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Quilt shops across the US and Canada are gearing up for this summer’s Row by Row Experience… and it all started right here at Calico Gals! Now the staff does double-duty running a quilt shop and organizing the biggest shop hop in the world! We are planning all sorts of fun for Calico Gals and love our beautiful new row pattern designed by Joan Ford! We have an extensive collection of water fabrics that fit the 2015 H2O theme, pins, Tshirts, totes and a brand new Fabric Plate. Stop by any time between June 21 and September 8!

Visit www.rowbyrowexperience.com for more info.

Receive a free Row

by Row Experience button when you purchase our row kit!

While supplies last!

And did you hear? AQS Quilt Week is coming to Syracuse this summer!

July 29 - August 1 at the OnCenter Calico Gals will be there with bells on!

Be sure to visit our booth, say hi and see what’s going on! It’s all very exciting!

Handi Quilter’s HQ Sweet Sixteen is simply the best way for quilters to tackle projects with a sit-down machine. With the introduction of TruStitch, quilters are now able to create quilt designs with beautifully even stitches.

August 14 and 15 4 great class options! $30 each or 2 for $50, mix and match Everyone receives a gift bag and a chance for daily door prizes Fun of Finishing Friday, Aug. 14, 9:30 am-12:30 pm Tips to start to quilt! Learn to select, resize and apply attractive designs; how to make a pantograph; and an overview of dot-to-dot stitching. Techniques taught apply to hand and machine quilters, any skill level and any machine.

Overcome the obstacles and start finishing your quilts.

Sixteen Tips for Sweet Success Friday, Aug. 14, 2:00-5:00 pm Do you want to quilt your own tops, but don’t have space for a longarm? Are you quilting now on a sewing machine, but frustrated with the space and uneven stitches? Learn how the features of the HQ Sweet Sixteen® solve these problems, and discover handy tools for finishing quilts – large or small.

TNT: Threads, Needles, Tension Saturday, Aug. 15, 9:30 am-12:30 pm Overcome the fear of setting tension or trying new threads. Learn the basic relationship of needles and threads to each other and to the machine – and open up the world of specialty threads for exciting new applications.

Quilting Circles and Curves Saturday, Aug. 15, 2:00-5:00 pm Learn the tricks for making half circles and flattened circles, as well as making perfectly curved lines. Create beautiful quilting designs using swags, clam shells, ovals, arcs and half circles. Then discover endless ideas for filling internal and external spaces with additional designs.

Visit the store in Syracuse: 3906 New Court Ave, Syracuse, NY 13206 • 315-445-0617 Visit the Gals online: www.calicogals.com - - Sign up for the email newsletter -- It’s fun!

Saw Mill with Lynn Schantz Monday, July 13th 10:30 am - 1:00 pm or 5:30 - 8:00 pm You found it the perfect quilt to use that Fat Quarter bundle that you've been saving! One fat quarter makes an entire vertical row and you can add as many rows as you want! It’s all done with one shape and there are no intersecting seams. Now that’s a great quilt! Fee: $25

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Celtic Knot Applique with Patti Blanchard Tuesday July 7 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

How would you like to try machine appliqué? Join Patti, learn some new tricks and create a wallhanging or a pillow featuring a classic Celtic knot design.

Bonus!

Learn to insert a zipper into your pillow for a professional finish. Fee: $25

Black Eyed Susan Lap Quilt

with Julie Burger Wednesday July 22 1:30 - 4:30 pm or 5:30 - 8:30 pm Make a quilt the QUILTSMART way! Join the class and learn the tricks of the trade! Make a beautiful 57” x 71” snuggle-on-the-couch size quilt. It is easier that it looks with Quiltsmart! Feel free to leave the circle off the center to make a contemporary swirl design. The class will focus on block construction with time at the end of class to play with machine appliqué using a simple zigzag stitch. Your choice to play with a fancier stitch and create a different effect. Fee: $27

12 unique blocks all using the Quick Curve Ruler. Oh… the variety, the options, the fun!!

Join the Club Curvy Gals and learn a new technique each month. $36 fee includes the monthly demo-meetings on the first Saturday of each month. Choose 10 am or 11 am or stay for both!

Assemble your blocks into a 70 x 90 inch sampler quilt.

BONUS! Curvy Gals members are invited to a quarterly Saturday Curvy Gals Sewin for just $10! Work on your curves from 10 am - 3:30 pm! Summer Sew-Ins are July 11 and September 12.

New Curvy Gals welcome! The club started in April, but you can easily catch up on your curves on Curvy Sew-In days.

Lighthouses with Marilyn Sees

There’s a NEW swap coming to town!

First blocks due August 1 6 months of swapping Nothing Could Be Finer Than to Sew a Quilter's Niner!

Choose batiks or florals 12 blocks each month $15 for one, $25 for both!

Wednesday July 15 1:00 pm -4:00 pm Are you collecting the Zebra Patterns Lighthouse blocks and are not sure where to begin? Even if you started, this is a great class to work together with others on the same project! Join Marilyn as she shares her tips and guides you through the journey of machine appliqué on your lighthouse quilt blocks. Fee: $25

S.O.S. Serge on Sergers!

Towel Club

with Melissa Morgante Fridays: July 10, & Sept. 11 10:00 am – 3:00 pm The 2nd Friday of each month is a day of serging! Start, continue or finish your current project. Melissa will provide encouragement and advice. Receive a 15% class discount on materials needed that day to finish your project. S.O.S. is for you if you have attended Serger Relief with Melissa or can convince her you know your serger well. Any brand of serger is welcome. Bring something to share for lunch. Fee: $10 each class.

with Nina Dukette Thursdays: August 13 & Sept. 10 1:00 – 4:00 or 5:30 – 8:30 pm Make a fun project with your embroidery machine and a cotton towel.

Learn something new each month and make a bunch of cute and clever gifts. $20 class fee includes towel, printed directions and embroidery design download. It's a great deal and lots of fun!

Free Motion Quilting Basics with Margaret Lambert Thursday September 17 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm You've got the top and you're wondering "What do I do now?” Join the class where Margaret shares her knowledge and guides you into the next step. Learn the basics of the movement, try your skill at meandering and learn several other basic quilting designs. Fee: $20

FUN SUMMER CLASSES, EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS Thread Bunny Table Runner with Lynn Schantz Monday August 10 10:30 am - 12:30 pm or 5:30 7:30 pm Did you miss the "Sleep in your Own Bed" Retreat? Have no fear!

Join Lynn as she guides you through the steps of using precut strips to create the table runner that was one of the featured projects. Great gifts for everyone and a good way to use up those scraps! Pattern included with class. Fee: $25

Whirlwind with Lynn Schantz Monday August 17 10:30 am - 2:30 pm Take a look at this beautiful quilt block created from interesting angles. The stars just spin. Looks complicated, but it’s another one that uses the Scrap Crazy templates. The pieces are easy to cut and they fit together just perfectly. Learn the easy cutting and piecing techniques with Lynn. Make a few blocks for a table runner or keep going for a quilt! Fee: $30

Reversible Strippy Table Runner with Patti Blanchard Tuesday August 18 6:00 pm -8:00 pm This one is really clever!

Sew all of your strips together and do the cutting for one side.

The other side is made from your leftovers.

Patti will show you how easy it really is!

Perfect for those lastminute gifts.

Fee: $25

Table Runner or Wall Hanging featuring the Curvy Slotted Ruler with Kathy Barden Thursday August 6 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Play with this versatile new ruler from Creative Grids and create a dazzling table runner or wallhanging.

Once you learn this fun technique you won't want to stop! Kathy will show lots of options with all kinds of curves, creating quilts, pillows and even fun borders using this fun new tool.

Fee: $20

Free Sewing Time at Calico Gals is the best! Come in and join the fun!

And now you have more days to come in and just 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: $10 Join Lynn Schantz for My Time Mondays

And that’s not all…

10 am - 3 pm

Join Kathy Barden for NUTZ on Fridays

Calico Gals offers regular scheduled free sewing time during the day and evenings - sometimes with a hostess and sometimes not - but always fun!

NUTZ at Night ——Open Sew on Open Fridays

Call the store for dates and availability. Call soon!

315-445-0617 These sessions fill up quickly!

New! Judy Niemeyer classes with Julie Burger!

Learn the basic techniques and skills including cutting techniques and understanding the language in the pattern. Get started with the amazing organization program and learn to foundation piece.

Geese in Flight Placemats

with Julie Burger Wed. Aug. 19 1:30 – 4:30 or 5:30 – 8:30 pm Judy Niemeyer projects are all the rage in the quilting world. We are excited to welcome Julie Burger to Calico Gals to teach this fantastic foundation-piecing technique. This class is the perfect place to start if you would like to try out a simple Judy Niemeyer project. One Charm Elements paper pack will give you enough papers for four placemats. Fee: $30

Farm House Window Table Runner

with Julie Burger 3 Class Sessions: Wed. September 23 1:30 – 4:30 or 5:30 – 8:30 and Wed. October 7 & 21 3:00 – 5:00 or 6:00 – 8:00 Are you ready for the next step in foundation piecing a Judy Niemeyer Pattern? The Farm House Window incorporates the flying geese units along with the beautiful Compass Rose block! Try this small project and see how you like it, before you tackle a large quilt! Fee: $65

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Patchwork Pumpkin Table Runner

Songbird Table Mat

with Patti Blanchard Wednesday September 16 6:00 - 8:00 pm A little bit of appliqué and a little bit of piecing! Perfect for the beginner piecer or enough fun for an experienced quilter! Make a quick fall runner with one, two, three or more pumpkins. Patti guides you through steps of this fun project. Fee: $25

with Melonie Unger Thursday September 17 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Create a beautiful wool table mat with Melonie. Even beginners will enjoy the simplicity of stitching on wool and this relaxing type of handwork. Learn to trace, cut and fuse your pieces to the background. Your project then becomes very portable. Take it anywhere and add a few stitches as you wait or whenever and wherever you have a few free moments.

Fee: $20

Beginning English Paper Piecing with Marcia Evans Wednesday August 20 & Wednesday September 9 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm OR 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Classic and timeless, English Paper Piecing has been around forever and remains popular around the globe. Learn new updated techniques with Marcia that save on prep time. This hand stitching technique is great for the stitcher on the go, or fun to keep your hands busy while watching TV. Make this beautiful table runner with all handwork in the first class. Finish your homework in between and construct your table runner in class two. Fee: $25

T-Shirt Quilts

Simple What Not Club with Marcia Evans 2nd Tuesday of every month Choose 10 am - noon or 6:00 - 8:00 pm So you don't have time for a 6 month club? You spoke, we listened!

All of the Kim Diehl projects can now be done on a month to month basis.

Choose any month that tickles your fancy!

Each mini quilt includes all fabrics, pattern and a 2 hour class with Marcia.

All this for just $40.00! If you love the kit but just can't squeeze in the 2 hour class, stop in and check out the options for pick up and take out.

with Gay Silkey Tuesday September 15 2:00-4:00 or 6:00 – 8:00 pm Everyone has a box of T-shirts they can’t part with, yet no longer wear. It’s the emotional attachment! Good news - these shirts make excellent quilts! Because they are knits, there are few tricks to working with them. Gay has made several T-shirt quilts and she is happy to share her techniques with you. Bring some shirts and turn them into pillows, quilts or even totes.This class will cover the basics of cutting, sewing and preparing T-shirts for a variety of projects. Basic sewing and cutting skills required. Fee: $20

Begin at the Beginning with Nina Dukette 3 Mondays: September 14 & 28, & October 5 5:30 – 8:30 pm 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

Calico Gals is your sewing machine headquarters in Central New York

Visit the store in Syracuse: 3906 New Court Ave, Syracuse, NY 13206 • 315-445-0617 Visit the Gals online: www.calicogals.com - - Sign up for the email newsletter -- It’s fun!