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April 29. 2016
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~Country Quilts and Bears~
End of Month, End of Bolt Binge
and a Tribute to Mothers! 

 
Shop Announcements
 A Message from Marilyn
End of Month, End of Bolt Bash! 
It's that time again!  The End of the Month, End of the Bolt Sale is here again!  When you purchase the remaining fabric on any bolt you receive a 30% discount.  It can be half a yard, or 15 yards.  It's doesn't matter.  Simply buy it all and you get 30% off!

Saturday, April 30th
and
Monday, May 2nd
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~~~In Honor of Mother's Day~~~
If you are a mother, or if you have a mother, come to the store on Saturday, May 7th and receive 20% off everything in the shop, except kits and sale merchandise!  We will be open from 10:00 to 4:00 for your convenience.  See you then!
 
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Country Quilts Clubs!
See below for details on The Mod Squad, The Paper Dolls and the Kim Diehl Whatnots Club.   
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~~Summer Saturday Work Sessions~~
We have ordered Laura Heine's wonderful Fiberworks Collage Quilt Patterns and are currently organizing Summer Saturday Work Sessions.  Purchase your pattern here, and then attend these fun work sessions with Susan at no charge!  We will all work together to build our collage quilts.   
We will begin these work sessions on 
Saturday, June 11th
at 10:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m.
Cathy Blanchard will be our opening guest and she will be discussing the collage quilt process and how she created the seahorse, as well as many other collage quilts she has built using this method. 


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Remember, if you didn't get your 2015 Country Quilts and Bears Row by Row kit, you can still do so.  They are $9.00 each.  Don't dilly-dally.  Supplies are limited!     

"Like" us on facebook!  
We have entered the world of social media.  Come on by and like our facebook page!  We will be posting class photos, shop events, and new stock items on our wall as these things occur.  Can't wait to see you there!  Click the link below to go to our wall:
 
 
Country Quilts and Bears Facebook Page
   
 
Classes and Clubs
Beginning Applique with Becky Madasz
 Learn from one of the best! Becky will teach you her method of hand applique.  Kit's are available for this class.  Let Becky know your two favorite colors and the kit will be waiting for you.  You will learn how to mark the pieces for cutting, the proper needles and threads to use, as well as first hand needle turn instructions...    This class will meet the third Wednesday of each month and will go from 10:00 to 1:00.  It's an ongoing class and you can hop in at any time. 
Cost of class is $12.00 per session 
plus the cost of the kit.

Wednesday, May 18th
Wednesday, June 15th
Call the shop today to put your name on the list and learn from the master!

Beginning Quilting with Becky Madasz
 

 

This class will take you from fabric selection to binding your projects with the beautiful sample shown above.  You choose your own colorway and fabrics.  

 

This is a four session class with the dates listed below.  

Cost of all four classes $40

10 - 2:00

Book required  


 Supply list available at the shop.

Monday, June 6th

Monday, June 13th

Monday, June 20th

Monday, June 27th

Paper Dolls with Susan Freebery
 
The Paper Dolls
Love that name!  
We are c alling all of you quilters who say you can't paper piece!  
Susan's method for paper piecing is simple, logical and it WORKS!  Continuing on from her very popular Basic Paper Piecing Class, we are starting a club to explore this technique further.  Each month we will work on a different skill, or project, building on what we have already learned.  Very soon we will be working on some pretty ambitious patterns!  Start looking through all those patterns you have passed by because you thought you couldn't do it...you should pick them up again and hear us tell you that,  "YES you CAN!"  

Again, this is a club with a minimal fee - $5 each class to cover the cost of club materials, handouts, etc.  
 
A Note about Paper Dolls:  The intention for this club is that it take the form of a stitch-along rather than a classic class.  Susan will help us get started each session, but then we will be stitching along together and helping each other.  

The Paper Dolls will be meeting the 3rd Saturday of each month.  
 

Saturday, April 23rd (DATE CHANGE)
Saturday, May 21st
Saturday, June 18th

10-2:00
$5.00
Mod Squad with Susan Freebery
The Mod Squad
The first Saturday of every month The Mod Squad will descend on Country Quilts and Bears.

This is a club for Modern quilt lovers or wannabes!  We will be working through Tula Pink's fantastic book, 100 Modern Quilt Blocks.  You will love this book,  the 6 ½" blocks are sorted by shape, and numbered only - enjoy adding your own name and meaning to the blocks you make.  We will be starting with Block 1 (unless your name is Becky, and then you will be hopping all over the place, all pell-mell helter-skelter) and working our way through the 100 Blocks - making all of them, or just a few.  It's up to you! 
Marilyn has generously agreed to minimize the cost for this club - your entrance fee will be as follows:  
1st Month that you attend:  Purchase the book, 100 Modern Quilt Blocks
2nd Month onward:  Purchase of any 2 fat quarters you want!  That's it!  No class fees, and who doesn't need a few more fat quarters?
We can't wait and are all busy choosing our fabrics.  What will you come up with?
 Oh - one more thing - you don't have to make these blocks out of modern fabrics!  Oh no!  They are so cute and would be marvelous in any style fabric from repros to seasonal.  Simple piecing, lots of choice - this is a book for beginners and advanced stichers alike. 

It's going to be a fun Saturday Sewing club, and a nice chance to hang with other quilters and do something different.  If you can't make it for October, no worries.  You really won't miss anything.  We will see you in November!
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The Mod Squad will meet the first Saturday of the month, except for December, which we had to change due to a conflict with the Christmas Mystery weekend.  

Saturday, May 7th
Saturday, June 4th
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From 10-2:00
Call today to reserve your book and chair!

A Note about The Mod Squad:  The intention for this club is that it take the form of a stitch-along rather than a classic class.  Susan will help us get started each session, but then we will be stitching along together and helping each other.  

Kim Diehl's Whatnot Club with Becky or Linda
 
Henry Glass Fabrics and Kim Diehl have teamed up to bring you a new club featuring miniature quilts stitched from Kim Diehl's newest fabric line, Gathering Baskets.  Each month you will receive a pattern to complete a miniature quilt.  
Starting in October, the group will meet the 2nd Friday or the 2nd Saturday of each month.  Becky Madasz will teach on Fridays, and Linda Zebrowski will teach on Saturdays.
WHAT IS IT?
It's a 6 month program.  Each month club members receive a new pattern of Kim Diehl's that is not yet on the market.
At the club meeting, patterns will be distributed.  Helpful hints will be given by teachers, Becky or Linda. 
WHEN IS IT?

Friday, May 13th
Saturday, May 14th
 
Supply list available at the shop. 
10:00 to 12:00
$10
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Country Quilts and Bears is open Monday through Saturday, 10:00 to 4:00
 
Sincerely,
Marilyn Humphries
Country Quilts and Bears
1983 Drew Street
Clearwater, FL 33765
727-461-4171
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