Calico Gals Spring 2020 Playlist of classes and events

Travel, shop, and collect tokens!

The fun begins May 22 - quilterstrek.com

Sewing Sewcial • April 1 - May 31 Calico Gals is thrilled to once again be part of Sewing Sewcial the online shop hop created by 12 friends who all own quilt shops across the USA. Collect all 12 blocks and choose a finishing kit. This year's theme is Island Destinations. Grab your bikini and your sunscreen! The Calico Gals' quilt is called Tahiti.

A Scarlet Thread ascarletthread.com

Prairie Quilt quiltnow.com

Batiks Etcetera & Sew What Fabrics batiks.com

Red Pine Quilt Shop redpinequiltshop.com

Calico Gals calicogals.com Cotton Patch Quilt Shop cottonpatchquiltshop.com Pieceful Quilting piecefulquilting.com Pine Needles Quilt and Sew pnqs.net

Cozy Creative Center cozyquilt.com Inspired to Sew inspiredtosew.com Lone Star Quiltworks lonestarquiltworks.com Off the Rails Quilting offtherailsquilting.com

2020

Spring Playlist

PRO-STITCHER INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP With Tom Baxter & Daryl Hanifan Attention Pro-Stitcher owners! Calico Gals is pleased to offer continuing workshops dedicated to learning more about this software for your longarm. Learn to navigate Pro-Stitcher and create the look you desire on your quilts. Workshops include handson practice on our machines and lots of tips for learning basic and advanced techniques. Not sure?

Join Daryl and Tom in April to check it out at no cost to you. $30 • APR 19, MAY 17 & JUN 21 • 1-3 HANDIQUILTER RULER OF THE MONTH CLUB With Daryl Hanifan & Karen Cross Join the Finishing School Ruler of the Month Club! Each month for 6 months, receive education, video tutorials and a pattern for a classic block. At the end of the club, make this charming sampler quilt and quilt it using all the ROMC6 Rulers.

The bonus pattern, Finishing School, features 6" versions of the sampler blocks built into (finishing) schoolhouse blocks.

Use the FREE GIFT, the HQ Builder ruler, to add bricks and shingles to your Finishing School blocks.

JUST $10 TO JOIN INCLUDES ALL 6 MONTHS!

Open Sewing Time at Calico Gals

NUTZ with Melonie Unger MY TIME MONDAY with Lynn Schantz NUTZ@NIGHT with Melonie Unger• SUNDAY STITCHERS With Lynn Schantz Open Sewing Time at Calico Gals is the best! It's like a mini-retreat! Come in and work on your own projects. Sign up to spend the day indulging in some dedicated sewing time. Everyone brings a dish to pass and the gals guarantee friendship and fun! $15 • NUTZ: 1st & 3rd Friday, 10:30am–3:30pm • MTM: 1st Monday, 10:30am–3:30pm NUTZ@NIGHT: 1st Friday, 5-10pm • SUNDAY STITCHERS: First Sundays, 12:30-4

Calico Gals Quilt Book Review Join the gals once a month for a Facebook Live Quilting Book Review. Take an inside peek of books we found and love. The program includes deals, demos and discounts! No cost to join - just tune in to the Calico Gals Facebook page and watch the fun!

Second Thursday of the Month • APR 9, MAY 14 & JUN 11 • 2:00 CALENDAR CLUB with Beth Broadway Join the all new Calendar Club at Calico Gals! Create an adorable mini quilt each month. Turn it into a top for a calendar or make a small pillow or wallhanging. Each monthly project features hand or machine appliqué and button accents. Cute as can be!

Join the club for $25 for the whole year. Members can attend quarterly classes for just $5 in addition to discounts on monthly patterns and kits. Learn new skills as you make projects you can complete quickly.

$25 REGISTRATION QUARTERLY CLUB MEETINGS LAST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH, 1:00 - 3:30 (APR 26, JULY 26, & OCT 25)

SUGAR QUBES SAMPLER CLUB With Karen Cross The Sugar Qubes AccuQuilt club with Karen is going strong and it’s not too late to join in on the 2nd Saturday of each month! 10:30, 11:30 or 12:30. Attendees must own an Accuquilt system and Qube die set.

APR 11, MAY 9, JUN 13 • 10:30-1:30

COLLAGE QUILTS With Peggy Bass Unleash your creativity and have fun with beautiful collage quilts!! Learn the collage technique and build your confidence in this 2-part class. In class one, learn the technique as you prepare and start cutting fabrics. In class two cut out your fused design, add background and finalize. No sewing machine needed for either class! $45 • APR 23 & MAY 7 OR JUN 3 & JUN 17 • 5:30-8:30

COLLAGE QUILTS SEW-IN With Peggy Bass Do you still have a collage quilt from a class that you have not finished? Let's get together get them done!! $10 • MAY 12 • 5:30-8:30

BQ QUILT With Charles Johns-Lee Do you shy away from large print fabrics?

Or are you stashing them away because you don't know what to do with them? Learn the BQ Quilt pattern and showcase those amazing prints. Big blocks arranged in an interesting design creates something unique each time. There are endless possibilities with this pattern. The BQ Quilt is quick and easy and lots of fun! Great for a confident beginner and up. $35 • MAY 8 & 15 OR MAY 11 & 18 FRI - 5:30-8:30, MON - 10:30-2:30

BOY'S CAMP SHIRT With Charles Johns-Lee Put those long sleeves back in storage and pull out your short sleeve shirts! Why not make that special little dude a great Camp Shirt? He can wear it with shorts for a cool look, or khakis for any casual occasion. Either way, your little guy will be wearing something you made just for him. This class is geared toward intermediate and advanced garment making students. $35 • JUNE 3 & 10 • 10:30-2:30 SIMPLE SUNDRESS With Charles Johns-Lee Summer is coming! Every little girl needs a cute sundress! It is Fun, simple, and a fabulous addition to her summer wardrobe. From beach to birthday party, this little sundress will get plenty of wear. This class is great for a beginner with basic knowledge of garment construction. $30 • APR 24 • 10:30-3:30

SKIRTING THE ISSUE With Charles Johns-Lee If it's time to add a skirt to your spring wardrobe, here is the perfect option for you. Make this skirt in three different lengths to fit your lifestyle. The added waistband and invisible zipper give it a more finished look. The element of invisible side pockets is a bonus! Learn all of these techniques and more. Great class for intermediate and advanced garment sewers. $40 • APR 1, 15 & 22 • 5:30-8:30

HELLO SPRING BLOCK OF THE MONTH With Rosanne Brown Hello Spring! It’s a new Block of the Month, starting early Spring of 2020. This BOM will feature many fun techniques including piecing, appliqué and hand stitching to create a generous size 80x96 inch sampler quilt in fresh new fabrics. Bonus projects included, such as a small wall hanging and a stuffed bird. Don't miss out on a fun spring and summertime quilt!

Sewing tutorials will be offered Apr 5, May 3 & Jun 7. $25 PER MONTH FOR 10 MONTHS INCLUDES PATTERN BOOK AND ALL FABRIC FOR TOP AND BINDING. $50 REGISTRATION INCLUDES FIRST AND LAST MONTH.

THE BIRTHSTONE SERIES-CREATING GEMSTONE BLING! With CJ Sturtevant Join the newest craze of creating your very own Bling! This class will teach you a simple, but complex looking, technique that delivers a gorgeous 17" X 17" birthstone gem block. Make more than one to create stunning Mother's Day wall-hangings, birth announcements, wedding anniversary gifts, birthday gemstone pillows, or even a 12-month, 57" X 75" Jewel Box quilt! Become Bejeweled by CJ, a certified Gem Affiliate, as you create your custom gemstone designed by MJ Kinman,Textile Artist, recently featured in Issue 12 of Quiltfolk magazine. $38 • APR 21 & MAY 5 • 5:30-8:00

FEATURING 3 EXCLUSIVE KIMBERBELL PROJECTS AND EVERYTHING NEEDED TO MAKE THEM! INCLUDES DESIGN FILES ON CD, FULL-COLOR PRINTED INSTRUCTIONS, PRECUT FABRICS, EMBELLISHMENTS ALL PACKED IN A CUTE ZIPPER TOTE. JUST BRING YOUR EMBROIDERY MACHINE AND YOUR THREAD. TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO JOIN IN THE FUN: One day event Fri, May 29, 10 am - 4 pm at Calico Gals $120 includes all Day at the Fair projects & lunch!

Two day retreat Fri-Sat, April 24 & 25 at Cresthill Suites Includes all Day at the Fair projects plus…

• 2 lunches and 1 breakfast

• bonus projects

• a whole extra day of sewing with your friends!

• Set up Friday at 9 am & sew until Saturday, 5pm $180 to “sleep in your own bed” $230 to sleep at Cresthill Suites (double occupancy) INVITE A FRIEND TO ENJOY A “DAY AT THE FAIR” WITH CALICO GALS AND KIMBERBELL!

NEW CALICO GALS KIMBERBELL CLUB BEGINS APRIL 9! at Calico Gals Membership includes: • 12 months of club meetings - Power Point tutorials, new products, show and tell, exclusive deals • 12 new Kimberbell embroidery designs for your embroidery machine

HAPPY HOOPERS With Jenifer Cantrell Bring your embroidery machine and spend the day with Jen - starting, working on and finishing new projects. The classroom space will be totally dedicated to machine embroidery! Start a new project or keep working along on your current creations. Bring your lunch or a dish to share. Get set up and focus all day! $15 • APR 14, MAY 12 & JUN 9 • 10:30-3:30

• Calico Gals flash drive to load your new files JUST $25 TO JOIN FOR THE WHOLE YEAR! 2ND THUR OF THE MONTH

NEW BLOCK OF THE MONTH PROGRAMS FROM CALICO GALS. EACH QUILT IS $25 PER MONTH AND INCLUDES PATTERN AND ALL FABRIC FOR THE TOP. $50 REGISTRATION INCLUDES FIRST AND LAST MONTH.

WOODLAND GETAWAY is really unique. The center panel is a printed cabin scene with an option to embroider (or not!). Piece the surrounding forest from a stash of gorgeous cozy flannels to make the 56"x68� cozy quilt. Great for camps, cabins, campers and home! 3 bonus projects included. Presented as a 6 month block of the month.

ALL MY AMOUR featuring the pattern and fabric by Monique Jacobs. This 70x88 inch stunner is fun to piece from deep green and assorted shades of dark purple. Create one section at a time for 6 months and finish with a beautiful quilt.

COMING THIS SUMMER! HOLIDAY ROW QUILT! Six months of fun by designer Amanda Murphy, featuring her First Frost fabric line.

ALMOND COUNTRY BEAUTY with Sue Pikarsky Calling all lovers of foundation paper piecing! This Block of the Month is a breathtaking variation on the New York Beauty block. Make sixteen 12" x 12" blocks, plus the borders, over a 13 month period to complete this 60" x 60" stunner! Started in February. $25 per month includes pattern, foundation papers and fabric to complete the top and a scrappy border. $50 registration includes first and last month. BONUS! Join Sue Pikarsky one Saturday each month for a detailed tutorial on assembling the upcoming block. For experienced foundation paper piecers. PREREQUISITE: Sue's beginner foundation paper piecing class, or proof of skills.

APR 25, MAY 30, & JUN 27

TAKE A HIKE With Sharon Bottle-Souva Nature holds such beauty. What do you see when you are out for a hike? Bring along a photo or artwork that shows what you love about your natural world, be it your garden or a walk in the woods. By breaking down an inspirational photo or picture to its basic design elements students will use a combination of piecing and fused appliqué to create unique works of art. Machine quilting completes and enhances the design elements. $75 • MAY 16 • 10:30-4:30

VILLA ROSA LUNCH BUNCH With Lynn Schantz & Melonie Unger Join the Villa Rosa Lunch Bunch and quilt your way to a finished top in no time… especially when all the pressing is done for you! This semester, the Split Charms pattern will bust your stash! Or start fresh with a coordinated layer cake or a charm pack. A few simple cuts, together with a few sewn seams and you've got a great new quilt. Let your charming hostesses pamper and feed you lunch as you get creative! $35 • APR 20 • 10:30-3:30

H.U.G.S With Melonie Unger Help us give smiles (HUGS) to the many Charities that receive our quilts. Class includes a free pattern. H.U.G.S. will be making baby quilts for the charity of Teen MOPS. Join us to give smiles to our community. Melonie brings lunch for all! Thanks to all who generously donate time and supplies to the HUGS group. $10 Donation • APR 18 • 10:30am–3:30pm CANDY FLOWERS With Patti Blanchard Easy-peasy and ohso-pretty! A great beginner's piecing class to make you feel accomplished in no time! This mini-quilt is designed as an 18" x 23” table topper, but can easily be transformed into a lap quilt or larger.

Great project for using charm squares (5") or candies (2-1/2" squares).

Perfect your piecing skills as you make a fun project. $20 • APR 29 • 5:30-8:00

STRIPS OF TRICKS With Lynn Schantz Fat quarterly friendly strip quilt, sure to show off your color sense and sewing skills! Strips of Tricks is a take off on an old favorite, Card Trick. New twist to create a modern version full of color and appeal. Create this quilt in 4 strips joined with sashing of the background fabric. You’ll be pleased with the dynamic design you stitched together! $25 • MAY 27 • 1-3 OR 5:30-7:30

BEGIN AT THE BEGINNING With Nina Dukette New to quilting? Or, just looking for a powerful refresher? Nina teaches the tips and techniques that you’ll need to begin your next project. In three sessions, become familiar with the basic steps of quilt construction, accurate rotary cutting, machine piecing, basting, machine quilting and binding while making a decorative table topper. By the end of the class, you’ll have the confidence to start your own quilt. Class includes discussion of fabric choice and preparation, threads, needles and much more.

$45 • JUN 8, 22, & 29 • 5:30-8:30

CERVINIA BARGELLO PILLOW With Karen Cross Do you love Bargello, do you love Jelly Rolls, do you love creating? This is the class for you! Fun way to try the Bargello technique without getting wrapped up in a big project. Put LOVE in your home with a pretty pillow. Approximate size - 20" square. $25 • APR 13 & 27 • 1:30-4:30 OR 5:30-8:30

BRAID IN A DAY With Patti Blanchard The French Braid quilt only looks complicated. Yes, you can create a braid in a day! A fun quilt that works up quickly using jelly rolls. Choose the size YOU prefer - from baby quilt to king.

Template for cutting braid pieces is included with pattern. Start with a little homework and come prepared to begin sewing right away. Watch your braids grow quickly right before your eyes! $25 • MAY 21 • 5:30-8:00

CADDY PAD JR. With Karen Cross Adorable travel iron caddy stores your mini iron at home or for travel.

Bonus! The tote opens flat to become your personal ironing pad. Great for class or retreats. $25 • MAY 28 • 1:30-4:30 OR 5:30-8:30

QUILTSMART TABLET TOTE With Karen Cross Make a bag with perfectly matched points and squares when you learn this easy fusible method. The tote fits tablets, ipads and magazines, "tech"nically cool!

Your pack of interfacing makes 2 bags - one to keep and one to give away. Great project to use strips or precuts. $25 • MAY 2 • 1-4

SIX HALVES MAKE A WHOLE With Karen Cross Just 6 half yards of fabric and a background will make this lovely quilt with an intriguing pattern. Choose brights, civil war, floral, all fabrics look fantastic in this lap quilt. Learn this fun technique to make a fast quilt. $40 • JUN 2 & 16 • 1:30-4:30 OR 5:30-8:30

POCKET FULL OF RULERS TOTE With Lisa Phelan Looking for a tote to bring your rulers, 18” x 24” cutting mat, and more to classes and retreats? How about a place to store these items at home? Three outside pockets hold 6" wide rulers of various lengths. Inside you will find custom pockets to fit all your specialty rulers. Make it scrappy or pick out new fabrics. Come to class with everything cut and labeled to allow us to get right down to sewing. Let Lisa help you make this tote so packing for classes and retreats will be a breeze! $35 • MAY 8 • 10:30-4:30

OPEN SERGE With Melissa Morgante Bring your serger projects to work on and Melissa will help you adjust stitches or make suggestions to keep you moving. Any brand serger is welcome as long as you can thread it, change the needles and have a manual. It’s a fun day with serger people! $15 • APR 10, MAY 22 & JUN 12 •10:30-3:30 (2ND FRIDAY OF MONTH) SIP & SERGE! Join the gals at Sip and Serge! Just $10 and everything is included in the class. Great chance to try a serger and make a fun project. $10 • APR 15: 11-1 OR 2-4, APR 16: 6-8 Two teachers bring you two days of learning the art of Dresden quilt blocks.

Dresden Quilt Workshop

With Melissa Morgante and Christy Blume Learn a whole new (and super fun) technique to make adorable little Dresden Plate blocks with your sewing machine. Use both the Tiny Dresden and Mini Dresden to complete a 20x20 inch little quilt with Christy and Melissa. That’s right… 2 teachers… double the fun! The bonus lesson includes a fast technique for making oodles of half square triangles in a fraction of the time. Give yourself this retreat and spend a couple of days learning and sewing. $60 • APR 2 & 23 • 10:30-3:30

FREEDOM'S FLAG With Sue Pikarsky Let freedom ring! This stylized American flag is created with the QCR Mini Ruler. Join Sue and learn to use the ruler to cut the perfect curves and then trim the pieced blocks to make this awesome 32" x 38" American flag wall hanging.

You will get a solid head start on "flying" this flag in class and will leave with all the skills to finish at home. You may even get the entire top done! Must be at least an ADVANCED BEGINNER quilter.

$25 • JUN 17: 1-4 OR JUN 18: 5-8

Purely Gates Embroidery Event Calico Gals welcomes Patricia Gates from Purely Gates Embroidery for a special presentation of the most beautiful embroidery designs you have ever seen! Patricia and her husband Tom will be traveling from their home in Texas and visiting a few shops in upstate New York. We are thrilled to be one of those shops.

Join us for 3 hours of machine embroidery tips and techniques with Patricia. In addition to quilts and garments, the Gates will bring the complete inventory of their incredible mylar embroidery designs. All attendees will receive special pricing at the event and a $10 coupon to spend at the event or in the store.

$30 • APR 7 • 1:00 - 4:00 PM OR 5:00 - 8:00 PM

PURELY HAPPY HOOPERS With Jenifer Cantrell Join Jenifer at Calico Gals for a special version of her Happy Hoopers club! Spend the day stitching the shimmery designs from Purely Gates. Great way to get hands-on experience with this special machine embroidery technique. $15 • APR 8 • 10:30-3:30

COLOR LOVE With Sue Pikarsky This 3 PART CLASS combines an eye-catching color "wheel" with the beautiful look of "braids" all made with the QCR Mini Ruler! If you've taken a QCR Mini Ruler class or are already proficient with this cool tool then this is the class for you! Join Sue in this 3 part class and work through all the steps to complete the 42" x 42" top. And, it's fat quarter friendly. $50 • MAY 6, 13, & 20 • 1-4 OR 5-8