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Roberts Sewing Center Update for February 8, 2018
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During
inclement weather, please call
Roberts
(815-729-1600)
to insure we are open.
We want to insure everyone's safety.
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Software Sampler 
Teacher: Jane McMurray
Dates:
Saturday. February 24, March 24
Time: 10am-11:30am
Do you want to learn quick easy digitizing projects? If so this is the class for you. We will meet each month and learn to digitize a new complete project using 6D or Premier+ software. Come join Jane as she guides you through the software modules necessary for these projects.
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Free-Motion Quilting (B
eyond Stippling) 
Teacher: Jane McMurray
Dates:
Saturday. February 24, March 3, and
Time: 1pm-3pm
Do you often wonder how to finish your quilt? Are you afraid to move past stippling and yet you are tired of stitch-in-the-ditch? Well, during this class, you will gain confidence as you follow the patterns in the book "180 Doodle Quilting Designs" to use continuous-line quilting designs that are adaptable to blocks, triangles and borders. We will begin practicing the designs by tracing with pencil and paper. Then once the muscle memory is learned, we will take our skills to our sewing machines.
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Escape to Sew 
Hostess: Tammie Yoder
Date: Saturday,
February 24
Grab your supplies and join us at Escape to Sew! We help each other when we get stuck...and show off what we are doing. Join us for a great time!
***In order to meet the expectations of most of our Escape to Sew participants, we respectfully asks that ALL attendees be 18 and over.
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Beginning Quilting 101 
Teacher: Diane Juskelis
Date:Saturdays,
March 3,17,24,April 7,14
If you have always wanted to learn to quilt then Beginning Quilting 101 is for you! In 5 weeks you will be able to complete a quilt top for a lap sized quilt (cutting and sewing homework is required).
- Learn about the basic tools required for quilting and choosing fabric
- Learn skills on how to read a pattern, rotary cutting and machine piecing
- Learn how to prepare your quilt top for quilting, quilting tips and how to bind and finish your quilt
- Tips and techniques to make your first quilt a winner will be provided
Test-drive one of our computerized sewing machines to complete your quilt.
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Simple Whatnots Club 
Teacher: Sheri Klaich
Dates: Saturdays, Mar. 10, April 14, May 12,
June 9, July 14 & Aug. 11
Come join the Kim Diehl "Simply Whatnots Club". Each month you will receive a new
pattern for a great small quilt and have access to her "Helping Hands Prints and Plaids" fabric line from Henry Glass fabrics. There will be a new kit for each month's quilt for you to purchase. Another great feature is each month you will receive a pattern for "Pride and Joy" a stitch along block of the month which is Kim's featured "big" quilt for the club.
Just a few of the upcoming buzz words are: #Bagby Churn Dash, #YoYo Dreams, #Stars and Stripes, #Scrappy Log Cabin, #Chick Scratch...and ooohhh so much more.
Come join us for the fun! Bring show and tell.
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From Moda -
Quill - This is grey 108" backing fabric from 3 Sisters.
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