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February 6:
Among Friends University
Among Friends University or AFU, the center of learning,
exploration and skill development for Kentuckiana quilters and
sewers, will begin enrollment for the Spring 2012 Trimester on
February 6. As an AFU student, you can take one, two,
three or more classes per month for each of the four months
during the Spring Trimester. It is up to you. Tuition is just
$99 if you enroll by February 18, after that date, tuition
will be $119. Call 502-261-7377 for registration information.
*Enrollment is open to AFU students until classes fill, at
which point student will be wait listed and can enroll if a
space becomes available. |
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February 17
and 18:
Spring 2012 Trimester
Class Preview
It is almost time for spring, which means time for great new
spring classes. These include Addison, an adorable spring
dress for a little girl, Constellation, which is a small quilt
using a cool tool to make easy Lemoyne Stars and Storm at Sea,
a foundation piecing class. Also, your class options include
great quilts such as Surprise!, Bainbridge Delft, Rat Race and
Cosmic Twist. Quick projects include the Lunch Bag Trio, New
Babyville Boutique Diaper Covers, Gathered Table Runner and
Cuddle Quilt-As-You-Go. To see more, click
here.
Our Spring Trimester is full of many more opportunities to
learn new techniques and to make great projects. You are
invited to join us during our Spring Trimester Class Preview
on Friday, February 17 from noon to 6:00 p.m. or on Saturday,
February 18 from 9:30 to 5:00 p.m. to see the class samples.
Remember, if you register for classes on Preview Day you will
receive a 10% discount on the class fee. This discount is for
non-AFU students. Tuition in Among Friends University (AFU)
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February 18 and March 24:
New
Block of the Month ~ Merry Merry Snowmen
Anne Sutton
of Bunny Hill Designs has been designing fabulous
block-of-the-month quilts for years, and her most recent is
called Merry Merry Snowmen. It is absolutely charming with
whimsical snowmen engaging in winter activities such as sleigh
riding and skiing. The fabrics used are from the Rouenneries
Deux collection designed by French General for Moda. The rich
reds and tasteful taupes are gorgeous! The quilt measures 62”
x 66”.
This will be a 10-month block-of-the-month program that will
begin in February and conclude in December. Just a $50 deposit
will reserve your spot. Then the kit price each month will be
$20. Each kit will include the pattern and fabric to make a
portion of the quilt.
December’s kit will include the fabrics for the borders and
binding. This block-of-the-month includes the patterns and the
fabrics for the quilt top, binding and an embellishment kit.
Embroidery floss and backing are not included. Fees are
non-refundable and participation is non-cancellable, which
means that you are making a commitment to purchase all ten
kits. There are NO exceptions to this rule, so please don't
ask if you can discontinue the program once you've started.
You have the choice of prepaying for the entire
block-of-the-month ($250) or paying on a monthly basis. Kits
will be available for pick up by the 15th day of each month.
Never done appliqué before? A free demonstration will be
conducted on Saturday, February 18 at 11:00 a.m. and again on
Saturday, March 24 at 1:00 p.m. to teach you how to do hand
appliqué. A limited number of kits will be available, so don’t
delay…sign up today!
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Merry Merry Snowmen
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February
29: Leaping
Lizards, It’s Leap Day…
…which means an extra day to sew! That sounds like a reason to
celebrate and to SEW! So, we are with a Leap Day Sit ‘n’ Sew
Potluck Brunch! Bring your favorite brunch dish to share and a
project to work on and join us on Wednesday, February 29th from
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. as we stitch away the Leap Day. Please
call the shop prior to February 29th at 502-261-7377. Reserve your
spot with just $5. |
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March 3:
Charm Swap Club
March is lucky
charms month and we are celebrating with a brand new club. It is a
charm swap club, where club members will take a few fabrics from
their stash and turn it into dozens, if not hundreds, of different
charm squares that can be used in their favorite charm quilts.
We are suggesting a
Postage Stamp quilt for this color-themed charm swap. Pictured, as
an example, is a Postage Stamp quilt made by Audrey Smith. More
photos can be seen on her blog (click
here). In her quilt, she
used 1.5” squares. We will be using 2” squares for our charm swap.
We will also have a quilt layout with instructions for those of
you who need some help coming up with ideas.
At the end of our 6
month club, we will have a charm party to celebrate, work on our
projects and inspire each other. The more people we get to
participate in this the better. More people equals more variety in
fabrics.
Each month, you
will be given a color theme for that month and you will pull
fabrics (no more than 12) that are in that color family to use.
After the cut off date for enrollments, we will be able to tell
you how many squares you will need to cut from each fabric (one
square per club member). It won’t take much of each fabric,
keeping in mind that you can cut forty 2” squares from an eighth
of a yard of fabric and ninety from a fat quarter. We are very
excited about this and hope many of you will participate.
The enrollment fee
is $25 and the deadline for enrollment is February 29th. Club
members will be contacted by March 5th with the number of charm
square sets they will need to make. They will then have until the
24th of March to bring in their sets. As facilitators, we will
take the sets and have them packaged and ready for members to pick
up by the 1st day of April. This process will be repeated each
month with a different color family. Members will have until the
24th of each month to bring in their charm sets and we will have
them ready to pick up by the 1st day of the following month. Stop
by the shop or call (502-261-7377) for more details. |
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Postage Stamp quilt
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February 3 & 4:
Batik Sale
– Who doesn’t love those luscious batiks? They are a dream to work
with and are oh, so gorgeous! On Friday and Saturday, February 3 &
4, they will also be on sale at Among Friends Quilt Shop. Save 20%
on all batik fabrics on bolts with a
 ½ yard minimum cut. Buy the
whole bolt and the discount will be increased to 25%. Batiks work
well with Bargello quilts, which is the theme category for the
2012 Kentucky State Fair. Choose your palette, buy your batiks at
the sale and take our Bargello class this spring and get started
on your Bargello fair quilt or select batiks for whatever your
next project might be and discover the joy of working with batik
fabrics.
March 24:
Fabulous Fat Quarter
Sale – Get
your spring off to a fabulous start with our Fabulous Fat Quarter
Sale. On Saturday, March 24, all in-stock fat quarters (bundles
not included) will be just $1.50 each (maximum 125 fat quarters
per person). We will have shopping bags available for you to use
that day. A table will be set up in the classroom where you can
have your selections counted before going to the register. We hope
you will join us for this special sale that is our way of saying
thank you for supporting Among Friends Quilt Shop.
April 23-26:
Quilt Show Sale
- Come see us on your way to Paducah and mention the quilt show
when you check out to save 10% on books, patterns and notions on
April 23-26.
May 4 & 5:
Derby Sale
– Wear your Derby hat to the shop on Oaks and Derby Day, (May 4 &
5) and receive 20% off your fabric purchases from regular-priced
bolts with a ½ yd. minimum cut. Don’t have a fancy Derby hat?
That’s okay…any hat will do, but you must be wearing a hat to get
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Fabulous
Fat Quarters
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