. $25. Join Quilt in a Day and our favorite farmer’s daughter, Eleanor Burns, as she pays tribute to rural America’s Barn Quilt Blocks. Today, there are numerous Barn Quilt Trails all over farmland USA. This fun tradition began in 2001 in Manchester, Ohio, where a woman painted a quilt block on the family’s barn to honor her mother, an avid quilter! Learn a variety of new techniques as Eleanor demonstrates how to make several pieced barn blocks, each with a miniature quilt block pattern. Come and join the fun as Eleanor does her farm chores and embellishes her barns with creative touches!
Spring Retreat at Camp Cedar Glen in Julian, CA
Monday, May 3 through Thursday, May 6. $385. Join Eleanor and the Quilt in a Day staff as we breathe in mountain air and quilt till we drop. This economical retreat is a great opportunity to start a Quilt in a Day new project or to fi nish up your UFO’s. Fee includes three nights of bunkhouse lodging and nine family style meals. Quilt in a Day teachers guide you through your sewing from 9 am to 8 pm, but you can sew all night if you want to. Don’t miss out on all the fun! Camp Cedar Glen is a Methodist residential camp, located next to the Volcan Mountain Reserve north east of San Diego.
First Saturday Club - Starts February
$5. On the First Saturday of each month Sue presents two blocks, with instructions. You go home and make the blocks.
Bring them back the next month and receive the next set of instructions FREE! If you don’t get them done it is just another
$5. Each month she will share the latest and greatest new products around the quilting world. A Farmer’s Wife book required.
January 2010
Road to California Quilt Show Bus Trip. 1/16 - $50
Depart 8:30am return around 6pm. Quilt in a Day has chartered a bus to the Road to California Quilt Show on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010. For just $50.00 you can reserve your spot. Price includes bus transportation from QIAD plus your show entrance fee, prizes, coupons, snacks and beverages on the bus. The store will open at 7:30am for Early Bird Shopping! Call the Store today to be sure you get your seat on the Quilt in a Day Road to CA Express.
Smart Hearts. 1/25 - $20
A very Simple wall hanging or table topper that is perfect for Valentines Day.
Mr. Snowman. 1/30 - $20
This snowman is easily pieced, try your hand at this row wall hanging or just piece the snowman for a door wallhanging.
Sewing with Lorna. 2/1 or 4/12 - $30
Machine Quilting. 2/13 or 4/24 - $30
Day and Night. 2/15 or 4/17 - $30
Day & Night will mystify, enchant and entertain you! The pattern is made from strips! The illusion is created by using the acrylic template, included in the back of the book. In class, you are taught to make the main star block and then create a bonus project from the cut aways.
Quilts of Valor. 2/20 - FREE
Join us for for a day dedicated to making Quilts of Valor for our wounded soldiers. It’s a tangible way to say: “Thank you for your service, sacrifi ce & valor for our country.” We welcome your participation that our War Wounded will never forget. Please bring donated Red, White and Blue fabrics to the Quilt in a Day store by Feb. 5 and we will prepare quilts. 9am–5pm, Pot-luck lunch
Romance Rose. 2/22 & 3/29 - $25
Solid squares and half square triangle patches are used to complete the blocks. The ribbon border looks diffi cult, but it is easy and fun to make. Two part class.
Delectable Mountains. 2/27 - $25
Your friends will be impressed when they see the points on your quilt. A wonderful easy Quilt in a Day method.
Eiffle Tower. 3/13 & 3/20 - $30
Take a trip to Paris with this wallhanging quilt. Use your favorite colors for a sensational statement to hang in your home. 2 sessions.
Orderly Chaos. 3/27 - $20
This quilt is from Karla Alexander’s book, New Cuts for New Quilts. By choosing bright contrasting colors without a lot of pattern & a black or dark background, you can make
Girl’s Night Out. 4/16 - $5
Girls only. Jokes and laughter all around! Grab your comfy clothes and your favorite slippers along with a pot luck dish to share and quilt into the night!
Patches for Life. 4/26 - $30
Learn how to create this striking combination of Nine Patches, Half Square triangle and points. This is a two part class.
