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Thimble Pleasures Classes April, May, June 2015

www.thimblepleasures.com

225 S. Elliott Road Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Store Hours: Mon & Wed-Fri 10-6 Tuesday 10-7 Sat 10-5 Sun 1-5

Welcome to Your Machine This class is open to owners of any brand of sewing machine that is in good working or-der. You will learn the basics of how to thread the machine, wind the bobbin and manage tension (of the machine, that is!). You will show off your new skills by sewing a scarf or headband designed by Amy Butler. Don't let a piece of machinery intimidate you! (1 session) Eileen Hogan For Adults: Sunday, April 19 2-5 pm $40 For Kids and Teens: Saturday, April 18 9 am-12 pm $45

Quilt School I by Machine Learn to make a small quilt or wall-hanging from start to finish. This class is designed to introduce you to the techniques used to make beautiful quilts quickly and accurately. You will learn rotary cutting, piecing, applying borders, basting, simple machine quilting and binding. Sewing machine and basic machine sewing skills are required. If you are not fa-miliar with all the functions and parts of your sewing machine, please take Welcome to Your Machine first. (4 sessions) Karen West Monday, April 13, 20, 27, May 4 10 am-1 pm Monday, June 8, 15, 22, 29 6-9 pm $75

Beginning Machine Appliqué

Love the look of appliqué but you just don’t have the patience to do it by hand or maybe your fingers aren’t as nimble as they used to be? Well then, this is the class for you. In this machine appliqué class, you will learn how to cut accurate foundation pieces, gluing techniques, perfect circles, and how to machine applique with a technique using a “wash-away” foundation and an invisible zig-zag stitch. During the five-hour workshop it is pos-sible to complete a single block suitable for a pillow top, table runner or the beginning of an heirloom applique quilt. (1 session) Sharyn Cole Saturday, June 13 10 am-3 pm $55

Beginner Classes

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Claudia’s Creations: Manually Digitizing Embroidery Machine Applique

This workshop will help solidify the digitizing skills for the Bernina Designer Plus Software Version 7 owner. Digitize an applique design from a .bmp using the manual digitizing tools. Create spectacular fills, outlines, and textures over, around and on the applique pieces. This design is created for a 12” finished block. In addition, learn to digitize for multi-hooping with perfect placement. In this one-day workshop you will learn from a profession-al digitizer and embroidery design business owner, how to digitize the flower and center motif using the manual digitizing tools. Laptop and mouse required. (1 session) Claudia Dinnell Sunday, May 17 10 am-4 pm $125

Sherri Lynn Wood-Book Signing and Demo: Improvise! Ruler-Free Patchwork Performance Join quilt artist and author for the release of her first book, The Improv Handbook for Mod-ern Quilters. Sherri will talk about her book, show quilts from the book and us a offer us a one-hour demonstration on some of her ruler-free techniques. Basic strip, bias strip, wedge, curve, stack, float, repetition, flow, bleeding, darting, natural fit, approximate measuring, trouble shooting, and composition tips, tricks and techniques for ruler-free patchwork will be demonstrated and performed on the spot according to suggestions re-ceived from the audience. Light refreshments. Admission is free with the purchase of Sher-ri’s book. (1 session)

Sherri Lynn Wood Friday, May 29 6-8 pm $ (book price)

All Squared Up

Learn to make this dynamic block that will showcase your fabric choices. You may choose from 5 quilt sizes. This pattern was designed by the instructor, so don’t miss this oppor-tunity to take a class with the designer! (1 session) Lee Monroe Saturday, April 11 10 am-4 pm $55

Curvaceous Ohio Star Create curved Ohio Star blocks using no rulers or patterns. Each unique star will be cut freehand with gentle curves using a rotary cutter. This quilt might appear to be appliqued, but it is completely sewn using curved piecing. We will learn to sew curved sashing be-tween the blocks, and a patchwork curved outer border. Intermediate level. (2 sessions)Amy Stewart Winsor Monday, April 13, 20 1:30-4:30 pm $60

Road to Jericho

Step back in time with this historic American quilt. Road to Jericho, also known as Cross-roads to Jericho, is a traditional quilt pattern that is beautiful with either a multicolored or two-colored fabric palette. (2 sessions) Ivy Wingate Thursday, April 23, 30 6-9 pm $60

Quilting Classes

Special Events

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Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice is a quilt designed for foundation paper piecing. It is one of Judy Neimey-er’s most popular patterns and has been taught in many locations. This quilt will introduce you to many of Judy’s techniques. It can be made in many different color ways with differ-ent types of fabrics. We suggest you go to www.quiltworx and scroll through the samples in the gallery. (2 sessions) Lucille Amos Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25 10 am-4 pm $150

Finish-It Friday

Bring in those unfinished projects and we’ll provide dinner and five hours to get them done! If you would like to join us, but don’t have a project going, Sudi-Laura will help you get start-ed on a great quilt. Please note that this class is for adults (over 21) and is intended for quilt-ers beyond the beginner level. (1 session) Sudi-Laura Overstreet Friday, May 1 6-11 pm $50

Glimmer

This beginner quilt uses Jay Bird Quilts brand new Super Side Kick ruler. Add 6 fabrics and a background, and you have a fast and easy quilt. Beautifully matched points with no "Y seams"! Pattern is sized from Mug Rug to a Large Lap Quilt. The store sample is the small lap. (2 sessions) Sudi-Laura Overstreet Thursday, May 7, 14 6-9 pm $50

Finishing Touches: Slick Tricks for Borders, Embellishments, and Bindings

Make a small quilt (12” x 8”) while learning Amy’s innovative Haphazard Piecing, Pillowcased Edges with Couched Yarn, and Best Machine Binding with Couched Yarn. These creative fin-ishing skills are perfect for precision-impaired quilters! See demonstrations of numerous tech-niques and view Amy's large trunk show. Zigzag sewing machine with regular foot and free motion foot, and $­­3 kit fee required. (2 sessions) Amy Stewart Winsor Monday, May 11, 18 1:30-4:30 pm $60

Free Motion Quilting This class is intended to teach you how to machine quilt using free-motion. You will learn to enhance the surface of your quilt with or without the use of a pattern. Information on the use of various threads and marking methods will be included. (1 session) Stephanie Pennington-Grant Saturday, May 23 10 am-5 pm $75

Gentle Journey Learn to make this dramatic quilt which is a new twist on the Drunkard’s Path. It utilizes a basic quarter-circle block and a three dimensional accent triangle. Good for all levels after Quilt School I. (3 sessions) Stephanie Pennington-Grant Thursday, June 4, 11, 18 6-9 pm $75

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Off-Track Off-track is a fun, vibrant, modern quilt designed by Allison Harris of Cluck Cluck Sew. It’s an easy pattern that can be made with jelly rolls or your favorite as-sortment of prints. (1 session) Ivy Wingate Saturday, June 27 10 am-4 pm $50

2015 Bag Club-Sew Together Tote

This fantastic little bag with three zippered pockets, four open pockets, a pin-cushion and a great little needle landing all held together by a zipper that forms two handles. Battle your fear of zippers, or learn a fun new installation meth-od. Either way, this is destine to be your new favorite tool bag! We will also have a worksheet to make a mini ( only 2 zippers) option. This is your oppor-tunity to use your favorite fabrics! Intermediate level. (2 sessions) Sudi-Laura Overstreet and Tammy Triglianos Sunday, April 12 1-5 and April 26 3-6 pm $60

2015 Bag Club-Road Trip

The perfect take anywhere bag! Make it for a young person in your life, or for yourself. Several options for making this bag fit your needs. Fits a rainbow loom, embroidery supplies, or your knitting needles. Advanced Beginner level. (1 session) Sudi-Laura Overstreet and Tammy Triglianos Sunday, June 14 1-5 pm $45

Golden Threads Doll We have invited doll artist, Charlie Patricolo, from Western NC, to return and teach us how to make another amazing doll. Charlie will provide a pattern for this doll, but yours will have a unique personality due to the finishes. Basic sew-ing skills are the only requirement (ability to sew a line, even if it's not straight). (2 sessions) Charlie Patricolo Friday, Saturday, Sunday, May 1 & 2 10 am-5 pm $100 Kit fee $20

Dollmaking- Work-in-Progress Session This class is for any former students of Charlie’s who would like guidance on a doll they are making, or who would just like to work on their doll along with the group. Previous doll-making class with Charlie required. (1 session) Charlie Patricolo Sunday, May 3, 2015 10 am-5 pm $50

Big Stitch Hand Quilting

Big-stitch quilting is bold, bright, fun and best of all, fast. Learn the tricks to this simple method and you will be able to embellish your quilts with a brand new style. (1 session) Karen West Friday, June 5 10 am-12 pm $25

Crafts and other specialties

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Mom’s Camp Be ready for swimming all summer long! You’ll finish this beginning sewing course with a beach bag, a swimsuit cover-up, and if you’re really efficient, a coordinating towel! (5 sessions) Eileen Hogan Monday-Friday, May 11-15, 10 am-1 pm $200

Japanese Temari: Intermediate-Continuous Flowers

This experienced intermediate temari class will focus on an unusual flower design on a C8 division. The design will introduce the skills of adding extra support lines to a regular divi-sion and following a continuous stitching path. Familiarity with the C8 division and the kiku herringbone stitch is necessary. Students should come to class with a 30cm circumference base already made and marked into a C8 division, along with their marking thread (to add support lines), 5 coordinating colors of pearl cotton (for the design), a needle, scissors, and pins. (1 session) Dana Watson Sunday, May 24 1:30-4:30 pm $30

Japanese Temari: Beginner Series

Temari ('handball' in Japanese) is a folk craft born in ancient Japan from the desire to amuse and entertain children with an embroidered toy ball. Today, the lovely thread-wrapped temari are given as tokens of good luck. A stitched temari ball on a stand is dis-played and enjoyed as a striking example of this style of Japanese fiber art. A bowlful in coordinating colors is a beautiful addition to any room in your home. Please see our website for more details. (3 sessions) Dana Watson Sunday, June 7, 14, 21 1:30-4:30 pm $90

The Tuffet Tuffets are a touch of whimsy for your home that blend with all decors and bridge the gap between design and function. In addition to being heirloom home accents, they make treasured gifts for special occasions including weddings, new babies, anniversaries and spe-cial birthdays. You will learn to sew a gorgeous cover with your choice of fabrics during the first class session, and during the second session, turn the cover into an upholstered foot-stool. (2 sessions) Sharyn Cole Tuesday, June 16, 30 6-9 pm $80 + Kit fee ($60)

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Floral Elegance The Floral Elegance Quilt is a beautiful machine embroidered quilt that incorpo-rates rich thread colors, large machine embroidery designs and decorative stitch-es. The Embroidery designs are from a collection by Judy Nowicki, and the addi-tional decorative stitches were designed by Serena Nabeta. If you ever wanted to learn multi-hooping, this is the quilt for you. Please see our website for a photo of the entire quilt. (12 sessions) Please note: This class is currently on-going. Skill level : Novice to Advanced Hoop size: Minimum 5x7, machine with decorative stitches required Stephanie Pennington-Grant and Nancy McGilvary

Embroidery Club Just bring your machine and embroidery module and we will provide a design and thread to make an embroidered project or sample each month. If you have not yet purchased an embroidery machine and would like to give it a try, call us to reserve one of ours. See our website for information on the project each month. (1 session monthly) Sharon Callaham, Stephanie Pennington Grant, Nancy McGilvary Friday, April 17, May 15, June 19 5-8 pm $20 per session

Embroidery

On-going Clubs and Groups Volunteer Sewists

Give back to your community using your sewing skills by joining this new group. Karen West will teach you how to make several items that are in great need, such as soft knit chemo caps. Once you have learned how to make an item, you may sew them on your own at home, or you are always welcome to come and sew with the group. This will be on-going once a month. All patterns and materials will be provided or reimbursed. Call or email Karen for more information and/or to register: karen@thimblepleasures.com (on-going monthly) Karen West Thursday, April 9, May 7, June 4 10 am-12 pm No charge

Sewists (for adults) This class is for anyone who wants to learn to sew garments and home decor. You will be improving your sewing skills and tool techniques. Bring your own project challenges or choose a new project with the instructor’s assistance. This class will meet weekly, so that you can move at your own pace. (on-going) Eileen Hogan Wednesday, April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27, June 3, 10, 17, 24 6-9 pm $30 per session

Stitch Lounge Come use our Stitch Lounge! We have designated a nice quiet corner of the store for open sewing. We have Berninas set up for your use, plus cutting mats, rulers and de-sign walls. Just bring your fabric, notions and your own rotary cutter. Hours and days are as indicated below, and may expand as this gets rolling. Sewing sessions are 3 hours. If you choose to bring your own machine you will be given a $5 store credit. Machines are first come-first serve. (on-going) Tuesday, 11 am-1 pm, 3-6 pm Thursday, 11 am-1 pm, 3-6 pm Friday, 11 am-1 pm, 3-6 pm $20 per 3 hour session

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Kid’s Classes

Essential Elements of Sewing (for ages 8-11) This 11 week course is designed to give children a foundational, skill-building experience in the fundamental techniques of sewing. They will learn how to use the sewing machine and supporting tools, and have the opportunity to build proficiency at an individual pace through a series of useful projects. (9 sessions) Eileen Hogan Wednesday, April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27, June 3 3:45-5:45 pm $335

Design Basics and Portfolio Preparation for Teens (13-18 year olds) This course teaches design concepts and the creative process from the perspective of fashion design. Learn how to create a working sketchbook for inspiration of fabric and color stories, designing, and sculpting a fashion collection. Learn the many hats worn by those in the professional design field, from sketching and illustration to workroom to showroom. Whether you are creating your own wardrobe or wanting to create a portfolio for admission to design school, this course covers the exercises necessary to learn the function and application of working creatively. The full course takes minimally four quar-ters to complete and can also be an ongoing practice. Enrollment in Fashion Construction is highly recommended for learning techniques. (6 sessions) Eileen Hogan Fridays, April 3, 10, 17, May 8, 15, 22 4:45–5:45 pm $200

Fashion Construction (for teens 12 and up) This class is for anyone age 12 and up who wants to learn to sew garments and home decor. You will be improving your sewing skills and tool techniques. Bring your own pro-ject challenges or choose a new project with the instructor’s assistance. This class will meet weekly, so that you can move at your own pace. (on-going) (6 sessions) Eileen Hogan Fridays, April 3, 10, 17, May 8, 15, 22 6-9 pm $200

Kids Sewing and Knitting Camp-Level I During these week-long camps, half the day’s focus will be devoted to sewing and half will be spent on knitting - setting the seeds for valuable life-long skills. Because the pro-jects are skill-based, students may move through them at their own pace, but are re-quired to complete one project before beginning another. Bring a lunch, snacks, and drinks. More advanced (Level 2) students are welcome to attend the Level 1 camps, but beginning students may not proceed to the Level 2 sessions without permission of the instructor. Ages 8-16 (5 sessions) Please see our website for project details. Eileen Hogan and Hillary Iantosca Monday-Friday, June 8-12 10 am-4 pm Monday-Friday, June 15-19 10 am-4 pm Monday-Friday, August 3-7 10 am-4 pm $375

Kid’s Camps

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Kids Sewing and Knitting Camp-Level II “Sewing for Fashion”

Permission of instructor necessary. This course is intended for students who have become fluent in the basic skills, tools, machinery, fiber and textiles covered in Level 1. They will move on to more skill-building in these topics and study the basics of pattern making and notation, as well as the use of textile design for clothing. Students will learn about meas-uring the figure, drafting a first pattern, and other refined construction techniques. In the knitting section of the course, students will create their own double-pointed knitting nee-dles, learn to spin wool with a drop spindle, knit in the round, and make a pair of socks. Ages 8-16. (5 sessions) Eileen Hogan and Hillary Iantosca Monday- Friday, June 22-26 10 am-4 pm Monday-Friday, August 10- 14 10 am-4 pm $375

Sewing Practice Workshop A great opportunity to get started or work on your skills! This workshop focuses on build-ing sewing skills on an individual level. Students can work on current unfinished projects from other ongoing classes, or begin a new project of the instructor's suggestion. Sewing is like learning a musical instrument - the more you practice, the more you improve! (1-day sessions and 5-day sessions) Eileen Hogan

Thursday, April 2 10 am-4 pm 8-11 year olds $75 Friday, April 3 10 am - 4 pm 12 and up $75 Monday- Friday, July 27-31 9:30am - 12:30 pm (Ages 8-11) 2:00pm - 5:00 pm (Ages 12 and up) $200

Fashion Design Camp “Heading for the Runway” This is a half day camp in fashion design. Topics will include an introduction to the fash-ion industry, fashion as art and haute couture. They will plan a fashion line, create a sketchbook as a working tool, learn how to develop a color story, and create a mood board. Campers will begin fashion sketching and croquis drawing, and learn about portfo-lio development. Although this camp focuses on the preparation of a design line for fash-ion, many of the techniques and concepts are applicable to other fields of design, such as architecture, interior design, textile and product design. Students with those interests are also welcome. No sewing or knitting; additional tools and art supplies required. Supply kits will be available at camp. (5 sessions) Eileen Hogan August 17-21, 2015 9:30am - 12:30 pm (Ages 8-11) 2:00pm - 5:00 pm (Ages 12 and up) $200

Software Mastery Version 7 For all new owners of Bernina Embroidery Version 7 software of all levels. This series in-cludes: using your tools to alter and edit designs, saving your files, getting designs to your machine and more. No fee if your software was purchased in our store. (6-7 ses-sions as needed) Nancy McGilvary Sunday, April 12, 26, May 10, 24, June 14, 28 1:30-4:30 pm

Software Classes

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Bernina Mastery

Bernina Machine Mastery This is a series of classes offered to Bernina owners that is on-going and will help you become more familiar and comfortable using your new machine. Please note that session #1 is repeated the first week of each month. There is no fee if you purchased your ma-chine in our store, but please be sure to sign up by phone or email! (4-8 sessions) Eileen Hogan Tuesdays, 10 am-1 pm OR 6-9 pm The upcoming schedule is as follows: Class #1: April 7, May 5, June 2 Class #2: April 14 Class #6: May 19 (730, 750, 780, 8 Series) Class #3: April 21 Class #7: May 26 (780, 8 Series ) Class #4: April 28 Class#8: June 9 (PM only) (780, 8 Series) Class #5: May 12 (PM only)

Embroidery Mastery Open to all Bernina embroidery module owners! This series will help you learn how to set up your machine to embroider. Includes preparing your design, hooping, stabilizers, threads and stitching-out. There is no fee if you purchased your machine in our store, but please be sure to sign up! (3 sessions) Stephanie Pennington-Grant Class #1 Saturday, April 4 10-3 pm: The Basics and Beginnings Class #2 Saturday, May 9 10-3 pm: Lettering, cuffs, collars and multi-hooping Class #3 Saturday, June 6 10 am-3 pm: On-line design downloads and computer com-munication

Thread Your Serger Four threads and no bobbin! Loopers, needles and a zillion little slots and spots. This class focuses on just one thing-how to thread your serger. You will leave feeling much more confident and ready to use your serger. All brands are welcome. Please note this is the same as the first session of Serger Mastery. If you decide to take the full series, your fee will be pro-rated. (1 session) Eileen Hogan Thursday, May 21 6-8 pm $30

Serger Mastery This Serger Mastery Series is now open to owners of any brand of serger. You will cre-ate a notebook of samples that you can refer back to when making projects on your serger. You may take this class at no charge if you have just purchased a serger in our store. (Please sign up by email if this applies to you) The first session is the same as Thread Your Serger. (5 sessions) Eileen Hogan (Next session will begin in July) $160