CALICO GALS SAMPLE SALE: NOV 24-26
All year long, the staff at Calico Gals are making samples and models to show in the store. What do we do with all of those things? Some we keep, some we give and some we sell! Stop in on Thanksgiving weekend to shop the Sample Sale. Perfect time to pick up a handmade gift! A portion of each sale goes to charity.
FALL Playlist * 2017 Classes & Workshops QUILTS AND STORIES FEATURING MARY O’KEEFE AND JOAN FORD Saturday, Nov 18, 1pm
You are invited to an afternoon event at The Calvary Club in Manlius, NY as we welcome two very special local quilters. Mary O’Keefe and Joan Ford have each made their mark in quilting and we are honored to have them share their stories and present their quilts in a classic bed-turning format. Be prepared to be amazed by their workmanship! Your ticket includes a delicious refreshment buffet of fall cobblers prepared by the country club chefs. Invite your non-quilting friends too! Joan and Mary will have quilts to sell and will generously donate a portion of sales to veterans’ organizations. Bring your checkbooks! (Trivia fact: Mary and Joan attended high school together! Join us on November 18 to find out where and when!). Fee: $20
HANDI QUILTER NATIONAL EDUCATOR WITH SUSAN JUNGERHELD OCT 4 & 5
Susan began teaching both piecing and quilting in local quilt shops, and now is thrilled to share her knowledge and experience with quilters everywhere as a Handi Quilter National Educator. Susan is an award-winning quilter, with several quilts featured in Quilt Trends magazine. Join us for in-depth workshops for quilters. Fee: $30 per class or 2 classes for $50
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4 LONGARM CLASSES 9:30 am - 12:30 pm , Longarm Quilting Boot Camp Basics
Does longarm quilting interest you, and you’d like to learn more about it? Or do you just need a review of longarm basics? This class takes the mystery out of longarm quilting by acquainting you with basic terms, machine features, how to load a quilt, and what you need to know about thread, needles and tension.
2:00 - 5:00 pm, Ruler Mania
If you love precision and consistency in your quilting designs, you will love using design rulers and templates! These handy tools assist in placing designs accurately and stitching them out precisely. Learn to handle rulers and templates safely with the ruler base, and how to achieve accuracy with the markings.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5 SIT-DOWN CLASSES
9:30 am - 12:30 pm, Stepping Stones to Quilting Your First Quilt This class is for everyone – whether you’ve never quilted and want to learn, or if you already quilt. This overview covers the step-by-step process, from selecting a quilting design to the first quilting stitches. You will learn how to resize and apply designs, choose batting and backings, baste quilt tops, and all about threads, needles and tension. You will be on your way to finishing your quilts! 2:00 - 5:00 pm, Sitdown Quilting Boot Camp Basics Do you have limited space for a quilting machine, and prefer to sit down to quilt? Come see how the HQ Sweet Sixteen will solve those problems and help you finish quilts of any size! The machine features make free motion quilting a breeze, and additional creative feet and gadgets take you far beyond meandering and stitchin-the-ditch.
FREE MOTION QUILTING ON A DOMESTIC SEWING MACHINE WITH KAREN MILLER FROM REDBIRD QUILT COMPANY
9-10:30am Trunk Show, 11am-3:30pm Hands-on Class, At Sanders Creek Experience the quilting artistry of Karen Miller! Join Karen on Saturday morning, October 7th for an amazing trunk show and lecture of her work. Register for the exclusive hands-on class and learn her tips for free-motion quilting. Learn to meander, loop, pebble, swirl, echo and more on your own sewing machine! Great opportunity right here in Central New York! $10 for Trunk show, $50 for Class (includes trunk show)
GET CREATIVE! BEGIN AT THE BEGINNING With Nina Dukette, Tuesday, Oct 10 & 17, Monday Oct 23, OR Monday Nov 27, Thursday Dec 7 & Monday Dec 11, 5:30-8:30pm. 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. Fee: $45
ANY WAY YOU STRIPE IT With Karen Cross, Tuesdays, Nov 7 and Nov 21, 1:30-3:30pm or 5:30-7:30pm. Willmington Jewel Strip Packs work great for this quilt or any jellyroll will do. The fun part of this class is deciding which of the 3 layouts you will use (or create your own) and then watch the magic as it comes to life when you “stripe your colors together”. Fee: $30
RETREAT BAG With Kathy Barden, Thursday, Oct 19, 12:30-4pm OR Sunday, Oct 29, 12-3:30pm The genius of this simple zipper pouch and the larger bag can be found in the cleverly designed addition of wire frames and the use of fusible interfacing and fusible batting. The zipper application is fail proof - you’ll really have to work to goof it up! Either bag will make a great gift. Fee: $35
QUILT AS YOU GO IMPROV BAG With Candy Tucker Saturday, Dec 16, 1-4pm This clever little bag is fun to make! Candy will teach you to quilt as you go and add your personal touches. Every bag is a unique work of art! Make one for yourself and more for gifts. Fee: $25
HOME SWEET HOME QUILT With Beth Broadway, Wednesdays Nov 1, Dec 6, Jan 3, & Feb 7, 5-8pm Prepare to have fun and a boost your quilting skills as you make a beautiful wall hanging for yourself or a gift. Beth packed the class CHOCK-FULL of techniques: Machine Applique, Dresden Plate, Piecing and YoYo Applique. Make the quilt in rows over a four month period and learn new techniques you will use for a lifetime of quilting. This quilt was a winner at the 2017 NY State Fair! Fee: $20/class or $50 for all 4
GRAND STAND QUILT With Jenifer Cantrel Tuesday, Jan 16, 10:30am-3:30pm Jen brings us another fun idea for all those panels you love. Create blocks to go around the panel and then finish it up with a border. This quilt is a stunner and a great way to turn a simple panel into a large quilt. You will never again look at panels in the same way! Fee: $35
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FAST & FUN! VILLA ROSA LUNCH BUNCH With Lynn Schantz & Melonie Unger Wednesday, Oct 11, 10:30am-3:30pm Quilting Inspiration with lunch on the side! Beginners and experienced quilters alike will LOVE this class where quick, easy AND great design go hand in hand. Make a date with yourself and your quilting friends to check out the new featured quilt, accompanied by a delicious lunch and lots of great tips and personal instruction. Check out the samples, you won’t want to miss this! Fee: $35 TAKE 5 With Lynn Schantz & Melonie Unger Thursday, Nov 30, 10:30am-3:30pm Villa Rosa Lunch Bunch takes a detour. Make this quick and easy, precut quilt for that special someone for the Holidays! Pick from one of our precut kits or bring in your fabric, ahead of time, and Melonie will cut you a kit. Lynn and Melonie will provide you lunch and of course, do all your ironing. Come for the FUN and Friendship! Fee: $35 CURVY LOG CABIN SNOWMAN With Pam Salisbury Saturday, Dec 9, 1-4pm Make an old classic with a new twist! Use the curvy log cabin ruler to construct a curvy log cabin quilt. Learn about choosing contrasting fabrics for the best design outcomes, rotary cutting and pressing basics, use of a new ruler and other tips to improve accuracy when constructing log cabin blocks.You won’t believe the variety of placement options that make unlimited design variations! Class includes interesting discussion of the history of the log cabin block. Fee: $25
ORNAMENT TRIO With Sue Pikarsky Wednesday, Nov 1, 1:30-4:30pm OR Thursday, Nov 2, 5-8pm Learn to use “The Learning Curve” tool to cut curved shapes and trim the pieced blocks. There’s a curvy 9-patch hiding in there! Create a trio of jumbo Christmas ornaments to hang up or top a table. Work right along and finish your blocks in class. Fee: $20 EASY PEASY HEXIE RUNNER With Marcia Evans Wednesday, Nov 8, 1:30-4:30pm Learn this quick, new way to create hexies - all on your sewing machine. Hexagons can be challenging, but this time... we promise... NO Y SEAMS! It’s quick, easy-peasy, and lots of fun. Make a runner in a fraction of the time and show off your hexie skills! Fee: $25 CATHEDRAL WINDOW 3 WAYS ORNAMENT OR PINCUSHION With Pam Salisbury Saturday, Nov 4, 1-4:30pm Save time when you use your sewing machine to make traditional design Cathedral Window blocks! Pam will show you three different machine techniques for this block. Bring enough fabric for a project of your choice (pictures available when you sign up). Create a pincushion (1 block), a pillow (9 blocks) or a table runner (16 blocks). Take this class and learn to complete any of the above projects or a cathedral window quilt, in the size of your choice, using your favorite of the 3 machine techniques. Fee: $25
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LEARN YOUR MACHINE! GARDEN WALK With Nina Dukette, Oct 30, Nov 27, & Dec 18, 1-4pm New Garden Walk series beginning this fall! Join Nina for a wonderful 6 month series that’s all the buzz at Calico Gals. These three deep-dive classes will help you get to know your machine like nobody’s business. Learn the ins and out of bobbinwork, fringe foot, wing needle, couching, sewing in circles, twin needles, ruffler, mini piping and much more. There’s so many new things to learn - piecing is just the beginning. Fee: $70 (includes three months of classes) FREE MOTION MACHINE QUILTING SAMPLE BOOK With Candy Tucker, Saturdays: Oct 14 & 28, 1-3pm. This class will take the scary out of machine quilting! Learn to quilt using your walking foot and free motion foot. Make a sample book of quilting patterns so next time you are ready to make a quilt, simply open your sample book and choose from the quilting patterns you learned to do. With Candy’s encouragement, you will have fun and explore your inner artist. Be surprised at what you can do! Fee: $30 FAT QUARTER SPARKLETTES With Marilyn Sees, Sunday, Nov 5, 12:30-3:30pm Start with a stack of fat quarters and end up with a charming quilt of elongated stars. The unique star design is super-fun to create! The pattern, one of several goodies in the book Fat Quarter Style, has to be the best because it’s on the cover! Choose the size you want to make: crib, lap, twin or queen. Make several blocks in class with Marilyn and go home with a great start on your new favorite quilt. Fee: $30
S.O.S. SERGE ON SERGERS! With Melissa Morgante. Second Friday of the Month Oct 13, Nov 10, Dec 8, Jan 12, 10am - 3pm Use your serger to the max! Bring in any serger project and before you know it, you’ll have it finished. Any brand of serger is welcome - just be sure to clean, dust and thread it first. Serging goes smoother with sharp needles, so bring a few new ones with you. And don’t forget your project instructions. You’ll feel so good once you’ve completed your project! Fee: $15
BABYLOCK SERGER REVISIT With Melissa Morgante, Wednesday Oct 11, 5:30-8pm, Thursday Nov 2 & Tuesday Dec 5, 10:30am-1pm Are you the owner of a Baby Lock serger? Wondering what your next step is? Relax! If you’ve taken it out of the box, you’re in good shape. Learn all the great uses for your Baby Lock serger in this comprehensive class - serging curves, inside corners, outside corners, rolled hems, balanced stitches and more. Fee: $25
BABYLOCK SERGER FEET With Melissa Morgante Thursday, Oct 26 & Wednesday Dec 13, 10:30am-1pm Learn how to use the spectacular feet on the Baby Lock Serger: Clear foot, Piping, Beading, Blindhem, Lace Applicator, Elastic and Gathering Foot. Fee: $25
BABYLOCK CHAIN/COVER STITCH With Melissa Morgante Thursday, Nov 2 & Wednesday Dec 13, 2-4:30pm Get your pretty on with new ways to embellish using serging. This class teaches wonderful options for adding Cover Stitch and Chain Stitch to clothing or even quilting. Required: Prior knowledge of Serger technique; change from 4 thread overlock to 3 thread and back, change needles back and forth. If not confident, come to Serger Revisit first. Fee: $25
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FUN IN THE FALL! CHENILLE PANEL CLASS With Jenifer Cantrel Tuesday, Oct 3, 10:30-3:30pm This is very cool! Start with a favorite panel and turn it into a super-soft, super-cozy chenille quilt. Jen will take you step-bystep as you master this fun technique. This makes a fabulous kid quilt or baby gift. Fee: $35
JELLY ROLL JAZZ With Melissa Morgante Thursdays,Oct 12 & Nov 9 10am-3pm We love Jelly Rolls - those wonderful strips sets of beautiful fabrics! Grab your favorite and turn it into a fast and fun quilt. Choose one or all of these jazzy patterns - all three are included in the book along with a bunch more. Even better - these quilts work well for sewing by machine or sergers. Each class is a new quilt! October 12th quilt is “The Syncopation Quilt”. The November 9th Quilt is “Jamboree” Fee: $25 Each
FIDGET QUILT With Candy Tucker Saturday, Jan 6, 1-3pm Fun with Fidget Quilts! Originally created to entertain or calm people with dementia, autism, and sensory issues, fidget quilts are lots of fun for everyone. Fun “feely” fabrics and small items to fiddle with come together in these purposeful quilts that can be personalized. People fall in love with fidget quilts, so we provide ideas for making your next and your next and your next... Fee: $35
DRESEDEN DAISY With Patti Blanchard, Wednesday, Oct 25, 5:30-8pm It’s a classic! The Dresden Plate block is a fun way to use up scraps. Learn this fast technique from Patti, create your 4-block quilt and then go on to make oodles of Dresden Daisiy blocks and quilts. Fee: $25
SWAP SEW-IN With Lynn Schantz Sunday, Oct 22, 12-3:30pm OK Swappers, let’s get sewing and finish those swaps. A new one is just around the corner!!Fee: $15
BEGINNER PAPER PIECING MINI CHRISTMAS TREE WALL HANGING With Sue Pikarsky, Wednesday, Nov 8, 5-8pm OR Tuesday, Nov 14, 1:30-4:30pm. Have you wanted to paper piece but felt intimidated? Or maybe you are a paper piecer looking for a fun, fast project? Either way, Sue welcomes you to join this fun class and learn the perfection of step-by-step foundation paper piecing. Create an adorable mini Christmas tree wall hanging in plenty of time for the holidays. It’s easy, fun and the perfect project to get your paper piecing feet “wet”! Great scrap-buster too! Fee: $20
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JOIN A CLUB HANDI QUILTER RULER OF THE MONTH CLUB With Rosanne Brown & Daryl Hanifan Tuesdays or Thursdays, 1-4pm Oct 17 & 19, Nov 16 & 21, Dec 19 &21, Jan 16 & 18 Stand up and sit-down longarmers! Learn a new ruler each month for 6 months when you join the HQ Ruler of the Month Club. Watch the video online and/ or stop in for the in-store, hands-on demonstration. The featured ruler-of-the-month is exclusive for club members in 2017 and at a special price of $22 each. Calico Gals will set aside one for you each month! Stop in for the longarm demo from 1:00 - 4:00 pm with Daryl, Tuesday, Sept. 19 or the sitdown demo with Rosanne on Thursday, Sept. 21. New demos and new rulers each month. Just starting? The gals will catch you up! Join the club for $10.
JOIN KIMBERBELL EMBROIDERY CLUB! With Nina Dukette, Melonie Unger, & Janet Lutz Thursdays: Oct 12, Nov 9, Dec 14, & Jan 11, 4pm or 5:30pm Join the Club! The all Kimberbells Embroidery Club, where you learn a new machine embroidery technique and receive a pattern and a new machine embroidery every month. This year round (12 months) club is fun and educational. Connect with fellow stitchers and go home with a variety of designs, patterns and ideas. Fee includes a Calico Gals flash drive, 12 Kimberbell embroidery file designs (in your format), and a year full of fun meetings! Designs are free when you attend the meetings, $5 each if you need to catch up. No machines needed for the meetings. All machine brands and formats welcome. Fee: $25 for the year!
SIMPLE WHAT NOTS QUILT CLUB With Marcia Evans Tuesdays, Oct 17, Nov 21, & Dec 12, 10am-12pm. Try a new little quilt from designer Kim Diehl every month. All fabrics and patterns neeeded to complete these beautiful quilts are included with the monthly fee. Sign up monthly to choose your favorite or all of the quilt projects. Each one is cuter than the last! Fee: $40
CalicoGals will be CLOSED: • Thursday, Nov 23 • Sunday, Dec 24 • Monday, Dec 25 • Sunday, Dec 31 • Monday, Jan 1
WOOLY 911 With Melonie Unger, Saturday, Dec 2, 10:30am - 3:30pm Join your best friend Melonie in the Wooly 911 class. She will help you complete ANY (yes, she means ANY) wool project! And she even brings lunch! This is the 911 call every stitcher with an unfinished wool project must make! Fee: $15
CHRISTMAS CLUB With Marcia Evans & Melonie Unger Sundays: Oct 8, Nov 12, & Jan 14 12:30-1:30pm or 2-3pm HO HO HO! The Gals are bringing back Christmas Club! Get ahead of the holiday curve this year in this fun class from the Terry Atkinson book “Simple, Fun & Quickly Done”. Marcia and Melonie will demonstrate quick and easy projects each month, so you have plenty of gifts long before the snow falls. We’re half way through, but still plenty of wonderful projects to learn. $18 for the next 6 months!
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BLOCK OF THE MONTH IT’S NOT A SQUARE BOM with Melonie Unger, Saturdays, Oct 14, Nov 18, Dec 9, & Jan 13, 9-10am Join this club and receive the book: “The 4” x 5” Quilt Block Anthology: 182 Blocks for Reproduction Fabrics” by Carol Hopkins and Linda M. Koenig and 24 fat quarters in the first month! Starting in October, make 6 blocks/month for 12 months using reproduction shirtings from the 1800’s to complete a 57”x 78” quilt. The 4x5 inch block size makes for fun and unique piecing techniques. Club membership includes a once-a month Saturday morning meeting and 12 monthly block guides, fabric keys, block labels, and block-making guidelines. The last month includes all fabric for background, borders and binding. Fee: $25/ month. $50 registration fee includes first and last month MYSTICAL PRISM BOM WITH DARYL Breathtaking! The Mystical Prism Block-of-theMonth features twenty tonga batiks from deep blue to turquoise to purple. Resembling a kaleidoscope, the 102” square quilt uses traditional piecing with unique fabric color combinations. Beginning in January, create a pieced section each month for 12 months. You will love working with this beautiful fabric! Points are easily made with rulers or paper template included with the pattern. $25 per month besides the $50 registration fee
KIM DIEHL BOM Coming January 2018 New from Kim Diehl - Pride and Joy - a 6 month Stitch Along Program! Beginning in January, receive the pattern and all fabrics to make this 64-inch square pieced quilt. Make a section each month using Kim’s beautiful Helping Hands collection of fabrics. Fee includes over 20 yards of fabric and the option to join Marcia for the once-a-month Saturday demo and chat! $40 per month $80 registration fee includes first and last month.
SNOW VILLAGE BOM With Melonie Unger, Pick up Oct 1 Make a little Snow Village quilt one block at a time! This beautiful 6 month Block-of-the-Month begins October 1 and includes everything needed to make the top of a 23” x 29” wall hanging. Handstitch the gorgeous wool appliques on a background of textured flannel. $20 per month, $40 registration fee includes first and last month.
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HOMEMADE HOLIDAYS Sunday, Dec 3, 12-4pm Join the gals for the annual Homemade Holidays event! Stop in anytime during the Open House for a variety of demonstrations of quick projects you can make for gifts and holiday decor. $20 fee includes a bag of free patterns, holiday cookies, recipes and a $10 gift card to spend that afternoon. Always a good time!
BAG YOUR BOOTY December 4-8, 2017 Mark your calendar! Bag Your Booty is back! December 4 - 8! Be watching your email everyday for great deals on great quilting products. We pack each day’s purchase into a fun gift bag. Stop in at the end of the week (or send your Santa) to pick up the pretty bag ready for gift-giving to yourself!
OPEN SEWING TIME AT CALICO GALS: NUTZ with Kathy Barden, My Time Monday with Lynn Schantz, NUTZ at Night with Melonie Unger MTM: Mondays, 10am - 3pm
GO CLUB With Lynn Schantz, Peggy Bass & Marcia Evans, Wednesdays: Oct 18, Nov 15, Dec 20 1:30-3:30 pm or 5:30-7:30pm You’ll be quilting sooner than later with the GO Cutting system, whether you own it or just want to try it out. Our monthly GO Cutting Club gives you plenty of practice time with a new project every month. Options, ideas, fabric bonuses, die discounts and more! Have fun with GO BOMs and GO swaps! Fee: $20/month
LONESTAR GO QUILT With Rosanne Brown, Peggy Bass & Marcia Evans Sunday, Oct 15, 10am-4pm The 2-1/2 inch strip die is a basic for anyone who owns an AccuQuilt Cutting System. But this die can do so much more than simply cut strips! Join the Go! Gals for this special all-day event and create a classic LoneStar wallhanging with sampler blocks in each corner. The cutting is super-simple (and fast) using your strip die. It’s a great way to use your stash to make something gorgeous! Fee: $50
NUTZ: Fridays, 10am - 3pm, NUTZ at Night: Fridays, 5pm-10pm, Check store for Dates!
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! Fee: $15!
HUGS - HELPING US GIVE SMILES With Melonie Unger Sunday, Nov 19, 12:30-3:30 We will be making placemats and pillowcases for two different agencies. The placemats will be for InterFaith Works and will go to folks that are shut ins and have their meals delivered to them. The pillowcases will go to Griffin’s Guardian. http://www.griffinsguardians.org Use your quilting skills and stash to share with others. Fee: $10 donation
TASTE OF WINTER Sunday, Jan 7, 12-4pm