Among Friends University
Spring 2012 Trimester Class Preview
New Babyville Boutique
Mystery Block of the Month
New Charm Swap Club
Upcoming Sales
Staff Selections
Coupons!
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.
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)
will be discounted if student enrolls by February 18, 2012.
New Saturday Hours for 2012
Beginning with the Batik Sale on February 4th, we will have new
Saturday hours at Among Friends Quilt Shop. We will be closing at 5:00
p.m. instead of at 3:00 p.m. That will give you weekend shoppers two
extra hours to shop!
New Babyville Boutique
We have a recent addition to our product line…Babyville Boutique. See
what is new in the way of baby fashion with the adorable new PUL
fabrics in charming prints and solids. These fabrics are waterproof
and breathable, yet soft and supple. They are perfect for creating
easy-sew diapers, diaper covers, bibs and much more. Use the colorful
Fold-Over Elastic, Snaps and EZ Adjust Tape to create something
special for baby. Add whimsy and fun with the coordinating labels,
appliqués and buttons.
Don’t know
where to start…use the books, Cloth Diapers Made Easy and Baby
Essentials Made Easy, which are full of ideas and instructions with
easy-to-use pullout patterns. Want to see more? Check out this
Babyville Boutique Youtube video!
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!
Merry Merry Snowmen
2012 Mystery
Block-of-the-Month
It
is festival time at Among Friends! That is the theme for this
year’s Mystery Block-of-the-Month Club. Our two colorway
selections are called State Fair and Carnival and there are
spaces available still in both colorways, so it isn’t too late
to begin.
New for
2012...a new demonstration each month of a cool tool, a block
that rocks or chic technique. In other words, our Demo
Saturdays and Super Saturdays are being combined. That is…Demo
Saturday + Super Saturday = more fun!! In addition and in the
tradition of the State Fair and Carnivals, there will be games
and prizes, which equals more fun!! So, come one, come all to
the greatest BOM Club on earth!!!
Mystery Block of the Month
Charm Swap
Club Coming March 3
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.
Postage Stamp quilt
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.
Fabric
Fondlers Anonymous
If you haven’t tried FFA yet, then plan to join us at our next
meeting time on Friday, March 2, from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Bring a project to work on plus $10. We will provide a work space
and dinner. You can work on UFOs and enjoy working with and
socializing with fellow quilters. See what others are working on
and get inspired…we have a blast. Join us. All you need to do is
call ahead and reserve your spot. Then show up and have fun!!
Sit ‘n’ Sew
Wednesday
The 4th Wednesday of each month is Judy’s day at the shop to sew.
She says, the more the merrier, so you are invited to join her
from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for a sit ‘n’ sew. Bring a project
and $5 and we will provide the work space (lunch not included…you
may bring in your own or go out to one of the many local
restaurants for lunch). Please call ahead to reserve a spot.
Operation
Quilts of Comfort
Thank you to those of you who helped us in 2011 with the military
quilts for wounded soldiers. We were able to meet our goal of 50
quilts thanks to YOU!! God bless each of you for your contribution
to this very worthwhile endeavor.
Upcoming Sales
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
the discount.
Fabulous
Fat Quarters
Staff
Selections
Our featured staff member this issue is Barb Hutchinson. Barb has
been with us for almost a year. She has been married for 21 years
to her husband, Mark and they are the parents to 3 active boys.
Barb likes to volunteer at their school whenever she can. Barb has
been quilting for 8 years and enjoys everything about it. She
likes to hand piece and hand quilt, but has recently got
interested in long arm quilting. You may see her from time to time
quilting shop samples on our Handi Quilter. In addition to
quilting and crocheting, Barb’s interests include the martial
arts. She is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and a purple belt in
Shaolin and Kempo. She also does Jiu Jitsu. Wow! You go, girl!
We are very pleased to have Barb here as a valued member of our
Among Friends team. Introduce yourself to Barb the next time you
are in and say hello. She is eager to meet you!
Barb
Hutchinson
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During the month of February when you visit the shop, check in
with Facebook on your cell phone and show us that you did and you
will receive a free gift. It pays to check in! If you haven’t
checked out Among Friends Quilt Shop on Facebook, please do and
like us to get alerts about new items, events and sales.
Coupon
10% Off Babyville
Boutique products. Good in-store through February 11, 2012
Among Friends University
It
is festival time at Among Friends! That is the theme for this
year’s Mystery Block-of-the-Month Club. Our two colorway
selections are called State Fair and Carnival and there are
spaces available still in both colorways, so it isn’t too late
to begin.
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.
