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Roberts Sewing Center Update for
August 9, 2018
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Quilts of Valor
Date: Thursdays,
August 9
Time: 2pm-5pm
A Quilt of Valor is our award to those who have been touched by war. It says "thank you for your service, sacrifice and valor" in serving our nation. If you would like to participate in this local sewing group, please join us on any or all dates to work on your own Quilt of Valor or to assist others with their quilts.
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Simple Whatnots
Teacher: Sheri Klaich
Dates: Saturday, August 11
Time: 10am-11am
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.
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Pieceful Pines
Teacher: Chris Martinson
Dates: Saturdays,
August 18
(Sept. 15, Oct. 20, Nov. 15, Dec. 15)
Time: 10am-11am
Pam Buda's beautiful new block of the month program is perfect for quilters who prefer a reproduction approach to holiday quilts over traditional Christmas themed prints. Pam's rich reds, greens, and neutrals combine to create a center medallion wreath surrounded by log cabin and pine tree blocks. Approx. 80"X80" this is an 8 month program. $28.95 /month Sign up today!
Come in and see the completed quilt sample!
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Beginning Quilting 102
Teacher: Diane Juskelis
Dates: Saturdays,
August 18 & 25,
September 8 & 15
Time: 1pm-3pm
Beginning Quilting 102 expands on the quilting skills learned in Beginning Quilting 101. This class will focus on the use of fat quarters to piece blocks for a quilt. Students will also learn how to cut and sew sashing strips and border strips for their quilt.
Click here to sign up for Beginning Quilting 102
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Software Sampler 
Teacher: Jane McMurray
Dates:
Saturday, Aug.25,Sept.22
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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Escape to Sew 
Hostess: Tammie Yoder
Date: Saturday, August 25
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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NEW
BLOCK OF THE MONTH PROGRAM!!!!!
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Graphic Gems - Garnet & Sapphire-Sarah J. Maxwell designed this quilt. Her warmer jewel tones are complimented by her choice of batik designs - cattails, a garden trellis, ocean waves and other motifs echo her inspiration for Graphic Gems. Approx. 76"X87" this is a 9 month program using a different layer cake each month to piece the blocks. $32.95/month Taking sign ups now!
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Metropolist - This Moda line captures the mood of an urban environment with a graphic mix of text, pattern, and color.
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Toscana Blenders from Northcott - These tone on tone colors may be perfect for your next quilt.
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A Prairie Journey - Enjoy 13 petite quilts with ties to the past, each inspired by yesterday's traditional blocks and today's reproduction fabrics. Best-selling author Kathleen Tracy whisks you back to an era when the classic quilt blocks of today were just making their debut.
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French Farmhouse - Blend the beauty of antique quilts with the simplicity of primitive stitchery and what do you get? The French-farmhouse look! Designer Marie-Claude Picon from the south of France shares how you can combine prints, colors, and textures to capture an old-fashioned, comfy quality in your quilts.
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A Piece of Cake - Mix simple piecing with 10-inch squares plus your favorite background fabrics and you've got a quilt you'll be proud of. Transform your Layer Cake collection into intricate-looking designs that are a breeze to stitch--Peta Peace's tips will help you start and finish like a pro.
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American Patchwork and Quilting October 2018 - This issue has LOTS of great projects for fall! Quilts, table runners, fall decorations, fussy cutting, and an article on the basics of hand quilting are just of few of the items covered in this issue.
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