CALICO GALS Workshops and Classes

Begin at the Beginningwith Nina Dukette3 Tuesdays: May 19, June 2 & 16 5:30 – 8:30 pmNew 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

Mel’s SPRING Mystery with Melonie Unger

Sat. April 4 Noon – 5:00 pm

Basic Quilt Classes at Calico Gals

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Shhhh… it’s all a secret! Make a super scrappy and super pretty quilt with a bunch of light and dark fabrics. This is a very easy mystery and what fun to have it unfold before your eyes. Sign up to get your supply list. Fee: $30 includes the pattern!

You are invited to a Serge-Broidery party with Susan O’Very!

Create 2 exclusive projects using an embroidery machine and a serger. Use our machines! Enjoy a wonderful trunk

show from Sue and go home with lots of knowledge to use in your sewing. Pick your day - March 27 or 28 $89 per person includes lunch!

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Just a few openings. Call the store for availability. 315-445-0617

Machine Quilting Basics with Margaret Lambert2 Sundays: April 19 & May 17 12:30 – 2:30 pmFinish those quilts! Learn about the basics of machine quilting in this 2-part class that includes discussions on thread, needles, tension, batting and basting. Best of all - get hands-on practice with your machine and learn free motion skills. Leave class comfortable with your ability to work on your own projects. Fee: $35

Club Curvy Gals

12 unique blocks all using the Quick Curve Ruler. Oh…

the variety, the options, the fun!!

Curve it up with

NEW!

Join the new Club Curvy Gals and learn a new technique each month. $36 fee includes 12 monthly demo-meetings on the first Saturday beginning April 4. 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 Sew-in for just $10! Work on your curves from 10 am - 3:30 pm! First Sew-In is June 13.

Did you see the

new totes?

Marcia, the store manager at Calico Gals, is showing off some of the new options including the new tote bag with mesh side pockets, a large mesh zippered back pocket and sturdy straps. The handy zipper bags with clear vinyl windows come in several sizes and 6 fun colors. Special! Purchase the Big Tote and receive one mini zipper bag for 1/2 price!

sergers, sergers! with Melissa Morgante

SPRING - we’ve been waiting for you!

Baby Lock Serger Feet Relief Wednesday May 6 2:00 – 4:30 pmWednesday June 17 10:30 am –1:00 pmSergers are such versatile machines. There are a variety of feet attachments that can produce a variety of results in your sewing. Melissa will show you more than you ever thought you could do with your Baby Lock serger. Learn a lot and have fun, too! Fee: $25Don’t forget - join Melissa in SOS every month for a whole day of serging!

S.O.S. Serge on Sergers! Fridays: April 10, May 8, June 12 10:00 am – 3:00 pmThe 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.

Serger Relief Wednesday, April 15, or May 6 or June 310:30 am – 1:00 pmWednesday April 29 or June 102:00 – 4:30Sergers are very handy for everyday sewing and quilting, but first you need to get them out and set them up! Melissa admits it – she loves sergers! Pull that serger out of the closet and let’s get going with it! All brands of sergers are welcome in this hands-on workshop. Learn the basics or get a refresher. Fee: $20

Rag Rugs with Melonie UngerThur. April 23 5:30 - 8:00 pmDo you ever look at your fabric and think, “What was I thinking when I bought that?” Pull out all of that craft fabric and out-of-style fabric and turn it into a beautiful rag rug. If you can tie a knot you can learn to make a rug out of strips of fabric. No sewing machine needed! Fee: $20

And that’s not all…

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: $10Join Lynn Schantz

for My Time MondaysJoin Kathy Barden

for NUTZ on Fridays

Call the store for dates and availability. Call soon! 315-445-0617 These sessions fill up quickly!

10 am - 3 pm

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

The Top Shop Tour is coming soon!

April 9-13 It’s a Home Grown in NY theme with

lots of fun planned at each stop.

Pick up your passport for just $5

and receive this handy, eco-friendly

lunch bag and a free placemat pattern.

We can’t wait to show you Calico Gals’

demo! It’s a good one!

Experience Creative GridsAn SYOB (Sleep in Your Own Bed) Retreat

from Creative Grids and Calico Gals!Friday, April 24 6 – 9 pm

and Saturday April 25 9 am - 3 pm

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Sanders Creek Community CenterEast Syracuse

Your SYOB Retreat includes:

With Hostesses Kathy Barden and Lynn Schantzand featuring videos from Karen Montgomery

★ All instruction and patterns for 3 fun projects★ CG Curvy Slotted Ruler**★ CG Scrap Crazy Template Set**★ Fabric kit to complete Curvy Rails Pillow★ Fabric Kit to complete top of Thread Bunny table runner★ Lunch on Saturday★ Coffee and snacks all the time★ Fun people and good times!

Wait… did we say 3 projects? There is one more!

★ Bonus! Batik scarf project instruction★ Your choice of batik fabrics for scarf★ Use of our sergers to finish your scarf quickly!

Bring your machines, set up and sew on Friday evening. Leave everything in place and you are ready to go on Saturday morning.

**The cost of these rulers are included in your registration fee. If you already own either of the rulers, bring them with you and we will issue you a gift certificate for the cost of the ruler. You must bring the ruler with you to receive the gift certificate.

$149 per personSave $20 when you register by April 15!

Curvy Rails Pillow - you won’t believe how fun this is to make! Kit includes pillow backing and zipper, too. Choose from our selection of kits on Friday evening.

Thread Bunny Runner - Dynamic pattern - easy to cut and sew. We will bring the kits, you just cut and sew, sew, sew!

Whirlwind - Make this 59 x 71 inch quilt fast! Bring your own fabrics to make this one. We can put together a kit for you! Choose your outer border and we will kit it up for you! $75 batik kit includes top and binding.

Call the store to register: 315-445-0617

FUN SPRING CLASSES, EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS

Tipsy Tumbler with Lynn SchantzThursday, April 30 • 10:00 – 11:30 am• 12:30 – 2:00 pm• 3:00 – 4:30 pm• 5:30 – 7:00 pmStop in and learn a fun way to tip your tumblers! In this quickie technique class you will complete 2, possibly 3 blocks in class. It’s so fast when you start with precut 5 inch squares and a rotary template for tumblers. Tip your blocks all over your quilt and they will look as if you cut a million different shapes. (You don’t! Lynn shares the secret!) Come ready to be Wow-ed! You won’t want to stop making these blocks! Fee: $10

A Little Something Jacket with Kathy BardenSaturday, May 2 Noon – 5:00 pmYou may have seen both the rayon batik and the cotton batik version of this casual jacket hanging at Calico Gals. Now you can make one for yourself! Choose from either the ¾ or full length flared sleeves and either the short or longer body length versions. Use a rayon batik for a lovely drape or a wild cotton print that makes a statement. This jacket looks good on sizes 8 to 24. Fun for the seasoned garment sewer as well as the very adventurous beginner. Fee: $35

Wooly 911 with Melonie Unger Saturday June 20 11:00 am - 4:00 pmHave you ever taken a wool class with Melonie at Calico Gals? Did

you put your project away

because you have questions? Get that project out and bring it on in for some fun dedicated time working with wool. Projects can be wool appliqué or rug hooking. Melonie is bringing lunch, too! Fee: $10

$10 classes!

Debra Gabel is returning to Syracuse!One day only!

Monday April 20 Debra is the creative genius behind Zebra Patterns. You know her from her popular stamp series, Block of the Month programs, and beautiful patterns. She is also the Creative

Director of Row by Row Experience and designs all of the artwork, logos, fabrics and those crazy Fabric Plates! She’s lots of fun and we love her!

Debra worked with Janet and Scott to design the brand new Syracuse Stamp on fabric. We

love the skyline, crossroads and water. The basketball… hey - we

still love our team! Scott suggested the lacrosse stick as

a connection to our Native American heritage. Of course, it

had to include snow and sun!Join Debra for a fun Make-n-Take workshop!

Stop in to the Open House at Cresthill Suites in the afternoon (3-5 pm) or the evening (6-8 pm). Enjoy snacks, chat with Debra and try some fun embellishment techniques on the

new Syracuse stamp. Just $10 for the event includes the new stamp! ($7 retail value)

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.

at Calico Gals

Sew Simple Pineapple Tablerunner with Marilyn SeesThursday, May 21 5:30 – 8:30 pmMarilyn took this Sew Simple class from Karin Hellaby when she visited Calico Gals last spring and she got hooked on pineapples! Join Marilyn to learn this super-fun, super-easy, sew simple pineapple technique. Bring 2 half yards of fabric and create a tablerunner. You’ll be hooked, too! Fee: $20

Calico Gals is your sewing machine headquarters in Central New York

LEARN SOMETHING NEW IN SEWING AND QUILTING!

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Coming in May! Garden Tea Party a six-month Block of the Month featuring

piecing and appliqué. All fabrics included

Summer Picnic Table Runner or Wall Hanging with Kathy BardenSaturday, May 16 10:00 am – 1:30 pmTake the ultra simple Rail Fence block, add slender strips of fabric to seams and get a dramatically different look! Easy to piece and easy to sew, this pattern lends itself to all kinds of variations. Change the size, change the setting, pleat the strips, add some bling [like Kathy did], or make it just like the pattern. Whatever you choose to do, the runner or wall hanging will be great. Stretch your creative muscles and have some fun. Dare you to make just one! Fee: $30

Snapshot with Sharon SouvaSaturday May 910:00 am - 4:30 pmSnapshot Landscape is an exploration of natural design. Learn to translate the love of landscape into an original fiber creation. Start with simple sketches inspired by your photos or ideas. From these sketches, work directly on the fabric background in a collage technique. Your small original piece (approximately 24" x 9")

will be near completion by end of class. Original designs, fabric choices, fusing, rotary cutting, direct appliqués and free motion quilting are discussed and used in class. Fee: $55

We’re going to the Genesee Valley Quilt Fest on Sunday, June 7 and want you to join the fun! Bus Fare, Ticket to Show, Snacks, Goodie Bags - all this and more, $70!

(Lunch on your own at the show) Call the shop and get on the bus! 315-445-0617

600 QUILTS! 60 VENDORS!

Receive the patterns and fabrics for quilt top and binding in six parts

beginning May 1st. Quilt features adorable

piecing and appliquéd teapots, and two rows

of teacups. The pieced flower border is so cute! Beautiful Catalina fabric

from Maywood Studio makes it a delight to

create. $30 per month.

DO YOU THINK IT IS FUN TO STITCH? WE DO!

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A Year of Fun with the M&M Gals with Melonie Unger & Marcia Evans

Start now and receive previous patterns Last Sunday of every month Stop in at 12:30 or 1:30 pm

Join the M&M Gals, Melonie and Marcia, (they are so sweet!) for a monthly club devoted to small and fun projects. Make a project a month and save it for holiday giving or keep it for you! The many fun projects include sewing totes, mug mats, wall hangings and many more! Stop in on the last Sunday of each month for a quick tutorial, or just stop in to pick up the pattern. Fee $36 for the year includes all patterns!

FUN!

Simple What Not Club with Marcia Evans2nd Tuesday of every month Choose 10 am - noon or 6:00 - 8:00 pmSo 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.

Towel Club with Nina DuketteThursdays: April 9. May 14 & June 111:00 – 4:00 or 5:30 – 8:30 pmMake 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!

Songbird Table Mat with Melonie UngerThursday, June 18 6:00 – 8:00 pmCreate 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

What are you doing this summer?

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 including a beautiful new row pattern designed by Joan Ford, 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.

New plate for 2015!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!

Birthday Gals {and Guys!}If you have a birthday and you shop at Calico Gals, you are already a member of this club. Simply subscribe to the weekly e-news and be watching for a coupon to redeem in your birthday month.